Sampat Kumar Tandon

Sampat Kumar Tandon (born 13 August 1945) is an Indian geologist and a professor emeritus of geology at the University of Delhi.

[3] Tandon is known for his geological studies of the Siwalik rocks[4] and is an elected fellow of all the three major Indian science academies viz.

[9][note 1] He was knighted by the Government of France with the title, Chevalier of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques in 2009.

[3] S. K. Tandon, born on 13 August 1945 in the Indian capital of Delhi to Piara Lal Tandon and Karam Devi, completed his Senior Cambridge in 1961 and did his graduate studies (BSc hons) at Panjab University during 1961–65 after which he obtained a master's degree (MSc hons) from the same university in 1966.

[6] Two years later, he shifted to Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology as a scientific officer and in 1976, he returned to Delhi University as a member of faculty.

[19] He was a councillor of International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) during 2010-14 and has been serving as the vice president of the Indian Mineralogists Association since 2005.

[7] He was elected as a fellow by The World Academy of Sciences in 2001 and the Government of France honored him with the Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes Academiques in 2009.