Sukh Dev
Organic Chemistry
Indian National Science Academy
India
Biography
Sukh Dev received the MSc (1945) from Panjab University, Lahore (now in Pakistan), PhD (1950) from Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, and DSc (1960) also from IISc. He was conferred DSc (hc) by Bundhelkhand University, Jhansi (2000) and also by IIT Delhi (2008). He served as Research Associate (1948-53) and Lecturer (1953-1959) at IISc; Research Associate (1957) at University of Illinois, Head, of the Division of Organic Chemistry, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune (1960-74), and Research Director, Malti-Chem Research Centre, Vadodara (1974-88). He was Visiting Professor, Stevens Institute of Technology (1968), University of Georgia (1969), and University of Oklahoma (1970-71). Currently, he is Visiting Professor at the Dr BR Ambedkar Centre for Biomedical Research, University of Delhi, and is also consultant with several chemical companies.
Research Interest
Organic Chemistry
