Gur Dayal Nigam

Background

Nigam, Gur Dayal was born on August 22, 1938 in Agra, India. Son of Prabhu Dayal and Prem (Dulari) Nigam.

Education

Master of Science, U. Agra, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, Indian Institute Technology, Madras, India, 1968.

Career

Junior researcher, Indian Institute Technology, Bombay, 1962-1964; associate lecturer, Indian Institute Technology, Kharagpur, 1968-1971; lecturer, Indian Institute Technology, Kharagpur, 1971-1981; assistant professor, Indian Institute Technology, Kharagpur, 1981-1991; professor, Indian Institute Technology, Kharagpur, since 1991. Visiting scientist International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy, 1987, 95, U. West Indies, Trinidad, 1987. Guest lecturer Embry-Riddle Aeronautical U., Daytona, Florida, 1987.

Achievements

• Gur Dayal Nigam has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Indian Physical Society, American Crystallographic Association, Crystal Growth Center.

Connections

Married Manju Sinha, June 27, 1970. Children: Abhinav, Abhishek.

Father:

Prabhu Dayal Nigam

Mother:

Prem (Dulari) Nigam

Spouse:

Manju Sinha

child:

Abhishek Nigam

child:

Abhinav Nigam