Division Chair

Prof. E.C.G. Sudarshan

Chair, Division of Yoga and Physical Sciences

(12^th 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