Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize

The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB) Prizes are awarded annually by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for notable and outstanding work in the field of Science. The award is named after the founder Director of CSIR, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar. This year 11 scientist were selected for the award Biological Sciences: Dr. Amitabh Joshi, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research Bangalore; Dr. Bhaskar Saha, National Centre for Cell Science, Pune Chemical Sciences: Dr. Charusita Chakravarty, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi; Dr. Narayanaswamy Jayaraman, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean & Planetary Sciences: Dr. S.K. Satheesh, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Engineering Sciences: Dr.Giridhar Madras, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore; Dr. Jayant Ramaswamy Haritsa, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Mathematical Science: Dr. Venapally Suresh, University of Hyderabad Medical Sciences: Dr. Santosh Gajanan Honavar, L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad Physical Sciences: Dr. Rajesh Gopakumar, Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad; Dr. Abhishek Dhar, Raman Research Institute, Bangalore