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	Srivastava, a former member of the board of directors of [[The World Academy of Sciences]],.<ref name="Biography of Onkar N. Srivastava">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.iahe.org/boardofdirectors.asp?did=18 \|title=Biography of Onkar N. Srivastava \|date=2016 \|access-date=9 August 2016 \|website=Vice President for India and South Asia, IAHE \|publisher=International Association for Hydrogen Energy}}</ref> is the vice president (India & South Asia) of the International Association of Hydrogen Energy, having been elected to the position in 2012, where he also serves as a member of their editorial board.<ref name="Board of Directors" /> Under his guidance, the Hydrogen Energy Centre of BHU is involved in advance research on the practical applications of hydrogen fuel, in association with the [[Ministry of New and Renewable Energy]] and the [[Department of Science and Technology (India)\|Department of Science and Technology]] (DST), of the Government of India.<ref name="BHU eyes hydrogen as fuel for future"/> He has published two books, ''Crystallography Applied to Solid State Physics''<ref name="VermaSrivastava1991" /> and ''Formation and phase stability of Al based quasicrystals: Quasicrystal''<ref name="Formation and phase stability of Al based quasicrystals: Quasicrystal">{{Cite book \|title=Formation and phase stability of Al based quasicrystals: Quasicrystal \|last=Thakur Prasad Yadav, Onkar Nath Srivastava \|publisher=LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing \|year=2012 \|isbn=978-3847320883 \|pages=216 }}</ref> and over 440 scientific papers.<ref name="Onkar Nath Srivastava on Microsoft Academic Search">{{Cite web \|url=http://65.54.113.26/Author/13375348/onkar-nath-srivastava \|title=Onkar Nath Srivastava on Microsoft Academic Search \|date=2016 \|access-date=10 August 2016 \|website=Academic / Authors \|publisher=Microsoft Academic Search}}</ref><ref name="O. N. Srivastava on PubFacts">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.pubfacts.com/author/Onkar+Nath+Srivastava \|title=O. N. Srivastava on PubFacts \|date=2016 \|access-date=10 August 2016 \|website=Publications Authored by O. N. Srivastava \|publisher=PubFacts}}</ref> He has delivered keynote addresses in a number of science seminars and has undertaken several projects for various government agencies; ''Nanoscience and Technology'' of the [[Department of Science and Technology (India)\|Department of Science and Technology]] (2005–2010), ''Support to Hydrogen Energy Centre'' (2007–2012), ''Development & Demonstration of Hydrogen Catalytic Combustion Cookers'' (2007–2010), ''Development & Demonstration of Hydrogen Fueled three wheelers'' (2009–2012), ''Mission Mode Project on Hydrogen Storage Materials (Hydride)'' (2009–2014), all of the [[Ministry of New and Renewable Energy]], and ''Synthesis Characterization and Properties of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes'' (2009–2012) of the [[Defence Research and Development Organization]] are some of the notable ones.<ref name="Dr. O.N. Srivastava on BHU">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.bhu.ac.in/science/physics/onsrivastava.php \|title=Dr. O.N. Srivastava on BHU \|date=2016 \|access-date=10 August 2016 \|publisher=Banaras Hindu University}}</ref> He has also been involved in organizing many science conferences<ref name="Organizing Committee">{{Cite web \|url=http://nanotechbhu.com/venue.html \|title=Organizing Committee \|date=2016 \|access-date=10 August 2016 \|website=Nanotechnology \|publisher=Banaras Hindu University \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226182614/http://nanotechbhu.com/venue.html \|archive-date=26 February 2017 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> and has mentored 57 doctoral students.<ref name="Board of Directors" />		Srivastava, a former member of the board of directors of [[The World Academy of Sciences]],.<ref name="Biography of Onkar N. Srivastava">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.iahe.org/boardofdirectors.asp?did=18 \|title=Biography of Onkar N. Srivastava \|date=2016 \|access-date=9 August 2016 \|website=Vice President for India and South Asia, IAHE \|publisher=International Association for Hydrogen Energy}}</ref> is the vice president (India & South Asia) of the International Association of Hydrogen Energy, having been elected to the position in 2012, where he also serves as a member of their editorial board.<ref name="Board of Directors" /> Under his guidance, the Hydrogen Energy Centre of BHU is involved in advance research on the practical applications of hydrogen fuel, in association with the [[Ministry of New and Renewable Energy]] and the [[Department of Science and Technology (India)\|Department of Science and Technology]] (DST), of the Government of India.