Tankeshwar Kumar

Tankeshwar Kumar (born 17 October 1963)^[1] is an Indian physicist and academic. He is currently serving as the Vice-Chancellor of Central University of Haryana.^[2] He has also served as Vice Chancellor of Guru Jambeshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar.^[3][4] His research work has h-index 25 and has more than 2400 citations.^[5] He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences, India in 2015.^[6]

Tankeshwar Kumar
Born	(1963-10-17) 17 October 1963 (age 61) Haryana, India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Kurukshetra University (B.Sc) Panjab University, Chandigarh (M.Sc, Ph.D)
Known for	Contributions to Condensed Matter Physics, Nanotechnology, and e-governance
Awards	Golden AIM “Most dedicated Vice Chancellor Award” (2020) Vidyasagar Award (2017) Life Time Achievement Award (2016) Education Leadership Award (2016) Ibush Award by Amity University (2015) Vijay Shree Award (2005)
Scientific career
Fields	Physics, Nanotechnology, Information Technology
Institutions	Central University of Haryana,Guru Jambeshwar University of Science and Technology,Panjab University, Chandigarh

Early life and education

Kumar was born on October 17, 1963 in Yamunanagar, Haryana.^[7] He completed his B.Sc in Physics, Chemistry, Maths from Kurukshetra University in 1983 and went on to earn his M.Sc in Physics from Panjab University, Chandigarh in 1985.^[8] He received his Ph.D. in Theoretical Solid State Physics from Panjab University in 1990.^[1] He also held a Post Doctoral Fellowship at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy, in 1991.^[9]

Awards

• Ibush Award by Amity University (2015)^[10]
• Education leadership Awards (2016)^[10]
• Appreciation Award by Federation of Corrugated Box Manufacturer (2016)^[10]
• Vidyasagar Award (2017)^[11]
• Golden AIM “Most Dedicated Vice-Chancellor Award” (2020)^[10]