Rajinder Kumar (chemical engineer)

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Rajinder Kumar
Born (1934-09-09) 9 September 1934 (age 89)
Hydrodynamics
  • Multiphase phenomena
    • Institutions
    Doctoral advisor
    • E. Weingaertner
    • R. L. Datta

    Rajinder Kumar (born 1934) is an Indian chemical engineer and a former professor at the Indian Institute of Science.[1] He is known for his studies on multiphase phenomena[2] and is an elected fellow of the Indian National Science Academy,[3] Indian Academy of Sciences,[4] and the Indian National Academy of Engineering.[5] The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards for his contributions to Engineering Sciences in 1976.[6][note 1] He received the third highest Indian civilian award of the Padma Bhushan in 2003.[7] He is also a recipient of Om Prakash Bhasin Award[8] and the VASVIK Industrial Research Award.[9]

    Biography

    Punjab University, Chandigarh

    Rajinder Kumar, born on 9 September 1934 in the Indian state of

    Punjab University, Chandigarh in 1954 and did his master's degree at Delhi Technological University (then known as Delhi Polytechnic) to receive his degree of MSc Tech from Punjab University in 1955.[10] He joined the Indian Institute of Science in 1958 as a junior research assistant and simultaneously did his doctoral studies under the guidance of E. Weingaertner and R. L. Datta but submitted his thesis at Punjab University to secure a PhD in 1965.[3] He served IISc in various capacities,[11] as a lecturer (1963–67), assistant professor (1967–70), professor (from 1970) and at the time of his superannuation in 1995, he was holding the position of Divisional Chairman and Dean. He was also a member of the Internal Review Committee of the IISc in 2014.[12] Post-retirement, he serves as an honorary professor at Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research.[3]

    Legacy

    Focusing his studies mainly on multiphase phenomena, Kumar is known to have done extensive researches on

    National Innovation Foundation as a member of their various committees.[3] He was a member of the Indian National Science Academy Council in 1990 and held the vice-president's chair during 1991–92.[3]

    Awards and honors

    The

    Republic Day honors list for the third highest civilian award of the Padma Bhushan.[7] In 2008, the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers awarded him the Lifetime Achievement Award.[20]

    Kumar held the Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary Visiting Fellowship of INSA in 1995.[21] The Indian Academy of Sciences elected him as a fellow in 1979[4] and he became an elected fellow of the Indian National Science Academy in 1985.[1] He is also an elected fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering.[5] The list of award orations delivered by him include Professor N.R. Dhar Memorial Lecture of the National Academy of Sciences, India.[22]

    Selected bibliography

    See also

    Notes

    1. ^ Long link - please select award year to see details
    2. ^ Please see Selected articles section
    3. ^ He shared the IISC Alumnus Award in its inaugural year with Padmanabhan Balaram

    References

    1. ^ a b "The Year Book 2016" (PDF). Indian National Science Academy. 2016.
    2. ^ "Brief Profile of the Awardee". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
    3. ^ a b c d e f "Indian fellow". Indian National Science Academy. 2016.
    4. ^ a b "Fellow profile". Indian Academy of Sciences. 2016.
    5. ^ a b "INAE fellows". Indian National Academy of Engineers. 2016. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015.
    6. ^ "View Bhatnagar Awardees". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
    7. ^ a b "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
    8. ^ a b "OPB Award". Om Prakash Bhasin Foundation. 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
    9. ^ a b "Vasvik Award". Vasvik. 2016. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
    10. ^ a b "Faculty profile". Indian Institute of Science. 2016.
    11. ^ "Former Faculty". Indian Institute of Science. 2016.
    12. ^ "Internal Review Committee". Indian Institute of Science. 2016.
    13. ^ a b "Handbook of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize Winners" (PDF). Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. 1999.
    14. ^ "Browse by Fellow". Indian Academy of Sciences. 2016.
    15. ^ "Engineering Sciences". Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. 2016. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015.
    16. ^ a b "Awards" (PDF). Chemical Engineering brochure - IISc. 2016.
    17. ^ "The Syed Husain Zaheer Medal". Indian National Science Academy. 2016. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
    18. ^ "The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Medal". Indian National Science Academy. 2016. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
    19. ^ "IISc Alumnus Award". IISc Alumni Association. 2016.
    20. ^ "IIChE Lifetime Achievement Award". Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers. 2016.
    21. ^ "Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary visiting Fellowship Awardees". Indian National Science Academy. 2016.
    22. ^ "Professor N.R. Dhar Memorial Lecture". National Academy of Sciences, India. 2016. Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
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