11 Scientists Honoured With Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2012

Siva Ramachandran Athreya of the Indian Statistical Institute and Debashish Goswami of the Indian Statistical Institute:

Siva Ramachandran Athreya and Debashish Goswami were the recipients of the prestigious prize in the field of mathematical sciences.

Sandip Basu of the Radiation Medicine Centre at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre:

Sandip Basu bagged the award in the medical sciences category.

Arindam Ghosh of IISc and Krishnendu Sengupta of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science:

Arindam Ghosh and Krishnendu Sengupta won the prize in the category of physical sciences.

The winners were announced by Samir K Brahmachari, Director General of Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. The prize is named after the founder-Director General of CSIR and carries a cash component of Rs five lakh. It is given annually to young scientists below the age of 45 who have made outstanding contributions in any field of science and technology.

(With PTI inputs)

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