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The Institute Mace
In Academia, the Mace is a treasured
object of the “Symbol and Authority
of Office”.
The Mace adds dignity, meaning, and
a sense of ceremonial authority to the
convocation proceedings. It reminds
both participants and spectators that
education is a cherished attribute of
the society and symbolizes the values
that the Institute upholds.
IISER Bhopal’s mace is made of
brass and teak wood and displays the
Institute’s logo in brass with deep
brown and gold relief. Above and
beneath the logo, the words ^Kkue~
cyefLr* and ‘Knowledge is Power’,
respectively, are engraved. There is
also a brass olive-wreath encircling
the Institute logo proclaiming the fact
that IISER Bhopal educates students
with an aim of safeguarding and
promoting peace.
Message
I am very happy to welcome you all on this happy occasion
of the second convocation of our Institute. It is a matter of
pride for all of us that the President of India, Shri Pranab
Mukherjee is going to bless our graduating students
students.
Since the inception of IISER Bhopal in the year 2008, our
faculty members, students, and staff have been
een working very
hard to reach the stage we are at.. We have been able to establish our research facility at
the main campus in a very short period of time. I have felt bad at times, that I was not
able to provide enough facility and infrastructure on time to our students and faculty.
As a result, they had to go through rough times. But today
today, I get full satisfaction seeing
our graduating students in robes and hoods. I see smiles with great expectation on the
faces of their parents.
We are trying to provide students an ambience wherein scientific thinking is given the
deepest attention. I am glad to inform you that the students of our Institute are
participating
ing in various academic and research meetings across the globe and their work
is well recognized.
In a span of hardly six years, IISER Bhopal has been able to establish itself among the
front runners in the field of scientific research in the country. This has happened only
because of the dedication and acumen shown by various stakeholders, who are all
working for the common goal of creating a world class Institute.
The graduating students are going to be the pillars on which the scientific fraternity of
this Institute will stand. I am confident that our students will bring honour to the
Institute by their actions and activities in their career ahead.
Let us wish them all the success and a great future ahead!
Professor Vinod K. Singh
Director, IISER Bhopal
The Board of Governors
The Senate
Chairperson
Professor Madhav Gadgil
Chairperson
Professor Vinod K
K. Singh
Members
Professor Vinod K. Singh
Shri Ashok Thakur, IAS
Professor P. Balaram
Professor Pradeep Mathur
Professor K. VijayRaghavan
Dr. R. K. Sinha
Shri Anthony J. C. DeSa, IAS
Professor Manindra Agrawal
Professor Sandeep Verma
Shri Yogendra Tripathi, IAS
Members
Professor S
S. Rai Choudhury
Professor Seyed Hasnain
Professor Sandeep Verm
Verma
Professor Lilavati Krishnan
Professor V
V. Chandrasekhar
Professor Manindra Agarwal
Professor S
S. K. Satheesh
Professor Kailash Chander Rustagi
Professor P
P. K. Sen
Dr. P
P. K. Gupta
Dr. Anju Rani Sachan
Dr. Ramya Sunder Raman
Dr. Sangit Kumar
Dr. Prasanta Ghorai
Dr. Kashyap Rajeevsarathy
Dr. Ambar Jain
Dr. Manmohan Kapur
Dr. Nikita Agarwal
Dr. Sunando Datta
Dr. Saptarshi Mukherjee
Dr. S
S. K. Pathak
Shri S
S. K. Bose
Mr. Javeed Ahmad Sheikh
(Ph.D. Student Representative)
Mr. Ravikiran Boddepalli
(BS
(BS-MS Student Representative)
Shri K. V. Satya Murty
