Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra (CNR) Rao (born June 30, 1934, Bangalore, India) is an Indian chemist. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bangalore ( officially Bengaluru ( Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು) is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country A chemist is a Scientist trained in the Science of Chemistry.
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Education
Rao obtained his bachelors degree at University of Mysore in 1951, obtaining a masters from Banaras Hindu University two years later, and obtained his PhD in 1958 from Purdue University. University of Mysore is a Public university in India. It has its main campus in the city of Mysore and extension campuses in the neighbouring districts Banaras Hindu University (BHU Hindi: काशी हिन्दू विश्वविद्यालय is a premier Central University and a world class educational He was the director of the Indian Institute of Science from 1984 to 1994, and has been a visiting professor at Purdue, the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge and University of California, Santa Barbara. The Indian Institute of Science ( IISc) is a premier post-graduate institution of research and higher learning located in Bangalore, India. The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the He is the founding President of the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research.
Profession
Rao is currently the National Research Professor and Linus Pauling Research Professor and Honorary President of the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research in Bangalore, India. Linus Carl Pauling (February 28 1901 – August 19 1994 was an American Scientist, Peace activist, Author and educator. The Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research is a relatively young but already well-knownmultidisciplinary research institute He was appointed Chair of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Indian Prime Minister in January 2005, a position which he had occupied earlier during 1985-89. January 2005: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September
Prof. Rao is one of the world's foremost solid state and materials chemists. Solid-state chemistry is the study of the synthesis structure and physical properties of solid materials Materials Science or Materials Engineering is an interdisciplinary field involving the properties of matter and its applications to various areas of Science and He has contributed to the development of the field over five decades. His work on transition metal oxides has led to basic understanding of novel phenomena and the relationship between materials properties and the structural chemistry of these materials. In Chemistry, the term transition metal (sometimes also called a transition element) has two possible meanings It commonly refers to any element in An oxide is a Chemical compound containing at least one Oxygen atom as well as at least one other element
Prof. Rao was one of the earliest to synthesize two-dimensional oxide materials such as La2CuO4. His work has led to a systematic study of compositionally controlled metal-insulator transistions. Such studies have had a profound impact in application fields such as colossal magneto resistance and high temperature superconductivity. Superconductivity is a phenomenon occurring in certain Materials generally at very low Temperatures characterized by exactly zero electrical resistance Oxide semiconductors have unusual promise. A semiconductor' is a Solid material that has Electrical conductivity in between a conductor and an insulator; it can vary over that He has made immense contributions to nanomaterials over the last two decades, besides his work on hybrid materials. He is the author of around 1400 research papers. He has authored and edited 42 books.
Awards
He was awarded the Hughes Medal by the Royal Society in 2000, and he became the first recipient of the India Science Award, instituted by the Government of India, for his contributions to solid state chemistry and materials science, awarded in 2004. The Hughes Medal, named after Microphone inventor David Edward Hughes, is one of several medals awarded by the Royal Society, England's reigning academy The Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge, known simply as The Royal Society, is a Learned society for science that was founded in 1660 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
He has won several international prizes and is a member of most of the major science academies in the world including the U. S. National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Royal Society (London), French Academy, Japan Academy and the Pontifical Academy. The National Academy of Sciences (NAS is a corporation in the United States whose members serve Pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS is an organization dedicated to scholarship and the advancement of learning
He was awarded Dan David Prize in 2005, by the Dan David Foundation, Tel Aviv University, which he shared with George Whitesides and Robert Langer[1]. The Dan David Prize is an annual award of $1 million each to three individuals who have made an outstanding contribution in the fields of science technology culture or social welfare Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tel Aviv University (TAU אוניברסיטת תל־אביב את"א is Israel 's largest on-site University, located in Tel Aviv. George Whitesides may refer to George M Whitesides, an American chemist George T This article is about the professor at MIT for the Australian cricketer see Rob Langer In 2005, he was conferred the title Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour) by France, the highest civilian award given by the French Government. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The government of France is a Semi-presidential system determined by the French Constitution of the fifth Republic, in which the nation declares He had also been given the honours Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan by the Indian Government. Padma Shri (also spelt Padma Shree, Padmashree, Padma Sree and Padma Sri) is an award given by the Government of India generally The Padma Vibhushan is India 's second highest civilian honour
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