B. V. Rajarama Bhat | |
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![]() Bhat in July 2013 | |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata |
Awards | Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Operator theory in mathematics |
Institutions | Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore |
Doctoral advisor | Kalyanapuram Rangachari Parthasarathy |
B. V. Rajarama Bhat is an Indian mathematician specialising in operator theory. He is a Professor of Mathematics in Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore. [1]
Professor Bhat obtained his MSc and PhD degrees from the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata.
He was awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology in 2007, the highest science award in India, in the mathematical sciences category. [2]
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B. V. Rajarama Bhat at the Mathematics Genealogy Project