Dr. Ennakkal Chandy George Sudharshan is regarded as one of the greatest scientists India has ever produced; Dr. Sudarshan has reached the verge of winning the Nobel Prize for Physics. He has been nominated for the coveted Nobel Prize six times. Dr. Sudarshan is known particularly for his cracking revelations, which shattered the established wisdom propounded by Albert Einstein that no particles travel faster than light. The revelations by Dr. Sudarshan about the possible existence of Tachyons created a furore in the scientific world. He has also made many scholarly contributions to the study of Indian philosophy from the point- -of-view of a scientist.
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Dr. Sudarshan is currently a professor of physics at the University of Texas, Austin. B. Sc. (Hons.), Madras (India), 1951; M.A., 1952; Ph.D., University of Rochester, 1958; D. Sc., Honoris. Causa, Wisconsin, 1969. Numerous honorary degrees. Padma Bhushan (Order of the Lotus) decoration by President of India, 1976. First Prize in Physics, Third World Academy of Sciences, 1985. Research interests include Elementary particle physics, quantum optics, quantum field theory, gauge field theories, fibre bundles, classical mechanics, foundations of physics.
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