As many as eight young scientists from
different branches of science have been selected for the Young Scientists
Awards instituted by the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and
Environment (KSCSTE) for the year 2012. The award carries a cash prize of
Rs.50,000 and a start up research grant.The awardees are Aparna Lakshmanan S.,
Department of Mathematics, St. Xavier’s College for Women, Aluva; Mahesh S.,
Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology,
Thiruvananthapuram; Vijayakumar S. Nair, Space Physics Laboratory, VSSC,
Thiruvananthapuram; Govindan P., Mechanical Engineering Department, Government
College of Engineering, Kannur; Bindu P. Nair, Sri Chitra Tirunal Institute of
Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram; P.S. Anjana, Department of
Physics, All Saints College, Thiruvananthapuram; Anju T.R., Department of
Biotechnology, Cochin University of Science and Technology; and Divya P.,
National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, CMFRI Campus, Kochi.
The awards, given to scientists with PhD
who have worked in Kerala for the last three years, are in recognition of their
outstanding contribution to the field of science and technology. A press note
issued by KSCSTE said a committee of experts had scrutinised and short-listed
the awardees from among the nominations received.Chief Minister Oommen Chandy
is scheduled to give away the awards at the inaugural session of the Kerala
Science Congress here on January 29. The awardees will make a presentation of
their work during the plenary session of KSC.
Prof.
John Kurakar
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