Holalkere Rangarao Chandrasekhar | |
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Native name | ಎಚ್.ಆರ್.ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರ್ |
Born | 1946 |
Occupation | Professor of Physics |
Language | Kannada (Mother tongue) |
Citizenship | United States |
Alma mater | B.Sc; National College, Bangalore, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Ph.D; Purdue University |
Subject | Solid State Physics |
Notable awards | Alfred P. Sloan Fellow and a past consultant to the United Nations Development program. |
Spouse | Meera chandrasekhar |
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Doctoral advisor | A.K. Ramadas |
Holalkere Rangarao Chandrasekhar, (ಹೊಳಲ್ಕೆರೆ ರಂಗರಾವ್ ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರ್) [1] known as "Chandra", [2] was a professor of physics, department chair and director of graduate studies at the University of Missouri. He is an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow and a past consultant to the United Nations Development under the TOKTEN project.
Chandrasekhar was born at Holalkere, [3](ಹೊಳಲ್ಕೆರೆ) a small hamlet in the Chitradurga state, of Karnataka state. His parents were H.V.Rangarao [4] and D.Radhamma. [5] Father was the local auditor, and Shanubhogue of Chirnahalli,(ಚೀರನಹಳ್ಳಿ) and Kudinirkatte, (ಕುಡಿನೀರಕಟ್ಟೆ) hobalies, belonging to Holalkere taluk. He was a well known Astrologer.