Govindasamy Mugesh

Govindasamy Mugesh
Born (1970-05-29) 29 May 1970 (age 54)
Tamil Nadu, India
NationalityIndian
Alma mater
Known forStudies on the mechanism of thyroid hormone action and Enzyme mimetics
Awards
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions
Doctoral advisor
  • H. B. Singh
Other academic advisors
Websitehttps://www.mugesh-iisc.in/

Govindasamy Mugesh (born 1970) is an Indian inorganic and physical chemist, a professor and the head of the Mugesh Laboratory attached to the department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry at the Indian Institute of Science.[1] He is known for his studies on the mechanism of thyroid hormone action[2] and is an elected fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences,[3] Indian National Science Academy,[4] Royal Society of Chemistry[5] and the National Academy of Sciences, India.[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 2012, for his contributions to chemical sciences.[7] In 2019, he was awarded the Infosys Prize in Physical Sciences for his seminal work in the chemical synthesis of small molecules and nanomaterials for biomedical applications.[8]

  1. ^ "Mugesh Laboratory". Mugesh Laboratory IISc. 2016.
  2. ^ "Brief Profile of the Awardee". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Fellow profile". Indian Academy of Sciences. 2016.
  4. ^ "Fellows elected 2016". Indian National Science Academy. 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  5. ^ "New Editorial and Advisory Board Members". Royal Society of Chemistry. 29 June 2016.
  6. ^ "NASI fellows". National Academy of Sciences, India. 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  7. ^ "View Bhatnagar Awardees". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Infosys Science Foundation".