Registrar & Secretary
Functionaries
Professor Vinod K. Singh
Director
Dr. Sangit Kumar
Coordinator, Faculty Affairs
Dr. Ramya Sunder Raman
Coordinator, Academic Affairs
Dr. Prasanta Ghorai
Coordinator, Research and Development
Dr. Kashyap Rajeevsarathy
Coordinator, Student Affairs
Shri K. V. Satya Murty
Registrar
Shri K
K. V. Satya Murty
Registrar & Secretary
Convocation 2014 Programme
Academic Procession enters followed
ollowed by the National Anthem
(As soon as the procession enters, all audience should stand up)
Invocation
(All will sit after Invocation)
Chairperson, BoG declares
eclares the Convocation open
Welcome and Director’s Report
Felicitation of the Dignitaries
(Chair,
Chair, BoG and Director IISER Bhopal will present bouquets and mementos)
Award of D.Sc. (Honoris Causa)) Degree to Professor Goverdhan Mehta by
the President of India
(Citation will be read by the Chairperson, Senate)
Acceptance speech by Professor Goverdhan Mehta, the Guest of Honour
Award of Degrees by the Chairperson, Senate
Ph.D. and BS-MS (Dual Degree)
Chairperson, BoG signs
igns the ‘Record oof the Degrees’
Exhortation by the Chairperson, Senate
Presentation of Medals
Valedictory Address by the President’s Gold Medal Winner
Address
dress by the Minister, HRD, Government of India
Address by the
he Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh
Address by the Governor, Madhya Pradesh
Convocation Address by the President of India
Chairperson, BoG declares
eclares the Convocation closed
The National Anthem (All will rise)
Academic Procession leaves
Refreshments will be served at the Institute lawn 6:45 PM onwards
Graduating Batch 2014
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Chemistry
Bhagat Singh Bhakuni
Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Sangit Kumar
Thesis Title: Copper Catalyzed
ed Synthesis of Benzoisothiazolones, Selenophenol
Selenophenols and
t
KO Bu Mediated Synthesis of Phenanthridinone
Phenanthridinones, Biaryls and
Isoindolinones
Ruchika Mishra
Thesis Supervisor: Dr. J Sankar
Thesis Title: Novel Mono-bay
bay Substituted Perylene Bisimi
Bisimides: Synthesis, Structure and
Properties
Shah Jaimin Balkrishna
Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Sangit Kumar
Thesis Title: Synthetic Studies towards Organoselenium Heterocyclic Compounds:
Isoselenazolones. Their Catalytic Applications in Bromination Reaction
and as GPx Mimics
Uttam Anand
Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Saptarshi Mukherjee
Thesis Title: Study of Conformational Dynamics and Molecular Interactions of Self
SelfOrganized Systems Using Spectroscopic Approaches
Graduating Batch 2014
Dual Degree of
Bachelor of Science and Master of Science (BS
(BS-MS)
Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Akash
Animesh Anand Mishra
Aseem Shrivastava
Bandi Goutham
Boddepalli Ravi Kiran
Kumar Vimaladitya
Labhane Pratik Vijay
Lakhan Ekal
Nilanjan Mukherjee
Sarthak Maurya
Susrita Sarkar
Abhijeet
Akanksha Patel
Basant Kumar
Hanuman Parihar
Mohamad Sharique
Naveen Kumar
Nayana Mittal
Paramveer Singh
Pooja
G Ravindra
Sai Puneet Desai
Saket Patel
Sandeep Kumar
Shubham Sharma
Simran Arora
Sunit Kumar Prajapati
Sushil Lathwal
Thommandra Nanda Kishore
Vineet Kumar Singh
Physics
Akash Jain
Alankrita Priya
Anurag Punia
Deepak Kumar Deo
Deepak Kumar
Kailash Chandra Dhaker
Megha Agarwal
Pratik Roy
Rahul Soni
Rahul Kumar Gupta
Shivam Gupta
Tarun Saxena
Mathematics
Aranya Lahiri
Gosavi Saurabh Madan
A total of 44 degrees will be awarded of which 11 graduands are from Biological
Sciences, 19 from Chemistry,
hemistry, 02 from Mathematics
Mathematics, and 12 from Physics.
