Ganesan Srinivasan


Ganesan Srinivasan is an Indian physicist specializing in the fields of condensed matter physics, astrophysics and statistical physics. He is a visiting professor of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics and a former research scientist in the Raman Research Institute. He is also a current member of the High Energy Phenomena and Fundamental Physics and the Galaxies and Cosmology Divisions of the IAU.

Biography

Srinivasan was born in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, in 1942. He finished his bachelor's degree from Nagpur University in 1962 and the master's degree from University of Madras in 1964. He completed his PhD from University of Chicago in 1970 under the supervision of Morrel H. Cohen. After working in various research institutes including Cavendish Laboratory at the, he finally settled into the Raman Research Institute in 1976, until his retirement in 2004.

Books and publications

Honors

Srinivasan is an elected fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences from 1984. He is also the recipient of K. S. Krishnan Gold Medal, Jagirdar of Arni Gold medal and University of Madras PE Subramani Iyer Gold Medal. The Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy published a special issue on Srinivasan's 70th birthday. He is also the President of the Astronomical Society of India.