Aditi Pant

Aditi Pant
Born (1943-07-05) 5 July 1943 (age 81)
Nagpur, Bombay state, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materBSc University of Pune
MSc University of Hawaiʻi
PhD Westfield College
National Chemical Laboratory
Known forOceanography
AwardsSERC Award
Antarctica Award
Scientific career
FieldsOceanography
InstitutionsNational Institute of Oceanography, India University of Pune Botany Department

Aditi Pant (born 5 July 1943[1]), is an Indian oceanographer. She was the first Indian woman to visit Antarctica, alongside geologist Sudipta Sengupta in 1983 as part of the Indian Antarctic Program.[2][3][4][5] She has held prominent positions at institutions including the National Institute of Oceanography, National Chemical Laboratory, University of Pune, and Maharashtra Academy of Sciences.

  1. ^ Venkatesh Vedam (24 January 2022). The Puffin Book of 100 Extraordinary Indians. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. p. 13. ISBN 9789354923616.
  2. ^ Sharma, Sathya (January 2001). Breaking the ice in Antarctica: The first Indian wintering in Antarctica. New Age International. p. 38. ISBN 9788122412901. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Lilavati's Daughters" (PDF). www.ias.ac.in. Indian Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
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  5. ^ "ADITI PANT: The First Indian Women to Reach Antartica Region | GyanPro Science Blog". gyanpro.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.