Gautam Radhakrishna Desiraju

Who is Gautam Radhakrishna Desiraju?

Gautam Radhakrishna Desiraju is an Indian chemist who works in the Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He works in the area of structural chemistry and crystal engineering. Desiraju has played a major role in the development of crystal engineering for nearly three decades. He, among others, has been responsible in recent times for the acceptance of the theme of weak hydrogen bonding in structural and supramolecular chemistry. His books on crystal engineering and on the weak hydrogen bond in structural chemistry and biology are especially notable. He has co-authored a textbook in crystal engineering. He is one of the most highly cited Indian chemists and has been recognised by a number of awards such as the Alexander von Humboldt Forschungspreis and the TWAS award in Chemistry. He served as President of the International Union of Crystallography for the triennium 2011–2014.