Devendra Lal FRS (14 February 1929 – 1 December 2012) was an Indian geophysicist.
Life
He was born in Varanasi, India.[1] He graduated from Banaras Hindu University.[2] He graduated from Bombay University; his thesis was on cosmic ray physics; his thesis adviser was Bernard Peters.[3]
He was Director, of the Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad from 1972 to 1983.[4]
He was Visiting Professor at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, from 1989 to 2012.[5][6] Devendra Lal was President of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) from 1983 to 1987. He was also elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1979.[7]
References
- ↑ :: SCRIPPS OCEANOGRAPHY NEWS : : Obituary Notice: Devendra Lal: 1929-2012 ::. scripps.ucsd.edu(10 January 2013). Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- ↑ :: Scripps Institution Of Oceanography, Ucsd : :::. Sio.ucsd.edu(2012-12-10). Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- ↑ Devendra Lal (1929-2012). www.geochemsoc.org. Geochemical Society. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
- ↑ Geophysicist Devendra Lal Dead. India Journal(2012-12-15). Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- ↑ Devendra Lal, 1929-2012. The Meteoritical Society(2012-10-21). Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- ↑ Geophysicist Devendra Lal passes away. The Hindu(2012-12-08). Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- ↑ Devendra Lal. 14 February 1929—1 December 2012. Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society({Template:Date).
External links
- https://archive.today/20130628192705/http://paleowave.blogspot.com/2012/12/in-memoriam-devendra-lal-1929-2012.html
- Devendra Lal Memorial Symposium, Part 1
- Devendra Lal Memorial Symposium, Part 2
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