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Kunchithapadam Gopalan

Kunchithapadam Gopalan (born 1938) is an Indian geochronologist and a former emeritus scientist at National Geophysical Research Institute.[1] He is known for his studies on the chronologies of critical rock suites of the Indian subcontinent[2] and is an elected fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences,[3] Indian National Science Academy,[4] Indian Geophysical Union and the National Academy of Sciences, India.[5] The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards for his contributions to earth, atmosphere, ocean and planetary sciences in 1982.[6]

Kunchithapadam Gopalan
Born (1938-08-12) 12 August 1938 (age 85)
Tamil Nadu, India
NationalityIndian
Alma mater
Known forStudies on the chronologies of rock suites of the Indian subcontinent
Awards
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions
Doctoral advisor

Biography edit

 
University of Madras entrance

K. Gopalan, born on 12 August 1938 in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, graduated in physics (Bsc hons) from the University of Madras in 1959 and completed his master's degree in nuclear physics from Andhra University in 1960, standing first in the university.[4] Enrolling at the Indian Institute of Science for his doctoral studies, he secured a PhD in 1966, working under the guidance of V. S. Venkatasubramanian and moved to the University of California, Los Angeles where he did his postdoctoral studies at the laboratory of George Wetherill on meteorites and lunar samples. On his return to India, he joined Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in 1970 but moved to Physical Research Laboratory in 1973. His next move was to the National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) where he served for the rest of his career and after his superannuation in 1998, he continues his association with the institute as its emeritus scientist till 2015 .[1]

Legacy edit

 
The Sea of Tranquility of the Moon

After his early studies on meteorites and lunar samples, Gopalan's focus shifted during his PRL days to geochronology. His work has been primarily in the field of geochronology and he is known to have conducted extensive studies on the chronologies of several critical rock suites of the Indian subcontinent for which he developed custom-built equipment.[7] He worked on the precambrian Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh using Rb-Sr dating techniques with mass spectrometer as well as the volcanic rocks of the Deccan plateau and his researches have assisted in a wider understanding of the ages of solid bodies in the solar system and basaltic volcanism in Mare Tranquillitatis. He is credited with the setting up of a mass spectrometer, a facility for Argon–argon dating of rocks, and an isotope facility at Physical Research Laboratory, a geochronology laboratory at National geophysical Research Institute and an Accelerator Mass Spectrometer for radiocarbon dating at the Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar, the first such facility in India. His studies have been detailed in several peer reviewed articles;[8][note 1] a number of them have been listed by online article repositories such as ResearchGate[9] and Google Scholar.[10] He has been associated with many science journals including the Academy Proceedings in Earth and Planetary Sciences as a member of their editorial boards[11] and has delivered several invited or plenary lectures.[12][13] His work has been cited by many authors[14][15][16] and he has also mentored 8 doctoral scholars in their studies.[4]

Awards and honours edit

Gopalan, a Fulbright scholar during this doctoral studies, received the Krishnan Medal of the Indian Geophysical Union in 1982.[17] The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, one of the highest Indian science awards, the same year.[18] He was awarded the Eminent Mass Spectrometrist Award of the Indian Society for Mass Spectrometry in 1991.[19] The Indian Academy of Sciences elected him as a fellow in 1986, followed by Indian National Science Academy in 1986, Indian Geophysical Union in 1988 and the National Academy of Sciences, India in 1992.[5]

Selected bibliography edit

  • K. Gopalan; J. R. Trivedi; M. N. Balasubrahmanyan; S. K. Ray; C. Anjaneya Sastry (September 1979). "Rb-Sr Chronology of the Khetri Copper Belt, Rajasthan". Geological Society of India. 20 (9).
  • R. Murari; P. Krishnamurthy; P. I. Tikhonenko; K. Gopalan (December 1993). "Magnesian Ilmenites in Picrite Basalts from Siberian and Deccan Traps—Additional Mineralogical Evidence for Primary Melt Compositions(?)". Mineralogical Magazine. 57 (389): 733–735. Bibcode:1993MinM...57..733M. doi:10.1180/minmag.1993.057.389.18.
  • Kunchithapadam Gopalan; J. Douglas Macdougall; Christopher Macisaac (September 2007). "High Precision Determination of 48Ca/42Ca Ratio by TIMS for Ca Isotope Fractionation Studies". Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research. 31 (3): 227–236. doi:10.1111/j.1751-908X.2007.00847.x.
  • K. Gopalan (April 2013). "A Simple Chemical Resistant Hotplate for Geochemical Applications". Geological Society of India. 81 (4).
  • K. Gopalan; A. Kumar; S. Kumar; B. Vijayagopal (August 2013). "Depositional history of the Upper Vindhyan succession, central India: Time constraints from Pb–Pb isochron ages of its carbonate components". Precambrian Research. 233: 108–117. Bibcode:2013PreR..233..108G. doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2013.04.014.

