Caption: 1) Prof. Bhyrappa 2) Dr. Shubha
Mysore, Jan. 18
The Karnataka State Council for Science and Research, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, has announced the names of the recipients of various prestigious science awards for 2011:
Among the awardees are two Professors of Mysore University — Prof. K.Byrappa and Dr. Shubha Gopal.
Prof. K. Byrappa, international authority in the field of Hydrothermal Technology, senior Professor of M.Tech in Material Science, University of Mysore and Founder Director of the Internal Quality Assurance Cell of Mysore Varsity, will be awarded Dr. Raja Ramanna Award for Science and Technology.
One of his books “Springer Handbook of Crystal Growth” published by Springer-Verlag, Germany, is the second biggest book ever published by Springer-Verlag which runs to about 1,857 pages. He has published over 200 research papers including 30 invited reviews and book chapters on various aspects of ‘Novel Routes of Solution Processing’ and some of his publications are highly cited.
He had earlier served as the Director of UGC Academic Staff College of Mysore Varsity, besides serving as the Chairman of the Department of Earth Science.
At present, he is the co-ordinator of the Rs. 55 crore project in Mysore University, on Material Science and Nano-technology, under the schemes University with Potential for Excellence and Centre with Potential for Excellence in a particular area.
Dr. Shubha Gopal, Chairperson, Dept. of Microbiology, University of Mysore, has been bestowed with the prestigious Dr. Kalpana Chawla Young Woman Scientist Award for 2011-12 by the Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology for her outstanding contribution in scientific research.
Dr. Shubha’s research focuses on the molecular pathogenesis of Listeria monocytogenes, especially the role of thiol-redox and carbohydrate metabolism, its biofilm formation and gene regulation. Besides, she has also worked on bioprospecting of medicinal plants and reported a novel flavanoid from Leucas aspera (Thumbe plant) which has a potential industrial application.
She has published several research articles in peer-reviewed journals, and presented various research papers in national and international conferences.
Other awardees are: Sir M. Visvesvaraya Senior Scientist Awardees: Prof. Raghavendra Gadagkar of IISc., Prof. K.Muniyappa of IISc. and Dr. K. Siddappa, Hon. Director of JSS Foundation for Science & Society and former VC of Bangalore University.
Dr. Raja Ramanna State Scientist Awardees: Dr. G.K. Narayana Reddy, former VC of Karnatak University, Dharwad; Dr. S.M. Shivaprasad of Intl. Centre for Materials Science, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore.
Sir C.V. Raman Young Scientist Awardees: Dr. Mohammad Hussain K. Rabinal of Karnatak University; Dr. Michael Rajamathi of St. Joseph’s College, Bangalore; Dr. J. Seetharamappa of Karnatak University; Dr. Y.C. Janardhan Reddy of NIMHANS, Bangalore; Dr. Riaz Mahmood of Kuvempu University, Shimoga.
Prof. Satish Dhawan Young Engineers Awardees: Dr. Subhash C. Yaragal of National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal; Dr. K. Balakrishna of Manipal Institute of Technology.
Dr. Kalpana Chawla Young Women Scientist Awardees: Dr. Sharada Srinivasan of National Institute of Advanced Studies, IISc.
The award ceremony will take place on Jan.24 at Satish Dhawan Auditorium, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
Minister for Science & Technology Anand Vasant Asnotikar will preside over the function and present the awards. Prof. G. Padmanaban, Emeritus Professor and former Director, IISc., will be the chief guest. Prof. P. Balaram, Director, IISc., will be the guest of honour.
source: http://www.StarofMysore.com / Home> General News / January 18th, 2013