Rangaswamy Srinivasan

Rangaswamy Srinivasan
Born (1929-02-28) February 28, 1929
Madras, India
Alma materUniversity of Madras, University of Southern California
Known forAblative Photodecomposition, LASIK
AwardsRuss Prize (2011)
National Medal of Technology and Innovation (2012)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysical chemistry
InstitutionsIBM Research

Rangaswamy Srinivasan (born February 28, 1929, in Madras, India) is a physical chemist and inventor with a 30-year career at IBM Research. He has developed techniques for ablative photodecomposition and used them to contribute to the development of LASIK eye surgery.

He received the National Medal of Technology from President Obama on February 2, 2013, for his contributions to laser eye surgery.

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