<p>The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) has instituted a chair in honour of Prof V Balakrishnan, its former faculty and a distinguished Indian theoretical physicist, that will focus on research and teaching in the areas of natural sciences, mathematics, and theoretical foundation of engineering.</p>.<p>Prof Balakrishnan’s expertise spans several fields and areas, including particle physics, many-body theory, and the mechanical behaviour of solids, dynamical systems, stochastic processes, and quantum dynamics.</p>.<p>“He is an accomplished researcher who has made important contributions to the theory of anelasticity, continuous-time random walks, and recurrences in dynamical systems,” the IIT-M said.</p>.<p>The chair was endowed by Satish Ramakrishna, an IIT Madras alumnus who is currently the Managing Director and Chief Risk Officer of Two Sigma Investments.</p>.<p>"Prof. V Balakrishnan is one of the greatest teachers and researchers who had served in IIT Madras. He Is also the most loved, respected, and adored faculty of the Institute. I congratulate Prof. Sarit Kumar Das for being the first occupant of this illustrious Chair,” Prof V Kamakoti, Director, IIT-M, said.</p>.<p>Ramakrishna said Balakrishnan is intensely analytical and is a great communicator of a rational approach to life, which is an approach followed by intelligent and purposeful people. The occupants of the Chair have a high mark to aspire to, he added.</p>.<p>In his address, Prof Balakrishnan said there has been a tremendous change in the Institute in the last 40 years. “The rankings have improved, thanks to the efforts of the various stakeholders of the Institute,” he added.</p>.<p>The first head of the chair, Prof Sarit Kumar Das, is a researcher whose work varies from a wide range of heat transfer applications such as nanofluids, biological heat transfer microfluidics, and nanoparticle mediated drug delivery in cancer cells.</p>
<p>The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) has instituted a chair in honour of Prof V Balakrishnan, its former faculty and a distinguished Indian theoretical physicist, that will focus on research and teaching in the areas of natural sciences, mathematics, and theoretical foundation of engineering.</p>.<p>Prof Balakrishnan’s expertise spans several fields and areas, including particle physics, many-body theory, and the mechanical behaviour of solids, dynamical systems, stochastic processes, and quantum dynamics.</p>.<p>“He is an accomplished researcher who has made important contributions to the theory of anelasticity, continuous-time random walks, and recurrences in dynamical systems,” the IIT-M said.</p>.<p>The chair was endowed by Satish Ramakrishna, an IIT Madras alumnus who is currently the Managing Director and Chief Risk Officer of Two Sigma Investments.</p>.<p>"Prof. V Balakrishnan is one of the greatest teachers and researchers who had served in IIT Madras. He Is also the most loved, respected, and adored faculty of the Institute. I congratulate Prof. Sarit Kumar Das for being the first occupant of this illustrious Chair,” Prof V Kamakoti, Director, IIT-M, said.</p>.<p>Ramakrishna said Balakrishnan is intensely analytical and is a great communicator of a rational approach to life, which is an approach followed by intelligent and purposeful people. The occupants of the Chair have a high mark to aspire to, he added.</p>.<p>In his address, Prof Balakrishnan said there has been a tremendous change in the Institute in the last 40 years. “The rankings have improved, thanks to the efforts of the various stakeholders of the Institute,” he added.</p>.<p>The first head of the chair, Prof Sarit Kumar Das, is a researcher whose work varies from a wide range of heat transfer applications such as nanofluids, biological heat transfer microfluidics, and nanoparticle mediated drug delivery in cancer cells.</p>
