Srinivasan Ramakrishnan[1] is a condensed matter physicist working on experimental ultra-low temperature research. He was the director and distinguished professor of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR).[2][3] Recently, he joined IISER Pune as a distinguished professor.
Srinivasan Ramakrishnan | |
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| Born | 22 December 1956 Tamil Nadu, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | PSG College of Technology IIT Madras University of Mumbai |
| Known for | Studies on Ultra-low temperature physics and superconductivity |
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| Fields | Condensed matter physics |
| Institutions | Tata Institute of Fundamental Research |
Education
editSrinivasan Ramakrishnan, did his B.Sc. degree in Applied Sciences from the PSG College of Technology at Coimbatore in 1977 and M.Sc. Physics in IIT Madras in 1979. He joined Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in 1979, enrolled at the University of Mumbai for doctoral studies on superconductivity in transition metal compounds and obtained his Ph.D. in 1985.
Research
editHis efforts in Ultra Low Temperature (ULT) research led to the discovery of superconductivity in the Bismuth at 0.53 mK and was published in Science 2017.[4] Temperature of the experiments in his laboratory range from 400 K to 40 μK.
Awards
editHe is a recipient of the Friedrich Bessel research award[5] (bestowed by Alexander von Humboldt Foundation) in November 2001.[6] He was elected as a fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences[7] in 2002.
References
edit- ^ "Srinivasan Ramakrishnan". scholar.google.co.in. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
- ^ "Tata Institute of Fundamental Research | TIFR".
- ^ Chethan Kumar (Dec 10, 2021). "ncbs: NCBS, TIGS ink pact for 'Genetics and Society' | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
- ^ Prakash, Om; Kumar, Anil; Thamizhavel, A.; Ramakrishnan, S. (2017-01-06). "Evidence for bulk superconductivity in pure bismuth single crystals at ambient pressure". Science. 355 (6320): 52–55. arXiv:1603.04310. Bibcode:2017Sci...355...52P. doi:10.1126/science.aaf8227. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 27934703. S2CID 206649934.
- ^ "Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award". www.humboldt-foundation.de. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
- ^ "Srinivasan Ramakrishnan". www.humboldt-foundation.de. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
- ^ "Indian Academy of Sciences". fellows.ias.ac.in. Retrieved 2022-05-15.