Background
Goyal, Ashok Kumar was born on June 1, 1945 in New Delhi. Son of Padam Sain and Mangla Devi Goyal.
Goyal, Ashok Kumar was born on June 1, 1945 in New Delhi. Son of Padam Sain and Mangla Devi Goyal.
Bachelor of Science in Physics with honors, University Delhi, 1964. Master of Science in Physics, University Delhi, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, University Pennsylvania, 1971.
Lecturer University Delhi, 1972—1983, reader, since 1983. Member program advisory committee Center for Science Education and Communications, Delhi, 1985—2002. Member special committee School Physical Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University, India, 1996—1999.
Visiting associate Inter-University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune, India, since 1993.
Fellow: National Academy of Sciences India. Member: International Astronomical Union.
Married Saroj Bala Jain, June 30, 1974. Children: Anirudh, Aparajita.