Science Advisory Council
A Science Advisory Council has been set up to advise the Vice-Chancellor on enhancing research, teaching and training in the Natural Sciences, Computer Science and Mathematics. The objective is to build Ashoka University into a hub of high-quality scientific research and help stimulate research across India, addressing important problems that face the world today.
The Council will
- Guide the university to develop a meetings and workshop centre to bring in the best academics from India and abroad to conduct experimental and lecture workshops in diverse specialised subjects.
- Help host Summer ‘Genius’ Programmes across the discipline of sciences for talented young students.
- Assist the University in broadening the footprint of excellence in the sciences in India by democratising access and opportunities for students, while strengthening its contributions to the country and the world through original research.
- Help build collaborations and forge partnerships with research institutions in order to raise resources to further enhance research capacity.
- Advise the Vice-Chancellor on building innovative post-graduate programmes that can make an impact on society and nurture scholars in the field.
Constitution of the Council
Chair
Special Invitee - Governing Body, Ashoka University
Chair, Science Advisory Council, Ashoka University
Former Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India
Members
Senior Professor & Director ICTS-TIFR, Bengaluru
Professor of Chemistry, University of Chicago
Ph.D Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Professor, Departments of Astronomy & Physics, Chair, Department of Astronomy Yale University
External PI, Black Hole Initiative, Harvard University
Vice-Chancellor and Professor of Physics, Ashoka University
Ph.D. in Astrophysics, University of Cambridge
