Melkote K. Ramaswamy (1931–2020)

Melkote Krishnarao Ramaswamy passed away on 1 January 2020 peacefully at his home in Westerville, Ohio (USA). He was born on 4 January 1931 in Bengaluru, India into a large and loving family (he was the 4th eldest of 11 siblings). His formal education included a B Sc degree in Physics from Bangalore University, an MS in Physics from University of Arkansas, and a Ph D in Nuclear Physics from Johns Hopkins University. He then spent time as a post-doctoral fellow at Ohio State University.