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Sir M. Visvesvaraya Award for Senior Scientists - 2011 ¸Àgï. JªÀiï. «±ÉéñÀégÀAiÀÄå »jAiÀÄ «eÁÕ¤ gÁdå ¥Àæ±À¹Û - 2011PROF. RAGHAVENDRA GADAGKAR Science and Technology
Prof. Raghavendra Gadagkar, born in 1953, in Kanpur (UP), obtained B.Sc (Hons) (1972) and M.Sc (Zoology, 1974) from Bangalore University and Ph.D (1979) in Molecular Biology from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. After his doctoral degree, as a Research Officer, he joined Centre of Theoretical Studies, IISc. Further, at Centre for Ecological Sciences, he became Lecturer (1984), Assistant Professor (1987), Associate Professor (1991) and Professor (1997). He has also held senior academic positions in various other institutions. Currently, he is serving as INSA SN Bose Research Professor, JC Bose National Fellow, Centre for Ecological Sciences and Chairman, Centre for Contemporary Studies, IISc, Bangalore, Honorary Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, Honorary Professor, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata and also as a Non-Resident permanent Fellow of Wissenschaftskolleg (Institute for Advanced Study), Berlin.
Prof. Gadagkar, during the past 25 years, has established an active school of research in the area of Animal Behaviour, Ecology and Evolution. The origin and evolution of cooperation in animals, especially in social insects, such as ants, bees and wasps is a major goal of his research. By identifying and utilizing crucial elements in India's biodiversity, he has added a special Indian flavour to his research. He has published 133 research papers in journals and presented 21 papers in seminars and symposia of national and international repute. He has authored two books and also has written many popular articles in various periodicals. Under his guidance, 16 students have obtained doctoral degree and 5 students are for working. He is on the editorial boards of several national and international journals. He has delivered over 500 invited lectures in universities and other educational in India and abroad. He was invited to USA as the Michener Lecturer and by the Royal Society to deliver a public lecture in London, on India Day.
Prof. Gadagkar, as the Founder-Chair of the Centre for Contemporary Studies, initiated a new experiment that endeavours to engage practitioners of different disciplines in human sciences, such as philosophy, sociology, economics, law, literature etc., and aims to forge meaningful interactions between the natural and human sciences with special focus on understanding the diverse research methodologies of different disciplines and create opportunities to rethink the foundations of our own disciplines. He is a member of many government and non-government advisory committees including the Scientific Advisory Committee to the Cabinet, Government of India.
Prof. Gadagkar is a member of many professional scientific bodies such as Indian Society of Developmental Biologists, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Indian Science Congress Association, National Institute of Ecology, Sigma XI, American Society of Naturalists, International Society of Behavioral Ecology etc. He is a recipient of many prestigious awards such as Shantiswarup Bhatnagar Award (1993), Third World Academy of Sciences Award (1999), VASVIK Award for Contribution to Environment Science and Technology (2002), Prof. Rustom Choksi Award for Excellence in Research (2004), H. K. Firodia Award for Excellence in Science and Technology (2008), Millenium Plaques of Honour of Indian Science Congress Association (2012) etc.
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Sir M. Visvesvaraya Award for Senior Scientists - 2011 ¸Àgï. JªÀiï. «±ÉéñÀégÀAiÀÄå »jAiÀÄ «eÁÕ¤ gÁdå ¥Àæ±À¹Û - 2011PROF. K . MUNIYAPPA Science and Technology
Prof. Muniyappa, born in 1952, in Chikkaballapur, obtained B.Sc (1972) and M.Sc (Biochemistry, 1974) from University of Mysore and Ph.D (1980) from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. During 1974-76, he had worked as a Research Scientist at CFTRI, Mysore and at Smith Kline & French (Ind), Bangalore. He was a postdoctoral fellow at University of Georgia and Yale University School of Medicine, USA (1980-87) where he also worked as a Research Scientist. He joined Indian Institute of Science, in 1988, as Assistant Professor and rose to become Associate Professor (1993) and Professor (1999). He has served as Chairman of Biochemistry (2003-2009) and is currently Professor (HAG) and Coordinator, National DBT Research Associateship Programme (founded by him in 2001).
