CHRONOLOGICAL PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

                    Born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India on July 20,1949. Son of Late Brijendra Prasad and Gyan (Wati); married to Parul Jauhari; one daughter Anvita.. 

                                B.Sc , Lucknow University,1966
                                M.Sc ,Lucknow University,1968    
                                Ph.D , Lucknow University,1977 (Optical Instrumentation) 

                Lecturer in Girdhari Singh College, Lucknow, 1969-71; Junior fellow Council of Science and Industrial Research, Lucknow, 1971-74; Research associate Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Kodaikanal, 1974-79; Fellow Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore, 1979-83; Reader, 1983-89; Principal Scientific Officer, Bangalore, 1989-1995; Senior Principal Scientific Officer, Bangalore, 1995-2006; Engineer G, Bangalore, 2006-todate; Visiting Scientist Raman Research Institute, Bangalore, 1992-95; Visiting Professor The University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada, July to December 2003; Fellow Optical Society of India; Member International Astronomy Union and Indian Vacuum Society; Visiting consultant Lions Eye Hospital, Bangalore, 1994-to 2004.  

                Head Photonics Division, 1989-to date; Contributed articles to Professional journals including Applied Optics, Solar Physics and Optical Engineering; Recipient of Republic Day award National Research and Development Council, President of India, 1994. Presently Dean (Engg) Faculty of Sciences since March 2006.

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