Background
Mehrotra, Ram Charan was born on February 16, 1922 in Kanpur, India. Son of Ram Bharose and Chameli Devi (Tandon) Mehrotra.
Mehrotra, Ram Charan was born on February 16, 1922 in Kanpur, India. Son of Ram Bharose and Chameli Devi (Tandon) Mehrotra.
Master of Science, University Allahabad, India, 1943; Doctor of Philosophy, University Allahabad, India, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, University London, 1952; Doctor of Science, University London, 1965; Doctor of Science (honorary), Meerut (India) University, 1976; Doctor of Science (honorary), Kanpur (India) University, 1996; Doctor of Science (honorary), Jhansi (India) University, 2000; Doctor of Science (honorary), Banares (India) Hindu University, 2000.
Lecturer, reader Allahabad University, LKO University, India, 1944-1958. Professor, head chemical, dean science Gorakhpur University, India, 1958-1962, Rajasthan University, India, 1962-1982, professor emeritus, coordinator special assistance program India, since 1982. Vice chancellor Delhi (India) University, 1974-1979, Allahabad University, 1991-1994.
Member governing body Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, 1963-1966, 76-80. Grants committee, review committee Indian Parliament, India, 1974-1978. Higher education committee, university act ammendment committee University Rajasthan University, 1994-1996.
Lecturer 1st International Conference Advanced Ceramics, Kyoto, 1990, Symposium for Aerogels, Warburgh, 1991, XXXIX International Conference on Coordination Chemistry, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1992, Better Ceramics through Chemistry Symposium, Paris and Chicago, 1993, ICCC, Kyoto, 1994, numerous others. Presenter in field.
Author: Text Book of Organometallic Chemisty, 1991, second edition, 1999. Member editorial board international journals. Contributor over 800 articles to professional journals.
Executive committee Association of Commonwealth, 1976-1979, chairman pay committee University Grants Commission, Government India, Delhi, 1983-1986, general president India Science Congress Association, Hyderabad, 1979, president India Chemical Society, Calcutta, 1978-1979. Lieutenant India military, 1950-1954. Fellow National Academy of Sciences, India National Science Academy, India Academy of Sciences, Federation Asian Chemical Society, Royal Institute Chemistry (England), Royal Society Chemistry (England), member National Council of Educational Research and Training (chairman book writing project since 1985), United Nations Educational (Indian delegate).
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Married Suman Khanna, December 11, 1944. Children: Patil Rashmi, Mehrotra Piyush, Khanna Shalini.