Date of birth: September 16 1931
Place of birth: Kottayam, Kerala State, India
Marital Status: Married, Gopalakrishnan Bhamathi, Visiting Scholar, U.T.
Children: Dr. Pradip Alexander, M.D. -
1959
Dr. Arvind Jewett, J.D. - 1962
Ashok John - 1966
1946-1948 C.M.S. College,
Kottayam, Kerala State, India
1948-1951 Madras Christian College, Tambaram, Tamil Nad,
India B.Sc. (with honors)
1951-1952 University of Madras, Madras, Tamil Nad,
India M.A.
1955-1958 University of Rochester, Rochester, New
York Ph.D.
1951-1952 Demonstrator and
resident tutor in physics; Madras Christian College
1951-1955 Research Assistant; Tata Institute of
Fundamental Research, Bombay
1955-1957 Teaching Assistant; University of Rochester
1957-1959 Corporation Fellow; Harvard University
1959-1961 Assistant Professor; University of Rochester
1961-1963 Associate Professor; University of Rochester
1964-1969 Professor and Director Research Program in
Elementary Particles; Syracuse University
1969-present Professor; University of Texas, Austin
1970-1991 Director Center for Particle Theory; University of Texas,
Austin
1971-1991 Senior Professor Center for Theoretical Studies; Indian
Institute of Sciences, Bangalore India
1971-present Fellow of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, Kiev
1972-present Fellow of the Indian National Science
1962-present Fellow of the American Physical Society
1963-present Fellow of the Indian Academy of Science
1985-present Third World Academy of Sciences
1985-present Honorary Fellow of Calcutta Mathematical Society
1987-present Full Member of L'Académie Internationale de Philosophie des Sciences
1995-present Honorary Fellow, Central Institute for English and Other Foreign Languages, Hyderbad
1999-present Fellow, European Society for Arts, Science and Literature
2001-present Honorary Fellow, Indian Institute for Advanced Study
1969 D.Sc. - University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (Honoris Causa)
1970 Sir C.V. Raman Distinguished Professor of Physics - Madras University
1973 D.Sc. - University of Delhi, India (Honoris Causa)
1974 Padma Bhushan (Order of the Lotus) - decoration presented by the President of India
1976 Honors Award - Association of Indians in America, New York
1977 Bose Medal - Indian National Science Academy
1980 Science Technology Award - Kerala State Government
1984 D.Sc. - Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
1986 The First Prize in Physics - Third World Academy of Science, Italy
1987 D,Sc. - University of Madras, India
1988 Distinguished Scientist - Andhra Pradesh Academi of Sciences, Hyderabad India
1989 D.Sc. (Honoris Causa), Burdwan Univeristy
1993 D.Sc. (Honoris Causa), Cochin University of Science
1997 Desikottama (Distinguished Scholar), Bharati University
D.Sc. Kerala University, Trivandrum
Chairman, World Malayalee Council
Member Editorial Boards:
Journal of Mathematical Physics 1966-1968, 1975-1978, 1983-present
Journal of Mathematics and Physics (Indian Institute of Technology, Madras India) 1967-present
Reports on Mathematical Physics 1970-present
Journal of Social and Biological Structures 1971-present
Letters in Mathematical Physics 1975-present
Referee for:
Physical Review, Journal of Mathematical Physics, etc.
1957-present
1973-1974 Committee on B.A.
degree in Humanities
1974-1975 Committee on Promotion and Tenure, College of
Natural Science
1974-1975 Review Committee for Graduate Program in
Philosophy
Senior Professor - Center for Theoretical Studies,
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore India
Director - Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Madras India
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