Om Prasad has completed his PhD in History of Science from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. His research interests include the history of movements of scientists, interaction of science and politics and the history of the modern university. He has been a recipient of a archival research grant from the Charles Wallace Trust and a Doctoral Fellowship from the Indian Council of Social Science Research. He has co-taught a course on the history of science at Ashoka University, Sonipat, Haryana.