Kalidhindi B. R. Varma, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Kalidhindi B. R. Varma

Indian materials scientist

Date of Birth: 01-Jun-1950

Place of Birth: Andhra Pradesh, India

Profession: scientist

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Kalidindi Varma (born 1 June 1950 in Andhra Pradesh) is an Indian materials scientist.
He received a PhD degree in Physics from Madras University, Chennai, India in 1981.
He was a postdoctoral researcher with the Dept.
of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Strathclyde University, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
He then joined the Indian Institute of Science, where he was a professor with the Materials Research Centre.
Currently, he is the Vice Chancellor of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning.
His research interests include dielectrics, ferroelectrics (including relaxors), non-linear optics and electro-optics.
The focus has been on functional ceramics, glass nanocrystal composites, single crystals etc.
He has authored or co-authored over 200 papers in various international journals.