Prof. Kotcherlakota Rangadhama Rao

Kotcherlakota Rangadhama Rao

Prof. Kotcherlakota Rangadhama Rao, was an Indian physicist in the field of Spectroscopy.Rangadhama Rao is best known for his work on Spectroscopy, his role in the development of Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance , and his long association with Physics labs of Andhra University...

 Memorial Lecture Award is given for the outstanding contributions in the subject of Spectroscopy

Spectroscopy

Spectroscopy is the study of the interaction between matter and radiated energy. Historically, spectroscopy originated through the study of visible light dispersed according to its wavelength, e.g., by a prism. Later the concept was expanded greatly to comprise any interaction with radiative...

 in Physics

Physics

Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...

. The award was established by the National Institute of Sciences of India, located in Calcutta in the year 1979. The honour has been awarded to eleven people, a list which includes all Indian citizens.

History

The Memorial Lecture Award was established in the year 1979 in the honour of Professor Kotcherlakota Rangadhama Rao by the students of Prof. K.Rangadhama Rao and Indian National Science Academy

Indian National Science Academy

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, formerly National Institute of Sciences of India, Calcutta. The lecture is awarded for outstanding contributions in the field of Spectroscopy. The award carries an honorarium of Rs. 25,000/- and a citation.

The below lists the recipients of the Memorial

Memorial

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 Award since its inception in the year 1979.

Complete list of awardees

S.No	Name	Birth / death	Awarded	Contribution	Indian state or country of origin
1.	Prof. R.K.Asundi		1979	Molecules In Interstellar Space	Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
2.	Prof. K.Narahari Rao		1981
3.	Prof. N.A.Narasimham Nishtala Appala Narasimham Prof. Nishtala Appala Narasimham, shortly N. A. Narasimham M.Sc., Ph.D. was an Indian physicist and eminent Spectroscopist....	15 Aug 1922 08 Apr 2002	1983	A Search For Organic Molecules In Space : High Resolution Infrared Laser Diode And Radio Frequency Spectroscopic Studies	Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
4.	Prof. V.G.Bhide		1985
5.	Prof. P.T.Manoharan		1987
6.	Prof. Mihir Chowdhury		1989	Work on Two-Photon processes in biomolecules and dynamics of excited state proton transfer.
7.	Prof. V.B.Kartha		1991	Laser Spectroscopy In Atomic And Molecular Physics
8.	Prof. Anil Kumar		1996		Bangalore Bangalore Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and... , Karnataka Karnataka Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
9.	Prof. A.K.Sood		2000
10.	Dr. N.Chandrakumar		2004	Coherence Transformations and their Applications in NMR Spectroscopy and Imaging
11.	Prof. D.D. Sarma		2008	X-ray spectroscopy elucidating the novel physics of strongly correlated systems