Annapurni Subramaniam Explained

Annapurni Subramaniam
Birth Place:Palakkad (Kerala)
Nationality:Indian
Alma Mater:Indian Institute of Astrophysics
Doctoral Advisor:Prof. Ram Sagar
Children:2
Field:Astrophysics
Work Institution:Indian Institute of Astrophysics

Annapurni Subramaniam is the director of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore and works on areas like star clusters, stellar evolution and population in galaxies and Magellanic clouds.[1] [2]

Education

Subramaniam finished her schooling from Victoria College, Palakkad, in science.[1] She did her PhD on the topic "Studies of star clusters and stellar evolution" from Indian Institute of Astrophysics in 1996.[2] [3]

Career

Subramaniam was a Research Fellow at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics from 1990 to 1996. She then became a Post Doctoral Fellow in 1998 at the institute and currently works as a professor and director of institute.[2] She is an active member of the International Astronomical Union. [4]

Field of research

Subramaniam's major field of research includes:

Her list of publications can be found on the Astronomy Database

Current projects

At Indian Institute of Astrophysics, her current projects include:

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Women in Science - Annapurni S. 22 March 2014.
  2. Web site: Profile - IIA Annapurni S. 22 March 2014.
  3. Web site: Annapurni Subramaniam . Sheisanastronomer.org . 24 March 2014.
  4. Web site: Annapurni Subramaniam . IAU . 7 January 2013 . 24 March 2014.
  5. Web site: Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar (RVP) - 2024 : Final List of Awardees . awards.gov.in . CASU, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India . 15 August 2024.
  6. Web site: Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar: Chandrayaan-3 team and 32 others selected for first ever edition . economictimes.indiatimes.com . The Economic Times . 15 August 2024.