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'''V.D. Mehta''' (born October 11, 1938 in Khanpur, Rahim Yar Khan District, [[Bahawalpur]] Division of [[Punjab]] (Undivided India) was an Indian chemical engineer. He was educated at [[Rajpura]]<ref>[https://vdmehta.com Dr VD MEHTA PhD Tech] Retrieved 2022-08-24 </ref>, [[Ambala]], and UDCT Mumbai. He was part of [[Man Mohan Sharma]] research team at [[Institute of Chemical Technology|UDCT]] till 1970. The first paper in an international journal published by Man Mohan Sharma's research team at UDCT was based on V. D. Mehta’s Master’s thesis of 1966<ref>[https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ie078002g# Man Mohan Sharma: A Dnyanayogi and Karmayogi, a Knowledge and Action Seeker Par Excellence] ACS Publications. Publication Date:May 2, 2007. Retrieved 2022-08-24</ref>. Upon completion of his | '''V.D. Mehta''' (born October 11, 1938 in Khanpur, Rahim Yar Khan District, [[Bahawalpur]] Division of [[Punjab]] (Undivided India) was an [[Indian]] chemical engineer. He was educated at [[Rajpura]]<ref>[https://vdmehta.com Dr VD MEHTA PhD Tech] Retrieved 2022-08-24 </ref>, [[Ambala]], and UDCT Mumbai. He was part of [[Man Mohan Sharma]] research team at [[Institute of Chemical Technology|UDCT]] till 1970. The first paper in an international journal published by Man Mohan Sharma's research team at UDCT was based on V. D. Mehta’s Master’s thesis of 1966<ref>[https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ie078002g# Man Mohan Sharma: A Dnyanayogi and Karmayogi, a Knowledge and Action Seeker Par Excellence] ACS Publications. Publication Date:May 2, 2007. Retrieved 2022-08-24</ref>. Upon completion of his [[Ph.D.]] in 1970, he made significant contributions in [[chemical industry in India]]. | ||
==Education== | ==Education== | ||
V.D. Mehta obtained Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (1964) from University Department of Chemical Technology (UDCT) Bomaby University and subsequently MSc (Tech) in 1966 from the same. Soon after his MSc Tech he joined Nirlon Synthetic Fibres & Chemicals Ltd, Bombay as Assistant Chemical Engineer but soon returned back to research to obtain PhD (Chemical Engineering) (1970) at University of Bombay Department of Chemical Technology [[Institute of Chemical Technology|UDCT]] with [[Man Mohan Sharma]]. | V.D. Mehta obtained Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (1964) from University Department of Chemical Technology (UDCT) Bomaby University and subsequently MSc (Tech) in 1966 from the same. Soon after his MSc Tech he joined Nirlon Synthetic Fibres & Chemicals Ltd, Bombay as Assistant Chemical Engineer but soon returned back to research to obtain PhD (Chemical Engineering) (1970) at [[University]] of Bombay Department of Chemical Technology [[Institute of Chemical Technology|UDCT]] with [[Man Mohan Sharma]]. | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
In his short research career between 1966 and 1970, Mehta authored four seminal papers<ref> [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Vd-Mehta V.D. Mehta] ResearchGate. Retrieved 2022-08-24</ref> in chemical engineering. Following his doctoral research career, he chose not to remain concerned only with the pursuit of research, education, and scholarship and spend his working life in academia but left academia to be a researcher at the helm of affairs in the chemical industry thus bridging research-industry divide. He served chemical industry where he held senior positions<ref>[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:V.D._Mehta VD Mehta] Retrieved 2022-08-24 </ref>.For his expertise, he was known as fibre man <ref>[https://www.theindiareview.com/society-culture/personality/dr-vd-mehta-the-story-of-synthetic-fibre-man-of-india/Dr VD Mehta: The Story of ‘’Synthetic Fibre Man’’ of India] The India Review. Published 3 October 2018. Retrieved 2022-08-24</ref>. Perhaps, he is the earliest Indian example of a PhD Tech with publications in