Background
Ramkissoon, Harold was born on April 14, 1942 in Tabaquite, Trinidad. Son of Loorkhoor and Citalbasiah (Sooknanan) Ramkissoon.
Ramkissoon, Harold was born on April 14, 1942 in Tabaquite, Trinidad. Son of Loorkhoor and Citalbasiah (Sooknanan) Ramkissoon.
Bachelor of Science with honors, University Würzburg.I., Jamaica, 1966. Master of Science, University Toronto, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, University Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 1975.
Lecturer in mathematics, U. West Indies, Barbados, 1975-1976; lecturer in mathematics, U. West Indies, Trinidad, 1976-1982; senior lecturer in mathematics, U. West Indies, Trinidad, 1982-1990; reader in fluid mechanics, U. West Indies, Trinidad, since 1990. Co-chair Trinidad and Tobago-Venezuela Science Cooperation, since 1994.
Fellow Caribbean Academy of Sciences (president since 1994). Member Caribbean Congress of Fluid Dynamics (president 1989-1994).
Married Tara Gopwani, March 18, 1978. Children: Ravi, Suresh.