Goverdhan Mehta

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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
Fields Organic Chemistry
Institutions
Doctoral advisor Dr. Sukh Dev

Goverdhan Mehta FNA, FASc, FTWAS, FRS, FRSC (born 26 June 1943) is an Indian researcher and scientist. [1] From 1998-2005 he was the Director of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc). Previously from 1977-1998, Mehta was a professor of chemistry and Vice-Chancellor at the University of Hyderabad. Mehta has authored over 550 research papers. [1]

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Career

Mehta received his BSc and MSc from the BITS Pilani [1] [2] and PhD from Pune University in 1967. [3] 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. [4] 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. [5] 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. [6]

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. [36] [37] [38] [39] [40] [41]

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