Best Research and Publication Award Ceremony held by Department of Chemistry, PU

Chandigarh, August 3, 2022: On behalf of Prem Lata and Professor DVS Jain Research Foundation, Department of Chemistry, Panjab University (PU), Chandigarh organized6thBest Research Award Ceremony for the year 2020 on Wednesday .The Research Foundation has come into existence in year 2015 with Rs. 50 lakhs endowment fund donated by Prof. Jain’s family. Professor Raj Kumar, Vice Chancellor, Panjab University presided over the occasion. In his presidential address, Prof. Raj Kumar congratulated the awardees, and exhorted other faculty members and young researchers to carry out meaningful research, not only for wider scientific reach but also for societal impact. The Vice chancellor expressed gratitude and appreciation towards the generous contribution of the Jain family. Prof. Raj Kumar believes that such endowment funds will really support and accelerate the university research activities in multifaceted ways.

Prof. Ganga Ram Chaudhary, Professor, Department of Chemistry, PU was awarded with Professor D. V. S. Jain Research Award (2020) which includes a citation and award amount of Rs. 30,000. While Prof. Navneet Kaur, Professor Department of Chemistry, PUwas awarded with Prem Lata Jain Research Award (2020)which includes a citation and award amount of Rs. 15,000. The six Best Publication awards for the year 2020, for publication of outstanding research articles with impact factor more than 5.0, were presented to Prof. Sonal Sighal(Chemistry), Prof. Anupama Sharma (UICET), Dr. Shweta Rana (Chemistry), Prof. Navneet Kaur(Chemistry), Prof. Prince Sharma (Microbiology), Prof. G. R. Chaudhary and Dr. Savita Chaudhary. The best publication awards included a citation and award amount of Rs. 5,000 for each awardee. The certificates of appreciation for publishing high impact papers in the year 2018 were bestowed upon Dr. Gurpreet Kaur (Chemistry), Dr. Suman Mor (Environment Studies), Dr. Sanjeev Gautam (UICET), Dr. Varinder Kaur (Chemistry) Prof. Sushil K. Kansal (UICET), Dr. Sangeeta Sah (UIPS), Dr. Rajeev Kumar (Environment Studies), Prof. Kashmir Singh(Biotechnology), Dr. Vishal Sharma (Forensics), Dr. Rohit Kumar Sharma (Chemistry), Dr. Nishima (UIET), Dr. Navneet Agnihotri (Biochemistry), Prof. Indu Pal Kaur (UIPS), Dr. Santosh Upadhyay (Botany) and Dr. Gargi Ghoshal (UICET).

During the event, Prof. Sonal Singhal, Chairperson, Department of Chemistry and Dr. Rohit K. Sharma, Convener briefed about the genesis objectives of PremLata and Professor D V S Jain Research Foundation. This foundation has been created based on the endowment fund donated by Professor D.V.S. Jain. The main objective of this foundation is to promote and nurture scientific research in Panjab University. The foundation has initiated scientific programs such as Best Researcher Awards, Best Publication Awards, Bright-Begin Research Grant, Conceptual Consolidation in Innovative Areas Lecture Series, Fellowships for research scholars and Book fund.