GORDHAN PATEL, Ph.D., D.Sc. – AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
Scientist – Inventor – Pioneer
MAJOR AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
JP Labs and Dr. Patel have received numerous award and recognitions
SOCIAL RECOGNITIONS
1991: Dr. Gordhan Patel was felicitated by BAPS during the “Culture festival of India”, Edison, NJ, USA in August 1991 for his work on synthetic blood and time-temperature indicators for monitoring freshness of foods and pharmaceuticals.
2003: Dr. Patel was born and brought up in Manund, District: Patan (Gujarat, India). The citizens and mayor/sarpanch of Manund honored him in May 2003 for developing Self-indicating Instantly Radiation Alert Dosimeters (SIRAD®) for combating terrorism and honor he brought to Manund.
HONORS BY STATE OF NEW JERSEY & FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS
Dr. Patel was invited by a sub-committee of US Congress to testify on the radiation dosimeter technology (SIRAD®) he developed for combating terrorism. See the following slide for photos. His verbal and written testimony to US Congress is on the website of US government at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-108hhrg92393/pdf/CHRG-108hhrg92393.pdf
New Jersey State Assembly passed a resolution honoring his contribution for combating terrorism.
Dr. Gordhan Patel testifying on SIRAD/RADTriage dosimeter before the House Subcommittee on National Security Emerging Threats and International Relations on “Counterterrorism Technology”, September 29, 2003
Visit the URL for a Testimony of Dr. Patel to a US Congressional Committee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZbgBafvp_0
INTERNATIONAL PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS
The simplicity, usefulness and excellence of SIRAD® technology was recognized by the “Frost and Sullivan” award for “Excellence in Technology” in 2004
SIRAD® technology received highly prestigious international R&D-100 award in 2005 (100 best innovations in the world in that year).
The SIRAD/RADTriage dosimeters were field tested by the US Department of Homeland Security with 800 first responders in New Jersey, New York and Illinois for 9 months.
(http://www.tswg.gov/subgroups/cbrnc/detection/EML627SiradReport.pdf)
DHS CAPITOL HILL TECH DEMO
(Exclusively for US Senators, Congressmen & Their Staff, March 16, 2007)
RADTriage (along with ~20 other products for combating terrorism) was displayed on the Capitol Hill, Washington DC exclusively for US Senators and Congressman and their staff.
DHS CAPITOL HILL TECH DEMO (Left to right): Jeff David (DHS), Gladys Klemic (DHS), Dr. Patel & Dr. Cohen, Under Secretary, DHS
Visit the URL for SIRADs on ABC, BBC & Fox news: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RCcHFHleDA
EDISON PATENT AWARD FOR HOMELAND SECURITY
For developing radiation related products, especially for developing SIRAD/RADTriage, Dr. Patel was awarded Edison Patent Award in August 2013.
Visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgCEv3EyHtw&list=UUpDybRoTlZHig2WUz6CdoAA to see the video.
Visit the link for a tribute by the R&D Council: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLXnFtPcbDU
Visit the link for the tribute and acceptance speech by Dr. Gordhan Patel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgCEv3EyHtw
Felicitation of Dr. Patel by Achla Education Foundation, Ahmedabad, Gujarat (January 21, 2018)
Indian national flag hoisting by Dr. Patel on January 26, 2018 at the Science Community Center, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Honorary Doctorate Degree, NIST University, Berhampur, Odisha, India
STATUE INVESTITURE CEREMONY – SARDAR PATEL UNIVERSITY
Statue Investiture Ceremony of Professor Dr. R.D. Patel, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, India – January 2026
GANPAT UNIVERSITY
RESURGENT ODISHA
Dr. Patel was invited as a Keynote Speaker at the “Resurgent Odisha, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India” to speak on “Risk and Reward of Innovations”, August 30-September 2024.
FRONT PAGE STORIES IN PRESS
- Wall Street Journal: March 4, 2003
- Associated Press: (A large number of newspapers), March 15-20, 2003
- Star Ledger (NJ newspaper): March 26, 2003
- Gujarat Times, April 25, 2003
- Times of India October 12, 2003
- Tiranga in New Jersey, March 17, 2010
Nearly 100 articles have been written on Dr. Patel, his research work and products such as SIRAD dosimeters he invented.
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TV
SIRADs were on major TV networks, such as ABC News, CSPAN2, BBC World News, Fox News, NJ News (Channel 14) and Doordarshan (India).
Links for some videos:
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