INDIAN PHYSICS ASSOCIATION R. D. BIRLA AWARD – 2020 IN PHYSICS Indian Physics Association (IPA) invites nomination for R.D. Birla for the year 2020 . Instituted in the year 1980, the award is given to a scientist who has made outstanding contribution in physics. Previous recipients of this award are A. Salam, B.V. Sreekantan, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, R. Ramanna, Govind Swarup, Sivaramakrishna Chandrasekhar, P.K. Iyengar, R. Chidambaram, G.S. Agarwal, J.V. Narlikar, Ashoke Sen, Bikash Sinha, P.K. Kaw, N. Kumar, S.S. Kapoor, M.G.K. Menon, S.P. Pandya, T.V. Ramakrishnan, Ajay Sood, M. Lakshmanan, V.S. Ramamurthy, Rohini Godbole, and Mustansir Barma. THE AWARD CONSISTS OF A CITATION, MEDAL AND ₹50,000/- GUIDELINES FOR NOMINATIONS • The nominee should be an Indian citizen working/worked in India • The nominee should have made significant overall contribution as a physicist • Nomination can be made by i. Any Life Member of the Indian Physics Association ii. Head/Chairman of a Physics Department of an Indian University iii. Head of a recognized research institution in India iv. Previous recipient of the Award v. Executive Committee of IPA Nominations may be sent by email to:
[email protected] Nominations will remain valid for 2 years (i.e. for 2020 and 2022) subject to fulfilment of other eligibility criteria. LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF NOMINATION IS 15 th MAY 2020 INDIAN PHYSICS ASSOCIATION MURLI M. CHUGANI MEMORIAL AWARD - 2020 for EXCELLENCE IN APPLIED PHYSICS Indian Physics Association (IPA) invites nomination for Murli M. Chugani Memorial Award for the year 2020 . Murli M.