President, Indian National Science Academy

Member of the IAC Board

Dr Vijayan is the President of Indian National Science Academy (INSA). He has played a major role in the establishment of macromolecular crystallography research in India. He established a very active school of macromolecular crystallography in the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and is an Honorary Professor at its Molecular Biophysics Unit in Bangalore.

Dr Vijayan founded the Indian Crystallographic Association (ICA) in 2001 and was its president until 2004. He has been honored with Fellowships of the three most important science academies in India (Indian National Science Academy, Indian Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, India) and of TWAS (Academy of Sciences for the Developing World). In 1985 he received the Bhatnagar Prize for outstanding contributions to science and technology. The Distinguished Biotechnologist Award was bestowed upon him in 2004. In the same year the President of India conferred the Padma Shri Award for Science and Engineering upon him. This award is India's fourth highest civilian honor.