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	\|birth_place = [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)\|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]]		\| birth_place = [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)\|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]]
	~~\|residence = [[Gujarat]], India~~		\| field = [[Plasma Physics]], [[Laser Physics]]
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	\|field = [[Plasma Physics]], [[Laser Physics]]		\| alma_mater = [[Indian Institute of Technology Delhi\|Indian Institute of Technology]]<br>[[Princeton University]]<br>[[Physical Research Laboratory]]
	\|work_institution = [[Institute for Plasma Research]]		\| doctoral_advisor = Prof. [[Mahendra Singh Sodha\|M. S. Sodha]]
	\|alma_mater = [[Indian Institute of Technology Delhi\|Indian Institute of Technology]]<br>[[Princeton University]]<br>[[Physical Research Laboratory]]		\| known_for = [[Plasma Physics]] Theory
	\|doctoral_advisor = Prof. [[Mahendra Singh Sodha\|M. S. Sodha]]		\| prizes = [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award]]<br>[[Padma Shri]]<br>[[TWAS Prize]]
	\|known_for = [[Plasma Physics]] Theory		\| footnotes =
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	'''Predhiman Krishan Kaw''' (15 January 1948 – 18 June 2017)<ref name=CS113_0337>{{cite journal\|last1=John\|first1=P.I.\|last2=Sen\|first2=Abhijit\|title=Predhiman Krishan Kaw -- Personal News\|url=http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/113/02/0337.pdf\|journal=Current Science\|date=25 July 2017\|volume=113\|issue=02\|page=337}}</ref> was an Indian [[Plasma (physics)\|plasma]] [[physicist]]. He ~~had been~~ the founding director<ref name=":0">{{cite web \|title=Staff Page, Institute for Plasma Research \|url=http://www.ipr.res.in//staff.html \|publisher=[[Institute for Plasma Research]] \|date=1 February 2010 \|access-date=1 February 2010 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728091145/http://www.ipr.res.in//staff.html \|archive-date=28 July 2011 }}</ref> of the [[Institute for Plasma Research]] and served the institute as the director from 1986 to 2012.		'''Predhiman Krishan Kaw''' (15 January 1948 – 18 June 2017)<ref name=CS113_0337>{{cite journal\|last1=John\|first1=P.I.\|last2=Sen\|first2=Abhijit\|title=Predhiman Krishan Kaw -- Personal News\|url=http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/113/02/0337.pdf\|journal=Current Science\|date=25 July 2017\|volume=113\|issue=2\|page=337}}</ref> was an Indian [[Plasma (physics)\|plasma]] [[physicist]]. He was the founding director<ref name=":0">{{cite web \|title=Staff Page, Institute for Plasma Research \|url=http://www.ipr.res.in//staff.html \|publisher=[[Institute for Plasma Research]] \|date=1 February 2010 \|access-date=1 February 2010 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728091145/http://www.ipr.res.in//staff.html \|archive-date=28 July 2011 }}</ref> of the [[Institute for Plasma Research]] and served as the institute's as the director from 1986 to 2012.

