| C. N. R. Rao AKA Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao Born: 30-Jun-1934
Birthplace: Bangalore, India
Gender: Male
Religion: Hindu
Race or Ethnicity: Asian/Indian
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Chemist Nationality: India
Executive summary: Chemistry of superconductivity Indian chemist C. N. R. Rao is known for his research into superconductivity and the chemical properties of superconductive materials. He is also a founding member of the Third World Academy of Sciences. Father: Hanumantha Nagesa Rao
Mother: Nagamma Nagesa Rao
Wife: Indumati Rao (m. 1960, one daughter, one son)
Daughter: Suchitra
Son: Sanjay
University: BS, University of Mysore (1951)
University: MS, Banaras Hindu University (1953)
University: PhD, Purdue University (1958)
University: DSc, University of Mysore (1961)
Teacher: Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (1963-64)
Professor: Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (1964-76)
Professor: Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore (1976-)
Administrator: Chairman of Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore (1976-84)
Administrator: Director of Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore (1984-)
Hughes Medal 2000
Dan David Prize 2005
French Legion of Honor 2005
American Philosophical Society Foreign Member
French Academy of Sciences Foreign Member
Indian Academy of Sciences
National Academy of Sciences Foreign Associate
Pontifical Academy of Sciences
Royal Society
Third World Academy of Sciences
Russian Academy of Sciences Foreign Member
Author of books:
Ultra-Violet and Visible Spectroscopy (1961)
Chemical Applications of Infrared Spectroscopy (1963)
New Directions in Solid State Chemistry (1986, with J. Gopalakrishnan)
Chemical and Structural Aspects of High Temperature Superconductors (1988)
Bismuth and Thalium Cuprate Superconductors (1989)
Chemistry of High Temperature Superconductors (1991)
The Chemistry of Nanomaterials (2004)
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