About Somasundaram
Welcome to Somasundaram's [aka Soma's] homepage on Garnet! I am the Director of the Macromolecular X-Ray Crystallography Facility at the Kasha Laboratory, Institute of Molecular Biophysics. I am a 12-month non-tenured faculty at Florida State University with a title of Associate in Research. I have been at the Institute since 1993. In this website you will find information about my professional work and personal interests.
Professional
I am responsible for the day to day operation of the X-Ray Facility including teaching graduate students, post-docs, and staff how to collect, process and interpret macromolecular x-ray diffraction and scattering data. I maintain and upgrade the hardware and software on XRF Instruments and XRF Computers. I also maintain and update the X-Ray Facility & Institute web sites. I serve as a safety officer for Kasha Lab and coordinate safety training for members of the Lab with FSU Safety Office.
Personal
I am actively involved with FSU international community through FSU-IC's program called Global Ambassadors. I am the current General Secretary of India Association of Tallahassee, a FL non-profit organization promoting Indian culture and heritage among citizens of Tallahassee. I am one of the co-founders of the Tallahassee Tamil Sangam that is dedicated to teaching and spreading Tamil language among American-born children of Tamil loving people.
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- My Personal Domains: somasundaram.us | somasundaram.name | somasundaram.info
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- My Talks: India | Grieving | Helping | Full List
- My Chronicle Articles: Tamil Drama | Pongal | Full List
- My Tallahassee Democrat Articles: Pongal | Young Poets | Full List
- My Dramas & Plays: Tenali Raman | Ramayanam | Full List
- Sites that I maintain: India Association of Tallahassee | Institute of Molecular Biophysics