Background
Vijh, Ashok Kumar was born on March 15, 1938 in Multan, India (now Pakistan). Son of Bishamber Nath and Prem Lata (Bahl) Vijh.
Vijh, Ashok Kumar was born on March 15, 1938 in Multan, India (now Pakistan). Son of Bishamber Nath and Prem Lata (Bahl) Vijh.
Bachelor of Science with honors, Panjab U., India, 1960; Master of Science with honors, Panjab U., India, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, Ottawa U., 1966; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Concordia U., 1988; Doctor of Science (honorary), Waterloo U., 1993.
Group leader, Institute Research Hydro-Quebec, 1969-1974; program leader, Institute Research Hydro-Quebec, 1975-1981; maitre-de-research, Institute Research Hydro-Quebec, since 1973. Visiting professor, thesis director INRS-Energie, U. Quebec, since 1970. Xerox lecturer U.Montreal, 1991.
Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Royal Society Chemistry, Chemical Institute Canada (Noranda lecturer 1979, Palladium medal 1990), Institute Physics (United Kingdom), Royal Society Canada (director applied science and engineering division 1990, elected director mathematics and physical science division Academy Science since 1994, chair awards and distinctions committee since 1998, Thomas W. Eadie medal 1989), American Physical Society, Third World Academy.Scis., National Academy Sciences India, Academy Francophone d'Ingenieus (France. Founding fellow 1993), Indian National Science Academy (foreign). Member EuropeanAcad. Arts, Sciences and Humanities (academician), Electrochemical Society (Lash Miller award 1973), Canada Committee Scientists and Scholars (executive 1994, vice president 1995), Canada Council (member KILLAM awards selection committee 1994, Izaak Walton Killam Memorial prize 1987), Materials Research Society India (honorary).
Married Danielle Blais (divorced). 1 child, Aldous Ian.