Jai Pal Mittal is an Indian scientist, DAE Raja Ramanna Fellow of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre and Distinguished Professor of Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, the National Academy of Sciences, India and the University of Pune.
[4] Jai Pal Mittal was born on 21 September 1940 in Meerut in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
[1] He completed his graduate (BSc) and master's studies (MSc) in chemistry from the Agra University[2][3] and migrated to Mumbai in 1959, looking for career opportunities.
[1] Mittal continued at BARC to become the Director of Chemistry and Isotope Group and the DAE Raja Ramanna Fellow of the institution.
[2] He serves as the president of the Asian and Oceanian Photochemistry Association[7] and is a member of the education council of the University of Allahabad.
[2] Mittal lives in Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra[2] and continues attending seminars and conferences to deliver keynote addresses.