<p>K Byrappa, former vice-chancellor of Mangalore University, passed away following a cardiac arrest at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru on Monday. He was 69.</p>.<p>Byrappa, a native of Mysuru, residing in Vijayanagar III Stage, is recognised for his contributions to Materials Science. He obtained his PhD degree from Moscow State University, Russia, and was well-versed in German, Japanese and Russian languages.</p>.<p>During his tenure as a VC in Mangaluru, from June 2014 to June 2018, several research programmes were taken up and he secured RUSA and PURSE grants for the university.</p>.<p>A graduate of MSc (Geology) from the University of Mysore (UoM) in 1975, he enrolled as a research scholar with the UoM immediately and then moved to Moscow State University. On return, Bhyrappa joined the UoM as an assistant professor in 1983. By 1998, he became a professor.</p>.<p>Besides serving as the chairman of the department of Earth Science in the UoM, he was the director of UGC-Academic Staff College, founder director of Internal Quality Assurance Cell, chief coordinator, University with Potential for Excellence, Inter-Departmental Programme, and founder coordinator of MTech in Materials Science, Centre for Materials Science and Technology, in the UoM.</p>.<p>He is survived by wife Sunita and two sons Shayan and Nayan.</p>
<p>K Byrappa, former vice-chancellor of Mangalore University, passed away following a cardiac arrest at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru on Monday. He was 69.</p>.<p>Byrappa, a native of Mysuru, residing in Vijayanagar III Stage, is recognised for his contributions to Materials Science. He obtained his PhD degree from Moscow State University, Russia, and was well-versed in German, Japanese and Russian languages.</p>.<p>During his tenure as a VC in Mangaluru, from June 2014 to June 2018, several research programmes were taken up and he secured RUSA and PURSE grants for the university.</p>.<p>A graduate of MSc (Geology) from the University of Mysore (UoM) in 1975, he enrolled as a research scholar with the UoM immediately and then moved to Moscow State University. On return, Bhyrappa joined the UoM as an assistant professor in 1983. By 1998, he became a professor.</p>.<p>Besides serving as the chairman of the department of Earth Science in the UoM, he was the director of UGC-Academic Staff College, founder director of Internal Quality Assurance Cell, chief coordinator, University with Potential for Excellence, Inter-Departmental Programme, and founder coordinator of MTech in Materials Science, Centre for Materials Science and Technology, in the UoM.</p>.<p>He is survived by wife Sunita and two sons Shayan and Nayan.</p>