Chemical Sciences & Technology
| YEAR | NAME | SUBJECT OF RESEARCH |
| 2023 | Dr. Ashwin Patwardhan Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai |
For his significant contribution to the process of liquid-liquid extraction of active materials from phosphoric acid. |
| 2022 | Dr. Shirish Sonawane National Institute of Technology, Warangal |
For his development of a novel cavitation-based processes for pigment grade nano-iron oxide, nano-calcium carbonate and nano-ceramic membrane which has been transferred to a company in Ahmedabad and are in commercial production. |
| 2021 | Prof. T. Pradeep Professor of Chemistry TM, Chennai |
For his significant contribution to the discovery of advanced materials and phenomena to remove containments, ‘especially pesticides and arsenic, from water, He is a pioneer in nano-technology for drinking water purification, |
| Dr. P. Thanikalvelan Senior Principal Scientist CCSIR-Central Leather Research Institute Chennai |
For his ground breaking contribution to the understanding of leather making processes from first principles in rendering them environmentally more sustainable and economically viable. |
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| 2020 | Dr. Parmod S. Kumbhar President & Chief Technology Officer Praj Industries Led, Pune |
For his development of unique furfural technology first for an Indian company, from CS sugars derived from Biomass, which is licensed to BASF, an European Chemical Giant. |
| 2019 | Dr. N. V. Choudary Scientist Emeritus HPCL, Bengaluru |
For development of over 40 products & processes, which include adsorbents and adsorption processes,catalyst and catalytic processes, processes chemicals for petroleum refining. |
| Dr. S. V. Joshi Head, Dept of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Technology ICT, Mumbai |
For Introducing cost-effective technologies for many generic APIs on ‘commercial scale, leading to the availability of generic APIs to Indian population at affordable prices. | |
| 2018 | Dr. Srivari Chandrasekhar Director, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad |
For contributions to the total synthesis of scarce marine natural products and organ catalysts which are globally recognized. Fourteen processes developed for semi-synthetic drugs and pharmaceuticals have been commercialized. |
| 2017 | Dr. Madhukar O.Garg President, Refining and Petrochemicals R&D, Reliance Research and Development Center, Mumbai |
For significant contributions in the area of petroleum refining and petrochemicals through commercialization of twenty-five technologies as regards solvent extraction and thirteen technologies in refining and petrochemicals. |
| 2016 | Dr A. A. Kulkarni Scientist, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune |
Evolution of engineering designs for several multi-phase reactors, including micro-reactors and flow reactors. |
| 2016 | Dr. R. S. Somani Inorganic Materials & Catalysis Division, CSIR-CSMCRI, Bhavnagar |
Development of technology for the manufacture of Zeolite-A (detergent builder) from sodium aluminium liquor and from low grade Kutch Bauxite. |
| 2015 | Dr. A. K. Das Head (Refinery R&D and Process Dev), Reliance Industries Ltd., Jamnagar Refinery, Jamnagar |
Development of several processes, namely Indane maximization – INDMAX,Needle coke, etc. from concept to commercialization for conversion of residues to LPG and light olefins. Setting up facilities for refinery process research and FCC laboratory; development of FCC kinetic model and marketing of refining technologies. |
| 2014 | Dr. V. V. Ranade Dy. Director, NCL, Pune |
For the development of CFD Simulation for design of chemical equipments which has been widely accepted by diverse range of chemical industry. |
| Dr. R. Natarajan Director, Reprocessing Group, IGCAR, Kalpakkam |
For developing process and equipments for processing and reprocessing of nuclear reactor fuel. | |
| 2013 | Dr. Ulhas Kharul Sr. Principal Scientist, CSIR – NCL, Pune |
For developing technologies for manufacturing ultra-filtration membranes for drinking water purification. |
| Dr. A. V. R. Reddy Senior Principal Scientist, CSIR- CSMCRI, Bhavnagar |
For developing the thin film composite R. O. membrane for desalination and hollow fibre membrane technology for drinking water purification. | |
| 2012 | Dr. R. B. N. Prasad Chief Scientist & Head, IICT, Hyderabad |
