Annapurni Subramaniam | |
|---|---|
| Born | Palakkad (Kerala) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Indian Institute of Astrophysics |
| Children | 2 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics |
| Institutions | Indian Institute of Astrophysics |
| Doctoral advisor | Prof. Ram Sagar |
Annapurni Subramaniam is the director of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore and works on areas like star clusters, stellar evolution and population in galaxies and Magellanic clouds.[1][2]
Education
Subramaniam finished her schooling from Victoria College, Palakkad, in science.[1] She did her PhD on the topic "Studies of star clusters and stellar evolution" from Indian Institute of Astrophysics in 1996.[2][3]
Career
Subramaniam was a Research Fellow at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics from 1990 to 1996. She then became a Post Doctoral Fellow in 1998 at the institute and currently works as a professor and director of institute.[2] She is an active member of the International Astronomical Union. [4]
Field of research
Subramaniam's major field of research includes:
- Star clusters (open and globular)
- Star formation and pre-MS stars
- Classical Be & Herbig Ae/Be stars
- Galactic structure
- Magellanic Clouds
- Stellar population[2]
Her list of publications can be found on the Astronomy Database
Current projects
At Indian Institute of Astrophysics, her current projects include:
- Emission line stars in star clusters
- Star formation history of young star clusters
- Candidate old open clusters - unraveling the old disk
- Accurate photometry of unstudied open clusters
- Halo of the Small Magellanic Cloud
- Stellar population in the Large Magellanic Cloud
- Outer limits Survey: Magellanic Clouds[2]
References
- 1 2 "Women in Science - Annapurni S" (PDF). Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Profile - IIA Annapurni S". Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ↑ "Annapurni Subramaniam". Sheisanastronomer.org. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ↑ "Annapurni Subramaniam". IAU. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2014.