Background
Shukla, Padma Kant was born on July 7, 1950 in Tulapur, India.
Shukla, Padma Kant was born on July 7, 1950 in Tulapur, India.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, Mathematics Chemistry, Agra University, India, 1967. Master of Science in Physics, Agra University, India, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Banaras Hindu University, India, 1972.
Doctor of Philosophy in Theoretical Plasma Physics, Umeå University, Sweden, 1975. Doctor Honoris Causa, Prasidium Russian Academy Sciences, 2004.
Lecturer, department physics K.N. Government postgraduate College Gyanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, 1969. Research fellow, department physics Banaras Hindu University, India, 1969—1970, research associate, department applied physics India, 1970—1971, lecturer, department applied physics India, 1971. Research associate, department plasma physics Umeå University, Sweden, 1972, visiting professor, department physics, faculty of mathematics and natural sciences Sweden, since 1997.
Research scientist, Institute for Theoretical Physics University Innsbruck, Austria, 1972. Senior scientist, faculty physics and astronomy Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, Germany, since 1973. Fellow, Master of Professional Engineering-Max-Planck-Gesselschaft Max-Planck Institut fuer extraterrestrische Physik (Master of Professional Engineering), Garching, Germany, 1998—2001.
Associate member, Master of Professional Engineering-Max-Planck-Gesselschaft Max-Planck Institut fuer extraterrestrische Physik, Germany, since 2005. Contract professor, department physics University Naples, Italy, 1984, visiting scientist, Italy, 87, Italy, 88, Italy, 97. Visiting professor, department physics University The University of Durban-Westville, 1992.
Distinguished senior Research fellow, Japan Society for Promotion of Science Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, 1995. Visiting scientist, Institute Geophysics and Planetary Physics University California Riverside, 1993, 96. Visiting scientist, department electrical and computer engineering University California San Diego, La Jolla, 1993, La Jolla, 98, visiting professor, department electrical and computer engineering, 99, La Jolla, 2000.
Visiting professor Institute for Space and Astronautical Sciences, Kangawa, Tokyo, Japan, 1998. Associate member, Master in Public Policy & Master of Professional Engineering-Max-Planck-Gesselschaft CIPS at Max-Planck Institut fuer Plasmaphysik & Master of Professional Engineering, Garching, Germany, 2002—2004. Invited full professor Instituto Superior Tecnico, Department Fisica, Universidade do Tecnico Lisboa, Portugal, since 2004.
Visiting fellow Centre for Fundamental Physics, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (United Kingdom), since 2004. Visiting professor University Strathclyde, Scotland, since 2006. Several other visiting scientist and professor positions at international laboratories and universities, 1975—1997.
Vice president Ruhr Academy Sciences, Bochum. Member convent (university parliament) Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, 1987—1995. Project coordinator (leader) and manager of several research projects internationally, since 1989.
Invited speaker in field. Member of organizing, advisory, steering or executive committees for international conferences and workshops, since 1991.
Fellow: American Physical Society (Nicholson medal for Human Outreach 2005), Institute Physics (panel member 2004). Member: C16 Communications on Plasma Physics, International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (secretary 2005), Indian Plasma Physics Society (life), COSPAR (Committee on Space Research) (associate), American Geophysical Union.