Background
Vahia, Mayank Nalinkant was born on September 24, 1956 in Kutch, India. Son of Nalinkant Sunderjee and Sumedha Nalinkant Vahia.
Vahia, Mayank Nalinkant was born on September 24, 1956 in Kutch, India. Son of Nalinkant Sunderjee and Sumedha Nalinkant Vahia.
Bachelor of Science, University Mumbai, India, 1977. Master of Science, University Mumbai, India, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University Mumbai, India, 1984.
Research associate, Tata Institute Fundamental Research, Mumbai, 1984-1990; visiting scientist, Max Planck Institute Extraterrestrial Physics, Munich, 1988-1989; research fellow, Tata Institute Fundamental Research, 1990-1994; reader in physics, Tata Institute Fundamental Research, 1994-1998; associate professor, Tata Institute Fundamental Research, since 1998.
Member New York Academy of Sciences, International Astronomical Union, Astronomical Society India, Bombay Association Science Education (chairman since 1995).
Married Neeta Krishnakumar Desai, February 22, 1985. Children: Mimansa, Durva.