Haren S. Gandhi

Haren S. Gandhi (May 2, 1941 – January 23, 2010) was an American inventor and engineer, a recipient of the U.S. National Medal of Technology and Innovation, noted for his research and inventions in the field of automotive exhaust catalysts.

Gandhi was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1999 "for contributions to the research and development of automotive catalysts". He was also the director of chemical engineering and a Henry Ford Technical Fellow at the Ford Motor Company.

President George W. Bush presented Gandhi with the National Medal of Technology and Innovation at the White House in 2003. Award winners: Yan Fu (2025), Christine Lambert (2024), Mark Nichols (2023), Vasiliy Krivtsov (2021), Gopichandra Surnilla (2020), Saeed Barbat (2019), Suzhou Huang (2019), Mrdjan Jankovic (2018), Pete Friedman (2017), Jeff Greenberg (2016), Debbie Mielewski (2015), Elizabeth Baron (2014), Louis Tijerina (2013), Tim Wallington (2011), and Dimitar Filev (2010).