Saraswathi Vishveshwara
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Saraswathi Vishveshwara | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | India |
| Education | Bangalore University City University of New York |
| Alma mater | Bangalore University |
| Spouse | C. V. Vishveshwara |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Molecular Biophysics |
| Institutions | Carnegie Mellon University Indian Institute of Science |
Saraswathi Vishveshwara (born 1946) is an Indian biophysicist with specialization in the area of Molecular Biophysics. She is a professor in the Molecular Biophysics Unit at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. She works on computational biology and her research is primarily focused on elucidating structure-function relationships in biological systems. Using computational-mathematical techniques to understand the functioning of macromolecules such as proteins is a key aspect of her research.
Education[edit]
Saraswathi's undergraduate (B.Sc.) and post-graduate (M.Sc.) education was in Bangalore University. After she did her M.Sc in bio-chemistry, she completed her Ph.D. at the City University of New York[which?] under the guidance of David Beveridge of Hunter College. Her doctorate was in quantum chemistry.[1]
Professional experience[edit]
After her doctorate Vishveshwara became a postdoctoral fellow at the Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh. She worked with well-known quantum chemist and Nobel Laureate, John Pople. She returned to India and joined the Indian Institute of Science as a postdoctoral fellow in the Molecular Biophysics Unit. She became a faculty member and Professor.
Personal life[edit]
Saraswathi's husband, physicist, Dr. C.V. Vishveshwara, known as the Black Hole Man of India, passed away in 2017. Saraswathi spoke at the inaugural C. V. Vishveshwara Public Lecture series.[2] Their daughter is physicist Smitha Vishveshwara.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Godbole, Rohini (2008). Lilavati's Daughters: The Women Scientists of India. Bangalore: Indian Academy of Sciences. pp. 344–45. ISBN 8184650051. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ "Black Hole Man of India lives on in many lectures". newindianexpress.com.
- ^ Wiltfong, Rebecca (6 January 2021). "Perspective from Smitha Vishveshwara: On Life, Quantum Physics, the Universe, and Compassion". UIUC Physics. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- 1946 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Indian biologists
- 20th-century Indian women scientists
- 20th-century Indian chemists
- Indian molecular biologists
- Indian computational chemists
- Indian women molecular biologists
- Scientists from Bangalore
- Bangalore University alumni
- Indian Institute of Science alumni
- City University of New York alumni
- Women scientists from Karnataka