Professor T. Pardeep, SS Bhatnagar Prize 2008 for Chemical Sciences

T. Pardeep is Professor, Department of Chemistry and Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facility at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai. He heads Department of Science and Technology (DST) unit on Nanoscience in IIT Madras.

His discoveries in the field of Nanoscience have helped in developing filter for pesticide removal.

He is M. Sc from Calicut University. He did his doctorate from IISc. Banglore. He was post doctoral fellow with Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley and Purude University, Indiana. He is interested in making teaching aids and writing in Malayalam.

He has been awarded Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Award (Chemical Sciences), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, 2008.

The prize consists of Rs. 5 lakhs, a citation and a plaque. It is otherwise a big honour in the field of science within India.

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Source:
Web site of IIT Madras (Copyright with the Institute which is a government of India funded institute. The above information is derived from the above site and required link is duly given.)
The Photograph sourced through Pradeep Research Group accessed through IIT Madras site.

Accessed between September 26, 2008 to October 8, 2008 for this post.

Intel unveils first Made-in-India chip- Hardware-Infotech-The Economic Times

Intel unveils first Made-in-India chip- Hardware-Infotech-The Economic Times

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Extracts from the Web Report:
"The Intel R&D centre in Bangalore designed the Xeon 7400 series processor and it marked the first time that work on the 45 nanometre technology was taken up by the company outside its US home base. The six-core microprocessor is based on Intel’s x86 architecture."

" A 300-member team from Bangalore undertook the work with support from units in the US and Costa Rica, Intel India president Praveen Vishakantaiah said."

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Question for 2009 Notes:

Who is Praveen Vishakantaiah?

Praveen Vishakantaiah is President, Intel India. He leads the team which work on 45 nanometre technology in Bangalore.