11 Scientists Receive 2021 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes

11 Scientists Receive 2021 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes

• In 2021, 11 scientists have been felicitated with the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, announced on September 26, 2021, during the 80th foundation day of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
• Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize: is the highest science award in India, given for outstanding Indian work in the field of science and technology.
• The award is named after the founder Director of CSIR India, the late Dr (Sir) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar.
• The prize is given to Indian scientists below the age of 45 for outstanding research in the following seven fields: Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Environment Science (Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences), Engineering Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Medical Sciences and Physical Sciences.

List of Winners

Biological Sciences

1. Dr. Amit Singh, Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
2. Dr Arun Kumar Shukla, Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Chemical Sciences

1. Dr Kanishka Biswas, International Centre of Materials Science, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bengaluru
2. Dr T Govindaraju, Bio-organic Chemistry Laboratory, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bengaluru

Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences 

1. Dr Binoy Kumar Saikia, Coal and Energy Research Group, CSIR North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat

Engineering Sciences

1. Dr Debdeep Mukhopadhyay, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Mathematical Sciences

1. Dr Anish Ghosh, School of Mathematics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
2. Dr Saket Saurabh, The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai

Medical Sciences

1. Dr Jeemon Panniyammakal, Achutha Menon Centre for Health Science Studies Sree Chitra Tirunal lnstitute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram
2. Dr Rohit Srivastava – Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Physical Sciences

1. Dr Kanak Saha, Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune

Points to Remember:

1. How many scientists have won the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2021? 11
2. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize is given for contribution in which field? Science & tech
3. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize is named after the founder of which institution? CSIR
4. Name of the highest award given for outstanding contribution in S&T in India? Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize