Pranav Sharma
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 Pranav Sharma at G20-Science20 Conference in Agartala, 2023 | |
Pranav Sharma (प्रणव शर्मा) is an astronomer and science historian known for his work on the history of the Indian Space Program. He has curated Space Museum at the B. M. Birla Science Centre (Hyderabad, India).[1] Sharma was in charge of the history of the Indo-French scientific partnership project supported by the Embassy of France in India.[2] He is a national award-winning science communicator[3] and has extensively worked in the popularization of astronomy education in India.[4][5]
Sharma is the Co-Lead on the History of Data-Driven Astronomy Project hosted at Caltech. He also serves as the Policy and Diplomacy Advisor to United Nations International Computation Centre,[6] Adjunct Researcher at Raman Research Institute, Scientific Advisor to Arc Ventures, Science Diplomacy Consultant to Indian National Science Academy and Member Secretary (Policy, Transdisciplinary Disruptive Science, and Communications) for G20-Science20.[7] He is an Associate Member of Astronomical Society of India.[8]
He has co-authored the book Essential Astrophysics: Interstellar Medium to Stellar Remnants, CRC Press, 2019.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Space Museum opened at Hyderabad with ISRO Collaboration - ISRO". www.isro.gov.in. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
- ^ "Documenting Indo-French Scientific & Technological Partnership". La France en Inde / France in India. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ^ "Birla Science Centre's Pranav Sharma gets REX Karmaveer Award". The Hindu. 2019-12-06. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
- ^ "A space traveller's tale". The New Indian Express. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
- ^ Thatipalli, Mallik (2020-02-24). "Science as a way of life". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
- ^ "Home". UNICC. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- ^ "Home : Science20 - India 2023". Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- ^ "View Details | Astronomical Society of India". www.astron-soc.in. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
- ^ "Essential Astrophysics: Interstellar Medium to Stellar Remnants". Routledge & CRC Press. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
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