Prof. Muniappa is an internationally recognised scientist for his pioneering research on DNA recombination and on crucial roles of DNA damage response to proteins in telomore homeostasis and cell senescence which have implications for gene therapy, cancer and aging. This discovery broke an obscure field wide open and has brought it to the attention of all biologists. He has led the way in deciphering the mechanistic aspects of genetic recombination in TB bacilli, which has provided important insights into lateral gene transfer and identification of possible drug targets. He has published 90 research papers in journals and over 300 papers in national and international conferences. He has authored 4 books in his field of interest. Under his guidance 42 students have obtained their doctoral degree and currently 12 students are working for doctoral and postdoctoral research. He held position of Visiting Professor at the University of Washington, Osaka University, MRC London, National University of Singapore, University of Sydney.
Prof. Muniyappa's most notable contribution has been the establishment of a much acclaimed national postdoctoral training program in biotechnology and life sciences, first of its kind in India. This program continues to have major impact and is meeting the demand for quality human resources in biotech and pharma industries as well as academia. Additionally, he served as the founding coordinator for the integrated PhD program (in Biological Sciences) and Chemical Biology program at IISc, which have been emulated elsewhere in India. More recently, he has put his utmost effort - right from conceptual design to construction – for building state-of-the-art laboratories for life sciences at IISc. He has been in the forefront in the skillful art of explaining modern biology in the universities and colleges in an evidence-based format. He has helped to build several successful biotech companies and serves as their Scientific Advisor.
Prof. Muniyappa is a Fellow of Third World Academy of Sciences, Indian National Science Academy, National Academy of Sciences and Founder-member of Karnataka State Academy of Science and Technology. He is a Life Member of Society of Biological Chemists and Member of International Union Against Cancer, Chromosome Segregation Initiative of European Union and NH Structural Genomics Consortium. He is a recipient of JC Bose Fellowship, American Cancer Society Eleanor Roosevelt Fellowship. He has been awarded S.S.Bhatnagar Prize, IISc Alumni Award for Excellence in Research, Kempegowda Award of Govt of Karnataka, M. Srinivasaiah Award of Society of Biological Chemists, Rockefeller Foundation Cancer Development Award, USA.
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DR MOHAMMAD HUSSAIN RABINAL Physical Sciences
Dr Mohammad Hussain K Rabinal, born in 1963, in Devarahipparagi, Bijapur District, obtained his B.Sc (1986) and M.Sc (Physics, 1988) from Karnatak University and Ph.D (1995) from IISc, Bangalore. He did his doctoral work in the field of Condensed Matter Physics at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, postdoctoral research at Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel (1995-97) and at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai (1997-99). He was a Commonwealth Research Fellow (2002-03) at Centre for Nanoscale and Molecular Electronics, University of Durham, UK. He joined Karnatak University, as a Lecturer (1999) in Physics, became a Reader (2001) and is, presently, serving as Associate Professor, engaged in teaching and research.
Dr. Rabinal's research work is interdisciplinary in nature and covers various aspects condensed matter physics, molecular electronics and materials science. His work includes - Molecularly controlled metal-silicon Schottky junctions, Synthesis and fabrication of II-VI group nano-particles, Composites of conducting polymer, Memory switching in nano-particle composites, Chemical bath deposition of quantum dots for photovoltaic applications, Carbon and metal based materials of supercapacitors etc.
Dr. Rabinal is involved in teaching, research and guidance to students in Condensed Matter Physics. He has published 27 papers in professional journals and has presented 19 papers in seminars and symposia of national and international repute. Under his guidance, 3 students have been awarded doctoral degree and 6 students are working.
Dr. Rabinal has received Best Research Publication Award (2010) from Vision Group of Science and Technology, Government of Karnataka. His research paper entitled 'Facile synthesis of bioconjugated Fluoroscent CdS nanoparticles of light emission' was highlighted in the prestigious international publication house 'nature.com'.
Dr. Michael Rajamathi, born in 1962, in Sattur in Tamilnadu, obtained B.Sc
(1983), M.Sc (Chemistry, 1985) from Loyola College, Chennai and Ph.D (2001)
from Bangalore University. In 1986, he joined St Joseph's College as a Lecturer
in Chemistry where he was promoted as a Senior Lecturer (1994) and then as a
selection grade Lecturer (1999). In 1996, he joined the group of Prof. P. Vishnu
Kamath, Bangalore University, for his doctoral research and obtained Ph.D in 2001, for his work on
'layered hydroxides their synthesis structure and disorder'. He also worked under Prof. Ram
Seshadri, SSCU, IISc, Bangalore for his postdoctoral research in the areas of nanomaterials and
macroporous solids. Since 2006, he is serving as Associate Professor in this college.
