Infosys Science Foundation Announces Infosys Prize 2010 Winners

The Infosys Science Foundation (ISF) announced the winners of the Infosys Prize 2010 today at a press conference in Bangalore.First let us have a brief intro on ISF and Infosys Prize.

About Infosys Science Foundation and Infosys Prize
The Infosys Science Foundation is a not-for-profit trust which was set up in February 2009 by the management of Infosys. The Foundation announced Infosys Prize, an annual award, to honor outstanding achievements of researchers and scientists across five categories:
Engineering and Computer Science,
Mathematical Sciences,
Life Sciences,
Physical Sciences
and Social Sciences (Social Anthropology and Sociology).

A jury, comprising eminent leaders in each of these fields, evaluates the achievements of the nominees against the standards of international research, placing the winners on par with the finest researchers in the world.
The winners will receive a prize of INR 50 Lakh, along with a pure gold medallion and a citation certificate.

This year the winners in the respective categories are:
Engineering and Computer Science: Professor Ashutosh Sharma, Chemical Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur

Mathematical Sciences: Professor Chandrashekhar Khare, Mathematics Department, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles

Life Sciences: Dr. Chetan E. Chitnis, Principal Leader, Malaria Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Delhi

Physical Sciences: Professor Sandip Trivedi, Theoretical Physics Department, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai

Social Sciences - Social Anthropology: Professor Amita Baviskar, Sociology Unit, Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), Delhi

Social Sciences – Sociology: Professor Nandini Sundar, Sociology Department, Delhi School of Economics (DSE), Delhi

Winners will be felicitated in January 2011 by Dr. Manmohan Singh at a prize ceremony in Mumbai

Indi Proff team has sent felicitations to all the Science and Technology Prize Winners and  recieved a thanking and happy gesture in return. Our team will surely catch hold of happenings like these awards and the laureates.

More Details can be found at http://www.infosys-science-foundation.com/

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