Prime Highlights:
- IISc Bengaluru has announced the winners of its 2025 Alumni Excellence Awards, honoring eight scientists and engineers for their outstanding achievements.
- The awards recognize exceptional work in science, technology, healthcare, and social service, and will be presented on December 20.
Key Facts:
- The awardees include experts such as B. Dattaguru, who improved the safety of missiles and aircraft parts, and Murthy Gudipati, a NASA scientist studying the origins of life.
- The Distinguished Alumnus/Alumna Awards and Young Alumnus/Alumna Medals celebrate individuals who have made major contributions to research, innovation, and community development.
Background:
IISc Bengaluru has announced the winners of its 2025 alumni awards. Eight scientists and engineers have been chosen for their outstanding work in science, technology, and social development. The awards will be presented on December 20.
The annual alumni awards honor individuals who have made significant strides in research, innovation, and social impact across diverse fields. This year’s winners have made important contributions to science, health, and society.
B. Dattaguru, a top expert in structural engineering, has strengthened the safety of missiles, rockets, and aircraft parts. His software developments have been crucial to India’s aerospace programmes. Dattaguru was also conferred with the Padma Shri in 2005.
Murthy Gudipati, a scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, studies how life began and whether it could exist on other planets. He completed his PhD in organic chemistry at IISc in 1987.
Sharmila Mande, a leading scientist in microbiome research, leads the Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Research Group. Her team has created widely used tools for studying genetic data from microorganisms.
Suman Chakraborty, the Director of IIT Kharagpur, has made key contributions to fluid mechanics and medical technology. He has developed low-cost devices that help in faster and more affordable disease diagnosis.
Other honourees include V. Muralidharan, Founder of Sevalaya Charitable Trust, for his work in rural education and healthcare; Anjani Priyadarsini, a quantum physics expert and advocate for open science; Arpita Biswas, a Rutgers University researcher integrating machine learning and game theory for climate action; and Pranesh Padmanabhan, an interdisciplinary scientist at the University of Queensland working on diseases such as Hepatitis C and Alzheimer’s.
Through these awards, IISc continues to celebrate the spirit of innovation, service, and excellence that defines its alumni community.
