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Shrinivas Kulkarni
American-Indian astronomer (born 1956) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the American politician, see Sri Preston Kulkarni.
Shrinivas Ramchandra Kulkarni (born 4 October 1956) is a US-based astronomer born and raised in India.[2] He is a professor of astronomy and planetary science at California Institute of Technology,[3] and was director of Caltech Optical Observatory (COO) at California Institute of Technology, overseeing the Palomar and Keck among other telescopes.[3] He is the recipient of a number of awards and honours.
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Born | (1956-10-04) 4 October 1956 (age 67) Kurundwad, Maharashtra, India |
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Fields | Astronomy
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Institutions | California Institute of Technology |
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Notable students | Alicia M. Soderberg |
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