Story
Prof. Rohini Godbole of IISc was a pioneer of particle physics in India, working on the top quark, the Higgs boson and supersymmetry. A tireless champion of women in science, she co-edited 'Lilavati's Daughters', a collection of life stories of Indian women scientists.
Key contributions
- Research on collider physics, top-quark and Higgs physics, and supersymmetry
- Founding chair of the Women in Science panel of the Indian Academy of Sciences
- Padma Shri (2019); Ordre national du Mérite (France)