Electrical Sciences & Technology for Electronics

YEAR	WINNERS	SUBJECT OF RESEARCH
2000	No Award
1999	Prof R Arockiasamy IIT, Delhi	For development of pollution free electric and hybrid electric vehicles for city transportation.
1998	Shri G. P. Shrivastava Head Control Instrumentation Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai	Development of instrumented pipeline inspection gauge for measurement of pipe thickness of oil pipelines.
1997	No Award
1996	Shri Sudhir Ganan Bhat Managing Director, Dura Magnets (P) Ltd, Satara	Development of Alnico Magnet.
1995	Shri G.B. Meemamsi Member Steering Committee, Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), New Delhi.	Development of electronic switching systems.
1994	Prof. V. T. Ranganathan Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore Prof. V. Ramanarayanan Indian institute of sciences, Bangalore	Development of Power electronic products.
1993	Dr. A.R. Kalyanaraman Senior Deputy Director The South India Textile Research Association, Coimbatore	He has designed ancillaries, which are energy savers when used in textile machines. Already about 5 lakhs energy saving spindles are in use in the industry. The SITRALISED ENERGY SAVING TAPE designed by him ensures a saving in energy even with respect to Synthetic Laminated tapes.
1992	Dr. P.S. Goel Deputy Director Controls & Mission Area, I.S.A.C., Bangalore	He developed close control for spinning satellites for the first time in the world. He developed the challenging 3-axis stabilization technology for first time for APPLE Satellite, a major breakthrough for ISRO.
1991	Dr. S.C. Kapoor	For the following development activities: 1. Development of 800 Kv Equipment Specification 2. GIS Specification & Engineering aspects. 3. Back-to-back HVDC Valve Module Testing facility 4. Synthetic test facility for SVC’s Valves. 5. Automation for Sub-stations.
1990	Dr. S.C. Gupta Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre Thiruvananthapuram	For his work, which has resulted in self-reliance in all aspects of control, navigation and guidance of rockets and satellite launch vehicles and of major components of the attitude control system of satellites.
1989	Dr. Hari Ram Sharma Member (Hydro) Central Electricity Authority, New Delhi	For doing significant and extensive work in the field of Hydro Power on subjects like design of power intake in run-of-the river Hydro Electric Schemes, Operation Schedule for the Yamuna Hydro Scheme, criteria for elimination of surge tanks at Hydro Power Plants fed by long pressure conduits, tidal power technology in the country etc.
1988	Shri Mukesh Bandari Managing Director Electrotherm Machines (I) P. Ltd Vatva, Ahmadabad	Development of medium frequency solid-state generators up to 500 KW for applications in melting, heating and hardening and firing circuits for electronic drilling rigs.
1987	Prof. V.V. Sastry Dept. of Electrical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology, Madras	Phase shift modification for speed change of Induction machines. Design optimization of electrical machines using CAD. Developing smart motor controller for energy saving.
1986	Dr. M. Ramamoorty Director General Central Power Research Institute, Bangalore	Development of solid state Relays, high voltage switchgear, high frequency Inverter of 200 KW for induction melting.
1985	No Award
1983 & 1984	Combined with Electronics Shri S.N. Seshadri Head, Reactor Control Division BARC, Mumbai	Design, fabrication and installation of control system of fast critical facility - Radio telescopes and Servomechanism control engineering.
1982 to 1976	No Award