Karun G. Thanjavur (b. 1957) is a Canadian astronomer and engineer at the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Victoria. He is a former Resident Astronomer at the Canada-France-Hawaii telescope. Karun's areas of expertise include marine engineering, robotics and instrumentation, as well as observational cosmology.
Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, Volume 4, Number 15, page 10