Background
Rohatgi, Vijay Kumar was born on February 4, 1930 in Kanpur, India. Son of Musadi Lal and Jairani Devi Rohatgi.
Rohatgi, Vijay Kumar was born on February 4, 1930 in Kanpur, India. Son of Musadi Lal and Jairani Devi Rohatgi.
Bachelor of Science with honors, University Delhi, India, 1950. Master of Science, University Delhi, India, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Berkeley, 1957.
Research engineer, General Electric, Philadelphia, 1957-1958;
assistant professor, Indian Institute Technology, Bombay, 1958-1961;
scientist, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, United Kingdom, 1961-1963;
research fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1963-1970;
scientist, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Bombay, 1970-1990;
group director, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Bombay, 1988-1990;
visiting professor, U. Pune, India, since 1990;
director Plasma Physical School, U. Pune, India, 1993. Research professor of University Bombay, 1972-1990. Vice chairman International Liaison Group Magnetohydrodynamics, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1987-1992.
Chairman 9th International Conference on Magnetohydrodynamics Power Generation, 1989.
Member American Physical Society, Indian Physics Association, Indian Nuclear Society.
Married Mandakini Sane, April 5, 1957. 1 child, Rajeev Rajan.