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Indian-American biochemist (born 1932)

Govindjee (born 24 October 1932) is an Indian-American scientist and educator. He is Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Plant Biology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he taught from 1961 until 1999. As Professor Emeritus since 1999, Govindjee has continued to be active in the field of photosynthesis through teaching and publishing. He is recognized internationally as a leading expert on photosynthesis.^[1]

Early life and education

Govindjee was born in Allahabad, India. He is known only by a single name, as his family by tradition did not use a surname.^[1][2]

At University of Allahabad, he received his B.Sc. in 1952 and his M.Sc. in 1954. He studied at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, earning his Ph.D. in 1960. He began his PhD work with Robert Emerson who discovered the Emerson effect.^[3] After Emerson died in a plane crash,^[4

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Govindjee, who uses only one name, was born on October 24, , at Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.) India; he was married to Rajni Varma on October 24, , at Urbana, Illinois, USA; they have two children: Anita and Sanjay; he was naturalized to be a citizen of the USA in

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Munday, J. C. Jr. and G. Govindjee, G. 1969.

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We honor Govindjee, Professor Emeritus of Plant Biology and Biophysics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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