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Exhortation
Remember that your knowledge and intellectual attainment is the most
sacred wealth of the nation. You shall ther
therefore, use it in a manner
befitting the honour and dignity of your country and of your alma
mater. You shall make every effort, in all circumstances, to uphold the
dignity of your profession and integrity of your character. You shall
endeavour, in every way,
y, through thought, word and action, to bring
about the well-being
being of the universe. You must live a well
well-disciplined
life. Never forget the commandment of the sacred scriptures:
“Thou shall perform deeds that are commendable and no others.”
2014 Gold Medal
al Recipients
President’s Gold Medal
Awarded for the Best Academic Performance
amongst all disciplines of the BS
BS-MS (Dual Degree)
Sai Puneet Desai, Department of Chemistry
Puneet joined IISER Bhopal as an INSPIRE (Innovation
Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired
Research) fellow in 2009. He secured the highest possible Semester Performance
Index (SPI) of 10.0 in three semesters. He was awarded the C
C.N.R. Rao Education
Foundation Prize for securing the highest SPI in the 1st semester. With a Cumulative
Performance
formance Index (CPI) of 9.56 (on a scale of 10.0), he is ranked 1st in the graduating
class. He has also been a recipient of the
he DAAD WISE (2012) and Mitacs G
Globalink
(2013) fellowships, which he received for carrying out quality research work in
Germany and
nd Canada, respectively. During his stay at IISER Bhopal, he has shown
keen interest in various sports such as football, cricket and volleyball. He has
represented IISER Bhopal at the Inter IISER Sports Meet (IISM) in foot
football and
volleyball. He is an avid quizzer and he has secured top spots in m
many competitions.
He will be pursuing his doctoral studies in Chemistry at University of Minnesota, USA,
one of the top ranked institutions in his area of interest.
Director’s Gold Medal
Awarded for Outstanding All-Round
Round Achievement and Leadership
amongst all disciplines of the BS
BS-MS (Dual Degree)
Akash Jain, Department of Physics
Akash joined IISER Bhopal as an INSPIRE fellow in 2009. He is a founder member of
IISER Bhopal’s science club, ‘Singularity’, started in 2010. Later in 2011
2011, he founded the
Students Activity Council (SAC), and drafted its first constitution. He served as Vice
VicePresident to the SAC, after which he moved to the SAC advisory board. Akash also
designed the students’ website of IISER Bhopal and
nd served as its webmaster for ttwo
years. He was editor of the Institute’s Physics
hysics newsletter, ‘Geodesics’, in 2013 and was
member of the editorial board of Institute magazine, ‘Uday’, in 2011. He was also
among the organizing teams of the cultural fest, ‘Enthuzia’, aand the science fest,
‘Singularity’, of IISER Bhopal. He took ample interest in various institute activities
activities.
Akash is also passionate about theoretical physics, chess, cycling, and computer
programming. He has secured admission to the Ph.D. program
programme in Physics in Durham
University, UK.
2014 Proficiency Medal Recipients
Awarded for the Best Academic Performance in each discipline of BS-MS (Dual Degree)
Proficiency Medal in Biological Sciences
Aseem Shrivastava
Aseem joined IISER Bhopal in the year 2009 as an INSPIRE fellow
fellow, with an aim to pursue a career
in Physics but during the course work he got fascinated with Biology and subsequently majored in
Biological Sciences. He is a Khorana Scholar and has an international peer reviewed journal
publication to his credit. He believes that an intellectually
ntellectually enriching and very helpful environment in
the Department of Biological Sciences has been a key to his success. He will graduate with a
Cumulative Performance Index (CPI) off 9.32 and has offers to pursue Ph.D. from two universities in
USA, UT Southwestern Medical Center and University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Champaign, and also from
University of Heidelberg in Germany.
Proficiency Medal in Chemistry
Sai Puneet Desai
Puneet has secured
red the highest possible Semester Performance Index (SPI) of 10.0 in three
semesters. He aims at becoming a pioneer in the field of organometallic chemistry. His long term
goal is to synthesize cost effective dye sensitized solar cells. He also wants to ve
venture into the field
of bioinorganic chemistry and photocatalysis. He will be joining University of Minnesota, USA, for
pursuing his doctoral studies in Chemistry.
