Kunchithapadam Gopalan
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Kunchithapadam Gopalan (born 1938) is an Indian geochronologist and a former emeritus scientist at National Geophysical Research Institute.[1] He is known for his studies on the chronologies of critical rock suites of the Indian subcontinent[2] and is an elected fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences,[3] Indian National Science Academy,[4] Indian Geophysical Union and the National Academy of Sciences, India.[5] 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 1982.[6]
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Born | (1938-08-12) 12 August 1938 (age 85) Tamil Nadu, India |
Nationality | Indian |
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Known for | Studies on the chronologies of rock suites of the Indian subcontinent |
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