Dr. Michael Rajamathi's research interests include intercalation in layered solids, exfoliation of layered solids, nanomaterials and chemical synthesis of macroporous solids. He has worked on Exfoliation of α-hydroxides, Synthesis and intercrystalline oxidation, Chemically modified graphene sheets, Graphite oxide – intercalated anionic clay, Layered double hydroxide etc.
Dr. Michael Rajamathi has more than 25 year of teaching and research experience. Under his guidance, 3 students have received doctoral degree and 5 students are working. He has published 58 research papers in journals and 33 papers in conferences and seminars of national and international repute. He has authored one book. In 2002 he set up his research group at St. Joseph's College and, since then, he has completed three major projects funded by DST and is currently executing another major project, also funded by DST.
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Sir C. V. Raman State Award for Young Scientists - 2011
Sir C. V. Raman State Award for Young Scientists - 2011 ¸Àgï ¹. «. gÁªÀÄ£ï AiÀÄĪÀ «eÁÕ¤ gÁdå ¥Àæ±À¹Û - 2011
PROF. J. SEETHARAMAPPA Chemical Sciences
Prof. J. Seetharamappa, born in 1961, in Valasa, obtained B.Sc (1982), M.Sc (Chemistry, 1984) and Ph.D (1989) from University of Mysore. During 1987-97, he worked as a Lecturer in Chemistry, at Regional College of Education, Mysore. Further, he joined Karnatak University, as a Senior Lecturer, where he became Reader (1999) and Professor (2007). During 2004-07, he had the opportunity to carry out postdoctoral research at University of Ioannina, Greece, Wichita State University, USA and University of St. Andrews, UK for short periods. Currently, as Professor of Chemistry, he is engaged in teaching and research.
Prof. Seetharamappa's area of research includes bio-analytical chemistry, chemical biology, electrochemistry and analytical chemistry. He has investigated interactions of bioactive compounds with macromolecules (proteins and DNA) by spectroscopic and electrochemical techniques, to understand the binding mechanism and to evaluate the binding and thermodynamic parameters. He has studied electrochemical behaviour of bioactive compounds to develop nanomaterial modified electrodes as sensors for analytical applications and binding studies. He has worked in development and validation of chromatographic methods.
Prof. Seetharamappa has more than 22 year of teaching and research experience. Under his guidance, 12 students have doctoral degree and 7 students are working. He has published 110 research papers in peer reviewed journals and 19 papers in conferences and seminars of national and international repute. He has also contributed for chapters in 2 books. Under sponsorship of DST, CSIR and UGC, he has completed 3 major research projects related to spectroscopic studies of biological compounds and nanomaterials.
Prof. Seetharamappa is a Member of Indian Chemical Society, Indian Society of Analytical Scientists, Indian Association of Nuclear Chemists and Allied Scientists, Indian Society of Radiation and Photochemical Sciences, Society of Polymer Science and Indian Council of Chemists. He was awarded Summer Fellowship - 2003 of Indian Academy of Science, State Foundation Scholarship (2004) and Commonwealth Fellowship, UK (2006-07). Six of his Ph.D students were awarded Young Scientist / Best Paper Awards at Annual Convention of Chemists / National Conferences on Recent Trends in Chemistry (2005 to 2011).
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Sir C. V. Raman State Award for Young Scientists - 2011 ¸Àgï ¹. «. gÁªÀÄ£ï AiÀÄĪÀ «eÁÕ¤ gÁdå ¥Àæ±À¹Û - 2011
PROF. Y. C. JANARDHAN REDDY Medical Sciences
Prof. Y. C. Janardhan Reddy, born in 1963, in Bellary, obtained MBBS (1986)
from Government Medical College, Bellary, DPM (Psychiatry, 1988) and MD
(Psychiatry, 1991) from National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences
(NIMHANS), Bangalore. He joined NIMHANS, in 1986, as a Junior Resident
and also obtained his DPM and MD degrees. Further, being a faculty in the
Department of Psychiatry, he rose to become Assistant Professor (1995), Associate Professor
(2000), Additional Professor (2004) and then Professor (2009). He received Commonwealth
Research Fellowship to work at Oxford University Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital,
Oxford, UK, in 1999 and 2000. He is heading the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) clinic, at the
institute, which is involved in clinical services, postgraduate training and research. Currently, he is a
Professor of Psychiatry at NIMHANS, Bangalore.
