Giridhar U. Kulkarni

Prof. G. U. Kulkarni obtained his Ph.D. from IISc Bangalore in 1992, followed by postdoctoral research at IISc and Cardiff University. He joined JNCASR in 1995 and is a Professor in Materials Unit since 2008. He has served as Chair of the Materials Unit, Dean-Academic and Faculty Affairs, and was Director of CeNS (2015–2020) where he continues as Adjunct Professor. He served as the President of JNCASR during 2020-2025. He has held visiting positions at institutions including Cardiff, Tokyo, Trieste, Pisa, and Paris Sud, and was an Adjunct Professor at Purdue University (2009–11). With over 340 publications, he has mentored 36 students. He is a Fellow of all major Indian science and engineering academies, as well as of TWAS, RSC, and APAM, and also a J.C. Bose Fellow.