Chennai: Two faculty from Indian Institute of Technology-Madras have been selected for the prestigious ‘Swarnajayanti Fellowship’ Awards for 2019-20 given by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.
These professors were among the only 21 researchers in India to have been selected for this recognition.
Prof Prabhu Rajagopal, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras, was selected under ‘Engineering Science’ discipline. Dr P Anbarasan, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, IIT Madras, was selected under ‘Chemical Science’ discipline.
Under this scheme, a select number of young scientists, with proven track record, are provided special assistance and support to enable them to pursue basic research in frontier areas of science and technology, said an official release.