Prof. M. Lakshmanan

Ph.D., D.Sc. (h.c.), F.N.A.Sc., F.A.Sc., F.N.A., FTWAS

Professor of Eminence & DST Ramanna Fellow
DAE Raja Ramanna Fellow
Centre for Nonlinear Dynamics

Academic Qualifications

Course	Year	Subject	University
M.Sc.	1969	Physics	Madras
Post M.Sc.	1970	Theoretical Physics	Madras
Ph.D.	1974	Theoretical Physics	Madras
D.Sc Honaris Causa	2009	Theoretical Physics	University of Burdwan

Professional Experience

1. Professor of Eminence, Centre for Nonlinear Dynamics, Bharathidasan University (Since 1 July 2006).

2. DST Ramanna Fellow since (Since 1 July 2007).

3. DAE-BRNS Raja Ramanna Fellow (2006-2007; 2011 - ).

4. Professor and Head, Department of Physics, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli (1994-2006); Head, Centre for Nonlinear Dynamics (1992-2006).

5. Professor of Physics, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapali, India (July 1984 onwards).

6. Honorary Professor, S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Calcutta (1989-1994).

7. Reader in Physics, Bharathidasan University (1982-1984).

8. Reader in Physics, University of Madras Autonomous Post - Graduate Centre, Tiruchirapalli (1978-82).

9. Post-doctoral Fellow : University of Tuebingen, W.Germany (1976-77); Eindhoven University of Technology, Holland (1977-78).

10. Research Fellow/Research Assistant, University of Madras (1970-76).

Area of Specialization

Theoretical/Mathematical Physics with special reference to Nonlinear Dynamics: (i) Solitons and (ii) Chaos

Long Term Fellowships/Visiting Positions held Abroad

1. Japan Society for Promotion of Science Fellowship, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan (1984-85).

2. Swedish Natural Science Research Council Guest Scientist (1981, March-June).

3. Royal Society and Nuffield Foundation Bursary, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, U.K. (1979-80).

4. Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellow, University of Tuebingen, (1976-77); Univ. of Hanover (1982,April-May), W. Germany.

5. Eindhoven University of Technology, Holland Post-doctoral Fellow (1977-78).

Short Term Fellowships/Visiting Positions held Abroad

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Academic Honours/Awards

1. University Grants Commission Career Award for Young Scientists (1980).

2. Raman Research Prize-Gold Medal, University of Madras (1980).

3. Best University Teacher Award (1984), Govt. of Tamil Nadu.

4. S.S. Bhatnagar Prize in Physical Sciences (1989) (India's highest scientific prize).

5. Member, National Board for Higher Mathematics (1989-92).

6. Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy (1992).

7. Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences (1991).

8. Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India (1989).

9. Prof. G. Sankaranarayanan Endowment Lecturer, Annamalai University (1991).

10. Tamilnadu Scientists Award (TANSA) – 1993/94.

11. U.G.C. Hari Om Trust - Meghnad Saha Award in Theoretical Sciences (1990).

12. Hari Om Ashram Prerit Shri Hari Vallabhdas Chunilal Shah Research Endowment Prize – 1996

13. Dr. Biren Roy Memorial Lecture Award of INSA – 1998.

14. Foreign Member,Royal Academy of Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden (1999).

15. Professor M.M. Thomas Endowment Lectureship Award, Bishop Moore College, Mavelikara (2001)

16. Awarded ICTP Senior Associate Fellowship, Trieste, Italy (2002-2008).

17. 76th Indian Science Congress Madurai Kamaraj University Distinguished Scientist Award (2004).

18. Dr. V. Shanmuga Sundaram Endowment Lectureship Award, Annamalai University (2005).

19. Professor Vishnu Vasudeva Narlikar Memorial Lecture Award of INSA - 2006 (Given in 2008) .

20. Goyal Prize in Physics 2005 (given in 2008) .

21. A.C. Banerjee Memorial Lecture Award of National Academy of Sciences -2007.

22. Conferred Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) by University of Burdwan for outstanding contribution to Nonlinear Dynamics (2009).

23. Elected Fellow of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (FTWAS)- 2009.

Research Supervision

Ph.D. Dissertations Completed	Working
27	4

List of candidates guided/guiding for Ph.D. thesis and their present positions

Sponsored Research Projects

S. No	Title of the Project	Duration	Amount Rupees in lakhs	Granting Agency
1.	Nonlinear Wave Propagation in Ferromagnets	1979-82	2.0	INSA
2.	Biological Oscillators	1980-83	3.0	CSIR
3.	Differential Geometry of Soliton Systems	1980-83	2.5	UGC
4.	Nonlinear Dynamics (Career Award)	1980-83	2.5	UGC
5.	Nonlinear Excitations in Magnetic Materials	1985-89	3.0	DST
6.	Solitons	1986-89	3.0	DST
7.	Classical and Quantum Chaos in Rydberg Atoms in External Field	1990-94	4.0	CSIR
8.	Nonlinear Dynamics of Magnetic Systems: Coherent and Chaotic Structures	1990-95	6.25	DST
9.	Symmetry, Singularity Structure and Bifurcation Aspects of Certain Nonlinear Differential Equations	1994-97	2.0	DAE
10.	Establishment of a Nonlinear Dynamics Unit	1995-2002	83.0	DST
11.	Nonlinear Differential Equations of Diffusive Type : Spatio Temporal Patterns Bifurcation and Chaos	1998-2001	5.0	DAE
12.	Optical Soliton Interactions in Birefringent Fibers	2002-2005	12.0	CSIR
13.	Integrability and Nonintegrability of Nonlinear Differential Equations: Role of Symmetries and Singularity Structures	2001-2004	7.2	DAE
14.	Establishment of a Nonlinear Dynamics Unit – Phase II	2002-2007	100.12	DST
15.	DAE Project “Spatio-temporal Patterns and Localized Structures in Nonlinear Schrodinger Family of Equations in (2+1) Dimensions	2004-2007	13.0	DAE
16.	Library Grant to the Centre for Nonlinear Dynamics	From the year 1990 onwards. Annual Grant	4.30 per year	DAE (NBHM)
17.	DST Ramanna Fellowship Grant	2007-2010	40.2	DST
18.	Establishment of a Nonlinear Dynamics Unit – Phase III	2008-2013	284.00	DST
19.	DST Ramanna Fellowship project	2011-2014	33	DST

Publications

1. Papers published in International Journals	270
2. Proceedings/General Articles	31
3. Books Published by International Publishers	9

Detailed Description of Scientific Contributions of Prof. M. Lakshmanan