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Under his stewardship, UDCT was granted autonomy by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]] and the Institute increased the number of PhD graduates.<ref name="ICT_profile"/> | Under his stewardship, UDCT was granted autonomy by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]] and the Institute increased the number of PhD graduates.<ref name="ICT_profile"/> | ||
== | == Biography == | ||
In June 2025, a [[Biography|biographical]] [[book]] titled "'''Divine Scientist'''"<ref name=":2">Title: ''Divine Scientist'' | |||
Author: Aneeta Patil | |||
Publisher: Sundaram Digital Publication House | |||
Date: June 2025 | |||
ISBN: 978-93-95841-54-4</ref> was published, chronicling the [[life]] and contributions of '''Professor Man Mohan Sharma'''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Team |first=CID Editorial |date=2025-06-09 |title=Biography of Prof. M M Sharma Divine Scientist Released {{!}} |url=https://chemindigest.com/biography-of-pro%E2%80%A6ientist-released/ |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=Chemical Industry Digest |language=en-US}}</ref> The book, [[Author|authored]] by '''Anita Patil''' and published by '''[https://sundarampublication.com/ Sundaram Digital Publication House]''', highlights Prof. Sharma’s academic journey, pioneering research in [[chemical engineering]], and his role in shaping scientific [[education]] in [[India]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-06-07 |title=Mukesh Ambani gifts Rs 151 crore to ICT as 'Guru Dakshina' to mentor Prof M M Sharma |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/mukesh-ambani-gifts-rs-151-crore-to-ict-as-guru-dakshina-to-mentor-prof-m-m-sharma/articleshow/121691431.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2025-06-23 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> The [[biography]] was launched at the '''[[Institute of Chemical Technology|Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT)]]''', [[Mumbai]], where he served as Director for many years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Guru Dakshina: Mukesh Ambani pledges Rs. 151 crore to ICT Mumbai |url=https://www.indianchemicalnews.com/chemical/guru-dakshina-mukesh-ambani-pledges-rs-151-crore-to-ict-mumbai-26432 |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=https://www.indianchemicalnews.com/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Patil |first=Mrs Aneeta |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Divine_Scientist/v4BlEQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=divine+scientist+mm+sharma+book&printsec=frontcover |title=Divine Scientist |date=2025-06-06 |publisher=Sundaram Digital Publication House |isbn=978-93-49989-00-9 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> | |||
The [[book]] has also been [[Translation|translated]] into Marathi by '''Ms. Soniya Khare''', expanding its accessibility to regional readers.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-06-21 |title=Mukesh Ambani donates ₹151 crore to alma mater ICT |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/mukesh-ambani-donates-151-crore-to-alma-mater-ict-101749236417667.html |work=Hindustan Times}}</ref> | |||
==Awards== | ==Awards== | ||
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He has been honoured by several universities including IITs by honorary doctorates.{{cn|date=May 2020}} | He has been honoured by several universities including IITs by honorary doctorates.{{cn|date=May 2020}} | ||
In 2025, Sharma's biography written by Anita Patil, titled The Divine Scientist, was released in English and [[Marathi language|Marathi]] (''Gurunam Guruhu''). During this book lauch ceremony, his former student [[Mukesh Ambani]] announced an unrestricted gift of [[Indian rupee|₹]]151 [[crore]] (equivalent to [[USD|US$]]16.7 million) to the Institute of Chemical Technology to honor Sharma.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chhapia |first1=Hemali |title=Mukesh Ambani announces historic donation to institute of chemical technology |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/mukesh-ambani-announces-151cr-endowment-to-his-alma-mater-ict/articleshow/121683104.cms |access-date=10 June 2025 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=7 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Guru Dakshina: Mukesh Ambani pledges Rs. 151 crore to ICT Mumbai |url=https://www.indianchemicalnews.com/chemical/guru-dakshina-mukesh-ambani-pledges-rs-151-crore-to-ict-mumbai-26432 |access-date=10 June 2025 |work=Indian Chemical News |date=9 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{ | In 2025, Sharma's biography written by Anita Patil, titled The Divine Scientist, was released in English and [[Marathi language|Marathi]] (''Gurunam Guruhu'').