reputed international journals who took up a full-time career in industry and became an entrepreneur. | In his short research career between 1966 and 1970, Mehta authored four seminal papers<ref> [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Vd-Mehta V.D. Mehta] ResearchGate. Retrieved 2022-08-24</ref> in chemical engineering. Following his doctoral research career, he chose not to remain concerned only with the pursuit of research, education, and scholarship and spend his working life in academia but left academia to be a researcher at the helm of affairs in the chemical industry thus bridging research-industry divide. He served chemical industry where he held senior positions<ref>[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:V.D._Mehta VD Mehta] Retrieved 2022-08-24 </ref>.For his expertise, he was known as fibre man <ref>[https://www.theindiareview.com/society-culture/personality/dr-vd-mehta-the-story-of-synthetic-fibre-man-of-india/Dr VD Mehta: The Story of ‘’Synthetic Fibre Man’’ of India] The India Review. Published 3 October 2018. Retrieved 2022-08-24</ref>. Perhaps, he is the earliest Indian example of a PhD Tech with publications in reputed international journals who took up a full-time career in industry and became an [[entrepreneur]]. | ||
== M.M. Sharma, V.D.Mehta and R.A. Mashelkar == | == M.M. Sharma, V.D.Mehta and R.A. Mashelkar == | ||
M.M. Sharma, V.D.Mehta and R.A. Mashelkar were contemporary Indian Chemical Engineers closely associated with [[Bombay]] University’s Department of Chemical Technology (UDCT) now called [[Institute of Chemical Technology]] (ICT). | M.M. Sharma, V.D.Mehta and R.A. Mashelkar were contemporary Indian Chemical Engineers closely associated with [[Bombay]] University’s Department of Chemical Technology (UDCT) now called [[Institute of Chemical Technology]] (ICT). | ||
[[Man Mohan Sharma]] (born 1 May 1937) obtained Bachelor of Chemical Engineering in 1958 from UDCT (ICT) and subsequently MSc (Tech.) in 1960. He obtained Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering) in 1964 from University of Cambridge. In 1964, he returned to India as Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Bombay (Source: ICT). | [[Man Mohan Sharma]] (born 1 May 1937) obtained Bachelor of Chemical Engineering in 1958 from UDCT (ICT) and subsequently MSc (Tech.) in 1960. He obtained Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering) in 1964 from [[University of Cambridge]]. In 1964, he returned to [[India]] as [[Professor]] of Chemical Engineering at the University of Bombay (Source: ICT). | ||
V.D Mehta (born 11 October 1938) was both contemporary junior and student of MM Sharma at UDCT. V.D. Mehta obtained Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (1964) from UDCT (ICT) and subsequently MSc (Tech.) in 1966. The first paper in an international journal published by Man Mohan Sharma's research team at UDCT was based on V. D. Mehta’s Master’s thesis of 1966. Between 1966 –68, V.D. Mehta went for industry experience as Assistant Chemical Engineer in Nirlon Synthetic Fibres & Chemicals Ltd, Bombay, returning to UDCT in 1968 as doctoral research scholar. He obtained Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering) in just two years in 1970 with MM Sharma as his advisor. | V.D Mehta (born 11 October 1938) was both contemporary junior and student of MM Sharma at UDCT. V.D. Mehta obtained Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (1964) from UDCT (ICT) and subsequently MSc (Tech.) in 1966. The first paper in an international journal published by Man Mohan Sharma's research team at UDCT was based on V. D. Mehta’s Master’s thesis of 1966. Between 1966 –68, V.D. Mehta went for industry experience as Assistant Chemical Engineer in Nirlon Synthetic Fibres & Chemicals Ltd, Bombay, returning to UDCT in 1968 as doctoral research scholar. He obtained Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering) in just two years in 1970 with MM Sharma as his advisor. | ||