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Please see Selected bibliography section

References edit

  1. ^ a b . Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Brief Profile of the Awardee". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Fellow profile". Indian Academy of Sciences. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "Indian fellow". Indian National Science Academy. 2016.
  5. ^ a b (PDF). National Academy of Sciences, India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2015.
  6. ^ "View Bhatnagar Awardees". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  7. ^ (PDF). Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Browse by Fellow". Indian Academy of Sciences. 2016.
  9. ^ "ResearchGate". 2016.
  10. ^ "On Google Scholar". Google Scholar. 2016.
  11. ^ Academy Proceedings in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Indian Academy of Sciences. 2004.
  12. ^ "Lectures by Visiting Scientists". Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology. 2016.
  13. ^ (PDF). University of Calcutta. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  14. ^ R. H. Mitchell (2004). 8th International Kimberlite Conference: Selected Papers. Gulf Professional Publishing. pp. 548–. ISBN 978-0-444-51775-3.
  15. ^ Sanchaya: Bibliography of Indian Geology. Geological Society of India. 1991.
  16. ^ V. C. Thakur (1992). Geology of Western Himalaya. Pergamon Press. ISBN 9780080422060.
  17. ^ "Krishnan Medal". Indian Geophysical Union. 2016.
  18. ^ . Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. 2016. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  19. ^ "Eminent Mass Spectrometrist Award". Indian Society for Mass Spectrometry. 2016.

External links edit

  • "Honors at NGRI". List of recipients. National Geophysical Research Institute. 2016.
  • C. Prasad (1 November 2005). Elementary Exercises in Geology. Universities Press. pp. 15–. ISBN 978-81-7371-502-0.

Further reading edit

  • Anil KUmar; Y. J. Bhaskar Rao; V. M. Padma Kumari; A. M. Dayal; K. Gopalan (July 1988). "Late Cretaceous mafic dykes in the Dharwar craton (full text)" (PDF). Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Earth Planet. Sci.). 97 (1): 107–114. doi:10.1007/BF02861631. S2CID 126667879.

