Background
Negi, Janardan Ganpatrao was born on August 1, 1936 in Khiragaon, India. Son of Shri Ganpatrao and Luxmidevi Negi.
Negi, Janardan Ganpatrao was born on August 1, 1936 in Khiragaon, India. Son of Shri Ganpatrao and Luxmidevi Negi.
Bachelor of Science, Victoria College, Gwalior, India, 1956. Master of Science, Dan Singh Bisht Government College, Nainital, India, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 1962.
Lecturer, Holkar College, Indore, India, 1958-1959;
research scholar, Indian Institute Technology, 1959-1964;
senior science officer, National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad, India, 1964-1971;
assistant director, National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad, India, 1971-1979;
senior assistant director, National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad, India, 1979-1982;
deputy director, National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad, India, 1982-1983;
senior deputy director, National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad, India, 1983-1990;
director grade scientist, National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad, India, 1990-1992, 94-96;
emeritus scientist, National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad, India, since 1996;
director general, Member of Parliament Committee on Science and Technology, Bhopal, India, 1992-1994. Visiting professor Federal U. Bahia Salvador, Brazil, 1975-1977. Visiting fellow Coop.Inst. for Research in Environmental Sciences, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1968-1969.
Visiting scientist National Science Foundation, 1974, German Academy Exch. Svc., 1981; national lecturer University.Grants Commission, New Delhi, 1984-1985. Science advisory Government Madhya Pradesh, 1992-1994.
Fellow Royal Astronomical Society, National Academy of Sciences. Member American Geophysical Union (life), Association Geoscientists for International Development (life).
Married Asha Billore, June 1, 1963. Children: Atul, Madhav.