Jahnavi Phalkey is a historian, specializing in the history of science. In 2023, she was awarded the Infosys Prize.
Jahnavi Phalkey | |
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| 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
editAfter 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
editBetween 2011 and 2018, she worked as a senior lecturer in King's College London.[3]
References
edit- ^ Rao, Mohit M. (2021-11-06). "In conversation with Jahnavi Phalkey". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
- ^ "Jahnavi Phalkey: The Scientific Storyteller". Forbes India. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
- ^ a b "Infosys Prize - Laureates 2023 - Jahnavi Phalkey". www.infosysprize.org. Retrieved 2024-12-09.