Institute of Mathematical Sciences

The Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Established	1962
Type	Public
Director	R. Balasubramanian
Location	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Campus	Urban
Website	www.imsc.res.in

The Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc) (Hindi: गणित विज्ञान संस्थान, sometimes also referred to as Matscience) is a research centre located in Chennai, India.^[1][2]

IMSc is a national institute for fundamental research in frontier disciplines of the mathematical and physical sciences: theoretical computer science, mathematics, and theoretical physics. It is funded mainly by the Department of Atomic Energy.^[3]

History

The institute was founded by Alladi Ramakrishnan in 1962. Its motivation has been the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, USA. It went through a phase of expansion in the 1980s when E. C. G. Sudarshan worked as the Director. The Director of the institute is R. Balasubramanian.

Academics

The institute has a graduate research program to which a group of students are admitted each year to work towards a Ph.D. degree. IMSc hosts scientists at the post-doctoral level and supports a visiting scientist program.^[1]

The Institute hosts national and international scientific meetings every year.

Campus

Main Building, Taramani, campus

Located in South Chennai, in the Adyar-Taramani area, the institute is on the Central Institutes of Technology (CIT) campus. The Institute maintains a student hostel, flatlets for long-term visitors, married students and post-doctoral fellows, and the institute guest house. IMSc has its own faculty housing in Tiruvanmiyur near the seashore.

External links

• Official website

References

1. ^ ^{a b} R. Jagannathan, The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Resonance (January 1999) vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 89-92, Complete Article.
2. ^ Muthiah, S. (May 23, 2005). "Ekamra Nivas to university". The Hindu. http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2005/05/23/stories/2005052300180300.htm. Retrieved 23 January 2011. 
3. ^ http://www.imsc.res.in/~office/officeinfo/ Official disclosure under RTI Act (2005).