Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
The Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) is a multidisciplinary research institute located at Jakkur, Bangalore, India. It was established by the Department of Science and Technology of the Government of India, to mark the birth centenary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of independent India.
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| Type | Autonomous government institute (deemed university) |
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| Established | 1989 |
| Founder | Prof. C. N. R. Rao, Bharat Ratna, Honorary President at JNCASR |
| President | G U KULKARNI |
| Address | JNCASR, Jakkur, Bangalore-560 064 , Bangalore , , |
| Website | www.jncasr.ac.in |
Academics
Researchers at the centre are divided into seven units: Chemistry and Physics of Materials, Engineering Mechanics, Evolutionary and Organismal Biology, Molecular biology and Genetics, New Chemistry, Theoretical Sciences, Educational Technology and Geodynamics.[1] There are two off-campus units: Chemical Biology and Condensed Matter Theory.
JNCASR has a faculty-to-student ratio of about 1:4 and state-of-the-art experimental, computational and infrastructural facilities. It offers Ph.D. programmes, as well as an Integrated Ph.D. (post-bachelor's degree) programme in Materials Science. It is a "deemed university", i.e., it awards its own degrees.
Apart from training its own students through a wide spectrum of courses, the centre's Summer Research Fellowship programme hosts some of the brightest undergraduates in the country; the Educational Technology Unit produceseaching aids and educational materia, the centre organises and teaches short-term courses at universities across India, and trains promising young chemists and biologistsy as part of the programmes of Project-Oriented-Chemical-Education (POCE) and Project-Oriented-Biological-Education (POBE).
Collaboration and research
The small size of the institute (currently about 53 faculty members and ~300 students) fosters interdisciplinary collaborations.
Notable faculty
- Anuranjan Anand Outstanding Research Award from the Department of Atomic Energy (India),
- Rama Govindarajan one of the recipient of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award.
- Swapan Kumar Pati, recipient of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award,
- Maneesha S. Inamdar, Professor at the Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit, awarded the National Bioscience Award for Career Development in 2011.[2]
- Amitabh Joshi, evolutionary biologist, geneticist . Recipient of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, 2006
- G. U. Kulkarni, received the B. M. Birla Science Prize.
- Tapas Kumar Kundu, Recipient of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, Professor at Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit,
- Roddam Narasimha, Padma Vibhushan, Professor at Engineering Mechanics Unit,
- V. Nagaraja, Recipient of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, Former President, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore
- C. N. R. Rao, FRS, Bharat Ratna, Founder & Honorary President and Professor at New Chemistry Unit
- M. R. S. Rao, Padma Shri, Professor at Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit
- Srikanth Sastry, Recipient of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, Physicist
- Kaustuv Sanyal, molecular biologist, mycologist and Professor at the Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit,
- Balasubramanian Sundaram received the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award,
- Khadg Singh Valdiya, Padma Bhushan, Professor at Geodynamics Unit,
- Umesh Waghmare, Physicist Infosys Prize Laureate, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award[3]
References
- "JNCASR made huge impact on Science: Rao". Indian Express. Bangalore, India. 9 November 2013.
- "Maneesha Inamdar - Academic profile". www.jncasr.ac.in. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- "Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2010" (PDF).
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