Bengaluru,
Sep 23: Eminent Scientist and Bharata Ratna Prof CNR Rao has been honoured
with prestigious Von Hippel Award for materials research. This international
award is the highest honour in materials research "recognising those
qualities most prized by materials scientists and engineers-brilliance and
originality of intellect, combined with vision that transcends the boundaries
of conventional scientific disciplines." The citation reads "For his
immense inter-disciplinary contributions to the development of novel functional
materials, including nano materials, graphene, superconductivity, 2D materials
and colossal magnetoresistance". The award will be presented in Boston on
November 29, during the MRS meeting. The award includes a cash prize, trophy
and a diploma. Prof. Rao is the first Asian to receive the award, a release
from city-based Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Research (JNCAR) founded
by Prof Rao, today said. UNI
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