Haren S. Gandhi

Dr. Haren S. Gandhi (May 2, 1941 – January 23, 2010) was an American inventor and engineer, a recipient of the U.S. National Medal of Technology and Innovation, noted for his research and inventions in the field of automotive exhaust catalysts. [1] [2] [3] Gandhi was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1999 "for contributions to the research and development of automotive catalysts".[2] Gandhi held 53 U.S. patents.[2] [4] He was also the director of chemical engineering and a Henry Ford Technical Fellow at the Ford Motor Company. [5] President George W. Bush presented Gandhi with the National Medal of Technology and Innovation at the White House in 2003.[1] The National Academy of Engineering called Gandhi "one of the world's foremost authorities in the area of automotive emissions control".[2]

Chronology

• 1941: born on May 2 in Calcutta, India as Harendra Sakarlal Gandhi
• 1963: first class honours degree from the Department of Chemical Technology at the University of Bombay (now ICT Mumbai)
• 1967: joins Ford Motor Company as a research scientist[2]
• 1967: M.S., the University of Detroit[2]
• 1971: Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, the University of Detroit[2]
• 1999: elected to the National Academy of Engineering[2]
• 2003: George W. Bush's the National Medal of Technology and Innovation[1]
• 2010: died on January 23

References

1. Ford:Ford Mourns Loss of Research Pioneer, Exemplary Role Model;By John Fossen;Jan-27-2010
2. National Academy of Engineering;Memorial Tributes: Volume 15 (2011);Haren S. Gandhi;by Derrick M. Kuzak
3. Platinum Metals Review Journal;Volume 55;Issue 1;Jan 2011;Pages 43-53;Haren Gandhi 1941–2010: Contributions to the Development and Implementation of Catalytic Emissions Control Systems
4. Justia Patents:Patents By Inventor Haren S Gandhi
5. New York Times:An Inventor in a Business Suit, With None of the Usual Angst;By KIRK JOHNSON; May 28, 1995