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'''G C Anupama''' is Dean and Senior Professor, [[Indian Institute of Astrophysics]] (IIA) in Bengaluru. She is currently (for the period of 2019-2022) serving 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 in charge for the design and establishment of [[Indian Astronomical Observatory|the Himalayan 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.<br />
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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 also studying ‘transients’ — objects that brighten up for a brief period of time before going dark in space.<br />
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==Awards and Recognition==<br />
Anupama has received the [[Sir CV Raman Young Scientist Award]] in 2001 and is a fellow of National Academy of Sciences India and the Indian Academy of Sciences.<ref>{{cite web |last1=India |first1=Press Trust of |title=Anupama elected Astronomical Society of India president, first |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/anupama-elected-astronomical-society-of-india-president-first-119021800616_1.html |website=Business Standard India |date=18 February 2019}}</ref> She completed her PhD in 1991 from IIA and has been a faculty member at the institute since 1995.<br />
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==External links==<br />
#[https://www.iiap.res.in/people/personnel/gca/gca.html IIA Website on G C Anupama]<br />
#[https://www.researchgate.net/profile/GC_Anupama G C Anupama on Research Gate ]<br />
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