1974 RAO, Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra (b. 1934) PhD(Purdue),DSc(hc),CChem,FNA,FASc,FRS,FTWAS,Bharat Ratna, Linus Pauling Research Professor, JNCASR; Res. JNC President’s House, Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bangalore – 560012; Tel: (080) 23653075, 22082761(O), 23601410(R); Fax: 2208760; Email: ; Sp. Chemistry of Materials.