Chennupati Jagadish

Chennupati Jagadish AC (born 10 August 1957), an Indian-Australian physicist and academic, is a Distinguished Professor of Physics at the Australian National University Research School of Physics and Engineering. He is head of the Semiconductor Optoelectronics and Nanotechnology Group which he established in 1990. He is also the Convener of the Australian Nanotechnology Network and Director of Australian National Fabrication Facility ACT Node.[1]

Chennupati Jagadish

AC
Born (1957-08-10) 10 August 1957
Vallurupalem, Andhra Pradesh, India
NationalityAustralian
EducationPh.D. from University of Delhi, India (1986); M.Phil. from University of Delhi, India (1982); M.Sc.(Tech.) from Andhra University, India (1980); B.Sc. from Nagarjuna University, India (1977)
Alma mater
Known forcompound semiconductors and III-V based lasers
Spouse(s)Vidya Jagadish
ChildrenLaya Dunn (Née Jagadish)
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsNanotechnology; Optoelectronics; Photonics; Photovoltaics; Compound Semiconductors
InstitutionsDistinguished Professor and Head of Semiconductor Optoelectronics and Nanotechnology group, Australian National University, and Director (ACT Node) of Australian National Fabrication Facility
Notable studentsHannah Joyce

Education

Jagadish obtained his B.Sc. degree in physics from Acharya Nagarjuna University (VSR College, Tenali) in 1977, M.Sc. (Tech) in applied physics (with specialization in electronics) from Andhra University in 1980 and M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees in physics (semiconducting thin films) from the University of Delhi in 1982 and 1986, respectively.[2]

Career

After completing his PhD in Physics at the University of Delhi, Jagadish worked at Sri Venkateswara College, New Delhi as a Lecturer in Physics and Electronics during 1985–1988. He was a post-doctoral fellow at Queen's University Physics Department during 1988–1990. He moved to the Australian National University in 1990 to join the newly established Department of Electronic Materials Engineering in the Research School of Physics and Engineering.[3] He has served during 2012-2016 as Vice-President and Secretary for Physical Sciences of the Australian Academy of Science.[4]

In addition to the above, He is also giving the services to many other universities around the world as a guest faculty, distinguished faculty and holds honorary positions. Prestigious Universities such as Oxford University,[5] Cambridge University, St. John's College, Cambridge, Nanjing University;[6] Central South University,[6] China, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, CIOMP-Changchun, Hefei University of Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, University of Tokyo, Japan, Anna University, Chennai, Mangalore University, India, National Taiwan University, are to name a few who honored Prof. Chennupati with the honorary position in their respective departments.[7]

He is an active member of Material research society, IEEE and regularly invited to various international conferences and meetings on Material Sciences, Photonics, Electronics, Semiconductors, Quantum Electronics, Physics, etc. He has also delivered plenary talks, and guest talks and organized several sessions in MRS, IEEE meetings around the globe.[2]

He is now serving as an Editor-in-Chief for Applied Physics Reviews[8] since January 2020. Before joining APR, He served as the Editor-in-Chief for Progress in Quantum Electronics, 2016-2019 and Co-Editor-in-Chief for the International Journal of High Speed Electronics and Systems (2014-2019). He also holds Editor position for various journals including Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science(2009–present), Springer Series in Material Science, (2009–present), Springer Series in Nanooptics and Nanophotonics (2009–present), Elsevier Series in Semiconductors and Semimetals (2010–present), IEEE Electron Device Letters (2008-2014), Light: Science and Applications of Nature Publishing Group, (2014-2019). He is the member of Editorial Board for more than 20 other journals, including ACS Nano, IEEE Photonics Journal, IEEE Nanotechnology Magazine, Physica Status Solidi: Rapid Res. Lett., Solid State Electronics, Etc.[7][6]

Social Services

Jagadish and his wife Vidya have launched The Chennupati and Vidya Jagadish Endowment to support students and researchers from developing countries to visit Australian National University's Research School of Physics and Engineering.[9][10][11]

Awards

Jagadish was named a Companion of the Order of Australia for eminent services to physics and engineering in the Australia Day Honours 2016.[12][13] He has received many awards and honours including the 2015 IEEE Pioneer Award in Nanotechnology , the 2013 Walter Boas Medal from the Australian Institute of Physics.[14] and the 2019 Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal from the Australian Academy of Science.[15]He was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2003. [16]

He was awarded the Federation Fellowship (2004–2009) and Laureate Fellowship (2009–2014) by the Australian Research Council.[17]

References
  1. "ANFF ACT & WA Nodes". Australian National Fabrication Facility.
  2. Director, RSPhys; director.physics@anu.edu.au. "Professor Chennupati Jagadish AC profile - RSPhys - ANU". physics.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  3. "IEEE PHOTONICS SOCIETY 2010 Distinguished Service Award Recipient: Chennupati Jagadish". Photonics Society. IEEE. 2010. Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  4. Australian Academy of Science Annual Report 2013-2014. Canberra: Australian Academy of Science. 2014. p. 11. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  5. "Corpus Christi College Oxford - Former Visiting Fellows and Visiting Scholars". www.ccc.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  6. "Dr. Chennupati Jagadish Bio - IEEE Photonics Society". www.photonicssociety.org. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  7. Chennupati, Jagadish. "JC CV".
  8. "AIP Publishing Appoints Professor Chennupati Jagadish, Ph.D., as the new Editor-in-Chief of Applied Physics Reviews". AIP Publishing LLC. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  9. "Endowment fund to support scientists from the developing world". LabOnline. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  10. "ANU nanotechnology scientist Chennupati Jagadish endowment fund supporting internships". Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  11. "ANU launches program for India's up-and-coming researchers". Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  12. MacDonald, Emma (25 January 2016). "Australia Day Honours 2016: Indian academic Chennupati Jagadish a pioneer in nanotechnology". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  13. Brereton, Adam (26 January 2016). "Neurotechnologist Chennupati Jagadish: 'science is fun for me'". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  14. "Walter Boas Medal". Australian Institute of Physics. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  15. "2019 Thomas ranken Lyle Medal". Australian Academy of Science. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  16. "APS Fellow Archive". APS. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  17. "Australian Laureate Fellowships Announcement". Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
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