Dr. R. P. Mohanty
Professor R P Mohanty has 34 years experience in Academics in India and Foreign Universities and 10 years in Indian Industry in top management positions. Presently he is engaged as the Vice Chancellor, Shiksha `O' Anusandhan University (SOA University) (Deemed), Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India. He also undertakes research scholars pursuing Ph.D. in Engineering and Management. He is also involved in leadership education, management consulting and managerial competency development programmes across the country. He is also engaged in advising many technical institutions in India and abroad to develop quality faculty resources.
In 2010, he has received exemplary leadership award in industrial engineering. In 2009, he has been felicitated by the “Lifetime Achievement Award” of Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering and also the “International Lifetime Achievement Award” from AIMS International. He received the Life Time Achievement Award from The Institution of Engineers (India) in the year 2006.University College of Engineering; Orissa has conferred upon him the Distinguished Alumni Award in the golden jubilee year 2006. He has been elected as a Fellow of Indian National Engineering Academy-2004; towards outstanding contributions in “Engineering”. In the year 2003, he received the most prestigious “Sir Visveswaraya Award” for his outstanding contribution in the field of Technical Education & Technology Management. Sambalpur University conferred upon “Intellectual Colossus Award 2003” as an honour to his profound contributions to the field of Management Education in India and abroad. Utkal University honored him as the most distinguished HR professional in 2003. In 1997, he was chosen as the “Most Outstanding Academician” and honored by “UNITOP” award by Indian Institution of Materials Management. In the year 1995, Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering has honoured him by its highest award “Lilian Gilbreth Award” for his most significant and outstanding contribution to the field. Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering in the year 1987, has awarded him “Ramaswamy Cup” for his extraordinary services to the I.E. profession. American Biographical Institute has conferred upon him the “Distinguished Leadership Award in Academics”. The Institution of Engineers (India) has also awarded him as the “Best Researcher”.
He has published 12 Text Books, more than 350 research papers in reputed and scholarly International & Indian Journals and Newspapers. The total number of citations of most of these papers stands at 760. He has guided 17 Ph.D. research scholars and several hundreds of master theses. He has advised more than 25 big companies in India and abroad in the areas of Engineering and Management. He is the past Chairman, Honorary Secretary, Treasurer, National Council Member, and Chairman Board of Examination, Editor-in-Chief of Industrial Engineering Journal and a Life Fellow of Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering. He has also served as Chairman and President of many Professional associations in India and also as a board member in International Professional Institutions. He represents in the Editorial Board of 17 international and national journals.
