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. The Seshadri constant is named after him. He is also a recipient of the prestigious Padma Bhushan in 2009,^[1] the third highest civilian honor in the country.

Curriculum vitae

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. His advisor was K. Chandrasekharan.

Seshadri 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.

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.

Awards and felicitations

• Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award
• Srinivasa Ramanujan Medal from the Indian Academy of Sciences
• Honorary D.Sc. from Banaras Hindu University
• TWAS Science Award
• Fellow of IAS, INSA and a Fellow of the Royal Society.

Research Work

Seshadri's main work is in algebraic geometry. His work with 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. 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.

Notes

1. ^ Padma Bushan, 2009

References

• C. S. Seshadri at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
• Narasimhan, M. S.; Seshadri, C. S. (1965). "Stable and unitary vector bundles on a compact Riemann surface". Annals of Mathematics 82: 540–567. doi:10.2307/1970710. MR0184252. http://www.jstor.org/stable/1970710. 
• "TWAS, Illycafe Announce Trieste Science Prize Winners". http://www.twas.org/publ/2006-07-11_TSP06.html. 
• "C.S. Seshadri's official profile an Chennai Mathematical Institute". http://www.cmi.ac.in/people/fac-profile.php?id=css.