Madineni Venkat Ratnam (born 1973) is an Indian atmospheric scientist, Heading Aerosol, Radiation and Trace gases Group at the
National Atmospheric Research Laboratory
The National Atmospheric Research Laboratory(NARL) is an autonomous Research Institute funded by the Department of Space of the Government of India. NARL is engaged in fundamental and applied research in the field of Atmospheric Sciences. The r ...
of Department of Space, Government of India.
He is known for his studies on middle atmospheric structure and dynamics.
Early life and education
Born on 21 January 1973, at Armoor in
Nizamabad district
Nizamabad district is a district located in the north-western region in the Indian state of Telangana. The city of Nizamabad is the district headquarters.It was known as " Indur " which was supposed to have originated from the name of the King ...
of the south Indian state of
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...
to Madineni Ramayya and Madineni Aademma.
Career
He has published a number of articles;
ResearchGate
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, an online repository of scientific articles has listed 182 of them.
The
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
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, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology
The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (SSB) is a science award in India given annually by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for notable and outstanding research, Applied science, applied or Fundamenta ...
, one of the highest Indian science awards, for his contributions to Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences in 2018.
Selected bibliography
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Atmosphere of Earth
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Gravitational wave
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Living people
1973 births
Scientists from Andhra Pradesh
People from Nizamabad district
Recipients of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award in Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean & Planetary Sciences