Background
Krishnaswamy, K.S. was born on April 23, 1938 in Bangalore, India. Son of K. Subbarao and D. (Kalyanamma) Krishnaswamy.
Krishnaswamy, K.S. was born on April 23, 1938 in Bangalore, India. Son of K. Subbarao and D. (Kalyanamma) Krishnaswamy.
Bachelor of Science in Physics with honors, Delhi University, 1957. Master of Science in Physics, Delhi University, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy, University California, Berkeley, 1965.
Research associate, California Technology Institute, 1965; research associate, University of Chicago, 1965-1966; senior research associate, Rice U., Houston, 1969-1970; senior research associate, NAS-National Research Council-National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1966-1969, 73-75; senior research associate, NAS-National Research Council-National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1986-1988; senior professor, Tata Institute Fundamental Research, Bombay, India, since 1992. Visiting scientist International Center for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy, 1995. Senior visiting fellow SERC, England, 1980-1981.
Fellow Indian Academy of Sciences. Member International Astronomical Union.
Married Shyamala Krishnaswamy. Children: Suresh, Sujata.