Global InformationKunchithapadam Gopalan information
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| Born | 12 August 1938 Tamil Nadu, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
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| Known for | Studies on the chronologies of rock suites of the Indian subcontinent |
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Kunchithapadam Gopalan (born 1938) is an Indian geochronologist and a former emeritus scientist at National Geophysical Research Institute.[1] He is known for his studies on the chronologies of critical rock suites of the Indian subcontinent[2] and is an elected fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences,[3] Indian National Science Academy,[4] Indian Geophysical Union and the National Academy of Sciences, India.[5] The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards for his contributions to earth, atmosphere, ocean and planetary sciences in 1982.[6]
- ^ "Emeritus Scientists". Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2010.
- ^ "Brief Profile of the Awardee". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "Fellow profile". Indian Academy of Sciences. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "Indian fellow". Indian National Science Academy. 2016.
- ^ "NASI fellows" (PDF). National Academy of Sciences, India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2015.
- ^ "View Bhatnagar Awardees". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.