Bengaluru :

IISc Alumni Association celebrated the birth centenary of eminent scientist Dr Srinivasa Rajagopalan here on Thursday. Dr Rajagopalan’s family has instituted a biennial cash award of `1 lakh to be given to an outstanding young Indian scientist. The first award ceremony was was shared between Dr Santanu Mukherjee of the Department of Organic Chemistry, IISc and Dr Govardhan Reddy of the Solid State Chemistry Unit, IISc. The award was given away by IISc Director Anurag Kumar.

Dr Shantanu Mukherjee is a young faculty at IISc. He works on chiral molecules that are mirror images of each other, their preparation and analysis. Dr Govardhan Reddy works on protein molecules, their folding and aggregation.

Dr Rajagopalan made a mark for himself in organic chemistry especially in the field of tropical medicine and early research on steroids. He began his scientific career as a research scholar at IISc in 1938.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Bengaluru / by Express News Service  / April 10th, 2015