R. Narasimha

Emeritus Professor; April 2004-

Director, NIAS; 1997- March 2004

Room No.: F 19
Tel: 080-2218-5072
Fax: 080-2218-5028
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Email: roddam@caos.iisc.ernet.in

Qualifications

• Ph.D.  (Aeronautics and Physics, Caltech) FRS

Career

• Professor, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore; 1970-1998
  
• Professor,  Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research; 1989-
  
• Director, National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore; 1984-93
  
• Director, NIAS, Bangalore; 1997- March 2004

Honours and Distinctions

• Member, Editorial Board, India's National Security Annual Review
  
• Member of the Space Commission and the National Security Advisory Board
  
• Fellow of the Royal Society; 1992
  
• Foreign Associate of the US National Academy of Engineering; 1989
  
• Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy  of Arts and Sciences; 1999

Research Interests

• Aerospace technology, atmospheric sciences and science and technology policy studies.

Papers in full text

• Prof Satish Dhawan: an obituary  by  Roddam Narasimha. Current Science 82: 222-225
• The Evolution of India's Nuclear Policies     Updates  by  Roddam Narasimha
  This paper, based on a talk given at the 13th Amaldi Conference held at Rome on 30 November 2000, represents the author’s personal views, and does not necessarily reflect in any sense the views of the Government of India.  (A shorter version will appear in the Proceedings of that Conference.)
• A road-map for nuclear zero  by   Roddam Narasimha
  Presentation made at NIAS-CISAC dialogue, 26-28 April 2001, Washington D.C..

Selected Publications

• Narasimha, R (2003) The Indian half of Needham's question: some thoughts on axioms, models, algorithms and computational positivism. Interdisciplinary Science Reviews 28(1): 54-66
• Narasimha, R (2003) Vinod J Modi (Personal News),Current Science 84(9): 1262-63
• Narasimha, R (2002) A metaphysics of living systems: the Yoga-vasistha view. Sandhan 2(2): 155-164, Journal of Biosciences (2003) 27: 645-650
• Narasimha, R (2002) Satish Dhawan. Current Science 82: 222-225
• Narasimha, R (2001). Sines in terse verse. Nature 414: 851
• Narasimha, R (2001) Connecting up the North East: the untapped power of IT and aviation. Indian Aviation 16: 7-13
• Narasimha, R (2001). Evolution of India's nuclear policy In: the Proceedings of XIII International Amaldi Conference on Problems of Global Security held during 30 November-2 December 2000. Rome: Accademia Nazionale Dei Lincei. pp 103-127
• Narasimha, R (Guest Editor, Special Section) (2000) Public Access to Indian Geographical Data. Current Science 79: 450-503
• Narasimha, R (Guest Editor, Special Section)(2000) Instabilities, transitions and turbulence. Current Science 79: 725-883
• Narasimha,R (2000). The environment in Indian thought In: Proceedings of the Seminar on Environment in Puranas. Bangalore: Dwaitavedadhyana Samshodha Pratishtanam. pp 1-4
• Ramachandran, R, Vasavi, R,  Sinha, R and  Narasimha, R (2000) ‘Science in society: a new social contract’ – A report on the Bangalore  symposium. Science,  Technology and Society 5(1): 93-116 
• Sudarsh V. Kailas and Narasimha, R (2000).   Quasi-cycles in monsoon rainfall by wavelet  analysis. Current Science 78: 592-595
• Narasimha, R. ( 2000).  E-governance: A blueprint for the future. Parliamentary Affairs Millenium Special 6: 13 
• Narasimha, R. (2000).  George K Batchelor- an obituary. Current Science 78(12): 1564-1565   
• Narasimha, R. (2000).  David G  Crighton - an obituary.  Current Science 78(12): 1565
• Narasimha, R. (1999). Rocketing from the galaxy bazaar. Nature 400: 13 (Millennium essay)

NIAS Publications

• Narasimha, R (2003). Can it be boom-time for Indian aerospace? WP1-03
• Narasimha, R (2000). Verses for the brave: selections from the Yoga-vasistha with an introduction and translation into English. SP2-00.