Siva Ramachandran Athreya (born 1971) is an Indian probability theorist specialising in statistical physics and population biology.[1]
Siva Ramachandran Athreya | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1971 (age 52–53) India |
| Alma mater | University of Washington |
| Awards | Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Probability theory |
| Institutions | Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. |
| Doctoral advisor | Krzysztof Burdzy |
He graduated in mathematics from St Stephen's College, Delhi, went to the Indian Statistical Institute in Kolkata and Bangalore where he completed his master's, and obtained his PhD degree from the University of Washington in 1998 under the supervision of Krzysztof Burdzy.[2] He was awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology in 2012, the highest science award in India, in the mathematical sciences category.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Siva Athreya". Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ "Science Elite 11".
- ^ "Bhatnagar Prize Awardees 2012" (PDF). CSIR, New Delhi. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
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