In the quest of a confluence of art and science

uplift science from mundane number crunching to divine art

understand the science behind classical music forms

Head, Low Temperature Studies Section, CMPD,MSG, IGCAR and  Prof. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Current Interests

• Synthesise new materials preferably as single crystals; Study anisotropic properties; Relate to mechanism of SC
• Improve properties; critical field HC2 and JC by chemical substitution

Experience (35 years in Material Science)

• Positron spectroscopy; defects in solids; phase transformation in Al alloys
• Ab-initio calculations of positron lifetimes in defects,  solute clusters, bulk
• Study of High TC superconductors; YBa2Cu3O7, Bi2122, Tl2122, La2-xSrxCuO4
• Study of borocarbide superconductors
• Synthesis and structure of Fullerenes C60 and C70;
• superconducting  K doped C60 ; discovery of SC in Yb3C60
• Study Kondo insulating FeSi, FeSi1-xGex;Fe1-xRuxSi;
• Study of metal insulator transition in Fe2VAl1-xSix system
• Superconductivity in MgB2 carbon doped MgB2; Raman study of el-ph interaction
• Study of doped NaxCoO2
• Study of chemical substution effects on magnetic and transport properties of GdBaCo2O5.5
• Study of polycrystalline Fe Arsenides; discovery of superconductivity in Ru doped system
• Study of superconductivity in Fe chalcogenides
• Single crystal investigations in Fe arsenide

Passionate about classical music

Learning Carnatic music;

Govt Music College, Secunderabad 1972-1975; violin under Shri Mallikarjuna Sharma

1976-1981; Vocal music in brief spells under Smt. Saroja Sunderajan; Shri. K. S. Krishnamurthy and Shri K.V. Krishnan

1986-1992:vocal music under Shri. Valliyur Gurumurthy

1993-1996:vocal under Shri Mudikondan Ramesh and Shri. B. Balasubramaniam

Favourite artists: KVN, MSG, Madurai Mani& Sanjay Subramanyam