Proficiency Medal in Mathematics
Gosavi Saurabh Madan
Saurabh joined IISER Bhopal as an INSPIRE Fellow in 2009. He was jointly awarded the C.N.R
C.N.R.
Rao Education Foundation Prize with Sai Puneet Desai in his first semester for securing the highest
SPI He has secured 8th rank in Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
Research-National Entrance Test
(CSIR-NET)
NET) and has also been awarded the National Board for Higher Mathematics (NBHM) Ph.D.
scholarship. Graduating with a CPI of 8.71, Saurabh plans to attend University of Georgia, USA, for
his doctoral studies.
Proficiency Medal in Physics
Akash Jain
Akash
ash joined IISER Bhopal as an INSPIRE fellow in 2009. He was awarded C.N.R. Rao
Education Foundation Prize for securing highest SPI in his second semester. In 2012, he was
selected for DAAD-WISE
WISE fellowship for a three month internship in Germany. In the Physic
Physics
Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) conducted by Educational Testing Service (ETS)
(ETS), he
received a perfect score of 990. During
uring his project work in the final year he published two articles
in peer-reviewed journals and has secured an ‘O’ (Outstanding
Outstanding) grade in his project work.
Graduating with a CPI of 9.41, Akash will be joining Durham University, UK, for his doctoral
studies in String Theory.
Chief Guest
Shri Pranab Mukherjee
President of India
Shri Pranab Mukherjee assumed office as the 13th President of India on July 25, 2012, crowning
a political career of over five decades of exemplary service to the nation in Government as well
as Parliament.
Seventy eight years old, Shri Mukherjee is a man of unparalleled experience in governance with
the rare distinction of having served at different times as Foreign, Defence, Commerce and
Finance Minister. He was elected to the Upper House of the Parliament (Rajya Sabha) five
times from 1969 and twice to the Lower House of the Parl
Parliament (Lok Sabha) from 2004. He
was a member of the Congress Working Committee, the highest policy making body of the
Party for a period of 23 years.
During the period 2004-2012,
2012, Shri Mukherjee was instrumental in spearheading critical
decisions of the Government
vernment on a range of issues such as Administrative reforms, Right to
Information, Right to Employment, Food Security, Energy Security, Information Technology
and telecommunication, setting up of UIDAI, Metro Rail etc. through Chairmanship of over 95
Groups
ps of Ministers constituted for the purpose. In seventies and eighties, he was instrumental
in setting up the Regional Rural Banks (1975) and the EXIM Bank of India as well as National
Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (1981
(1981-82). Shri Mukherjee was also author of a
modified formula for resource sharing between the Centre and the States in 1991 which came to
be known as the Gadgil - Mukherjee formula.
A powerful orator and scholar, Shri Mukherjee’s intellectual and political prowess as well as
remarkable
rkable knowledge of international relations, financial affairs and parliamentary process are
widely admired. He has been acclaimed for his role as a consensus builder on difficult national
issues through his ability to forge unity amongst the diverse polit
political parties that form part of
India’s vibrant multi-party democracy.
A man of humble origins, Shri Mukherjee was born in the small village of Mirati in Birbhum
District of West Bengal as son of freedom fighters, Shri Kamada Kinkar Mukherjee and
Rajlakshmi on December 11, 1935. Shri Mukherjee’s father was a Congress leader who endured
great hardship including being sent to jail several times for his role in India’s struggle for
independence.
Shri Mukherjee acquired a Master’s degree in History and Politica
Political Science as well as a degree
in Law from the University of Kolkata. He then embarked on his professional life as a college
teacher and journalist. Inspired by his father’s contribution to the national movement, Shri
Mukherjee in 1969 plunged into full timee public life following his election to the Upper House
of the Parliament (Rajya Sabha).
