1991 - Annual Report

Abstract

In the year under review, the newly constructed library building and the Hostel and Guest House complex became fully functional. This has enabled us to conduct a Workshop on ’Random Matrices, Strings and 2-D Gravity’(Nov’90), a group discussion meeting on ’New Insights into the old Hubbard Model’ (Feb ’91) and a ’National Seminar on Theoretical Computer Science’ (July ’91). I am pleased to receive the feedback that each one of these activities was lauded as one of excellent quality, both in terms of academic content and utility and in its organisational aspects. We have also been able to welcome a number of distinguished visitors to the Institute who gave very useful and informative seminars and colloquiums and participated in collaborative research with us. While we are now augmented with sufficient space and other facilities in the Hostel and Guest House, we are afflicted by a space crunch in the main Institute building. There is neither adequate and decent office space for the faculty, postdocs and visitors nor much needed additional lecture halls for increased number of activities of the Institute. We are looking forward, to the early completion of the additional floor for the new Library Building to provide us with the necessary relief. The Institute is known by the achievements of its faculty and students. We are proud that Prof.R.Balasubramanian and Prof.G.Baskaran received the distinction as the recepients of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award for 1990 in Mathematics and Physics respectively. Prof.Balasubramanian was also honoured to receive B M Birla Award as outstanding Mathematician for this year. Other important achievements and activities of the members of the Institute are given in detail in the Annual Report. Indeed it is not surprising that several among us ate ifivited to participate and give lectures, keynote address, etc.in both national and international gatherings. During the year under review, Shri G.Sethuraman was absorbed in the Institute as its Chief Administrative Officer and he together with the administrative staff has been responsible for the responsive and willing assistance for all the activities of the Institute. Thanks to Drs.R.Jagannathan, Ramesh Anishetty, R.Balasubramanian and Mr.K.P.Sankaran for their valuable help in the preperation of this report;thanks are also due to Dr.K.Srinivasa Rao in this connection.