Background
Bhapkar, Vasant P. was born on April 8, 1931 in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India. Son of P.K. and Hirabai (Jadhav) Bhapkar. came to the United States 1969.
Bhapkar, Vasant P. was born on April 8, 1931 in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India. Son of P.K. and Hirabai (Jadhav) Bhapkar. came to the United States 1969.
Bachelor of Science, U. Bombay, India, 1951; Master of Science, U. Bombay, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, U. North Carolina, 1959.
Lecturer, U. Poona, India, 1954-1959;
reader, U. Poona, 1959-1968;
professor, U. Poona, 1968-1972;
assoc professor, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1969-1973;
professor department statistics, U. Kentucky, since 1973. Visiting associate professor of University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1964-1966. Senior principal researcherCSIRO, Sydney, Australia, 1978.
Visiting professor University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1984-1985.
Fellow American Statistical Association. Member International Statistical Institute, Institute Mathematics Statistics.
Married Suhasini Desai, August 14, 1961. Children: Udayan, Manjushri, Anjali.