Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards Announced

Ten scientists have been selected for 2008 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for science and technology. This was announced by Prof. Samir K. Brahmachari, DG, CSIR on the occasion of CSIR Foundation Day today. Following is the list of awardees:

Biological Sciences

• Dr G P S Raghava, Institute of Micobial Technology, CSIR, Chandigarh
• Dr L S Shashidhara, Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology, CSIR, Hyderabad
  

Chemical Sciences

• Dr Pradeep Thalappil, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai
  
• Dr Jarugu Narasimha Moorthy, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean & Planetary Sciences

• Dr P N Vinayachandran, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
  

Engineering Sciences

• Dr Ranjan Kumar Mallik, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi
  

Mathematical Sciences

• Dr Jaikumar Radhakrishnan, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai

Medical Sciences

• Dr Ravinder Goswami, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
  

Physical Sciences

Dr Raghunathan Srianand, Inter-University Centre for Astronomy & Astrophysics, Pune
Dr Srikanth Sastry, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore

The Bhatnagar Prizes are given to scientists below 45 years of age, for their outstanding scientific contributions made primarily in India during the last 5 years preceding the year of the Prize. The Prize comprising a citation, a plaque and a cash award of Rs.5,00,000/- (Rupees five lakh only) would be given to the recipients by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India at a later date.


Source: Press Inormation Bureau,
Date: September 26, 2008