Template:Infobox scientistAnnapurni 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.[1][2]
Education
Dr. Subramaniam finished her schooling from Victoria College, Palakkad, in science.[1] She did her PhD on the topic "Studies of star clusters and stellar evolution" from Indian Institute of Astrophysics in 1996.[2][3]
Career
Dr. 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.[2] She is an active member of the International Astronomical Union. [4]
Field of research
Dr. 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[2]
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[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Women in Science - Annapurni S.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Profile - IIA Annapurni S.
- ↑ Annapurni Subramaniam. Sheisanastronomer.org.
- ↑ Annapurni Subramaniam. IAU(7 January 2013).