Hariom Ashram prerit awards is given to scientists under 45 years of age.
The Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad announced its prestigious Shri Hari Om Ashram Prerit Dr Vikram Sarabhai Research Awards and PRL Award for 2011. Five scientists working with different research institutions of India have been chosen for the award based on their outstanding contribution and original work.
These scientists have been chosen for their research work in the fields of Space Sciences, Space Applications, Electronics, Informatics, Telematics and Automation and Systems Analysis or Management, including non-linear, non-equilibrium systems in natural and social sciences and technology.
Prof Tarun Souradeep from Inter University Centre for Astronomy & Astrophysics, Pune and Dr Biswajit Paul from Raman Research Institute, Bangalore will be sharing the award in area of Space Science. Dr NR Patel from Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun has been chosen for his work in Space Application.
Dr Ashwin Gumaste from the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, is selected for his work in Electronics, Informatics, Telematics & Automation area. Dr Vineet K Gahalaut from National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad will also be feted with the PRL Award.
Talking about the history of the award, Mrinalini Sarabhai said that principal of school in Gandhi Ashram, Pratap Upadhyay, who was not only a teacher for Mallika and Kartikeya Sarabhai, but also like a family member to the Sarabhai family, was influenced by spiritual thoughts of Pujya Mota. Mrinalini Sarabhai too was Pujya Mota’s follower and visited the Ashram in Nadiad.
After Dr Vikram Sarabhai passed away, Pujya Mota told Upadhyay to do something in his memory. Thus Hari Om Ashram Prerit Vikram Sarabhai Research Awards were instituted. The funding for the awards comes from the Hari Om Ashram and PRL scrutinises the applications for the awards.
The PRL Award was instituted from the Aruna Lal Endowment Fund established by Prof Devendra Lal, honorary fellow and former director of PRL. The awards, given every alternate year, consists of cash prize of Rs50,000 and a medal. It is given to outstanding Indian scientists, below 45 years of age as on January 1 of the award year. All awardees deliver a lecture on the day of the award highlighting their scientific contributions.
Know who they are
Name: Prof Tarun Souradeep
Institute: Inter University Centre for Astronomy & Astrophysics, Pune
Brief: Born near Kolkata, the scientist is a well established cosmologist working in the area of Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) anisotropy and polarization. He has been chosen for the award for his significant contribution in the field of observational cosmology by developing new analytical approach for studying anisotropy in cosmic microwave background data obtained by Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe and recent Planck mission.
Name: Dr Biswajit Paul
Institute: Raman Research Institute, Bangalore
Brief: Working on rotating neutron stars and black holes in our galaxy and its satellites, Paul’s favourite are the X-ray stars. He is also working as a co-editor of the COSPAR publication Advances in Space Research and Scientific Editor of the journal Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics. He is selected for the award for his contribution to the understanding of X-ray sources based on studies of their spectral characteristics and development of new generation X-ray experiments to be flown in ASTROSAT and future Indian Space mission.
Name: Dr NR Patel
Institute: Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun
Brief: Dr Patel has been selected for the award in the Space Application area and usage of Remote Sensing for studying agro-meterology. He will be given award for his original contributions in the field of agro-meterology, especially for retrieving of crop bio-physical parameters using remote sensing data to quantify primary production. He completed his PhD from Gujarat Agriculture University, Anand in 1996. Since then he is working as a scientist at IIRS. He research work is considered to be useful in estimation of the primary production of crops.
Name: Dr Vineet K Gahalaut
Institute: National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad
Brief: Dr Gahalaut is recipient of the PRL Award for his work in the field of Earth and Planetary Systems and his outstanding work using GPS system to understand the processes of crustal deformation and occurrence of earthquakes. His research areas include Tectonic Geodesy and Seismology. He has established GPS networks in Andaman-Nicobar subduction zone, Indo-Burmese wedge, Garhwal-Kumaun Himalaya, Godavari failed rift region, and Koyna Warna region.
Name: Dr Ashwin Gumaste
Institute: Indian Institute of Technology, Mumba
Brief: Dr Gumaste has been chosen for the award for the area of Electronics, Informatics, Telematics & Automation. He has introduced novel concept of light trail and omnipresent Ethernet and effective transfer of technology to industry. He is currently the James R Isaac Chair and faculty member in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at IITB. He is also a consultant to Nokia Siemens Networks, Munich. He has 20 granted US patents and over 30 pending patent applications. He has published about 120 papers.
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