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| Saraswathi Vishveshwara | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | India |
| Education | Bangalore University City University of New York |
| Alma mater | Bangalore University |
| Spouse | C. V. Vishveshwara |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Molecular Biophysics |
| Institutions | Carnegie Mellon University Indian Institute of Science |
Saraswathi Vishveshwara (born 1946) is an Indian biophysicist with specialization in the area of Molecular Biophysics. She is a professor in the Molecular Biophysics Unit at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. She works on computational biology and her research is primarily focused on elucidating structure-function relationships in biological systems. Using computational-mathematical techniques to understand the functioning of macromolecules such as proteins is a key aspect of her research.
Education
Saraswathi's undergraduate (B.Sc.) and post-graduate (M.Sc.) education was in Bangalore University. After she did her M.Sc in bio-chemistry, she completed her Ph.D. at the City University of New York under the guidance of David Beveridge of Hunter College. Her doctorate was in quantum chemistry.
Professional experience
After her doctorate Vishveshwara became a postdoctoral fellow at the Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh. She worked with well-known quantum chemist and Nobel Laureate, John Pople. She returned to India and joined the Indian Institute of Science as a postdoctoral fellow in the Molecular Biophysics Unit. She became a faculty member and Professor.
Personal life
Saraswathi's husband, physicist, Dr. C.V. Vishveshwara, known as the Black Hole Man of India, passed away in 2017. Saraswathi spoke at the inaugural C. V. Vishveshwara Public Lecture series. Their daughter is physicist Smitha Vishveshwara.
References
- Godbole, Rohini (2008). Lilavati's Daughters: The Women Scientists of India. Bangalore: Indian Academy of Sciences. pp. 344–45. ISBN 8184650051. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- "Black Hole Man of India lives on in many lectures". newindianexpress.com.
- Wiltfong, Rebecca (6 January 2021). "Perspective from Smitha Vishveshwara: On Life, Quantum Physics, the Universe, and Compassion". UIUC Physics. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- 1946 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Indian biologists
- 20th-century Indian women scientists
- 20th-century Indian chemists
- Indian molecular biologists
- Indian computational chemists
- Indian women molecular biologists
- Scientists from Bengaluru
- Bangalore University alumni
- Indian Institute of Science alumni
- City University of New York alumni
- Women scientists from Karnataka