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'''Radha Balakrishnan''' is an Indian physicist. She works at [[Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai]] primarily related to [[nonlinear dynamics]] and applications in physics.<ref name="imsc">{{cite web|title=Radha Balakrishnan|url=https://www.imsc.res.in/users/radha|accessdate=25 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Radha Balakrishnan|url=http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Radha_Balakrishnan/|accessdate=25 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Mechanical and Thermal Behaviour of Metallic Materials Enrico Fermi International School of Physics|publisher=Elsevier, 1982|isbn=9780080983837|page=324|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6Qh4AAAAQBAJ&dq|editor=G. Caglioti, A. Ferro Milone|accessdate=25 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Selected Topics in Mathematical Physics: Professor R. Vasudevan Memorial Volume|publisher=Allied Publishers, 1995|isbn=9788170234883|page=287|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZuvY_53X45IC&dq|accessdate=25 February 2014}}</ref>
'''Radha Balakrishnan''' is an Indian [[Theoretical physics|theoretical physicist.]] She is a retired professor at the [[Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai]], India. After her early work in condensed matter physics on quantum crystals, she switched fields to [[nonlinear dynamics]] and has published research papers on a variety of topics.<ref name="imsc">{{cite web|title=Former Faculty at The Institute of Mathematical Sciences|url=https://www.imsc.res.in/former-faculty|website=www.imsc.res.in|accessdate=16 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Mechanical and Thermal Behaviour of Metallic Materials Enrico Fermi International School of Physics|date=17 March 2013|publisher=Elsevier, 1982|isbn=9780080983837|page=324|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6Qh4AAAAQBAJ|editor=G. Caglioti, A. Ferro Milone|accessdate=25 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Selected Topics in Mathematical Physics: Professor R. Vasudevan Memorial Volume|year=1995|publisher=Allied Publishers|isbn=9788170234883|page=257|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZuvY_53X45IC|accessdate=25 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://phys.org/news/2009-12-everlasting-quantum-physicists-soliton-ultracold.html|title=Everlasting Quantum Wave: Physicists Predict New Form of Soliton in Ultracold Gases|website=phys.org}}</ref>


==Education==
==Education==
Balakrishnan pursued her Physics Honours from [[Delhi University]] and finished her [[M.Sc]] in 1965. She has a [[Ph.D]] from [[Brandeis University]] where her thesis was one of the earliest studies of quantum crystals on the effects of <sup>4</sup>He impurities in solid <sup>3</sup>He.<ref name="Women In Science">{{cite web|title=Autobiographical article |url=http://www.ias.ac.in/womeninscience/LD_essays/35-37.pdf|accessdate=25 February 2014}}</ref>
Balakrishnan pursued her physics honours from [[Delhi University]] and finished her [[M.Sc.]] in 1965. She has a [[Ph.D.]] from [[Brandeis University]].


==Career==
==Career==
During the 1980s, when Balakrishnan returned to India, she worked at the Department of Theoretical Physics, [[University of Madras]] as a Research Associate. She joined [[Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai]] in 1987. She retired in the year 2004 and since that time, Balakrishnan is continuing her research as a [[Council of Scientific and Industrial Research|CSIR]] Emeritus Scientist.<ref name="Women In Science"/> Her current research is on [[Nonlinear Dynamics]], [[Solitons]] and Applications in Physics, Connections to Classical [[Differential Geometry]].<ref name="imsc" />
During the 1980s, when Balakrishnan returned to India, she worked at the department of theoretical physics, [[University of Madras]] as a research associate. She joined [[Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai]] in 1987. She retired in the year 2004 and since that time, Balakrishnan has been continuing her research as a [[Council of Scientific and Industrial Research|CSIR]] Emeritus Scientist. Her current research is on [[nonlinear dynamics]], [[solitons]] and applications in physics, connections to classical [[differential geometry]].<ref name="imsc" /> An autobiographical essay of her career in Indian academia and sciences appears in '[[Lilavati's Daughters]]' published by the [[Indian Academy of Sciences]] in 2008. Balakrishnan has spoken at occasions in her first person account, as well as at conclaves on gender barriers for women in [[Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics|STEM]], and the challenges she had to overcome.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Women in Physics: where do we go from here? A report on panel discussion held by the Indian Physics Association. |url=https://www.tifr.res.in/~ipa1970/news/2021/JanJune/19-NE_IPA50_PD_Vol51(1-2).pdf}}</ref>

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== Personal life ==
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Radha Balakrishnan is married to [[V. Balakrishnan (physicist)|V. Balakrishnan]] who is an Indian theoretical physicist. They have two children, [[Hari Balakrishnan]] and Hamsa Balakrishnan, who are both faculty members at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tel it like it is |url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/hindustan-times-st-noida/20230326/281951727068687 |access-date=2023-08-01 |via=PressReader}}</ref>


