Chandrasekhar Roychoudhuri

Background

Roychoudhuri, Chandrasekhar was born on April 7, 1942 in Barisal, Bengal, India. Son of Hiralal and Amiyabala Roychoudhuri.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physics, Jadavpur U., India, 1963; Master of Science in Physics, Jadavpur U., 1965; Doctor of Philosophy in Optics, U. Rochester, 1973.

Career

Assistant professor, U. Kalyani, West Bengal., India, 1965-1968; senior scientist, National Institute Astrophysics, Puebla, Mexico, 1974-1978; senior staff scientist, TRW Inc., Redondo Beach, 1978-1986; manager laser systems, Perkin-Elmer, Danbury, Connecticut, 1986-1989; chief scientist Optics & Applied Technology Laboratory, United Technologies Optical Systems, West Palm Beach, Florida, 1990-1991; director Photonics Research Center, U. Connecticut, Storrs, since 1991.

Achievements

• Chandrasekhar Roychoudhuri has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Connecticut Academy Science and Engineering. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Optical Society American (board directors since 1997), Society Photo-optical Instrumentation, American Physical Society (life).

Connections

Children: Asim, Onnesha.

Father:

Hiralal Roychoudhuri

Mother:

Amiyabala Roychoudhuri

child:

Onnesha Roychoudhuri

child:

Asim Roychoudhuri