Mahendra Singh Sodha

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Mahendra Singh Sodha
Born8 Feb 1932
India
Nationality
Laser Physics

Mahendra Singh Sodha, popularly known as M. S. Sodha, is an Indian physicist specialising in

Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, Sodha was honoured by the Government of India again in 2003 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.[3]

Biography

M. S. Sodha, born on 8 February 1932,

Lucknow University.[1][5]

Legacy

Sodha has done extensive research in the physical science disciplines of plasma and energy.[2] He is credited with pioneering researches on colloidal plasmas, optics and Akhamanov's formulation and he presented papers on quantitative theory of image formation in layered media.[1] His book, Microwave Propagation in Ferrimagnetics[6] is reported to be the first book on the subject. He has also published 13 books[5] including Solar Crop Drying,[7] Solar Distillation[8] and Solar Passive Building: Science and Design[9] and had edited a book, Sodha Reviews of Renewable Energy Resources.[10] He has also published over 500 research papers[5][11][12] in peer reviewed journals[13][14] and mentored several students for their doctoral studies.[1][5]

Sodha contributed to the establishment of divisions such as the Centre of Energy Studies and Research, Opto-Electronics Group and Plasma Physics Group at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.

Lucknow University and Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, he was instrumental in introducing self-financing as an option for academic studies[1] and reportedly played a part in the establishment of Faculty of Engineering Science at Devi Ahalya Vishavidyalaya.[5] He served as the president of Plasma Science Society of India and Optical Society of India.[1]

Awards and recognitions

Sodha is an elected fellow of the

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi on 21 March 2011 at the Honour the Mentor program.[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "INSA". Indian National Science Academy. 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "SSB Prize". SSB Prize. 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Padma Awards" (PDF). Padma Awards. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e "National Academy of Sciences, India". National Academy of Sciences, India. 2015. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Haneefsir". Haneefsir. 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  6. ISBN 978-0306407161
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  7. ISBN 9780849368837
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  8. ISBN 9788122402070
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  9. ISBN 978-0080305509. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help
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  10. ISBN 978-0852268445
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  11. ISBN 978-81-322-1819-7
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  12. doi:10.1364/JOSA.61.001492
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  13. ^ "PubFacts Link". PubFacts. 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  14. ^ "Honour the Mentor". IIT Delhi. 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.

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External links
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