Obituary : Prof. S. L. Narayanamurthy

Our former colleague, Prof SL Narayanamurthy passed away on 14th October 2019.. He was 78 years old. The department deeply mourns this sudden death.

A brief profile of Prof Narayanamurthy is given below :-

Prof. Narayanamurthy joined the Institute in its early years, in 1964 as a lecturer in Chemical Engineering, after his education in AC Tech, Chennai. He subsequently completed his Masters' degree while in service at IITB, and his Ph.D. from Bradford in UK on leave from IITB. He rose to the position of a Professor in 1984, and retired from the services of the Institute in 2003. During his tenure, he served the Institute in various capacities - as Head, Department of Chemical Engg (01.02.1990 to 25.02.1993), Head, CAD Centre, Dean (R&D), and Dean (Resource Mobilization). Subsequent to his retirement from the Institute, he spent some time respectively at the Goa Engineering College, Goa, and in the just-started IIT Gandhinagar.

Prof. Narayanamurthy was highly respected for his professional competence and administrative acumen. For his contributions to the profession and to the Institute, the Institute honoured him with the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004.

We invite people who have been associated with him, in any manner, to pay tributes and recall fond memories, by communicating through this page, for others to read and cherish.