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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2023}}'''Rabindranath Mukherjee''' also known as '''R N Mukherjee''' (born 19 April 1953, at [[Tribeni, Hooghly]], [[West Bengal]], India) is an Indian former [[chemistry]] professor who is an elected fellow of the [[Indian National Science Academy]].<ref name=INSA/> He was former Director of [[Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata]].<br />
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==Education==<br />
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Mukherjee holds an M.Sc. (Specialization in Inorganic Chemistry) from The University of Burdwan (1976), West Bengal, India obtained his PhD from The [[Rajabazar Science College]], [[University of Calcutta]] (1983) working in the laboratory of Prof. Animesh Chakravorty, the then Head, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, [[Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science]] (IACS), Calcutta (now Kolkata). After spending two years in the same laboratory as a post-doctoral research associate he joined the research group of Prof. R. H. Holm, Department of Chemistry, [[Harvard University]], USA during May 1985-September 1987.{{fact|date=May 2023}}<br />
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==Academic background==<br />
He became a member of the faculty as an assistant professor at the Department of Chemistry, [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur]], Kanpur, India in October 1987. Since December 1995 he is a Professor of Chemistry. He was Head of Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India.{{fact|date=May 2023}}<br />
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==Positions==<br />
# Post-doctoral Research Associate, [[Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science]] (in the laboratory of Professor Animesh Chakravorty), IACS, Calcutta (1983 - 1985)<br />
# Post-doctoral Research Associate (in the laboratory of Professor Richard H. Holm), [[Harvard University]], USA (1985 - 1987)<br />
# Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur|IIT Kanpur]] (1987 - 1993)<br />
# Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, IIT Kanpur (1993 - 1995)<br />
# Professor, Department of Chemistry, IIT Kanpur (1995–; on deputation from 01/02/2012 to 31/01/2017)<br />
# Head, Department of Chemistry, IIT Kanpur (2010 - )<br />
# Chair Professor, IIT Kanpur (Poonam and [[Prabhu Goel]] Chair) (2011 - 2014)<br />
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==Awards and honors==<br />
# Chair Professor at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, (Poonam and Prabhu Goel Chair) (2011-2014)<br />
# Priyadaranjan Ray Memorial Award, Indian Chemical Society, Kolkata (2010)<br />
# J. C. Bose Fellowship, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India (2008-2013)<br />
# Elected Fellow of [[Indian National Science Academy]], New Delhi, India (2008)<ref name = INSA>{{cite web | url =http://www.insaindia.org/detail.php?id=P08-1463 | title = Indian Fellow:Dr RN Mukherjee (Dr Rabindra Nath Mukherjee)<br />
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# Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore (1999)<br />
# Silver Medal, Chemical Research Society of India, Bangalore, Bangalore (2011)<br />
# Vice President, Chemical Research Society of India (2008- )<br />
# Member, Advisory Board of Dalton Transactions (RSC) (2008-2011)<br />
# Member, Editorial Board of Inorganica Chimica Acta (Elsevier) (2011-2013)<br />
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