The Indian Institute of Science has established the ‘Prof. Ramakrishna Rao Chair’ for an Associate Professor in 2013 with the aim of supporting the exemplary researcher in the field of Nanoscience & Engineering.
About the donor
Apparao V Mallavarapu founded Centum Electronics in 1993. Under his leadership Centum has grown to become one of the largest electronics companies in India. Mr. Mallavarapu received his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Bangalore University and a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Daltech University in Canada.
Awardees
2014-2017 Prof. Srinivasan Raghavan Centre for Nanoscience & Engineering
2017-2020 Prof. Ambarish Ghosh Centre for Nanoscience & Engineering
2020-2023 Prof. Shankar Kumar Selvaraja Centre for Nanoscience & Engineering