CSIR-CSIO GETS NEW DIRECTOR

Chandigarh Dr S Anantha Ramakrishna has joined as the director of Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIR-CSIO), Chandigarh. He was earlier a physics professor at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. Ramakrishna is known for his specialisation in optics and condensed matter physics and has also made contributions in the field of metamaterials and in developing new forms of anisotropic photonic materials. Besides being awarded the Bhatnagar award, he has received Swarnajayanti Fellowship and Homi Bhabha Prize.