Vinod Krishan

Vinod Krishan (born 14 October 1946 ), is an Indian physicist, a Senior Professor and dean of sciences at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore.

Early life Krishan lived with her grandparents until she was in fourth grade, when she moved to Delhi to live with her parents, Om Prakash and Raj Dulari Pabbi.

Awards Vinod Krishan is recipient of the Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Research Award for Space Sciences for the year 1991. For many years she was also an active member of the International Astronomical Union, including hosting the 142nd Symposium in Bangalore, India, 1–5 December 1989.

Publications and books She has an over one hundred peer-reviewed papers to her credit in the fields of Laboratory Plasmas, Plasma Processes in Extragalactic Sources, Solar Physics, cometary plasmas, Structure Formation Through Hydrodynamics and many miscellaneous subjects.

She edited proceedings of many conferences on solar and plasma physics including the IAU symposium (1989)

Personal life Krishan married Som Krishan in 1968, the same year she completed her master's degree. They completed their doctoral work and grappled with both finding work that would allow them to live in the same place. They have one child.