Under the careful mentoring of late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, Shri Mukherjee’s rise in his
political career was rapid. He was made Deputy Minister, Industry; Shipp
Shipping and Transport,
Steel and Industry and Minister of State for Finance in the period 1973
1973-74. He assumed office
as Finance Minister of India for the first time in 1982 in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Indira
Gandhi and was Leader of the House in the Upper House of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) from
1980 to 1985. Later , he was Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission from 1991 to 1996,
Minister for Commerce from 1993 to 1995, Minister of External Affairs from 1995 to 1996,
Minister of Defence from 2004 to 20066 and once again the Minister of External Affairs from
2006 to 2009. He was the Minister of Finance from 2009 to 2012 and Leader of the Lower
House of Parliament from 2004 to 2012 till he resigned to contest election to the office of the
President.
Shri Mukherjee
ukherjee has extensive diplomatic experience and has served on the Board of Governors
of the IMF, World Bank, Asian Development Bank and African Development Bank. He has led
the Indian delegations to the Commonwealth Finance Ministers’ Conferences in 1982, 1983 and
1984; the United Nations General Assembly in 1994, 1995, 2005 and 2006, the Conference of
Commonwealth Heads of Government at Auckland in 1995, the Non
Non-Aligned Foreign
Minister’s Conference at Cartagena in 1995 and the Conference to mark the 40th anniversary of
the Afro –Asian Conference in Bandung in 1995.
A prolific reader, Shri Mukherjee has authored several books on the Indian Economy and on
Nation Building. The many awards and honours conferred on him include India’s second
highest civilian award, Padma Vibhusan in 2008, the Best Parliamentarian Award in 1997 and
Best Administrator in India Award in 2011. He was rated one of the best five Finance Ministers
of the world in 1984 according to a survey conducted by “Euro Money” Journal published from
New York and was declared ‘Finance Minister of the year’ for Asia in 2010 by “Emerging
Markets”, the journal of record for the World Bank and the IMF.
Shri Mukherjee is married to Smt. Suvra Mukherjee, an accomplished singer of Rabindra
Sangeet and they
hey are blessed with two sons and a daughter.
Shri Mukherjee enjoys reading, gardening and music in his spare time. Simple in his tastes, Shri
Mukherjee is a dedicated patron of the arts and culture.
An avid traveller, there are few parts of India and fe
few countries in the world he has not visited
in his illustrious and long public career.
Special Invitee
Shri Ram Naresh Yadav
Governor, Madhya Pradesh
Shri Ram Naresh Yadav was sworn as a Governor of Madhya Pradesh on September 8, 2011.
Shri Ram Naresh
sh Yadav was born in an ordinary peasant family on July 1, 1928 at village
Andhipur district Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh (UP). Shri Yadav inherited patriotism, honesty and
simplicity from his father’s preachings.
Shri Yadav completed his primary education from
m the village school and high school education
from Azamgarh’s famous Wesley High School. He completed Intermediate from DAV College,
Varanasi, and obtained the degrees of BA, MA and LLB from Banaras Hindu University
(BHU), Varanasi. The teachings and philosophy
osophy of Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya, the founder
of BHU left behind a deep impression upon Shri Yadav. His student life was highly influenced
by teachings of Acharya Narendra Dev and Dr. Radhakirshnan, the former President of India.
After obtaining his postgraduate degree, Shri Yadav served successfully as a Lecturer for three
years in Chintamani Anglo Bengali Intermediate College, Varanasi. Later
Later, after the completion
of LLB degree in 1953, he began practice as an advocate in Azamgarh
Azamgarh. His diligence and
honesty, helped him make a mark in his profession and also in his public life.
Shri Ram Naresh Yadav initiated his political and social life by joining the socialist movement
during his student life. He was arrested and detained during emergency in Naini Ce
Central Jail,
Allahabad and Azamgarh jail under MISA and DIR. Shri Yadav served as the National
President of All India Rajiv Rural Development Forum, All India Khadi and Village Industries
Industries,
Commissions of Employee Union and Coal Workers' Organizations Congress, and struggled for
a long time for the welfare of rural people and the labour class. He was a member of the
Executive Council of BHU.. He had also served as Chairman/ Member of various Parliamentary
Committees.
