Kapil Sibal Presents CSIR Young Scientists Awards

The Union Minister for S&T and Earth Sciences, Shri Kapil Sibal gave away the CSIR Young Scientist Awards 2006 to six scientists on the occasion of 64th Foundation Day of CSIR. The award carries a citation and a cash prize of Rs. 50,000/- each. The award aims to promote excellence and recognized outstanding work in science and technology in the CSIR system. The award winners are : Dr. Mohammad Sohail Akhtar (Biological Sciences), Dr. B Rajkumar Banerjee, Dr. Srinivas Hotha (Chemical Science), Dr. Sandip Kumar Mukhopadhyay, Dr. Prakash Kumar (Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences) and Dr. P. Thankaivelan (Engineering Sciences)

The Minister also gave away CSIR Chemical Technology Prize 2006 to ‘Team IIP’ at Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun and Business Development and Technology Marketing Prize to ‘Team CLRI’ at Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai. The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 2 lakh, a plaque and a citation.

'Team IIP' has won the award for developing Comb Type Polymeric Wax Crystal Modifier and Dewaxing Aid Additives for Production of lube oil base stocks. 'Team CLRI' has won the award for significantly enhancing the business and markets for its knowledgebase.

CSIR Technology Awards, given annually, were instituted in 1990 with a view to foster and encourage in-house multidisciplinary team efforts and external interaction for technology development, transfer, marketing and commercialization.

Source : Press Information Bureau
Date : September 27, 2006