Naba Kishore Ray

Naba Kishore Ray (1940- 2013)[1] was an Indian theoretical and computational chemist, known for his studies on structure of molecules.[2] Born on 5 December 1940 in the Indian state of Odisha,[3] he studied molecules using molecular orbital and floating spherical gaussian orbital methods and his work on the nature of electron density and momentum distribution in atoms and molecules as well as molecular reactivitity on surfaces are reported to have widened the understanding of the subjects.[4] 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 1983, for his contributions to chemical sciences.[5]

Naba Kishore Ray
Born(1940-12-05)December 5, 1940
Odisha, India
DiedMay 8, 2013(2013-05-08) (aged 72)
NationalityIndian
Known forStudies on structure of molecules
Awards
Scientific career
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References
  1. "Deceased Honorary Fellows, Foreign Fellows and Fellows". Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  2. "Brief Profile of the Awardee". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. "Odiya Celebrities". Odiya.org. 2016. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  4. "Handbook of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize Winners" (PDF). Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  5. "View Bhatnagar Awardees". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
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