Excelsior Correspondent
NEW DELHI, Aug 8: Vice President of India, M Hamid Ansari will present the G.M. Modi Award for Innovative Science and Technology to Padamshree Prof. Mustansir Barma
The award will be presented to him on August 14 New Delhi
The Gujar Mal Modi Science Foundation has announced the name of Professor Mustansir Barma as the recipient of the prestigious ‘Gujar Mal Modi Award for Innovative Science & Technology’ for the year 2015. Professor Mustansir Barma is a distinguished Professor and Former Director, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR). Professor Barma is highly acclaimed for his path breaking work in TIFR particularly in the areas of Statistical Physics.
Professor Barma, 65, has contributed to the research and training in new areas of Science with the establishment of a new campus of TIFR in Hyderabad.
Prof Mustansir Barma played an indispensable role in guiding several Ph.D. students and postdoctoral associates at TIFR. He has delivered lectures on several national and international platforms and helped to organize, several schools and conferences in the subject. For his exceptional work in Statistical Physics, he has been elected to the Fellowship of the Indian National Science Academy, the Indian Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences, India and the Academy of Sciences of the Developing World (TWAS).
Announcing the details for this year’s award, Satish Kumar Modi, President of Gujar Mal Modi Science Foundation said, “Prof. Mustansir Barma, has achieved remarkable position in the field of Science and Technology.
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