Prof. Reddy's areas of specialization include obsessive compulsive and related disorders, bipolar disorders and clinical psychopharmacology. He has special interest in studying the long-term course and outcome of OCD and bipolar disorders and in the management of treatment resistant OCD patients. Recently, the OCD clinic has initiated neurosurgery program for treatment refractory OCD patients. He is involved in studies of phenomenology, comorbidty, family genetics, treatment resistance, neuropsychology and neuroimaging in OCD. His current area of study involves neuropsychological and neuroimaging and endophenotypes in OCD.
Prof. Reddy has published, on OCD and bipolar disorders, 60 research papers in peer reviewed journals and 57 papers in seminars and conferences of national international repute. He is also a reviewer for many national and international journals in psychiatry. He has authored 2 books and has contributed many chapters in other books on psychiatry. Under his guidance, 42 students have been awarded postgraduate / doctoral degrees and 7 students are working. Because of his interest in clinical psychopharmacology, he participated in international clinical drug trials of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and OCD. He mentors postgraduate and doctoral students in their research work. He is also the mentor of the Fogarty Indo-US Training Programme.
Prof. Reddy is a Life Member of Indian Psychiatric Society, Society of Bipolar Disorders India and a Member of International College of Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders, International Society of Bipolar Disorders and Indian Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He is a recipient of Daniel Cappon Prize (2005) for his research paper.
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Sir C. V. Raman State Award for Young Scientists - 2011 ¸Àgï ¹. «. gÁªÀÄ£ï AiÀÄĪÀ «eÁÕ¤ gÁdå ¥Àæ±À¹Û - 2011
PROF. RIAZ MAHMOOD Life Sciences
Prof. Riaz Mahmood, born in 1961, in Tarikere, Chikkamagalore District, obtained B.Sc (1984), M.Sc (Zoology, 1986) and Ph.D (Zoology, 1994) from University of Mysore. He got his doctoral degree for his thesis entitled “Comparative analysis of inducible repair process in animal systems”. After his postdoctoral work (1994-95) at University of Mysore, he worked as a Lecturer in Biosciences (1995-98) at Mangalore University. Further, he joined Kuvempu University where he became Reader (1998) and then Professor (2006). Under Commonwealth Commission, he had also worked as a postdoctoral fellow (200-01) in University of Wales, Swansea, UK. Currently, as Professor of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, he is engaged in teaching and research at Kuvempu University.
Prof. Mahmood has done extensive research in Cell Biology which is reflected in some of his papers – Inducible protective processes in animal systems, Human proteinpedia enables sharing of human protein data, Genomewide mRNA profiling of esophageal squamous cell, SILAC-based quantitative proteomic approach, Free radical scavenging, antoxidant enzymes and would healing activities etc. He has published 43 research papers in journals and 37 papers in seminars and conferences of national and international repute. He has contributed many chapters in books. Under his guidance, 8 students have been awarded doctoral degree and 5 students are working.
Prof. Mahmood, after redesignation of the department in Kuvempu University during 1999-2001, from Life Sciences to Biotechnology, he contributed significantly in designing the new course curriculum for M.Sc. Biotechnology. Further, he assisted in starting M.Sc. Bioinformatics course at the University. He was the Chairman of the department for 2 years. In 2005, he was instrumental in developing a research linkage with Institute of Bioinformatics (IOB), Bangalore, a non-profit research institute, and this collaboration has been very effective in publishing research data in high impact factor journals, such as Nature Biotechnology, Nucleic Acid Research, Cancer Biology and Therapy etc. Apart from actively involving in academic and research activities, he also represents key administrative bodies of the university, thereby, contributing significantly for development the university.
Prof. Mahmood is a Life Member of Environmental Society of India, Muslim Association for Advancement of Science (India), Association of British Scholars (Bangalore Chapter) and a Member of Indian Society for Cell Biology and Indian Society for Human Genetics. He is a recipient of Best Research Paper Award (2000) from MAAS, Aligarh (Ind), School of Biological Sciences, University of Wales (UK) (2000) and UAE University, UAE (2001).
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Prof. Satish Dhawan State Award for Young Engineers - 2011 ¥ÉÆæ. ¸Àwñï zsÀªÀ£ï AiÀÄĪÀ EAf¤AiÀÄgï gÁdå ¥Àæ±À¹Û - 2011
Dr. SUBHASH YARAGAL Engineering Sciences
Dr. Subhash C Yaragal, born in 1965, in Balaganur, obtained his B.E (Civil, 1987) from NITK-Surathkal and M.E (Civil, 1989) and Ph.D (1998) from IISc, Bangalore. He did his doctoral work in the field of Experimental Fluid Mechanics at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He did his postdoctoral research at Tokyo Polytechnic University, Japan (2003-05) on the topic 'Wind Hazard Mitigation'. In 1996, he joined National Institute of Technology, Surathkal, as a Lecturer in Civil Engineering, where he became Asst Professor (2004) and further Associate Professor (2007) and is engaged in teaching, research, consultancy and administration.
