Veridiana Victoria Rossetti
Veridiana Victoria Rossetti, Brazilian plant pathologist (Santa Cruz das Palmeiras, São Paulo State 15 October 1917 – São Paulo 26 December 2010) From a family of Italian immigrants Nephew of Two-Time winner of World Soccer Cup Italian Coach Vittorio Pozzo Authored over 450 scientific works, 2 books and over 10 book chapters Gained international recognition for her studies on citrus virology With E. Kitajima et al. showed that citrus leprosy is a plant viral disease (1972) With C.M. Chagas proved the transmission of citrus leprosy by tissue grafts Developed ingenious methods for diagnosing citrus diseases Concluded that hemipteran species Platytylus bicolor as vector of citrus false exantema With J.T. Nakadaira & R. Calza. A provável causa do falso exantema dos citros. O Biológico 30(3):61-2, 1964 Citrus Variegated Chlorosis With M.J.G. Berretta identified and named citrus variegated chlorosis or amarelinho (1987) Discovered Xylella fastidiosa as causative agent of citrus variegated chlorosis With M. Garnier, J.M. Bové, M.J. Gobbo-Berretta, A.R.R. Teixeira, J.A. Quaggio & J.D. de Negri. Présence de bactéries dans le xyleme d’orangers atteints de chlorose variégée, une nouvelle maladie des agrumes au Brésil. C.R. Acad. Sci. Paris 310 (3):345-9, 1990 Observed that spittlebugs (Cicadellidae) were the disease vectors (1993) DESCRIBED OTHER NEW PLANT DISEASES A new virus-like disease affecting murcott tangor in the State of São Paulo, Brazil (1973) With T. Namekata, O. F. de Mello & E. de Conti discovered a new type of decline on citrus trees (1966) HONOURS Wallace Award for Best Work, International Organization of Citrus Virologists (1995) Honorary Professor, Florida University (1987) Honorary Member, International Society of Citriculture (1992) Curriculum Vitae http://www.biologico.sp.gov.br/grandesnomes/curriculum_victoria.pdf
Venkatraman Radhakrishnan
Venkatraman Radhakrishnan, Indian radio astronomer (Tondaripet, Madras 18 May 1929 – Bangalore 03 March 2011) Son of Nobel Prize physicist C.V. Raman Authored over 80 papers Detected radio waves from Van-Allen like belts surrounding Jupiter First to determine the true rotation of the core of Jupiter (1958) Performed the first systematic application of interferometry to polarized hightness distributions Established the picture of a magnetized rotating neutron star Proposed the paradigm of curvature radiation from polar caps of neutron stars Proposed recycled pulsars Authored an important observational and theoretical work on different aspects of pulsars Designed and built hang-gliders, micro-light aircrafts and sailboats with original contributions HONORS Doctor Honoris Causa, Amsterdam University (1996)
Vallurupalli Sita Raghavendra Rao
Vallurupalli Sita Raghavendra Rao, Indian biophysicist (01 February 1931 – 26 September 2013) Authored over 150 articles Authored the book Conformation of Carbohydrates, only one of its kind (1988) First to develop methods for investigating the structure of oligosaccharides and long-chain polysaccharides by using the idea of dihedral angles and of the bonds meeting at the bridge oxygen Showed that random coil conformation of amylose is comprised of largely left-handed helical segments interspersed with short right handed helical segments Explained how lectins recognize the subtle configurational differences in saccharides Gave important contributions to stereochemistry of pyranose sugars and their derivatives that were widely referred Important studies on cell wall polysaccharides and the action of antibiotics (beta-lactam compounds) LINKS www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/105/09/1303.pdf
Ulises Rojas
