Devendra Lal
Devendra Lal | |
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| Born | 14 February 1929 Varanasi, India |
| Died | 1 December 2012 (aged 83) La Jolla, California, United States |
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| Spouse | Aruna Lal (née Damany) |
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| Fields | Geophysics |
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| Thesis | (1960) |
| Academic advisors | Bernard Peters |
Devendra Lal FRS (14 February 1929 – 1 December 2012) was an Indian geophysicist.
Life
[edit | edit source]He was born in Varanasi, India.[1] He graduated from Banaras Hindu University.[2] He graduated from Bombay University; his thesis was on cosmic ray physics; his thesis adviser was Bernard Peters.[3]
He was Director, of the Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad from 1972 to 1983.[4]
He was Visiting Professor at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, from 1989 to 2012.[5][6] Devendra Lal was President of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) from 1983 to 1987. He was also elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1979.[7]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- https://archive.today/20130628192705/http://paleowave.blogspot.com/2012/12/in-memoriam-devendra-lal-1929-2012.html
- Devendra Lal Memorial Symposium, Part 1
- Devendra Lal Memorial Symposium, Part 2
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- 1929 births
- 2012 deaths
- Indian geophysicists
- Banaras Hindu University alumni
- University of California, San Diego faculty
- Fellows of the Royal Society
- Foreign associates of the National Academy of Sciences
- Scientists from Varanasi
- Fellows of the Indian Geophysical Union
- Recipients of the Padma Shri in science & engineering
- 20th-century Indian physicists
- Presidents of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics
- Recipients of the V. M. Goldschmidt Award
- Indian scientist stubs
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