Annapurni Subramaniam is the director of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore and works on areas like

star clusters Star clusters are large groups of stars. Two main types of star clusters can be distinguished: globular clusters are tight groups of ten thousand to millions of old stars which are gravitationally bound, while open clusters are more loosely clust ...

, stellar evolution and population in galaxies and Magellanic clouds.

Education

Subramaniam finished her schooling from

Victoria College, Palakkad The Government Victoria College in Palakkad, is the oldest institution of higher learning in the Malabar region of Kerala. It holds a rich educational heritage in the history of malabar region. It is affiliated to the Calicut University and ...

, in science. She did her PhD on the topic "Studies of star clusters and stellar evolution" from Indian Institute of Astrophysics in 1996.

Career

Subramaniam was a Research Fellow at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics from 1990 to 1996. She then became a Post Doctoral Fellow in 1998 at the institute and currently works as a professor and director of institute. She is an active member of the International Astronomical Union.

Field of research

Subramaniam's major field of research includes: * Star clusters (open and globular) * Star formation and pre-MS stars * Classical Be & Herbig Ae/Be stars * Galactic structure * Magellanic Clouds * Stellar population Her list of publications can be found on th
Astronomy Database

Current projects

At Indian Institute of Astrophysics, her current projects include: * Emission line stars in star clusters * Star formation history of young star clusters * Candidate old open clusters - unraveling the old disk * Accurate photometry of unstudied open clusters * Halo of the Small Magellanic Cloud * Stellar population in the Large Magellanic Cloud * Outer limits Survey: Magellanic Clouds

References

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