Satish Chandra Maheshwari

Satish Chandra Maheshwari
Born (1933-10-04) 4 October 1933 (age 91)
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Died12 June 2019
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
NationalityIndian
Alma mater
Known forPlant molecular biology
Awards1972 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
J. C. Bose Gold Medal
IBS Birbal Sahni Gold Medal
Goyal Award
Scientific career
Fields
  • Plant physiology
  • Biochemistry
  • Plant Molecular biology
Institutions
Doctoral advisorB. M. Johri

Satish Chandra Maheshwari (4 October 1933 – 12 June 2019) was an Indian botanist and a former professor at the University of Delhi.[1] He is known for his contributions to the fields of plant physiology and plant molecular biology. Maheshwari is an elected fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences,[2] the Indian National Science Academy[3] and the National Academy of Sciences, India.[4] 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, in 1972, for his contributions to biological sciences.[5] He died from lung cancer on June 12, 2019.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Brief Profile of the Awardee". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  2. ^ "IAS Fellows - S. C. Maheswari". Indian Academy of Sciences. 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Indian fellow - S. C. Maheshwari". Indian National Science Academy. 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  4. ^ "NASI Fellows - S. C. Maheswari". National Academy of Sciences, India. 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  5. ^ "View Bhatnagar Awardees". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.