<ref name="BHU eyes hydrogen as fuel for future"/> He has published two books, ''Crystallography Applied to Solid State Physics''<ref name="VermaSrivastava1991" /> and ''Formation and phase stability of Al based quasicrystals: Quasicrystal''<ref name="Formation and phase stability of Al based quasicrystals: Quasicrystal">{{Cite book \|title=Formation and phase stability of Al based quasicrystals: Quasicrystal \|last=Thakur Prasad Yadav, Onkar Nath Srivastava \|publisher=LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing \|year=2012 \|isbn=978-3847320883 \|pages=216 }}</ref> and over 440 scientific papers.<ref name="Onkar Nath Srivastava on Microsoft Academic Search">{{Cite web \|url=http://65.54.113.26/Author/13375348/onkar-nath-srivastava \|title=Onkar Nath Srivastava on Microsoft Academic Search \|date=2016 \|access-date=10 August 2016 \|website=Academic / Authors \|publisher=Microsoft Academic Search}}</ref><ref name="O. N. Srivastava on PubFacts">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.pubfacts.com/author/Onkar+Nath+Srivastava \|title=O. N. Srivastava on PubFacts \|date=2016 \|access-date=10 August 2016 \|website=Publications Authored by O. N. Srivastava \|publisher=PubFacts}}</ref> He has delivered keynote addresses in a number of science seminars and has undertaken several projects for various government agencies; ''Nanoscience and Technology'' of the [[Department of Science and Technology (India)\|Department of Science and Technology]] (2005–2010), ''Support to Hydrogen Energy Centre'' (2007–2012), ''Development & Demonstration of Hydrogen Catalytic Combustion Cookers'' (2007–2010), ''Development & Demonstration of Hydrogen Fueled three wheelers'' (2009–2012), ''Mission Mode Project on Hydrogen Storage Materials (Hydride)'' (2009–2014), all of the [[Ministry of New and Renewable Energy]], and ''Synthesis Characterization and Properties of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes'' (2009–2012) of the [[Defence Research and Development Organization]] are some of the notable ones.<ref name="Dr. O.N. Srivastava on BHU">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.bhu.ac.in/science/physics/onsrivastava.php \|title=Dr. O.N. Srivastava on BHU \|date=2016 \|access-date=10 August 2016 \|publisher=Banaras Hindu University}}</ref> He has also been involved in organizing many science conferences<ref name="Organizing Committee">{{Cite web \|url=http://nanotechbhu.com/venue.html \|title=Organizing Committee \|date=2016 \|access-date=10 August 2016 \|website=Nanotechnology \|publisher=Banaras Hindu University \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226182614/http://nanotechbhu.com/venue.html \|archive-date=26 February 2017 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> and has mentored 57 doctoral students.<ref name="Board of Directors" />

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	Srivastava, a former member of the board of directors of [[The World Academy of Sciences]],.<ref name="Biography of Onkar N. Srivastava">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.iahe.org/boardofdirectors.asp?did=18 \|title=Biography of Onkar N. Srivastava \|date=2016 \|access-date=9 August 2016 \|website=Vice President for India and South Asia, IAHE \|publisher=International Association for Hydrogen Energy}}</ref> is the vice president (India & South Asia) of the International Association of Hydrogen Energy, having been elected to the position in 2012, where he also serves as a member of their editorial board.<ref name="Board of Directors" /> Under his guidance, the Hydrogen Energy Centre of BHU is involved in advance research on the practical applications of hydrogen fuel, in association with the [[Ministry of New and Renewable Energy]] and the [[Department of Science and Technology (India)\|Department of Science and Technology]] (DST), of the Government of India.<ref name="BHU eyes hydrogen as fuel for future"/> He has published two books, ''Crystallography Applied to Solid State Physics''<ref name="VermaSrivastava1991" /> and ''Formation and phase stability of Al based quasicrystals: Quasicrystal''<ref name="Formation and phase stability of Al based quasicrystals: Quasicrystal">{{Cite book \|title=Formation and phase stability of Al based quasicrystals: Quasicrystal \|last=Thakur Prasad Yadav, Onkar Nath Srivastava \|publisher=LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing \|year=2012 \|isbn=978-3847320883 \|pages=216 }}</ref> and over 440 scientific papers.