Vijay Raghunath Pandharipande
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Vijay Raghunath Pandharipande (August 7, 1940 - January 3, 2006) was an Indian-American physicist, who played a leading role in the development of the nuclear many-body problem.
Pandharipande obtained his bachelor's
and master's degree
from Nagpur University in 1959 and 1961 respectively. He earned his PhD
degree from University of Bombay in 1969.
After working at Niels Bohr Institute
and Cornell University
, Pandharipande joined the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
in 1972, becoming a faculty member there in the next year. He became a full professor in 1977 and stayed there the rest of his life.
In recognition of his fundamental contributions to determining the structure of light nuclei by solving the Schrödinger problem with more than three nucleons using realistic nucleon-nucleon interactions supplemented by three-body forces, Pandharipande was awarded the prestigious Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics
of the American Physical Society
in 1999.
Pandharipande obtained his bachelor's
Bachelor's degree
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and master's degree
Master's degree
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from Nagpur University in 1959 and 1961 respectively. He earned his PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
degree from University of Bombay in 1969.
After working at Niels Bohr Institute
Niels Bohr Institute
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and Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
, Pandharipande joined the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system...
in 1972, becoming a faculty member there in the next year. He became a full professor in 1977 and stayed there the rest of his life.
In recognition of his fundamental contributions to determining the structure of light nuclei by solving the Schrödinger problem with more than three nucleons using realistic nucleon-nucleon interactions supplemented by three-body forces, Pandharipande was awarded the prestigious Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics
Tom W. Bonner Prize
The Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics is an annual prize awarded by the American Physical Society's Division of Nuclear Physics. Established in 1964, and currently consisting of $7,500 and a certificate, the Bonner Prize was founded in memory of physicist Tom W. Bonner...
of the American Physical Society
American Physical Society
The American Physical Society is the world's second largest organization of physicists, behind the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. The Society publishes more than a dozen scientific journals, including the world renowned Physical Review and Physical Review Letters, and organizes more than 20...
in 1999.