Predhiman Kaw
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Predhiman Krishan Kaw is an India
n plasma
physicist
, who is currently the director of the Institute for Plasma Research
. He was born on January 15, 1948 at Srinagar(Jammu and Kashmir), India. He did his matriculation from Punjab University(1958) and completed his M.Sc. from Agra University in 1964.He received PhD
from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi in 1966 under Supervision of Prof. M.S. Sodha and has the honor of being First Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology,Delhi .Though he never claims but he has acquired Ph.D. Degree at youngest age of 18. He was awarded with prestigious Padma Shri
award in 1985 and Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award
in 1986.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n plasma
Plasma (physics)
In physics and chemistry, plasma is a state of matter similar to gas in which a certain portion of the particles are ionized. Heating a gas may ionize its molecules or atoms , thus turning it into a plasma, which contains charged particles: positive ions and negative electrons or ions...
physicist
Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
, who is currently the director of the Institute for Plasma Research
Institute for Plasma Research
Institute for Plasma Research is an autonomous physics research institute located in India. The institute is involved in research in aspects of plasma science including basic plasma physics, research on magnetically confined hot plasmas and plasma technologies for industrial applications. It is a...
. He was born on January 15, 1948 at Srinagar(Jammu and Kashmir), India. He did his matriculation from Punjab University(1958) and completed his M.Sc. from Agra University in 1964.He received PhD
PHD
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from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi in 1966 under Supervision of Prof. M.S. Sodha and has the honor of being First Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology,Delhi .Though he never claims but he has acquired Ph.D. Degree at youngest age of 18. He was awarded with prestigious Padma Shri
Padma Shri
Padma Shri is the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan...
award in 1985 and Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award
The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology is awarded annually by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research for notable and outstanding research, applied or fundamental, in biology, chemistry, environmental science, engineering, mathematics, medicine and Physics...
in 1986.