P. B. Sunil Kumar is an Indian physicist, professor and the founding director of IIT Palakkad, from January 2017 to September 2022. He also holds professorship(on lien) at Department of Physics, IIT Madras.[4] He is known for his research on Soft matter[5] and Biological Physics.[6][7] He is an elected member of Kerala Science Congress.[8]

P. B. Sunil Kumar
Director at Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad
In office
January 2017[1] – September 2022[2]
Succeeded bySeshadri Sekhar
Professor at Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Assumed office
2006 (2006)[3]
Personal details
NationalityIndian
Residence(s)Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma mater
Profession
  • Professor
  • Administrator
Known forSoft matter and
Biological Physics
WebsiteOfficial website

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Selected bibliography

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Books

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  • Deshpande, Abhijit P.; Krishnan, J. Murali; Kumar, Sunil (2010). Rheology of Complex Fluids. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-1-4419-6494-6.

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Selected articles

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References

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  1. ^ "Sunil Kumar is Palakkad IIT director". Deccan Chronicle. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Seshadri Sekhar appointed director of IIT-Palakkad". The Hindu. 20 September 2022.
  3. ^ "INDIAN RESEARCH INFORMATION NETWORK SYSTEM Vidwan-ID : 10394". irins.inflibnet.ac.in. IIT Madras.
  4. ^ "Department of Physics | Indian Institute Of Technology Madras, Chennai". physics.iitm.ac.in. IIT Madras. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  5. ^ Åström, Jan A.; Kumar, P. B. Sunil; Vattulainen, Ilpo; Karttunen, Mikko (16 May 2008). "Strain hardening, avalanches, and strain softening in dense cross-linked actin networks". Physical Review E. 77 (5): 051913. doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.77.051913. PMID 18643108.
  6. ^ Desikan, Shubashree (8 January 2017). "A fully biocompatible cell-level motility engine". The Hindu.
  7. ^ Bagatolli, Luis; Kumar, P. B. Sunil (18 August 2009). "Phase behavior of multicomponent membranes: Experimental and computational techniques". Soft Matter. 5 (17): 3234–3248. doi:10.1039/B901866B. ISSN 1744-6848.
  8. ^ "About us – Kerala Science Congress". ksc.kerala.gov.in. KSCSTE, Government of Kerela. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  9. ^ "PB Sunil Kumar bags MV Pylee Award". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Fellow Profile - Sunil Kumar, Prof. Palakurissi Balagopal". opsias.ias.ac.in. Indian Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Fellow Profile - Sunil Kumar, Prof. Palakurissi Balagopal".