NGRI Director given additonal charge as IICT Director
Hyderabad: Director of Hyderabad-based National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), Dr. VM Tiwari is now Director (Additional Charge) of Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT). Dr Tiwari was given the Additional Director charge of IICT, as the current IICT Director, Dr Srivari Chandrasekhar has taken charge as the Secretary, Department of Science and Technology (DST). Dr. […]
Updated On - 15 December 2021, 08:37 PM
Hyderabad: Director of Hyderabad-based National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), Dr. VM Tiwari is now Director (Additional Charge) of Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT).
Dr Tiwari was given the Additional Director charge of IICT, as the current IICT Director, Dr Srivari Chandrasekhar has taken charge as the Secretary, Department of Science and Technology (DST).
Dr. Tiwari has made unique and sustained research contributions towards inferring structure, properties, tectonic and hydrogeological regimes of the Indian lithosphere and adjoining regions from multi-scale gravity data using physics based models. Besides well cited research papers in leading journals, he has contributed significantly to many important research and development projects for the Oil and Mineral Industries in India. He is a recipient of National Merit Scholarship, ONGC-AEG Best Thesis Award, Young Scientist Awards from INSA, CSIR, UP S&T, Krishnan Gold Medal by IGU, National Mineral Award by Ministry of Mines, GoI.
Dr Tiwari is an elected Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA), National Academy of Sciences India (FNASc), Indian Academy of Sciences (FASc) and Telangana Academy of Sciences (FTAS) and is also a member of several national and international committees, a press release added.
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