Background
Ahluwalia, Harjit Singh was born on May 13, 1934 in Bombay. Son of Sewa Singh and Jaswant Kaur Ahluwalia. came to the United States, 1968.
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Harjit Singh Ahluwalia
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Bachelor of Science with honors, Panjab U., Hoshiarpur, India, 1953; Master of Science, Panjab U., Hoshiarpur, India, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy (University Merit scholar), Gujarat U., Ahmedabad, India, 1960.
Career
Senior research fellow, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, 1954-1962;
technical assistance expert, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Paris, 1962-1963;
research associate, S.W. Center Advanced Studies, Dallas, 1963-1964;
visiting professor, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria, 1965-1967;
science director, Lab de Fisica Cosmica, La Paz, Bolivia, 1965-1967;
visiting professor, Pan American Union, Washington, 1967-1968;
associate professor physics, U. New Mexico, 1968-1973;
professor, U. New Mexico, since 1973. National representative of Bolivia on professional groups, 1966-1969. Rapporteur XIV International Conference Cosmic Rays, Munich, 1975.
General secretary High Energy Cosmic RayGroup, Solar Traveling Interplanetary Phenomena subcommittee International Council Science Unions, 1976-1986. Visiting senior scientist Office of Space Science andApplications National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, 1987-1988.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Physical Society. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of University Professors, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Astronomical Society, American Geophysical Union, American Meteorological Society, Calcutta Mathematics Society, International Astronomical Union, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Manjit Kaur Pal, November 29, 1964;children: Suvinder Singh, Davinder Singh.
Awards
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Panjab U. Merit scholar, 1948-1953. National Science Foundation grantee, 1963-1965, 68-81. United States Air Force grantee, 1962-1968. Sandia Corporation grantee, 1969-1972. National Aeronautics and Space Administration grantee, 1972-1977, 88-95.Panjab U. Merit scholar, 1948-1953. National Science Foundation grantee, 1963-1965, 68-81. United States Air Force grantee, 1962-1968.
Sandia Corporation grantee, 1969-1972. National Aeronautics and Space Administration grantee, 1972-1977, 88-95.