Shobhana Narasimhan | |
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Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | Harvard University, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, St. Xavier's College, Mumbai |
Awards | Stree Shakti Samman Science Award, 2010, Kalpana Chawla Woman Scientist Award of the Government of Karnataka, 2010 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Computational Nanoscience |
Institutions | Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research |
Doctoral advisor | David Vanderbilt |
Shobhana Narasimhan is an Indian academic who is Professor of Theoretical Sciences at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research in Bangalore, India. Her main area of interest is computational nanoscience. Her research examines how the lowering of dimensionality and reduction of size affect material properties.[1] She is an International Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences[2] the National Academy of Sciences, India and the American Physical Society.