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'''Narahari Umanath Prabhu''' (born April 25, 1924 in [[Kozhikode]]) is an [[India]]n-American mathematician, known for his contributions to [[operation research]], in particular [[queueing theory]].<ref>[http://legacy.orie.cornell.edu/~questa/NUPvita.pdf biography] from [[Cornell University]]</ref> | '''Narahari Umanath Prabhu''' (born April 25, 1924 in [[Kozhikode]]) is an [[India]]n-American mathematician, known for his contributions to [[operation research]], in particular [[queueing theory]].<ref>[http://legacy.orie.cornell.edu/~questa/NUPvita.pdf biography] from [[Cornell University]]</ref> He did not seek a Ph.D., however he guided a number of Ph.Ds. | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Prabhu a [[Goud Saraswat Brahmin]] from [[Mangalore]] and [[Kozhikode]] got | Prabhu a [[Goud Saraswat Brahmin]] from [[Mangalore]] and [[Kozhikode]] got a B.A. in [[mathematics]] from [[University of Madras]] (1946), a M.A. in statistics from [[University of Bombay]] (1950). Prabhu was the founding head of the department of statistics, [[Karnatak University]], Dharwar in 1951.<ref>[http://www.kud.ernet.in/PG_Deparments/Science_Departments/Statistics/Statistics_Department_Profile.htm Founder head of the statistics department, Karnataka University, Dharwar] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080613160644/http://www.kud.ernet.in/PG_Deparments/Science_Departments/Statistics/Statistics_Department_Profile.htm |date=2008-06-13 }}</ref> He obtained a M.Sc. in mathematics from [[University of Manchester]] on a thesis entitled ''Solution to Some Dam Problems'' (1957). | ||
Prabhu lectured at [[Gauhati University]] (1950–52), [[Karnatak University]] (1952–61), [[University of Western Australia]] (1961–64), before becoming [[associate professor]] at [[University of Michigan]] (1964–65) and [[Cornell University]] (1965–94) where he became [[professor]] (1967) and [[emeritus]] (1994). Prabhu also had longer research stays at [[Indian Statistical Institute]] in [[Calcutta]] (1961), [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] (1970, 73), [[Technion]] in [[Haifa]] (1973), [[University of Melbourne]] (1978), [[University of Maryland, College Park]] (1979), and [[Uppsala University]] (1984). | Prabhu lectured at [[Gauhati University]] (1950–52), [[Karnatak University]] (1952–61), [[University of Western Australia]] (1961–64), before becoming [[associate professor]] at [[University of Michigan]] (1964–65) and [[Cornell University]] (1965–94) where he became [[professor]] (1967) and [[emeritus]] (1994). Prabhu also had longer research stays at [[Indian Statistical Institute]] in [[Calcutta]] (1961), [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] (1970, 73), [[Technion]] in [[Haifa]] (1973), [[University of Melbourne]] (1978), [[University of Maryland, College Park]] (1979), and [[Uppsala University]] (1984) {{fact|date=May 2022}}. | ||
He was the founding [[Editing|editor]] of the [[Queuing systems|Queueing Systems (journal)]] (1986–94) and has edited several other journals, as well as published | He was the founding [[Editing|editor]] of the [[Queuing systems|Queueing Systems (journal)]] (1986–94) and has edited several other journals, as well as published books on ''Foundations of Queueing Theory'' ([[Springer Verlag]], 1997) and ''Stochastic storage processes'' (Springer, 1998). | ||
The South Asia Program at Cornell created the [[Rabindranath Tagore]] Endowment in Modern Indian Literature, made possible through a gift by Professor Emeritus Narahari Umanath Prabhu and his wife. | The South Asia Program at Cornell created the [[Rabindranath Tagore]] Endowment in Modern Indian Literature, made possible through a gift by Professor Emeritus Narahari Umanath Prabhu and his wife {{fact|date=May 2022}}. | ||
==Awards== | ==Awards== | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:11, 1 June 2022
Narahari Umanath Prabhu (born April 25, 1924 in Kozhikode) is an Indian-American mathematician, known for his contributions to operation research, in particular queueing theory.[1] He did not seek a Ph.D., however he guided a number of Ph.Ds.
Career[edit | edit source]
Prabhu a Goud Saraswat Brahmin from Mangalore and Kozhikode got a B.A. in mathematics from University of Madras (1946), a M.A. in statistics from University of Bombay (1950). Prabhu was the founding head of the department of statistics, Karnatak University, Dharwar in 1951.[2] He obtained a M.Sc. in mathematics from University of Manchester on a thesis entitled Solution to Some Dam Problems (1957).
Prabhu lectured at Gauhati University (1950–52), Karnatak University (1952–61), University of Western Australia (1961–64), before becoming associate professor at University of Michigan (1964–65) and Cornell University (1965–94) where he became professor (1967) and emeritus (1994). Prabhu also had longer research stays at Indian Statistical Institute in Calcutta (1961), University of Wisconsin–Madison (1970, 73), Technion in Haifa (1973), University of Melbourne (1978), University of Maryland, College Park (1979), and Uppsala University (1984) [citation needed].
He was the founding editor of the Queueing Systems (journal) (1986–94) and has edited several other journals, as well as published books on Foundations of Queueing Theory (Springer Verlag, 1997) and Stochastic storage processes (Springer, 1998).
The South Asia Program at Cornell created the Rabindranath Tagore Endowment in Modern Indian Literature, made possible through a gift by Professor Emeritus Narahari Umanath Prabhu and his wife [citation needed].
Awards[edit | edit source]
- INFORMS (Applied Probability) Award of Honor (1997)
- Honorary fellow of the Indian statistical association (1998)
References[edit | edit source]
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