Background
Venkatesan, Doraswamy was born in Coimbatore, India.
astrophysicist physics educator
Venkatesan, Doraswamy was born in Coimbatore, India.
Bachelor of Science, Loyola College, India, 1943; Master of Science, Benares Hindu U., 1945; Doctor of Philosophy in Cosmic Rays, Gujarat U., 1955.
Lecturer physics, K. P. College, Allahabad, India, 1947-1948; lecturer, Durbar College, Rewa, India, 1949; senior research assistant cosmic rays, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, India, 1949-1956; fellow institute electron physics, Royal Institute Technology, Stockholm, 1956-1957; fellow, National Research Council Canada, 1957-1960; research associate space physics and astrophysics, U. Iowa, 1960-1963; assistant professor physics, U. Iowa, 1963-1965; consultant high altitude balloon program, U. Iowa, 1965; associate professor physics, U. Alberta, 1965-1969; professor physics, U. Calgary, Alberta, since 1969.
Fellow British Institute Physics. Member American Geophysics Union, Canada Association Physicists, Canada Astronomy Society.