Devendra Lal
Devendra Lal | |
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| Born | 14 February 1929 Varanasi, India |
| Died | 1 December 2012 (aged 83) La Jolla, California, United States |
| Nationality | Indian |
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| Spouse | Aruna Lal (née Damany) |
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| Fields | Geophysics |
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| Thesis | (1960) |
| Academic advisors | Bernard Peters |
Devendra Lal FRS (14 February 1929 – 1 December 2012) was an Indian geophysicist.
Life
[edit]He was born in Varanasi, India.[1] He graduated from Banaras Hindu University.[2] He graduated from Bombay University; his thesis was on cosmic ray physics; his thesis adviser was Bernard Peters.[3]
He was Director, of the Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad from 1972 to 1983.[4]
He was Visiting Professor at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, from 1989 to 2012.[5][6] Devendra Lal was President of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) from 1983 to 1987. He was also elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1979.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ ":: SCRIPPS OCEANOGRAPHY NEWS : : Obituary Notice: Devendra Lal: 1929-2012 ::". scripps.ucsd.edu. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ^ ":: Scripps Institution Of Oceanography, Ucsd : :::". Sio.ucsd.edu. 10 December 2012. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ^ "Devendra Lal (1929-2012)". www.geochemsoc.org. Geochemical Society. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ "Geophysicist Devendra Lal Dead". India Journal. 15 December 2012. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ^ "Devendra Lal, 1929-2012". The Meteoritical Society. 21 October 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ^ Special Correspondent (8 December 2012). "Geophysicist Devendra Lal passes away". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
{{cite news}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Goswami, J. N.; Macdougall, J. D. (2021). "Devendra Lal. 14 February 1929—1 December 2012". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 70: 263–281. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2020.0047.
External links
[edit]- https://archive.today/20130628192705/http://paleowave.blogspot.com/2012/12/in-memoriam-devendra-lal-1929-2012.html
- Devendra Lal Memorial Symposium, Part 1
- Devendra Lal Memorial Symposium, Part 2
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