Ganesan Srinivasan Explained
Ganesan Srinivasan (born 1942) is an Indian physicist specializing in the fields of condensed matter physics, astrophysics and statistical physics.[1] He is a visiting professor of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics[2] [3] [4] and a former research scientist in the Raman Research Institute.[5] [6] [7] He is also a current member of the High Energy Phenomena and Fundamental Physics and the Galaxies and Cosmology Divisions of the IAU.[8]
Biography
Srinivasan was born in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, in 1942. He finished his bachelor's degree from Nagpur University in 1962 and the master's degree from University of Madras in 1964. He completed his PhD from University of Chicago in 1970 under the supervision of Morrel H. Cohen. After working in various research institutes including Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, he finally settled into the Raman Research Institute in 1976, until his retirement in 2004.[6]
Books
- Book: G. Srinivasan. Can Stars Find Peace? (Present Revolution in Astronomy). 2011. Universities Press. 978-8173717420.
- Book: G. Srinivasan. What are the Stars? (The Present Revolution in Astronomy Series). 2011. Universities Press. 978-8173717413.
- Book: G. Srinivasan (Eds.). From White Dwarfs to Black Holes: The Legacy of S. Chandrasekhar. 1999. University of Chicago Press. 9780226769974.
- Book: G. Srinivasan (Eds.). A tribute to Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar. A special publication of the Indian Academy of Sciences . 1996. Indian Academy of Sciences.
- Book: G. Srinivasan (Eds.). Pulsars: Proceedings of the Diamond Jubilee Symposium of the Indian Academy of Sciences . 1995. Indian Academy of Sciences.
- Book: G. Srinivasan, V. Radhakrishnan (Eds.). Supernovae, Their Progenitors and Remnants: Proceedings of the Academy Workshsop. 1985. Indian Academy of Sciences.
- Book: G. Srinivasan (Eds.). Life and Death of the Stars. 2014. Universities Press, Springer Science and Business Media.
Honors
Srinivasan is an elected fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences from 1984.[9] [10] He is also the recipient of K. S. Krishnan Gold Medal, Jagirdar of Arni Gold medal and University of Madras PE Subramani Iyer Gold Medal. The Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy published a special issue on Srinivasan's 70th birthday.[11] [12] He is also the President of the Astronomical Society of India.[10]
Notes and References
- Web site: Prof. Ganesan Srinivasan . fellows.ias.ac.in. 2023-11-29.
- Web site: Prof. G. Srinivasan | Imprints Collection | Raman Research Institute. rri.res.in. 2018-05-28.
- Web site: A journey through the Universe. ICTS. 2018-05-28.
- Web site: Summer Course 2018 - A Random Walk In Astro-physics. ICTS . 2018-05-28.
- Web site: www.iiap.res.in/visitorsdisplay. iiap.res.in. 2018-05-28.
- Web site: Ganesan Srinivasan - Raman Research Institute . VideoLectures.NET. 2018-05-28. dead. 28 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180528214750/http://videolectures.net/ganesan_srinivasan/.
- Web site: 14 lecture series: Neutron Stars and Black Holes (Lecture - 01: Diffuse Stars) by G Srinivasan . . en . 31 May 2019.
- Web site: Ganesan Srinivasan . iau.org . 2023-11-29.
- Web site: Fellowship | Indian Academy of Sciences. ias.ac.in. 2018-05-28.
- Web site: Ganesan Srinivasan: The Stargazer . thinkworks.in . 2023-11-29.
- RRI Digital Repository: Prof. G. Srinivasan 75th bithyear - Editorial in Journal of Astrophysics & Astronomy. dspace.rri.res.in. September 2017 . 2018-05-28 . Bhattacharya . D. . Dwarakanath . K. S. . Konar . Sushan .
- Editorial. Dipankar Bhattacharya. 2017-09-06 . J. Astrophys. Astron.. 38. 36. 10.1007/s12036-017-9477-2 . Indian Academy of Sciences . 2017JApA...38...36B . 2018-05-28. free.