Annapurni Subramaniam

Annapurni Subramaniam
Born Palakkad
Residence India
Nationality Indian
Alma mater Indian Institute of Astrophysics
Children 2
Scientific career
Fields Astrophysics
Institutions Indian Institute of Astrophysics
Doctoral advisor Prof. Ram Sagar

Annapurni Subramaniam is a scientist at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore and works on areas like star clusters, stellar evolution and population in galaxies and Magellanic clouds.[1][2]

Education

Annapurni finished her schooling from Victoria College, Palakkad, in science.[1] She did her Ph.D. on the topic "Studies of star clusters and stellar evolution" from Indian Institute of Astrophysics in 1996.[2][3]

Career

Annapurni was a Research Fellow at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics from 1990-96. She then became a Post Doctoral Fellow in 1998 at the institute and currently serves as Scientist.[2] She is an active member of the International Astronomical Union. [4]

Field of research

Annapurni's major field of research includes:

  • Star clusters (open and globular)
  • Star formation and pre-MS stars
  • Classical Be & Herbig Ae/Be stars
  • Galactic structure
  • Magellanic Clouds
  • Stellar population [2]

Her list of publications can be found on the Astronomy Database

Current projects

At Indian Institute of Astrophysics, her current projects include:

  • Emission line stars in star clusters
  • Star formation history of young star clusters
  • Candidate old open clusters - unraveling the old disk
  • Accurate photometry of unstudied open clusters
  • Halo of the Small Magellanic Cloud
  • Stellar population in the Large Magellanic Cloud
  • Outer limits Survey: Magellanic Clouds [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Women in Science - Annapurni S" (PDF). Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Profile - IIA Annapurni S". Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Annapurni Subramaniam". Sheisanastronomer.org. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
  4. ↑ "Annapurni Subramaniam". IAU. 2013-01-07. Retrieved 2014-03-24.


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