Winners of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes 2020
- The Union Science and Technology minister Dr Harsh Vardhan announced the 2020 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes on September 26, 2020 on the occasion of the Foundation Day of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
- The award is 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 award is presented in following 7 disciplines: Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Medical Sciences and Physical Sciences.
- In 2020, the Prize has been bestowed upon 14 people.
List of Winners
Biological Sciences:
- Dr Subhadeep Chatterjee,
- Dr Vatsala Thirumalai
Chemical Sciences
- Dr Jyotirmayee Dash,
- Dr Subi Jacob George
Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences
- Dr Abhijit Mukherjee
- Dr Suryendu Dutta
Engineering Sciences
- Dr Amol Arvindrao Kulkarni
- Dr Kinshuk Dasgupta
Mathematics Sciences
- Dr UK Anandavardhanan,
- Dr Rajat Subhra Hazra
Medicine Sciences
- Dr Bushra Ateeq,
- Dr Ritesh Agarwal
Physics Sciences
- Dr Rajesh Ganapathy
- Dr Surajit Dhara