Sharad Chandra Purohit

Background

Purohit, Sharad Chandra was born on August 11, 1949 in Indore, India. Son of Balkrishna C. and Rukmini (Bagora) Purohit.

Education

Master of Science, B.I.T.S., 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, IIT, Bombay, 1972.

Career

Scientist Vikram Sarabhai Space Center, Trivandrum, India, 1973-1980. Principal investigator Air Force Office Scientific Research, Dayton, Ohio, 1981-1983. Senior scientist Indian Space Research Organization, Trivandrum, 1984-1988.

Program coordinator Center for Development of Advanced Computing, Pune, India, since 1989. Visiting scientist University Dayton Research Institute, 1981-1983, National Aeronautical Laboratory, Bangalore, India, 1988. Member department science and technical Government of India, New Delhi, 1987-1991, coordinator department space, 1983-1988.

Member Council Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, since 1989.

Achievements

• Sharad Chandra Purohit has been listed as a noteworthy Mathematician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Indian Science Congress Association, National Mathematics Society.

Connections

Married Urvashi T. Bhatt, February 24, 1973. Children: Sudarshan, Viswas, Abhilasha.

Father:

Balkrishna C. Purohit

Mother:

Rukmini (Bagora) Purohit

Spouse:

Urvashi T. Bhatt

child:

Viswas Purohit

child:

Abhilasha Purohit

child:

Sudarshan Purohit