kunchithapadam, gopalan, born, 1938, indian, geochronologist, former, emeritus, scientist, national, geophysical, research, institute, known, studies, chronologies, critical, rock, suites, indian, subcontinent, elected, fellow, indian, academy, sciences, india. Kunchithapadam Gopalan born 1938 is an Indian geochronologist and a former emeritus scientist at National Geophysical Research Institute 1 He is known for his studies on the chronologies of critical rock suites of the Indian subcontinent 2 and is an elected fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences 3 Indian National Science Academy 4 Indian Geophysical Union and the National Academy of Sciences India 5 The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology one of the highest Indian science awards for his contributions to earth atmosphere ocean and planetary sciences in 1982 6 Kunchithapadam GopalanBorn 1938 08 12 12 August 1938 age 85 Tamil Nadu IndiaNationalityIndianAlma materMadras UniversityAndhra UniversityIndian Institute of ScienceKnown forStudies on the chronologies of rock suites of the Indian subcontinentAwards1982 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize1982 Krishnan Medal1991 Eminent Mass Spectrometrist AwardScientific careerFieldsGeochronologyInstitutionsTata Institute of Fundamental ResearchPhysical Research LaboratoryNational Geophysical Research InstituteDoctoral advisorV S VenkatasubramanianGeorge Wetherill Contents 1 Biography 2 Legacy 3 Awards and honours 4 Selected bibliography 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External links 9 Further readingBiography edit nbsp University of Madras entranceK Gopalan born on 12 August 1938 in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu graduated in physics Bsc hons from the University of Madras in 1959 and completed his master s degree in nuclear physics from Andhra University in 1960 standing first in the university 4 Enrolling at the Indian Institute of Science for his doctoral studies he secured a PhD in 1966 working under the guidance of V S Venkatasubramanian and moved to the University of California Los Angeles where he did his postdoctoral studies at the laboratory of George Wetherill on meteorites and lunar samples On his return to India he joined Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in 1970 but moved to Physical Research Laboratory in 1973 His next move was to the National Geophysical Research Institute NGRI where he served for the rest of his career and after his superannuation in 1998 he continues his association with the institute as its emeritus scientist till 2015 1 Legacy edit nbsp The Sea of Tranquility of the MoonAfter his early studies on meteorites and lunar samples Gopalan s focus shifted during his PRL days to geochronology His work has been primarily in the field of geochronology and he is known to have conducted extensive studies on the chronologies of several critical rock suites of the Indian subcontinent for which he developed custom built equipment 7 He worked on the precambrian Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh using Rb Sr dating techniques with mass spectrometer as well as the volcanic rocks of the Deccan plateau and his researches have assisted in a wider understanding of the ages of solid bodies in the solar system and basaltic volcanism in Mare Tranquillitatis He is credited with the setting up of a mass spectrometer a facility for Argon argon dating of rocks and an isotope facility at Physical Research Laboratory a geochronology laboratory at National geophysical Research Institute and an Accelerator Mass Spectrometer for radiocarbon dating at the Institute of Physics Bhubaneswar the first such facility in India His studies have been detailed in several peer reviewed articles 8 note 1 a number of them have been listed by online article repositories such as ResearchGate 9 and Google Scholar 10 He has been associated with many science journals including the Academy Proceedings in Earth and Planetary Sciences as a member of their editorial boards 11 and has delivered several invited or plenary lectures 12 13 His work has been cited by many authors 14 15 16 and he has also mentored 8 doctoral scholars in their studies 4 Awards and honours editGopalan a Fulbright scholar during this doctoral studies received the Krishnan Medal of the Indian Geophysical Union in 1982 17 The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize one of the highest Indian science awards the same year 18 He was awarded the Eminent Mass Spectrometrist Award of the Indian Society for Mass Spectrometry in 1991 19 The Indian Academy of Sciences elected him as a fellow in 1986 followed by Indian National Science Academy in 1986 Indian Geophysical Union in 1988 and the National Academy of Sciences India in 1992 5 Selected bibliography editK Gopalan J R Trivedi M N Balasubrahmanyan S K Ray C Anjaneya Sastry September 1979 Rb Sr Chronology of the Khetri Copper Belt Rajasthan Geological Society of India 20 9 R Murari P Krishnamurthy P I Tikhonenko K Gopalan December 1993 Magnesian Ilmenites in Picrite Basalts from Siberian and Deccan Traps Additional Mineralogical Evidence for Primary Melt Compositions Mineralogical Magazine 57 389 733 735 Bibcode 1993MinM 57 733M doi 10 1180 minmag 1993 057 389 18 Kunchithapadam Gopalan J Douglas Macdougall Christopher Macisaac September 2007 High Precision Determination of 48Ca 42Ca Ratio by TIMS for Ca Isotope Fractionation Studies Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research 31 3 227 236 doi 10 1111 j 1751 908X 2007 00847 x K Gopalan April 2013 A Simple Chemical Resistant Hotplate for Geochemical Applications Geological Society of India 81 4 K Gopalan A Kumar S Kumar B Vijayagopal August 2013 Depositional history of the Upper Vindhyan succession central India Time constraints from Pb Pb isochron ages of its carbonate components Precambrian Research 233 108 117 Bibcode 2013PreR 233 108G doi 10 1016 j precamres 2013 04 014 See also editGeorge Wetherill Mare Tranquillitatis Rb Sr dating Argon argon dating nbsp India portal nbsp Geology portalNotes edit Please see Selected bibliography sectionReferences edit a b Emeritus Scientists Council of Scientific and Industrial Research 2016 Archived from the original PDF on 5 April 2010 Brief Profile of the Awardee Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2016 Retrieved 12 November 2016 Fellow profile Indian Academy of Sciences 2016 Retrieved 12 November 2016 a b c Indian fellow Indian National Science Academy 2016 a b NASI fellows PDF National Academy of Sciences India 2016 Archived from the original PDF on 6 August 2015 View Bhatnagar Awardees Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2016 Retrieved 12 November 2016 Handbook of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize Winners PDF Council of Scientific and Industrial Research 1999 Archived from the original PDF on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 16 December 2016 Browse by Fellow Indian Academy of Sciences 2016 ResearchGate 2016 On Google Scholar Google Scholar 2016 Academy Proceedings in Earth and Planetary Sciences Indian Academy of Sciences 2004 Lectures by Visiting Scientists Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology 2016 Evaluative Report of the Department PDF University of Calcutta 2016 Archived from the original PDF on 20 December 2016 Retrieved 16 December 2016 R H Mitchell 2004 8th International Kimberlite Conference Selected Papers Gulf Professional Publishing pp 548 ISBN 978 0 444 51775 3 Sanchaya Bibliography of Indian Geology Geological Society of India 1991 V C Thakur 1992 Geology of Western Himalaya Pergamon Press ISBN 9780080422060 Krishnan Medal Indian Geophysical Union 2016 Earth Sciences Council of Scientific and Industrial Research 2016 Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 Eminent Mass Spectrometrist Award Indian Society for Mass Spectrometry 2016 External links edit Honors at NGRI List of recipients National Geophysical Research Institute 2016 C Prasad 1 November 2005 Elementary Exercises in Geology Universities Press pp 15 ISBN 978 81 7371 502 0 Further reading editAnil KUmar Y J Bhaskar Rao V M Padma Kumari A M Dayal K Gopalan July 1988 Late Cretaceous mafic dykes in the Dharwar craton full text PDF Proc Indian Acad Sci Earth Planet Sci 97 1 107 114 doi 10 1007 BF02861631 S2CID 126667879 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kunchithapadam Gopalan amp oldid 1171481519, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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