The following awards were presented during the concluding session of the ASI 2026 meeting on 19th May 2026.
Best Poster awards in the following categories
1. Sun, Solar System, Exoplanets, and Astrobiology
Poster title - First Multi-Band Imaging Polarimetric Characterization of Lunar Pyroclastic Deposits from Mount Abu Observatory
Presented by - Dibyendu Misra (PRL)
2. Stars, Interstellar Medium, Astrochemistry in Milky Way
Poster title - Discoveries and New Insights from GMRT Pulsar Searches in Globular Clusters
Presented by - Jyotirmoy Das (NCRA-TIFR)
3. Galaxies and Cosmology
Poster title - AstroSat-UVIT Study of Star Formation in Interacting Galaxies of Hickson Compact Groups
Presented by - Anshul Srivastava (IISER-Mohali)
4. High Energy Phenomena, Fundamental Physics, and Astronomy
Poster title - Two-Decade X-ray and UV Spectral-Timing Study of Mrk 766: Disk Reflection, Outflows, and the Evolution of Fe~K$\alpha$ Complex
Presented by – Ayon Mondal (Presidency University, Kolkata)
5. Facilities, Technologies, and Data Science
Poster title - Optical Design of a Direct Fibre-Fed MOS with an α–β Fiber Positioner for the 2.34 m VBT
Presented by - Nitish Singh (IIA)
6. Education, Outreach and Heritage
Poster title - IIA COSMOS-Mysuru: Building Astronomy engagement ahead of a next-generation planetarium
Presented by – Amoghavarsha N (IIA)
Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy (JAA) - Best Poster Certificate
1. Poster title - On the Origin of Ultra-High-Energy Neutrinos in Relativistic Blazar Jets
Presented by – Chandan Kumar Das (IIT-Indore)
Abstract Category - High Energy Phenomena, Fundamental Physics and Astronomy
2. Poster title - Uncovering the Magnetically Stratified Outflow in the Radio-Quiet AGN NGC 4151
Presented by - Salmoli Ghosh (NCRA)
Abstract Category - Galaxies and Cosmology
K. D. Abhyankar Best thesis presentation award
Award: Payel Nandi
Title - Effect of AGN on the ISM of their hosts: A multi-wavelength perspective
University/Institution of thesis work: Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore
Honarable Mention: Pallavi Saraf
Title - Tracing the origin of heavy elements through metal-poor stars
University/Institution of thesis work: Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore
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The following ASI awards for the year 2025 were presented/announced during the Awards session on 16th May 2026 during ASI 2026 meeting.
1. ASI Zubin Kembhavi Award (Observational and Instrumentation work in Astronomy and allied fields) - GROWTH India Team
2. Laxminarayana & Nagalaxmi Modali Award - Dr. Girish Kulkarni (TIFR)
3. Justice Oak Award for Outstanding Thesis in Astronomy - Dr. Prateek Mayank (Thesis - IIT Indore)
Honorable Mention - Dr. Meenakshi (Thesis - IUCAA)
4. ASI AstroSat Prize - Rushikesh Sonawane (IISER TVM)
Honorable Mention - Gaurav Waratkar (IIT Bombay & Caltech)
5. Young Astronomer Award for the Best Publication - Eshita Banerjee (IUCAA)
Honorable Mention - Amal George Cheriyan (IIST)