Goverdhan Mehta

Career

Academic and professional positions held

• Research Associate, Michigan State and the Ohio State Universities, USA,1967–69
• Lecturer & Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, 1969–77
• Professor, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 1977–1998, Founder Dean 1977–86
• Vice-Chancellor, University of Hyderabad, 1994–98
• Hon. Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, 1990–2009
• Srinivasa Ramanujan Research Professor, Indian National Science Academy, 1992–97
• Professor, Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, 1998–2005
• Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 1998–2005
• CSIR Bhatnagar Fellow, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 2005–2010
• Chairman, National Accreditation and Assessment Council, 2006–2012
• National Research Professor, 2009 –
• Chancellor, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad, 2011–
• Chancellor, University of Allahabad, 2012–
• Chairman, BoG, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
• Chairman, Indian Statistical Institute Council

  Controversy

Awards

• He is a recipient of the Indian Government's Padma Shri Award.
• He has received the French award of Légion d'honneur.
• In 1995, he became the first Indian scientist to receive the Alexander von Humboldt Research Award.
• He has received H.K. Firodia Award for Science & Technology.
• He is the recipient of Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Award in Chemical Sciences.
• He has been conferred with Germany�s prestigious Cross of the Order of Merit Award.

  Positions

• He is the chairman, Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
• He is the chairman,National Accreditation Board for Education & Training,Quality Council of India
• He has been the president of Indian National Science Academy.
• He is a fellow of the Royal Society.
• He is a foreign member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
• He was the President of IUPAC.
• He was director of the Indian Institute of Science and vice-chancellor of the University of Hyderabad.
• He has been appointed as National Research Professor by the Indian government.
• He is one the board of directors of the Institute of Life Sciences.