Academic Background
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B Sc (Chemistry), Loyola College, Madras, May 1972.
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M Sc (Chemistry), Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, May 1974;
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Ph D in Chemistry, Princeton University, Septem-ber 1978
Professional Experience
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Caltech, Pasadena (1978–80)
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Fellow (1983–86), Visiting Fellow (1981–83), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay;
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Associate Professor (1986–90), School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
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Vice President, Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi (2015)
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Vice President and Editor of Publications, Indian Academy of Sciences,Bangalore (2013 - 2015);
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Chairman, National Council of Rural Institutes, Hyderabad (April 2012- January 2015);
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Vice Chancellor, University of Hyderabad (June 2011 - January 2015)
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Professor, School of Physical Sciences (1990–2018 ) and Professor, Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (2002 –2018), Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
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President, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore (2016–2018)
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DD Kosambi Chair in Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Goa,2023–24
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New India Foundation Fellow, 2023-25
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Visiting Scholar, Harvard University Asia Center, 2023-24
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Visiting Professor, Department of Chemistry, IIT Delhi, 2018–23
Awards and Memberships
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Indian National Science Academy Medal for Young Scientists, 1985; National Science Talent Scholarship (1969–74)
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Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, Associate (1985–88)
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International Center for Theoretical Physics, Trieste: Associate (1988–93)
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Elected Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, 1993
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International Center for Theoretical Physics, Trieste: Senior Associate (1996–2001)
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Santa Fe Institute International Fellow (2000-2001)
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Elected Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi, 2007
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The J C Bose fellowship of the Department of Science and Technology, India, 2008
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Elected Fellow of TWAS, The World Academy of Sciences, 2008
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TIFR Alumni Association Excellence Award, 2009
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DAE–Raja Ramanna Lecture in Physics, 2010
Research Interests
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Computational biology and genomics
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Molecular dynamics and cluster physics
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Disordered systems and statistical physics
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Semiclassical quantization
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Classical and quantum chaos
Biography
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Nonlinear Science, 2015 ∼ ; Managing Editor, Hindustan Book Agency, Texts and Readings in the Physical Sciences, TRiPS, 2000 – 2022; Editor of Publications, Indian Academy of Sciences, 2013 – 2015; Associate Editor, Pramana—journal of physics, 2008–2012, Editorial Board Member, 1992–2007; Editorial Board Member, Resonance—journal of science education, 1997–2005; Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, 1991–92. Conference Organization: Dynamics Days Asia–Pacific, Chennai (2014); Perspectives in Nonlinear Dynamics, Chennai (2023), Sao Paulo (2019), Berlin (2016), Hyderabad (2013), Bangalore (July 2010), Trieste (July 2007), hennai (July 2004); Dynamics Day Delhi (2005 onwards); Nonlinear Waves nd Turbulence, New Delhi, December 1991; Quantum Chaos, Trieste, July 1990; Nonlinear Dynamics, Bangalore, July 1987. Administration: At Jawaharlal Nehru University: Dean, School of Physical Sciences, 1991–93, 1999–2001; Dean School of Information Technology, 2002–2004. At the University of Hyderabad: Vice Chancellor, 2011–2015. National: Member of the Science and Engineering Research Council, Department of Science and Technology, 1998–2001. Program Advisory Committees of the DST, 1989–1995, 1998–2001. Member of the National Board for HigherMathematics of the Department of Atomic Energy, 2006–2010. Convenor,NET examination in Physics, 2008–2015. Chairman, National Council ofRural Institutes, 2012–2015. Member of the Council of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, 2010∼, Member of the Council of the Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi, 2015.
Funding: Grants from the Department of Science and Technology (DST), the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, the Department of BioTechnology (DBT).
Contact Details
Full Name
Ram Ramaswamy