Girjesh Govil, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Girjesh Govil

Indian molecular biophysicist (born 1940)

Date of Birth: 25-Sep-1940

Place of Birth: Uttar Pradesh, India

Profession: scientist, biophysicist

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Girjesh Govil (born 1940) is an Indian molecular biophysicist and a Raja Ramanna professor at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research.
He is known for his researches on semi-empirical quantum chemical theories.
He is an elected fellow of The World Academy of Sciences, and all the three major Indian science academies viz.
the National Academy of Sciences, India, Indian National Science Academy and the Indian Academy of Sciences.
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards, in 1978, for his contributions to chemical sciences.