DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY ORGANIZED BHAGYATARA AWARD CEREMONY
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Vinay
Kumar
Chandigarh
Department of Chemistry, Panjab University (PU),
Chandigarh organized Bhagyatara Award Ceremony, here today. Prof. Raj Kumar,
Vice Chancellor, PU presented the
Bhagyatara Award to Dr. Akkattu T. Biju, Associate Professor, Department of
Organic Chemistry, IISC, Bangalore. PU VC congratulated Dr Biju, for winning a
prestigious award. He also encouraged the faculty and young researchers about
the importance of research for the welfare and betterment of society. He urged
all for integrating and consolidating all knowledge domains for the growth of
Industry, Society and Nation. Prof. K.N. Singh, Chairman, in his welcome address, gave the background
details about the award and informed that the award which started in 2002, is given every year by PU for research in the
area of Organic Chemistry/Biochemistry/ Pharmaceutical Chemistry/Dairy
Chemistry and the selected Awardee gets Rs. 50,000/- . The Awardee is selected
on the basis of the merit of his/her research work evaluated by a panel of
Experts from among the Nominations received from different
Universities/Research Institutes form all over India. Dr. Akkattu T. Biju delivered the Bhagyatara Award Lecture on
Organocatalysis Using N-Heterocyclic Carbenes(NHCs). Dr. Shankarji Jha, the
Dean of University Instructions, PU congratulated Dr. Biju and also encouraged
the research activities at the Department. All Senior PU Officials, faculty members,
Researchers and students were present on the occasion.
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