<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=Biography of Prof. M M Sharma Divine Scientist Released |url=https://chemindigest.com/biography-of-prof-m-m-sharma-divine-scientist-released/ |access-date=10 June 2025 |work=[[Chemical Industry Digest]] |date=9 June 2025}}</ref> During this book lauch ceremony, his former student [[Mukesh Ambani]] announced an unrestricted gift of [[Indian rupee|₹]]151 [[crore]] (equivalent to [[USD|US$]]16.7 million) to the Institute of Chemical Technology to honor Sharma.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chhapia |first1=Hemali |title=Mukesh Ambani announces historic donation to institute of chemical technology |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/mukesh-ambani-announces-151cr-endowment-to-his-alma-mater-ict/articleshow/121683104.cms |access-date=10 June 2025 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=7 June 2025}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite news |title=Guru Dakshina: Mukesh Ambani pledges Rs. 151 crore to ICT Mumbai |url=https://www.indianchemicalnews.com/chemical/guru-dakshina-mukesh-ambani-pledges-rs-151-crore-to-ict-mumbai-26432 |access-date=10 June 2025 |work=Indian Chemical News |date=9 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Mukesh Ambani announces Rs. 151-crore donation to ICT, to recognise contributions of Prof. M. M. Sharma |page=136 |magazine=Chemical Weekly E-Magazine (17-6-2025) |url=https://chemicalweekly.com/digitalissue/jun2025/17/files/basic-html/page136.html |access-date=2025-06-18}}</ref> | ||
==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
*{{cite journal |last1=Yadav |first1=Ganapati D. |title=Man Mohan Sharma: A Dnyanayogi and Karmayogi, a Knowledge and Action Seeker Par Excellence |journal=Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research |date=May 2007 |volume=46 |issue=10 |pages=2911–2916 |doi=10.1021/ie078002g |url=https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ie078002g |access-date=14 May 2020|url-access=subscription }} | *{{cite journal |last1=Yadav |first1=Ganapati D. |title=Man Mohan Sharma: A Dnyanayogi and Karmayogi, a Knowledge and Action Seeker Par Excellence |journal=Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research |date=May 2007 |volume=46 |issue=10 |pages=2911–2916 |doi=10.1021/ie078002g |url=https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ie078002g |access-date=14 May 2020|url-access=subscription }} | ||
*{{cite journal |last1=Kulkarni |first1=Shashwat |last2=Sathe |first2=Devavrat |last3=Chaudhari |first3=Ameya |last4=Naik |first4=Durva |title=An Interview with Prof. Man Mohan Sharma |journal=The Bombay Technologist |date=31 December 2019 |volume=66 |issue=1 |pages=3–5 |doi=10.36664/bt/2019/v66i1/148991 |url=http://www.bombaytechnologist.org/index.php/bombaytechnologist/article/view/148991 |access-date=15 June 2020 |language=en |issn=0067-9925|doi-access=free }} | *{{cite journal |last1=Kulkarni |first1=Shashwat |last2=Sathe |first2=Devavrat |last3=Chaudhari |first3=Ameya |last4=Naik |first4=Durva |title=An Interview with Prof. Man Mohan Sharma |journal=The Bombay Technologist |date=31 December 2019 |volume=66 |issue=1 |pages=3–5 |doi=10.36664/bt/2019/v66i1/148991 |url=http://www.bombaytechnologist.org/index.php/bombaytechnologist/article/view/148991 |access-date=15 June 2020 |language=en |issn=0067-9925|doi-access=free }} | ||
*{{Cite book |last1=Patil |first1=Anita |title=Divine Scientist (Autobiography) | isbn=9789349989009| year=2025 | url= https://sundarampublication.com/bookDetails/3/10 |lang=En}} ([https://sundarampublication.com/bookDetails/3/11 गुरूणां गुरु In Marathi)] | *{{Cite book |last1=Patil |first1=Anita |title=Divine Scientist (Autobiography) | isbn=9789349989009| year=2025 | url= https://sundarampublication.com/bookDetails/3/10 |lang=En}} ([https://sundarampublication.com/bookDetails/3/11 (transliteration: Gurūṇāṃ Guru) गुरूणां गुरु In Marathi)] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 14:03, 23 June 2025
Template:Short description Template:EngvarB Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Template wrapper".Template:Main otherScript error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters". Man Mohan Sharma (born 1 May 1937) is an Indian chemical engineer.[1] He was educated at Jodhpur, Mumbai, and Cambridge. At age 27, he was appointed Professor of Chemical Engineering in the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai.[2] He later went on to become the Director of UDCT, the first chemical engineering professor to do so from UDCT.
