Leader Online Desk: Srinivas R. Kulkarni, a son of Indian origin from Maharashtra and currently a professor in the US, has been honored with the Shaw Prize in Astronomy. 'Shaw' is considered to be the prestigious award in the field of science in America. Srinivas Kulkarni is working as a professor at the University of California, USA.
Srinivas Kulkarni: Award for 'this' research
Originally of Indian origin, Maharashtra, son of American Srinivas R. Kulkarni is Professor of Astronomy in the Departments of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy at the California Institute of Technology. Kulkarni's groundbreaking research on millisecond pulsars, gamma-ray bursts, supernovae and other variable or transient astronomical objects has earned him (Srinivas Kulkarni) this prestigious annual US prize 'Shaw'.
Professor Kulkarni is originally from Kolhapur
CaltechAccording to his bio posted on the Physics Department of He was educated in Hubli, Karnataka. He has done his Masters in Physics from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. After that, he completed his PhD from Berkeley University, USA.
He (Srinivas Kulkarni) was also the Director of Caltech Optical Observatory from 2006 to 2018. Since 1987, he has been working as a professor at the University of California. Kulkarni has worked as the Director of Caltech Optical Observatories in San Diego, USA from 2006 to 2018.