Raj Kumar Markanda

Background

Markanda, Raj Kumar was born on November 15, 1940 in Amritsar, Panjab, India. Son of Guranditta Mall and Maya Devi (Sharma) Markanda. came to the United States 1983.

Education

Bachelor with honors, Panjab U., 1959; Master of Arts, Panjab U., 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Colorado, 1973.

Career

Senior research assistant, Irrigation & Power Research Institute, Amritsar, 1961-1963; lecturer, Government College, Kapurthala, Panjab., India, 1963-1964; junior research fellow, Panjab U., 1964-1968; teaching assistant, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1968-1969, 70-71; fellow, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1969-1970, 71-72; fellow, Universite' de Paris X, Paris, 1972-1973; visiting member, Tata Institute, Bombay, India, 1973-1974; lecturer, Panjab U., Chandigarh, India, 1974-1975; associate professor, National U. Colombia, Bogota, 1975-1977; associate professor mathematics, Northern State University, Aberdeen, South Dakot, 1986-1991; professor, Northern State University, Aberdeen, South Dakot, since 1991. Associate professor Universidad de Los Andes, Merida, Venezuela, 1977-1983. Visiting associate professor of University Iowa, 1983-1986.

Achievements

• Raj Kumar Markanda has been listed as a noteworthy Mathematics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Mathematics Society, Indian Mathematics Society (life member), South Dakot Academy Science.

Connections

Married Manjula Shukla, October 16, 1974. Children: Neha, Sonal.

Father:

Guranditta Mall Markanda

Mother:

Maya Devi (Sharma) Markanda

Spouse:

Manjula Shukla

child:

Sonal Markanda

child:

Neha Markanda