Odisha Bigyan Academy Award Announced; Prof. Sudhakar Panda to Receive Biju Patnaik Award for Year 2020

Bhubaneswar: With the approval of the Department of Science and Technology, the Odisha Bigyan Academy has announced various awards for scientists for the year 2020.

NISER Director Prof.(Dr) Sudhakar Panda will receive the prestigious ‘Biju Patnaik Award for Scientific Excellence’ for the year 2020 in recognition of his outstanding lifetime contributions in the field of Science and Technology. The award carries Rs 2 lakh along with citation and memento.

Prof. Luna Samanta, Head of Zoology of Ravenshaw University, Dr. Danda Srinivas Rao, Chief Scientist, CSIR-IMMT, Bhubaneswar, Prof. Anup Kumar Panda, of NIT, Rourkela and Dr. Saroj Kanta Barik Director, National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow will receieve “Samanta Chandra Sekahar Award”. The award carries cash prize of Rs. 1 Lakh along with citation and memento.

Dr. Shasank Sekhar Swain, ICMR-RMRC, Bhubaneswar, Dr. Nibedita Dash of NISER, Dr. Jnana Ranjan Senapati of NIT, Rourkela and Dr. Satyaprasad P. Senanayak of NISER will be awarded in “Young Scientists” category while Prof. Sangeeta Rath and Himansu Sekahar Fatesingh will receive “Prana Krushna Parija Popular Science Book Award”.
The young scientists and the authors will receive cash award of Rs. 25,000/- with citation and memento.

Prof. Bhaskar Dash, Sanjukta Dash, Prof. Satyananda Swain and Prof.(Dr.) Ajay Kumar Patra will be felicitated as senior scientists.