Background
Ramamurthy, Valangiman Subramanian was born on April 2, 1942 in Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, India. Son of Vaithianathan Subramanian and Subramanian Sundari.
Indian government official physicist
Ramamurthy, Valangiman Subramanian was born on April 2, 1942 in Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, India. Son of Vaithianathan Subramanian and Subramanian Sundari.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, University Madras, India, 1961. Master of Science in Physics, University Madras, India, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University Madras, India, 1971.
Doctor (honorary), Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, India, 1997.
Science officer nuclear physics division Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Bombay, 1994-1982, head fission physics division.., 1982-1989. Director Institute physics, Bhubaneswar, India, 1989-1995. Secretary Indian Department of Science and and Technology, New Delhi, since 1995.
Honorary visiting professor Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, 1996. Distinguished scientist Indian Department Atomic Energy, 1998. Honorary professor J.N. Center for Advanced Science Research, Bangalore, India.
Distinguished professor Engineering Staff College India, Hyderabad.
Fellow Indian National Science Academy (life), Indian Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences. Member International Center for Theoretical Physics (honorary Indian chapter), Indian Physics Society (Pandya Memorial award 1993), Indian Society for Radiation Physics.
Married Raji Krishmamurthy. 2 children.