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  • Prof Pankaj Joshi

  • Visiting Professor
  • Charotar University of Science and Technology
Publications 1980 - 2023

Publications

  • 281
    Journal Articles
  • 2
    Book Chapter
  • 3
    Book
  • 9
    Conference
    Proceedings
  • 2
    Inbook
  • 2
    Review
  • 1
    Editorial
  • 8
  • 82
  • 1
  • 39

Citations / H-Index

4202 Citations
37 h-index
3915 Citations

Google Scholar

Co-author Network


Expertise

Astronomy and Astrophysics

General relativity, Gravitational collapse, black-hole and naked singularities, quantum gravity

Personal Information

Prof Pankaj Joshi

Male
Provost (Vice-Chancellor), Charotar University of Science and Technology Charotar University of Science and Technology, CHARUSAT Campus, Off. Nadiad-Petlad Highway
Anand, Gujarat, India - 388421


Experience

  • Visiting Professor

    International Centre for Cosmology ICC

    Charotar University of Science and Technology

  • Provost

    International Centre for Cosmology ICC

    Charotar University of Science and Technology

  • Senior Professor

    Astrophysics

    Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) Mumbai

  • Visiting Fellow

    Astrophysics

    Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) Mumbai


Qualification

  • Ph.D

    Saurashtra University

  • M. Sc.

    Department of Mathematics, Saurashtra University

  • B. Sc.

    P.P. Institute of Sciences


Honours and Awards

2018

Annual Oration Award 2018

Society of Cancer Research and Communications (SCRAC), Mumbai

2017

DAE C.V. Raman Lecture Award 2017

Indian Physics Association (IPA)

2017

Modern Cosmology and Ancient Traditions

USA magazine Nautilus

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2018

Annual Oration Award 2018

Society of Cancer Research and Communications (SCRAC), Mumbai

2017

DAE C.V. Raman Lecture Award 2017

Indian Physics Association (IPA)

2017

Modern Cosmology and Ancient Traditions

USA magazine Nautilus

2016

First Prof. A.R. Rao Research Award

Prof. A.R. Rao Foundation, Ahmedabad

2016

Black Hole Initiative

Centre for Astrophysics and Harvard University

2016

Course of Lectures `Cosmic Frontiers I and II

International Learning Program, New York University

2016

Distinguished Scholar from Abroad

Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan

2015

Saraswat Gaurav Award

Gujarat Vishvakosh, Ahmedabad

2013

Prof. A.C. Banerji Gold Medal and Memorial Lecture Award

National Academy of Sciences,

2013

Frontier Research Article on Collapsing Massive Stars chosen as one of the 16 Frontier Research Articles for Collector's Edition Special Issue on Physics that included review article Naked Singularities

Scientific American

2013

Sandipani Gaurav Award

Sandipani Sanskriti Pratishthan, Porbandar

2012

Vaidya-Raychaudhuri Lecture Endowment Award

Indian Association of General Relativity and Gravitation (IAGRG)

2012

Elected Fellow

Indian National Science Academy

2012

8th S. Chandrasekhar Lecture on Life and death of Massive Stars

Nehru Center, Mumbai

2011

Umanga Foundation Award for Contribution to Research and Knowledge

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai

2010

President of Indian Association of General Relativity and Gravitation

IAGRG

2009

Review of article on Black Holes Physics and Gravitational Collapse of Massive Stars

International Cover Story

2008

Research Monograph, Gravitational Collapse and Spacetime Singularities in prestigious series Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics

Cambridge University Press

2006

Elected Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences (NASI)

National Academy of Sciences (NASI), India

2006

Elected Fellow of Gujarat Science Academy

Gujarat Science Academy

2001

Public Service and Best Citizen Award for contributions to education, students and science popularization

Shishu Vihar, Gujarat

1993

Monograph published entitled Global Aspects in Gravitation and Cosmology

Clarendon Press, Oxford

1991

Prize and Award by the Gravity Research Foundation, USA for research work on the Final Fate of Gravitational Collapse (1991)

Gravity Research Foundation, USA

1981

Nuffield Foundation Fellowship

DAMTP, Cambridge University

1980

Awarded Honorable Mention (1980,85,86,87,88,92)

Gravity Research Foundation, USA

1969

National Merit Scholarship holder of Govt of India from 1969-1973

Govt. of India

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Membership In Committees

1997

Scientific or Organizing Committees for Conference, Bangalore

Member

1997

Scientific or Organizing Committee for Conference, International GR15

Member

1994

Advisory Committee on Gravitation and Cosmology, IUCAA

Member

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1997

Scientific or Organizing Committees for Conference, Bangalore

Member

1997

Scientific or Organizing Committee for Conference, International GR15

Member

1994

Advisory Committee on Gravitation and Cosmology, IUCAA

Member

1992

National Advisory Committee to the UGC for Gravitation and Cosmology

Member

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