In 1990, he became the first Indian engineer to be elected as a Fellow of Royal Society, UK. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan (1987) and the Padma Vibhushan (2001) by the President of India.[3] he has also been awarded the Leverhulme Medal of the Royal Society, the S.S. Bhatnagar Prize in Engineering Sciences (1973), FICCI Award (1981), the Vishwakarma medal of the Indian National Science Academy (1985), G.M. Modi Award (1991), Meghnad Saha Medal (1994), and an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (2001).[2]
Education
Sharma obtained Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (1958) from UDCT and subsequently MSc (Tech) in 1960. He obtained PhD (Chemical Engineering) (1964) at Cambridge University with Peter Danckwerts. In 1964, he returned to India as Professor at the University of Bombay, and later became Director of the University Department of Chemical Technology (UDCT) (now the Institute of Chemical Technology).[4] He served as Professor for 33 years at UDCT, along with 8 years as Director of this institute.[1]
Academic career
Sharma made contributions to chemical engineering science and technology. His studies on Bronsted based catalysis in CO2 hydration (published in the Transactions of Faraday Society) and subsequently kinetics of COS absorption in aqueous amines and alkanolamines brought out linear free energy relationship between CO2 and COS absorption in solutions of amines and alkanolamines. He has contributed extensively on the role of microphases in multiple reactions which he pioneered. He also became an independent Editor of Chemical Engineering Science at a young age. He taught different subjects in chemical engineering and encouraged his doctoral students, from the very beginning, to publish independently their work in renowned journals.
Under his stewardship, UDCT was granted autonomy by the UGC and the Institute increased the number of PhD graduates.[1]
Biography
In June 2025, a biographical book titled "Divine Scientist"[5] was published, chronicling the life and contributions of Professor Man Mohan Sharma.[6] The book, authored by Anita Patil and published by Sundaram Digital Publication House, highlights Prof. Sharma’s academic journey, pioneering research in chemical engineering, and his role in shaping scientific education in India.[7][8][9] The biography was launched at the Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai, where he served as Director for many years.[10][11][5]
The book has also been translated into Marathi by Ms. Soniya Khare, expanding its accessibility to regional readers.[12]
Awards
Sharma is a recipient of a number of prestigious academic honours and awards including the 1977 Moulton Medal of the Institution of Chemical Engineers,[13] and is himself commemorated in the M M Sharma Medal awarded by the same institution for outstanding research contributions.[14]
He won the Leverhulme Medal of the Royal Society "for his work on the dynamics of multi-phase chemical reactions in industrial processes". He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan (in 2001), and Padma Bhushan (in 1987) by the President of India.[15] He was INSA President (1989–90).[15] He is a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, Honorary Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences (India), Allahabad, Fellow of the Royal Society, London. Subsequently, he was elected Honorary Fellow by the Royal Academy of Engineering[16] and is Foreign Associate of the US National Academy of Engineering.
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In 2025, Sharma's biography written by Anita Patil, titled The Divine Scientist, was released in English and Marathi (Gurunam Guruhu).[7] During this book lauch ceremony, his former student Mukesh Ambani announced an unrestricted gift of ₹151 crore (equivalent to US$16.7 million) to the Institute of Chemical Technology to honor Sharma.[17][8][18]
Further reading
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