Manoj Kumar Mishra (born 15 October 1952) is an Indian academic and researcher. He served as the 37th vice-chancellor of the

University of Lucknow University of Lucknow (informally known as Lucknow University, and LU) is one of the oldest public state university based in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. LU's main campus is located at Badshah Bagh, University Road area of the city with a second ...

. He is recognized for his work in

quantum chemistry Quantum chemistry, also called molecular quantum mechanics, is a branch of physical chemistry focused on the application of quantum mechanics to chemical systems, particularly towards the quantum-mechanical calculation of electronic contributions ...

. Mishra completed his education at the St. Xavier's College,

IIT Delhi Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT- Delhi) is a public institute of technology located in Delhi, India. It is one of the 23 Indian Institutes of Technology created to be a Centre of Excellence for India's training, research and developme ...

and the

University of Florida The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preem ...

. He then completed a postdoctoral fellowship at

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. Mishra has held academic positions, including vice chancellor of Lucknow University (2009–2012), and also served in leadership roles at

IIT Bombay The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT- Bombay or IIT-B) is a Public university, public research university and Institute of technology, technical institute in Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. IIT Bombay is mainly known for the hig ...

. He has won the M.N. Saha Award for theoretical sciences and the S.C. Bhattacharya Award for Excellence in Pure Sciences.

Academic and teaching career

Mishra began his career in academia after a postdoctoral research associateship at

, USA. He joined the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay as a faculty member, where he spent 27 years in various capacities, including head of the Department of Chemistry and chairman of the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) from June 2008 to July 2009. He served as the vice chancellor of the

, from 21 October 2009 to 2 November 2012. Since November 22, 2013, he has been vice chancellor of BIT Mesra, Ranchi.

Legacy

Mishra became a Fellow of the

Indian Academy of Sciences The Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore was founded by Indian Physicist and List of Nobel laureates, Nobel Laureate Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, C. V. Raman, and was registered as a society on 27 April 1934. Inaugurated on 31 July 1934, it ...

in 1999. He was elected to the

National Academy of Sciences, India The National Academy of Sciences, India, also known as NASI, was established in 1930 and is the oldest science academy of India. It is located in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. Prof. Meghnad Saha was the founder president. Fellows * Suddhasatwa Bas ...

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References

1952 births Indian academics Indian theoretical chemists Saint Xavier University alumni University of Florida alumni Living people