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'''G C Anupama''' was the former Dean and Senior Professor (retired), [[Indian Institute of Astrophysics]] (IIA) in Bengaluru. She served (for the period of 2019-2022) as president of the Astronomical Society of India (ASI), becoming the first woman to head this association of professional astronomers in India.<ref>{{cite web |last1=DelhiFebruary 19 |first1=India Today Web Desk New |last2=February 19 |first2=India Today Web Desk New |last3=Ist |first3=India Today Web Desk New |title=All about GC Anupama, the first woman president to lead Astronomical Society of India |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/first-woman-president-astronomical-society-of-india-gc-anupama-1459603-2019-02-19 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> Anupama is a member of the Indian core team which is part of the international effort to establish the thirty meter telescope (TMT) in Hawaii,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tmt.iiap.res.in/people|title=ITCC Members}}</ref> USA. Anupama was also the principal investigator of the project which led to the establishment of [[Indian Astronomical Observatory|the 0.7m wide field telescope]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sharma |first1=Dinesh C. |title=India's first robotic telescope opens its eyes to the universe |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/science/indias-first-robotic-telescope-opens-its-eyes-to-the-universe/article24209626.ece |website=@businessline |language=en}}</ref> at Hanle near Leh in Ladakh, the world's ninth highest site for optical, infrared and gamma-ray telescopes in the world. |
'''G. C Anupama.''' was the former Dean and Senior Professor (retired), [[Indian Institute of Astrophysics]] (IIA) in Bengaluru. She served (for the period of 2019-2022) as president of the Astronomical Society of India (ASI), becoming the first woman to head this association of professional astronomers in India.<ref>{{cite web |last1=DelhiFebruary 19 |first1=India Today Web Desk New |last2=February 19 |first2=India Today Web Desk New |last3=Ist |first3=India Today Web Desk New |title=All about GC Anupama, the first woman president to lead Astronomical Society of India |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/first-woman-president-astronomical-society-of-india-gc-anupama-1459603-2019-02-19 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> Anupama is a member of the Indian core team which is part of the international effort to establish the thirty meter telescope (TMT) in Hawaii,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tmt.iiap.res.in/people|title=ITCC Members}}</ref> USA. Anupama was also the principal investigator of the project which led to the establishment of [[Indian Astronomical Observatory|the 0.7m wide field telescope]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sharma |first1=Dinesh C. |title=India's first robotic telescope opens its eyes to the universe |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/science/indias-first-robotic-telescope-opens-its-eyes-to-the-universe/article24209626.ece |website=@businessline |language=en}}</ref> at Hanle near Leh in Ladakh, the world's ninth highest site for optical, infrared and gamma-ray telescopes in the world. |
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Anupama has published articles in the field of astronomy, with a focus on the initial physical conditions after a [[Supernova]]. She has also been the editor of the Journal of the ASI. She is studying ‘transients’ — objects that brighten up for a brief period of time before going dark in space. |
Anupama has published articles in the field of astronomy, with a focus on the initial physical conditions after a [[Supernova]]. She has also been the editor of the Journal of the ASI. She is studying ‘transients’ — objects that brighten up for a brief period of time before going dark in space. |
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G. C Anupama. was the former Dean and Senior Professor (retired), Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) in Bengaluru. She served (for the period of 2019-2022) as president of the Astronomical Society of India (ASI), becoming the first woman to head this association of professional astronomers in India.[1] Anupama is a member of the Indian core team which is part of the international effort to establish the thirty meter telescope (TMT) in Hawaii,[2] USA. Anupama was also the principal investigator of the project which led to the establishment of the 0.7m wide field telescope[3] at Hanle near Leh in Ladakh, the world's ninth highest site for optical, infrared and gamma-ray telescopes in the world.
Anupama has published articles in the field of astronomy, with a focus on the initial physical conditions after a Supernova. She has also been the editor of the Journal of the ASI. She is studying ‘transients’ — objects that brighten up for a brief period of time before going dark in space.
Awards and recognition
Anupama has received the Sir CV Raman Young Scientist Award in 2001 and is a fellow of the Indian National Science Academy, the National Academy of Sciences India and the Indian Academy of Sciences.[4] She completed her PhD in 1991 from IIA and had been a faculty member at the institute since 1995.
References
- ^ DelhiFebruary 19, India Today Web Desk New; February 19, India Today Web Desk New; Ist, India Today Web Desk New. "All about GC Anupama, the first woman president to lead Astronomical Society of India". India Today.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "ITCC Members".
- ^ Sharma, Dinesh C. "India's first robotic telescope opens its eyes to the universe". @businessline.
- ^ "Anupama elected Astronomical Society of India president, first". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 18 February 2019.
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