Odia Scientist Prof Jyotirmayee Dash Wins Prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2020

New Delhi/ Bhubaneswar: Odisha-born scientist Prof Jyotirmayee Dash has been conferred with the country's highest science award 'Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2020' for her outstanding contribution in the field of chemical sciences.

Dash along with several other researchers from different fields won the prestigious SSB Prize 2020 announced by DG-CSIR Dr Shekhar Mande at the 79th Foundation Day celebrations of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in New Delhi on Saturday.

She reportedly hails from Jagatsinghpur and did her MSc in Chemistry from Ravenshaw University in Cuttack. She is currently associated with the School of Chemical Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science in Kolkata.

A PhD holder from IIT Kanpur, Dr Dash was nominated for the SSB award for her work on new methodologies for synthesis of diverse molecules that can be used to study the structure and function of therapeutic targets.

Odisha Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal and CM Naveen Patnaik congratulated Dr Dash for her achievement.

ରସାୟନ ବିଜ୍ଞାନ କ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ଉଲ୍ଲେଖନୀୟ ଯୋଗଦାନ ପାଇଁ ପ୍ରଥମ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାବେ ସମ୍ମାନଜନକ 'ଶାନ୍ତି ସ୍ୱରୂପ ଭଟ୍ଟନାଗର ପୁରସ୍କାର' ପାଇଥିବା ବୈଜ୍ଞାନିକ ଜ୍ୟୋତିର୍ମୟୀ ଦାସଙ୍କୁ ଶୁଭେଚ୍ଛା ଓ ଅଭିନନ୍ଦନ। ତାଙ୍କ କୀର୍ତ୍ତିରେ ସମଗ୍ର ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଆଜି ଗର୍ବିତ। ଆଗାମୀ ଦିନରେ ତାଙ୍କର ଆହୁରି ସଫଳତା କାମନା କରୁଛି।

— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) September 27, 2020

Hon'ble Governor congratulates Prof Jyotirmayee Dash on being conferred with the coveted “Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2020”, India’s highest science award for her outstanding contribution to the field of chemical sciences.

— Governor Odisha (@GovernorOdisha) September 27, 2020

'Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize is given to Indian scientists below the age of 45 for outstanding research in the field of Chemistry, Biology, Environment Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Medicine and Physics.

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