Ramakrishna Ramaswamy
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1953|10|14}}
| birth_place = Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
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| nationality = Indian
| field = Nonlinear science, Computational biology
| work_institution = University of Hyderabad, Jawaharlal Nehru University
| alma_mater = Loyola College, Chennai
University of Madras
IIT Kanpur
Princeton University
| doctoral_advisor = Herschel Rabitz
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Ram Ramaswamy (born 14 October 1953 in Chennai, India) is an Indian scientist and professor of chemistry at JNU.
Education and career
He obtained his B.Sc. in chemistry (1972) from Loyola College, Chennai, then M.Sc. in chemistry from the IIT, Kanpur, and Ph.D. (1978) from Princeton University where he worked under the supervision of Herschel Rabitz. He then moved to California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, where he was between 1978 and 1980, working with Prof. Rudolph A. Marcus.
He returned to India in 1980 and joined the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research as visiting fellow (1981) and fellow (1983). In 1986 he moved to the Jawaharlal Nehru University as one of the first members of the School of Physical Sciences, and has been at JNU since then. In addition to a professorship in the School of Physical Sciences, he is also on the faculty of the Centre for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics in the School for Computational and Integrative Sciences at JNU. He has to date supervised about 35 PhD students.
He spent a year on sabbatical at the Institute for Molecular Science in Okazaki, Japan (1989–90). A second sabbatical (2004–05) was spent at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton. In 2011{{cite news| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/ramakrishna-ramaswamy-takes-over-as-vc-of-uoh/article2070455.ece| title = Ramakrishna Ramaswamy takes over as V-C of UoH – The Hindu| website = The Hindu| date = 2 June 2011}} he was appointed Vice Chancellor of the University of Hyderabad. He resigned the position in January 2015,{{Cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/University-of-Hyderabad-VC-Ramaswamy-resigns/articleshow/45265448.cms | title=University of Hyderabad VC Ramaswamy resigns – Times of India | website=The Times of India | date=25 November 2014 }} returning to his substantive positions at the Jawaharlal Nehru University. After his retirement from JNU in 2018, he joined IIT Delhi as visiting professor where is still serving.
He was Vice President of the Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi, as well as of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore.{{cite web|title=Fellow Profile – Ramaswamy, Prof. Ramakrishna |url=http://www.ias.ac.in/describe/fellow/Ramaswamy,_Prof._Ramakrishna|website=Indian Academy of Sciences|accessdate=23 January 2016|location=Bangalore}}
He served as President of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, during 2016–2018.{{Cite web | url=https://www.ias.ac.in/describe/fellow/Ramaswamy,_Prof._Ramakrishna/ | title=Indian Academy of Sciences }}
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080419020706/http://nldsps.jnu.ac.in/ Group Homepage]
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Category:Scientists from Chennai