K S Valdiya

K S Valdiya

Born: 20th March 1937, Kalaw, Myanmar.

Education

• 1965–1966: Fulbright Fellow at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA

• 1963: Ph.D from Lucknow University.
  
• 1953–1957:  Higher education, Lucknow University. Recipient of the Chancellor's Gold Medal for academic excellence.
• 1947–1953: Early education,  various schools in Pithoragarh, in the Kumaun Himalayas.

Professional Career

• 2009 to date: Honorary Professor of Geodynamics, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore. 

• 2008–2010: Distinguished Guest Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai.

• 2008–2010: Honorary Visiting Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee.

• 2003–2008: Indian National Science Academy Golden Jubilee Research Professor, JNCASR, Bangalore.

• 1997–2003: Bhatnagar Research Professor, JNCASR, Bangalore.

• 1995–1997: Professor, JNCASR, Bangalore.
  
  

• 1984 and 1992: Acting Vice-Chancellor, Kumaun University, Nainital.

• 1981: Vice-Chancellor, Kumaun University, Nainital.
• 1977–1980: Dean of Science Faculty, Kumaun University, Nainital1976-1995 Professor, Kumaun University, Nainital.
  
  

• 1980: Additional Director, Wadia Institute Of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun.

• 1973–1976: Deputy Director, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Delhi.

• 1970–1973: Senior Scientific Officer, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Delhi.

• 1969–1970: Reader at Rajasthan University, Udaipur.
• 1957–1969: Lecturer at Lucknow University, Lucknow.

Field of Specialization

• Tectonics with special reference to active faults.

• Environmental Geology with special reference to natural hazards and geo-hydrology of springs.

 Awards

• 2012 The G.M Modi Award for Science and Environment._
• 2009 L.N. Kailasam Gold Medal, Geophysical Society of India

• 2007 Padmashri for Science, Government of India

• 2007 Hindi Sevi Samman, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. 

• 2000 Prince Mukarram Gold Medal, Geophysical Society of India. 

• 1997 National Mineral Award of Excellence, Government of India

• 1995 D.N. Wadia Medal of the Indian National Science Academy

• 1993 National Mineral Award of the Ministry of Mines, Government of India

• 1991 S.K. Mitra Award of the Indian National Science Academy

• 1982–1984 P. Pant National Environment Fellow, Department of Environment, Government of India

• 1977–1978 National Lecturer, University Grants Commission.

• 1977 L. Rama Rao Gold Medal of the Geological Society of India

• 1976 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize of the CSIR
• 1954 Chancellor’s Medal at Lucknow University

Honoris Causa

• 2007 D.Sc., G.B. Pant University of Agricultural Sciences.

• 2003 D.Sc, Benaras Hindu University.

Current Work

For the last few years, KS Valdiya has been working on a Science Outreach Programme, to popularize Science among young students, in the remote regions of Uttarakhand. Along with leading teachers and specialists from various disciplines, he has been delivering and organizing lectures on the frontiers of science as well as offering career guidance to pre-university college students.