Atul Gurtu
Atul Gurtu | |
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| Born | 16 January 1946 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Alma mater | Auckland House, Shimla Lawrence School Sanawar Panjab University, Chandigarh TIFR King Abdulaziz University |
| Known for | His work in experimental high energy physics |
| Spouse(s) | Promila Bawa (1971-2006) (her death) Suhasini Mulay (2011 - present) |
| Children | Ashish (1974-1991) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | High energy physics (Particle physics) |
| Institutions | King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| Thesis | (1971) |
Atul Gurtu (born 16 January 1946) is a high energy physicist in India. He joined the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, in 1971, and retired in 2011 as a senior professor, after a career spanning four decades in particle physics research.[1]
Early life
[edit]Gurtu was born in Lahore in 1946.[2] In 1947, he moved to India. He studied at Auckland House, Shimla,[failed verification] and later at the Lawrence School Sanawar. He attended Panjab University, Chandigarh, and thereafter joined the TIFR in 1969.[3]
Career
[edit]Gurtu is a particle physics researcher. He participated in numerous experimental projects in collaboration with CERN, Geneva, from 1969 to 2011, as part of high energy physics group at TIFR. From 2003 to 2011, he led a 70-member Indian team which participated in CERN experiment of first proton run at the Large Hadron Collider, known as "mini Big Bang". From 2011-12 he was Distinguished Professor at the King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Currently (from March 2018) he is Eminent Scholar at Kyung Hee University, South Korea.[1][3][4]
Personal life
[edit]He married Promila Bawa in 1971. In 1974, they had their first (and only) child Ashish, who was differently abled and died in 1991. His wife died in 2006.[5][unreliable source?] In January 2011, he married National Film Award winning actress Suhasini Mulay, whom he met on Facebook.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Faces and Places:Atul Gurtu retires from the Tata Institute". CERN Courier. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ^ a b Shah, Kunal M Shah (11 March 2011). "Suhasini Mulay ties the knot at 60". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 May 2012.
- ^ a b Nishat Bari (10 September 2011). "Back to Beginnings: Atul Gurtu". India Today.
- ^ "TIFR, part of atom experiment, celebratesV Shoba : New Delhi, Wed". The Indian Express. 31 March 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ^ Google profile[permanent dead link]
External links
[edit]- Atul Gurtu on Twitter
- Atul Gurtu on Indian Academy of Sciences
- Scientific publications of Atul Gurtu on INSPIRE-HEP
- "Profile of Top 25 scientists in India". India Today. 11 September 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
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