Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research ( TIFR ) is one of the most important research institutes in India . It was founded in June 1945 by Homi Jehangir Bhabha and Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata and has been an independent institute of the University of Mumbai since 2003 . It has the status of a deemed university .
This institute conducts basic research in the fields of chemistry , mathematics , computer science , health sciences , biology , physics and didactics .
Research at TIFR is divided into three faculties :
- Faculty of Mathematics (The School of Mathematics),
- Faculty of Natural Sciences (The School of Natural Sciences) and
- Faculty of Technology and computer science (The School of Technology and Computer Science).
The TIFR also maintains other institutes outside of its actual campus in the Colaba district of Mumbai . These include the Homi Bhabha Center for Science Education (Teaching Center) in Deonar (Mumbai), the National Center for Radio Astrophysics (National Center for Radio Astronomy ) in Pune with the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope and the National Center for Biological Sciences (National Center for biology) in Bangalore .
Important, fundamental research areas of the institute include algebra , algebraic geometry , Lie groups , representation theory and quantum groups, number theory , combinatorics , differential geometry , topology , mathematical physics , astronomy and astrophysics , molecular biology , nuclear and atomic physics, and theoretical physics .
The TIFR has a large library with more than 100,000 books and magazines and a large computer center that is connected to the rest of the world via high-speed networks. The institute is one of the few in India that has the ability to provide liquid helium for physical experiments at very low temperatures.
Web links
- TIFR - official website (English)