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{{Short description|Indian quantum chemist (born 1950)}}
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{{Infobox scientist
| name = Suryanarayanasastry Ramasesha
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1950|1|16}}
| birth_place = [[Karnataka]], India
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| fields = {{ublist | [[Quantum mechanics|Quantum theory]] | [[Molecular electronics]] }}
| workplaces = {{ublist | [[Indian Institute of Science]] | [[Princeton University]] | [[University of Arizona]] | [[Bordeaux University]] | [[École normale supérieure de Cachan]] | [[University of Mons-Hainaut]] | [[Institute for Molecular Spectroscopy (CNR) Bologna]] | [[Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research]] }}
| alma_mater = {{ublist | [[Bangalore University]] | [[Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur]] | [[Indian Institute of Science]] | [[Oxford University]] | [[Louisiana State University]] | [[Princeton University]] }}
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| known_for = Studies on conjugated organic systems and low-dimensional solids
| awards = {{ublist | 1978 [[Indian National Science Academy|INSA]] Young Scientists' Medal
1990 B. M. Birla Science Prize | 1992 [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize]] | [[Chemical Research Society of India|CRSI]] Silver Medal | [[Indian Institute of Science|IISc]] Alumni Award }}
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'''Suryanarayanasastry Ramasesha''' (born 16 January 1950) is an Indian [[quantum chemist]] and a former Dean of the Faculty of Science at the [[Indian Institute of Science]]. He is a former chair of the Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit and Amrut Modi Chair professor of Chemical Sciences at IISc.<ref name="Indian fellow">{{Cite web |url=http://insaindia.res.in/detail.php?id=P05-1398 |title=Indian fellow |date=2016 |publisher=Indian National Science Academy |access-date=25 November 2016 |archive-date=25 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225023147/https://www.insaindia.res.in/detail.php?id=P05-1398 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He is known for his studies on conjugated organic systems and low-dimensional solids<ref name="Brief Profile of the Awardee">{{Cite web |url=http://ssbprize.gov.in/Content/Detail.aspx?AID=258 |title=Brief Profile of the Awardee |date=2016 |publisher=Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize |access-date=12 November 2016}}</ref> and is an elected fellow of the [[Indian National Science Academy]], the [[Indian Academy of Sciences]]<ref name="Fellow profile">{{Cite web |url=http://www.ias.ac.in/describe/fellow/Ramasesha,_Prof._Suryanarayana_Sastry |title=Fellow profile |date=2016 |publisher=Indian Academy of Sciences |access-date=12 November 2016}}</ref> and [[The World Academy of Sciences]].<ref name="TWAS fellow">{{Cite web |url=http://twas.org/member/ramasesha-suryanarayana-sastry |title=TWAS fellow |date=2016 |publisher=The World Academy of Sciences |access-date=25 November 2016 |archive-date=26 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161126001812/http://twas.org/member/ramasesha-suryanarayana-sastry |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Council of Scientific and Industrial Research]], the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology]], one of the highest Indian science awards, in 1992, for his contributions to chemical sciences.<ref name="View Bhatnagar Awardees">{{cite web | url=http://ssbprize.gov.in/Content/AwardeeList.aspx | title=View Bhatnagar Awardees | publisher=Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize | date=2016 | access-date=12 November 2016}}</ref>

== Biography ==
[[File:A building at IIT Kanpur.jpg|thumb|235px|left|IIT Kanpur]]
S. Ramasesha, born in the south Indian state of [[Karnataka]] on 16 January 1950, completed his BSc (Hons) (1968) from [[Bangalore University]] before securing MSc (1970) and PhD (1977) from the [[Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur]].<ref name="Indian fellow" /> Moving back to his home state, he did his post-doctoral studies at the [[Indian Institute of Science]] as well as at [[Oxford University]], [[Louisiana State University]], and [[Princeton University]]. He started his career in 1984 as a member of faculty at the Indian Institute of Science where he spent his entire academic career, serving in such different positions as professor and chair of Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit (1992–97),<ref name="SERB profile">{{Cite web |url=http://www.serb.gov.in/pdfs/research/Prof_S_Ramasesha.pdf |title=SERB profile |date=2016 |publisher=Science and Engineering Research Board}}</ref> as the Amrut Modi Chair professor of Chemical Sciences (2000-003) and as Dean, faculty of science (from 2014) to superannuate from service in 2015. In between, he has served as a visiting professor at Princeton University, [[University of Arizona]], [[Bordeaux University]], [[École normale supérieure de Cachan]], and [[University of Mons-Hainaut]].<ref name="Indian fellow" />

