Background
Mehrotra, Gopal Swarup was born on July 1, 1938 in Lucknow, U.P., India. Son of Ram Swarup and Gindo (Tandon) Mehra.
Mehrotra, Gopal Swarup was born on July 1, 1938 in Lucknow, U.P., India. Son of Ram Swarup and Gindo (Tandon) Mehra.
Bachelor of Science, Lucknow University, 1956. Master of Science, Lucknow University, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy, Roorkee (India) University, 1973.
Senior science assistant, Control Building Research Institute, Roorkee, 1962-1965;
senior scientist, Control Building Research Institute, Roorkee, 1965-1991;
deputy director, Control Building Research Institute, Roorkee, since 1991;
deputy director, head geotechnology engineering division, Control Building Research Institute, Roorkee, since 1991. Expert geologist Ministry of Industry, Government of Libya, Tripoli, 1977-1980. Project coordinator Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, New Delhi, 1983-1993.
Member of national commission on landslides Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, New Delhi, 1990-1994, project coordinator, 1992-1996. Member Government of India team, Ministry of Science and Technology, Sikkim, 1997.
Member Indian Geotechnical Society, Indian Society Engineering Geology (executive member 1992-1994), International Society Engineering Geology.
Married Chandra Mehrotra, December 8, 1965. Two children.