Hey!! As on June 2016 Professor Mihir Kanti Chaudhuri is the Vice-Chancellor of Tezpur University

Details related to him are given below:
Academic Degrees :
-M.Sc. (Inorganic Chemistry) from Kalyani University
-PhD from IIT, Kharagpur
-Dr. rer. nat.(Organometallic Chemistry) from Ruhr University, Germany

Previous Positions
-Dean, Research and Development, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
-Dean, Students' Affairs, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
-Head, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
-Head, Department of Chemistry, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong

Specialization
Inorganic Chemistry, Chemical Technology and Green Chemistry

Areas of Research Interest
Synthesis and structural evaluation of inorganic compounds; Investigation of Reaction Profiles; Newer Materials and Methodologies; Inorganic Mass Spectrometry; Newer Reagents; Applied Inorganics; Green Chemistry

Membership of Professional/National Level Bodies/Societies
-Chemistry Experts Panel Member of Union Public Service Commission since 1982
-Experts Panel Member of Chemistry and Pollution Control under Ministry of Environment and Forests since 1985
-Member of Extra Mural Research Committees of CSIR, New Delhi since 1987
-Nominee of the President of India to the Boards of Management of Several universities/institutes
-Member of Research Council, NEIST, Jorhat
-Member of Chemistry Panel of University Grants Commission
-Member of the Advisory Committee of CSIR, New Delhi on SSB and YS Awards since 1991
-Member of the Committee constituted by Alexender von Humboldt Foundation on Germany on 'Exchange of Scientists and Advancement of Knowledge'
-Member of Science, Technology and Environment Council, Govt.of Assam
-Member of the Research Council of Human Resources Development Group (HRDG), CSIR, New Delhi
-Member of the Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC), DST, Govt. of India
-Member of the Employment Generation Council, Govt. of Meghalaya, and a member of the EC of Science and Technology Council, Govt. of Meghalaya
-Member of the Editorial Board of Proceedings of Indian Academy of Sciences - Chemical Sciences, since 1993
-Member of several UGC - Committees including COSIST and Special Assistance Programe, since 1992-93
-Member of the PAC - Inorganic Chemistry of the DST, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, since 1991
-Member, Board of Directors, SMS Pharmaceuticals Limited, Hyderabad.
-Vice President, Indian National Science Academy (INSA) for three years till 2015.
-Member of Board of Governors, IIT Guwahati for three years till 2016.
-Member, the Governing Board, National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBMG), Kalyani for three years till May 31, 2016.
-Member, Board of Governing Council, Indian Association for Cultivation of Science (IACS), Kolkata for three years till 2016.

Academic Distinctions/Awards received:
1. Honoured with D.Sc (honoris causa) by the Vidyasagar University, West Bengal in 2016
2. American Chemical Society- Green Chemistry Initiative, Pharma Round Table - Distinguished Honoured Lecture Award in the year 2012
3. Attended Indo-US Higher Education Summit held in Washington DC, USA as a member of the Indian delegation led by the Hon'ble Union Minister, HRD, GoI in the year 2012
4. Viswakabi Rabindranath Thakur Award of Indian Institute of Oriental Heritage, Kolkata in the year 2011
5. 18th Dewang Mehta B. School Award (for contribution in education) in the year 2010
6. Distinguished Alumnus Award of IIT Kharagpur in the year 2010
7. North East Excellence Award on Environment (Indian Chamber of Commerce) in the year 2010(for 2009)
8. Dr. J. N. Barua Lecture Award in the year 2009
9. S. S. Sandhu Award from Indian Chemical Society in the year 2005
10. Chemito Award in the year 2002
11. Professor P. Natarajan Endowment Award in the year 1998
12. Fellow of the National Science Academy (FNA) in the year 1991
13. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award in Chemical Science in the year 1989
14. Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences (FASc) in the year 1988
15. Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship, West Germany in the year 1973

Research contributions
-138 Research papers/articles published in reputed national/international journals.
-08 (both US and Indian) Patent registered against his contributions
-26 Ph. D. produced so far
-02 Technology transferred to industry
-02 Books

Contact Detail:
Tezpur University  
Napaam, Tezpur, Sonitpur, Assam 784028
Phone: 03712 267 008