<ref name="Onkar Nath Srivastava on Microsoft Academic Search">{{Cite web \|url=http://65.54.113.26/Author/13375348/onkar-nath-srivastava \|title=Onkar Nath Srivastava on Microsoft Academic Search \|date=2016 \|access-date=10 August 2016 \|website=Academic / Authors \|publisher=Microsoft Academic Search}}</ref><ref name="O. N. Srivastava on PubFacts">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.pubfacts.com/author/Onkar+Nath+Srivastava \|title=O. N. Srivastava on PubFacts \|date=2016 \|access-date=10 August 2016 \|website=Publications Authored by O. N. Srivastava \|publisher=PubFacts}}</ref> He has delivered keynote addresses in a number of science seminars and has undertaken several projects for various government agencies; ''Nanoscience and Technology'' of the [[Department of Science and Technology (India)\|Department of Science and Technology]] (2005–2010), ''Support to Hydrogen Energy Centre'' (2007–2012), ''Development & Demonstration of Hydrogen Catalytic Combustion Cookers'' (2007–2010), ''Development & Demonstration of Hydrogen Fueled three wheelers'' (2009–2012), ''Mission Mode Project on Hydrogen Storage Materials (Hydride)'' (2009–2014), all of the [[Ministry of New and Renewable Energy]], and ''Synthesis Characterization and Properties of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes'' (2009–2012) of the [[Defence Research and Development Organization]] are some of the notable ones.<ref name="Dr. O.N. Srivastava on BHU">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.bhu.ac.in/science/physics/onsrivastava.php \|title=Dr. O.N. Srivastava on BHU \|date=2016 \|access-date=10 August 2016 \|publisher=Banaras Hindu University}}</ref> He has also been involved in organizing many science conferences<ref name="Organizing Committee">{{Cite web \|url=http://nanotechbhu.com/venue.html \|title=Organizing Committee \|date=2016 \|access-date=10 August 2016 \|website=Nanotechnology \|publisher=Banaras Hindu University \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226182614/http://nanotechbhu.com/venue.html \|archive-date=26 February 2017 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> and has mentored 57 doctoral students.<ref name="Board of Directors" />		Srivastava, a former member of the board of directors of [[The World Academy of Sciences]],.<ref name="Biography of Onkar N. Srivastava">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.iahe.org/boardofdirectors.asp?did=18 \|title=Biography of Onkar N. Srivastava \|date=2016 \|access-date=9 August 2016 \|website=Vice President for India and South Asia, IAHE \|publisher=International Association for Hydrogen Energy}}</ref> is the vice president (India & South Asia) of the International Association of Hydrogen Energy, having been elected to the position in 2012, where he also serves as a member of their editorial board.<ref name="Board of Directors" /> Under his guidance, the Hydrogen Energy Centre of BHU is involved in advance research on the practical applications of hydrogen fuel, in association with the [[Ministry of New and Renewable Energy]] and the [[Department of Science and Technology (India)\|Department of Science and Technology]] (DST), of the Government of India.<ref name="BHU eyes hydrogen as fuel for future"/> He has published two books, ''Crystallography Applied to Solid State Physics''<ref name="VermaSrivastava1991" /> and ''Formation and phase stability of Al based quasicrystals: Quasicrystal''<ref name="Formation and phase stability of Al based quasicrystals: Quasicrystal">{{Cite book \|title=Formation and phase stability of Al based quasicrystals: Quasicrystal \|last=Thakur Prasad Yadav, Onkar Nath Srivastava \|publisher=LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing \|year=2012 \|isbn=978-3847320883 \|pages=216 }}</ref> and over 440 scientific papers.<ref name="Onkar Nath Srivastava on Microsoft Academic Search">{{Cite web \|url=http://65.54.113.26/Author/13375348/onkar-nath-srivastava \|title=Onkar Nath Srivastava on Microsoft Academic Search \|date=2016 \|access-date=10 August 2016 \|website=Academic / Authors \|publisher=Microsoft Academic Search}}</ref><ref name="O. N. Srivastava on PubFacts">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.pubfacts.com/author/Onkar+Nath+Srivastava \|title=O. N. Srivastava on PubFacts \|date=2016 \|access-date=10 August 2016 \|website=Publications Authored by O. N. Srivastava \|publisher=PubFacts}}</ref> He has delivered keynote addresses in a number of science seminars and has undertaken several projects for various government agencies; ''Nanoscience and Technology'' of the [[Department of Science and Technology (India)\|Department of Science and Technology]] (2005–2010), ''Support to Hydrogen Energy Centre'' (2007–2012), ''Development & Demonstration of Hydrogen Catalytic Combustion Cookers'' (2007–2010), ''Development & Demonstration of Hydrogen Fueled three wheelers'' (2009–2012), ''Mission Mode Project on Hydrogen Storage Materials (Hydride)'' (2009–2014), all of the [[Ministry of New and Renewable Energy]], and ''Synthesis Characterization and Properties of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes'' (2009–2012) of the [[Defence Research and Development Organization]] are some of the notable ones.