Shri Yadav is a popular and hardworking leader. He is a believer of ‘Swadeshi’ and
‘Swablamban’. He is popularly known as “Bapuji”, ddue to his versatile personality and artistry.
Shri Ram Naresh Yadav represented Azamgarh, UP in the Loksabha as a Member of Parliament
and he represented Etah and Phoolpur UP, in the Vidhansabha
Vidhansabha. He was elected as the Chief
Minister of UP on June 23, 1977. During his tenure as the Chief Minister, he provided a lot of
attention to empowerment and upliftment of financially and socially weaker people
people. He was also
devoted to the development of villages.
Special Invitee
Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh
Shri Chouhan was appointed President of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Madhya Pradesh in
2005 and on November 29, 2005, was elected as the Chief Minister of the state. The following
year he won the by-election
election to the Assembly from Budhni.
On December 12, 2008 Shri Chouhan took oath as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh for
the second time. Shri Chouhan led his party to victory in the 2013 elections and was sworn in as
the Chief Minister for the third consecutive time on December 14, 2013.
Shri Chouhan is a champion of women's cause. As a Chief Minister, he spear heads several
initiatives for creating a positive social attitude towards the girl child, improving the socioeconomic security of women and their health and well
well-being. Some of his noteworthy initiatives
are 'Beti Bachao Abhiyaan' and the 'Ladli Laxmi Yojana' launched in 2006.
A firm believer in inclusive growth for all, Shri Chou
Chouhan has been striving to create an
empowered Madhya Pradesh by focusing on providing better education facilities, providing
better employment opportunities to the state's youth.
Shri Chouhan was born on March 5, 1959 in a farmer's family to Shri Prem Singh Chouhan and
Smt. Sundar Bai Chouhan at village Jait in Sehore district
district. He is a Gold medalist in Masters of
Philosophy from Barkatulla University, Bhopal. A true son of the soil, he can easily identify
himself with the socio-economic
economic concerns of farmers, villagers and commoners.
Taking note of his exemplary work, the World Bank invited him to address a talk on women's
social empowerment and improvement of access to services and livelihood in Madhya Pradesh.
First of its kind in the country, Madhya Pradeshh Public Service Guarantee Act has received a
special award in the United Nations Public Service Award for 2012 for excellence in public
service.
A tall public figure with a relentless drive to dedicate his life to the service of the society, Shri
Shivraj Singh Chouhan is one of the few young Indian politicians, who are making a positive
difference to the polity and growth of our country.
Special Invitee
Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani
Minister for Human Resource Development
Government of India
Smt. Irani was born on March 23, 1976 to Shri Ajay Kumar Malhotra and Smt. Shibani Bagchi.
Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2003. She became vice
vice-president of
the Maharashtra Youth Wing in 2004. In early 2010, Irani was appointed as the Na
National
Secretary of BJP,, she was appointed as All India President of the BJP's women's wing, BJP
Mahila Morcha. In August 2011, she was sworn in as a Member of Parliament from Gujarat to
the Rajya Sabha.
Smt. Smriti Irani took charge as the Union Minister for Human Resource Development on May
27, 2014. She is the youngest member of the cabinet.
She has also been a member of the Indian Parliamentary delegation to the 126th General
Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary
Parliamentary Union led by Smt. Meira Ku
Kumar, The Speaker, Lok Sabha,
Kampala (Uganda); Elected Rapporteur, Drafting Committee of the Standing Committee on
Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade, IPU; presented a ‘Resolution on Redistribution of
Power Not Just Wealth: Ownership of Internation
International Agenda’; Elected Representative, Asia
Pacific Group to the Task Force, entrusted to establish first ever Committee for Youth
Parliamentarians.
Smt. Irani, as a Member of the Co-ordinating
ordinating Committee of Women Parliamentarians, presented
India's views on action taken by the IPU to strengthen Parliamentary dimensions of UN efforts
to promote partnership between men and women.
Smt. Irani is a powerful orator and her speeches at various fora are very well received. She is a
firm believer in ensuring gender equality
uality in all walks of life. Prior to her political career Smt.
