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{{short description|American physicist}}
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{{Infobox scientist
| name = Meera Chandrasekhar (ಮೀರಾ ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರ್)
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| birth_date = 1949
| birth_place = [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]
| residence = [[Missouri]], [[United States]]
| nationality = [[United States|American]]
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| field = [[Physics]]
| work_institution = [[University of Missouri]]
| alma_mater = [[Mahatma Gandhi Memorial College]], [[Udupi]] [[B. Sc.]], <br /> [[Indian Institute of Technology Madras]] [[M.Sc]], <br>[[Brown University]], [[Ph.D]]
| doctoral_advisor = [[Fred Pollak]]
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| known_for = High pressure studies of semiconductors; Hands-on physics programs for K-12 school students and teachers
| prizes = 2014 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching; 1999 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring
| religion = [[Hindu]]
| spouse = [[H.R.Chandrasekhar]]
| website = http://faculty.missouri.edu/~chandrasekharm/
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'''Meera Chandrasekhar''' (ಡಾ. ಮೀರಾ ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರ್), is a Curators’ Teaching of Physics and Astronomy at the [[University of Missouri]], United States. She is the recipient of the 2014 Baylor University's [http://www.baylor.edu/about/index.php?id=88794 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching]. Her research focuses on optical spectroscopy of semiconductors and superconductors under pressure. Meera has also developed several hands-on physics programs for students in grades 5-12, and summer institutes for K-12 teachers.

==Early life and education==
Chandrasekhar was born in Andhra Pradesh, India. Her father Chandrapal (ಚಂದ್ರಪಾಲ್) was an officer in the Indian Army, and her mother Kusuma (ಕುಸುಮಾ) was a home-maker. During her childhood she lived in several towns and cities across India. She is married to [[H.R.Chandrasekhar]], Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Missouri. They have three children.

==Education==
Meera Chandrapal, obtained a B.Sc. degree from [[M.G.M.College, Udupi]] in 1968, an M.Sc. from the [[Indian Institute of Technology, Madras]], India, and a Ph.D. from [[Brown University]], Providence Rhode Island (1976). After a post-doctoral fellowship at [[Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research]], Stuttgart, Germany, she came to the [[University of Missouri]], Columbia in 1978, where she is currently a Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy.

==Research Interests==
Chandrasekhar's research interests are in the area of optical spectroscopy of semiconductors, superconductors, and conjugated polymers, with an emphasis on high-pressure studies. She has published over [https://web.archive.org/web/20150628003627/http://web.missouri.edu/~chandrasekharm/research.html 120 papers] in this area.

==Educational Interests==
Chandrasekhar has an interest in education at all levels. At the university level she has restructured several courses in her department, and developed a physics course for elementary education majors that has an annual enrollment of over 140 students. Beginning in 1993, she led a series of [https://web.archive.org/web/20150628003604/http://web.missouri.edu/~chandrasekharm/k12.html programs for K-12 students and their teachers], supported by the National Science Foundation, and the [[Missouri Department of Higher Education]]. The programs included Exploring Physics for 5-7 grade female students, which focused on learning physics concepts through hands-on activities; Family Evenings with Science and Technology (FEST), a middle school parent and student program where each team built a miniature working drawbridge; Saturday Scientist, an industry based experience for 8-9 grade students designed to increase students' awareness of potential careers in the physical sciences; Newton Summer Science Academy for 9-11 grade girls, which integrated science, engineering and mathematics through a toy factory building project; and summer teacher academies for 5-12 grade science teachers. For her mentoring of young students, she received the Presidential Award for Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) award in 1999. The most recent project, [http://www.physicsfirstmo.org A TIME for Physics First], focuses on professional development and leadership training for science teachers so they can implement a yearlong course in physics at the 9th grade level. As part of this project, she and a colleague, Dorina Kosztin led the development of [http://www.exploringphysics.com Exploring Physics, a digital curriculum for conceptual physics].

===Honors===
* 2014 [[Robert Foster Cherry Award]] for Great Teaching, Baylor University
* 2013 Finalist, [[Robert Foster Cherry Award]] for Great Teaching, Baylor University
* 2008 Missouri Educator Award, Science Teachers of Missouri
* 2006 Presidential Award for Outstanding Teaching, University of Missouri
* 2004 Curator's Distinguished Teaching Professorship, University of Missouri
* 2004 Science Teachers of Missouri Distinguished Service Award
* 2002 Distinguished Alumnus Award, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
* 1999 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring
* 1998 Governor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
* 1997 William T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence, University of Missouri
* 1992 Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society
* 1990 Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Research and Creative Activity in the Physical and Mathematical Sciences, University of Missouri
* 1987 Purple Chalk award for Excellence in Teaching. College of Arts and Science Student Government
* 1985 Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship
* 1970 Bronze Medal and Certificate of Merit for the first rank in the M.Sc. class, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
* 1968 Gold Medal for distinction and first rank in the B.Sc. class, Mysore University
* 1965-70 National Science Talent Search Scholarship sponsored by the Government of India

==Interactions with Popular Media==
* [http://web.missouri.edu/~chandrasekharm/PDFfiles/ExplPhys%20Art1%20p1,2.pdf Getting Girls to E=mc^2], Columbia Missourian, 1993.
* [http://web.missouri.edu/~chandrasekharm/PDFfiles/Kemper%20Art%201%20p1,2.pdf Kemper Award], Columbia Missourian, 1997
* [http://web.missouri.edu/~chandrasekharm/PDFfiles/PresidentialAward1999.pdf Scientist who Mentors Girls gets Presidential Award]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, St. Louis Post Dispatch, 1999.
* [http://ehrweb.aaas.org/mge/Archives/4/Chandrasekhar.html An Interview with Meera Chandrasekhar] Making Strides Newsletter, News On Minority Graduate Education (MGE) Volume 2 Number 1 February 2000. By Virginia Van Horne, MGE Senior Research Associate.

==References==
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==External links==
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAM0dipukOM Blind to Polarization - What Humans do not see] (video) Lecture at Baylor University, October 2013.
#[https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/nris-in-news/indian-american-wins-top-us-teaching-award/articleshow/28989531.cms Indian-American Wins Top US Teaching Award], The Economic Times, 18 January 2014.
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ0MRqzrNGE Semiconductors and Superconductors Under High Pressure], Bangalore Science Forum Lecture (video), 5 July 2015.
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVNU8YXXo8g Transforming Perceptions of Physics] IIT Madras - I & AR, Leadership Lecture series (video) 9 July 2015.
# [http://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/higher_education/mu-professors-develop-app-to-help-teach-ninth-graders-physics/article_93e3a1a4-571d-11e5-9b76-3f243a98bbfd.html Missourian. MU professors develop app to help teach ninth-graders physics, YUAN YUAN 14 Sep 2015]
# [http://www.kmzu.com/physics-now-mandatory-in-some-freshman-classrooms/ Physics now mandatory in some Freshman classrooms, KMZU 100.7 FM, Ashley Johnson, 15 September 2015]
# [http://www.voxmagazine.com/2015/12/a-conversation-with-meera-chandrasekhar/ A conversation with Meera Chandrasekhar: This MU physics professor is bringing technology, gender balance and understanding to science education VOX magazine – By Arthur Cook Bremer, 3 December 2015]

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