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{{Infobox person
| name = Vasant Gowarikar
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1933|3|25}}
| birth_place = [[Pune]], [[British India]]
|nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| death_date ={{Death date and age|df=yes|2015|1|2|1933|3|25}}
| death_place =Pune, [[India]]
| spouse = Sudha Gowarikar
| children = Irawati, Ashwini, Kalyani
| years_active =
| occupation = Scientist
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'''Vasant Ranchhod Gowarikar''' (25 March 1933 – 2 January 2015) was an Indian scientist. He was a director in [[Indian Space Research Organization]] and also the scientific advisor to the Prime Minister of India in 1991–1993. Gowarikar made valuable contributions to the fields of space research, weather and population. He was well known for his monsoon forecast model as he was the first scientist to develop an indigenous weather forecasting model that predicted the monsoon correctly.<ref>[https://www.manase.org/en/maharashtra.php?mid=68&smid=23&pmid=6&id=845 Vasant Gowarikar]</ref><ref name=ZeeObit />

==Early life==
Gowarikar was born in [[Pune]], India on 25 March 1933 in Maharashtrian family. After his schooling and graduation from [[Kolhapur]] district in Western Maharashtra, he embarked on his scientific odyssey to [[England]] in the early 1950s. He obtained his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in chemical engineering, supervised by F. H. Garner. His collaboration resulted in the Garner-Gowarikar theory, which was a novel analysis of heat and mass transfer between solids and fluid.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/former-isro-chief-vasant-gowarikar-passes-away/article6749083.ece Vasant Gowarikar]</ref>

==Career==
He had worked with the [[Indian Space Research Organisation]]. Gowarikar was involved in space research in early career under [[Vikram Sarabhai]] when his office was in the building of the local St Mary Magdalene Church in [[Thumba]] in [[Kerala]]. He pioneered solid propellant development and later served as Director of the [[Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre]] (VSSC) between 1979 and 1985.

Gowarikar also served as the scientific advisor to [[Prime Minister of India]] [[P.V. Narasimha Rao]] from 1991 to 1993. He had also been the Secretary of Department of Science and Technology.

He was appointed as Vice-Chancellor, [[Pune University]] and was chairman of the Marathi Vidnyan Parishad between 1994 and 2000. Gowarikar, along with his associates, also compiled ''The Fertilizer Encyclopedia'' (2008) that featured 4,500 entries detailing the chemical composition of fertilizers, and containing information on everything from their manufacturing and application to their economic and environmental considerations.

==Awards==
Gowarikar was awarded [[Padma Shri]] in 1984 and [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2008.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015 | access-date=21 July 2015}}</ref> He also received the Fie Foundation Award.<ref name=ZeeObit />

==Death==
Gowarikar died on 2 January 2015 at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital, Pune, India following [[dengue]] and urinary tract infections.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/former-isro-chief-vasant-gowarikar-passes-away/article6749083.ece Scientist Vasant Gowarikar passes away]</ref><ref name=ZeeObit>{{cite news | url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/sci-tech/former-isro-chief-v-r-gowarikar-dies-in-pune_1523955.html | title=Former ISRO chief VR Gowarikar dies in Pune | date=3 January 2015 | publisher=Zee News | access-date=29 August 2018 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/scientist-vasant-gowarikar-no-more-115010200837_1.html Scientist Vasant Gowarikar no more]</ref>

==References==
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{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Science & Engineering}}
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