Ram Gopal Rastogi

Biography

Ram Gopal Rastogi received BSc (1947) and MSc (Physics) (1949) degrees from Allahabad University, and PhD (1956) from Gujarat University while working under the supervision of KR Ramanathan. He was Lecturer in Physics at Saugar University (1949-51), Postdoctoral Research Fellow at National Research Council, Canada (1958-60), Postdoctoral Fellow at High Altitude Observatory and Guest Worker at Central Radio Propagation Laboratory, Colorado (1960-61). He was Reader/Associate Professor/Professor at Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad (1961-80), Senior Research Associate, US National Academy of Sciences at Air Force Geophysics Laboratory (1978-79), Director, Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG), Mumbai (1980-89), CSIR Emeritus Scientist (1990-95), INSA Senior Scientist (1995-2000), and INSA Visiting Scientist (2008- ).

Research Interest

Geomagnetism, Ionosphere & Space Physics