<ref name="Dr. O.N. Srivastava on BHU">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.bhu.ac.in/science/physics/onsrivastava.php \|title=Dr. O.N. Srivastava on BHU \|date=2016 \|access-date=10 August 2016 \|publisher=Banaras Hindu University}}</ref> He has also been involved in organizing many science conferences<ref name="Organizing Committee">{{Cite web \|url=http://nanotechbhu.com/venue.html \|title=Organizing Committee \|date=2016 \|access-date=10 August 2016 \|website=Nanotechnology \|publisher=Banaras Hindu University \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226182614/http://nanotechbhu.com/venue.html \|archive-date=26 February 2017 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> and has mentored 57 doctoral students.<ref name="Board of Directors" />

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	Srivastava was born on the last day of the year 1942 in [[Varanasi]], the holy city of Lord Shiva in the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name="Brief Profile of the Awardee">{{Cite web \|url=http://ssbprize.gov.in/content/Detail.aspx?AID \|title=Brief Profile of the Awardee \|date=2016 \|access-date=9 August 2016 \|website=Brief Profile of the Awardee \|publisher=Council of Scientific and Industrial Research}}</ref> He secured his master's degree in Physics (MSc) in 1961 from [[Banaras Hindu University]] (BHU) and followed it up with a doctoral degree (PhD) from the same institution, under the guidance of renowned physicist [[Ajit Ram Verma]], in 1966.<ref name="Indian Fellow">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.insaindia.res.in/detail.php?id=N94-1166 \|title=Indian Fellow \|date=2016 \|access-date=9 August 2016 \|website=Indian Fellow \|publisher=Indian National Science Academy}}</ref> After doing his post doctoral research at [[Cornell University]], USA, he returned to India to start his career as a lecturer at Banaras Hindu University where he served in different capacities as that of a reader, professor, head of the department of physics and the coordinator of the ''Centre of Advance Studies-Hydrogen Energy Centre''. After his superannuation from service, he continues his association with the university as a professor emeritus<ref name="BHU eyes hydrogen as fuel for future">{{Cite news \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/BHU-eyes-hydrogen-as-fuel-for-future/articleshow/16536919.cms \|title=BHU eyes hydrogen as fuel for future \|last=Swati Chandra \|date=25 September 2012 \|access-date=9 August 2016 \|via=Times of India}}</ref> and as an associate faculty member of ''Condensed Matter Experiment'' research program of the university.<ref name="Condensed Matter Experiment">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.bhu.ac.in/science/physics/ \|title=Condensed Matter Experiment \|date=2016 \|access-date=10 August 2016 \|website=Present Research Programs \|publisher=Banaras Hindu University}}</ref>		Srivastava was born on the last day of the year 1942 in [[Varanasi]], the holy city of Lord Shiva in the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name="Brief Profile of the Awardee">{{Cite web \|url=http://ssbprize.gov.in/content/Detail.aspx?AID \|title=Brief Profile of the Awardee \|date=2016 \|access-date=9 August 2016 \|website=Brief Profile of the Awardee \|publisher=Council of Scientific and Industrial Research}}</ref> He secured his master's degree in Physics (MSc) in 1961 from [[Banaras Hindu University]] (BHU) and followed it up with a doctoral degree (PhD) from the same institution, under the guidance of renowned physicist [[Ajit Ram Verma]], in 1966.<ref name="Indian Fellow">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.insaindia.res.in/detail.php?id=N94-1166 \|title=Indian Fellow \|date=2016 \|access-date=9 August 2016 \|website=Indian Fellow \|publisher=Indian National Science Academy}}</ref> After doing his post doctoral research at [[Cornell University]], USA, he returned to India to start his career as a lecturer at Banaras Hindu University where he served in different capacities as that of a reader, professor, head of the department of physics and the coordinator of the ''Centre of Advance Studies-Hydrogen Energy Centre''. After his superannuation from service, he continues his association with the university as a professor emeritus<ref name="BHU eyes hydrogen as fuel for future">{{Cite news \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/BHU-eyes-hydrogen-as-fuel-for-future/articleshow/16536919.cms \|title=BHU eyes hydrogen as fuel for future \|last=Swati Chandra \|date=25 September 2012 \|access-date=9 August 2016 \|via=Times of India}}</ref> and as an associate faculty member of ''Condensed Matter Experiment'' research program of the university.<ref name="Condensed Matter Experiment">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.bhu.ac.in/science/physics/ \|title=Condensed Matter Experiment \|date=2016 \|access-date=10 August 2016 \|website=Present Research Programs \|publisher=Banaras Hindu University}}</ref>