For developing a novel enzymatic degumming process for rice bran oil production. |
| Prof. B. N. Thorat Dept. of Chemical Engg.ICT,Mumbai |
For developing ‘Solar Conduction Dryer’ technology having significant potential in post harvest preservation of food products. | |
| 2011 | Prof. Ashok Kumar Shukla Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore |
He has developed several of electrochemical energy storage systems which have been patented and some of them have been commercialized by companies in India. |
| Dr. Darbha Srinivas Chief Scientist & Professor AcSIR National Chemical Laboratory, Pune |
His research on solid catalyzed transesterification of fatty acid triglycerides to biodiesel has been licensed to a US Company which has built a pilot installation which is working satisfactorily. | |
| 2010 | Dr. Pushpito Kumar Ghosh Director, CSMCRI, Bhavnagar |
His accomplishments cover a wide range of derived products and biofuels.These include, water desalination technologies. Innovations related to common salt production, low sodium salt, recovery of potash, production of carrageenan, biodiesel from Jatropha etc. |
| 2009 | Shri Sandip Kumar Ghosh Director, Chemical Engg. Group, BARC, Mumbai |
He has significant contribution in the process development and recovery of nuclear materials of interest to DAE from ores, intermediates and waste streams. |
| Dr. N. P. H. Padmanabhan MGM Chair Professor, School of Minerals Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar |
He has made a Group to develop a technoeconomically viable process flow-sheet to extract Uranium from the ores of Tummalapalle, Andhra Pradesh and the process has been translated into a 3000 tpd operating industrial plant. | |
| 2008 | Dr. A. J. Varma Dy. Director (Scientist ‘G’), NCL, Pune |
For contribution in the development of high pressure steam based process for the conversion of waste NCL, Pune agricultural product such as sugarcane bagasse into high value constituent polymers such as Cellulose, Hemicellulose and Lignin. |
| 2007 | Dr. V. K. Gupta Head & Vice President, Reliance Industries Ltd, Hazira Mfg Dvn, Surat |
For contribution in the development of RELCAT and series of catalyst for the manufacture of a polypropylene. |
| 2006 | Dr. R. V. Jasra Senior Vice President, Reliance Industries Ltd, Vadodara |
For development of catalysis based synthesis routes for chemicals such as Styrene Epoxide, 2 ethyl – Hexanol & Food Grade Hexane which have been commercialized. |
| 2005 | Dr. A. B. Halgeri IPCL, Baroda |
For development of new generation super selective geolite based catalyst for manufacture of Para diethyl benzene (P D E B) by adsorptive separation process. |
| 2004 | Dr. K.R. Krishnamurthy Vice President (R&D) & Head, IPCL, Baroda |
For development of catalysts and catalytic processes in petrochemical and petroleum refining industries. |
| 2003 | Shri Prashant Purushottam Barve Scientist E-II, National Chemical, Laboratory, Pune |
For development of Arylamido Tert Butyl Sulfonicacid (ATBS) specialty polymers used in acrylic fibers enhanced oil recovery and water treatment. |
| 2002 | Dr. R. A. Joshi Division of Organic Chemistry, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune |
For pioneering contributions in drugs and pharmaceuticals. He has developed chiral drugs such as S-amlodipine besylate as well as Vitamin B6, cetirizine hydrochloride, nevirapine, atorvastain and pioglitazone. |
| 2001 | No Award | |
| 2000 | Dr. G. N. Qazi Director, RRL, Jammu |
For development of environmentally sound fermentation process for production of D-gluconates. |
| 1999 | Dr. J. S. Yadav Deputy Director, IICT, Hyderabad |
For his contributions in development of drugs and their intermediates and agrochemicals. |
| 1998 | Shri Maheshkumar Ramniklal Gandhi Central Salt & Marine Research Institute Bhavnagar |
Development of detergent grade Zeolite. |
| 1997 | Dr. T. Ramasami Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai |
Development of chromium aluminum synthetic tanning agent, Alcrotan. |
| 1996 | Dr. A. B. Pandit U D C T, Mumbai |
Development of multiphase reactor and bubble dynamics in large- scale fermenter. |
| 1995 | Dr. G. D. Yadav University Dept of Chemical Technology, Mumbai |
Contribution to phase transfer catalysis, flow through porous media and enhance oil recovery. |
