Prof. C.N.R. Rao Oration Award (Instituted in the year 2000)

Title Speaker Name Date

“ Chemical Complexity and Molecular Simulations”

Prof. Balasubramanian.S

Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit

11/08/2023

“Drik Ganita: Towards realistic simulation of Complex Systems”

Prof. Santosh Ansumali

Engineering Mechanics Unit, JNCASR

16/08/2022

“Frustration” in Spin Systems: Emergent Phenomena”

Prof. A. Sundaresan

Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit, JNCASR

07/09/2021

“ Swalpa Adjust Maadi: Tweaking longevity pathways in stem cells”

Prof. Maneesha Inamdar

Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit,  JNCASR

13/08/2019

“Encoding Memories in Dense Disordered Packings of Soap Bubbles”

Prof. Rajesh Ganapathy

ICMS, JNCASR

13/08/2018

“Sociality in Asian elephants”

Dr. T.N.C. Vidya

Evolutionary and Integrative Biology Unit, JNCASR

14/08/2017

“Earthquake generation along the Himalayan Arc: Knowns and Unknowns”

Prof. C.P. Rajendran

Geodynamics Unit, JNCASR

16/08/2016

“Theoretical Predictions of Novel Structures and Phenomena in solids Basics Sciences behind Modern Technologies”

Prof. Umesh V. Waghmare

TSU, JNCASR

04/08/2015

Peptidommimetics and their Applications in Biomimetics and Biomedicine

Prof. T. Govindaraju

NCU, JNCASR

07/08/2014

Exoitic Patterns in Driven Granular Matter

Prof. MehebobAlam

EMU, JNCASR

07/08/2013

HIV says again – “ In failure, I see my Success”

Prof. RangaUdayakumar

Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit,  JNCASR

06/08/2012

Modifying materials for superefficient Solar Cells and light Emitting Diodes

Prof. S.M. Shivaprasad

Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit, JNCASR

05/08/2011

Olfactory Receptor Mediated Nocturnal Male Sex Drive in Drosophila

Prof. Vijay Kumar Sharma

Evolutionary and Organismal Biological Unit, JNCASR

09/08/2010

Raman in the age of Materials

Prof. Chandrabhas Narayana

Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit, JNCASR

07/08/2009

Multiple Approaches to Fight Malaria

Prof. Namita Surolia

Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit,  JNCASR

13/08/2008

Does one size fit all

Prof. Shobhana Narasimhan

Theoretical Science Unit, JNCASR

06/08/2007

How many atoms maketh a metal

Prof. G.U. Kulkarni

Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit, JNCASR

04/08/2006

Malaria: Understanding Plasmodium Falciparum Biochemistry

Prof. HemalathaBalaram

Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit,  JNCASR

10/08/2005

Uncovering Patterns in the laminar-turbulent transition

Prof. Rama Govindarajan

Engineering Mechanics Unit, JNCASR

10/08/2004

Photoelectric activity bacteriorhodopsin-conducting polymer

Prof. K.S. Narayan

Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit, JNCASR

14/08/2003

On genetic aspects of non-syndromic deafness in humans

Dr. Anuranjan Anand

Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit ,JNCASR

14/08/2002

Slow dynamics and the glass transition in liquids

Dr. Srikanth Sastry

Theoretical Science Unit, JNCASR

01/10/2001

Development and competition in fruit flies: A tale of two densities

Dr. Amitabh Joshi

Evolutionary and Organismal Biological Unit, JNCASR

16/08/2000