Dr. Samir K. Bramhachari Announces Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award 2013

Dr. Samir K. Bramhachari, Director General Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) has announced the prestigious Shantri Swarup Bhatnagar Awards for the Year 2013. The awards were announced during the CSIR's 71st Foundation day Celebrations held here in New Delhi.

According to it, eight (08) scientists have been selected for Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology for the year 2013. They are as under:

Biological Science:
Dr Sathees Chukkurumbal Raghavan,
Department of Biochemistry,
Indian Institute of Science (IISc),
Bangalore - 560012.

Chemcial Sciences:
Dr Yamuna Krishnan,
National Centre for Biological Sciences,
(TIFR) UAS-GKVK, Bellary Road,
Bangalore - 560065.

Engineering Sciences:
Dr Bikramjit Basu,
Materials Research Centre,
Indian Institute of Science (IISc),
Bangalore-560012.

Dr Suman Chakraborty,
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology,
Kharagpur - 721302.

Mathematical Sciences:
Dr Eknath Prabhakar Ghate,
School of Mathematical Sciences,
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research,
(TIFR) Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba,
Mumbai - 400005.

Medical Sciences:
Dr Pushkar Sharma,
National Institute of Immunology (NII),
Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi - 110067.

Physical Sciences:
Dr Amol Dighe,
Department of Theoretical Physics,
Tata Institutew of Fundamental Research,
Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba,
Mumbai - 400005.

Dr Vijay Balakrishna Shenoy,
Department of Physics,
Indian Institute of Science (IISc),
Bangalore- 560012.

These Awards will be presented by the Prime Minister for which the date will be fixed later on.

The Shanti SwarupBhatnagar Prize is the most coveted national recognition for young scientists and engineers for their R&D work done in India. The Prize was instituted in 1957 in the honour of late Dr. (Sir) Shanti SwarupBhatnagar, an eminent scientist, founder Director and principal architect of CSIR. Over 450 scientists and technologists have been so far conferred upon this Prize in various disciplines of science for their outstanding R&D contribution. Each Prize carries a citation, cash prize, a plaque and an honorarium till superannuation.