Background
Govind, Rakesh was born on February 10, 1953 in Bikaner, Rajasthan, India. Son of Prakash Govind and Nirmala Mathur.
Govind, Rakesh was born on February 10, 1953 in Bikaner, Rajasthan, India. Son of Prakash Govind and Nirmala Mathur.
Bachelor of Technology, Indian Institute Technology, Kanpur, India, 1974; Master of Science, Carnegie-Mellon U., 1977; Doctor of Philosophy, Carnegie-Mellon U., 1978.
Director industrial control center, Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, 1978-1979; senior scientist, Polaroid Corporation, Boston, 1979-1980; assistant professor chemical engineering, U. Cincinnati, 1980-1983; associate professor, U. Cincinnati, 1983-1987; Junior Morrow Chair, U. Cincinnati, 1983; professor, since 1987. Director research Process Research and Development, Florence, Kentucky, since 1984. Consultant Procter and Gamble, Cincinnati, 1985, Weyrhaeuser Corporation, 1995, Corning Glass Company, 1995, others.
Mentor woodward High School, Cincinnati, 1981. Member American Institute Chemical Engineers (treasurer since 1985).
Married Mona Kishore, January 18, 1977;children: Sarika, Deepika.