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Abdul
Kalam, Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen (Aeronautical Engineer)
President A P J Abdul Kalam 'The Missile Man of India'
has made significant contribution to Indian Satellite and
Launch Vehicles. The SLV-III and guided Missile Programme
has made him India's most honoured scientist and provided
the country a solid foundation for indigenous design and development
of high technology aerospace projects. Dr. Kalam is a firm
believer in the use of technology as a tool for national development.
He won many prestigious awards including Padma Bhushan in
1981; Padma Vibhushan in 1990 and Bharat Ratna in 1997. |
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Chidambaram,
Rajgopala (Physicist)
Dr. Chidambaram is one of the distinguished experimental physicists
of India. He played a leading role in the design and execution
of the Peaceful Nuclear Explosion experiment at Pokhran in 1974.
He also guided Department of Atomic Energy team which designed
the nuclear devices and carried out the Pokhran tests in May
1998. He has recently been appointed as the Principal Scientific
Adviser to the Government of India and the Chairman of the Council
and the Governing Body of the Technology Information, Forecasting
and Assessment Council (TIFAC). He won many prestigious awards
including Padma Shri 1975; CV Raman Birth Centenary Award, 1995;
R.D. Birla Award, 1996; Lokmanya Tilak Award, 1988; H.K. Firodia
Award, 1998; Padma Vibhushan, 1999 and the Hari Om Ashram Prerit
Senior Scientist Award, 2000. |
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Kasturirangan,
Krishnaswamy (Physicist)
Professor Kasturirangan, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation
(ISRO) directed the design, development and realization of a
state of art 3-axb stabilized polar orbiting sun-synchronous
earth resources satellite and the associated ground systems.
He also oversaw the realization of Bhaskara I and II projects.
In Aryabhata Satellite Project, he played a key role in the
design and development of the X-ray Astronomy payload. Recentky
he has been nominated as rajya Sabha Member of the parliament's
upper house. He received many national and international awards
namely Hari Om Ashram Award, 1981; Inter Cosmos Council of Soviet
Academy of Sciences Award, 1981; Padma Shri, 1982; Shanti Swarup
Bhatnagar Prize, 1983; Om Prakash Bhasin Foundation Award, 1988;
Padma Bhushan, 1992; Institute of Engineers' Award, 1992; Dr.
Y. Nayadumma Memorial Award, 1994; Padma Vibhushan, 2000 etc.
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Mashelkar,
Raghunath Anant (Engineer-Chemical )
Dr. Mashelkar born on 1 January 1943 at Mashel, Goa is the Director
General of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, since
1995. He made outstanding contributions to polymer science and
engineering diffusion in macro molecular media. He won many
National and International awards including Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar
Prize, 1982; Herdillia Award, 1982; Chinnamull Memorial Award,
1983; Role of Honour Award of Giant International, 1984; K.G.
Naik Gold Medal, 1985, G.D. Birla Award, 1993; Goyal Prize,
1996; Padma Bhusan, 2000 etc. |
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Narlikar,
Jayant Vishnu (Astronomer)
Professor Narlikar made important contributions to theoretical
physics, astrophysics and cosmology. Professor Narlikar with
Sir Fred Hoyle proposed the conformal theory of gravity. He
gave the concept of white hole in the field of astrophysics
as source of energy in cosmic objects and evolved a new approach
to quantum cosmology based on Fynman Pathintegrals. He has made
significant effort to popularise science among young children
through print and electronic media. He won Tyson Medal in Astronomy
in 1960; Smith's and Adams Prizes of Cambridge University in
1962 and 1967; Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, 1978, Padma Bhushan,
1965 and many other prestigious awards. |
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Menon,
Mambillikalathil Govin Kumar (Physicist)
Professor Menon made outstanding contributions in the field
related to the nuclear emulsion techniques and their application
to the study of elementary particles. The high altitude balloon
programme was started by him at the Tata Institute of Fundamental
Research, Bombay. He worked as the Scientific Advisor, Ministry
of Defence; Director General, Defence Research and Development
Organisation; Secretary, Ministry of Defence; Director General,
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research; Secretary, Department
of Environment and Department of Science and Technology. He
won several prestigious national and international awards including
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, 1960, Padma Shri, 1961; Padma
Bhushan, 1968 and Padma Vibhushan, 1985 etc. |
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Radhakrishna
Rao Calyampudi (Mathematician & Statistician)
Professor Rao has made many pioneering contributions to several
areas of statistical theory and applications. He found new
designs called 'Orthogonal Arrays' for industrial experimentation
to improve productivity and quality of manufactured goods.
He is responsible for establishing many research and training
institutes in India and South East Asia. He is recipient of
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, 1963; Padma Bhushan, 1968;
Meghnad Saha Gold Medal, 1969; Guy Medal of Royal Statistical
Society, 1976; J.C. Bose Gold Medal, 1978; Statistician of
the Year, 1981; Professor Honoraria, San Marcos University,
Perce, 1982; Samuels Wilks Memorial Medal, 1989; Mahalanobis
Birth Centenary Gold Medal; Padma Vibhushan, 2001.
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Ramanna,
Raja (Atomic Scientist)
Professor Raja Rammana is a specialist in fission physics.
He collaborated in design of the first Indian reactor Apsara.
He is well-known for his contributions in the field of nuclear
fission phenomenon and neutron Thermalisation. He worked as
Director of Bhabha Atmoci Research Center, Tombay, 1972-78;
Scientific Advisor, Director General and Secretary to the
Ministry of Defence (Defence Research), 1978-83. He was chairman
of Atomic Energy Commission from 1983-87. He won Shanti Swarup
Bhatnagar Prize, 1963; Padma Shri, 1968; Padma Bhushan, 1973;
Padma Vibhushan, 1975; Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Award, 1983;
Meghnad Saha Medal, 1984; Om Prakash Bhasin Award, 1985; R.D.
Birla Memorial Award, 1985-86 etc.
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