Viraht Sahni

Background

Sahni, Viraht was born on December 31, 1944 in Lahore, Pakistan. Son of Harbans and Hema (Talwar) Lal. came to the United States, 1965.

Education

Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, 1965; Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Polytech. Institute of Brooklyn, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Polytech. Institute of Brooklyn, 1972.

Career

Instructor electrical engineering, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, 1968-1970; instructor physics, Brooklyn College of CUNY, 1972-1974; assistant professor, Brooklyn College of CUNY, 1974-1977; associate professor, Brooklyn College of CUNY, 1978-1980; professor physics, Brooklyn College of CUNY, since 1981.

Achievements

• Viraht Sahni has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Physical Society, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Catherine Quinn Sahni, November 16, 1991. Children: Vikram, Vishal.

Father:

Harbans Lal

Mother:

Hema (Talwar) Lal

Spouse:

Catherine Quinn Sahni

child:

Vishal Sahni

child:

Vikram Sahni