Richard Pinto obtained B.Sc in 1963 from Mysore University and Ph.D (physics) in 1972 from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR)/ Mumbai University. He joined TIFR in 1964 after graduating from the Atomic Energy Training School. In the late 1960's he has pioneered many thin film growth techniques, including RF sputtering and studied high field phenomena in diordered semiconductors. Subsequently, he established the silicon device fabrication facility and pioneered the development of charge coupled imaging devices at TIFR. After the advent of high Tc superconductors in 1987, he proposed a program on growth and study of high quality thin films of high Tc superconductors by pulsed laser deposition (PLD), and built a state-of-the-art high Tc thin film laboratory at TIFR. He also pioneered microwave transmission studies in high Tc thin films in the country in the early 1990's, and led a team which realised the highest critical current density and lowest microwave surface resistance in Ag-added (Ag-doped) superconducting YBa2Cu307-x this films. His group at TIFR has also made significant contributions in the area of ferroelectric and colossal magneto resistive manganite thin films. He has Co-authored over 150 research publications in refereed journals and guided many Ph.D students. He has served in many national committees for the development of magneto-optic storage devices, IR Focal Plane Arrays and Charge Coupled Device linear arrays for satellite imaging. He was the Chairperson for two major International Symposia, one on Superconductivity in 1996 (ASMCCD'96) organized as a part of Golden Jubilee Celebration of TIFR, and the other on Magnetism and Superconductivity in 2001 (ASMM2D 2001) organized by TIFR jointly with Mangalore University. He was Professor and Chairman of Department of Condensed Matter Physics and Material Science till October 31, 2002 when he superannuated from TIFR. At present he is a Professor at the Electrical Engineering Department, IIT Bombay, and his current research interests are silicon devices and BioMEMS.
Email:rpinto@ee.iitb.ac.in

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