Eleven Scientist have been selected for Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB) Prize for Science & Technology for the year 2011.Dr Samir K Brahamachari, Director General, Council of Scientific Research and Industrial development announced the names of scientists today at the celebration of CSIR foundation Day here today. Till 2010, 463 scientists (including 14 women scientists) have been bestowed with the prestigious SSB Prize.

 

Biological Sciences

Dr Amit Prakash Sharma

International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi

 

Dr Rajan Sankaranarayanan

CSIR Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology, Hyderabad

 

Chemical Sciences

 

Dr Balasubramanian Sundaram

Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore

Dr Garikapati Narahari Sastry

CSIR Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad

 

Earth, Atmosapere, Ocean & Planetary Sciences

Dr Shanker Doraiswamy

CSIR National Institute of Oceanography, Goa

 

Engineering Sciences

Dr Sirshendu De

Indian Institute of Technology, Dharagpur

 

Dr Upadrasta Ramamurty

Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

Mahtematical Sciences

Dr Mahan Mj

Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University, Howrah

 

Dr Palash Sarkar

Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata

 

Medical Sciences

Dr Kithiganahalli Narayanaswamy Balaji

Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

 

Physical Sciences

Dr Shiraz Minwalla

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai

 

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KP