Background
Mattoo, Brij Nath was born on May 18, 1933 in Srinagar, Kashmir, India. Son of Dina Nath and Taravati Mattoo.
Mattoo, Brij Nath was born on May 18, 1933 in Srinagar, Kashmir, India. Son of Dina Nath and Taravati Mattoo.
Bachelor of Science, Jammu & Kashmir University, Srinagar, India, 1950. Master of Science in Chemistry, University Poona, Pune, India, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, University Poona, Pune, India, 1955.
Doctor of Science in Chemistry, University Poona, Pune, India, 1959.
National research fellow Poona University, 1956-1959. Scientists' pool officer Government of India, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, 1959. Senior physicist, deputy director Forensic Science Laboratory, 1959-1971.
Director State of Maharashtra Forensic Science Laboratories, 1971-1992. Retired, 1992
Chairman chemicals standards committee and alcohol and allied products committee Bureau Indian Standards, 1980's and 90's. Emeritus scientist Industrial Sector, Bombay, 1994-1995.
Special executive magistrate Government of Maharashtra, Bombay. Fellow National Academy of Sciences India, Maharashtra Academy of Sciences, Institution Standards Engineers, Indian Academy Forensic Sciences, Indian Chemical Society.
Married Gouri Koul, May 1949 (deceased 1956). 1 child, Sumeeta; married Shyama Raina, May 1957. Children: Prafulla, Ashok.