G.D. Birla Award for Scientific Research is an award instituted in 1991 by the K. K. Birla Foundation in honour of the Indian philanthropist Ghanshyam Das Birla. The award is given to an outstanding scientific research, mostly during the past 5 years, undertaken by an Indian scientist, who is below the age of 50, living and working in India. It carries a cash prize of ₹1.5 lakhs (0.15 million). The award is given every year and is available for all branches of science including medical science, basic and applied.[1]

For the year 2022 it was awarded to Professor Narayan Pradhan for his Outstanding Contribution in the field of MATERIAL SCIENCES

Recipients

Raghunath Anant Mashelkar
Ajay K. Sood
Manindra Agrawal
Biman Bagchi
Thanu Padmanabhan
Rajesh Gopakumar
Year Recipient Field Institution
2021 Prof Suman Chakraborty[2] Outstanding contribution to engineering science

and its applications in developing technologies for affordable healthcare.

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur (Department of mechanical engineering)
2018 Rajeev Kumar Varshney[3] Agriculture International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Hyderabad
2017 Dr.Rajan Shankarnarayanan Structural biology centre for cellular and molecular biology, Hyderabad
2016 Prof. Umesh Vasudeo Waghmare[4] Physics Theoretical Science Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore
2015 Sanjay Mittal High performance computing Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
2014 Sanjeev Galande[5] Cell biology Indian Institute of Science, Education and Research, Pune
2013 Rajesh Gopakumar[6][7] Quantum field theory and string theory Harish Chandra Research Institute
2012 Nibir Mandal[8] Structural geology Jadavpur University
2011 Tapas Kumar Kundu[9] Biochemistry Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
2010 Subhasis Chaudhuri[10] Electrical engineering Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai
2009 Manindra Agrawal[11] Computer science Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
2008 Raghavan Varadarajan Biophysics Indian Institute of Science
2007 Santanu Bhattacharya Chemistry Indian Institute of Science
2006 Sriram Ramaswamy Physics Indian Institute of Science
2005 Dipankar Das Sarma Nanotechnology Indian Institute of Science
2004 Arun M. Jayannvar Physics Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar
2003 Thanu Padmanabhan Astrophysics Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics
2002 P. P. Majumdar Human genetics Indian Statistical Institute
2001 Seyed E. Hasnain Medical genetics University of Hyderabad
2000 Ajay K. Sood Experimental physics Indian Institute of Science
1999 Sankar K. Pal Computer engineering Indian Statistical Institute
1998 Not awarded
1997 Biman Bagchi Structural chemistry Indian Institute of Science
1996 Ashoke Sen Theoretical physics Harish-Chandra Research Institute
1995 Girish S. Agarwal Quantum optics Physical Research Laboratory
1994 Padmanabhan Balaram Biochemistry Indian Institute of Science
1993 R.A. Mashelkar Polymer science Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
1992 Goverdhan Mehta Organic chemistry University of Hyderabad
1991 Asis Datta Molecular biology National Centre for Plant Genome Research

See also

References

  1. ^ "G.D. Birla Award for Scientific Research". KK Birla Foundation. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Chakraborty to get GD Birla Award for Scientific Research". Hindustan Times. 2021-04-02. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
  3. ^ "Rajeev Varshney gets 28th GD Birla Award for Scientific Research". Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Prof Waghmare to get 26th GD Birla Award for Scientific Research Award".
  5. ^ "Scientist Sanjeev Galande selected for GD Birla Award". Times of India. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  6. ^ "String-theorist wins G.D. Birla Award". The Hindu. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Physicist Rajesh Gopakumar to be honored with G D Birla award for scientific research for 2013". The Economic Times. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Jadavpur University professor chosen for G D Birla award". Business Standard. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  9. ^ "GD Birla Award for Tapas Kundu". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  10. ^ "IIT M prof bags Birla award for scientific research". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  11. ^ "2 teachers receive G.D. Birla awards". Hindustan Times. 24 November 2009. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.

12. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/narayan-pradhan-selected-for-gd-birla-award-for-scientific-research-101647281852795.html

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