Global InformationOkhil Kumar Medhi information
Okhil Kumar Medhi | |
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 Okhil Kumar Medhi during his early years at the Department of Chemistry, Gauhati University | |
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| Institutions | Gauhati University, North-Eastern Hill University, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research |
Okhil Kumar Medhi was an Indian chemist and academic.[1] He is best known for his time as the Vice-chancellor of Gauhati University in Guwahati, Assam, where he was also a professor of inorganic chemistry and former Head of Department in the university’s chemistry department.[2] After completing a Ph.D. at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Medhi undertook research at both the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (as a visiting fellow) and North-Eastern Hill University (as a lecturer), but spent much of his academic career at Gauhati University.[1][2] His scientific work has been varied but has included contributions to the fields of inorganic chemistry[3] and carbon nanoparticles.[4]
During his time as Vice-chancellor, Medhi made notable contributions to the development of Gauhati University, including overseeing the creation of the university’s Institute of Science and Technology (GUIST).[2] He additionally advocated for holistic and skill-based education especially in the university, and extending support to colleges across the state of Assam.[5][6][7]
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- ^ Medhi, Okhil K.; Silver, Jack (1989). "A Mössbauer study on the (protoporphyrinato IX)iron(II) complexes of imidazole and substituted imidazoles as axial ligands in frozen aqueous solutions". Inorganica Chimica Acta. 166 (1): 129–133. doi:10.1016/s0020-1693(00)80797-5. ISSN 0020-1693.
- ^ Deka, Manash Jyoti; Dutta, Parlie; Sarma, Sewaljyoti; Medhi, Okhil Kumar; Talukdar, N.C.; Chowdhury, Devasish (2019). "Carbon dots derived from water hyacinth and their application as a sensor for pretilachlor". Heliyon. 5 (6): e01985. Bibcode:2019Heliy...501985D. doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e01985. ISSN 2405-8440. PMC 6626484. PMID 31338457.
- ^ "[Assam] Prof OK Medhi new GU VC (The Assam Tribune, Tuesday, August 19, 2008 )". listserv.aoir.org. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ "Make Gauhati University an abode of enlightenment: Governor". The Times of India. 2013-07-09. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
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