The Visionary Achievements of Professor Dr. A B Pandit: Doyen of Chemical Technologists

Prof Dr. Aniruddha Bhalchandra Pandit, Vice Chancellor of the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, completed 65 years of his learned life on December 7, 2022.

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Dr. A B Pandit was a visionary and high-achieving persona in the field of science and technology.

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He had his primary education at Balmohan School, Dadar. His father Dr. Bhalchandra Pandit was a Professor & Principal at National College, Vandre. At his cultured home, he could read many books.

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He was admitted to the BHU, Varanasi, as a student of B Tech ( Chemical Engineering) under the guidance of his father.

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He graduated in 1980 with distinction. He continued his P G studies at UDCT, Mumbai.

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As he scored more than 75% marks in MTech, he could do his research leading to Ph.D. Degree at the University Department of. Chemical Technology.

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The subject of his research was ‘ Design of Chemical Reactors ‘, under the guidance of Padmavibhushan Prof Jyeshtha raj Joshi & Padma Vibhushan Prof Manmohan Sharma.

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He went to the UK to do his post-doctoral research at Cambridge University in 1984.

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He got his D Litt Degree for his thesis on ‘ Loop Bubble Columns& Bubbles ‘, under the guidance of eminent Prof J F Davison. This essay was published in a famous science Journal.

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