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'''Pravina Pravin Parikh''' (1941–2023, published as P. P. Parikh) was an Indian mechanical engineer specializing in [[internal combustion engine]]s and [[alternative fuel]]s,{{r|obit}} and especially known for her unified method for estimating the [[higher heating value]] of a fuel from its composition.{{r|unified}} Another of her research interests was the status of [[women in engineering]].{{r|bio|obit}}<br />
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==Life, education, and career==<br />
Parikh was born on January 14, 1941.{{r|obit}} She was an undergraduate in the [[Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute]] of the [[University of Mumbai|University of Bombay]], and received a master's degree and Ph.D. from [[IIT Bombay]].{{r|bio}}<br />
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She became a faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at IIT Bombay in 1963, and was promoted to professor in 1984.{{r|bio}} After retiring as [[professor emerita]], she died on March 14, 2023.{{r|obit}}<br />
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==Recognition==<br />
Parikh was a member of the [[Indian National Academy of Engineering]],{{r|wfi}} elected in 1990.{{r|bio}}<br />
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<ref name=bio>Author biography from {{citation|url=https://www.ijee.ie/articles/Vol19-4/IJEE1392.pdf|title=Job Status and Career Profile of Women Engineers in India|journal=International Journal of Engineering Education|volume=19|issue=4|pages=631–638|year=2003|first1=P. P.|last1=Parikh|first2=R.|last2=Bindu|first3=S. P.|last3=Sukhatme}}</ref><br />
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<ref name=obit>{{citation|url=https://www.inae.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/INAE-e-newsletter-Vol-XV-Issue-1-January-2024.pdf|title=Obituary: Prof Pravina P Parikh|work=Indian National Academy of Engineering E-Newsletter|volume=XV|issue=1|date=January 2024|page=45}}</ref><br />
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| last1 = Channiwala | first1 = S.A.<br />
| last2 = Parikh | first2 = P.P.<br />
| date = May 2002<br />
| doi = 10.1016/s0016-2361(01)00131-4<br />
| issue = 8<br />
| journal = Fuel<br />
| pages = 1051–1063<br />
| title = A unified correlation for estimating HHV of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels<br />
| volume = 81| bibcode = 2002Fuel...81.1051C<br />
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<ref name=wfi>{{citation|url=https://www.ias.ac.in/Initiatives/Women_in_Science/Women_Fellows_of_INAE|title=Women Fellows of INAE|publisher=Indian Academy of Sciences|access-date=2024-10-31}}</ref><br />
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