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Archival as SubjectPublished as SubjectPraveen Chaudhari
Dates
November 30, 1937 – January 13, 2010
Authorized Form of Name
Chaudhari, Praveen, 1937-
Additional Forms of Names
Chaudhari, P.
Biography
Abstract
Praveen Chaudhari researched thin-film physics and worked at IBM for more than thirty years (1966-2003). He also was the Director of Brookhaven National Laboratory (2003-2006) and a professor at Columbia University (2006-2010).
Important Dates
November 30, 1937Birth, Ludhiana (India).
1961Obtained BS, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur (India).
1963Obtained MS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge (Mass.).
1966Obtained ScD in Physical Metallurgy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge (Mass.).
1966 – 2003Researcher (1966-1970); Manager (1970-1980); Acting Director, Physical Sciences Department (1980-1981); Director, Physical Sciences Department (1981-1982); Vice President, Science (1982-1991); and Researcher (1991-2003), International Business Machines (IBM), Armonk (N.Y.).
1987Awarded George E. Pake Prize, American Physical Society.
2003Member, National Academy of Sciences.
2003 – 2010Director (2003-2006) and Physicist (2006-2010), Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton (N.Y.).
2006 – 2010Professor of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University.
January 13, 2010Death, Briarcliff Manor (N.Y.).
Occupation
Applied physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Death
Subjects
Applied physics and engineering.
Physics -- Industrial applications.
Relationships
People
Family
Chaudhari, Ashok
Son.
Chaudhari, Karin
Wife.
Chaudhari, Pia
Daughter.
Colleagues
Both employed at Columbia University.
Both employed at IBM.
Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Both employed at IBM.
Both employed at Columbia University.
Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Both employed at IBM.
Both employed at Columbia University.
Both employed at IBM.
Both employed at IBM.
Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Both employed at IBM.
Both employed at IBM.
Both employed at IBM.
Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Both employed at Columbia University.
Both employed at IBM.
Both employed at IBM.
Both employed at Columbia University.
Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Both employed at Columbia University.
Piore, Emanuel Ruben, 1908-2000
Both employed at IBM.
Both employed at Columbia University.
Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Both employed at Columbia University.
Institutions
Major Positions
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Director and Physicist.
Columbia University. Department of Physics
Professor of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics.
Researcher; Manager; Acting Director, Physical Sciences Department; Director, Physical Sciences Department; and Vice President, Science.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Received 1987 George E. Pake Prize.
Indian Institute of Technology (Kharagpur, India)
Obtained BS in 1961.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Obtained MS in 1963 and and ScD (Physical Metallurgy) in 1966.
National Academy of Engineering
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Member.
Resources
Archival Resources
Subject
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA