Kusala Rajendran
| Kusala Rajendran | |
|---|---|
| Native name | കുസലാ രാജെന്ദ്രൻ |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Fields | Seismotectonics, paleoseismology, active tectonics |
| Institutions | Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru |
| Alma mater |
University of South Carolina, USA IIT, Roorkee |
| Spouse | C. P. Rajendran |
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Website http://ceas.iisc.ernet.in/~kusala/ | |
Kusala Rajendran is an Indian seismologist and currently a professor at the Centre for Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India. She has primarily worked on earth quakes and their source mechanisms. She has worked extensively on earth quake patterns in India and is considered to be one of the pioneers in this field.[1]
Research Fields
Rajendran has been working in the following areas:[2]
- Seismotectonics, Crustal Processes
- Role of Water in Faulting Process
- Paleoseismology, earthquake recurrence and active tectonics
- Tsunami recurrence and hazard evaluation
Education and Career
Rajendran has completed her Master of Technology in the field of Applied Geophysics from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee in 1979. She graduated from University of South Carolina, USA with a Doctor of Philosophy in Seismology in the year 1992.
Family and personal life
Rajendran grew up in a conservative family where the children were usually married off after a bachelor’s degree. The only reason the young Kusala, fresh out of her chemistry degree, was sent all the way from Trivandrum, Kerala, to Roorkee, then-Uttar Pradesh, was that her sister was working there. Though she was sent there to do her masters in chemistry, a chance encounter with a professor at the IIT-Roorkee campus led Kusala to the field of science that she would come to master over the next thirty years, geophysics.[3] Kusala is married to the renowned Indian geologist C.P. Rajendran, son of famed Malayalam writer Pavanan. Her son Rahul Pavanan is married to the Tamil actress Abhirami.[4]
Awards
- 1993 Krishnan Gold Medal conferred by the Indian Geophysical Union for research contributions in the field of Geophysics[5]
- Tabor award (1992) conferred by the Department of Geological Sciences, University of South Carolina (given to the outstanding graduate student every year for overall performance in course work, publication records and contributions to the development of the programmes in the Department).[5]
- Ranked among the top ten young researchers in the country by the “Outlook” Magazine (July 18, 2005), together with Dr. C.P Rajendran[5]
Memberships
Rajendran is a member of various professional and scientific societies:[5]
- Seismological Society of America
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- American Geophysical Union
- Geological Society of America
- Geological Society of India
References
- ↑ "Nepal Earthquake: Strong possibility of quake in Central Himalayas; Himachal Pradesh in high strain region, say experts - The Economic Times". Retrieved 2016-07-16.
- ↑ "Homepage at CEaS".
- ↑ njinxs (2016-02-29). "Finding "Faults" with Kusala Rajendran". The Life of Science. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
- ↑ Soman, Deepa (February 10, 2014). "Times of India".
- 1 2 3 4 "About Us". ceas.iisc.ernet.in. Retrieved 2016-07-16.