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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	Srivastava was born on the last day of the year 1942 in [[Varanasi]], the holy city of Lord Shiva in the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name="Brief Profile of the Awardee">{{Cite web \|url=http://ssbprize.gov.in/content/Detail.aspx?AID \|title=Brief Profile of the Awardee \|date=2016 \|access-date=9 August 2016 \|website=Brief Profile of the Awardee \|publisher=Council of Scientific and Industrial Research}}</ref> He secured his master's degree in Physics (MSc) in 1961 from [[Banaras Hindu University]] (BHU) and followed it up with a doctoral degree (PhD) from the same institution, under the guidance of renowned physicist [[Ajit Ram Verma]], in 1966.<ref name="Indian Fellow">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.insaindia.res.in/detail.php?id=N94-1166 \|title=Indian Fellow \|date=2016 \|access-date=9 August 2016 \|website=Indian Fellow \|publisher=Indian National Science Academy}}</ref> After doing his post doctoral research at [[Cornell University]], USA, he returned to India to start his career as a lecturer at Banaras Hindu University where he served in different capacities as that of a reader, professor, head of the department of physics and the coordinator of the ''Centre of Advance Studies-Hydrogen Energy Centre''. After his superannuation from service, he continues his association with the university as a professor emeritus<ref name="BHU eyes hydrogen as fuel for future">{{Cite news \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/BHU-eyes-hydrogen-as-fuel-for-future/articleshow/16536919.cms \|title=BHU eyes hydrogen as fuel for future \|last=Swati Chandra \|date=25 September 2012 \|access-date=9 August 2016 \|via=Times of India}}</ref> and as an associate faculty member of ''Condensed Matter Experiment'' research program of the university.<ref name="Condensed Matter Experiment">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.bhu.ac.in/science/physics/ \|title=Condensed Matter Experiment \|date=2016 \|access-date=10 August 2016 \|website=Present Research Programs \|publisher=Banaras Hindu University}}</ref>		Srivastava was born on the last day of the year 1942 in [[Varanasi]], the holy city of Lord Shiva in the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name="Brief Profile of the Awardee">{{Cite web \|url=http://ssbprize.gov.in/content/Detail.aspx?AID \|title=Brief Profile of the Awardee \|date=2016 \|access-date=9 August 2016 \|website=Brief Profile of the Awardee \|publisher=Council of Scientific and Industrial Research}}</ref> He secured his master's degree in Physics (MSc) in 1961 from [[Banaras Hindu University]] (BHU) and followed it up with a doctoral degree (PhD) from the same institution, under the guidance of renowned physicist [[Ajit Ram Verma]], in 1966.<ref name="Indian Fellow">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.insaindia.res.in/detail.php?id=N94-1166 \|title=Indian Fellow \|date=2016 \|access-date=9 August 2016 \|website=Indian Fellow \|publisher=Indian National Science Academy}}</ref> After doing his post doctoral research at [[Cornell University]], USA, he returned to India to start his career as a lecturer at Banaras Hindu University where he served in different capacities as that of a reader, professor, head of the department of physics and the coordinator of the ''Centre of Advance Studies-Hydrogen Energy Centre''. After his superannuation from service, he continues his association with the university as a professor emeritus<ref name="BHU eyes hydrogen as fuel for future">{{Cite news \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/BHU-eyes-hydrogen-as-fuel-for-future/articleshow/16536919.cms \|title=BHU eyes hydrogen as fuel for future \|last=Swati Chandra \|date=25 September 2012 \|access-date=9 August 2016 \|via=Times of India}}</ref> and as an associate faculty member of ''Condensed Matter Experiment'' research program of the university.<ref name="Condensed Matter Experiment">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.bhu.ac.in/science/physics/ \|title=Condensed Matter Experiment \|date=2016 \|access-date=10 August 2016 \|website=Present Research Programs \|publisher=Banaras Hindu University}}</ref>
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{{Infobox person
| name = Onkar Nath Srivastava
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1942|12|31}}
| birth_place = [[Varanasi]], [[Benares State]], [[British Raj]] (now in [[Uttar Pradesh]], India)
