IIT graduates have gone on to achieve great success globally. Currently leading some of the world’s largest companies, IIT graduates are known for their skills and innovative thinking. One such alumnus of this prestigious institute has made India proud by making important discoveries in space. He is also related to Sudha Murty, one of India’s most renowned philanthropists and wife of Narayana Murthy, founder of IT giant Infosys. The man we are talking about is Shrinivas Kulkarni. He is an Indian genius who graduated from IIT and is the brother of Sudha Murty. He is a renowned name in the field of space and has been awarded by important organizations across the globe.
Shrinivas Kulkarni discovered the first millisecond pulsar while he was a graduate student. The scientist is also credited with being instrumental in the discovery of the first globular cluster pulsar in 1987. Kulkarni is also known for his important astronomical discoveries, for which he has received a number of prestigious awards. He is currently a professor of astronomy and planetary sciences at the California Institute of Technology.
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Early life
Shrinivas Kulkarni and Sudha Murty are among four siblings. Their father is a surgeon based in Hubballi. Kulkarni moved to Delhi after completing his schooling locally. While in Delhi, he completed his Masters in Applied Physics from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT). After graduation, he earned his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley.
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Recognition
Kulkarni has been the Chairman of the Infosys Prize for Physical Sciences since 2009. The prize is awarded by the Infosys Foundation, founded by Kulkarni’s brother-in-law, Narayana Murthy.
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