- Anil K. Rajvanshi
Infobox scientist
name = Dr. Anil Rajvanshi
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field = Engineering
work_institutions = Nimbkar Agricultural Research InstituteUniversity of Florida
alma_mater =University of Florida Indian Institute of Technology
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known_for = Directing NARI
research in rural development
prizes = Jamnalal Bajaj Award
Solar Hall of FameDr. Anil K. Rajvanshi is an
academic fromIndia , and is the current Director of the Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute. [http://nariphaltan.virtualave.net/rajvanshi.pdf]Dr. Rajvanshi was born and raised in
Lucknow, India . He has been the director of the Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) at Maharashtra, India since 1981. Prior to taking this position he served on the faculty at theUniversity of Florida . Dr. Rajvanshi has more than 25 years of experience in renewable energy research, rural and sustainable development. He has 135 publications and 7 patents to his credit.For his solar energy and rural development work Dr. Rajvanshi has been inducted in Solar Hall of Fame (1998), received Jamnalal Bajaj Award in 2001 from Dr. Manmohan Singh (the present prime minister of India), Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FICCI) award in 2002 and Golden Globe Award in 2004.
Education
* Bachelors degree from the
Indian Institute of Technology , Kanpur in 1972.
* Masters degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur in 1974.
* Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from theUniversity of Florida in 1979.Books
* "1970s America - an Indian Student's Journey" [http://www.nariphaltan.org/usexp.pdf]
* "Nature of Human Thought" [http://education.vsnl.com/nimbkar/thought.html]External links
* [http://nariphaltan.virtualave.net/rajvanshi.pdf Info pertaining to Dr. Rajvanshi]
* [http://education.vsnl.com/nimbkar/biodata.html Dr. Rajvanshi's Official Bio]
* [http://www.nariphaltan.org/usexp.pdf Book about Dr. Rajvanshi's experience at UF]
* [http://www.nariphaltan.org/writings.htm Articles of Dr. Rajvanshi]
* [http://www.nariphaltan.org Official site of Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute]
* [http://www.zoominfo.com/Search/PersonDetail.aspx?PersonID=39487264 Additional Info]
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