It is with great pleasure that we announce the recipients of the ASI awards for the year 2024. The awards will be presented during the upcoming ASI2025 meeting at NIT Rourkela.
1. ASI Govind Swarup Lifetime Achievement award - Prof. Prahlad C. Agrawal (formerly at TIFR)
2. ASI Zubin Kembhavi Award - Dr. B. S. Shylaja (JNP)
3. Laxminarayana & Nagalaxmi Modali Award - Dr. Nirupam Roy (IISc)
4. Professor M. K. Vainu Bappu Gold Medal -
Joint recipients
a) Dr. Anupam Bhardwaj (IUCAA)
b) Dr. Joe Philip Ninan (TIFR)
5. Justice Oak Award for Outstanding Thesis in Astronomy -
Joint recipients
a) Dr. Devojyoti Kansabanik (Thesis - NCRA-TIFR)
b) Dr. Aditya Vijaykumar (Thesis - ICTS-TIFR)
Honorable Mentions
a) Dr. Dimple (Thesis - ARIES)
b) Dr. Namita Uppal (Thesis - PRL)
6. ASI AstroSat Prize - Ms. Sipra Hota (IIA)
Honorable Mentions
a) Dr. Divya Pandey (Tartu Observatory - University of Tartu, ARIES Nainital)
b) Mr. Judhajeet Basu (IIA)
7. Young Astronomer Award for the Best Publication
Dr. Sindhu Satyavolu (Institute of High Energy Physics, Barcelona, Spain)
Honorable Mentions
a) Mr. Koshvendra Singh (TIFR)
b) Mr. Souvik Jana (ICTS-TIFR)
Hearty congratulations to all the recipients on behalf of ASI.
Best regards.
Sarita
(Secretary-ASI)