Rita John
Professor and Head
University of Madras
India
Biography
Rita John is Professor and Head, Department of Theoretical Physics, University of Madras, Chennai, India. She is fulbright Visiting Professor at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, USA (2014). She has been teaching condensed matter physics for graduate students over 18 years. The book, ‘Solid State Physics’ authored by her and published by Tata McGraw Hill publisher (2014) is used globally by graduate students. She guides PhD, MPhil, MSc and MTech projects. She has over 50 international publications. She is the recipient of various awards and prizes for her academic and research contributions.
Research Interest
Condensed Matter Physics, Physics, Theoretical Physics and Astronomy