U. Aswathanarayana

U. Aswathanarayana
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	Geologist, Geochemist, Professor, Former Honorary director, Mahadevan International Centre for Water Resources Management, India
Partner	Vijayalakshmi
Awards	Excellence in Geophysical Education Award, AGU (2005), AGU International Award (2007)
Academic background
Alma mater	Andhra University
Doctoral advisor	Calamur Mahadevan
Other advisors	Arthur Holmes J. Tuzo Wilson Louis H. Ahrens Clair Patterson Stephen Moorbath
Academic work
Discipline	Geology
Institutions	Andhra University California Institute of Technology Oxford University University of Western Ontario University of Sagar University of Dar es Salaam Universidade Eduardo Mondlane

Uppugunduri Aswathanarayana (1 July 1928 - 6 March 2016) was the Honorary Director of the Mahadevan International Centre for Water Resources Management, India.^[1] He is counted among the doyens of geology in independent India and revered as a leading scientist from Andhra Pradesh.

He studied and taught geology at Andhra University; California Institute of Technology; Oxford University; University of Western Ontario; University of Sagar; University of Dar es Salaam, and Universidade Eduardo Mondlane. He has served as the Dean and Director of Centre for Advanced Study in Geology, University of Sagar, India; Head of Department of Geology, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Director, State Mining Corporation, Tanzania and Adviser on Environment and Technology, Mozambique. He also served as Consultant to UNDP, World Bank, Louis Berger Inc., and SIDA, while in Mozambique.^[2]