Ram Prakash Bambah (born 17 September 1925)Fellow profile

Indian Academy of Sciences The Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore was founded by Indian Physicist and Nobel Laureate C. V. Raman, and was registered as a society on 24 April 1934. Inaugurated on 31 July 1934, it began with 65 founding fellows. The first general meet ...

, retrieved 2013-03-14. is an Indian mathematician working in

number theory Number theory (or arithmetic or higher arithmetic in older usage) is a branch of pure mathematics devoted primarily to the study of the integers and integer-valued functions. German mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855) said, "Mat ...

and

discrete geometry Discrete geometry and combinatorial geometry are branches of geometry that study combinatorial properties and constructive methods of discrete geometric objects. Most questions in discrete geometry involve finite or discrete sets of basic ge ...

Education and career

Bambah earned a bachelor's degree from Government College University, Lahore, and a master's degree from the

University of the Punjab, Lahore The University of the Punjab (Urdu, pnb, ), also referred to as Punjab University, is a public, research, coeducational higher education institution located in Lahore, Pakistan. Punjab University is the oldest public university in Pakistan. ...

. He then went to England for his doctoral studies, earning his Ph.D. in 1950 from St John's College, Cambridge under the supervision of Louis J. Mordell. Returning to India, he became a reader at

Panjab University, Chandigarh Panjab University (PU) is a collegiate public state university located in Chandigarh, Punjab. Funded through both State and Union governments, it is considered a state university. It traces its origins to the University of the Punjab in Laho ...

, in 1952, and was promoted to professor there in 1957. Maintaining his position at Panjab University, he also held a position as professor at

Ohio State University The Ohio State University, commonly called Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, it has been ranked by major institutional rankings among the best publ ...

in the US from 1964 to 1969. He retired from Panjab University in 1993. Bambah was president of the

Indian Mathematical Society Indian Mathematical Society (IMS) is the oldest organization in India devoted to the promotion of study and research in mathematics. The Society was founded in April 1907 by V. Ramaswami Aiyar with its headquarters at Pune. The Society started ...

in 1969, and

vice chancellor A chancellor is a leader of a college or university, usually either the executive or ceremonial head of the university or of a university campus within a university system. In most Commonwealth and former Commonwealth nations, the chancellor ...

of Panjab University from 1985 to 1991.

Awards and honours

He was elected to the

Indian National Science Academy The Indian National Science Academy (INSA) is a national academy in New Delhi for Indian scientists in all branches of science and technology. In August 2019, Dr. Chandrima Shaha was appointed as the president of Indian National Science Acade ...

in 1955.Fellow profile
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, retrieved 2013-03-14. In 1979 he was awarded the

Srinivasa Ramanujan Medal The Srinivasa Ramanujan Medal, named after the Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan, is awarded by the Indian National Science Academy for work in the mathematical sciences. Past recipients include: *1962 S. Chandrasekhar *1964 B. P. Pal *19 ...

, and in 1974 was elected to the

. In 1988 he received the Aryabhata Medal of the Indian National Science Academy and the

Padma Bhushan The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "distinguished service ...

award.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bambah, Ram Prakash 1925 births Living people 20th-century Indian mathematicians Indian number theorists Geometers Government College University, Lahore alumni University of the Punjab alumni Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Ohio State University faculty Presidents of the Indian Mathematical Society Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in science & engineering