Prof. Peeyush Chandra
(MSC2/PhD/MTH/1971/1976)
Prof. Peeyush Chandra served for over three decades at IIT Kanpur and retired as Professor in 2015. Prof. Peeyush Chandra is a retired Professor from Department of Mathematics at IIT Kanpur. His areas of interest are Bio-Fluid Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics (Low Reynolds Number Flow) Lubrication Theory,Magnetic Fluids,Ecological Modeling, Mathematical Epidemiology.
Profile
Prof. Peeyush Chandra completed his B.Sc. from Meerut University in 1969 and went on to complete his M.Sc.(Mathematics) in 1971 and Ph.D from I.I.T. Kanpur in 1976. He completed his postdoctoral from Mehta Research Institute Allahabad in 1982.
Achievements and Honors
- Fellow, National Academy of Sciences, India
- Fellow, Indian Society for Mathematical Modelling & Computer Simulation
- President, Indian Mathematical Society (2009-2010)
- President, Indian Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (2013)
- President, Indian Society for Mathematical Modelling & Computer Simulation (2023, 2024)
- President, Bharat Ganita Parishad (2024, 2025)
- Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the Indian Mathematical Society (2021-2024)
- Sanjay Mittal Chair Professor, IIT Kanpur (2011 - Dec. 2014)
- Distinguished Service Award, Vijnana Parishad of India (2012)
- Life Long Achievement Award, Vijnana Parishad of India (2023)