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Professor Manoj Kumar Mishra finished his schooling from
the Modern School, New Delhi in 1968 where he was an All India
Merit Scholar. He completed his B.Sc. (Chemistry Honours) from
Saint Xavier’s College, Ranchi University in 1972 with first
class and second rank in the University and his M.Sc.
(Chemistry) with First Class First from IIT Delhi in 1974 where
he was a National Merit Scholar. He was a CSIR/UGC JRF at JNU
New Delhi during 1974-75 and completed his Ph.D. in Quantum
Theory Project, University of Florida, Gainsville in 1981 where
he was elected to perhaps the most prestigious honor society of
Liberal Arts and Sciences in USA - the Phi Beta Kappa. He
served as a Guest Scientist at the University of Uppsala, Sweden
(1981-82), Lektorvikar at the Arahus University, Denmark
(1982-83), Post Doctoral Research Associate at the University of
Florida (1983-84) and the Prinston University (1984-86) where he
returned to teach as a Visiting Associate Professor in 1993-94.
He joined IIT Bombay as an Assistant Professor in 1986 and
became Professor in 1995. he served IIT Bombay in many different
capacities incuding, Head, Chemistry Department and Chairman.
GATE before joining the University of Lucknow as its Vice
Chancellor in November 2009.
His major honors and awards are:
HONORS:
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1981 |
Member, Phi Beta Kappa |
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1999 |
Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore |
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1999 |
Fellow, The National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad |
AWARDS
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2010 |
US-India Professorship, American Physical Society, USA |
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2010 |
Lowdin Lecture – Quantum Theory Project, University of
Florida, USA |
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2010 |
Pride
of India – Indo American Friends Group, New Delhi |
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2010 |
Vocational Excellence in Education, Rotary International,
Lucknow |
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2007 |
S.C.
Bhatterjee Award for Excellence in Pure Sciences – IIT
Bombay |
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2000 |
M.N.
Shah Award for Theoretical Sciences – UGC, India |
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1999 |
JSPS
Fellow at Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan |
Honorary
Positions
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1 |
Associate Editor, International Journal of Quantum Chemistry
(2009- ) |
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2 |
Convenor, Chemistry Committee, Indian Academy of Sciences
(2007-09) |
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3 |
Member DST Fast Track Chemical Sciences Expert Committee
(2008-10, 2001-05) |
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4 |
Chairman, Mumbai Chapter, National Academy of Sciences
(2008-09) |
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5 |
Member, Editorial Board, Advances in Quantum Chemistry
(2006- ) |
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6 |
Member Board of Directors and Chairman Remuneration
Committee, IDBI Intech Ltd. |
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7 |
Member DST Expert Committee for FIST Grant to Chemistrty
Departments (2004-07) |
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8 |
President of India’s Nominee to the First Court of Assam
University, Silchar (2000-03) |
Visiting Professor/Scientist
at University of Uppsala, Arahus, New Mexico.
Prinston, Odense, Georgia, KSU, Nagoya Institute of Technology
and Institute of Molecular Science, Japan
Publications:
85, Invited Talks: 74
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