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Goverdhan Mehta
Born (1943-06-26) 26 June 1943 (age 80)
Jodhpur, Jodhpur State, British India
(now in Rajasthan, India)
Alma mater
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsOrganic Chemistry
Institutions
Doctoral advisorDr. Sukh Dev

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

Career

Mehta received his BSc and MSc from the BITS Pilani[1] and PhD from Pune University.[2] His post-doctoral research was at the Michigan State University under Prof. Don Farnum and at the Ohio State University under Prof. Paul G. Gassman. [3] He joined IIT Kanpur in 1969 and remained there until 1977. From 1977 to 1998, he was Professor of Chemistry at the University of Hyderabad and from 1998 to 2010, he was a Professor at the Indian Institute of Science Bangalore.[4] Since 2010, he is University Distinguished Professor and holds the Dr. Kallam Anji Reddy Chair at Department of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, India. From 2010-2018, Prof Mehta was the Lilly-Jubilant Chair Professor at Department of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, India.

Prof. Mehta has authored more than 450 research papers. He is a recipient of over 40 Honorary Doctorates from India/abroad and has delivered over 300 invited/plenary/award lectures at Universities/Institutions across the world. He has been a member of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister and also the Scientific Advisory Committee to the Cabinet. [5]

Academic and Professional positions

Awards

Fellowships

Important Positions

Controversy

In 2006, the US Government refused Mehta a visa; this decision was strongly criticised by Indian and American scientists. The US Ambassador to India David Mulford offered his apology to Prof. Mehta. [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40]

Publications

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. ^ "Goverdhan Mehta". University of Hyderabad School of Chemistry. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  4. ^ "INDIAN RESEARCH INFORMATION NETWORK SYSTEM". IISc. 12 August 2003. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  5. ^ ":: Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India ::". Archived from the original on 12 June 2007.
  6. ^ "Awardee Details: Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize". Home. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  7. ^ a b "List of the various Endowment Awards and the previous Awardees of the respective Awards" (PDF).
  8. ^ a b c "INSA :: Indian Fellow Detail". Indian National Science Academy. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Professor Goverdhan Mehta named ICSU President-Elect". International Science Council. 25 September 2002. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  10. ^ Srivastava, Shilpika (26 February 2016). "Goverdhan Mehta conferred Cross of the Order of Merit, Germany's prestigious award". Jagranjosh.com. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  11. ^ "TWAS Medal Lectures". The World Academy of Sciences. 30 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Vijnana Bhavan University of Mysore". University of Mysore. 28 June 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Centenary Prizes - previous winners".
  14. ^ "Organic molecules win Prof Mehta Trieste prize". Indian Express. 7 May 2007. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  15. ^ "IIFA - Gujar Mal Modi Award for Science & Technology".
  16. ^ "Goverdhan Mehta". Edubilla.com. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  17. ^ "Prof. Goverdhan Mehta".
  18. ^ "Goverdhan Mehta conferred Germany's prestigious award". The Hindu BusinessLine. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  19. ^ "Final Program" (PDF).
  20. ^ "INSA :: Indian Fellow Detail". www.insaindia.res.in.
  21. ^ "Indian Academy of Sciences". fellows.ias.ac.in.
  22. ^ "The National Academy of Sciences, India - Home". www.nasi.nic.in.
  23. ^ "TWAS Directory". TWAS.
  24. ^ "Goverdhan Mehta". royalsociety.org.
  25. ^ "Иностранные члены РАН". www.ras.ru.
  26. ^ "Goverdhan Mehta". 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  27. ^ "The Interacademy Partnership".
  28. ^ "Council Members 2002-2005 – Chemical Research Society of India".
  29. ^ "President | AIU".
  30. ^ "Professor Goverdhan Mehta named ICSU President-Elect". 25 September 2002.
  31. ^ "Jury 2014". Infosys Prize. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  32. ^ "An Annotated Chronological History of ISI".
  33. ^ "Council of Management". Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Science Research.
  34. ^ ":: Institute of Life Sciences ::". Ilsresearch.org. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  35. ^ "Scientist's Visa Denial Sparks Outrage in India". The Washington Post. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  36. ^ 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.
  37. ^ Curly, Arrow (12 November 2006). "Spiculoic Acid". curlyarrow.blogspot.in. Retrieved 12 November 2006.
  38. ^ Totally, Synthetic. "Spiculoic Acid A Controversy". totallysynthetic.com. Retrieved 15 November 2006.
  39. ^ "Scientific body denounces U.S. visa rules". NBC News. 23 February 2006.
  40. ^ "U.S. Issues visa and apology to scientist". NBC News. 24 February 2006.

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