Awards :
1. Professor M.K. Vainu Bappu
Gold Medal
The Astronomical Society of India has
instituted a Fund in the memory of Professor M.K. Vainu Bappu with the
objectives to promote knowledge of Astronomy and Astrophysics and
honour the contributions made by young scientists, normally not beyond
35 years of age, from any part of the world, in the field of Astronomy
and Astrophysics.
As a token of appreciation of the scientist's
contribution to Astronomy and Astrophysics, the Astronomical Society of
India awards "Professor M.K. Vainu Bappu Gold Medal" and a citation.
The award is given at intervals of two years. The recipient of the
Gold Medal shall be required to deliver the "Vainu Bappu Memorial
Lecture" at a meeting of the Astronomical Society of India. Partial
support for the recipient's travel to the venue of the meeting and full
local hospitality during the period of the meeting will be provided by
the Society. Young Astronomers with exceptional achievements and
promise are eligible for the award. The scientific achievements may be
in any branch of Astronomy, Astrophysics and related fields. There are
no restrictions on the nationality.
Nominations of the best suited young persons
for this award are invited at intervals of every two years. Work done
prior to 31 December of the prescribed year only will be considered.
The nomination may be made on a plain paper in the following format:
(1) Name, (2) Affiliation, (3) Address for correspondence, (4) Date of
birth, (5) Academic qualifications, (6) Major scientific achievements
on which the nomination is based, (7) List of publications, (8)
Reprints relevant to the recommendation, (9) Citations of relevance,
(10) Any other information pertaining to the scientific excellence of
the nominee, (11) Name and designation of the proposer along with the
address for correspondence, and (12) Signature of the proposer with
date.
The nominations may be made by Heads of
Institutions, Directors of Observatories, Heads of Departments or
Senior Scientists. Each nomination, including all the supporting
documents, should be submitted in quadruplicate to the Secretary of the
Society before the deadline, as announced from time to time.
This award has been instituted in the year
1986, and the following is the list of awardees:
1986 : Dr. Y. Fukui, Japan
1988 : Dr. G.P. Efstathiou, UK
Dr.
Srinivas R.Kulkarni, USA
1990 : Dr. D.J. Saikia, India
Dr.
D. Bhattacharya, India
1992 : Dr. Pawan Kumar, USA
1994 : Dr. Mathew Colless, Australia
1996 : Dr. Sarbani Basu, USA
1998 : Dr. Peter Martinez, South Africa
2000 : Dr. Biswajit Paul, India
Dr. Alycia J.
Weinberger, USA
2002 : Dr. Brian P. Schmidt, Australia
2004 : Dr. R. Srianand, IUCAA, Pune, India
Dr. Ray Jayawardhana, Univ. Toronto, Canada
2006 : Dr. Banibrata Mukhopadhyay, IISC, Bangalore
2. Young
Astronomer Award
The aim of this award, instituted by the
Astronomical Society of India, is to motivate young Indian scientists
to make outstanding research contributions in any aspect of
Astronomy/Astrophysics and to publish the same in the Bulletin of the
Astronomical Society of India.
The award shall consist of a cash prize of Rs.10,000/-
and a scroll/citation of honour which mentions the name/s of the
author/s and the title of the winning research article, duly signed by
the current President and the Secretary of the Society. The award shall
be made once in every two years, and at the time of each such `year of
award' papers published in the Bulletin of ASI during the two previous
calendar years and satisfying necessary conditions mentioned hereunder
will be considered for the award. For example, the papers published
during the calendar years 1983 and 1984 were considered for the first
`year of award' which was the year 1985.
Only those research articles may be considered
for the award, whose first author shall be a young astronomer who is an
Indian National and whose age will not exceed 35 years on the first day
of the period for which the award is being made. In case the article
is written by more than one author, the prize money will be divided
equally among all those authors who are eligible in the sense defined
above.
The award shall be made on the basis of
selection by a panel of three referees duly constituted by the
Executive Council of ASI, soon after the publication of the last issue
for the period of the Bulletin of ASI for which the award is made.
3. New
Discovery Award
In order to recognise and appreciate the
achievements of the Indian astronomers, the Society has instituted an
award for the discoveries of comets, asteroids, novae, supernovae and
any other astrophysical phenomena. This award consists of a cash prize
of Rs.2000/-, a medal and a citation. It is called as the "New
Discovery Award".
The prerequisite for this award is that the
discovery should have been made by an Indian National in India. The
proof and authenticity of the discovery should be provided by the one
who stakes claim for the award. There is no age restriction for this
award.
The nominations for this award may be made by
Heads of Institutions, Directors of Observatories, Heads of Departments
or Senior Scientists. Each nomination, including all the supporting
documents, should be submitted in quadruplicate to the Secretary of
the Society as and when the discovery is made.
4.
Best Poster Awards
A set of four awards has been instituted
for
the Poster presentations at the annual meetings of the Astronomical
Society of India. Each award will consist of Rs. 5,000/- and a
certificate, and will be presented to the authors of the poster
adjudged
to be the best in each of the following disciplines:
- (i)
- Sun and the Solar System
- (ii)
- Stars and the Galaxy
- (iii)
- Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology
- (iv)
- Instrumentation
5. Best presentation of
thesis at the ASI meetings
This feature has been included by the
Society to encourage the participation of young astronomers who have
completed their theses during the last two years preceding any ASI
meeting.
These participants are given a set time
slot to present the details of their respective theses at an
appropriate ASI meeting and a panel of judges duly appointed by the
Executive Council of the Society in consultation with the Scientific
Organising Committee of that meeting, shall select the best
presentation.
The prize consists of a certificate, a
cash award of Rs. 20,000/- and book which is
normally donated by the member(s) of ASI.
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6.
Justice Oak Award for Outstanding Thesis in Astronomy
The Astronomical Society of India (ASI) gives
Justice V.G. Oak Award for outstanding Ph.D. thesis in Astronomy
by an Indian student. The nominations for this award may be made by
senior scientists, Directors or Heads of institutes or observatories
engaged in research in astronomy, astrophysics, planetary sciences and
allied fields. The thesis should have been formally submitted in the
previous year of the award. The award consists of books and a medal.
The objectives of the award is to encourage
excellence amongst research students in India, and the award is given
on the adjudication by a Standing Committee appointed by the ASI.
The nominations should include a summary of the scientific work
constituting the thesis, a statement regarding why the nominator
considers the thesis outstanding, the curriculum vitae of the candidate
and a signed letter by the nominator.
ENDOWMENTS INSTITUTED BY
THE
ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF INDIA
The following are the endowment awards given
by the Astronomical Society of India, to the Indian Astronomers for
distinguished work in the branch of Astronomy and Astrophysics
specified by the endowment fund.
1. Modali Endowment Lecture
This endowment lecture has been instituted by
the
Society through a fund donated by Dr. Sarma B. Modali. The lecture
under
this endowment may be on any topic in Astronomy. The selection for this
endowment lecture is done by the Executive Council, who may utilise the
suggestions made by the members of the Society.
2. R.C. Gupta Endowment Lecture
This endowment lecture has been instituted by the
Society through a fund donated by Prof.R.C. Gupta. The lecture under
this endowment may specifically be on the History of Astronomy. The
selection for this endowment lecture is done by the Executive Council,
who may utilise the suggestions made by the members of the Society.
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