Meera Chandrasekhar

Background

Chandrasekhar, Meera was born on December 26, 1949 in Secunderabad, India. Daughter of Chillarege and Kusum (Kumari) Chandrapal.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer College, Udupi, India, 1968; Master of Science, Indian Institute Technology, Madras, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy, Brown U., 1976.

Career

Postdoctoral associate, Max-Planck Institut f. Festkörperforschung, Stuttgart, Germany, 1975-1978; visiting assistant professor, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1978-1983; assistant professor physics, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1983-1986; associate professor, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1986-1988; professor, U. Missouri, Columbia, since 1988. Consultant Amoco, Naperville, Indiana, 1983-1986.

Achievements

• Meera Chandrasekhar has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Developer after school physics program for 5th-7th grade girls. Fellow American Physical Society.

Interests

• Avocations: music, quilting.

Connections

Married Hassaram Rijhumal Chandrasekhar, June 6, 1976. Children: Tara, Rajni, Indu.

Father:

Chillarege Chandrapal

Mother:

Kusum (Kumari) Chandrapal

Spouse:

Hassaram Rijhumal Chandrasekhar

child:

Indu Chandrasekhar

child:

Tara Chandrasekhar

child:

Rajni Chandrasekhar