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Shrikrishna Gopalrao Dani is a
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of
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at the Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences,
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who works in the broad area of
ergodic theory Ergodic theory is a branch of mathematics that studies statistical properties of deterministic dynamical systems; it is the study of ergodicity. In this context, "statistical properties" refers to properties which are expressed through the behav ...
.


Education

He did a master's degree from the
University of Mumbai University of Mumbai is a public state university in Mumbai. It is one of the largest university systems in the world with over 549,000 students on its campuses and affiliated colleges. , the university had 711 affiliated colleges. It was est ...
in 1969. He then joined the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai for a PhD which he was awarded in 1975. After that, he joined TIFR as a faculty member. After TIFR, he was the Chair Professor at the
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT- Bombay or IIT-B) is a public research university and technical institute in Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. IIT Bombay is mainly known for the highly competitive four-year Bachelor of Techno ...
. He was a visiting scholar at the
Institute for Advanced Study The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) is an independent center for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry located in Princeton, New Jersey. It has served as the academic home of internationally preeminent scholars, including Albert Ein ...
during 1976–77 and 1983–84.


Administration

He has been a member of the
NBHM The National Board for Higher Mathematics (NBHM), founded in 1983 by the Indian Government, is a board in India intended to foster the development of higher mathematics, help in the establishment and development of mathematics centres, and give fi ...
since 1996 and was the Chairman of the NBHM. He is also the chairman, Commission for Development and Exchange (CDE) of
International Mathematical Union The International Mathematical Union (IMU) is an international organization devoted to international cooperation in the field of mathematics across the world. It is a member of the International Science Council (ISC) and supports the International ...
, for the period 2007–2010. He has served as Editor of Proceedings (Math. Sci.) of the
Indian Academy of Sciences The Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore was founded by Indian Physicist and List of Nobel laureates, Nobel Laureate Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, C. V. Raman, and was registered as a society on 27 April 1934. Inaugurated on 31 July 1934, it ...
, Bangalore for many years since 1987.Short Biography
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Awards and recognition

Dani was awarded the
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Sir Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (21 February 1894 – 1 January 1955) was an Indian colloid chemist, academic and scientific administrator. The first director-general of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Bhatnagar is revered ...
Prize in 1990. He gave an invited talk at the
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held in Zurich, Switzerland in 1994. He received the World Academy of Sciences prize in 2007.


See also

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List of Indian mathematicians Indian mathematicians have made a number of contributions to mathematics that have significantly influenced scientists and mathematicians in the modern era. One of such works is Hindu numeral system which is predominantly used today and is likely ...


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dani, S. G. 20th-century Indian mathematicians Living people 1947 births Fellows of the Indian National Science Academy Fellows of the National Academy of Sciences, India Institute for Advanced Study visiting scholars Tata Institute of Fundamental Research alumni Fellows of the Indian Academy of Sciences People from Belgaum Scientists from Karnataka Ergodic theory TWAS laureates Recipients of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award in Mathematical Science