Shyam Sundar Rai
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Shyam Sundar Rai (born 1954, Chandauli, U.P) is an Indian seismologist and a former chair professor (now an emeritus professor) at the department of Earth and Climate Science of the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune.[1] He is known for his researches on the seismic structure of Indian continental lithosphere[2] and is an elected fellow of all the three major Indian science academies viz. Indian National Science Academy,[3] Indian Academy of Sciences,[4] and the National Academy of Sciences, India[5] as well as of the Indian Geophysical Union.[6] 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 1996.[7][note 1]
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Born | (1954-03-16) 16 March 1954 (age 70) Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Nationality | Indian |
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Known for | Studies on the seismic structure of Indian continental lithosphere |
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