Awards/Prizes for Students

- Dr A V Rama Rao Foundation’s Award for Best Ph.D. Thesis and Research in Chemical Engineering/Technology for the Year

- Artemis Biotech Award for Best Masters Thesis and Research in Chemical Engineering/Technology for the Year

- The Chemical Weekly Prize for Best Research Paper published in a High Impact Factor International Journal by an Undergraduate Chemical Engineering Student (First and Second Prizes)

- Ambuja’s Young Researcher’s Awards for doing Post-Graduate Studies in India after GATE Examination (Ten Awards)

- