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Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao

Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao

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Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao is an Indian chemist who has worked mainly in solid-state and structural chemistry. He has honorary doctorates from 88 universities from around the world and has authored over 1,800 research publications and 58 books.

BORN

30 June 1934

HONOUR

Bharat Ratna

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Key facts

Born
30 June 1934, Bengaluru
State of birth
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Sector
Science & space
Profession
Indian chemist
Gender
Male

Biography

Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao is an Indian chemist who has worked mainly in solid-state and structural chemistry. He has honorary doctorates from 88 universities from around the world and has authored over 1,800 research publications and 58 books. He is described as a scientist who had won all possible awards in his field except the Nobel Prize.

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Timeline

  1. 1934Born in Bengaluru
  2. 1967Awarded the Marlow Award
  3. 1968Awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology
  4. 1983Awarded the honorary doctorate from University of Bordeaux-I
  5. 1997Awarded the H K Firodia awards
  6. 2000Awarded the Hughes Medal
  7. 2000Awarded the Centenary Prize
  8. 2000Awarded the honorary doctor of Caen University
  9. 2001Awarded the Associate Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences
  10. 2004Awarded the India Science Award
  11. 2005Awarded the Dan David Prize
  12. 2008Awarded the Abdus Salam Medal
  13. 2009Awarded the Royal Medal
  14. 2010Awarded the August Wilhelm von Hofmann Medal
  15. 2012Awarded the honorary doctorate from Joseph Fourier University
  16. 2015Awarded the Corresponding Member of the Australian Academy of Science
  17. 2017Awarded the Von Hippel Award
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