T. V. Ramakrishnan's Brief Profile

Prof. T.V. Ramakrishnan, Fellow of Royal Society, is an internationally renowned researcher in the field of condensed matter physics. Formerly at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, he is currently DAE Homi Bhabha Chair Professor at Benaras Hindu University.

Prof. T. V. Ramakrishnan's research work helped in starting two new subfields in condensed matter physics, namely the onset of electronic localization in disordered systems and the modern theory of liquid-solid phase transitions. Some of his papers are amongst the most cited papers in this field. He is currently involved in research on high temperature superconductivity. He is an inspiring teacher and has authored several books for the benefit of students.

Some of the distinctions:

Received the Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Award for Physical Sciences in 1982.
Became Fellow of Royal Society of London in 2000.
Was awarded Padma Shree in 2001.