Community of Scholars Profile
Ravindra, Ravi
Information in this profile has been submitted by the individual or is based on Institute records, including the publication A Community of Scholars: The Institute for Advanced Study 1930-1980.
Data from Institute records
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Visits to IAS
| Type | Affiliation | Start Date | End Date |
|---|
| [V] | NatSci | 9/1/1976 | 5/31/1977 |
Current Homepage: www.ravindra.ca
Field of Study while at IAS: Detection of Gravitational Waves; Science and the Sacred
Home institution while at IAS: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
Position: Professor Emeritus
Start year: 2002
Department: Comparative Religion; also Physics
Institution: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
Current Field of Study: Science and the Sacred; Spiritual Disciplines
Past and Other Appointments
| Appointment | Organization | Start Year | End Year |
|---|
| Professor of Comparative Religion and of Physics | Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada | 1979 | 2002 |
| Associate Professor of Comp Religion and of Physics | --Do-- | 1975 | 1979 |
| -Assoc. Prof. of Physics and Philosophy | --Do-- | 1969 | 1975 |
Degrees
| Degree | Year | Institution |
|---|
| M.A. | 1968 | Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada |
| Ph.D. | 1965 | University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada |
| M.Tech. | 1961 | Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India |
Honors
| Description | Year |
|---|
| Judge for Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion | 1999-2001 |
| Pilot Prof of Science and Spiritualty, CIIS, San Francisco | 1989 and 1991 |
| Founding Director of Threshold Award for Integrative Know. | 1979-81 |
| Fellow of Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla | 1978 and 1998 |