Kasturi Lal Chopra

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Kasturi Lal Chopra
Inaugurating a seminar at Rajiv Gandhi Technological University
Director at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
In office
1987–1997
Preceded byG. S. Sanyal
Succeeded byAmitabha Ghosh
Professor at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
In office
1970–1987
Personal details
Born (1933-07-31) 31 July 1933 (age 90)
Chahal Kalan,
IITP
Distinguished Academician Award

Kasturi Lal Chopra (31 July 1933 – 18 May 2021) was an Indian

Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, the highest Indian award in the science and technology categories.[4] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2008, for his contributions to science and engineering.[5]

Biography

Institute Main Building, IIT Kharagpur

K. L. Chopra was born on 31 July 1933 at Chahal Kalan of the

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi in 1970 where he served till 1987, holding positions such as that of the Head of Department of Physics (1970–73), Dean of the Faculty of Science (1973–74), Chair and Dean Industrial Research and Development (1975–76), Dean of the Post Graduate Studies and Research (1976–79), Head of the Centre for Energy Studies (1983–85), Senior Professor of Physics and Head of the Thin Film Solid State Technology Laboratory and the Dean of Industrial Research and Development (1985–87) till his superannuation in 1987.[6]

Chopra was invited to head the

Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar.[6]

He died on 19 May 2021 following an infection with COVID-19.He and his wife also had Bilateral knee osteoarthritis.[9]

Legacy

Working on

nanomatter, Chopra did pioneering studies through which he established specular scattering of electrons in epitaxial metal films, discovered field induced nucleation and growth process as well as giant photocontraction effect in amorphous chalcogenide films, developed semiconducting metallopolymer films and proposed new process protocols for low dimensional nanomaterials and high temperature superconductors.[1] He published his findings through more than 430 research articles and ten books, which include Thin film phenomena,[10] Thin Film Solar Cells,[11] Thin Film Device Applications[12] and Vacuum Science and Technology.[13] He also edited two books, Thin Film Technology and Applications: International Workshop, New Delhi, Nov. 1984, Proceedings[14] and Thin Films 7: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Thin Films, New Delhi, India, December 7–11, 1987.[15] He held six US patents and eight of his know-hows are in use with Indian industries. Besides, he mentored 100 MTech and 60 PhD students in their researches and served as a member of the editorial boards of many journals. It was during his tenure as the head of the institution, the Thin Film Laboratory of IIT Delhi[16] and Microscience Laboratory of IIT Kharagpur were established.[1]

Awards and honors

During his stay in the US, Chopra received four patent awards from Kennecott Copper Corporation between 1966 and 1970.

Indian Institute of Technology Patna.[1]

The

Defence Laboratory, Jodhpur (2009).[24]

Selected bibliography

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Indian fellow". Indian National Science Academy. 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Top scientists misuse power, funds". Down to Earth. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Listing on National Library of Australia". National Library of Australia. 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Brief Profile of the Awardee". Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "Biodata on Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi" (PDF). Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Executive Council". Society for Scientific Values. 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Life Members". Materials Research Society of India. 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  9. ^ "NIT Srinagar paid rich tributes to Prof. KL Chopra". Jammu Llinks. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  10. OCLC 499963884
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  11. ISBN 978-1-4899-0420-1
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  12. ISBN 9780306412974
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  13. ISBN 978-81-7023-763-1
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  14. ISBN 9780074515693
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  15. ISBN 978-1-85166-980-6
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  16. ^ "Padma Shri Prof. Kasturi Lal Chopra". Thin Film Laboratory. 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  17. ^ "Om Prakash Bhasin Awards". Shri Om Prakash Bhasin Foundation. 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  18. ^ "Distinguished Materials Scientist of the year award". Materials Research Society of India. 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  19. ^ a b "Recipients of Medals/Lectures Awards". Indian National Science Academy. 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  20. ^ "Fellow Profile". Indian Academy of Sciences. 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  21. ^ "NASI fellows". National Academy of Sciences, India. 2016. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  22. ^ "INAE fellows". Indian Academy of Engineering. 2016. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  23. ^ "List Of Honorary Fellows". Punjab Academy of Sciences. 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  24. ^ a b "Institute Lecture" (PDF). Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.

External links

  • K. L. Chopra (20 March 2016). "Research Ethics". Keynote address at Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (YouTube video. Roopesh Verma. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
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