1. Rohini Godbole was an Indian physicist and academic specializing in elementary particle physics: field theory and phenomenology.
17 Facts About Rohini Godbole
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Rohini Godbole was professor at the Centre for High Energy Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
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Rohini Godbole worked extensively on different aspects of particle phenomenology over three decades, in particular on exploring different aspects of the Standard Model of Particle Physics and the physics beyond it.
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Rohini Godbole's work regarding hadronic structure of high-energy photons outlined a variety of ways in which to study it and has had implications for the design of next generation electron positron colliders.
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Rohini Godbole was an elected fellow of all the three academies of Science of India and the Science Academy of the Developing World.
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Apart from her work in academics, Godbole was a much sought-after communicator of science, often delivering talks to young students, scholars and scientists on everything physics.
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Rohini Godbole was an avid supporter of women pursuing careers in science and technology, and along with Ram Ramaswamy, edited the book Lilavati's Daughters, a collection of biographical essays on women scientists from India.
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Rohini Godbole was born in Pune, in the Indian state of Maharashtra in 1952.
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Rohini Godbole graduated with a bachelor's degree in physics, mathematics and statistics from Sir Parshurambhau College, University of Pune, and later obtained a masters in science degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.
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Rohini Godbole completed here PhD in theoretical particle physics from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
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Rohini Godbole joined Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai as a visiting fellow in 1979.
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Rohini Godbole was Lecturer and Reader at the Department of Physics, University of Bombay from 1982 to 1995.
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Rohini Godbole joined the Centre for High Energy Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, as an associate professor in 1995 and has been a professor since June 1998.
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Rohini Godbole authored more than 150 research papers, many of which have some of the largest citation indices in her area.
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Rohini Godbole died on 25 October 2024 at her home in Bangalore from a short-illness at the age of 71.
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Rohini Godbole was part of the International Detector Advisory Group for the International Linear Collider in the European research lab, CERN.
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Rohini Godbole was the Chair of the Panel for Women in Science initiative of the Indian Academy of Sciences.