Sethunathasarma Krishnaswami

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Sethunathasarma Krishnaswami
Born(1945-05-21)21 May 1945
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Died
20 July 2015(2015-07-20) (aged 70)
NationalityIndian
Alma mater
Known forStudies on low temperature geochemistry
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In this Indian name, the name Sethunathasarma is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Krishnaswami.

Sethunathasarma Krishnaswami (21 May 1945 – 20 July 2015), popularly known as Swami, was an Indian geochemist and an honorary scientist at the geosciences division of the Physical Research Laboratory.[1] He was known for his studies on low temperature geochemistry[2] and was an elected fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences,[3] Indian National Science Academy,[4] The World Academy of Sciences,[5] National Academy of Sciences, India,[6] American Geophysical Union,[7] Geochemical Society and European Association of Geochemistry (2003).[8] The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards for his contributions to Earth, atmosphere, ocean and planetary Sciences in 1984.[9]

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  2. ^ "Brief Profile of the Awardee". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Fellow profile". Indian Academy of Sciences. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Deceased fellow". Indian National Science Academy. 2016. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  5. ^ "TWAS fellow". The World Academy of Sciences. 2016.
  6. ^ "NASI fellows" (PDF). National Academy of Sciences, India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  7. ^ "AGU fellows". American Geophysical Union. 2016.
  8. ^ "Geochemical fellows". Geochemical Society. 2016.
  9. ^ "View Bhatnagar Awardees". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.