Praveen Chaudhari

Background

Chaudhari, Praveen was born on November 30, 1937 in Ludhiana, Punjab, India. Son of Hans Raj and Ved (Kumari) Chaudhari. came to the United States, 1961.

Education

Bachelor of Science with honors, Indian Institute Technology, Kharagpur, 1961; Master of Science in Physical Metallurgy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1963; Doctor of Science in Physical Metallurgy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1966.

Career

Research associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1966; research staff member, International Business Machines Corporation T.J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York, 1966-1970; manager, International Business Machines Corporation T.J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York, 1970-1980; director physical science, International Business Machines Corporation T.J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York, 1981-1982; vice president science, director physical science, International Business Machines Corporation T.J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York, 1982-1991; vice president science, technical committee, International Business Machines Corporation T.J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York, 1988-1991; research staff, International Business Machines Corporation T.J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York, since 1991. Executive secretary Presidential Wise Men Committee on Super Conductivity, 1988. Member Presidential Commision on Super Conductivity, 1989.

Member visiting committees various universities. Co-chairman Materials Science and Engineering Study by National Research Council. Chairman United States Liaison Commission to International Union of Pure and Applied Physics.

Member commission on Physics for the Next Decade, sponsored by National Research Council/NAS, National CriticalTech. panel.

Achievements

• Praveen Chaudhari has been listed as a noteworthy Materials physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Physical Society (George Pake prize 1987). Member NAS (board physicsand astronomy), American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers (leadership award 1986), National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Liebmann prize 1992), American Institute Physics (member-at-large of governor board), New York State Institute of Superconductivity (member-at-large).

Connections

Married Karin Romhild, June 13, 1964. Children: Ashok, Pia.

Father:

Hans Raj Chaudhari

Mother:

Ved (Kumari) Chaudhari

Spouse:

Karin Romhild

child:

Pia Chaudhari

child:

Ashok Chaudhari