PROFESSOR V.S. RAMAMURTHY
Secretary, Department of Science and Technology
Born
in 1942, Professor V.S. Ramamurthy had his early education in Tiruchirapalli,
Tamil Nadu. After obtaining his M.Sc. Degree from Madras University in 1963 he
joined the Training School of the then Atomic Energy Establishment, Trombay
(the present Bhabha Atomic Research Centre). Since then, he has been engaged in
full time research in Nuclear Physics and has made important contributions,
both experimental and theoretical, in the areas of nuclear fission, statistical
and thermodynamic properties of nuclei and medium energy heavy ion reaction
mechanisms. Part of his work on Fission Theory earned him the Ph.D. degree from
Bombay University in 1971 . In 1989, he moved to Institute of Physics,
Bhubaneshwar as Director. After the installation and commissioning of a 3 MV
Pelletron Accelerator in the Institute, he initiated several experimental
programmes on low energy ion beam applications and small atomic clusters. He
also initiated an experimental High Energy Physics Programme in the Institute
using the accelerator in CERN, Geneva. Since July 1995, Professor Ramamurthy
has assumed charge as Secretary to Government of India, Department of Science
and Technology, New Delhi.
He has coauthored a monograph
on Nuclear Radiation Detectors.
Significant special recognitions:
Fellowships and
Memberships:
Fellow, Indian National Science
Academy, New Delhi
Fellow, Indian Academy of
Sciences, Bangalore
Fellow, National Academy of
Sciences, Allahabad
Honorary Professor, Jawaharlal
Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore
Honorary Member, Indian
Association of Laser Surgery & Medicine, Indore
Honorary Member, Indian Chapter
of the International Centre for Theoretical Physics
Honorary Visiting Professor,
Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi
Distinguished Professor,
Engineering Staff College of India, Hyderabad