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CSIR-CFTRI doctoral research scholar of food engineering department bags AWSAR prize award from DST
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Saturday, 11 March, 2023, 15 : 00 PM [IST]
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Our Bureau, Bengaluru
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Mysuru-based CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI), doctoral research scholar of food engineering department Rohini B, won the third prize under Ph.D category in the ‘Augmenting writing skills for articulating research (AWSAR)’ .
AWSAR is a National level competition for popular science story writing organised at the National level by the National Council for Science and Technology Communication (NCSTC), division of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India under the coordination of Vigyan Prasar, an autonomous institution of DST. It is conducted every year by DST to promote scientific writing among young researchers across the country.
The article written by Rohini. B bagged the third best scientific writing and included a cash prize of Rs 25,000. She received the award from Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh, CSIR, at the event of National Science Day celebrations at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi.
Dr K Vijaya Raghavan, former principal scientific advisor to the Government of India (GOI), Professor Ajay Kumar Sood, principal scientific advisor, Dr M. Mohanty, head NCSTC, and Dr S Chandrashekhar, secretary, DST were also present during the award ceremony.
Rohini B was awarded for her research writing titled “Nature’s Imitation: A Pollution-free Solution for the Ignition” which addresses the issue of agricultural waste such as corn cob) burning in an open field causing air pollution by emission of greenhouse gases. Her research work involves the utilisation of this waste to obtain zero-calorie sweetener by adopting bio-mimic and environmentally friendly approach.
She is currently pursuing research work for her Doctoral degree form Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), under the guidance of Dr H Umesh Hebbar, chief scientist & head, Food Engineering Department, CSIR-CFTRI.
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