Kasturi Lal Chopra
Kasturi Lal Chopra (31 July 1933 – 18 May 2021) was an Indian materials physicist and a former director of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He was the founder of the Thin Film Laboratory at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and the Microscience Laboratory at IIT, Kharagpur and held several US and Indian patents (though no patents anywhere are identifiable for any worth) for his research findings. Author of a number of books on thin film technology, he was a recipient of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, the highest Indian award in the science and technology categories. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2008, for his contributions to science and engineering.
Kasturi Lal Chopra | |
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Inaugurating a seminar at Rajiv Gandhi Technological University | |
| Director at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | |
| In office 1987–1997 | |
| Preceded by | G. S. Sanyal |
| Succeeded by | Amitabha Ghosh |
| Professor at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi | |
| In office 1970–1987 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 July 1933 Chahal Kalan, Gujranwala District, Punjab Province, British India |
| Died | 18 May 2021 |
| Spouse | Asha Suri Chopra |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Academic, Material Physicist |
| Known for | Nanoscience Thin film technology |
| Awards | Padma Shri Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize INSA P. C. Mahalanobis Medal INSA Aryabhatta Medal Om Prakash Bhasin Award UGC Bhabha Award FICCI Award MRSI Distinguished Materials Scientist of the Year Award Kennecott Copper Corporation Patent Award IVS Distinguished Vacuum Scientist Award SESI Lifetime Achievement Award ISME Distinguished Engineering Educator Award IITD Freedom of the Institute Award IITP Distinguished Academician Award |
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