Bibha Chowdhuri

Bibha Chowdhuri
Bibha Chowdhuri
Born	3 July 1913; Kolkata, British India
Died	2 June 1991 (aged 77–78)
Alma mater	Rajabazar Science College; University of Calcutta; University of Manchester, (PhD);
Known for	First to discover mesons using nuclear emulsion; Identifying new particles by studying their tracks in cloud chambers and on photographic plates; KGF Experiments: Energetic muons (Emln ⋍ 150 GeV) experiments at Kolar Gold Fields;
	Scientific career
Fields	Particle physics, Cosmic rays
Institutions	University of Calcutta; Bose Institute; University of Manchester, England; Tata Institute of Fundamental Research; Physical Research Laboratory; Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics; University of Michigan;
Thesis	Extensive air showers associated with penetrating particles (1949)
Doctoral advisor	Sir Patrick Blackett
Other academic advisors	Debendra Mohan Bose

Bibha Chowdhuri (3 July 1913 – 2 June 1991) was an Indian physicist. She worked on particle physics and cosmic rays. Working with D M Bose, she was the first to use the photographic nuclear emulsion method to detect and identify cosmic ray muons. The IAU has re-christened the star HD 86081 as Bibha (a yellow-white dwarf star in the constellation Sextans south of the celestial equator) after her.

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