Ishwar Puri

indian-American scientist and engineer
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Ishwar Puri

Summary

Ishwar Puri is a human[1]. His place of birth was New Delhi[2]. He was born on January 1, 1959[3]. He worked as an engineer[4], mechanical engineer[5], scientist[6], and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Ishwar Puri was born in New Delhi[2].
  • Ishwar Puri was born on January 1, 1959[3].
  • Ishwar Puri held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Ishwar Puri's professions included engineer[4].
  • Ishwar Puri worked as a mechanical engineer[5].
  • Ishwar Puri's professions included scientist[6].
  • Ishwar Puri's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Ishwar Puri's field of work was applied physics[10].
  • Ishwar Puri was employed by McMaster University[11].
  • Among Ishwar Puri's employers was University of Illinois Chicago[12].
  • Among Ishwar Puri's employers was Virginia Tech[13].
  • Ishwar Puri was employed by University of Southern California[14].
  • Ishwar Puri's education included a stint at University of California, San Diego[15].
  • Ishwar Puri's doctoral advisor was Kalyanasundaram Seshadri[16].
  • Ishwar Puri received the Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers[17].
  • Ishwar Puri received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[18].
  • Ishwar Puri is recorded as male[19].
  • Ishwar Puri's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Ishwar Puri supervised Ranjan Ganguly as a doctoral student[21].
  • Ishwar Puri supervised Ritwick Ghosh as a doctoral student[22].
  • Ishwar Puri supervised Ming-Hua Yang as a doctoral student[23].
  • Ishwar Puri supervised Ki-Yong Lee as a doctoral student[24].
  • Ishwar Puri supervised Zhuang Shu as a doctoral student[25].
  • Ishwar Puri supervised Pankaj Bajaj as a doctoral student[26].
  • Ishwar Puri supervised Xudong Xiao as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Ishwar Puri was born in New Delhi[2]. He was born on January 1, 1959[3].

Education

Ishwar Puri was educated at University of California, San Diego[15]. His doctoral advisor was Kalyanasundaram Seshadri[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[4], mechanical engineer[5], scientist[6], and university teacher[7]. Ishwar Puri's field of work was applied physics[10]. Employers include McMaster University[11], a public research university[28], in Canada[29], founded in 1887[30]; University of Illinois Chicago[12], a public university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1983[33]; Virginia Tech[13], a university[34], in United States[35], founded in 1872[36]; and University of Southern California[14], a private university[37], in United States[38], founded in 1880[39], headquartered in Los Angeles[40]. Doctoral students include Ranjan Ganguly[21]; Ritwick Ghosh[22]; Ming-Hua Yang[23]; Ki-Yong Lee[24], of South Korea[41]; Zhuang Shu[25]; and Pankaj Bajaj[26].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers[17] and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[18], a fellowship award[42], in United States[43], founded in 1874[44].

Why It Matters

Ishwar Puri ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Ishwar Puri born?

Born in New Delhi[2], Ishwar Puri…

What did Ishwar Puri do for work?

Ishwar Puri worked as engineer[4], mechanical engineer[5], scientist[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Ishwar Puri go to school?

Ishwar Puri was educated at University of California, San Diego[15].

What awards did Ishwar Puri receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers[17] and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[18].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . NUKAT. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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