Irani was an extremely popular theater and television artist. Her work is acclaimed and has
received several awards and honours.
Guest of Honour
Professor Goverdhan Mehta
D.Sc. (Honoris Causa)) Awardee
Professor Goverdhan Mehta, FRS, Ph.D., (D.Sc. h.c
h.c.), National Research Professor and LillyJubilant Chair at the University of Hyderabad is an acclaimed researcher in chemical sciences
with wide ranging research interests. He has held fa
faculty positions at the IIT, Kanpur and the
University of Hyderabad
abad where he was also the Vice
Vice-chancellor. He has also held the position
of the Director of the IISc, Bangalore.
Professor Mehta has made many notablee contributions in the area of oorganic chemistry,
particularly in organic synthesis. His contributions in total syntheses span diverse natural
products that exhibitt biological activity that ranging from antibacterial to inhibition of
angiogenesis to neurotrophic. Total synthesis of over 50 diverse natural products has been
accomplished by his group. Professor Mehta has also significantly contributed to the basic
understanding of stereogenesis associated with fundamental organic reactions. His work on
supramolecular architecture of designer cyclic polyols
lyols in solid state is widely acclaimed.
He has been exceptionally prolific in his scientific efforts, publishing around 500 original
research papers in highly reputed journals and has presented over 250 lectures that include
nearly 100 named/plenary lectures
ures in different parts of the world. He has mentored over 100
doctoral and post-doctoral
octoral students and is on the eeditorial boards of over a dozen leading
international journals in chemical sciences/organic
rganic chemistry.
Professor Mehta has over 50 awards and honors to his credit, notable among the recognitions
conferred on him, are the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, Humboldt Research Prize of
Germany, medals from the TWAS, Trieste, RSC, UK and Science Academies in India
India, among
others. He has been conferred ‘Chevalier
hevalier de la Legion d'Honneur’ and ‘Officier dans I'ordre
Palmes Academiques’ by France and ‘Padma Shri’ by the President of India. He is a Fellow of
the Royal Society (FRS), Third World Academy of Sciences (FTWAS), Foreign Member of the
Russian academy of Sciences, and of other Science Academies.
Professor Mehta has been President of the Indian National Science Academy (1998
(1998-2001) and
of the Paris based International Council for Science (2005
(2005-2008), as well as, Co-Chair of the
Inter Academy Council. He is also a member of the S
Scientific Advisory Council (SAC) to the
Prime Minister of India (2004-2014)
2014) besides serving on numerous advisory bodies of the Govt.
of India and international organizations.
Professor Mehta has extensively contributed to science education, science policy and planning
and research and development efforts in India and abroad
abroad, through diverse engagements.
Previous Convocation
FIRST CONVOCATION 2013
Degrees Awarded
Dual Degree of Bachelor of Science and Master of Science (BS-MS)
Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Mathematics
Physics
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8
3
3
Total Degrees Awarded: 18
2013 Medal Recipients
President’s Gold Medal
Proficiency Medals
Arshad Akbar
Department of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
Arshad Akbar
Director’s Gold Medal
Department of Mathematics
Sunkula Mahesh
Lala Chiraag Ramesh
Department of Mathematics
Department of Physics
Mukund Bapna
