{"id":2603,"date":"2024-04-10T20:49:13","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T15:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/?page_id=2603"},"modified":"2024-10-10T14:49:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T09:19:45","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2603\" class=\"elementor elementor-2603\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e6abad e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4e6abad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a8c3de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a8c3de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prof. P. 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Sunil  Kumar<BR> Department of  Physics, IIT Madras<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79e9ddd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"79e9ddd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/profsunil-2-1024x533.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2496\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/profsunil-2-1024x533.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/profsunil-2-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/profsunil-2-768x400.jpg 768w, https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/profsunil-2.jpg 1248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 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elementor-size-default\">Academics<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df622a2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"df622a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85ec575 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"85ec575\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div 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src=\"https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/degree.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1820\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/degree.png 500w, https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/degree-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/degree-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/degree-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Fellowship of the academies<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Fellow of the Indian academy of sciences, Jan 2016<br>\n\nFellow of the Indian National Science Academy, October 2022<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-696126b e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"696126b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1077c8 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c1077c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e049f22 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e049f22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/awards.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1827\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/awards.png 500w, https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/awards-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/awards-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/awards-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Administrative Responsibilities<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Director, IIT Palakkad: 2017- 2022 <br>\n\nProfessor in Charge, IIT Palakkad:\n\n2015-2017 <br>\n\nHead, Department of Physics,\nIIT Madras:\n\n2012-2015 <br>\n\nChairman, Computer Centre,  IIT Madras : 2012 January \u2013 2012 May <br>\n\nHead, Department of Physics, IIT Hyderabad: 2009-2012\u00a0<br>\n\nProfessor in Charge,\u00a0\nHigh Performance\nComputing Environment, IITM: 2007-2014<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b370c7d e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b370c7d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb6cd56 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb6cd56\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d1868c elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3d1868c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">JSPS invitation fellowship 2015 <br>\n\nAssociate Member: MEMPHYS center\n\nfor physics of biological membranes\n\nUniversity of Southern Denmark:\n\nJuly 2007-July 2014<br>\n\nPost Doctoral Fellow, IMSc. Chennai,\n\nIndia: 1995-1997 <br>\n\nPost Doctoral Fellow, Raman Research\n\nInstitute, India: 1994-1995 <br> Research Fellow, Raman Research\nInstitute, India: 1988-1994 <br>\nPost Doctoral Fellow, Max Planck\nInstitute,Teltow, Germany: 1997-1999<br><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-435227a e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"435227a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91412b9 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"91412b9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3373a55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3373a55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-383fa1d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"383fa1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d5f7ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2d5f7ab\" 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elementor-element-41b5e60 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"41b5e60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/comp-physics.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1826\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/comp-physics.png 500w, https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/comp-physics-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/comp-physics-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/comp-physics-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Computational <br>Physics<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c69e7cb e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c69e7cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4af023 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"b4af023\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/softcont-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1823\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/softcont-1.png 500w, https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/softcont-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/softcont-1-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/softcont-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Soft Condensed<br> Matter<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d07a28 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d07a28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10e2e4e elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"10e2e4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Statistical.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1813\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Statistical.png 500w, https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Statistical-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Statistical-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Statistical-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Statistical <br>Physics<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-837381e e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"837381e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de7c8d1 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"de7c8d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/multiscale.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1816\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/multiscale.png 500w, https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/multiscale-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/multiscale-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/multiscale-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Multi-Scale Simulations<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b085f8b e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b085f8b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f11fa1 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6f11fa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/largescale-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1821\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/largescale-1.png 500w, https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/largescale-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/largescale-1-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/largescale-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Large Scale Parallel Computing<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-478270a e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"478270a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9734e97 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9734e97\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5677aa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5677aa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Awards &amp; Recognition<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1d2ec0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c1d2ec0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee6540c e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ee6540c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbf40b2 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fbf40b2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55c414b e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55c414b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c92466 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c92466\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/academics-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1829\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/academics-1.png 500w, https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/academics-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/academics-1-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/academics-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f04240 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"2f04240\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNotable Awards\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tProf M V Pylee Award for the distinguished academician of India in 2019,\ninstituted by the Cochin University of Science\nand Technology (CUSAT)\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-284e4fa e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"284e4fa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-561db29 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"561db29\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce0d215 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ce0d215\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/member.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1817\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/member.png 500w, https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/member-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/member-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/member-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aec5bc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"aec5bc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMembership in societies\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMember of the Royal Society of Chemistry,\nMember of the Biophysical Society\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afa5d21 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"afa5d21\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f82acf elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2f82acf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c62180a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c62180a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title 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Sunil Kumar Department of Physics, IIT Madras Complex Fluids and Biological Physics Laboratory &#038; Centre of Excellence in Soft and Biological Matter (CSBM) @IIT Madras Prof. P B Sunil Kumar Chair Professor\u00a0Department of Physics\u00a0Indian Institute of Technology, Madras Academics Fellowship of the academies Fellow of the Indian academy of sciences, Jan 2016 Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy, October 2022 Administrative Responsibilities Director, IIT Palakkad: 2017- 2022 Professor in Charge, IIT Palakkad: 2015-2017 Head, Department of Physics, IIT Madras: 2012-2015 Chairman, Computer Centre, IIT Madras : 2012 January \u2013 2012 May Head, Department of Physics, IIT Hyderabad: 2009-2012\u00a0 Professor in Charge,\u00a0 High Performance Computing Environment, IITM: 2007-2014 Other Academic Responsibilities JSPS invitation fellowship 2015 Associate Member: MEMPHYS center for physics of biological membranes University of Southern Denmark: July 2007-July 2014 Post Doctoral Fellow, IMSc. Chennai, India: 1995-1997 Post Doctoral Fellow, Raman Research Institute, India: 1994-1995 Research Fellow, Raman Research Institute, India: 1988-1994 Post Doctoral Fellow, Max Planck Institute,Teltow, Germany: 1997-1999 Research Computational Physics Soft Condensed Matter Statistical Physics Multi-Scale Simulations Large Scale Parallel Computing Awards &#038; Recognition Notable Awards Prof M V Pylee Award for the distinguished academician of India in 2019, instituted by the Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) Membership in societies Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Member of the Biophysical Society Teaching Courses Courses taught for undergraduate and graduate students Electrodynamics Statistical Physics Classical Mechanics Simple and Complex Fluids Computational Physics and Numerical Methods Parallel programming using OpenMP, MPI and CUDA Research Supervision Supervised 14 doctoral theses and currently guiding 3 more Directed numerous Master\u2019s level research projects Expertise in areas ranging from Physics, chemical engineering, biotechnology and engineering physics Publications Papers in International Journals -83 Books chapters \u2013 4 Book edited : Rheology of Complex Fluids \u2013 Springer 2010 Video course Video course on Numerical methods and programming NPTEL course 38 lectures Viewed 100,000+ times Co-authored an NPTEL web course on Numerical methods and programming Science Outreach Activity Active participation in popularizing science for children Delivered numerous seminars\u00a0 at high schools and junior colleges on science and technology. 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