Laxmangudi Krishnamurthi Doraiswamy

Background

Doraiswamy, Laxmangudi Krishnamurthi was born on May 13, 1927 in Bangalore, India.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering, University Wisconsin, Madison, 1952. Bachelor of Science, University Madras, 1946. Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, University Wisconsin, Madison, 1950.

Doctor of Science (honorary), University Wisconsin, Madison, 1991. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Salford, England, 1982.

Career

Senior scientist National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India, 1954—1961, assistant director, division of organic intermediates and dyes India, 1961—1966, deputy director, division of chemical engineering and process development India, 1966—1978, director India, 1978. Glenn Murphy professor Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 1989—1992, Herbert Stiles professor, 1992—2001, Anson Marston distinguished professor emeritus, since 1996.

Achievements

• Laxmangudi Krishnamurthi Doraiswamy has been listed as a noteworthy engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of National Academy of Sciences, National Academy Engineering (foreign associate), Indian Academy of Sciences, Indian National Science Academy, Maharashtra Academy of Sciences.

Connections

Children: Deepak, Sandhya Raghavan.

child:

Sandhya Raghavan Doraiswamy

child:

Deepak Doraiswamy