| death_date = 24 April 2021<ref name="TNN 2021">{{cite web |author1=Times News Network |title=Padma awardee BHU prof & nano physicist dies of Covid |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/padma-awardee-bhu-prof-nano-physicist-dies-of-covid/articleshow/82248388.cms |website=The Times of India |language=en |date=26 April 2021}}</ref>
| death_place = [[Varanasi]]
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| occupation = Material physicist
| yearsactive = Since 1968
| known for = [[Nanotechnology]] Hydrogen energy
| spouse = Mrs Madhur Srivastava
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| children = Shalini Vashishtha, Nidhi Srivastava
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'''Onkar Nath Srivastava''' (1942-2021)<ref name="TNN 2021"/> was an Indian material physicist, an Emeritus professor of [[Banaras Hindu University]] and the vice president for India and South Asia of the International Association for Hydrogen Energy, who is known for his contributions to the disciplines of [[nanotechnology]] and hydrogen energy.<ref name="Board of Directors">{{Cite web |url=http://www.iahe.org/boardofdirectors.asp |title=Board of Directors |date=2016 |access-date=9 August 2016 |website=Board of Directors |publisher=International Association for Hydrogen Energy}}</ref> He is the author of two books and over 440 scientific papers<ref name="O. N. Srivastava on Google Scholar">{{Cite web |url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user |title=O. N. Srivastava on Google Scholar |date=2016 |access-date=9 August 2016 |website=O. N. Srivastava |publisher=Google Scholar}}</ref> and a recipient of several honors including [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize]], the highest Indian award in the science and technology categories.<ref name="VermaSrivastava1991">{{cite book|author1=A. R. Verma|author2=O. N. Srivastava|title=Crystallography Applied to Solid State Physics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=usDm2mOOZQAC&pg=PA466|year=1991|publisher=New Age International|isbn=978-81-224-0321-3|pages=466–}}</ref> The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]], in 2016, for his contributions to science and engineering.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{Cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/PadmaAwards_25012016.pdf |title=Padma Awards |date=2016 |access-date=9 August 2016 |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803085913/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/PadmaAwards_25012016.pdf |archive-date=3 August 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Biography ==
Srivastava was born on the last day of the year 1942 in [[Varanasi]], the holy city of Lord Shiva in the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name="Brief Profile of the Awardee">{{Cite web |url=http://ssbprize.gov.in/content/Detail.aspx?AID |title=Brief Profile of the Awardee |date=2016 |access-date=9 August 2016 |website=Brief Profile of the Awardee |publisher=Council of Scientific and Industrial Research}}</ref> He secured his master's degree in Physics (MSc) in 1961 from [[Banaras Hindu University]] (BHU) and followed it up with a doctoral degree (PhD) from the same institution, under the guidance of renowned physicist [[Ajit Ram Verma]], in 1966.<ref name="Indian Fellow">{{Cite web |url=http://www.insaindia.res.in/detail.php?id=N94-1166 |title=Indian Fellow |date=2016 |access-date=9 August 2016 |website=Indian Fellow |publisher=Indian National Science Academy}}</ref> After doing his post doctoral research at [[Cornell University]], USA, he returned to India to start his career as a lecturer at Banaras Hindu University where he served in different capacities as that of a reader, professor, head of the department of physics and the coordinator of the ''Centre of Advance Studies-Hydrogen Energy Centre''. After his superannuation from service, he continues his association with the university as a professor emeritus<ref name="BHU eyes hydrogen as fuel for future">{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/BHU-eyes-hydrogen-as-fuel-for-future/articleshow/16536919.cms |title=BHU eyes hydrogen as fuel for future |last=Swati Chandra |date=25 September 2012 |access-date=9 August 2016 |via=Times of India}}</ref> and as an associate faculty member of ''Condensed Matter Experiment'' research program of the university.<ref name="Condensed Matter Experiment">{{Cite web |url=http://www.bhu.ac.in/science/physics/ |title=Condensed Matter Experiment |date=2016 |access-date=10 August 2016 |website=Present Research Programs |publisher=Banaras Hindu University}}</ref>
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[[File:Prof ON Srivastava with Mr. S Sridharan, Respond Project coordinator at VSSC, ISRO-Trivandrum.jpg|thumb]]
