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Annapurni Subramaniam
BornPalakkad (Kerala)
NationalityIndian
Alma materIndian Institute of Astrophysics
Children2
Scientific career
FieldsAstrophysics
InstitutionsIndian Institute of Astrophysics
Doctoral advisorProf. Ram Sagar

Annapurni Subramaniam is the director of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore and works on areas like star clusters, stellar evolution and population in galaxies and Magellanic clouds.

Education

Subramaniam finished her schooling from Victoria College, Palakkad, in science. She did her PhD on the topic "Studies of star clusters and stellar evolution" from Indian Institute of Astrophysics in 1996.

Career

Subramaniam was a Research Fellow at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics from 1990 to 1996. She then became a Post Doctoral Fellow in 1998 at the institute and currently works as a professor and director of institute. She is an active member of the International Astronomical Union.

Field of research

Subramaniam's major field of research includes:

  • Star clusters (open and globular)
  • Star formation and pre-MS stars
  • Classical Be & Herbig Ae/Be stars
  • Galactic structure
  • Magellanic Clouds
  • Stellar population

Her list of publications can be found on the Astronomy Database

Current projects

At Indian Institute of Astrophysics, her current projects include:

  • Emission line stars in star clusters
  • Star formation history of young star clusters
  • Candidate old open clusters - unraveling the old disk
  • Accurate photometry of unstudied open clusters
  • Halo of the Small Magellanic Cloud
  • Stellar population in the Large Magellanic Cloud
  • Outer limits Survey: Magellanic Clouds

Awards

References

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  2. ^ "Profile - IIA Annapurni S". Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  3. "Annapurni Subramaniam". Sheisanastronomer.org. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  4. "Annapurni Subramaniam". IAU. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  5. "Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar (RVP) - 2024 : Final List of Awardees" (PDF). awards.gov.in. CASU, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  6. "Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar: Chandrayaan-3 team and 32 others selected for first ever edition". economictimes.indiatimes.com. The Economic Times. Retrieved 15 August 2024.


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