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| GD Birla Award for Scientific Research (1991-2017) |
The award is given to an outstanding scientific research during the past 5 years undertaken by an Indian scientist.
The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 1.5 lakhs and given every year. The award is available for all branches of science.
Asis Datta was the first person to receive this award in 1991. The award was not give in the year of 1998.
| Year | Recipient | Field |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Dr. Rajan Shankarnarayanan | Structural biology |
| 2016 | Prof. Umesh Vasudeo Waghmare | Physics |
| 2015 | Sanjay Mittal | High performance computing |
| 2014 | Sanjeev Galande | Cell biology |
| 2013 | Rajesh Gopakumar | Quantum field theory and string theory |
| 2012 | Nibir Mandal | Structural geology |
| 2011 | Tapas Kumar Kundu | Biochemistry |
| 2010 | Subhasis Chaudhuri | Electrical engineering |
| 2009 | Manindra Agrawal | Computer science |
| 2008 | Raghavan Varadarajan | Biophysics |
| 2007 | Santanu Bhattacharya | Chemistry |
| 2006 | Sriram Ramaswamy | Physics |
| 2005 | Dipankar Das Sarma | Nanotechnology |
| 2004 | Arun M. Jayannvar | Physics |
| 2003 | Thanu Padmanabhan | Astrophysics |
| 2002 | P. P. Majumdar | Human genetics |
| 2001 | Seyed E. Hasnain | Medical genetics |
| 2000 | Ajay K. Sood | Experimental physics |
| 1999 | Sankar K. Pal | Computer engineering |
| 1998 | Not awarded | |
| 1997 | Biman Bagchi | Structural chemistry |
| 1996 | Ashoke Sen | Theoretical physics |
| 1995 | Girish S. Agarwal | Quantum optics |
| 1994 | Padmanabhan Balaram | Biochemistry |
| 1993 | R.A. Mashelkar | Polymer science |
| 1992 | Goverdhan Mehta | Organic chemistry |
| 1991 | Asis Datta | Molecular biology |