Rangaswamy Srinivasan has developed techniques for ablative photodecomposition and used them to contribute to the development of LASIK eye surgery.
10 Facts About Rangaswamy Srinivasan
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Rangaswamy Srinivasan received the National Medal of Technology from President Obama on February 2,2013, for his contributions to laser eye surgery.
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Rangaswamy Srinivasan earned a doctorate in physical chemistry at the University of Southern California in 1956, studying protein chemistry with chemical kineticist Sidney W Benson.
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Rangaswamy Srinivasan held postdoctoral positions at the California Institute of Technology in 1956, and at the University of Rochester from 1957 to 1961.
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Rangaswamy Srinivasan joined the research staff in 1961, and was promoted to "manager of fundamental photochemical research" in 1963.
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On November 27,1981, Rangaswamy Srinivasan experimented with the remains of his family's Thanksgiving turkey, and proved that it was possible to create precisely-etched patterns.
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Rangaswamy Srinivasan named the technique Ablative Photodecomposition, a type of Laser ablation.
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Rangaswamy Srinivasan has published over 130 scientific papers and holds at least 22 US patents.
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In 1997, Rangaswamy Srinivasan was awarded the American Chemical Society's Award for Creative Invention, and the ACS North East Section's Esselen Medal.
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In 1998, Rangaswamy Srinivasan was awarded the Max Delbruck Prize in Biological Physics by the American Physical Society.