Jyeshtharaj Joshi

Jyeshtharaj Joshi
Born 28 May 1949
Masur, Satara, Maharashtra, India
Occupation Chemical engineer, nuclear scientist
Spouse(s) Rujuta
Children Aniruddha
Parent(s) Bhalachandra (Kaka) Joshi
Awards Padma Bhushan
Shantiswarup Bhatnagar Prize
Amar-Dye-Chem Award
Herdillia Award
Vaswik Award
Dr KG Naik Gold Medal
Chemtech Foundation Award
Goyal Foundation Award
Dr. Anji Reddy Innovation Award
Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers Award
DAE-Homi Bhabha Chair Professor
J. C. Bose Fellow
Fellow of Indian National Science Academy
Fellow of Academy for the Developing World
INSA Medal for Young Scientist
Fellow of Indian Academy of Sciences
Diamond Award
Viswakarma Medal
Zyed Hussain Zaheer Medal
Website Official web site

Professor Jyeshtharaj Bhalchandra Joshi, (Prof. J B. Joshi), is an Indian chemical engineer, nuclear scientist, consultant and teacher, widely known for his innovations in nuclear reactor designs and generally regarded as a respected teacher. He is the DAE-Homi Bhabha Chair Professor, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai,[1] J. C. Bose Fellow of the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai[2] and is the recipient of Shantiswarup Bhatnagar Prize for Engineering Sciences and many other awards and recognitions.[3] He received the third highest civilian honour, the Padma Bhushan, in 2014, from the President of India, for his services to the field of chemical engineering and nuclear science.[4][5]

Biography

Jyeshtharaj Bhalchandra Joshi (J. B. Joshi) was born on 28 May 1949, in Masur town, in Satara District, in the Indian state of Maharashtra, as the son of Bhalachandra (Kaka) Joshi. He passed BE in chemical engineering in 1971 and ME in 1972 from the University Department of Chemical Technology, Mumbai after which he started his research, under the guidance of renowmed chemical engineer, Man Mohan Sharma. In 1977, he was awarded the PhD.[3][6]

Professor Joshi is married to Rujuta and the couple has a son, Aniruddha, who is PhD in Computer Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai.[7] Professor Joshi lives in Mumbai, after retiring as the Director of the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, formerly University Department of Chemical Technology.

Career

His papers on backmixing in horizontal and vertical bubble columns were groundbreaking and indeed, had a direct correlation between predicted and experimental values. wrote Man Mohan Sharma, eminent chemical engineer'[7]

J. B. Joshi started his career, in 1972, as joining the faculty of the erstwhile University Department of Chemical Technology (UDCT), presently the Institute of Chemical Technology, Matunga, Mumbai. He worked there for the most part of his career, in various positions and retired as its Director in 2009.[3][6] After that he joined as a Homi Bhabha Chair Professor in Homi Bhabha National Institute, Department of Atomic Energy, Mumbai.[1] Presently, he is working as emeritus professor in Department of Atomic Energy, Mumbai.

Major achievements

The design procedures developed by him for multiphase reactors have been strongly recommended by international journals and used by practicing engineers throughout the world. wrote Man Mohan Sharma[7]

The major achievements of Professor Joshi may be classified as academic and scientific.

Scientific achievements

Joshi is credited with many innovative designs in the area of multiphase reactors. He is reported to have successfully developed multiphase sparged and mechanically agitated reactors. This has helped in the set up of large number of commercial size reactors in India and abroad.[6]

Some of his notable scientific works are:[6]

Academic achievements

Joshi is credited with efforts on dissemination of knowledge through over 442 scientific papers he has published in peer reviewed journals, with over 10772 citations on Google Scholar.[8][6] Chem Tech Journal USA has recommended his procedures five times.[3] During 1999 to 2000, at the Institute of Chemical Technology, he organised around 200 science workshops. He was also successful in upgrading the Institute to the status of a deemed university, which is now ranked among the top ten in the world.(UDCT) He was one of the key persons for getting funds for the Institute research by way of donations, research contracts and project consultancies.[6]

Joshi is widely respected as a mentor-teacher;[3] he has successfully guided 69 doctoral and 59 masters students and has supervised 20 post doctoral students.[6]

Positions held

Apart from the academic positions, Professor Joshi has worked on the editorial or advisory board of many known and peer reviewed scientific journals.

Awards and recognitions

Professor Joshi has been honoured, both academically and socially, by several prominent institutions.

Social recognitions

Academic recognitions

Works

Professor Joshi is credited with several scientific papers, over 300 of them, published in known peer-reviewed journals, such as:[3][12][8]

See also

External links

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Babha Chair Professor". Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "JC Bse fellow". Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "INSA". Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Padma list". Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Padma list 2" (PDF). Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "UDCT profile". Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Profile". Industrial 48: 7863. doi:10.1021/ie900566a. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  8. 1 2 3 "Microsoft Academic Search". Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  9. "CERD". Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  10. "Rev Chem". Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  11. João B.P. Soares (ed.). "Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering". Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering. ISSN 1939-019X.
  12. 1 2 "Google Scholar". Retrieved 5 August 2014.
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