Bibha Chowdhuri

Bibha Chowdhuri
Bibha Chowdhuri
Born	3 July 1913; Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Kolkata, West Bengal, India)
Died	2 June 1991 (aged 77); Calcutta (now Kolkata), West Bengal, India
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 particle physicist known for her investigations into cosmic rays. Working with D. M. Bose, she was the first to discover the meson and prove Hideki Yukawa's meson theory.