==Awards & Honours==
==Awards & Honours==
Balakrishnan received the Tamil Nadu Scientists Award in the Physical Sciences (1999) for her work. She also received [http://www.insaindia.org/ INSA]’s Professor Darshan Ranganathan Memorial Lecture Award (2005) for original and pioneering contributions in [[nonlinear dynamics]].<ref name="Women In Science"/>
From the 1990s, she had been studying the deep connections between nonlinearity and the differential geometry of curves and surfaces. In 1995-96, Balakrishnan was awarded a [[Fulbright Program|Fulbright Scholarship]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Radha Balakrishnan {{!}} Fulbright Scholar Program |url=https://fulbrightscholars.org/grantee/radha-balakrishnan |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=fulbrightscholars.org}}</ref> to pursue research on 'Non-linear dynamics in Low-Dimensional Magnetic Systems,' as a visiting scholar hosted by the [[Los Alamos National Laboratory|Los Alamos Scientific Laboratories]]. In 1999, Balakrishnan received the [[Tamil Nadu]] Scientists Award in the Physical Sciences for her work.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Sciences |first=The Institute of Mathematical |date=2001 |title=2001 - Annual Report |url=https://dspace.imsc.res.in/handle/123456789/517}}</ref> She also received [[Indian National Science Academy|INSA]]’s Professor [[Darshan Ranganathan]] Memorial Lecture Award (2005) for original and pioneering contributions in nonlinear dynamics.<ref name="Women In Science">{{Cite web |title=INSA :: Awards Recipients |url=https://insaindia.res.in/old_website/recipients.php |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=insaindia.res.in}}</ref>

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==Personal life==
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Balakrishnan is married to [[V. Balakrishnan (physicist)|V. Balakrishnan]] who is an [[Theoretical physicists|Indian theoretical physicist]]. Their two children, [[Hari Balakrishnan]] and [[Hamsa Balakrishnan]], are both faculty members at MIT.


==References==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 16:15, 11 September 2023

Radha Balakrishnan
NationalityIndian
Alma materDelhi University
Brandeis University
SpouseV. Balakrishnan
ChildrenHari Balakrishnan (son)
Hamsa Balakrishnan (daughter)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsDepartment of Theoretical Physics, University of Madras
Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai

Radha Balakrishnan is an Indian theoretical physicist. She is a retired professor at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, India. After her early work in condensed matter physics on quantum crystals, she switched fields to nonlinear dynamics and has published research papers on a variety of topics.[1][2][3][4]

Education

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Balakrishnan pursued her physics honours from Delhi University and finished her M.Sc. in 1965. She has a Ph.D. from Brandeis University.

Career

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During the 1980s, when Balakrishnan returned to India, she worked at the department of theoretical physics, University of Madras as a research associate. She joined Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai in 1987. She retired in the year 2004 and since that time, Balakrishnan has been continuing her research as a CSIR Emeritus Scientist. Her current research is on nonlinear dynamics, solitons and applications in physics, connections to classical differential geometry.[1] An autobiographical essay of her career in Indian academia and sciences appears in 'Lilavati's Daughters' published by the Indian Academy of Sciences in 2008. Balakrishnan has spoken at occasions in her first person account, as well as at conclaves on gender barriers for women in STEM, and the challenges she had to overcome.[5]

Personal life

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Radha Balakrishnan is married to V. Balakrishnan who is an Indian theoretical physicist. They have two children, Hari Balakrishnan and Hamsa Balakrishnan, who are both faculty members at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[6]

Awards & Honours

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From the 1990s, she had been studying the deep connections between nonlinearity and the differential geometry of curves and surfaces. In 1995-96, Balakrishnan was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship[7] to pursue research on 'Non-linear dynamics in Low-Dimensional Magnetic Systems,' as a visiting scholar hosted by the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratories. In 1999, Balakrishnan received the Tamil Nadu Scientists Award in the Physical Sciences for her work.[8] She also received INSA’s Professor Darshan Ranganathan Memorial Lecture Award (2005) for original and pioneering contributions in nonlinear dynamics.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Former Faculty at The Institute of Mathematical Sciences". www.imsc.res.in. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  2. ^ G. Caglioti, A. Ferro Milone, ed. (17 March 2013). Mechanical and Thermal Behaviour of Metallic Materials Enrico Fermi International School of Physics. Elsevier, 1982. p. 324. ISBN 9780080983837. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  3. ^ Selected Topics in Mathematical Physics: Professor R. Vasudevan Memorial Volume. Allied Publishers. 1995. p. 257. ISBN 9788170234883. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Everlasting Quantum Wave: Physicists Predict New Form of Soliton in Ultracold Gases". phys.org.
  5. ^ "Women in Physics: where do we go from here? A report on panel discussion held by the Indian Physics Association" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Tel it like it is". Retrieved 1 August 2023 – via PressReader.
  7. ^ "Radha Balakrishnan | Fulbright Scholar Program". fulbrightscholars.org. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  8. ^ Sciences, The Institute of Mathematical (2001). "2001 - Annual Report". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. ^ "INSA :: Awards Recipients". insaindia.res.in. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
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