Jahnavi Phalkey

Jahnavi Phalkey is a historian, specializing in the history of science and technology. In 2023, she was awarded the Infosys Prize.

Jahnavi Phalkey
Academic background
Alma mater	Georgia Institute of Technology
Thesis	Science, state-formation and development: the organisation of nuclear research in india, 1938-1959. (2007)
Doctoral advisor	John Krige

Early life and education

After completing a B.A. from Elphinstone College and an M.A. from the University of Mumbai, she went on to obtain an M.Sc. from the School of Oriental and African Studies in 1996. She completed her Ph.D. in the history of science and technology from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2007.^[1][2][3]

Career

Between 2011 and 2018, she worked as a senior lecturer at King's College London.^[3]