Saraswathi Vishveshwara

Saraswathi Vishveshwara 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.

Saraswathi Vishveshwara
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndia
EducationBangalore University
City University of New York
Alma materBangalore University
Spouse(s)C. V. Vishveshwara
Children2 daughters
Scientific career
FieldsMolecular Biophysics
InstitutionsCarnegie Mellon University
Indian Institute of Science

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. Her doctorate was in quantum chemistry.[1]

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.[2]

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Black Hole Man of India lives on in many lectures". newindianexpress.com.
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