Background
Gambhir, Yogendra Kumar was born on January 10, 1941 in Mandi-Bahuddin, Gujrat, India (now Pakistan). Son of Munshiram and Durgadevi Gambhir.
Gambhir, Yogendra Kumar was born on January 10, 1941 in Mandi-Bahuddin, Gujrat, India (now Pakistan). Son of Munshiram and Durgadevi Gambhir.
Bachelor of Science, Vikram University, Ujjain, India, 1960. Master of Science in Physics, Vikram University, Ujjain, India, 1962. Postgraduate Master of Science, Calcutta University, India, 1963.
Doctor of Philosophy, Calcutta University, India, 1969.
United Nations Educational fellow International Center Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy, 1968-1969, associate member Italy, 1972. National Science Foundation fellow, research physicist Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 1969-1972. Assistant Institute Theoretical Physics, University Münster, Germany, 1973.
Assistant professor physics Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, 1974-1980, professor, since 1980. Instructor advanced theoretical nuclear structure course Saha Institute Nuclear Physics, Calcutta, 1965-1966. Participant symposia, conferences, seminars, and workshops in field, since 1978.
Senior visiting fellow University Manchester, England, 1981-1982. Guest professor nuclear physics University Bologna, Italy, 1988-1989.
President Parents Association Welfare Persons-Cerebral Palsy and Mentally Retarded, Gwalior, India, 1998. Member Indian Physics Association (life), Association Parents Mentally Retarded Children (life).
Married Kiran Chawla, May 15, 1973. Children: Rohit, Shweta, Akshat.