Thirteen Scientists  have been selected for the prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB) Prize for the year 2006.   The Prizes are being awarded by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) annually to the young Scientists for their outstanding scientific contributions in the country.

            Following are the winners of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2006:

Biological  Sciences

Dr. Vinod Bhakuni, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow

Dr. Rajesh Sudhir Gokhale, National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi

Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean & Planetary Sciences

Dr. Gufran-ullah Beig, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune

Dr. Pulak Sengupta, Jadavpur University, Kolkata

Physical Sciences

Dr. Atish Dabholkar, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai

Dr. Sanjay Puri, Jawahar Lal Nehru University, New Delhi

Medical Sciences

Dr. Virender Singh Sangwan, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad

Chemical Sciences

Dr. Srinivasan Sampath, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

Dr. K George Thomas, Regional Research Laboratory, Thiruvananthapuram

Engineering Sciences

Dr. Ashish Lele, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune

Dr. Sanjay Mittal, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Mathematical Sciences

Dr. Vikraman Balaji, Chennai Mathematical Institute, Siruseri

Dr. Indranil Biswas, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai

The Prize comprises a citation, a plaque and carries a  cash award of Rs. 2,00,000.  The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will give away the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes 2006 shortly.

PRA/MV/AMA- SSB Prize