K S Rangappa
ABOUT K S Rangappa
A beloved son of Karnataka, Prof. Rangappa hails from a village called Kanchugarakoppalu
in K.R. Nagar Taluk of Mysore district. He was born on 26th May, 1955 to his parents
Late Sri. Subbe Gowda and Late Smt. Kempamma. He obtained his B.Sc., M.Sc., and
PhD degrees from the University of Mysore. With his vast and relevant research he
obtained the coveted D.Sc degree as well. He has served as a Post-doctoral Fellow/
Research Associate/Visiting Professor at several universities in Canada, USA, Germany,
Japan, Korea, Poland, Russia, UK etc. He is a Fellow of, The World Academy of
Sciences, Royal Society of Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences, Biotech Research
Society of India and Karnataka State Science & Technology Academy.
Prof. Rangappa gave visibility to the University with its unsurpassed infrastructure attracting thousands of new students to various courses pioneering in their respective fields
Achievements
- He has developed several national and international collaborative research programs with more than 300 scientists working across the globe
- He has published over 600 research papers in national and international peer-reviewed journals with scientific citations of over 15,000 for his research contributions with h-index of 65
- He holds 14 patents in the area of medicinal chemistry. He has guided 65 candidates for Ph.D degrees. He is a recipient of several prestigious national and international awards.
- He served as a General President of 107th Indian Science Congress and member of the institutional body of five All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) of our country.
- He is one of the board of governors of the Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Karnataka
- He served as the President of the Forum of Former Vice Chancellors of Karnataka. Currently, Prof Rangappa is serving as a Distinguished Professor and CSIR-Emeritus Scientist at the University of Mysore.
INFO
Phd.DSc,FRSC,FNASc,FBRS,FTWAS
- Indian Science Congress Association Ambassador, Hokkaido University, Japan
- President, Forum of Former Vice-Chancellors of Karnataka
- Former Vice-Chancellor, University of Mysore, Mysuru
- Former Vice-Chancellor, Karnataka State Open University, Mysuru
- Former General President, Indian Science Congress
- UGC-BSR Faculty Fellow(2017-2020)
- Sir Asutosh Mookerjee Fellow
Teaching, research, and administrative acumen have led him to greater heights. Prof.
Rangappa’s indefatigable work as an academic, researcher, and administrator has placed
him among the most successful achievers in the field. Prof. Rangappa is a confluence of
education, culture, science, tradition, and modern knowledge. His zeal and enthusiasm
at the age of seventy are very inspiring to young people. Now, when he is crossing
the milestone of seventy years, we should all wish him a great life ahead. The PhD
students of Prof. Rangappa together with his well-wishers are organizing an International
conference on the occasion of his “70th Birthday”.
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New Challenges and Innovations in Molecular Medicine
