Background
Agrawal, Jai Prakash was born on June 16, 1944 in Bisaula, U.P., India. Son of Bishamber Dayal and Shanti Agrawal.
Agrawal, Jai Prakash was born on June 16, 1944 in Bisaula, U.P., India. Son of Bishamber Dayal and Shanti Agrawal.
Bachelor of Science, Lucknow University, India, 1965. Master of Science in Chemistry, Gorakhpur University, India, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, Gorakhpur University, India, 1971.
Junior research fellow Gorakhpur University, 1967-1971. Junior science officer Inspectorate of General Stores, New Delhi, 1971-1974. Senior science officer grade I, Explosives Research and Development Laboratory, Pune, India, 1974-1980.
Assistant director, scientist D, High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, 1980-1984, deputy director, scientist E, 1984-1990, joint director, scientist F, 1990-1998, associate director, scientist G, 1998—2002. Director materials Defense Research and Development Organization, 2002—2004. Emeritus scientist, since 2005.
Advisor Union Public Service Commission, New Delhi. Expert Council for Scientific and Industrial Research and Defence Research & Development Organisation selections. Doctor of Philosophy examiner for Indian universities.
Lecturer in field; member research panel Armament Research Board, Ministry of Defense. Member sub-commission on technical and Research and Development Council for Development of Explosives Industry. Chairman national expert committee on high explosives and pyrotechnics.
Free-lace science writer in English and Hindi for popular magazines.
Member administrative staff College of India Alumni Association (life). Fellow Royal Society Chemistry (London). Member Indian Society for Composite Materials (joint secretary 1985-1992), Society for Polymer Science (vice president, president Pune chapter), High Energy Materials Society India (life), Indian Science Congress Association.
Married Sushma Rastogi, November 30, 1973. 2 children.