C. S. Seshadri

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C.S.Seshadri is an eminent Indian mathematician. He is currently director of the Chennai Mathematical Institute and is known for his work in algebraic geometry.

1 Curriculum vitae
2 Research Work
3 Contributions
4 References

[edit] Curriculum vitae

[edit] Degrees and posts held

He received his B.A. (Hons.) degree in Mathematics from Madras University in 1953 and his Ph.D. from Bombay University in 1958.

He worked in the School of Mathematics at TIFR in Bombay from 1953 to 1984 starting as a Research Scholar and rising to a senior professor. From 1984 to 1989, he worked in IMSc in Chennai.

Since 1989, he has been working as the founding director of the Chennai Mathematical Institute.

[edit] Visiting professorships

University of Paris, France
Harvard University, Cambridge
UCLA
Brandeis University
University of Bonn, Bonn
Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

He has also given invited talks at the ICM.

[edit] Awards and felicitations

Awards:

Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award
Srinivasa Ramanujan Medal from the Indian Academy of Sciences
Honorary D.Sc. from Banaras Hindu University
TWAS Science Award

Seshadri is a fellow of IAS, INSA and is also an FRS.

[edit] Research Work

Seshadri's main work is in algebraic geometry. His work with Prof M S Narasimhan on unitary vector bundles has influenced the field a lot. His work on Geometric Invariant Theory and on Schubert varieties is widely recognized.

[edit] Contributions

Apart from the great amount of research done by him, Seshadri's contribution includes the inception of Chennai Mathematical Institute, which is one of the leading institutes for undergraduate study in mathematics in India.