Honorary Professors | Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Sl. No.	Name	Affiliation and Email	Photo
1.	Prof. T.V. Ramakrishnan, FRS	Emeritus Professor, Department of Physics Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi Email: tvrama2002@yahoo.co.in Prof Ramakrishnan, is one of the best-known Physicists of India, who has made remarkable contributions ranging from the leadership of the Indian Academy of Sciences, building of world-class group in condensed matter physics at IISc to mentoring a number of researchers across the world. He has been closely associated with JNCASR since inception.
2.	Prof. D D Sarma	Honorary Professor, Solid State & Structural Chemistry Dept IISc, Bengaluru Email: sarma@iisc.ac.in Renowned Solid State Structural Chemist, known for his research in the fields of Solid State Chemistry, Spectroscopy, Condensed Matter Physics, Materials Science, Prof Sarma is Honorary Professor at SSCU, IISc. Served as Adjunct Professor at IISER, Kolkata, IACS, Kolkata and TIFR, Mumbai. Presently, he is Eminent Visiting Fellow in the Centre for Advanced Materials of IACS, Kolkata
3.	Prof. A.K. Sood, FRS	Principal Scientific Advisor, Govt. of India. Email: asood1951@gmail.com Prof. Sood is a distinguished Physicist, researcher known for his pioneering research findings on graphene and nanotechnology. He is credited with many path breaking findings and invention. Prof Sood is a Distinguished Honorary Professor of Physics at IISc, Bengaluru. He is presently the Principal Scientific Advisor to Govt. of India.
4.	Prof. Milan Kumar Sanyal	Prof. Milan Kumar Sanyal, FASc, FNA, FNASc, FTWAS Emeritus Professor, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata Well known for his contributions in surface physics, expert in synchrotron measurements; former Director, SINP and Emeritus Professor at SNBNCBS
5.	Prof. A.K.Tyagi	Prof. A. K. Tyagi, FNASc, FASc, FNAE, FNA, FTWAS Dean and Senior Professor, Homi Bhabha National Institute, DAE, Mumbai Dr. A. K. Tyagi is an acclaimed materials scientist with profound interest in solid state chemistry. His research encompasses functional materials, nanomaterials and nuclear materials. He has designed several unusual materials with superior functionalities through structure-property correlation. He was conferred with Vigyan Shri by the Hon’ble President of India in 2024.
6.	Prof. V. Kumaran	Prof. V. Kumaran, FASc, FNA, FNAE Department of Chemical Engineering, IISc, Bengaluru Chemical Engineer, Rheologist and a Professor at Dept of Chemical Engg, IISc. Well known for his studies on stability off low past flexible surfaces INSA Young Scientist; Recipient of SSB (Engg. Sciences), TWAS Prize and Infosys Prize in Engg and Computer Science category
7.	Prof. P. Balaram	Prof. P. Balaram, FNA, FNASc, FASc, DST, Year of Science Chair Professor, National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) Bengaluru A leading biochemist; well-known for his research on structure, conformation, and biological activity of designed and natural peptides; Former Director of IISc; Fellow of Science Academies. Prof. Balaram is teaching the Biophysical Chemistry (JNC 314) course at JNCASR
8.	Prof. Sampath S	Prof. Sampath S., FNA, FNASc Department of Inorganic & Physical Chemistry IISc, Bengaluru Sampath is a prominent electrochemist, who has made pioneering contributions to understand interfacial properties involving novel materials and modified surfaces using a combination of spectroscopy, electrochemistry and microscopy techniques
9.	Prof. Russel Foster, FRS	Prof. Russell Foster, FRS Professor of Circadian Neuroscience & Head of Department of Ophthalmology University of Oxford He is credited with the discovery of intrinsically photo sensitive retinal ganglion cells. Recently his research has also unveiled the connections between sleep and neurological conditions including depression. He delivered the Darwin lecture at JNCASR several years ago.
10.	Prof. Shubha Tole	Prof. Shubha Tole, FASc, FNA, FNASc Department of Biological Sciences Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) Mumbai Well know neuroscientist and Professor at TIFR Mumbai. Expert in development and evolution of the mammalian brain; recipient of Bhatnagar and Infosys Prize
11.	Prof. Umesh Varshney	Prof. Umesh Varshney, FNA, FNASc, FTWAS J N Tata Chair Professor Department of Microbiology & Cell Biology, IISc, Bengaluru Specialization: Molecular Biology; protein biosynthesis; DNA repair. He has been contributing in many capacities to the activities in Life Sciences at JNCASR
12.	Prof. Jayawant H. Arakeri	Prof. Jayawant H. Arakeri, FASc, FNAE Department of Mechanical Engineering, IISc, Bengaluru Prof. Arakeri, one of the leading Mechanical Engineer IISc, Bengaluru. Completed his Ph.D., from Caltech (Aeronautics) in 1987. He has contributed to Indian science both in an editorial capacity (Sadhana), and as chair of multiple scientific/steering committees. His research on transition and turbulence, and propulsion mechanisms in the context of bio-locomotion, is well known. He recently spent a part of his sabbatical at EMU, having taught ‘Fluid Mechanics through pictures’ during this period.
13.	Prof. Raghavendra Gadagkar	Prof. Raghavendra Gadagkar, FASc, FNA,FNASc, FTWAS, DST Year of Science Chair Professor, Centre for Ecological Sciences, IISc, Bengaluru A distinguished Evolutionary and Organismal Biology researcher; renowned expert on the evolution of social behaviour; Former President, INSA; Founder President, ISEB, Foreign Assoc. USNAS
14	Prof. Gagandeep Kang, FRS	Prof. Gagandeep Kang, FRS Email: gkang@cmcvellore.ac.in Professor at Wellcome Trust Research Laboratory, and the Division of Gastrointestinal Sciences at the Christian Medical College (CMC) in Vellore. Professor Kang conducts inter-disciplinary research on enteric infections and child health. She is a member of many WHO advisory committees and presently the vice-Chair of the Board of Coalition of Epidemic Preparedness Innovations and chairs the Immunization Technical Advisory Group for the WHO’s Southeast Asian Region.
15	Prof. Ashok Misra, FNAE, FNASc	Prof. Ashok Misra, FNAE, FNASc Email: ashokmisra47@gmail.com A distinguished engineer and scientist, Prof Misra has for more than three decades served in the field of education as a teacher and a researcher. Prof Misra obtained his BTech (Chemical Engineering) from IIT Kanpur in 1968, an MS (Chemical Engineering) from Tufts University in 1969 and PhD in Polymer Science & Engineering from the University of Massachusetts in 1974. He also completed the Executive Development Program at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois in 1999.