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Manoj Kumar Mishra

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Dr.
Manoj Kumar Mishra
Head, Department of Chemistry, IIT Bombay
In office
1985 – 2009
37th Vice-chancellor of the University of Lucknow
In office
21 October 2009 - 2 November 2012
Appointed byBanwari Lal Joshi, Governor of Uttar Pradesh
Preceded byUpendra Nath Dwivedi
Succeeded byGopabandhu Patnaik
Vice-chancellor of the Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
In office
22 November 2013
Personal details
Born (1952-10-15) 15 October 1952 (age 72)
Begusarai, Bihar, India
SpouseMeena Mishra
Alma materSt. Xavier's College, Ranchi
IIT Delhi
University of Florida

Manoj Kumar Mishra (born 15 October 1952) is an Indian academic and researcher. He served as the 37th vice-chancellor of the University of Lucknow. He is recognised for his work in quantum chemistry.

Mishra completed his education at the St. Xavier's College, IIT Delhi and the University of Florida. He then completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Princeton University.

Mishra has held academic positions, including vice chancellor of Lucknow University (2009–2012), and also served in leadership roles at IIT Bombay.

He has won the M.N. Saha Award for theoretical sciences and the S.C. Bhattacharya Award for Excellence in Pure Sciences.[citation needed]

Academic and teaching career

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Mishra began his career in academia after a postdoctoral research associateship at Princeton University, USA. He joined the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay as a faculty member, where he spent 27 years in various capacities, including head of the Department of Chemistry[1] and chairman of the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) from June 2008 to July 2009. He served as the vice chancellor of the University of Lucknow,[2] from 21 October 2009 to 2 November 2012. Since November 22, 2013, he has been vice chancellor of BIT Mesra, Ranchi.[3][unreliable source?]

Legacy

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Mishra became a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences[4] in 1999. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences, India,[5][unreliable source?][6]

References

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  1. ^ "New Page 2". ether.chem.iitb.ac.in. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  2. ^ "LU gets new V-C,this time from IIT-Bombay". The Indian Express. 2009-10-22. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  3. ^ "Manoj Mishra named VC at BIT Mesra". The Times of India. 2013-11-24. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  4. ^ "Indian Academy of Sciences". fellows.ias.ac.in. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  5. ^ "The Lucknow University vice-chancellor, Manoj K Mishra has been elected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences (India) for the year 2011". The Times of India. 2011-01-21. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  6. ^ "MISHRA, Manoj Kumar – The National Academy of Sciences, India". nasi.org.in. Retrieved 2024-10-22.