Scientific prizes and awards / General

CSIR Young Scientist Awards

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

Description

Instituted in 1987, CSIR Young Scientist Awards seek to promote in-house excellence in various fields of science and technology. Any CSIR scientist, below 35 years of age, as reckoned on 26 September (CSIR Foundation Day) of the preceding year, is eligible for the Award.
These awards are given annually in the following fields:
♦ Biological Sciences
♦ Chemical Sciences
♦ Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences
♦ Engineering Sciences
♦ Physical Sciences (including instrumentation)

Recipients

2010

Biological Sciences
Dr M Mohammed Idris
The CSIR Young Scientist Award for the year 2010 in Biological Sciences has been awarded to Dr M Mohammed Idris of Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology Hyderabad, for his excellent work on discovery of genes involved in Pancreatitis & Huntington's diseases, establishment of genetic diagnostic procedures and recent insight into neurodegeneration in zebrafish model.

Dr Sudesh Kumar Yadav
The CSIR Young Scientist Award for the year 2010 in Biological Sciences has been awarded to Dr Sudesh Kumar Yadav of Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology Palampur, for his outstanding contribution in the area of metabolic engineering & abiotic stress tolerance in plants.

Chemical Sciences
Dr Kamalesh Parasad
The CSIR Young Scientist Award for the year 2010 in Chemical Sciences has been awarded to Dr Kamalesh Prasad of Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute Bhavnagar, for his significant contributions in the field of Polysaccharides leading to new functional materials that have great societal applications, besides being of fundamental interest.

Engineering Sciences
Dr Sanjay Pandurang Kamble
The CSIR Young Scientist Award for the year 2010 in Engineering Sciences has been awarded to DrSanjay Pandurang Kamble of National Chemical Laboratory Pune, for his outstanding contributions to the development of chemical processes and technologies with a view to protect environment and minimize the energy requirement.

Dr Saptarshi Sasmal
The CSIR Young Scientist Award for the year 2010 in Engineering Sciences has been awarded to Dr Saptarshi Sasmal of Structural Engineering Research Centre Chennai, for his significant contribution to condition assessment & strengthening of structures.

Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean & Planetary Sciences
Dr Ravi Prakash Srivastava
The CSIR Young Scientist Award for the year 2010 in Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean & Planetary Sciences has been awarded to Dr Ravi Prakash Srivastava of National Geophysical Research Institute Hyderabad, for development of a new technique to model natural complex systems particularly hydrocarbon reservoirs.

Dr Samir Ravikant Damare
The CSIR Young Scientist Award for the year 2010 in Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean & Planetary Sciences has been awarded to Dr Samir Ravikant Damare of National Institute of Oceanography Goa, for his outstanding research that has proven the presence of fungi in the deep-sea sediments in the Central Indian Basin and for understanding their physiology & enzyme profile using culturing techniques.