Goverdhan Mehta

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Goverdhan Mehta
Born (1943-06-26) 26 June 1943 (age 78)
Jodhpur, Jodhpur State, British India
(now in Rajasthan, India)
NationalityIndian
Alma mater
  • BITS Pilani
  • Savitribai Phule Pune University
Awards
  • 1978 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (Chemical Sciences)
  • 1995 ICS Acharya P. C. Ray Gold Medal
  • 1999 Officer of the Order of Academic Palms (France)
  • 2001 Padma Shri
  • 2004 Knight of the Legion of Honour (France)
  • 2005 Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
  • 2016  Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions
  • University of Hyderabad (1977–1998)
  • Indian Institute of Science (1998–2005)
Doctoral advisorSukh Dev

Goverdhan Mehta FNA, FASc, FRS, FRSC (born 26 June 1943) is an Indian researcher and chemical scientist.

Career[]

Mehta received his BSc and MSc from the BITS Pilani[1] and PhD from Pune University.[2] He has authored more than 400 research papers. He has received the Trieste prize.[3]

Academic and professional positions held[]

  • Research Associate, Michigan State and the Ohio State Universities, US,1967–69
  • Lecturer & Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, 1969–77
  • Professor, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 1977–1998, Founder Dean 1977–86
  • Vice-Chancellor, University of Hyderabad, 1994–98
  • Hon. Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, 1990–2009
  • Srinivasa Ramanujan Research Professor, Indian National Science Academy, 1992–97
  • Professor, Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, 1998–2005
  • Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 1998–2005
  • CSIR Bhatnagar Fellow, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 2005–2010
  • Chairman, National Accreditation and Assessment Council (NAAC), 2006–2012
  • National Research Professor, 2009 –
  • Chancellor, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad, 2011–
  • Chancellor, University of Allahabad, 2012–
  • Chairman, BoG, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
  • Chairman, Indian Statistical Institute Council

Controversy[]

In 2006, the U.S. government refused Mehta a visa; this decision was strongly criticised by Indian and American scientists.[4][5][6][7]

Awards[]

  • Padma Shri Award.[3]
  • Légion d'honneur.[3]
  • Alexander von Humboldt Research Award.[8]
  • H.K. Firodia Award for Science & Technology.
  • Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Award in Chemical Sciences.
  • Cross of the Order of Merit (Bundesverdienstkreuz) Award.

Positions[]

  • Chairman, Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
  • Chairman, National Accreditation Board for Education & Training, Quality Council of India
  • President of Indian National Science Academy.[3]
  • Fellow of the Royal Society.[9]
  • Foreign member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.[3]
  • Physical Sciences Jury member, Infosys Prize (2012-2015)
  • President of IUPAC.[9]
  • Director of the Indian Institute of Science (1998–2005) and vice-chancellor of the University of Hyderabad (1994–1998).[10]
  • National Research Professor.[11]
  • Member, board of directors of the Institute of Life Sciences.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ "Prof. Goverdhan Mehta". Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BITS Pilani). 28 November 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize: an inspiration for international recognitions" (PDF). Current Science. 107 (2): 164. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Prof. Goverdhan Mehta". Sphaerapharma.com. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Scientist's Visa Denial Sparks Outrage in India". The Washington Post. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  5. ^ Mehta, Goverdhan (28 October 2006). "Stereochemical Reassignment of Mehta and Kundu's Spiculoic Acid A Analogue". Organic Letters. 8 (24): 5537–40. doi:10.1021/ol062361a. PMID 17107066.
  6. ^ Curly, Arrow (12 November 2006). "Spiculoic Acid". curlyarrow.blogspot.in. Retrieved 12 November 2006.
  7. ^ Totally, Synthetic. "Spiculoic Acid A Controversy". totallysynthetic.com. Retrieved 15 November 2006.
  8. ^ Press Office, Michael Schwarz (23 June 2003). "University of Heidelberg". Uni-heidelberg.de. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  9. ^ a b Goverdhan Mehta. "Goverdhan Mehta: Executive Profile & Biography – Businessweek". Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  10. ^ "Building a nation of scientists". Rsc.org. 13 June 2007. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  11. ^ "Goverdhan Mehta set to be National Research Professor". The Indian Express. 17 November 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  12. ^ ":: Institute of Life Sciences ::". Ilsresearch.org. Retrieved 17 May 2014.

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