== Legacy ==
Ramasesha is known to have conducted extensive researches on the electronic structure and nonlinear properties of conjugated organic systems and low-dimensional solids using the [[Valence Bond method]].<ref name="Handbook of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize Winners">{{cite web | url=http://www.csirhrdg.res.in/ssb.pdf | title=Handbook of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize Winners | publisher=Council of Scientific and Industrial Research | date=1999 | access-date=5 October 2016 | pages=34}}</ref> His researches have assisted in designing new protocols for the development of [[n-body problem|many-body models]] for investigating large molecules, low-dimensional materials and real time dynamics.<ref name="Prof. S. Ramasesha - Scientist profile">{{Cite web |url=http://sscu.iisc.ernet.in/s_ramasesha.html |title=Prof. S. Ramasesha - Scientist profile |date=2016 |publisher=Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit - IISc |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128090442/http://sscu.iisc.ernet.in/s_ramasesha.html |archive-date=28 November 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> When [[Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research]] established its first computer laboratory, Ramsesha served as its founder head and has also served as the convenor of the National Centre for Science Information of the Indian Institute of Science. He has published over 240 peer-reviewed articles<ref name="Browse by Fellow">{{Cite web |url=http://repository.ias.ac.in/view/fellows/Ramasesha=3ASuryanarayanasastry=3A=3A.html |title=Browse by Fellow |date=2016 |publisher=Indian Academy of Sciences}}</ref> and guided 23 research scholars in their doctoral studies.<ref name="Indian fellow" />

== Awards and honors ==
The Indian National Science Academy awarded Ramasesha the Young Scientists' Medal in 1978<ref name="INSA Young Scientists' Medal">{{Cite web |url=http://insaindia.res.in/youngmedal.php |title=INSA Young Scientists' Medal |date=2016 |publisher=Indian National Science Academy |access-date=25 November 2016 |archive-date=11 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511084357/https://www.insaindia.res.in/youngmedal.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> and he received the B. M. Birla Science Prize in 1990.<ref name="B. M. Birla Science Prize">{{Cite web |url=http://www.birlasciencecentre.org/awards/birlaSciencePrizes/ |title=B. M. Birla Science Prize |date=2016 |publisher=B. M. Birla Science Centre |access-date=25 November 2016 |archive-date=28 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128175901/http://www.birlasciencecentre.org/awards/birlaSciencePrizes/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Council of Scientific and Industrial Research]] awarded him the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize]], one of the highest Indian science awards, in 1992.<ref name="Chemical Sciences">{{cite web | url=http://www.csir.res.in/External/Heads/career/award/BPRIZE/CHEMICAL_SCIENCES.htm | title=Chemical Sciences | publisher=Council of Scientific and Industrial Research | date=2016 | access-date=7 November 2016 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120912012851/http://www.csir.res.in/external/heads/career/award/BPRIZE/CHEMICAL_SCIENCES.htm | archive-date=12 September 2012 }}</ref> A J. C. Bose National Fellow, he is also a recipient of the Silver Medal of the [[Chemical Research Society of India]] and the Alumni Award for Excellence in Research of the Indian Institute of Science.<ref name="Indian fellow" /> He is an elected fellow of the Indian National Science Academy, Indian Academy of Sciences<ref name="Fellow profile" /> and [[The World Academy of Sciences]],.<ref name="TWAS fellow" /> He was awarded the Sir M. Visvesvaraya life-time achievement award by the government of Karnataka, for the year 2018. He was conferred the Honorary Fellowship of the Karnataka Science and Technology Academy in 2020. He was also conferred the Chemical Research Society of India Gold Medal for lifetime achievement.

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-G-iMBp8Mc |title=Correlated Electronic Structure of Some Conjugated Electronic Materials |last=S. Ramasesha |date=14 June 2013 |publisher=International Centre for Theoretical Sciences|work=YouTube video}}

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