Science Advisory Council

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Science Advisory Council

A Science Advisory Council has been set up to advise the Vice-Chancellor on enhancing research, teaching and training in the Natural Sciences, Computer Science and Mathematics. The objective is to build Ashoka University into a hub of high-quality scientific research and help stimulate research across India, addressing important problems that face the world today.

The Council will

  • Guide the university to develop a meetings and workshop centre to bring in the best academics from India and abroad to conduct experimental and lecture workshops in diverse specialised subjects.
  • Help host Summer ‘Genius’ Programmes across the discipline of sciences for talented young students.
  • Assist  the University in broadening the footprint of excellence in the sciences in India by democratising access and opportunities for students, while strengthening its contributions to the country and the world through original research.
  • Help build collaborations and forge partnerships with research institutions in order to raise resources to further enhance research capacity.
  • Advise the Vice-Chancellor on building innovative post-graduate programmes that can make an impact on society and nurture scholars in the field.

Constitution of the Council

Chair

K. VijayRaghavan

Former Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India

Members

Rajesh Gopakumar

Senior Professor & Director ICTS-TIFR, Bengaluru

Yamuna Krishnan

Professor of Chemistry, University of Chicago

Ph.D Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

Priyamvada Natarajan

Professor, Departments of Astronomy & Physics, Chair, Department of Astronomy Yale University
External PI, Black Hole Initiative, Harvard University

Somak Raychaudhury

Vice-Chancellor, Ashoka University

Ph.D. in Astrophysics, University of Cambridge

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