Background
Deshpande, Nilendra Ganesh was born on April 18, 1938 in Karachi, Pakistan. Came to the United States, 1961. Son of Ganesh V. and Myna G. (Junnarkar) Deshpande.
Deshpande, Nilendra Ganesh was born on April 18, 1938 in Karachi, Pakistan. Came to the United States, 1961. Son of Ganesh V. and Myna G. (Junnarkar) Deshpande.
Bachelor of Science with honors, University Madras, India, 1959. Master of Arts in Physics, University Madras, India, 1960. Master of Science in Physics, University Madras, India, 1961.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Pennsylvania, 1965.
Assistant professor physics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1967-1973; associate professor, University Texas, Austin, 1973-1975; associate professor, U. Oregon, Eugene, 1975-1983; professor, U. Oregon, Eugene, since 1983; head department physics, U. Oregon, Eugene, 1992-1998; director Institute Theoretical Science, U. Oregon, Eugene, 1987-1992; associate dean science, U. Oregon, Eugene, since 1998.
Fellow American Physical Society (organizer annual meeting division particles and fields 1985), Sigma Xi.
Married Kanchan S. Karnik, May 15, 1960. Children: Pranay N., Rahul N.