Holalkere Rangarao Chandrasekhar, (ಹೊಳಲ್ಕೆರೆ ರಂಗರಾವ್ ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರ್) [1] known as "Chandra",[2] was a professor of physics, department chair and director of graduate studies at the University of Missouri. He is an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow and a past consultant to the United Nations Development under the TOKTEN project.

Holalkere Rangarao Chandrasekhar
Native name
ಎಚ್.ಆರ್.ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರ್
Born1946
OccupationProfessor of Physics
LanguageKannada (Mother tongue)
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materB.Sc; National College, Bangalore, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Ph.D; Purdue University
SubjectSolid State Physics
Notable awardsAlfred P. Sloan Fellow and a past consultant to the United Nations Development program.
SpouseMeera chandrasekhar
Website
web.missouri.edu/~chandrasekharh
Scientific career
Doctoral advisorA.K. Ramadas

Early life

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Chandrasekhar was born at Holalkere,[3](ಹೊಳಲ್ಕೆರೆ) a small hamlet in the Chitradurga state, of Karnataka state. His parents were H.V.Rangarao [4] and D.Radhamma.[5] Father was the local auditor, and Shanubhogue of Chirnahalli,(ಚೀರನಹಳ್ಳಿ) and Kudinirkatte, (ಕುಡಿನೀರಕಟ್ಟೆ) hobalies, belonging to Holalkere taluk. He was a well known Astrologer.

Honors

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  • 1996-97: Visiting research scholar, department of physics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 (June-Dec. 1996);
  • Visiting research professor, Optical Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson (Jan. -June 1997).
  • 1993: Consultant to India under the Transfer of Knowledge (TOKTEN) program sponsored by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
  • 1980-1984: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship. One of twenty-one physicists selected in National Competition on the basis of "exceptional potential to make creative contributions to scientific knowledge in the early stages of career".

References

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  1. ^ "H.R.Chandrasekhar' Website'". Archived from the original on 2013-10-09. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
  2. ^ "Department of physics and Astronomy, [[University of Missouri]], Chandrasekhar". Archived from the original on 2015-06-05. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
  3. ^ "Holalkere". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
  4. ^ Shorpy.com. Rangarao and friends
  5. ^ Smt. Devanahalli Radhamma, Singer of Traditional kannada ritual songs
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