16 Facts About Anil Bhardwaj

Anil Bhardwaj was born on 1 June 1967 and is an Indian astrophysicist.

Anil Bhardwaj is the director of the Physical Research Laboratory, which is a unit of the Department of Space of Government of India in Ahmedabad, India.

Anil Bhardwaj earned his Master of Science degree in physics from Lucknow University.

Anil Bhardwaj received his Doctorate in applied physics in 1992 from the Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi.

Anil Bhardwaj worked at Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama, from January 2004 to October 2005.

Anil Bhardwaj was awarded a fellowship by the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs, Vienna, Austria, in 1996.

Anil Bhardwaj is a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore; Indian National Science Academy; National Academy of Sciences, India; Indian Geophysical Union; and Kerala Academy of Sciences.

Anil Bhardwaj was awarded ISRO Team Excellence Award for Chandrayaan-1 Science and Mission in 2008 and ISRO Merit award in 2012.

Anil Bhardwaj is a member of International Academy of Astronautics and International Astronomical Union.

Anil Bhardwaj won the Infosys Prize 2016 in the Physical Sciences category for his contributions in the field of Planetary Science and Exploration.

Anil Bhardwaj is a member of ISRO and national level committees on planetary and space sciences research in India and future planetary missions.

Anil Bhardwaj wrote a chapter for Encyclopedia of the Solar System, edited 6 books, wrote invited reviews for international journals, including Reviews of Geophysics and has been guest editor of special issues of international journals.

Anil Bhardwaj served as the president of Asia Oceania Geosciences Society Planetary Science Section from 2006 to 2010.

Anil Bhardwaj was the editor-in-chief of Advances in Geosciences from 2005 to 2012, and a member of editorial board of the European journal Planetary and Space Science from 2007 to 2009, Bulletin of Astronomical Society of India, and Current Science.

Anil Bhardwaj serves as the associate editor of Advances in Space Research, and as a member of editorial board of the European journal Space Science Reviews and Molecular Astrophysics.

Anil Bhardwaj was the principal investigator on various experiments on multiple space missions.