G. D. Yadav
| G. D. Yadav | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 14, 1952 Arjunwada, Radhanagari, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | Chemical engineer Academic |
| Years active | Since 1976 |
| Known for | Resarches in Chemical engineering |
| Spouse(s) | Vasanti Veeraraghavan Iyer |
| Children | Two sons |
| Parent(s) | Dadasaheb Krishnaji Yadav Rukmani |
| Awards |
Padma Shri VASVIK Industrial Research Award C. V. Raman Award APCAT-7, IGCW Award Institution of Engineers (India) Eminent Engineer Award GoM Best Teacher’s Award Chemtech Foundation Award K. G. Naik Gold Medal IIChE K. Anji Reddy Innovator of the Year Award Anna University National Award IIChE Chemcon Distinguished Award IIChE Herdillia Award Hindustan Lever Biennial Award IIChE Chemical Engineer of the Year Award ISTE Best Engineering College Teacher IIEE Award |
Ganapati Dadasaheb Yadav (born 1952) is an Indian chemical engineer, inventor and academic, known for his researches on nanomaterials, gas absorption with chemical reaction and phase transfer catalysis. He is the vice chancellor of the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai where he also serves as the R. T. Mody Distinguished Professor. He holds a number of patents and is an elected fellow of such science academies as Institution of Chemical Engineers, The World Academy of Sciences, Indian National Science Academy and the National Academy of Sciences, India. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2016, for his contributions to science and engineering.
Ganapati Yadav was born on 14 September 1952 at Arjunwada, a small village in Radhanagari tehsil in Kolhapur district of the western Indian state of Maharashtra to Dadasaheb Krishnaji–Rukmini couple and did his early education at the local school in his village till class VII and later at Kolhapur till class XI. Joining the University Department of Chemical Technology (UDCT) of Bombay University in 1970, he graduated in chemical engineering in 1974 and started his career at the institution as a faculty member. Simultaneously, he continued his doctoral studies under the supervision of renowned chemical engineer, Man Mohan Sharma, to secure his PhD in 1980. Later, he served at Loughborough University of Technology, UK as a Leverhulme fellow (1980–81) and the University of Waterloo, Ontario as a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council fellow (1982–86). Returning to UDCT, he served in various capacities such as that of a Darbari Seth Professor of Inorganic Chemical Technology (1996–2009), Head of the department od chemical engineering (2006–09), Director and R. T. Mody Distinguished Professor of Chemical Technology (since 2009) and is the sitting vice chancellor of the institution which has since been renamed as Institute of Chemical Technology and is a deemed university since 2008.
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