Subramania Ranganathan

Subramania Ranganathan
Born(1934-02-02)2 February 1934
Tamil Nadu, India
Died8 January 2016(2016-01-08) (aged 81)
NationalityIndian
Alma mater
Known forStudies on synthetic and mechanistic organic chemistry
SpouseDarshan Ranganathan
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Subramania Ranganathan (1934–2016), popularly known as Ranga,[1] was an Indian bioorganic chemist and professor and head of the department of chemistry at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.[2] He was known for his studies on synthetic and mechanistic organic chemistry[3] and was an elected fellow Indian National Science Academy,[4] National Academy of Sciences, India[5] and the Indian Academy of Sciences[6] 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 1977, for his contributions to chemical sciences.[7]

  1. ^ N. Sathyamurthy (December 2014). "S. Ranganathan: an organic chemist and an artist by nature" (PDF). Current Science. 107 (11).
  2. ^ A.J. Elias (1 October 2002). A Collection of Interesting General Chemistry Experiments. Universities Press. pp. 9–. ISBN 978-81-7371-421-4.
  3. ^ "Brief Profile of the Awardee". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Deceased fellow". Indian National Science Academy. 2016.
  5. ^ "NASI fellows". National Academy of Sciences India. 2016.
  6. ^ "Fellow profile". Indian Academy of Sciences. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  7. ^ "View Bhatnagar Awardees". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.