William Selvamurthy is an Indian scientist, currently working with Amity University, Raipur, as President of Amity Science, Technology and Innovation Foundation and Director General for Amity Directorate of Science and Innovation. He previously served as a Chief Controller, Research & Development (Life Sciences & International Cooperation) at the

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for the

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. He is leading research and development for improvements to the health and wellbeing of the armed forces.

Education

He did his post-graduation in Human Physiology from

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(1972) and PhD from

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(1982) and Doctorate of Science (DSc) from Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana Deemed University in

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(2006). Recently he was awarded the Degree of Doctor of Science (DSc) (Honoris Causa) in recognition of his contributions to the field of science and his distinctive place in the scientific world by Fakir Mohan University, Balasore (2008).Bio-data of Dr W. Selvamurthy
/ref> He was awarded another further honorary degrees of Doctor of Science (DSc) from

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, Coimbatore (2009), Amity University (2011) and

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(2011).

Career

Selvamurthy joined the

(DRDO) in 1973 and served there for 40 years, during which time he became Director of two DRDO institutes: the Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), and the Defence Institute of Psychological Research (DIPR). He took the latter role in 1992 and held it for over 10 years. His research contributions while working at DRDO included: * Physiological acclimatisation at high altitude * Application of yoga for the Armed forces * Development of a drug to save war casualties subjected to severe hemorrhage * Psychological stress and its management * Life support systems for soldiers in extreme operational environments Selvamurthy joined Amity in 2013 as President (Honorary) of the Amity Science, Technology and Innovation Foundation. He was awarded the Thangam Vasudevan Research Prize by the Indian Association of Biomedical Award Scientists in 1981, and was a fellow of the

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Books

* ''Contributions to Human Biometeorology'' edited by W. Selvamurthy (1987) * ''Brain & Psychophysiology of Stress'' edited by W. Selvamurthy, K. N. Sharma and N. Battacharya (1988) * ''Compendium of DIPAS Projects'' edited by W. Selvamurthy, K. Sridharan and L. Mathew (1988) * ''Biometeorology, Vol 9, Part-I (Abstracts)'' edited by W. Selvamurthy, S. C. Pandeya and H. Lieth (1983) * ''Stress Physiology'' edited by W. Selvamurthy, K. Sridharan and B. N. Chaudhari (1989) * ''Advance in Physiological Sciences'' edited by W. Selvamurthy, S. K. Manchanda and V. Mohan Kumar (1992) * ''Physiology of Human Performance'' edited by W. Selvamurthy, Kadambi Sridharan and Ramesh C. Sawhney (1994) * ''Meditation'' edited by W. Selvamurthy, Ramesh C. Sawhney and Lajpat Rai (1999) * ''Human Food'' edited by W. Selvamurthy, Ramesh C. Sawhney, Lajpat Rai and B. Bhatia (1999) * ''Battle Scene in Year 2020'' edited by W. Selvamurthy, P. N. Chaudhari (1999) * ''Rosary of Lord's Name'' edited by W. Selvamurthy, Ramesh C. Sawhney and Lajpat Rai (1999) * ''Advances in Ergonomics, Occupational Health and Safety'' edited by W. Selvamurthy and D. Majumdar (2000) * ''Body Measurement : Design Application & Body Composition'' edited by W. Selvamurthy, T. Zachariah, S. Kishnani and S. N. Pramanik (2001) * ''Soaring High: A Biography of V. K. Aatre'' by K. Divyananda and W. Selvamurthy (2005)"Soaring High: A Biography of V. K. Aatre"
Flipkart.com (2005-06-01). Retrieved on 2013-03-05. * ''High Altitude Cold Arid Agro Animal Technology'' edited by W. Selvamurthy, R. B. Srivastava (2011)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Selvamurthy, W 1949 births Defence Research and Development Organisation Indian pharmacologists Indian Tamil academics Living people Scientists from Tamil Nadu Delhi University alumni Fellows of the National Academy of Medical Sciences People from Virudhunagar district Tamil scientists Indian nuclear medicine physicians Indian scientific authors