IIT-M faculty Rajnish recognized with prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
Accepting this recognition, Professor Rajnish Kumar said, I am extremely honoured to receive the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize-2022 in Engineering Sciences.
(L-R) Rajnish Kumar; Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M)
CHENNAI: Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) on Monday announced that its faculty member Rajnish Kumar has been recognized with the prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize.
“The Prize is bestowed on a person who has made outstanding contributions to human knowledge and progress – fundamental and applied – in a particular field of their specialisation. The Award is being given for his exceptional contributions to fundamental understanding of the nucleation and growth of clathrate hydrates, CO2 sequestration in solid hydrates and methane recovery from marine gas hydrates,” said a release from IIT-Madras.
Commending the professor Rajnish Kumar on this recognition, Director of IIT-M V Kamakoti, said, “Dr. Rajnish Kumar’s recognition with the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for 2022 is a testament to his exceptional contributions to research. We at IIT Madras are immensely proud of his achievements, which not only reflect his brilliance but also exemplify the spirit of relentless pursuit of excellence in research. This prestigious award reaffirms our faith in the power of research and underscores the significance of pushing the boundaries of knowledge.”
Accepting this recognition, Professor Rajnish Kumar said, I am extremely honoured to receive the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize-2022 in Engineering Sciences. I would like to congratulate others who have also received the same award in different fields of science. This award has been made possible because of the hard work of many students who have worked on their theses in my laboratory at IIT Madras and CSIR-NCL, Pune.”
“I also thank all the collaborators and the funding agencies who supported my research. Natural gas hydrates naturally occur beneath the sea-bed worldwide, and they can also be synthesised in the laboratory to provide technological solutions, from CO2 capture and sequestration to sustainable water purification. IIT Madras is at the forefront of research related to carbon capture, utilisation, and sequestration and I believe this recognition for IIT Madras will enable us to contribute more in this field of research,” he added.
The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (SSB) is a science award in India given annually by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for notable and outstanding research, applied or fundamental, in biology, chemistry, environmental science, engineering, mathematics, medicine, and physics.
The award, being given since 1985, is named after the Founder Director of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Dr. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar.
