CSIR announced Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB) Prize for Science and Technology 2015 for eleven scientists in recognition of their work. The awardees were announced to mark the CSIR’s 73nd Foundation day.
The SSB Prize consists of a citation, a plaque and a cash prize of 5 lakh rupees.
List of Awardees by respective fields
Names of awardees with their respective field is given below.
Biological Sciences
- Dr Balasubramanian Gopal of Molecular Biophysics Unit Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
- Dr Rajeev Kumar Varshney of Centre of Excellence in Genomics International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad
Chemical Sciences
- Dr D Srinivasa Reddy Division of Organic Chemistry CSIR National Chemical Laboratory, Pune
- Dr Pradyut Ghosh of Department of Inorganic Chemistry Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science in Jadavapur, Kolkata
Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences
- Dr Jyotiranjan Srichandan Ray of Geosciences Division Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
Engineering Sciences
- Dr Yogesh Moreshwar Joshi of Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Mathematical Sciences
- Dr K Sandeep of TIFR Centre for Applicable Mathematics, Bangalore
- Dr Ritabrata Munshi School of Mathematics Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
Medical Sciences
- Dr Vidita Ashok Vaidya of Department of Biological Sciences Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
Physical Sciences
- Dr Bedangadas Mohanty of School of Physical Sciences National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar
- Dr Mandar Madhukar Deshmukh of Department of Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
About Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
- The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (SSB) is a science award in India given annually by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
- The ward is given for notable and outstanding research, applied or fundamental, in biology, chemistry, environmental science, engineering, mathematics, medicine and Physics.
- The purpose of the prize is to recognize outstanding Indian work (according to the view of CSIR awarding committee) in science and technology.
- It is the most coveted award in multidisciplinary science in India.
- The award is named after the founder Director of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar.
- It was first awarded in 1958.
- Any citizen of India engaged in research in any field of science and technology up to the age of 45 years is eligible for the prize.
- The prize is awarded on the basis of contributions made through work done in India only during the five years preceding the year of the prize.
- The prize comprises a citation, a plaque, and a cash award of 5 lakh (US$7,500). In addition, recipients also get Rs. 15,000 per month up to the age of 65 years.