Dr. Yaragal has done extensive research in the field of civil engineering. Some of his work include – Performance of 150 mm normal strength concrete cubes subject to elevated temperatures, Sensitivity analysis and performance appraisal index parameters of major ports, Unsteady 2-D flow field characteristics for perforated plate with a splitter', 2-D flow field behind perforated plates on a flat surface, Combined optimization – simulation model for groundwater management policy options.
Dr. Yaragal has published 24 papers in professional journals and has presented 82 papers in seminars and symposia of national and international repute. He has written 12 articles and over 50 reports in his area of work. He has also edited resource materials of Winter Course Training Programmes. Under his guidance, 4 students are working for doctoral degree and 27 students have been awarded postgraduate degrees.
Dr. Yaragal is a member of many professional bodies such as Association of Consulting Civil Engineering, Association of Structural Rehabilitation, Indian Society of Technical Education, Indian Society for Wind Engineering, Institution of Engineers (India), International Society for Hydraulics Research etc. He has been awarded Bharat Vikas Award by Integrated Council for Socio-economic Progress (2001), Vikas Ratan Gold Award by International Integration and Growth Society (2002) and Best Paper Award by IAEM National Conference on Recent Advances in Waste Management (2001), Indian Society for Wind Engineering (2004), Institution of Engineers (India) (2008) and International Conference for Earth Science and Engineering (2010).
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Dr. K. BALAKRISHNAEarth Sciences
Dr. Balakrishna, born in 1969, in Shirali, Uttara Kannada District, obtained B.Sc (1990) from Mangalore University, M. Sc. (Geology, 1992) from Karnatak University and Ph. D. (Marine Geology, 1998) from Mangalore University. During 1998-2000, he did his postdoctoral work on 'riverine component of the carbon fluxes to the ocean' at Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad. Further, during 2000-02, he continued his research at Max Plank Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany and University of Toulouse, France. He continued his research work (2003-08), as DST Young Scientist, at National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal. In 2008, he joined Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal, as Associate Professor, where he is currently engaged in teaching and research.
Dr. Balakrishna's research interest is marine geology. During his postdoctoral work, he worked on the riverine component of the carbon fluxes to the ocean which gave better understanding of the role of rivers in the transport of labile and stable organic carbon. At Max Plank Institute, Germany, he worked on calculating the residence time of osmium in oceans which has implications on understanding earth's past climate. At University of Toulouse, he produced data on the geochemistry of major Indian rivers and used carbon and oxygen isotopes as a tool in identifying the source of carbon and evapo-transpiration processes. He is a reviewer of many professional journals such as Journal of Earth System Science, Applied Geochemistry, Environment Monitoring and Assessment etc. He has published 15 research papers in journals and 19 papers in seminars and conferences of national international repute. Under his guidance, one student has submitted thesis for award of doctoral degree and 3 students are working.
Dr. Balakrishna has set up, with DST and TEQIP grants, a sophisticated instrumentation laboratory at National Institute of Technology, Karnataka, Surathkal, that houses AAS, GC-MS, IC, HPLC, TOC analyzer etc. He has carried out many projects such as 'Temporal and spatial variability of dissolved trace metals and organic carbon in river Netravati', 'Spatial and temporal variability of water chemistry in river Swarna' etc. Recently he has taken up a major project 'Deciphering the past climatic changes using riverine, estuarine and nearshore water and sediment geochemistry', sanctioned by Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt of India.
Dr. Balakrishna is a Life Member of Geological Society of India, Indian Geological Congress and Member of American Geophysical Union, Geological Society of America, International Association of Geochemistry, International Medical Geology Association. He is a recipient of DST Young Scientist Research Grant and many travel grants from Govt of India.
