Vinod B. Johri

Background

Johri, Vinod B. Arrived in United States, 2005, permanent resident. Son of Bhairon Prasad and Sarojini Johri.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics, Allahabad University, India, 1953. Master of Science in Mathematics, Allahabad University, India, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy in General Relativity and Cosmology, Gorakhpur University, India, 1966.

Career

Assistant professor Allahabad University, 1957—1960, Gorakhpur University, 1960—1967, reader, 1968—1979. Unesco consultant government Iran United Nations Development Programme, Teheran, Iran, 1970—1972. Professor astrophysics & cosmology Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India, 1980—1995.

Emeritus professor Lucknow University, India, 1995—2008. Senior visitor department applied mathematics and theoretical physics Cambridge University, England, 1967—1968. Visiting professor Stanford University, 1993, Institute Theoretical Physics, University Minnesota, 2001.

Visiting scientist International Centre for Theoretical Physics Trieste, Italy.

Achievements

• Achievements include research in power law inflation in Brand-Dicke theory, genesis of tracker fields and phantom cosmology.

Membership

Fellow: Royal Astronomical Society London. Member: Indian Association General Relativity and Gravitation (life), Ganita Parisad (life).

Interests

• Poetry, music, yoga, writing.

Connections

Married Aruna Kodesia, February 14, 1960. Children: Manisha, Manoj, Anvita, Vivek.

Father:

Bhairon Prasad

Mother:

Sarojini Johri

Spouse:

Aruna Kodesia

child:

Manisha Johri

child:

Manoj Johri

child:

Anvita Johri

child:

Vivek Johri