Chief Guest
Dr. M. Mangapati Pallam Raju
Minister for Human Resource Development,, Govt. of India
Guest of Honour and D.Sc. (Honoris
Honoris Causa
Causa) Recipient
Professor C. N. R. Rao
National Research Professor & Chairman, Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime
Minister of India
Convocation 2014 Committee
1
Dr. Ramya Sunder Raman
Chairperson & Member
2
Dr. Sangit Kumar
Member
3
Dr. Prasanta Ghorai
Member
4
Dr. Kashyap Rajeevsarathy
Member
5
Dr. Vishal Rai
Member
6
Dr. Sunando Datta
Member
7
Dr. Manmohan Kapur
Member
8
Dr. Nikita Agarwal
Member
9
Dr. Ambar Jain
Member
10 Dr. Alakesh Bisai
Member
11 Shri K. V. Satya Murty
Member
12 Shri Madan Pal
Member
13 Shri J. M. Pareek
Member
14 Ms. Sherly George
Member Secretary
Convocation 2014 Sub
Sub-Committees
Sub-Committee
Convener and Co-C
Convener
Member(s)
Degrees and Medals
Dr. Ramya Sunder Raman
Ms. Sherly George
Mr. Priyank Bhavsar
Mr. Jitendra Rajput
Senate Scholarships and
Prizes Committee
Dr. Ramya Sunder Raman
Dr. Kashyap Rajeevsarathy
Dr. Sunando Datta
Dr. Manmohan Kapur
Dr. Nikita Agarwal
Dr. Ambar Jain
Convocation Hall
Arrangements and
Reception
Dr. Kashyap Rajeevsarathy
Dr. A. Ghatak
Dr. Snigdha Thakur
Mr. Swapnil Pathak
Mr. Vivek Anand
Mr. Vijay Singh Parmar
Academic Procession
Dr. J. Sankar
Dr. Alakesh Bisai
Dr. R. Mahalakshmi
Dr. Shankar Jha
Mr. Vivek Bakshi
Designing and Printing
of Invitation Cards,
Convocation Brochure
and Institute Report
Dr. Ramya Sunder Raman
Dr. Nikita Agarwal
Ms. Sherly George
Mr. Priyank Bhavsar
Mr. Jitendra Rajput
Sub-Committee
Convener and Co-C
Convener
Member(s)
Food/Refreshments
Dr. Chandan Sahi
Mr. Gaurav Awasthi
Dr. R. S. Singh
Mr. Pradeep Jaiswal
Shri K. V. Satya M
Murty
Shri S. K. Bose
Press, Publicity,
Photography/
Telecast/webcast
Dr. Vishal Rai
Mr. Vinay Bajpai
Mr. Sushil Singh
Mr. Mayank Sharma
Mr. Praveen David
Mr. Ashwani Srivastava
Medical Attendance
Dr. Basant Kumar
Dr R. K. Mishra
Transport
Dr. Sanjit Konar
Mr. Mayank Sharma
Mr. I. A. Khan
Mr. Ritesh Mishra
Public Address System,
Invocation and
Announcements
Dr. A. Ghatak
Dr. A. Mangasuli
Dr. Vineet Sharma
Mr. Durgesh Dahria
Mr. Jainu Ajit
Security and Emergency
Arrangements
Dr. Saptarshi Mukherjee
Mr. Madan Pal
Mr. Pratap Singh
Mr. Harsh Diwedi
IISER Bhopal Milestones
June 12, 2008
Professor Vinod K. Singh took charge as the Director
July 10, 2008
The first meeting of the Board of Governors
Chairperson: Dr. Dilip Bhawalkar
August 09, 2008
The first meeting of the Senate
Chairperson: Professor Vinod K
K. Singh
October 08, 2008
Foundation Stone laid by the then Minister of HRD, Government of India
Late Shri Arjun Singh
May 04, 2013
The First Convocation
Governors: Professor Madhav Gadgil
Chairperson,, Board of Governors
Chief Guest: Dr. M. M. Pallam Raju, Minister of HRD, Government of India
Guest of Honour: Professor C.. N. R. Rao
Number of BS-MS (Dual Degree) Graduates: 18
Recipient of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa): Professor C. N. R. Rao
June 27, 2014
The Second Convocation
Chairperson,, Board of Governors
Governors: Professor Madhav Gadgil
Chief Guest: Shri Pranab Mukherjee, President of India
Guest of Honour: Professor Goverdhan Mehta
Special Invitee: Shri Ram Naresh Yadav, Governor, Madhya Pradesh
Special Invitee: Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh
Special Invitee: Smt. Smriti Irani, Minister of HRD, Government of India
Number of Ph.D. Candidates: 04
Number of BS-MS (Dual Degree) Candidates: 44
Recipient of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa): Professor Goverdhan Mehta