	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	Kaw was born on 15 January 1948 in [[Srinagar]] (Jammu and Kashmir), India. He matriculated from [[University of the Punjab\|Punjab University]] (1958) and completed his M.Sc. from [[Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University\|Agra University]] in 1964. He received [[PhD]] from [[Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi]] in 1966 under Supervision of Prof. [[Mahendra Singh Sodha\|M. S. Sodha]], and was the first Ph.D. from the ~~[[Indian Institute of Technology Delhi\|Indian Institute of Technology~~, Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Distinguished Alumni Awards\|url=http://cronos.rutgers.edu/~jaluria/IIT%20Delhi%20Distinguished%20Alumni%20Awards.htm}}</ref> Kaw received his Ph.D. at the age of 18,<ref name="CS113_0337" /> following which he completed his PostDoc at [[Princeton University]]. He ~~had been~~ the founding director<ref name=":0" /> of the [[Institute for Plasma Research]] and served the institute as the director from 1986 to 2012. He was awarded the prestigious [[Padma Shri]] award, India's fourth-highest honor, in 1985 and [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award]] in 1986. On 28 December 2016, he was awarded the Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar Prize of Plasma Physics for his seminal contributions in the areas of laser-plasma interactions, strongly coupled dusty plasmas, and turbulence, nonlinear effect in magnetic fusion devices. He is also a recipient of the 2008 [[TWAS Prize]].<ref name="Prizes and Awards">{{Cite web \|url=~~http~~://twas.org/opportunities/prizes-and-awards \|title=Prizes and Awards \|date=2016 \|publisher=The World Academy of Sciences}}</ref>		Kaw was born on 15 January 1948 in [[Srinagar]] (Jammu and Kashmir), India. He matriculated from [[University of the Punjab\|Punjab University]] (1958) and completed his M.Sc. from [[Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University\|Agra University]] in 1964. He received a [[PhD]] from the [[Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi]] in 1966 under Supervision of Prof. [[Mahendra Singh Sodha\|M. S. Sodha]], and was the first Ph.D. from the IIT, Delhi.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Distinguished Alumni Awards\|url=http://cronos.rutgers.edu/~jaluria/IIT%20Delhi%20Distinguished%20Alumni%20Awards.htm\|access-date=1 November 2011\|archive-date=14 July 2010\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714044905/http://cronos.rutgers.edu/~jaluria/IIT%20Delhi%20Distinguished%20Alumni%20Awards.htm\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Kaw received his Ph.D. at the age of 18,<ref name="CS113_0337" /> following which he completed his PostDoc at [[Princeton University]]. He was the founding director<ref name=":0" /> of the [[Institute for Plasma Research]] and served as the institute's as the director from 1986 to 2012. He was awarded the prestigious [[Padma Shri]] award, India's fourth-highest honor, in 1985 and the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award]] in 1986. On 28 December 2016, he was awarded the Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar Prize of Plasma Physics for his seminal contributions in the areas of laser-plasma interactions, strongly coupled dusty plasmas, and turbulence, nonlinear effect in magnetic fusion devices. He is also a recipient of the 2008 [[TWAS Prize]].<ref name="Prizes and Awards">{{Cite web \|url=https://twas.org/opportunities/prizes-and-awards \|title=Prizes and Awards \|date=2016 \|publisher=The World Academy of Sciences}}</ref> His older brother is bureaucrat and author [[M. K. Kaw]].

	==Professional details==		==Professional details==
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	*[http://www.pppl.gov/news/2017/07/predhiman-kaw-founder-india%E2%80%99s-fusion-program-and-former-pppl-physicist-dead-age-69 Predhiman Kaw, founder of India’s fusion program and former PPPL physicist -- News]		*[http://www.pppl.gov/news/2017/07/predhiman-kaw-founder-india%E2%80%99s-fusion-program-and-former-pppl-physicist-dead-age-69 Predhiman Kaw, founder of India’s fusion program and former PPPL physicist -- News]

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	'''Predhiman Krishan Kaw''' (15 January 1948 – 18 June 2017)<ref name=CS113_0337>{{cite journal\|last1=John\|first1=P.I.\|last2=Sen\|first2=Abhijit\|title=Predhiman Krishan Kaw -- Personal News\|url=http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/113/02/0337.pdf\|journal=Current Science\|date=25 July 2017\|volume=113\|issue=02\|page=337}}</ref> was an ~~[[India]]n~~ [[Plasma (physics)\|plasma]] [[physicist]]. He had been the founding director<ref name=":0">{{cite web \|title=Staff Page, Institute for Plasma Research \|url=http://www.ipr.res.in//staff.html \|publisher=[[Institute for Plasma Research]] \|date=1 February 2010 \|access-date=1 February 2010 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728091145/http://www.ipr.res.in//staff.html \|archive-date=28 July 2011 }}</ref> of the [[Institute for Plasma Research]] and served the institute as the director from 1986 to 2012.		'''Predhiman Krishan Kaw''' (15 January 1948 – 18 June 2017)<ref name=CS113_0337>{{cite journal\|last1=John\|first1=P.I.\|last2=Sen\|first2=Abhijit\|title=Predhiman Krishan Kaw -- Personal News\|url=http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/113/02/0337.pdf\|journal=Current Science\|date=25 July 2017\|volume=113\|issue=02\|page=337}}</ref> was an Indian [[Plasma (physics)\|plasma]] [[physicist]]. He had been the founding director<ref name=":0">{{cite web \|title=Staff Page, Institute for Plasma Research \|url=http://www.ipr.res.in//staff.html \|publisher=[[Institute for Plasma Research]] \|date=1 February 2010 \|access-date=1 February 2010 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728091145/http://www.ipr.res.in//staff.html \|archive-date=28 July 2011 }}</ref> of the [[Institute for Plasma Research]] and served the institute as the director from 1986 to 2012.