Ulises Rojas Benfeldt, Guatemalan physician and naturalist (San Marcos 29 March 1881 – Ciudad de Guatemala 16 June 1959) Authored 115 works SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY Curso de zoologia (1911) Manual de horticultura, jardineira y arboricultura (1933) Elementos de Botanica General Curso completo de anatomia y fisiologia humana Hibridaciones sobre Euchlaena mexicana Schrad., Teocinte Las plantas y sus productos HONORS Rojasianthe Standley & Steyermark 1940 (Asteraceae)
Tiruppattur Venkatachalamurti Ramakrishnan
Tiruppattur Venkatachalamurti Ramakrishnan, Indian theoretical physicist (Tamil Nadu 14 August 1941 – Authored 150 research publications and 3 books (until 2012) PRESENTED NEW THEORIES With M. Yussouff introduced the density functional theory of freezing (1990) With K. Sur presented a perturbation theory for the thermodynamic properties of a mixed-valent impurity in a metal (1982) Density-wave theory of first-order freezing in two dimensions (1982) With E. Abraham, P.W. Anderson & D.C. Liciardello. Scaling theory of localization: absence of quantum diffusion in two dimensions. Phys. Rev. B22:3519, 1979 With M. Yussouff. First-principles order-parameter theory of freezing. Phys. Rev. B19:2775, 1979 With M. Yussouff. Theory of the liquid-solid transition. Solid State Comm. 21:389, 1977 OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS With B. Banerjee, S. Balasubramanian, G. Ananthakrishnan et al found the existence of bimodality during the progression of cell cycles (2004) With R. Gupta, G. Venketeswara, A.K. Sood & C.N.R. Rao first saw the anomalous temperature dependence of phonon lineshapes in charge-ordered manganites (2002) Suggested a novel localizing phenomenon in doped manganites (1998) With B.K. Chakraverty gave a simple universal criterion for behavior prediction of oxide superconductors (1997) With K. Sheshadri, H.R. Krishnamurthy & R. Pandit suggested a new physical picture for the superfluid Bose glass transition (1995) With K.V.R. Varma, G.N. Subbama & C.N.R. Rao discovered novel dielectric properties of glasses prepared by quenching melts of Bi-C-Sr-Cu-O cuprates (1989) With M. Raj Lakshmi and H.R. Krishnamurthy first to calculate the dislocation structure within the framework of an order-parameter theory and incorporating thermal effects in it (1988) With P. Coleman & P.W. Anderson showed that large anomalous Hall constants of mixed valent and Kondo lattice systems can be understood in terms of a simple resonant level Fermi liquid model (1985) With P.W. Anderson & K.A. Mutalib proposed that superconducting critical temperature decreasing similarly with disorder for all systems with high critical temperature is a localization effect (1983) With E. Abrahams, P.W. Anderson & P.A. Lee calculated the electron quasiparticle lifetime in a disordered metal due to electron-electron scattering (1981) With P.W. Anderson & E. Abrahams introduced the idea of an incoherence length L2 at which inelastic collision broadening equals electronic energy-level separation (1979) Presented a many body theoretical method for calculating the effect of low energy fluctuations on the dynamic susceptibility (1974)
Thirumalachari Ramasami
Thirumalachari Ramasami, Indian leather chemist (Kolkata 15 April 1948 – Authored over 240 papers ACHIEVEMENTS Developed innovative technologies and without international equivalents Developed technologies for improved tanning salts and systems for leather field Significantly advanced the understanding of the factors controlling the reactivity and applications of chromium compounds in biological matrices such as chromium induced apoptosis of human lymphocytes Successfully related assemblies and long-range ordering phenomena in biosystems to the functional properties Demonstrated stabilization of unusual oxidation states of chromium Demonstrated anomalous reactivity of chromium III PATENTS (41; incomplete list) With U.S. Kasiviswanathan, N.M. Devasikhamani, K.A. Kalai, A.K. Johnson, V. Arummugan, R. Sanjeevi & A.M. Baran. Detachable mrudangam IN2013DE00804A (2013) With B. Unni Nair, J. Raghava Rao, J.K. Sreeram, R. Natraj, R. Aravindhan & S. Saravanabhavan. Tanning composition for tanning leather, contains biopolymer chosen from sodium alginate, starchh and/or carrageenan, protein hydrolysate, sodium metabisulfite and acrylic/metacrylic, each in specified range DE102007051378A1 (2007) With R. Natraj, S. Saravanabhavan, R. Aravindhan, S.J. Kalarical, J.R. Rao & B.U. Nair. Process for the preparation of synthetic tanning agent for improved leather characteristics US20080229511A1 (2007) With P. Thanikaivelan, S. Saravanabhavan, J.R. Rao, B. Chandrasekaran & B.U. Nair. An improved process for dehairing and fibre opening of hide/skin WO2008093353A1 (2007) With S.S. Nilegaonkar, U.P. Zambare, P.P. Kanekar, P.K. Dhakephalkar, S.S. Sarnaik, N.K.C. Babu, B. Ramaniah, R. Rajaram, Y.K. Saikumari & P. Balaram. Novel protease for industrial applications US20080220499A1 (2007) IN2006DE02471A (2006) With K.J. Sreeram, H.Y. Srivastava, B. Unni Nair & U.V. Varadaraju. Nano sized sulfide compounds of cerium and a process for the preparation thereof US7247291B2 (2006) With S. Saravanabhavan, P. Thanikaivelan, J. Raghava Rao, B. Unni Nair & C. Bangaru. Process for the preparation of bio-tanning agent CA2592856C (2004) US20060137103A1 (2004) With S. Saravanabhavan, P. Thanikaivelan, J. Raghava Rao & B. Unni Nair. Bio-tanning process for leather making US7651531B2 (2004) WO2006067801A1 (2004) With K.J. Sreeram & B. Unni Nair. Process for preparation of inorganic colorants from mixed rare earth compounds US7279036B2 (2004) WO2006067799A1 (2004) With M. Chandrabose, N.N. Fathima, K.J. Sreeram, J.R. Rao & B.U. Nair. Process for making wet-pink leather US7252687B2 (2004) WO2006067540A1 (2004) With S. Saravanabhavan, P. Thanikaivelan, J.R. Rao, B. Chandrasekaran & B.U. Nair. Transposed process for making leather US7033402B2 (2004) With S. Kalarical. A process for simultaneous recovery of chromium and iron from chromite ore processing residue WO/2004/040027 (2004) IN1093DE2002A (2002) With M. Kanthimahi, P. Thanikaivelan, J. Raghava Rao & B. Unni Nair. Process for the preparation of a formaldehyde-free synthetic tanning agent US7118603B2 (2003) With M. Kanthimahi, B. Unni Nair, J. Raghava Rao & P. Thanikailevan. A process for the preparation of a synthetic tanning agent EP1656460B1 (2003) With D. Lakshmanan, B. Thangaraj, S. Krishnan, N. Samivelu & P.G. Rao. Device for leather processing US6935144B2 (2003) EP1470260B1 (2003) DE60325017D1 (2003) With S. Saravanabhavan, P. Thanikailevan, J.R. Rao & B.U. Nair. Dehairing and fiber opening process for complete elimination of lime and sodium sulfide US6957554B2 (2003) With B.U. Nair, J.R. Rao & P. Thanikailaven. A novel ecofriendly bio-process for leather processing AU2003274440B2 (2003) With M. Kanthimahi, B. Unni Nair, J. Raghava Rao & P. Thanikaivelan. Process for preparing a synthetic aluminium tanning agent AU2002348767B2 (2002) US7169191B2 (2003) With S. Saravanabhavan, P. Thanikaivelan, J. Raghava Rao & B. Unni Nair. A lime sulphide-free dehairing and fibre opening process WO2005049871A1 (2003) With P. Mukundan, P. Peruman, B.G.S. Prasad, A.H. DeVries, J. Van der Zwan & J.A.M. Denissen. A process for the preparation of tiles/bricks useful for building construction IN190757B (1995) With K.V. Srinivasan, L. Vijayalakshmi, K.C.B. Narasimhan & G. Thyagarajan. A process for the preparation of water soluble methacrylic acid based copolymers IN186398B (1993) With Y. Lakshminarayana, K.S.Y. Srinivasan, N. Radhakrishnan, S. Ramalingam, K. Parthasarathi, K. Subramanyam, Jayaraman & K.T. Joseph. A process for the preparation of a new water dispersable acrylic copolymer having molecular weight less than 10,000 IN178232B (1989) With S. Ramalingam, K.S. Jayaraman, G. Thyagarajan, K.S.Y. Srinivasan & K.T. Joseph. A process for the preparation of soft acrylic emulsion for use as binder for leather finishes IN167620B (1986) LINKS www.insaindia.res.in/detail/P05-1397