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Padma Kant Shukla 1950–2013

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2013

ROBERT BINGHAM ,
BENGT ELIASSON ,
TITO MENDONCA  and
LENNART STENFLO
ROBERT BINGHAM
Affiliation:
STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK
BENGT ELIASSON
Affiliation:
Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
TITO MENDONCA
Affiliation:
IST Lisbon, Portugal
LENNART STENFLO
Affiliation:
Linkoping University, Sweden
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Professor Padma Kant Shukla passed away on the 26th of January in New Delhi, India, just after receiving the prestigious Hind Rattan (Jewel of India) Award. He was born in the village Tulapur, Uttar Pradesh (UP), India and was educated there. After his Ph.D. in Physics from Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi, he obtained his second doctorate degree in Theoretical Plasma Physics from Umea University under the supervision of one of us (Lennart Stenflo). He worked at the Faculty of Physics & Astronomy, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany since January 1973, where he was a permanent faculty member and Professor of International Affairs, a position that was created for him to honour his international accomplishments and reputation.

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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 79 , Issue 2 , April 2013 , pp. 119
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013