Predhiman Krishan Kaw

Background

Kaw, Predhiman Krishan was born on January 15, 1948 in Srinagar, J&K, India. Son of Premnath and Somawati (Prabha Sadhu) Kaw.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Agra University, India, 1962; Master of Science, Agra University, India, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, IIT Delhi, 1966; Doctor Honorary Causa (honorary), Ghent University, Belgium, 1991.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow Princeton (New Jersey) University, 1967-1969, research physicist, lecturer, assistant professor, 1969-1971, senior research physicist, lecturer, professor, 1975-1982. Associate professor Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, India, 1971-1975. Director Institute Plasma Research, Gandhinagar, India, since 1982.

Member International Fusion Research Council, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, since 1987. Chairman Commission C-16 International Union Pure & Applied Physics.

Works

• Other Work

  • Contributor over 180 research publications to professional journals, presentations at science meetings. Author (with others) Advances in Plasma Physics Volunteer 6, 1974. Editor: Proceedings 1989 International Conference on Plasma Physics, Variety of Plasmas, 1991.Associate editor Journal of Plasma Physics, since 1988. Member editorial board Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, since 1992.

Membership

Fellow American Physical Society, Indian Academy of Science, Indian National Science Academy.

Interests

• Singing, reading, poetry, history.

Connections

Son of Premnath and Somawati (Prabha Sadhu) Kaw. Married Saroj Kaul, January 27, 1974. Children: Sidhartha, Prashant, Pooja.

Father:

Premnath

Mother:

Somawati (Prabha Sadhu) K.

Spouse:

Saroj Kaul

child:

Sidhartha Kaw

child:

Prashant Kaw

child:

Pooja Kaw