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    At 90, scientist CNR Rao is still driving breakthroughs at JNCASR. More research, less red tape

    The new gallery is covered from top to bottom with his numerous awards from multiple countries, along with photographs with legendary scientists like CV Raman and Vikram Sarabhai, Indian prime ministers he worked with as a scientific advisor, and heads of states of Russia, Japan, UK, France, as well as Pope John Paul 2 and the late Queen Elizabeth II of England.

    It’s a testament to the dazzling career of one of India’s most prolific scientists. Rao has received the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, the Hughes Medal, the Royal Medal, the National Order of Scientific Merit, the Padma Vibhushan, and the Padma Bhushan. He is only the third scientist after CV Raman and APJ Abdul Kalam to be awarded the Bharat Ratna.

    But Rao, who has authored over 1,500 papers and more than 50 books, is more interested in the next big breakthroughs and the institute’s research processes. He sits in his offi

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    C. N. R. Rao

    Indian chemist (born 1934)

    Not to be confused with C. R. Rao.

    C. N. R. Rao

    FNA, FASc, FRS, FTWAS, HonFRSC, MAE, HonFInstP

    Professor Rao in 2013

    Born

    Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao


    (1934-06-30) 30 June 1934 (age 90)

    Bangalore, Kingdom of Mysore, British India

    Alma materMysore University (BS)
    Banaras Hindu University (MS)
    Purdue University (PhD)
    AwardsBharat Ratna (2014)
    Padma Vibhushan (1985)
    Padma Shri (1974)
    Marlow Medal (1967)
    Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (1969)
    Hughes Medal (2000)
    India Science Award (2004)
    Dan David Prize (2005)
    Legion of Honor (2005)
    Abdus Salam Medal (2008)
    Royal Medal (2009)
    Karnataka Ratna (2001)
    Order of Friendship (2009)
    National Order of Scientific Merit (2012)
    Order of the Rising Sun (2015)
    Von Hippel Award (2017)
    ENI award (2020)
    Scientific career
    FieldsSolid-state chemistry
    InstitutionsIndian Space Research Organisation
    IIT Kanpur
    Indian Institu

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    For CNR Rao, 89, research never ends

    Bengaluru: Bharat Ratna Prof Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao, better known as CNR Rao, will vända 90 in June but his thirst for scientific research remains unquenched.
    Born on June 30, 1934, the eminent Indian chemist and one of the world’s foremost solid state and materials scientists has entered his 70th year of research. His pioneering work has advanced the fields of transition metal oxides and other inorganic materials.He has authored more than 1,800 research papper and 56 books. Based in Bengaluru, Rao serves as honorary president and Linus Pauling Research Professor at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, an institution he founded. He also holds an honorary professorship at the Indian Institute of Science.
    Among his myriad honours, Rao has been awarded the Padma Shri (1974), Padma Vibhushan (1985), Einstein Gold Medal (1996), Hughes Medal by the Royal Society (2000), and India’s highest civilian award, the
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