Division Chair
Prof. E.C.G. Sudarshan
Chair, Division of Yoga and Physical Sciences
(12th July 2009 – Till Date)
Ennackal Chandy George Sudarshan (E.C.G. Sudarshan), was born on September 16, 1931, Pallam, in Kottayam district of Kerala, India. He is a prominent Indian American Theoretical physicist, author, and professor at The University of Texas at Austin.
Awards:
- ICTP Dirac Medal in 2010
- Padma Vibhushan in 2007
- Majorana Prize, 2006
- First Prize in Physics, Third World Academy of Sciences, in 1985
- Bose Medal in 1977
- Padma Bhushan in 1976
- C V Raman Award in 1970
Major Scientific Contributions:
- Optical coherence
- Sudarshan-Glauber representation
- V-A theory
- Tachyon
- Quantum Zeno effect
- Open quantum system
- Spin-statistics theorem