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Dr. Dangety Murty
December 28, 1927 - January 11, 2017
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<div itemprop="description">Professor Dangety Satyanarayana Murty, B.Sc, M.A, M.Sc., D.Sc., F.I.E.E., F.I.E.R.E., born on 28th December 1927 passed away peacefully with his family by his side, on January 11th 2017. Dr. Murty was a long-time Professor of Physics at St.Mary’s University, where he served for 31 years before retiring. <br>Dr. Murty spent his childhood in Rajahmundry, India in the state of Andhra Pradesh, often spending time by the banks of his beloved Godavari River. He was a young man at the time of India’s freedom struggle against British colonial rule and was highly influenced by his father – Dangety Narayana Swamy, a prominent local freedom fighter, merchant and mayor who also set up a free maternal care hospital – a facility far ahead of its time in 1950 and continues to function till today. <br> <br>Dr. Murty earned his M.A from Madras University, M.Sc and D.Sc from Andhra University, where he also taught physics. He was a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and a recipient of the prestigious Colombo Plan Scholarship where he conducted research at the UK’s National Physical Laboratory in Teddington, England. Dr. Murty and the family subsequently moved to Houston, Texas where he served as an Assistant Professor at Texas Southern University. His move to Halifax in 1963 was to establish the Department of Physics at St. Mary’s University where he was the founding Chairperson. <br> <br>His professional endeavors extended to publications of over 30 scholarly articles in scientific journals and 5 technical books and textbooks. At various times, Dr. Murty also served as a Visiting Professor or Visiting Scientist at University of California-Berkeley, University of Texas-Austin, University of Florida-Tallahassee, and at Australia’s CSIRO Laboratory. Over the course of his long and distinguished career at St. Mary’s, Dr. Murty served on many academic committees, including on the University Senate, co-founded the Quarter Century Club, and served as Chairman of the University’s Science and Engineering Council. <br> <br>In his personal life, Dr. Murty was engaged extensively in spiritual activities in his local community in Halifax – serving as convener for the Sathya Sai Baba Centre of Halifax, and President of the Sri Venkateshwara Temple Society. This extended to Dr. Murty speaking in public at schools and forums on topics as diverse as ‘Science, Religion, and Human Values’, ‘Modern Physics and Hinduism’, and ‘Unity in Diversity’. Dr. Murty was known as an early riser, an extremely disciplined individual in all aspects of his life. Post retirement, Dr. Murty lived a full and rich life. He devoted his considerable talent as an able administrator to Sundaram Medical Foundation, a non-profit community hospital founded by his daughter Vijaya, and son-in-law Raghu in Chennai, India. He also served as a Trustee to the hospital from 1994 until his passing. Dr. Murty was passionate to further the growth of his father’s maternity care hospital and served on the Board of Trustees of the Dangety Narayana Swamy Free Maternity Home, and as its President for two terms until 2013. <br>‘Daddy’, ‘Nanna’, ‘Thathaiya’ – regardless of which name he was called by, he was always there for his family with his quiet and compassionate love and affection, his presence the strongest in times of difficulty and crisis, and at times of celebration and joy. <br> <br>He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Krishna Kumari, his four loving children, Dr. Vijaya (the late Dr. S. Rangarajan), Dr. Naresh, Dr. Sathyasai, (Dr. Sridhar Chelamkuri) and Balakrishna (Nisha Chelaka); four grandchildren – Dr. Arjun (Meera Seshadri), Anupama, Saidharma and Srinath and many extended relatives. <br> <br>Any contributions one wishes to make, can be made to Dangety Narayana Swamy Free Maternity Home, please contact Cole Harbor Funeral Home 902-462-5601. Online condolences can be made at www.coleharbourfuneral.com <br></div>