Srivastava, a former member of the board of directors of [[The World Academy of Sciences]],.<ref name="Biography of Onkar N. Srivastava">{{Cite web |url=http://www.iahe.org/boardofdirectors.asp?did=18 |title=Biography of Onkar N. Srivastava |date=2016 |access-date=9 August 2016 |website=Vice President for India and South Asia, IAHE |publisher=International Association for Hydrogen Energy}}</ref> is the vice president (India & South Asia) of the International Association of Hydrogen Energy, having been elected to the position in 2012, where he also serves as a member of their editorial board.<ref name="Board of Directors" /> Under his guidance, the Hydrogen Energy Centre of BHU is involved in advance research on the practical applications of hydrogen fuel, in association with the [[Ministry of New and Renewable Energy]] and the [[Department of Science and Technology (India)|Department of Science and Technology]] (DST), of the Government of India.<ref name="BHU eyes hydrogen as fuel for future"/> He has published two books, ''Crystallography Applied to Solid State Physics''<ref name="VermaSrivastava1991" /> and ''Formation and phase stability of Al based quasicrystals: Quasicrystal''<ref name="Formation and phase stability of Al based quasicrystals: Quasicrystal">{{Cite book |title=Formation and phase stability of Al based quasicrystals: Quasicrystal |last=Thakur Prasad Yadav, Onkar Nath Srivastava |publisher=LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing |year=2012 |isbn=978-3847320883 |pages=216 }}</ref> and over 440 scientific papers.<ref name="Onkar Nath Srivastava on Microsoft Academic Search">{{Cite web |url=http://65.54.113.26/Author/13375348/onkar-nath-srivastava |title=Onkar Nath Srivastava on Microsoft Academic Search |date=2016 |access-date=10 August 2016 |website=Academic / Authors |publisher=Microsoft Academic Search}}</ref><ref name="O. N. Srivastava on PubFacts">{{Cite web |url=http://www.pubfacts.com/author/Onkar+Nath+Srivastava |title=O. N. Srivastava on PubFacts |date=2016 |access-date=10 August 2016 |website=Publications Authored by O. N. Srivastava |publisher=PubFacts}}</ref> He has delivered keynote addresses in a number of science seminars and has undertaken several projects for various government agencies; ''Nanoscience and Technology'' of the [[Department of Science and Technology (India)|Department of Science and Technology]] (2005–2010), ''Support to Hydrogen Energy Centre'' (2007–2012), ''Development & Demonstration of Hydrogen Catalytic Combustion Cookers'' (2007–2010), ''Development & Demonstration of Hydrogen Fueled three wheelers'' (2009–2012), ''Mission Mode Project on Hydrogen Storage Materials (Hydride)'' (2009–2014), all of the [[Ministry of New and Renewable Energy]], and ''Synthesis Characterization and Properties of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes'' (2009–2012) of the [[Defence Research and Development Organization]] are some of the notable ones.<ref name="Dr. O.N. Srivastava on BHU">{{Cite web |url=http://www.bhu.ac.in/science/physics/onsrivastava.php |title=Dr. O.N. Srivastava on BHU |date=2016 |access-date=10 August 2016 |publisher=Banaras Hindu University}}</ref> He has also been involved in organizing many science conferences<ref name="Organizing Committee">{{Cite web |url=http://nanotechbhu.com/venue.html |title=Organizing Committee |date=2016 |access-date=10 August 2016 |website=Nanotechnology |publisher=Banaras Hindu University |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226182614/http://nanotechbhu.com/venue.html |archive-date=26 February 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and has mentored 57 doctoral students.<ref name="Board of Directors" />

== Books ==
* {{cite book|author1=A. R. Verma|author2=O. N. Srivastava|title=Crystallography Applied to Solid State Physics|year=1991|publisher=New Age International|isbn=978-81-224-0321-3}}
* {{Cite book |title=Formation and phase stability of Al based quasicrystals: Quasicrystal |last=Thakur Prasad Yadav, Onkar Nath Srivastava |publisher=LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing |year=2012 |isbn=978-3847320883 |pages=216 |via=Amazon}}

== Awards and honors<ref>{{Cite web|title=Awardee Details: Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize|url=https://ssbprize.gov.in/content/Detail.aspx?AID|access-date=2021-07-23|website=ssbprize.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=INSA :: Deceased Fellow Detail|url=https://www.insaindia.res.in/detail.php?id=N94-1166|access-date=2021-07-23|website=www.insaindia.res.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=IAHE|url=https://www.iahe.org/boardofdirectors.asp?did=18|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Banaras Hindu University, Faculty of Science,Department of Physics, Varanasi|url=https://www.bhu.ac.in/science/physics/onsrivastava.php|access-date=2021-07-23|website=www.bhu.ac.in}}</ref> ==
{| class="wikitable"
|'''S. No.'''
