U. Aswathanarayana

U. Aswathanarayana
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Geologist, Geochemist, Professor, Former Honorary director, Mahadevan International Centre for Water Resources Management, India
PartnerVijayalakshmi
AwardsExcellence in Geophysical Education Award, AGU (2005), AGU International Award (2007)
Academic background
Alma materAndhra University
Doctoral advisorCalamur Mahadevan
Other advisorsArthur Holmes
J. Tuzo Wilson
Louis H. Ahrens
Clair Patterson
Stephen Moorbath
Academic work
DisciplineGeology
InstitutionsAndhra University

California Institute of Technology
Oxford University
University of Western Ontario
University of Sagar
University of Dar es Salaam

Universidade Eduardo Mondlane

Uppugunduri Aswathanarayana (1 July 1928 - 6 March 2016) was the Honorary Director of the Mahadevan International Centre for Water Resources Management, India.[1] He is counted among the doyens of geology in independent India and revered as a leading scientist from Andhra Pradesh.

He studied and taught geology at Andhra University; California Institute of Technology; Oxford University; University of Western Ontario; University of Sagar; University of Dar es Salaam, and Universidade Eduardo Mondlane. He has served as the Dean and Director of Centre for Advanced Study in Geology, University of Sagar, India; Head of Department of Geology, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Director, State Mining Corporation, Tanzania and Adviser on Environment and Technology, Mozambique. He also served as Consultant to UNDP, World Bank, Louis Berger Inc., and SIDA, while in Mozambique.[2]

  1. ^ Indian National Science Academy (2016) Obituary: Uppugunduri Aswathanarayana. Proc Indian Natn Sci Acad 82 No. 4 September 2016 pp. 1325-1338
  2. ^ "Deceased Fellow". Indian National Society Academy. Retrieved 12 May 2019.

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