Professor Jyeshtharaj Bhalchandra Joshi on His 70th Birthday

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Professor Jyeshtharaj B. JoshiProfessor Jyeshtharaj B. Joshi is one of the well-known names in the fields of chemical and nuclear engineering. He was born on the May 28, 1949, in Masur, Satara, Maharashtra, India. He received his B.E., M.E., and Ph.D. degrees in 1971, 1972 and 1977, respectively, in chemical engineering from the University Department of Chemical Technology (UDCT), presently the Institute of Chemical Technology, Matunga, Mumbai, India. He did his Ph.D. thesis under the supervision of Professor Man Mohan Sharma.After finishing his Ph.D. in 1977, Professor Joshi worked at the UDCT in different positions and retired at the age of 60 as its Director in 2009. During his work at the UDCT, Professor Jyeshtharaj B. Joshi was involved in several activities. For instance, he organized around 200 science workshops within the period 1999–2000. He was one of the key persons for getting the research funds by the way of research contracts, donations, and project consultancies. After his retirement, he joined as a Homi Bhabha Chair Professor in the Homi Bhabha National Institute, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Anushaktinagar, Mumbai. Currently, he is working as emeritus professor in the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Anushaktinagar, Mumbai.