Govindjee

Govindjee
गोविंद जी
Born	24 October 1932 (1932-10-24) (age 91) Allahabad, India
Education	Ph.D. (Physico-Chemical Biology became Biophysics) starting under Robert Emerson, finishing under Eugene Rabinowitch M.Sc. (Botany, specializing in Plant Physiology) B.Sc. (Chemistry, Botany, Zoology)
Alma mater	University of Illinois University of Allahabad
Occupation(s)	Professor Emeritus of Biophysics, Biochemistry, and Plant Biology
Employer(s)	School of IB and MCB (prev. School of Life Sciences), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Children	2
Website	www.life.illinois.edu/govindjee

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]