The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) on 26 September 2011 honoured 11 scientists with the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology for the year 2011.
Dr Samir K Brahamachari, Director General, Council of Scientific Research and Industrial development announced the names of scientists at the celebration of CSIR foundation Day. Till 2010, 463 scientists (including 14 women scientists) have been bestowed with the prestigious SSB Prize.
The list of the awardees in the different categories are as follows:
Biological Sciences
Dr Amit Prakash Sharma (International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi)
Dr Rajan Sankaranarayanan (CSIR Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology, Hyderabad).
Chemical Sciences
Dr Balasubramanian Sundaram (Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore)
Dr Garikapati Narahari Sastry (CSIR Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad).
Earth, Atmosapere, Ocean & Planetary Sciences
Dr Shanker Doraiswamy (CSIR National Institute of Oceanography, Goa)
Engineering Sciences
Dr Sirshendu De (Indian Institute of Technology, Dharagpur)
Dr Upadrasta Ramamurty (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore)
Mahtematical Sciences
Dr Mahan Mj (Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University, Howrah)
Dr Palash Sarkar (Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata)
Medical Sciences
Dr Kithiganahalli Narayanaswamy Balaji (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore)
Physical Sciences
Dr Shiraz Minwalla (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai)
The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology was first given in 1958. It is regarded as the country's highest award in science is named after the founder director of CSIR, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar. It is given to a scientist up to 45 years of age and carries a prize of Rs 5 lakh.
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