Pranav Sharma

Pranav Sharma (प्रणव शर्मा) is an astronomer and science historian known for his work on the history of the Indian Space Program. He has curated Space Museum at the B. M. Birla Science Centre (Hyderabad, India).[1] He was the in-charge of the history of the Indo-French scientific partnership project supported by the Embassy of France in India.[2] He is a national award-winning science communicator[3] and has extensively worked in the popularization of astronomy education in India.[4][5] He is the Co-Lead on the History of Data-Driven Astronomy Project. He also serves as the Policy and Diplomacy Advisor to United Nations International Computation Centre,[6] Advisor to the France India Foundation, Scientific Advisor to Arc Ventures, Science Diplomacy Consultant to Indian National Science Academy and Member Secretary (Policy, Transdisciplinary Disruptive Science, and Communications) for G20-Science20[7].  He has co-authored the book Essential Astrophysics: Interstellar Medium to Stellar Remnants, CRC Press, 2019.[8]

Pranav Sharma
Pranav Sharma at G20-Science20 Conference in Agartala, 2023

References
  1. "Space Museum opened at Hyderabad with ISRO Collaboration - ISRO". www.isro.gov.in. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
  2. "Documenting Indo-French Scientific & Technological Partnership". La France en Inde / France in India. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
  3. "Birla Science Centre's Pranav Sharma gets REX Karmaveer Award". The Hindu. 2019-12-06. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
  4. "A space traveller's tale". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
  5. Thatipalli, Mallik (2020-02-24). "Science as a way of life". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  6. "Home". UNICC. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  7. "Home : Science20 - India 2023". Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  8. "Essential Astrophysics: Interstellar Medium to Stellar Remnants". Routledge & CRC Press. Retrieved 2022-04-12.


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