Goverdhan Mehta
Goverdhan Mehta was born in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India on June 26th, 1943 and is the Indian Chemist. At the age of 80, Goverdhan Mehta biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Mehta received his BSc and MSc from the BITS Pilani and PhD from Pune University. His post-doctoral research was at the Michigan State University under Don Farnum and at the Ohio State University under Paul Gassman (strained polycyclic systems, cyclopopenyl cation). 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, a professor at the Indian Institute of Science Bangalore. Since 2010 onwards, he is University Distinguished Professor and Dr. Kallam Anji Reddy Chair 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 lectures at Universities/Institutions across the world.
- Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology in Chemical Sciences awarded by CSIR (1978)
- Basudev Bannerji Medal & Prize, Indian Chemical Society (1979)
- Science & Technology Award of Rajasthan Government (1980)
- Professor R.D. Desai Medal & Prize, Indian Chemical Society (1982)
- FICCI Award in Physical Sciences (1983)
- Golden Jubilee Commemoration Medal (Chemical Sciences) awarded by Indian National Science Academy (1989)
- G.D. Birla Award for Excellence in Science (1992)
- Goyal Prize in Chemical Sciences (1994)
- Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru National Award for Excellence in Science awarded by MP Government (1994)
- Alexander von Humboldt Research Award, Germany (1995) (first in India)
- Acharya P.C. Ray Medal, Indian Chemical Society (1995)
- Padma Shri Award (2001)
- TWAS Medal awarded by World Academy of Sciences (2001)
- C V Raman Medal awarded by Indian National Science Academy (2003)
- Legion of Honour (2004)
- Rajvotsava Award by Karnataka Government (2004)
- Centenary Prize awarded by Royal Society of Chemistry (2005)
- Trieste Science Prize awarded by World Academy of Sciences(2007)
- G M Modi Award for Innovative Science and Technology (2007)
- H. K. Firodia Award for Science & Technology (2010)
- Distinguished Alumnus Award from BITS Pilani (2011)
- Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2016)
- INSA Medal for Promotion and Service to Science (2017)