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