Prof. A. K. Mohanty receives Biju Patnaik Award for Scientific Excellence

Bhubaneswar, May 04: Prof. Dr. Amar Kumar Mohanty on Wednesday received "Biju Patnaik Award for Scientific Excellence" for the year 2019 at a function organized by Odisha Vigyan Academy. Science and Technology Minister Ashok Chandra Panda gave the award that consists of cash prize of Rs. 2 lakh along with citation, certificate, shawl and a gold-coated medal. Besides, Prof. Mrutyunjay Suara, Prof. Susanta Kumar Sahoo and Prof. Gopabandhu Jena were given "Samanta Chandrasekhar Award" for their achievement in scientific education, research and promotion. They were given Rs. 1 lakh with citation, certificate, shawl and medallion each. Dr. Namrata Mishra, Dr. Manaswini Behera and Dr. Sunil Manohar Dash have been given Odisha Young Scientist Awards. The awardees were presented Rs. 25,000 cash with citation, certificate and shawl each while Dr. Dwijesh Kumar Panda was given "Pranakrushna Parija Popular Science Book Award" that carries cash prize of Rs. 25,000 with with citation, certificate and shawl. Five senior scientists of the state were felicitated in the programme. They were Prof. Mamata Satapathy, Prof. Bishnu Charanarabinda Mohanty, Prof. Niranjan Barika, Prof. (Dr.) Hemanta Kumar Patra and Dr. Chittaranjan Mishra. Prof. Bibhuti Bhusan Mishra, President of the Academy chaired over the programme held here on today evening while Science and Technology secretary Manoj Kumar Mishra attended as distinguished guest.