MANDI: Indian Institute of Technology Mandi faculty Dr. Garima Agrawal has been awarded NASI-Platinum Jubilee Young Scientist Award 2022.
National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI) -Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Award is an initiative by the NASI for Indian/Overseas citizens of India below 35 years of age, stated IIT Mandi spokesperson.
The award has been instituted to recognize promise, creativity and excellence in young scientists.
This annual scientific award has been given to Dr. Garima Agrawal in the ‘Chemical Sciences’ category in recognition of notable contributions made by her. This award carries a medal and a citation with a cash prize of Rs. 25,000.
Dr. Garima Agrawal said, “This award is a great recognition of our work in chemical sciences".
"We are happy to be able to contribute to Indian science in a small way. This is a wide-open area with a plethora of opportunities and we will continue to take our small steps in the future as well.”
Dr. Garima said she is interested in developing functional polymers and colloidal particles with controlled chemical structure and morphology.