Sujatha Ramdorai

Sujatha Ramdorai
Sujatha Ramdorai
Residence Vancouver
Nationality Indian
Citizenship Indian
Alma mater St. Joseph's College, Bangalore
Annamalai University
TIFR
Known for non-commutative Iwasawa theory, Arithmetic of Algebraic varieties
Awards ICTP Ramanujan Prize (2006)
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award (2004)
Alexander von Humboldt Fellow (1997–1998)
Scientific career
Fields Mathematics
Institutions TIFR
University of British Columbia
Doctoral advisor Raman Parimala

Sujatha Ramdorai is a professor of mathematics and Canada Research Chair at University of British Columbia, Canada.[1][2] Previously a professor at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Ramdorai is an algebraic number theorist known for her work on Iwasawa theory. She is the first Indian to win the prestigious ICTP Ramanujan Prize in 2006 and also a winner of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award, the highest honour in scientific fields by Indian Government in 2004. She was a member of the National Knowledge Commission from 2007 to 2009. She is at present a member of the Prime Minister’s Scientific Advisory Council from 2009 onwards and also a member of the National Innovation Council.[3] She is also on the advisory board of Gonit Sora.[4] She holds an adjunct professorship position at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune.[5]

Education

She completed her B.Sc in 1982 at St. Joseph's college, Bangalore and then got her M.Sc. through correspondence from Annamalai University in 1985. After that she went for PhD at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research and was awarded her PhD under supervision of Raman Parimala in 1992.[6] Her dissertation was "Witt Groups of Real Surfaces and Real Geometry".

Contribution to mathematics

Together with Coates, Fukaya, Kato, and Venjakob she formulated a non-commutative version of the main conjecture of Iwasawa theory, on which much foundation of this important subject is based.[7] Iwasawa theory has its origins in the work of a great Japanese mathematician, Kenkichi Iwasawa.[8]

Editorial position

References

  1. ↑ Government of Canada, Industry Canada (2012-11-29). "Canada Research Chairs". Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  2. ↑ "Mathematics". www.math.ubc.ca. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  3. ↑ An Interview with Prof. Sujatha Ramdorai, http://GonitSora.com
  4. ↑ http://gonitsora.com/about-us/
  5. ↑ "IISER Pune". www.iiserpune.ac.in. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  6. ↑ Homepage CV
  7. ↑ Interview with Sujatha
  8. ↑ http://gonitsora.com/an-interview-with-prof-sujatha-ramdorai/
  9. ↑ Homepage
  10. ↑
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