Ganeshan Venkataraman
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Ganeshan Venkataraman is an Indian
Sri Sathya Sai University.[1] An elected fellow of the Indian National Science Academy,[2] and the Indian Academy of Sciences,[3]
Venkataraman is a recipient of Sir C. V. Raman Prize of the University Grants Commission and the Indira Gandhi Prize for Popularisation of Science of the Indian National Science Academy.[2] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri in 1991.[4]
Biography
Venkataraman was born on 6 October 1932, at Madurai in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu.Sri Sathya Sai University.[1]
Venkataraman, a distinguished professor of DRDO, has done advanced research in subjects such as neutron scattering, lattice dynamics, mechanical properties of matter, non-crystalline state, neutral networks and image processing. His contributions are reported in the design of
Very Large Scale Integrated (VLSI) Circuits and its technology transfer. Apart from the scientific monographs like Dynamics of Perfect Crystals and Beyond the Crystalline State, he has also published several books such as, Journey into light: life and science of C.V. Raman,[6] A Hot Story,[1] Bhabha and His Magnificent Obsessions[7] and Saha and His Formula.[5] He is also a former member of the editorial board of Pramana,[8] a reputed journal of Physics[2] and has delivered several keynote addresses and lectures.[9][10]
The
Jawaharlal Nehru Fellow (1984–86) and is a Fellow of the Materials Research Society of India.[2] The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 1991.[4] The same year, he received the Sir C. V. Raman Award of the University Grants Commission.[2] The Indian National Science Academy awarded him the Indira Gandhi Prize for Popularisation of Science in 1994.[2]
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 9788173710100.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "INSA profile". Indian National Science Academy. 2015. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ a b c "IAS Fellow". Indian Academy of Sciences. 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ ISBN 9788173710179.
- ISBN 9788185324005.
- ISBN 9788173710070.
- ^ "Pramana". Springer. 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ "Prof Ganesan Venkataraman, Honorary Professor at the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning Delivers 3rd Dr. Kulwant Rai Memorial Lecture". Sify. 15 November 2013. Archived from the original on 5 November 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ "The Telegraph news". The Telegraph. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
Selected bibliography
- Ganeshan Venkataraman (1988). Journey into light: life and science of C.V. Raman. Indian Academy of Sciences. p. 570. ISBN 9788185324005.
- Ganeshan Venkataraman (1992). Bose and His Statistics. Universities Press. p. 126. ISBN 9788173710360.
- Ganeshan Venkataraman (1992). Chandrasekhar and His Limit. Universities Press. p. 134. ISBN 9780863113147.
- Ganeshan Venkataraman (1993). A Hot Story. Universities Press. p. 134. ISBN 9788173710100.
- Ganeshan Venkataraman (1994). Bhabha and His Magnificent Obsessions. Universities Press. p. 209. ISBN 9788173710070.
- Ganeshan Venkataraman (1995). Saha and His Formula. Universities Press. p. 194. ISBN 9788173710179.
- Ganeshan Venkataraman (1995). Raman and His Effect. Universities Press. p. 99. ISBN 9788173710087.
- Ganeshan Venkataraman (1997). Quantum revolution: Qed: the jewel of physics, Volume 2. Universities Press. p. 136. ISBN 9788173710032.
- Ganeshan Venkataraman (1997). Many Phases Of Matter. Universities Press. ISBN 9788173710346.
- Ganeshan Venkataraman (1994). What Is Reality?. Orient Blackswan. p. 137. ISBN 9780863114540.
- Ganeshan Venkataraman (1997). Why are Things the Way They Are?. Universities Press. p. 112. ISBN 9788173710339.
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