IIT Kharagpur, in its continuing endeavour to encourage and promote technical innovation, has invited nominations for the second annual Nina Saxena Excellence in Technology Award.
New Delhi, Mar 3 : IIT Kharagpur, in its continuing endeavour to encourage and promote technical innovation, has invited nominations for the second annual Nina Saxena Excellence in Technology Award.
The Award will be given to the most deserving Indian technologist who has achieved a breakthrough by harnessing the power of technology to benefit society and the nation.
Announcing the invitation for the nominations, IIT Kharagpur Deputy Director Professor Madhusudan Chakraborty said: "The award has been set up to keep alive the spirit of technical excellence as personified by Dr. Nina Saxena as well as her dedication to social causes. A truly brilliant person, her stellar intellectual achievements and technological excellence will always be remembered. The award is an encouragement to the brightest technical minds in India by showcasing the remarkable contribution by a citizen to harness the power of technology for the greater good of the nation."
The IIT Kharagpur Nina Saxena Excellence in Technology Award was instituted in 2007. The premier award was presented to Director, Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), Dr S P S Khanuja and his team for his pioneering work in anti-malaria treatment through indigenous plant genotype development.
The nominations will be adjudged on the basis of the following parameters in the categories listed below:
a) Innovation above and beyond well-known results
b) Novel application of a well- known result
c) Benefit to society
d) Benefit to India
e) Application of technology to underdeveloped areas and causes
A distinguished committee has been formed by IIT Kharagpur to adjudge the nominations for this award.
The award committee will be chaired by Director of IIT Kharagpur and will comprise deans and selected faculty members of IIT Kharagpur and well known alumnus, based in India and the US.
The Nina Saxena Award for Excellence in Technology is funded through an endowment of the Nina Saxena Memorial Fund that has been collected through the IIT Foundation.
The intent of the Fund is to perpetuate excellence despite all odds. The charter of the Fund is to provide facilities, mechanisms and opportunities to enable individuals to rise above expectations and better serve society.
Entries will be accepted from March 1, 2008 till April 30. The nomination form is available and can be accessed through the official award website: http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/topfiles/nina.php and the tribute web site http://www.ninasaxena.com.
Nominations may be submitted either by post to The Director, IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal, PIN-721302,, or by e-mail to: director@iitkgp.ernet.in.
ANI