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S. V. C. Aiya

S.V. Chandrashekhar Aiya (1911–1992) was an Indian scientist and engineer who mathematically demonstrated the effect of thunderstorms and lightning on television and radio broadcasting signals (RF signals).[1][2][3]

S. V. Chandrashekhar Aiya
Prof S. V. C. Aiya in Cambridge
Born(1911-03-06)6 March 1911
Mysore, Mysore State, British India
Died15 June 1992(1992-06-15) (aged 81)
New Jersey, United States
Alma materCaius College, Cambridge
Known forResearch on Atmospheric Noise
Engineering Education
SpouseMeenakshi Belavady
ChildrenJagadish C. Aiya
Leela S. Rao
Scientific career
FieldsMeteorology
Electrical & Telecommunications Engineering

He was the second Chairman of the Department of Electrical and Communications Engineering in the Indian Institute of Science (1959-1969).[4][5] The S.V.C. Aiya award is named after him.[6] He was also the first full time director of the National Council of Educational Research and Training.[7]

Personal life and education

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S. V. Chandrashekhar Aiya was born in 1911. His father, S. Vishkant Aiya, was a lawyer in service with the Maharaja of Mysore. He relocated with his family to what is now the Maharashtra region when Professor Aiya was still young.

He completed his early schooling in the Esplande High School in Bombay, earned his degree from Wilson College and completed his master's degree at Caius College, Cambridge.[7]

He was married to Meenakshi Belavady,[8] the sister of Dr. Bhavani Belavady. Dr. Bhavani was an Indian nutrition researcher.[9][10] The novelist S. L. Bhyrappa described his exchanges with S.V.C Aiya in his autobiography Bhitti. In his book, S. L. Bhyrappa recounts his positive interactions with the professor and his wife, during a time when the novelist was also employed with NCERT.[8]

Career

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He is credited with starting the BE, ME and PhD programs at the College of Engineering, Poona (COEP) and setting up electronics and telecommunications engineering laboratories from scratch. COEP is the third oldest engineering college in Asia and was the only Engineering college in Pune at the time. Aiya also acted as the Dean in the Universities of Bombay, Poona and Ahmedabad.[7][11]

He was the second chairman[4] (1959-1969) of the department of Electrical and Communications Engineering in the Indian Institute of Science. The bust of Heinrich Hertz installed at the entrance of the Department is said to have been gifted by the Govt. of West Germany during his tenure.[12]

The Indian Institute of Science's first PhD[5] was granted to Aiya's student BS Sonde. Dr. Sonde went on to become the Chairman of the Department in 1981.[4]

He was also the first full time director of NCERT in Delhi, contributing to the education of a renewed India.[7]

Positions held

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Research

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In the early 1950s, Professor Aiya developed a mathematical model[14] that showed how thunderstorms and lightning impacted radio and TV broadcasting.[2][3] He gave lectures on lightning and radio noise in several international Universities and research establishments.

He also collaborated with Homi J. Bhabha (his fellow alumnus from Cambridge) co-authoring 3 research publications with him between 1945 and 1946. During this period, he also helped Dr. Bhabha in creating a cost effective Geiger counter telescope and a GM telescope necessary for conducting his research [15][16][17]

Aiya's areas of interest included technological forecasting, tropicalization and design enhancements. He was also interested in education (including engineering education) and is said to have written extensively on the subject.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Chandrashekhar Aiya, S. V. (August 1955). "Noise Power Radiated by Tropical Thunderstorms". Proceedings of the IRE. 43 (8): 966–974. doi:10.1109/JRPROC.1955.278204. ISSN 2162-6634. S2CID 51655267. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b Chandrashekhar Aiya, S. V. (December 1956). "Noise Radiation from Tropical Thunderstorms in the Standard Broadcast Band". Nature. 178 (4544): 1249. Bibcode:1956Natur.178.1249C. doi:10.1038/1781249a0. ISSN 1476-4687. S2CID 186242557.
  3. ^ a b Aiya, S.V.Chandrashekhar (1 January 1954). "Measurement of atmospheric noise interference to broadcasting". Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics. 5 (1–6): 230–242. Bibcode:1954JATP....5..230A. doi:10.1016/0021-9169(54)90039-2. ISSN 0021-9169. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Past Chairs - Department of Electrical Communication Engineering - IISc Bangalore, India". ece.iisc.ac.in. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Milestones - Department of Electrical Communication Engineering - IISc Bangalore, India". ece.iisc.ac.in. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  6. ^ "SVC Aiya Medal (sec. 2.8)". iete.org.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Aiya, S. V. C. (1 October 1991). "Elimination of Electronics and Metals From Telecommunications by 2000 AD". IETE Journal of Education. 32 (4): 121–128. doi:10.1080/09747338.1991.11436340.
  8. ^ a b Bhairappa, Es. El (2002). Bhitti (1. saṃskaraṇa ed.). Nayī Dillī: Kitābaghara Prakāśana. pp. Chap 8. ISBN 9788170165491.
  9. ^ BHAT, K. SEETHARAM; BELAVADY, BHAVANI (1 May 1967). "Biochemical Studies in Phrynoderma (Follicular Hyperkeratosis): II. Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Levels in Plasma and Erythrocytes of Patients Suffering from Phrynoderma". The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 20 (5): 386–392. doi:10.1093/ajcn/20.5.386. ISSN 0002-9165. PMID 6023849. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  10. ^ Belavady, Bhavani (March 1978). Collaborative Research Support Proposal Grain Sorghum And Pearl Millet (PDF). p. 53. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  11. ^ "College of Engineering Pune (COEP)". www.punepages.com. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  12. ^ "History - Department of Electrical Communication Engineering - IISc Bangalore, India". ece.iisc.ac.in. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  13. ^ "IETE - PRESIDENTS". www.iete.org. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  14. ^ Aiya, S. V. Chandrashekhar. "Noise Radiation from Tropical Thunderstorms in the Standard Broadcast Band" (PDF). NATURE. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  15. ^ Deśamukha, Cintāmaṇī. (2003). Homi Jehangir Bhabha (PDF) (1st ed.). New Delhi: National Book Trust, India. p. 16. ISBN 978-8123741062. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Homi Bhabha". studyres.com. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  17. ^ Penney, William George (November 1967). "Homi Jehangir Bhabha, 1909-1966 Pg 54 Sl. No. (40),(42), & (43)". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society: 35–55. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1967.0002. S2CID 72524347. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
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