SpeakerAjay. K. Sood

A.K. Sood is a Professor in Department of Physics at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He is an honorary Professor in JNCASR, Bangalore. He was the President of The Indian Academy of Sciences from 2010 to 2012, Vice-President of INSA and is now the Secretary General of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS). His research interests include Physics of Nano systems and soft matter. He has published more than 360 papers in refereed international journals and holds a few patents. His work has been recognized by way of many honors and awards .These include the Fellowship of the Royal Society, London ( FRS) , all the three science academies of India and the TWAS ; the civilian honor, Padma Shri by the Government of India, S.S. Bhatnagar Prize, G.D. Birla Award, TWAS Prize in Physics, FICCI Prize, Goyal Prize, M.N. Saha Award and Millennium Gold Medal of Indian Science Congress, Sir C.V. Raman Award of UGC, Homi Bhabha Medal of Indian National Science Academy, DAE Raja Ramanna Award of JNCASR, National Award in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology by Government of India, Nano Award by Government of Karnataka ,G.M. Modi Award of Science and R D Birla Award for Excellence in Physics by Indian Physics Association. He is one of the Executive Editors of an International journal, Solid State Communications. abstract