Janardan Ganpatrao Negi

Janardan Ganpatrao Negi (1 August 1936 – 9 November 2016) was an Indian theoretical geophysicist and emeritus scientist at National Geophysical Research Institute.

[1] He is known for his studies on geoelectromagnetics and geomagnetism[2] and is an elected fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, London and the National Academy of Sciences, India.

[5] His academic career started at Holkar Science College of Jiwaji University as a lecturer where he worked from 1958 to 1959 during which time he enrolled at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur for his doctoral studies and secured a PhD in 1962.

[3] Negi's theoretical studies have been focusing on the areas of geoelectromagnetics and geomagnetism of geophysics and his researches have assisted in the wider understanding of gravity, heat flow and electromagnetic fields of Earth's surface.

The award orations delivered by him include the Dr. H. N. Siddique Memorial Lecture of the Indian Geophysical Union in 2003.