Biography:


Education
1978 MS (Physics), Indian Institute of Technology
1983 PhD (radio astronomy), UC Berekeley


Research Interests:
-Compact Objects: neutron stars, millisecond pulsars, gamma-ray bursts
-The search for extra-solar planets

Awards
-Fellow, National Academy of Sciences (2003)
-Jansky Lecturer, Associated Universities (2002)
-Fellow, Royal Society (2001)
-Fellow, American Academy of Arts & Sciences (1994)
-Alan T. Waterman Award (1992)
-Helen B. Warner Prize (1991)
-David and Lucille Packard Fellowship in Science and Engineering (1990)
-Vaina Bappu Award (1990)
Other awards include a Distinguished Alumni Award (IIT Delhi, 1996) and the NSF Presidential Award (1988).