Manoj Kumar Mishra

Manoj Kumar Mishra (born 15 October 1952) is an Indian academic and researcher. He served as the 37th vice-chancellor of the University of Lucknow. He is recognized for his work in quantum chemistry.

Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra
Head, Department of Chemistry, IIT Bombay
In office 1985 – 2009
37th Vice-chancellor of the University of Lucknow
In office 21 October 2009 - 2 November 2012
Appointed by	Banwari Lal Joshi, Governor of Uttar Pradesh
Preceded by	Upendra Nath Dwivedi
Succeeded by	Gopabandhu Patnaik
Vice-chancellor of the Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
In office 22 November 2013
Personal details
Born	(1952-10-15) 15 October 1952 (age 72) Begusarai, Bihar, India
Spouse	Meena Mishra
Alma mater	St. Xavier's College, Ranchi IIT Delhi University of Florida

Mishra completed his education at the St. Xavier's College, IIT Delhi and the University of Florida. He then completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Princeton University.

Mishra has held academic positions, including vice chancellor of Lucknow University (2009–2012), and also served in leadership roles at IIT Bombay.

He has won the M.N. Saha Award for theoretical sciences and the S.C. Bhattacharya Award for Excellence in Pure Sciences. ^{[citation needed]}

Academic and teaching career

Mishra began his career in academia after a postdoctoral research associateship at Princeton University, USA. He joined the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay as a faculty member, where he spent 27 years in various capacities, including head of the Department of Chemistry^[1] and chairman of the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) from June 2008 to July 2009. He served as the vice chancellor of the University of Lucknow,^[2] from 21 October 2009 to 2 November 2012. Since November 22, 2013, he has been vice chancellor of BIT Mesra, Ranchi.^{[3][unreliable source?]}

Legacy

Mishra became a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences^[4] in 1999. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences, India,^{[5][unreliable source?][6]}