Mihir Kanti Chaudhuri (born 1947) is an
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inorganic chemist and a former vice chancellor of
Tezpur University
Tezpur University is a Central University located in Tezpur in the North-Eastern state of Assam, India, established by an act of Parliament, in 1994.
History
The establishment of Tezpur University is considered to be one of the outcomes of t ...
.
He is known for his studies on the synthesis of dioxygen complexes and fluorine compounds of metals and non metals
and is an elected fellow of the
Indian National Science Academy
The Indian National Science Academy (INSA) is a national academy in New Delhi for Indian scientists in all branches of science and technology.
In August 2019, Dr. Chandrima Shaha was appointed as the president of Indian National Science Acade ...
,
and the
Indian Academy of Sciences
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.
The
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
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, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology
The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (SSB) is a science award in India given annually by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for notable and outstanding research, applied or fundamental, in biology, ...
, one of the highest Indian science awards, in 1989, for his contributions to chemical sciences.
Biography
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M. K. Chaudhuri, born on 21 July 1947 in the northeast Indian state of
Assam
Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...
, obtained a master's degree from
Kalyani University
The University of Kalyani, established in 1960, is a Government of West Bengal administered, UGC affiliated, NAAC accredited, collegiate Public Research university in Kalyani, West Bengal, India. It offers courses at the Undergraduate, Post ...
before securing his PhD from the
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) is a public institute of technology established by the Government of India in Kharagpur, West Bengal, India. Established in 1951, the institute is the first of the IITs to be established ...
in 1973.
Moving to Germany, he completed Dr rer. net. from
Ruhr University Bochum
The Ruhr University Bochum (, ) is a public research university located in the southern hills of the central Ruhr area, Bochum, Germany. It was founded in 1962 as the first new public university in Germany after World War II. Instruction began in ...
in 1975 and returned to India to join the
North Eastern Hill University
North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) is a Central University established on 19 July 1973 by an Act of the Indian Parliament. The university is in the suburb of Shillong, the state capital of Meghalaya, India. The university has two campuses: S ...
as a professor at the department of chemistry. Later, he moved to the
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) is a public technical university established by the Government of India, located in Amingaon area, North Guwahati city, in the state of Assam in India. It is the sixth Indian Institute ...
as the head of the chemistry department where he served as the dean of student affairs as well as the dean of research and development.
In May 2007, he was appointed as the vice chancellor of Tezpur University. On completion of his five-year term, he was reappointed as the vice chancellor in 2012
and held the position until May, 2017.
Chaudhuri's researches have been focused on the synthesis of
dioxygen complexes and fluorine compounds of metals and non-metals.
He has published a number of articles in peer-reviewed journals and Indian Academy of Sciences have listed 88 of them in their online repository.
Under his leadership, Tezpur University have developed into a major centre of learning in India and received the ''Visitor's Award for the Best University'' from the President of India in 2016.
He has been associated with the Department of Science and Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and the
University Grants Commission of India
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as well as the state and union government bodies as an expert committee member and has organized many refresher courses and seminars at the university and outside.
He was also a member of the Indo-US Higher Education Dialogue of 2014
and the Inspire program on Mathematics of the Department of Science and Technology.
Awards and honors
The Indian Academy of Sciences elected him as their fellow in 1988
and the
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research ( IAST: ''vaigyanik tathā audyogik anusandhāna pariṣada''), abbreviated as CSIR, was established by the Government of India in September 1942 as an autonomous body that has emerged as the ...
awarded him the
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (SSB) is a science award in India given annually by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for notable and outstanding research, applied or fundamental, in biology, ...
, one of the highest Indian science awards, in 1989.
He became an elected fellow of the Indian National Science Academy in 1991 and received P. Natrajan Endowment Award in 1998. He is also a recipient of the Chemito Award (2002) and S. S. Sandhu Award of
Indian Chemical Society
The Indian Chemical Society is a scientific society dedicated in the field of chemistry from India. It was established in 1924 with Prafulla Chandra Ray as its founding president. The same year the society started to publish its "Quarterly Journa ...
(2005).
In 2017 he received honorary
D.Sc
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degree from
Kalyani University
The University of Kalyani, established in 1960, is a Government of West Bengal administered, UGC affiliated, NAAC accredited, collegiate Public Research university in Kalyani, West Bengal, India. It offers courses at the Undergraduate, Post ...
and
University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya
The University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya (or simply USTM) is a private university in India located at Ri-Bhoi, in the state of Meghalaya. It is the first State Private University in the entire Northeast India. The University is es ...
.
Selected bibliography
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See also
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Dioxygen
There are several known allotropes of oxygen. The most familiar is molecular oxygen (O2), present at significant levels in Earth's atmosphere and also known as dioxygen or triplet oxygen. Another is the highly reactive ozone (O3). Others are:
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Recipients of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award in Chemical Science
1947 births
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Scientists from Assam
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IIT Kharagpur alumni
Academic staff of the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Ruhr University Bochum alumni
Heads of universities and colleges in India
Tezpur University
20th-century Indian chemists
Indian inorganic chemists
Living people
University of Kalyani alumni
Academic staff of the North-Eastern Hill University