• Professor Suman Chakraborty has been selected for the 30th GD Birla Award for Scientific Research.
• Chakraborty, a faculty member at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, has been chosen for his outstanding contribution to engineering science and its applications in developing technologies for affordable healthcare

G.D. Birla Award for Scientific Research

• G.D. Birla Award for Scientific Research was instituted in 1991 by the K. K. Birla Foundation in honour of the Indian philanthropist Ghanshyam Das Birla.
• The award is given every year to an outstanding scientific research, in all branches of science including medical science, basic and applied.
• The research must be done mostly during the past 5 years, by an Indian scientist, below the age of 50, living and working in India.
• The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 1.5 lakhs (0.15 million). The award is given every year and is available for all branches of science including medical science, basic and applied.