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History

The microwave laboratory was started during 1960s with Prof.J.Sobhanadri as its Head. With the German assistance, the microwave test benches for the frequency spectrum of 5 to 70 GHz were installed. Still in working condition, the test benches have helped the lab to produce more than 25 Ph.D., numerous M.Sc. and M.Tech. Project students. The lab has also published over 100 research papers in Refereed journals and an equal number in conferences.

Prof.Sobhanadri, M.Sc., D.Sc. from Andhra University, guided more than 25 research scholars during his period 1962 - 1996 as the Head of the laboratory. He retired in 1996. He was a Guest Faculty at University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad.

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Prof. V. Rama Krishna Murthy a doctoral student of Prof. J. Sobhanadri joined the laboratory as Assistant Professor in 1985.

Dr. V. Subramanian, doctoral student of Prof.Sobhanadri joined the laboratory as Assistant Professor in 1998. His research interests are Dielectrics, Ferroelectrics, Microwave techniques, Microwave band gap structure, Microwave Hall effect, Microwave near-field and far-field imaging and microwave radiometry.

ICSR, IIT MADRAS organized a one day seminar on MICROWAVE APPLICATIONS as part of its TECHNOLOGY APPRECIATION PROGRAMME on 29th June 2006. Visit the home page of V. Subramanian to get more details.
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