R. S. Krishnan

R.S. Krishnan
Born(1911-09-23)23 September 1911
Rappal10°24′34″N 76°16′07″E / 10.4094515°N 76.2685119°E / 10.4094515; 76.2685119, Thrissur, Kingdom of Cochin, British Raj
(now Kerala, India)
Died2 October 1999(1999-10-02) (aged 88)
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
NationalityIndian
Alma mater
Known forKrishnan Effect
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Rappal Sangameswaran Krishnan[1] (23 September 1911 – 2 October 1999) was an Indian experimental physicist and scientist. He was the Head of the department of Physics at the Indian Institute of Science and the vice chancellor of the University of Kerala. He is known for his pioneering researches on colloid optics and a discovery which is now known as Krishnan Effect.[2] He was a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Indian National Science Academy and the Institute of Physics, London and a recipient of the C. V. Raman Prize.[3] 25 students were guided by RSKrishnan for Ph D. Dr T N Vasudevan was the 25th. Prof Vasudevan retired from Physics Dept, Calicut University died on 2 August 2021

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  2. ^ Dudley Williams, ed. (2013). Molecular Physics: Methods of Experimental Physics. Academic Press. pp. 420 of 500. ISBN 9781483191775.
  3. ^ "Deceased Fellow". Indian National Science Academy. 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.