Chandigarh January 15, 2020
Dr. NavneetKaur,
Professor, Department of Chemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh was awarded
with Professor D. V. S. Jain Research Award (2018)
which
includes a citation and award amount
of Rs. 30,000while
Dr. NishimaWangoo, Assistant Professor from University Institute of Engineering
& Technology, PU was awarded with Smt.
PremLata Jain Research Award (2018)which included a citation and award amount of Rs. 15,000.These
awards were presented by Smt. PremLata Jain,during the 4th Best
Research Award Ceremony, organized
by Department of Chemistry, on behalf of Smt.
PremLata and Professor D V S Jain Research Foundation,here today.
Prof.
Raj Kumar, Vice Chancellor, Panjab
University, Chandigarh 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. PU VC expressed gratitude and
appreciation towards the generous contribution ofRs. 50
lakhs endowment fund donated by Prof. Jain’s family.Prof. Raj Kumar believes that such endowment funds
will really support and accelerate the university research activities in
multifaceted ways. Smt. Jain also bestowed upon the Best Researcher and Best
Publication awardees.
The six Best Publication awards for the year 2018, for publication of
outstanding research articles with impact factor more than 5.0, were presented
to Prof. Parveen Rishi (Microbiology), Dr. NishimaWangoo (Chemsitry), Prof. G.
R. Chaudhary (Chemistry), Dr. Rohit Kumar Sharma (Chemistry) and Prof.
NavneetKaur (Chemistry). 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.
SavitaChaudhary (Chemistry), Prof. RajatSandhir (Biochemistry), Prof. Amarjit
Singh Naura (Biochemistry), Dr. VijayataChadha (Nuclear Medicine) and Dr. P.
Natarajan (Chemsitry).
Earlier, Prof. K. N.
Singh, Chairman briefed about the
genesis objectives of Smt. PremLata and Professor D V S Jain Research
Foundation. This foundation has been created based on the endowment
funddonated 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.
The participants
remembered and paid homage to Prof. D.V.S. Jain who passed away in October 2019.