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Raghunath Anant Mashelkar

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Dr. Raghunath Anant Mashelkar, also known as Ramesh Mashelkar, is an Indian chemical engineer who is a former Director General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).

BORN

1 January 1943

HONOUR

honorary doctorate

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Key facts

Born
1 January 1943, Marcel
State of birth
Marcel, Goa
Sector
Science & space
Profession
Indian scientist and chemical engineer
Gender
Male

Biography

Dr. Raghunath Anant Mashelkar, also known as Ramesh Mashelkar, is an Indian chemical engineer who is a former Director General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). He was also the President of Indian National Science Academy, President of Institution of Chemical Engineers (UK) as also the President of Global Research Alliance. He was also first Chairperson of Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR). He is a Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng), Foreign Associate of US National Academy of Engineering and the US National Academy of Sciences.

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Timeline

  1. 1943Born in Marcel
  2. 1982Awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology
  3. 1990Awarded the Om Prakash Bhasin Award
  4. 1991Awarded the Padma Shri in science & engineering
  5. 1993Awarded the G.D. Birla Award for Scientific Research
  6. 1993Awarded the TWAS fellow
  7. 1993Awarded the honorary doctorate
  8. 1996Awarded the Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
  9. 1998Awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society
  10. 2000Awarded the H K Firodia awards
  11. 2000Awarded the Padma Bhushan in science & engineering
  12. 2008Awarded the Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering
  13. 2014Awarded the Padma Vibhushan in science & engineering
  14. 2015Awarded the honorary doctorate
  15. 2016Awarded the honorary doctorate
  16. 2018Awarded the TWAS-Lenovo Science Prize
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