|'''Awards and special honors'''
|'''Agency/Organization carrying out the survey\offering the awards'''
|'''Purpose and Nature of Award'''
|-
|1
|'''Padma Shri Award (2016)'''
|Govt. of India
|For citations of research work
|-
|2
|Top 2% scientists of the world (2020)
|Stanford University
|Materials
|-
|3
|National Research Award (2019)

(Nano Science & Technology)
|Department of Science & Technology

(Govt. of India)
|For significant work in nanoscience (CNM) & its application for Hydrogen energy
|-
|4
|NASI-Senior Scientist (2019)
|National Academy of Sciences, India
|Excellent work in the field of Nanoscience and Hydrogen Energy
|-
|5
|The International Association of Hydrogen Energy has established IJHE Onkar N. Srivastava Award to be presented at the WHEC Conference Gala Dinner to the authors of the most cited Fuel Cells related paper during the previous odd year (2018).
|International Association of Hydrogen Energy
|To recognize excellent work done in the field of Hydrogen Energy
|-
|6
|IPA Award (BARC) for Excellence in Applied Physics (2014)
|Indian Physical Association (IPA)
|To honor eminent scientist involved in applied research
|-
|7
|Lifetime Achievement Award in the field of Electron Microscope-EMSI (2014)
|Electron Microscopy Society of India
|To recognize sustained work in Electron Microscopy
|-
|8
|MRSI-ICSC Award (2009)

|Materials Research Society of India
|For Superconductivity works
|-
|9
|Bharat Excellence Award (Friendship Society of India) (1997)

|Public award
|To recognize well known scientist
|-
|10
|Awarded K.S. Rao Memorial Award on Renewable Energy (1995)
|Solar Energy Society of India (by KS Rao Trust)
|For Outstanding work in Hydrogen Energy
|-
|11
|FNA: Fellow of Indian National Science Academy (New Delhi) (1994)
|INSA, New Delhi
|To recognize research of Indian Scientist
|-
|12
|Goyal Award in Physical Sciences (1993)
|Goyal Foundation
|For Outstanding work in Hydrogen Energy
|-
|13
|Homi J. Bhabha Award for Applied Sciences (2002)
|University Grants Commission
|for R&D* in Hydrogen Energy to honour eminent scientist
|-
|14
|FNASc.: Fellow of National Academy of Sciences (Allahabad) (1989)
|Science Academy, Allahabad
|To recognize work of eminent scientist
|-
|15
|Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Award in Physical Sciences (1988)
|Awarded by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (New Delhi)
|To honour path breaking research in Physical Science
|}
In 1988, The [[Council of Scientific and Industrial Research]] (CSIR) awarded Srivastava the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize]], the highest Indian science award for his contributions on ''high temperature oxide superconductors, growth, characterization and application of hydrogen storage materials''.<ref name="Brief Profile of the Awardee"/> He received the Goyal Prize in Physical Sciences and K. S. Rao Memorial Award on Renewable Energy in 2000 and two years later, the [[Indian Science Congress Association]] awarded him the 2002 Homi J. Bhabha Award in Applied Sciences.<ref name="Dr. O.N. Srivastava on BHU"/> In 201, he was recognized by the ICSC with the Material Research Society of India-ICSC Award.<ref name="Biography of Onkar N. Srivastava"/> The [[National Academy of Sciences, India]] elected him as their fellow in 1989,<ref name="NASI Fellows">{{Cite web |url=http://www.nasi.org.in/fellows.asp?RsFilter=S |title=NASI Fellows |date=2016 |access-date=10 August 2016 |publisher=The National Academy of Sciences, India}}</ref> followed by the [[Indian National Science Academy]] in 1994<ref name="Indian Fellow" /> and the International Association of Hydrogen Energy in 2010.<ref name="Onkar N. Srivastava (India)">{{Cite web |url=http://www.iahe.org/fellow.asp |title=Onkar N. Srivastava (India) |date=2016 |access-date=10 August 2016 |website=IAHE fellows |publisher=International Association for Hydrogen Energy}}</ref> He is also an elected fellow of the Asia Pacific Academy of Materials, International Academy of Physical Sciences and the [[New York Academy of Sciences]].<ref name="Dr. O.N. Srivastava on BHU"/>

== See also ==
* [[Ajit Ram Verma]]
* [[Nanotechnology]]
* [[List of Banaras Hindu University people]]
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Cite web |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/280316/63rd-national-awards-in-pictures.html?gImgId=256884 |title=Scientist Onkar Nath Srivastava receives the Padma Shri award from President Pranab Mukherjee |date=28 March 2016 |access-date=10 August 2016 |website=63rd National Awards in pictures |publisher=Deccan Herald}}

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