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Mangalore University VC Prof. K Byrappa elected fellow of Royal Society

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September 28, 2017

Mangaluru, Sept 28: Prof. K Byrappa Vice-Chancellor, Mangalore University has been elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), London, UK. It’s a prestigious fellowship awarded through election in recognition of the academic contribution in the academic contribution in the field of Chemistry. Prof. K. Byrappa is the first academician from Mangalore University to receive this honour from the Royal Society of Chemistry, London.

A renowned researcher and academician Prof. K.Byrappa has been honoured with many fellowships recently.  Earlier this year during April 2017 Prof. K. Byrappa was elected as the Fellow of the Asia Pacific Academy of Materials, in the annual meeting held in Japan on April 12, 2017.

In the same meeting he was also elected as the Secretary General of Asia Pacific Academy of Materials. Prof.Byrappa is the first Indian to be the Secretary General of that Asia Pacific Academy of Materials.

During January 2017 Prof. K.Byrappa was honoured with Sir C. V. Raman birth centenary Gold Medal by the Prime Minister of India in recognition of his contribution to science and technology in India.  He is the second kannadiga to get this honour after Dr. C N R Rao.

In the year 2010 Prof. K. Byrappa was elected as a Fellow of the World Academy of Ceramics, in the biennial convention held in Italy. He was the 4th Indian to get that honour.

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suresh shettar
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Saturday, 7 Oct 2017

Great achievement for a scientist from earth science background. May the almighty bless Byrappa with more and more awards and positions. But I really wonder why none of the Mangalore university Chemistry professors do not have FRSC?? Are they not qualified for FRSC??

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