Sujatha Ramdorai (born 1962) is an algebraic number theorist known for her work on

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. She is a professor of mathematics and

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. She was previously a professor at

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Education

She completed her B.Sc. in 1982 at St. Joseph's college, Bangalore and then got her M.Sc. through correspondence from

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in 1985. After that she went for PhD at

and was awarded her PhD under supervision of Raman Parimala in 1992. Her dissertation was "Witt Groups of Real Surfaces and Real Geometry".

Career

Dr. Ramdorai initially worked in the areas of algebraic theory of quadratic forms and arithmetic geometry of elliptic curves. Together with Coates, Fukaya, Kato, and Venjakob she formulated a non-commutative version of the main conjecture of

, on which much foundation of this important subject is based.

has its origins in the work of a great Japanese mathematician,

Kenkichi Iwasawa Kenkichi Iwasawa ( ''Iwasawa Kenkichi'', September 11, 1917 – October 26, 1998) was a Japanese mathematician who is known for his influence on algebraic number theory. Biography Iwasawa was born in Shinshuku-mura, a town near Kiryū, in Gunm ...

. She holds an adjunct professorship position at

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune (IISER Pune) is an autonomous public university established in 2006. It is one of the seven Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research, and was one of the first IISERs to ...

. Working with her husband Srinivasan Ramdorai and Indian mathematics writer V.S. Sastry, Sujatha Ramdorai conceived of and partially funded the

Ramanujan Math Park The Ramanujan Math Park is an Indian museum and activity center dedicated to mathematics education inside the Agastya Campus Creativity Lab located in Kuppam, in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh.Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh Chittoor is a city and district headquarters in Chittoor district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is also the mandal and divisional headquarters of Chittoor mandal and Chittoor revenue division, respectively. The city has a popul ...

, which was inaugurated at the end of 2017. The park is dedicated to mathematics education and honors the great Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920). She is a member of the Scientific Committee of several international research agencies such as the Indo-French Centre for Promotion of Advanced Research, Banff International Research Station, International Centre for Pure and Applied Mathematics. She was a member of the National Knowledge Commission from 2007 to 2009. She is at present a member of the Prime Minister's Scientific Advisory Council from 2009 onwards and also a member of the National Innovation Council. She is also on the advisory board of Gonit Sora.

Awards and honors

Ramdorai became the first Indian to win the prestigious

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Ramanujan Prize in 2006. She was also awarded the

Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (SSB) is a science award in India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-la ...

, the highest honour in scientific fields by the Indian Government in 2004. She is also the recipient of the 2020

Krieger–Nelson Prize The Krieger–Nelson Prize is presented by the Canadian Mathematical Society in recognition of an outstanding woman in mathematics. It was first awarded in 1995. The award is named after Cecilia Krieger and Evelyn Nelson, both known for their contri ...

for her exceptional contributions to mathematics research. She has been bestowed with

Padma Shri Padma Shri ( IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conf ...

award by the Government of India for 2023 in the field of science and engineering.

Editorial position

*Managing editor, ''International Journal of Number Theory'' (''IJNT'') *Editor, ''Journal of Ramanujan Mathematical Society'' (''JRMS'') *Associate editor, ''Expositiones Mathematicae''

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