Animesh Chakravorty
Animesh Chakravorty FNA, FASc (born 30 June 1935) is a Bengali Indian academic and a professor of chemistry. In 1975, he was awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology in chemistry by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.[1]
Animesh Chakraborty | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 June 1935 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Calcutta University (BSc, MSc, PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Coordination complex, |
| Institutions | Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science University of Calcutta |
Early life and education
After his graduation from the Scottish Church College, he did his post-graduation and doctorate in chemistry from the renowned Rajabazar Science College campus of University of Calcutta.[2]
Career
He had started as a research associate at the MIT and Harvard. He had also served as professor and head of the department of chemistry at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, and as professor and head of the department of inorganic chemistry at the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science at the University of Calcutta, and as a visiting professor at the Texas A&M University. He was also the Hindustan Lever Research Professor at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research. He had guided fifty eight PhD's and numerous postdoctoral associates, many of the former students have become well known personalities and are doing outstanding work in academic and industrial organizations in India and abroad.
Prizes and honours
- Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology
- TWAS Prize
- Honorary doctorate, DSc honoris causa, University of Burdwan
- Indian National Science Academy Golden Jubilee Research Professorship
References
- Rao, C N R (1 June 2010). Climbing the Limitless Ladder: A Life in Chemistry. World Scientific. p. 58. ISBN 978-981-4307-86-4.
- Some Alumni of Scottish Church College in 175th Year Commemoration Volume. Scottish Church College, April 2008. page 584