Pradeep Mathur (scientist)

Pradeep Mathur
Born (1955-08-17) 17 August 1955 (age 69)
Teheran, Iran
NationalityIndian
Alma mater
Known forStudies on mixed metal cluster compounds
Awards
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Pradeep Mathur (born 1955) is an Indian organometallic and cluster chemist and the founder director of the Indian Institute of Technology, Indore.[1][2] He is a former professor of the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai[3] and is known for his studies on mixed metal cluster compounds.[4] He is an elected fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences[5] 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 2000, for his contributions to chemical sciences.[6] He has also been honoured by the award of an honorary Doctor of Science degree by the University of Keele in the U.K.

  1. ^ "Director". IIT Indore. 2016.
  2. ^ "Our Focus is Quality Faculty, Research Facility". Digital Learning. 17 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Welcome to Prof. Pradeep Mathur's Homepage". IIT Mumbai. 2016.
  4. ^ "Brief Profile of the Awardee". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Fellow profile". Indian Academy of Sciences. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  6. ^ "View Bhatnagar Awardees". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.