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{{short description|Indian chemical engineer and nuclear scientist}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Jyeshtharaj Joshi
| image = The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Bhushan Award to Prof. Jyeshtharaj Bhalchandra Joshi, at a Civil Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 31, 2014.jpg
| caption = Jyeshtharaj Joshi (foreground, left) receiving the [[Padma Bhushan]] award from [[Pranab Mukherjee]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1949|05|28}}
| birth_place = [[Masur, India|Masur]], [[Satara district|Satara]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| occupation = Chemical engineer, nuclear scientist
| website =
| awards = [[Padma Bhushan]] [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology|Shantiswarup Bhatnagar Prize]] [[Anji Reddy|Dr. Anji Reddy]] Innovation Award [[Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers]] Award DAE-Homi Bhabha Chair Professor Fellow of [[Indian National Science Academy]] Fellow of [[The World Academy of Sciences]] [[Indian National Science Academy|INSA Medal]] for Young Scientist Fellow of [[Indian Academy of Sciences]] Fellow of [[National Academy of Engineering]]
}}
'''Jyeshtharaj Bhalchandra Joshi''' is an Indian [[chemical engineer]], [[nuclear scientist]], consultant and professor, widely known for his innovations in nuclear reactor designs and generally regarded as a respected teacher. He is the [[Department of Atomic Energy|DAE]]-Homi Bhabha Chair Professor, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, and is the recipient of Shantiswarup Bhatnagar Prize for Engineering Sciences and many other awards and recognitions. He received the third highest civilian honour, the [[Padma Bhushan]], in 2014 for his services to the field of chemical engineering and nuclear science.

==Biography==
Joshi was born on 28 May 1949, in [[Masur, India|Masur]], [[Satara district]], in the Indian state of [[Maharashtra]], as the son of Bhalachandra (Kaka) Joshi.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Awad |first1=Mohamed M. |last2=Banerjee |first2=Sanjoy |last3=Kawaji |first3=Masahiro |title=Professor Jyeshtharaj Bhalchandra Joshi on His 70th Birthday |journal=Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science |date=1 April 2020 |volume=6 |issue=2 |pages=020301 |doi=10.1115/1.4045590 |url=https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/nuclearengineering/article/6/2/020301/1071322/Professor-Jyeshtharaj-Bhalchandra-Joshi-on-His |access-date=13 February 2021|doi-access=free }}</ref> He passed BE in [[chemical engineering]] in 1971 and ME in 1972 from the [[Institute of Chemical Technology|University Department of Chemical Technology (UDCT)]], Mumbai after which he started his research, under the guidance of renowmed chemical engineer, [[Man Mohan Sharma]]. In 1977, he was awarded the PhD.<ref name="MM_Sharma_2009">{{cite journal |last1=Sharma |first1=M. M. |author1-link=Man Mohan Sharma |title=Jyeshtharaj Bhalchandra Joshi |journal=Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research |date=2 September 2009 |volume=48 |issue=17 |page=7863 |doi=10.1021/ie900566a |url=https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ie900566a |access-date=13 February 2021}}</ref>

Joshi lives in Mumbai and is married to Rujuta and the couple has a son, Aniruddha, who is PhD in Computer Science and Engineering from the [[Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai]].<ref name="MM_Sharma_2009"/>

==Career==
Joshi started his career, in 1972, as joining the faculty of the erstwhile University Department of Chemical Technology (UDCT), now known as [[Institute of Chemical Technology]], Mumbai. During 1999 to 2000, as the director of ICT, he organised around 200 science workshops. He was also successful in upgrading the Institute to the status of a [[deemed university]] and increases fundraising for the Institute research by way of donations, research contracts and project consultancies. Joshi worked there for the most part of his career, in various positions and retired as its Director in 2009.<ref name="MM_Sharma_2009"/>

After that he joined as a Homi Bhabha Chair Professor in [[Homi Bhabha National Institute]], [[Department of Atomic Energy]], Mumbai.<ref name="Babha Chair Professor" /> Presently, he is working as [[emeritus professor]] in Department of Atomic Energy, Mumbai.

===Positions held===
Apart from the academic positions, Joshi has worked on the editorial or advisory board of many known and peer reviewed scientific journals.
* [[Chemical Engineering Science|Chemical Engineering Science Journal]]
* Chemical Engineering Research and Design Journal<ref name="CERD">{{cite web | url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02638762 | title=CERD | access-date=5 August 2014}}</ref>
* Reviews in Chemical Engineering<ref name="Rev Chem">{{cite web | url=https://www.researchgate.net/journal/0167-8299_Reviews_in_chemical_engineering | title=Rev Chem | access-date=5 August 2014}}</ref>
* Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering<ref name="Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering">{{cite journal | url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1939-019X | title=Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering | journal=Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering | volume=180 | issue=4575 | pages=19 | issn=1939-019X | editor=João B.P. Soares| doi=10.1002/(ISSN)1939-019X | bibcode=1957Natur.180Q..19. | year=1957 | doi-access=free }}</ref>

==Research and teaching==

===Scientific Focus===
Joshi is credited with many innovative designs in the area of multiphase reactors. He is reported to have successfully developed multiphase sparged and mechanically agitated reactors. This has helped in the set up of large number of commercial size reactors in India and abroad.<ref name="UDCT profile" /> Joshi published over 442 scientific papers he has published in peer reviewed journals, with over 10772 citations on [[Google Scholar]]. Chem Tech Journal USA has recommended his procedures five times.<ref name="INSA" />

