Chillakuru Abhirama Reddy
Physics
Indian National Science Academy
India
Biography
Chillakuru Abhirama Reddy obtained his BSc (Hons) in 1955, MSc in Physics (1956) and DSc (1963), all from the Andhra University. He worked in the Physics Department of Andhra University as Demonstrator (1956-57), UGC Research Scholar (1957-59), Research Assistant (1959-61) and Lecturer (1961-64). He was Research Associate in the University of Chicago (1964-65), and Visiting Scientist in the High Altitude Observatory (HAO) of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) during 1965-68. Thereafter, he worked as Scientist in the newly created Space Physics Division (SPD) of Space Science & Technology Centre (SSTC) in Trivandrum where he was appointed as Associate Head (1973) and Head (1974). Upon SPD being upgraded in 1984 as Space Physics Laboratory (SPL), he was designated as its Director (1984-91). He was Visiting Researcher for at CNET of CNRS in France (1970-71), Visiting Professor at Radio Atmospheric Science Center (RASC) of the Kyoto University (1989), and at Institute of Space & Astronautical Science (ISAS), Japan (1989-90); and NRC Senior Research Associate at NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center (1992-95).
Research Interest
Space Physics and Atmospheric Dynamics