Background
Prasad, Shiva was born on October 1, 1952 in Varanasi, India. Son of Bishweshwar and Prakash Vati (Goel) Dayal.
Prasad, Shiva was born on October 1, 1952 in Varanasi, India. Son of Bishweshwar and Prakash Vati (Goel) Dayal.
Bachelor of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 1971. Master of Science, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy, University Delhi, India, 1978.
French government fellow laboratory magnetism, National Center Science Research, Bellevue, France, 1977-1979; Council Scientific and Industrial Research pool officer, Solid State Physics Laboratory, Delhi, 1979; International Business Machines Corporation research fellow, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1979-1980; visiting faculty member, then assistant professor, Indian Institute Technology, Bombay, 1980-1988; associate professor, Indian Institute Technology, Bombay, 1988-1990; professor, Indian Institute Technology, Bombay, since 1990; now head Physics Department, Indian Institute Technology, Bombay. Principal investigator Indo-French Project Magnetic Thin Films for Recording Applications. Guide or co-guide Doctor of Philosophy students.
Member Indian Physics Association (life).
Married Geeta Singhal, January 25, 1976. 1 child, Pooja.