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{{Infobox scientist
| name = Jitendra Nath Goswami
| image = The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Shri Award to Prof. Jitendra Nath Goswami, at the Civil Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on April 13, 2017.jpg
| caption = Jitendra Nath Goswami (left) receiving the [[Padma Shri]] award from [[Pranab Mukherjee]], President of India in 2017
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1950|11|18|df=yes}}<ref name="IAS">{{cite web | url=http://www.ias.ac.in/php/fell_detail.php3?name=Goswami&intials=Jitendra&year=18-11-1950 | title=JN Goswami Profile | publisher=[[Indian Academy of Sciences]] | access-date=18 September 2016 }}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Jorhat]], [[Assam]], [[India]]
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| field = [[Astrophysics]]
| work_institution = [[Physical Research Laboratory]] [[Indian Space Research Organization]]
| alma_mater = [[Cotton University|Cotton College]] [[Gauhati University]] [[Tata Institute of Fundamental Research]] [[Gujarat University]]
| known_for = [[Chandrayaan-1]] [[Chandrayaan-2]]
| prizes = NASA's Public Service Group Achievement Award (1986) [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize]] (1994) [[Kamal Kumari National Award]] (2003) [[Asom Ratna]] (2015) [[Padma Shri]] (2017)
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'''Jitendranath Goswami''' (born 18 November 1950) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] scientist from [[Jorhat]], [[Assam]]. He was the chief scientist of [[Chandrayaan-1]],<ref name="Zee_News">{{cite web | url=http://zeenews.india.com/chandrayaan/story.aspx?aid=477110 | title=The Chandrayaan Team | publisher=[[Zee News]] | access-date=18 September 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806161313/http://zeenews.india.com/chandrayaan/story.aspx?aid=477110 | archive-date=6 August 2012 | url-status=dead }}</ref> and was also the developer of this project.<ref name="INSA">{{cite web | url=http://insaindia.org/detail.php?id=P00-1277 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130724103344/http://insaindia.org/detail.php?id=P00-1277 | url-status=dead | archive-date=24 July 2013 | title=Indian Fellow | publisher=[[Indian National Science Academy]] | access-date=18 September 2016 }}</ref> He served as a director of [[Physical Research Laboratory]] situated at [[Ahmadabad, Gujarat]]. He was also associated with [[Chandrayaan-2]] and [[Mangalyaan]].

==Education==
Goswami started his schooling in Jorhat. In 1965, he was sixth in the higher secondary examination conducted by [[Assam Higher Secondary Education Council|AHSEC]]. Soon after, he enrolled in [[Cotton College, Guwahati|Cotton College]] to study [[Physics]].<ref name="teleindia-20081210">{{cite news |title=Chandrayaan scientist on Cotton mission |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/chandrayaan-scientist-on-cotton-mission-aiming-for-the-moon/cid/519048 |access-date=8 September 2023 |work=[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]] |date=10 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908054302/https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/chandrayaan-scientist-on-cotton-mission-aiming-for-the-moon/cid/519048 |archive-date=8 September 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> He got his MSc from [[Gauhati University]] and joined [[Tata Institute of Fundamental Research]] for his PhD.<ref name="INSA" /> At this time he also worked as a post-graduate research scholar at the [[University of California, Berkeley]].<ref name="INSA" /> In 1978, he received his PhD degree from [[Gujarat University]].

==Research==
Following his PhD, Goswami conducted research at various institutions, including [[University of California, Berkeley|UC Berkeley]], [[Washington University in St. Louis]], [[Lunar and Planetary Institute]], and the [[Max Planck Institute]]. His research primarily centered on the [[Solar System]] and Astrophysics. Through collaborative efforts, evidence was presented suggesting the main source of energy for the Solar System during its formation was the 26Al nuclide in its half-life. Goswami has also contributed to studies on Cosmic Rays and Tectonic Plates, resulting in various findings and conclusions.<ref name="INSA" /> At the Physical Research Laboratory, he participated in exploration projects, and contributed to ISRO in its early phases. He was an associate scientist for the Cosmic Ray experiment and the lead scientist for Lunar Samples on spacecraft Spacelab-3.<ref name="NE_India">{{cite web | url=http://www.india-north-east.com/2010/09/jitendra-nath-goswami-principal.html | title=The Principal Scientist of Chandrayaan-1 | publisher=north east india.com | access-date=18 September 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130802135914/http://www.india-north-east.com/2010/09/jitendra-nath-goswami-principal.html | archive-date=2 August 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Additionally, he was a member of the Physical Sciences jury for the [[Infosys Prize]] between 2016 and 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Infosys Prize - Jury 2018 |url=https://www.infosys-science-foundation.com/prize/jury/jury-2018.asp |website=Infosys Science Foundation |access-date=19 April 2021}}</ref>

== Awards ==
* Youth Scientist Award by Indian National Science Association (1978)
* NASA's Public Service Group of Achievement Award (1986)
* [[Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Award]] (1994)
* [[Kamal Kumari National Award]] for science and technology (2003)
* Axford award by Asia Oceania Geoscience Society (2014)<ref>{{cite web|title=AOGS Axford Medal Award Recipient|url=https://www.asiaoceania.org/society/public.asp?page=2014_AMA.asp|publisher=Asia Oceania Geosciences Society|access-date=April 28, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Asom Ratna]] (2015), highest civilian award of [[Government of Assam]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Dr Jiten Goswami awarded Asom Ratna |url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=feb2916/at050 |access-date=18 September 2016 |newspaper=Assam Tribune |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011200315/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=feb2916%2Fat050 |archive-date=11 October 2016 }}</ref>
* [[Padma Shri]], 2017 by [[Government of India]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=157675 |title = Padma Awards 2017 announced}}</ref>
* [[Asian Scientist 100]], ''[[Asian Scientist]]'', (2018)
* Founding Fellow of the Physics Academy of the North East (2024)<ref name="Fellows of PANE">{{cite web |title=Fellows of PANE |url=https://www.paneindia.org/pane-fellows |access-date=14 December 2025}}</ref>

Goswami was elected president of the [[Astronomical Society of India]] in 2007. He is a member of [[The World Academy of Sciences]], [[Indian Academy of Sciences]], [[European Association of Geochemistry]] and many other national and international astronomy associations.

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.isro.org/chandrayaan/htmls/home.htm website of Chandrayaan ]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr87bMazZlA Interview with BBC of Dr. Goswami]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUI62iixNFQ About Mangalyaan ]
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01kdgsy Interview on Mangalyaan at BBC World Service with Dr. Goswami]
* {{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/photo/profile-of-top-25-scientists-in-india-366262-2011-09-11 |title=Profile of Top 25 scientists in India |date=11 September 2011 |website=India Today |language=en-US |access-date=17 January 2018}}

{{2000s Padma Shri Award Recipients in Science & Engineering}}
{{SSBPST recipients in Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean & Planetary Sciences}}

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