W. Selvamurthy

William Selvamurthy is an Indian scientist, currently working with Amity University, Raipur, as President of Amity Science, Technology and Innovation Foundation and Director General for Amity Directorate of Science and Innovation. He previously served as a Chief Controller, Research & Development at the Defence Research and Development Organisation for the Indian government.
He is leading research and development for improvements to the health and wellbeing of the armed forces.

Education

He did his post-graduation in Human Physiology from Christian Medical College, Vellore and PhD from University of Delhi and Doctorate of Science from Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana Deemed University in Bangalore. Recently he was awarded the Degree of Doctor of Science in recognition of his contributions to the field of science and his distinctive place in the scientific world by Fakir Mohan University, Balasore. He was awarded another further honorary degrees of Doctor of Science from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Amity University and Karunya University.

Career

Selvamurthy joined the Defence Research and Development Organisation in 1973 and served there for 40 years, during which time he became Director of two DRDO institutes: the Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, and the Defence Institute of Psychological Research. He took the latter role in 1992 and held it for over 10 years. His research contributions while working at DRDO included:

Physiological acclimatisation at high altitude
Application of yoga for the Armed forces
Development of a drug to save war casualties subjected to severe hemorrhage
Psychological stress and its management
Life support systems for soldiers in extreme operational environments

Selvamurthy joined Amity in 2013 as President of the Amity Science, Technology and Innovation Foundation. He was awarded the Thangam Vasudevan Research Prize by the Indian Association of Biomedical Award Scientists in 1981, and was a fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences.

Books

Contributions to Human Biometeorology edited by W. Selvamurthy Brain & Psychophysiology of Stress edited by W. Selvamurthy, K. N. Sharma and N. Battacharya Compendium of DIPAS Projects edited by W. Selvamurthy, K. Sridharan and L. Mathew Biometeorology, Vol 9, Part-I edited by W. Selvamurthy, S. C. Pandeya and H. Lieth Stress Physiology edited by W. Selvamurthy, K. Sridharan and B. N. Chaudhari Advance in Physiological Sciences edited by W. Selvamurthy, S. K. Manchanda and V. Mohan Kumar Physiology of Human Performance edited by W. Selvamurthy, Kadambi Sridharan and Ramesh C. Sawhney Meditation edited by W. Selvamurthy, Ramesh C. Sawhney and Lajpat Rai Human Food edited by W. Selvamurthy, Ramesh C. Sawhney, Lajpat Rai and B. Bhatia Battle Scene in Year 2020 edited by W. Selvamurthy, P. N. Chaudhari Rosary of Lord's Name edited by W. Selvamurthy, Ramesh C. Sawhney and Lajpat Rai Advances in Ergonomics, Occupational Health and Safety edited by W. Selvamurthy and D. Majumdar Body Measurement : Design Application & Body Composition edited by W. Selvamurthy, T. Zachariah, S. Kishnani and S. N. Pramanik Soaring High: A Biography of V. K. Aatre by K. Divyananda and W. Selvamurthy High Altitude Cold Arid Agro Animal Technology edited by W. Selvamurthy, R. B. Srivastava