Okhil Kumar Medhi
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Okhil Kumar Medhi (1952-2021) was an Indian chemist and academic. He is best known for his time as Vice-chancellor of Gauhati University in Guwahati, Assam, where he was also a professor of inorganic chemistry and former Head of Department in the university’s chemistry department. After completing a Ph.D. at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Medhi undertook research at both the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (as a visiting fellow) and North Eastern Hill University (as a lecturer), but spent much of his academic career at Gauhati University. His scientific work has been varied but has included contributions to the fields of inorganic chemistry[1] and carbon nanoparticles[2].
During his time as Vice-chancellor, Medhi made notable contributions to the development of Gauhati University, including overseeing the creation of the university’s Institute of Science and Technology (GUIST)[3]. He additionally advocated for improved teaching methods in the university, and across the state of Assam has a whole.
Early Life and Education
Okhil Kumar Medhi was born on 5 February 1952 in a suburb of Guwahati in Assam, north-east India. His father worked as a canteen owner within Gauhati University and his mother was a homemaker. Medhi was the eldest of five children, which included three brothers and one sister. He was educated at the city’s Don Bosco School, a private education institute[4]. Showing a particular interest in chemistry, Medhi attended Cotton College, where he obtained a BSc in Chemistry. Thereafter, he studied for a Master’s degree and then for a doctorate at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. His thesis was on the electron paramagnetic resonance of heavy transition metals and was supervised by Professor UC Agarwal[3].
Career
Medhi’s first research position following his doctoral studies was as a visiting fellow at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research[5] in Mumbai, India. This was followed by an academic appointment as lecturer at North East Hills University in Shillong. In 1983, Medhi was appointed as a Reader of Chemistry at Gauhati University where he largely spent the remainder of his career. In the late 1980’s, he took a brief sabbatical from this position to undertake a visiting position as a Commonwealth Fellow at the University of Essex in the United Kingdom.
Upon his return to Gauhati University, Medhi was promoted to a full professorship and eventually became the Head of Department between 2000 and 2003. During his tenure as Head of Department, Medhi secured funding from the Government of India’s Department of Science and Technology to help the department modernise itself.
Later in his career, Medhi was elected as the Vice-Chancellor of Gauhati University[5]. During his time as Vice-Chancelllor, Medhi advocated for significant change in the Assamese education system, including promoting the teaching of science[6]. His notable contribution includes the inauguration of the Gauhati University Institute of Science and Technology, which remains a prominent research institute in north-eastern India[3].
Aside from his acacemic profile, Medhi’s scientific research focussed predominantly on bioinorganic chemistry[7] and nanoparticles[8]. He contributed to several academic papers and is a co-author of Inorganic Chemistry – Principles of Structure and Reactivity[9], a popular reference textbook for chemistry students. He was also an advisor to several doctoral students during his career.
Personal Life
Medhi resided for most of his life in north-east India, mostly in Guwahati, the capital city of the state of Assam. He married Chitrani Medhi, also a chemistry professor, in 1985.[citation needed] They have two daughters.
References
- ↑ Medhi, Okhil K.; Silver, Jack (1989). "A Mössbauer study on the (protoporphyrinato IX)iron(II) complexes of imidazole and substituted imidazoles as axial ligands in frozen aqueous solutions". Inorganica Chimica Acta. 166 (1): 129–133. doi:10.1016/s0020-1693(00)80797-5. ISSN 0020-1693.
- ↑ Deka, Manash Jyoti; Dutta, Parlie; Sarma, Sewaljyoti; Medhi, Okhil Kumar; Talukdar, N.C.; Chowdhury, Devasish (2019). "Carbon dots derived from water hyacinth and their application as a sensor for pretilachlor". Heliyon. 5 (6): e01985. doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e01985. ISSN 2405-8440.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Remembering Prof Okhil Kumar Medhi - campus". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
- ↑ "Vice Chancellor Recalls Fond Memories of DB School". NewsGrab. 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Akhil Kr Medhi appointed new Gauhati University VC". Assam Times. 2008-05-20. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
- ↑ Reporter, Staff (2010-09-15). "OIL supports cancer research". assamtribune.com. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
- ↑ Konwar Boruah, Sontara; Medhi;Okhil Kumar Medhi, Chitrani; Kumar Boruah, Prabin; Sarma, Pradyut (2012-12-01). "Green Synthesis Of Gold Nanoparticles Using Camellia Sinensis And Kinetics Of The Reaction". Advanced Materials Letters. 3 (6): 481–486. doi:10.5185/amlett.2012.icnano.103. ISSN 0976-397X.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Boruah, SK; Boruah, PK; Sarma, P; Bezbarauh, B; Medhi, C; Medhi, OK (2013). "Exfoliation of Graphene oxide nanosheets from pencil lead and in situ preparation of gold nanoparticles on graphene oxide nanosheets". International Journal of Nanoscience. 12 (5): 1350034. doi:10.1142/s0219581x13500348. ISSN 0219-581X.
- ↑ Huheey, James E.; Keiter, Ellen A.; Keiter, Richard L.; Medhi, Okhil K. (2006). Inorganic Chemistry: Principles of Structure and Reactivity. Pearson Education. ISBN 978-81-7758-130-0.
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