Awardees come from a variety of areas, including accessible healthcare and diagnostics, designing inclusive economic and social policies, better understanding of mental health, and how the Constitution protects India’s democratic state. We got together.
Infosys Awards are awarded in six different categories. The winners were awarded a gold medal, a certificate, and a cash prize of $100,000, with Shafi Goldwasser, the girlfriend of the Simmons Institute for Computing Theory, as the guest of honor.
Suman Chakraborty was awarded in the Engineering and Computer Science category. Suman Chakraborty is Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Dean of Research and Development at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.
He was awarded for his work in elucidating the interplay of fluid dynamics, interfacial phenomena, and electrodynamics at the micro- and nanoscale.
“From exploring the frontiers of brain research and astronomy, to developing solutions to the urgent medical needs of underserved populations, to working in a rapidly changing world flooded by climate emergencies and pandemics. From examining the concept of justice, our awardees engage in cutting-edge research: science, technology and scholarship,” said S ( Kris) Gopalakrishnan said.
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“Their work is inspiring a new generation of researchers while revolutionizing the science and research landscape in India,” he added. The Humanities Prize was awarded to Sudhir Krishnaswamy, Vice-Chancellor of the National Law School of the University of India, Bangalore, by the Court of Justice in 1973.
Vidita Vaidya, professor and chairman of the Department of Biological Sciences at the Tata Institute for Basic Research in Mumbai, said she has made fundamental contributions to understanding the brain mechanisms underlying mood disorders such as anxiety and depression. It was evaluated and won the Life Science Award.
Mahesh Kakde, Professor of Mathematics at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, was awarded the Mathematics Prize for his contributions to algebraic number theory.
Meanwhile, Professor Nissim Kanekar of the Pune National Center for Radio Astronomy has been declared the winner in the physical sciences category for his study of galaxies during the so-called “noon” era, when stars were forming. Maximum rate.
Finally, Rohini Pande, Professor of Economics at Yale University, won the Social Science Prize for her research on governance and accountability, women’s empowerment, and the role of credit in the lives and environments of the poor.
“Congratulations to the Infosys Award recipients,” said Salil Parekh, CEO of Infosys and one of the Foundation’s board members. “We are passionate about the passion and depth of each of our work, from simple primes to complex astronomy to domestic development economics, with particular relevance to the world around us and the world within us.” heard.
The 14th awards ceremony was attended by Infosys Science Foundation Trustees Gopalakrishnan, Srinath Batni, K. Dinesh, TV Mohandas Pai, Parekh, and SD Shibural. Company founder NR Narayana Murthy was also present at the gathering.
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