| Name | VIJAY KUMAR | |
| Surname | KRISHNA MURTHY | |
| Sex | Male | |
| Date of birth | 24 November 1981 | |
| Place of birth | Bangalore, India | |
| Citizenship | Indian | |
| Marital Status | Married | |
| Present Position | Graduate Student | |
| Present Address | Center for Condensed Matter Theory Department of Physics Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, India 560012 Phone: 91 80 2293 2728 extn 24 | |
| vijayk@physics.iisc.ernet.in | ||
| Homepage URL | http://www.physics.iisc.ernet.in/~vijayk | |
| Academic Qualifcation |
Bachelor of Science (2001-2003) M. E. S. College Bangalore University Bangalore, India 560003 Master of Science (2003-2006) (Thesis title -- Topics in Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics : Sedimenting Suspensions and Active Particles ) Department of Physics Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, India 560012 | |
| Research Interests | Noneqilibrium Statistical Mechanics, Soft Condensed Matter Physics, Biological Physics, Fundamental Problems in Statistical Mechanics, Mesoscopic simulation techniques etc. | |
| Undergraduate Research Experience |
Summer Work (2004) Topics in Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics: Fluctuating Vesicular Membranes and Sheared Ising models with Prof. S. Ramaswamy, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Summer Work (2003) Modelling Active Particle Suspensions with Prof. Y. Hatwalne, Raman Research Institute, Bangalore. Summer Work (2003) Numerical Study of Stochastic Resonance in non-linear classical potentials with Prof. N. Kumar, Raman Research Institute, Bangalore. Study Project (2002-2003) Selected Topics in Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics with Prof. M. Rao, Raman Research Institute, Bangalore. Summer Work (2002) Classical Angular Momentum of Light: A Paradox and its Resolution with Prof. N. Kumar, Raman Research Institute, Bangalore. Summer Work (2001) Spectral Line Broadening in Astrophysical Plasmas with Prof. K. N. Nagendra, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore. | |
| Publications |
Is Diamagnetism possible classically?, N Kumar and K Vijay Kumar,
Europhysics News, Vol. 40, No. 4, 10 (2009).
Classical Langevin dynamics of a charged particle moving on a sphere and diamagnetism: A surprise, N. Kumar and K. Vijay Kumar, EPL, 86, 17001 (2009) Exact solution of a Brownian inchworm model for self-propulsion, A Baule, K Vijay Kumar and Sriram Ramaswamy, J. Stat. Mech. P11008 (2008) Active elastic dimers : Self-propulsion and current reversals, K. Vijay Kumar, S. Ramaswamy and M. Rao, Phys. Rev. E, 77, 020102(R), (2008). Classical Angular Momentum of Light: A Paradox and its resolution, K. Vijay Kumar and N. Kumar, Resonance, Vol. 8, No. 10, 69, 2003. | |
| Academic Awards and Fellowships |
2006 DST - ICTP fellowship to attend a workshop in ICTP,
Trieste, Italy.
2003 Summer Research Fellowship of the Raman Research Institute, Bangalore. 2003 Summer Research Fellowship of the Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore. 2002 Rajiv Gandhi Science Talent Research Fellowship. 2002 Summer Research Fellowship of the Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore. | |
| Conferences and Workshops Attended |
July 2009: Boulder Summer School in Condensed Matter and Materials Physics,
University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA.
March 2009: Heat Conduction in Low-dimensional systems, International Centre for Theoretical Sciences, Bangalore, India. January 2008: The Interface of Life - An International School on Biomembrane Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India. February 2007: Workshop on Nonequilibrium Fluctuation theorems, Fireflies Ashram, Kaggalipura post, Bangalore, India. December 2006: Third SERC school on Nonlinear Dynamics: Focus on Turbulence and Patttern Formation, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Calcutta, India. August 2006: NCBS-JNCASR-Harvard Symposium on Interdisciplinary Materials Science, Computation and Biology, NCBS-JNCASR, Bangalore, India. April 2006: Workshop on Driven States in Soft and Biological Matter, International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy. January 2006: Kumari. L. A. Meera memorial meeting on Non-equilibrium Statistical Physics, Bangalore, India. January 2005: EPSRC Life Science Interface Workshop, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. July 2004: 22nd International Conference on Statistical Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. | |
| Academic References |
Prof. Sriram Ramaswamy, CCMT, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India. Tel : +91 80 2360 2698 Fax: +91 80 2360 2602 e-mail: sriram AT physics DOT iisc DOT ernet DOT in Prof. N. Kumar, Homi Bhabha Distinguished Professor, Raman Research Institute, Bangalore 560080, India. Tel : +91 80 2361 1016 Fax: +91 80 2361 0492 e-mail: nkumar AT rri DOT res DOT in Prof. Madan Rao, Cellular Organization and Signalling Group, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore 560065, India. Tel : +91 80 23666001 Fax: +91 80 23636662 e-mail: madan AT ncbs DOT res DOT in |