V. G. Bhide

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V. G. Bhide
Born1925
Sir C. V. Raman Award
Meghnad Saha
Memorial Award

Vishnu Ganesh Bhide (1925–2006) was an Indian physicist and educationist, known for his pioneering work on

Mossbauer spectroscopy and his contributions to science education in India.[1] He was the scientific advisor to the Government of India during 1973-75 and a member of the International Commission on the Applications of Mossbauer Effect.[1] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 1992.[2]

Biography

Bhide, born in 1925 in

Mossbauer spectroscopy, a pioneering effort in India.[1]

After serving as a scientific advisor to the Government of India from 1973 to 1975,

Pune University. After the conclusion of his term in 1988, he worked as the founder director of the Inter-University Consortium for DAE Facilities (IUC-DAEF).[1]

Bhide documented his research by way of several books and scientific articles published in peer reviewed national and international journals.

Indian Science Congress in 1971 and served the Indian National Science Academy as its secretary from 1971 to 1974 and as its treasurer from 1981 to 1984.[1]

Bhide died on 25 June 2006, survived by his wife, Prabha,[3] a son, Anant Vishnu Bhide, who is an industrialist [8] and a daughter, Dr. Vidula.

Awards and honours

Bhide was an elected fellow of the

Sir C. V. Raman Award and Meghnad Saha Memorial Award.[1]

See also

References

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