JOIN USFive faculty members at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, have been awarded the prestigious Indian National Science Academy (INSA) Medal for Young Scientists for the year 2016.
The five faculty members who won the award are — Dr Prabeer Barpanda assistant professor at the Materials Research Centre; Dr Sai Siva Gorthi assistant professor at the Department of Instrumentation and Applied Physics; Dr Praveen Kumar assistant professor at the Department of Materials Engineering, Dr Anshu Pandey assistant professor at the Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit and Dr Chandan Saha assistant professor at the Department of Computer Science and Automation.
The INSA annually honors young scientists with the ‘INSA Young Scientist Award’ to encourage young scientists with creative abilities who have made notable research contributions in science and technology. The award was instituted in 1974 and about 760 young scientists have been recognised so far.
“Such awards and recognition bring visibility to scientific works. This may draw other fresh young minds to research in the area. This can be particularly useful to encourage young scientists,” according to Chandan Saha.
Prof Anurag Kumar, director of IISc, said that the awards recognise work that cut across the boundaries of basic research and applied research and science and engineering.
Their conferral was a testament to the success of the rich and varied interdisciplinary intellectual atmosphere of the Institute. “We would like to congratulate these young researchers and look forward for greater achievements," he added.