E. S. Raja Gopal

He was a former CSIR emeritus scientist, an alumnus of the University of Oxford and the author of three reference texts in condensed matter physics.

[3] Subsequently, he moved to the neighboring state of Karnataka to pursue his doctoral studies at the Indian Institute of Science[4] and secured a PhD in 1961 under the guidance of distinguished experimental physicist R. S.

[1] Upon his return to India in 1964, he joined Indian Institute of Science (IISc) as a CSIR pool officer at the department of physics, to commence an association which would last over 35 years.

[2] In 1991, Raja Gopal was appointed the director of National Physical Laboratory of India (NPL) but he continued his association with IISc as the MSIL chair professor from 1991 to 1994.

[9] Raja Gopal has worked on various aspects of condensed matter physics especially critical point phenomena which assisted in understanding the Law of the Rectilinear Diameter and its breakdown.

[32] He has also delivered a number of keynote addresses or invited speeches and the oration on Global Warming: A Scientist Looks at the Reality and the Myths at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram on 1 April 2017 features among them.

[2] He received the Homi Jehangir Bhabha Medal of the Indian National Science Academy in 1993[36] and the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Biotech Research Society of India in 2004.