Some of his notable scientific works are:<ref name="UDCT profile" /><ref name="padma UDCT"/>
* Development of inhouse codes for [[computational fluid dynamics]] (CFD) for multiphase dispersions and complex geometries.
* Performed the first [[Laser-Doppler anemometer]] (LDA) measurements in multiphase dispersions.
* Development of an algorithm for the prediction of fractional gas hold-up and bubble size distribution.
* Deployment of the PIV technique to shadography for measuring motion of dispersed phases (bubbles, drops and particles).
* Development of a methodology for estimating detailed knowledge of the entire range of length, velocity and energy scales of turbulent structures in large number of Chemical Process Equipment.
* Development of a relationship between the mean and turbulent flow patterns and the design parameters such as axial mixing, mixing time, heat and mass transfer coefficients.
* Analysis of the multiphase reaction viz. absorption of nitrogen oxides (NOx) in water, alkaline and acidic solutions.
* Development of new designs for household cooker and stoves with thermal efficiencies of 50 to 60%, an improvement on the conventional cookers which have a thermal efficiency of 12 to 20%. He has released these technologies on a commercial basis.

===Teaching work===
Joshi is widely respected as a mentor-teacher; he has successfully guided 91 doctoral and 60 masters students and has supervised 20 post doctoral students.<ref name="UDCT profile">{{cite web |title=EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF EMINENCE: PROF. J.B. JOSHI |url=https://www.ictmumbai.edu.in/uploaded_files/EMERITUS_PROFESSOR_OF_EMINENCE_Professor_J._B._Joshi.pdf |publisher=[[Institute of Chemical Technology]] |access-date=13 February 2021}}</ref><ref name="INSA" />

==Awards and recognitions==
Joshi has been honoured, both academically and socially, by several prominent institutions.<ref name="UDCT profile"/><ref name="INSA" />

'''Social recognitions'''
* [[Padma Bhushan]]<ref name="padma UDCT">{{cite news | url=http://www.udctalumni.org.in/newsroom/news/prof-jb-joshi-awarded-the-padma-bhushan.dz | title=Prof. J.B. Joshi awarded the Padma Bhushan |work= UDCT Alumni Association |date=25 January 2014 | access-date=5 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/list-of-padma-awardees/article5617946.ece | title=Padma list | access-date=31 July 2014| newspaper=The Hindu | date=2014-01-25 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/Padma(E)2014.pdf | title=Padma list 2 | access-date=3 August 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528050136/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/Padma%28E%292014.pdf | archive-date=28 May 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology|Shantiswarup Bhatnagar Prize]] for Engineering Sciences – 1991<ref>{{cite web |title=Brief Profile of the Awardee |url=https://ssbprize.gov.in/content/Detail.aspx?AID=490 |website=ssbprize.gov.in |access-date=13 February 2021}}</ref>
* Amar-Dye-Chem Award for Excellence in Research and Development – [[Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers]] – 1983<ref name="Babha Chair Professor" />
* Herdillia Award – 1989
* Vaswik Award – 1992
* Dr KG Naik Gold Medal – 1995
* Chemtech Foundation Award – 1997
* Goyal Foundation Award – 1998
* [[Anji Reddy|Dr. Anji Reddy]] Innovation Award – 2005
* [[Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers]] Award – 2007

'''Academic recognitions'''
* DAE-Homi Bhabha Chair Professor, [[Homi Bhabha National Institute]], Mumbai<ref name="Babha Chair Professor">{{cite web | url=http://www.iitk.ac.in/dora/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=128&Itemid=209 | title=Babha Chair Professor | access-date=5 August 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808052054/http://www.iitk.ac.in/dora/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=128&Itemid=209 | archive-date=8 August 2014 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* J. C. Bose Fellow in the [[Institute of Chemical Technology]], Mumbai<ref name="JC Bose fellow">{{cite web | url=http://www.ias.ac.in/php/fell_detail.php3?name=Joshi&intials=Jyeshtharaj&year=28-05-1949 | title=JC Bse fellow | access-date=5 August 2014}}</ref>
* Fellow of [[Indian National Science Academy]] (FNA)
* Fellow of Academy for the Developing World (TWAS)
* INSA Medal for Young Scientist – 1981<ref name="INSA">{{cite web | url=http://insaindia.org/detail.php?id=N95-1176 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809183352/http://insaindia.org/detail.php?id=N95-1176 | url-status=dead | archive-date=9 August 2014 | title=INSA | access-date=5 August 2014 }}</ref>
* Fellowship of [[Indian Academy of Sciences]], Bangalore – 1991
* Diamond Award of UDCT – 1994
* Viswakarma Medal of INSA – 2000
* Zyed Hussain Zaheer Medal of INSA – 2008
* Elected to the [[National Academy of Engineering]] – 2021 (for contributions in rational design of multiphase chemical process equipment and leadership in shaping the Indian chemical industry.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Green |first1=Brandon |title=National Academy of Engineering Elects 106 Members and 23 International Members |url=https://www.nae.edu/248499/National-Academy-of-Engineering-Elects-106-Members-and-23-International-Members |access-date=13 February 2021 |work=NAE Website |date=February 9, 2021}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Man Mohan Sharma]]
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==External links==
* Profile written by [[Man Mohan Sharma]], Emeritus Professor of Eminence, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India and former Director, of UDCT.<ref>{{cite journal | title= Jyeshtharaj Bhalchandra Joshi| doi=10.1021/ie900566a | volume=48 |issue = 17| journal= Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research| pages=7863 | year=2009 | author=Sharma M. M.}}</ref>

==References==
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{{PadmaBhushanAwardRecipients 2010–19}}
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{{Institute of Chemical Technology vice-chancellors|state=collapsed}}

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