	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
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|death_date={{death date and age|2017|6|18|1948|1|15|df=y}}
|birth_place = [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]]
|residence = [[Gujarat]], India
|nationality = [[India]]n
|field = [[Plasma Physics]], [[Laser Physics]]
|work_institution = [[Institute for Plasma Research]]
|alma_mater = [[Indian Institute of Technology Delhi|Indian Institute of Technology]]<br>[[Princeton University]]<br>[[Physical Research Laboratory]]
|doctoral_advisor = Prof. [[Mahendra Singh Sodha|M. S. Sodha]]
|known_for = [[Plasma Physics]] Theory
|prizes = [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award]]<br>[[Padma Shri]]<br>[[TWAS Prize]]
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'''Predhiman Krishan Kaw''' (15 January 1948 – 18 June 2017)<ref name=CS113_0337>{{cite journal|last1=John|first1=P.I.|last2=Sen|first2=Abhijit|title=Predhiman Krishan Kaw -- Personal News|url=http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/113/02/0337.pdf|journal=Current Science|date=25 July 2017|volume=113|issue=02|page=337}}</ref> was an [[India]]n [[Plasma (physics)|plasma]] [[physicist]]. He had been the founding director<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Staff Page, Institute for Plasma Research |url=http://www.ipr.res.in//staff.html |publisher=[[Institute for Plasma Research]] |date=1 February 2010 |access-date=1 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728091145/http://www.ipr.res.in//staff.html |archive-date=28 July 2011 }}</ref> of the [[Institute for Plasma Research]] and served the institute as the director from 1986 to 2012.

== Biography ==
Kaw was born on 15 January 1948 in [[Srinagar]] (Jammu and Kashmir), India. He matriculated from [[University of the Punjab|Punjab University]] (1958) and completed his M.Sc. from [[Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University|Agra University]] in 1964. He received [[PhD]] from [[Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi]] in 1966 under Supervision of Prof. [[Mahendra Singh Sodha|M. S. Sodha]], and was the first Ph.D. from the [[Indian Institute of Technology Delhi|Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Distinguished Alumni Awards|url=http://cronos.rutgers.edu/~jaluria/IIT%20Delhi%20Distinguished%20Alumni%20Awards.htm}}</ref> Kaw received his Ph.D. at the age of 18,<ref name="CS113_0337" /> following which he completed his PostDoc at [[Princeton University]]. He had been the founding director<ref name=":0" /> of the [[Institute for Plasma Research]] and served the institute as the director from 1986 to 2012. He was awarded the prestigious [[Padma Shri]] award, India's fourth-highest honor, in 1985 and [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award]] in 1986. On 28 December 2016, he was awarded the Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar Prize of Plasma Physics for his seminal contributions in the areas of laser-plasma interactions, strongly coupled dusty plasmas, and turbulence, nonlinear effect in magnetic fusion devices. He is also a recipient of the 2008 [[TWAS Prize]].<ref name="Prizes and Awards">{{Cite web |url=http://twas.org/opportunities/prizes-and-awards |title=Prizes and Awards |date=2016 |publisher=The World Academy of Sciences}}</ref>

==Professional details==
{| class="wikitable"
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! Year !! Institute !! Designation
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| 1967-1969 || Princeton University || Postdoctoral Fellow
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| 1969-1971 || Princeton University, USA || Research Staff & Lecturer
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| 1971-1974 || Physical Research Laboratory, India || Associate Professor
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| 1974-1975 || Physical Research Laboratory, India || Professor
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| 1975-1982 || Princeton University, USA || Principal Research Physicist Lecturer in Astrophysical Sciences
|-
| 1982-1986 || Plasma Physics Programme, Physical Research Laboratory, India || Director
|-
| 1986-2012 || Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar, India || Director
|-
| 2012–2017 || Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar, India || DST Year of Science Professor
|}

==Selected articles and talks==
* PK Kaw, [http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Downloads/download_pdf.php?titleid=id_065_01_0020_0025_0 "Fusion power, who needs it?" (pdf format)], Current Science, 10 July 1993, 65(01) 20 [https://web.archive.org/web/20041024160118/http://www.ofes.fusion.doe.gov/More_HTML/Artsimovich/PKKawPaper.html (web format)]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.ipr.res.in Institute for Plasma Research, Gujarat, India]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131210135927/http://www.ipr.res.in/~theory/kaw_sir_home_page/kaw.htm Prof. PK Kaw Home Page]
*[http://www.pppl.gov/news/2017/07/predhiman-kaw-founder-india%E2%80%99s-fusion-program-and-former-pppl-physicist-dead-age-69 Predhiman Kaw, founder of India’s fusion program and former PPPL physicist -- News]

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