| 1994 | Dr. M. K. Gurjar Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad |
Contribution towards the synthesis of drugs and development of novel method for drug manufacturing. |
| 1993 | Dr. Vasant Ramchandra Choudhary Scientist-F, Chemical Engineering Division, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune |
He has made several original contributions, with many firsts to his credit, in frontier areas of great scientific and technological importance. National Chemical Laboratory, Pune His very recent work on the complying of exothermic and a endothermic process (by carrying out them simultaneously) in the conversion of natural gas to ethylene and syngas has eliminated most of the serious limitations of the oxidative natural gas conversion processes, thus increasing greatly their techno economical feasibility. |
| 1992 | Prof. Joshi Jyeshtharaj Bhalchandra Professor of Chemical Engineering, Dept. of Chemical Technology, University of Bombay, Matunga, Bombay |
Developed reliable, rational and unified design procedure for mechanically agitated and sparked multiphase reactors. |
| 1991 | Shri Subramanian Sivasanker | For developing catalysis and processes for the dewaxing of Petroleum fractions in the diesel and lube oil ranges. |
| 1990 | No Award | |
| 1989 | Dr. Raghunath Vitthal Chaudhari
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For his outstanding contributions in the area of Chemical Reaction Engineering and Industrial Homogeneous Catalysis. |
| 1988 | Dr. U. T. Bhalerao
Dr. A. A. Khan Shri R.N. Parlikar |
Development of Process Technology of pesticides-Chlorpyriphos Monocrotophos, DDVP Butachior (Herbicide). |
| 1987 | Dr. S. Sivaram Sr. Manager (R&D) Dr. M. Ravindranathan |
Development of active Copper Catalysts for hydration of acrylonitrile to acrylamine under neutral conditions a useful organic monomer. |
| 1986 | Prof. Rajinder Kumar Chemical Engineering Indian Institute of Science Bangalore |
Development of new technologies for production of Copper Sulphate, Manganese Sulphate and activated Carbon. Design of energy efficient domestic stoves with agricultural waste as fuel. |
| Dr. G. R. Venkitakrishnan Dy. Director & Head Process Development Division National Chemical Laboratory Pune |
Development of process technologies for industrial organic chemicals. | |
| 1985 | Dr. Gopalakrishna Thyagarajan Director Central Leather Institute Adyar, Madras |
Development for processes for new types of pesticides used in agriculture and for tranquilizer drugs. |
| 1984 | Dr. A. V. Rama Rao National Chemical Laboratory Pune |
Organic Chemical Synthesis of biologically active drugs, pharmaceuticals, antibiotics, vitamins, industrial chemicals and intermediates. |
| 1983 | Shri M.R. Kurup Director, SHAR Centre P.O. Nellore A.P |
Development of propellants and propellant systems for rockets for launching of space satellites. |
| 1982 | Dr. Paul Ratnasamy : Head, Inorganic Chemical Division. National Chemical Laboratory Pune |
Heterogeneous Catalysis-Elucidation of surface-structure of Cobalt- Molybdenum catalyst for Petroleum Refining Iron and Lanthanum Silicate Zeolites. |
| 1981 | Prof. A. R. Vasudev Murthy
Prof. G. Suryan |
Synthetic quartz, ferromagnetic garnets and silicon leading to production of silicon based materials such as Silicon tetrachloride and ethyl silicate and electronic grade silicon. |
| 1980 | Dr. L. K. Doraiswamy Director National Chemical Laboratory, Pune |
Chemical reactions engineering and chemical engineering thermodynamics leading to development of indigenous technology and production of chemicals and pharmaceuticals. |
| 1979
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Dr. K. S. G. Doss Former Director Central Electrochemical Research Institute Karaikudi |
Discovery of Faradic rectification Radio frequency Polarograhy used to determine traces of metals and unique method of determining rates of fastest electrode reaction. |
| Dr. Sukh Dev Director Malti-Chem Research Centre Nandesari |
Carene Molecule, production of menthol from careen, transformation of carene into transchrysanthermic acid. | |
| 1978 | Dr. N. V. Bringi Chief Scientist Hindustan Lever Research Centre Bombay. |
Upgrading and utilization of minor oils such as Kusum, Karanja Neem, rice bran oil, castor oil for manufacture of soap. |
| 1977 | No Award | |
| 1976 | No Award |