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PROF. SHARADA SRINIVASANScience and Technology
Prof. Sharada Srinivasan, born in 1966, in Bangalore, received B.Tech (Engineering Physics, 1987) from IIT-Mumbai and M. A. (Archeometallurgy, 1989) and Ph. D. (Archeometallurgy, 1996) from University of London. She has worked as Homi Bhabha Postdoctoral Fellow (1996-98) at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Forbes Research Associate (1999) at Dept of Conservation and Scientific Research, Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institute. In 2001, she joined National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, as Associate Fellow (DST-SERC Young Scientist Awardee) and rose to become Associate Professor (2006) and then Professor (2012). Currently, she is Professor (Anchor Heritage) at NIAS, Bangalore, and is engaged in research in archealogical sciences, archeometry and archeometallurgy
Prof. Sharada Srinivasan has made pioneering and internationally acclaimed contributions to the field of engineering sciences and earth sciences in terms of applications for archaeological sciences and archaeometallurgy in the study of archaeological artefacts and art objects, especially metallic heritage and, particularly, in relation to southern India. Her studies have demonstrated the use of frontline engineering analytical techniques in the characterization of metals, alloys, slag etc from antiquity and in studying traditional foundry technologies, using modern analytical methods such as metallography, scanning electron microscope, electron probe microanalysis, X-ray fluorescence, atomic absorption spectroscopy etc. Some of her research work include archaeometallurgical characterization and technical finger printing of south Indian bronzes of Vijayanagara and earlier Chola period, uncovering of evidence for smelting of copper, lead and tin-bronze of early Karnataka and Andhra regions etc. Her research effort has contributed to the award of Geographical Indicator protection for the mirror making craft from Aranmula (Kerala).
Prof. Sharada Srinivasan has published 21 research papers in journals and 9 papers in seminars and conferences of national international repute. She has authored 2 books and has contributed chapters for many books. Her book - 'India's Legendary Wootz Steel' - has been cited in many professional journals such as Progress in Materials Science. Under her guidance, 2 students have been awarded doctoral degree and 3 students are working.
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is a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society (UK), World Academy of Art and Science and Member of Board of Institute of Archaeometallurgical Studies, London. She is a recipient of Flinders Petrie Medal from University of London (1989), SERC-DST Young Scientist Award (2001-03), India Foundation Arts Research Documentation Award (2003), SERC Nurture Scheme Award (2005-08), Malti B. Nagar Ethnoarchaeology Award (2005), Materials Research Society of India Medal (2006), Certificate of Excellence of the Indian Institute of Metals (2007). She was co-recipient of UKEIRI Research Award of the British Council with Exeter University (2009-11).
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DR. SHUBHA GOPAL Science and Technology
Dr. Shubha Gopal, born in 1970, in Mysore, obtained B.Sc (1992) and M.Sc (Biotechnology, 1994) from Mysore University and Ph.D (2000) from Mangalore University. She did her doctoral work on molecular pathogenesis, under Prof. Iddya Karunasagar, UNESCO-MIRCEN Centre, Mangalore. During 2002-04 she did her postdoctoral research, under DAAD-Postdoctoral Fellowship from Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, at the Department of Microbiology, Biocentre, University of Wurzburg, Germany. She was engaged in teaching as an Associate Professor in P.A. Engineering College, Mangalore (2004-05) and, then, at Postgraduate Center, JSS College for Arts, Science and Commerce, Mysore (2005-07), where she was instrumental in developing the department. In 2007, she joined University of Mysore, as a Reader in Department of Studies in Microbiology. Currently, she is Associate Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Studies in Microbiology at University of Mysore. She is also a visiting scientist, in the Department of Microbiology, Biocentre, University of Wurzburg, Germany.
Dr. Shubha Gopal's research mainly focuses on the molecular pathogenesis of Listeria monocytogenes, especially the role of thiol-redox and carbohydrate metabolism, its biofilm formation and gene regulation. Besides, she has also worked on bioprospecting of medicinal plants and reported a novel flavanoid from Leucas aspera which has a potential industrial application. She has executed various national and International collaborative projects supported by funding agencies like UGC, DST and ICMR-IB-BMBF (Indo-German collaborative project).
Dr. Shubha Gopal has published 14 research papers in peer-reviewed journals, such as Journal of Bacteriology, PLOS One, Food Chemistry, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry etc and has presented 13 research papers / posters in national and international conferences. She has been invited as a speaker in various technical sessions organized by Universities and Institutes in India and abroad. She has successfully guided 2 students for their doctoral work and, currently, she is supervising 8 doctoral students and a postdoctoral fellow with Dr. D.S. Kothari Postdoctoral Fellowship.
Dr. Shubha Gopal is a Life Member for Association of Microbiologists, Indian Virological Society, Indian National Science Congress and Indian Society for Technical Education. Her significant research contribution was recognized by the Vision Group on Science and Technology, Government of Karnataka, which honoured her with “Award for Best Research Publication” for the year 2011-12.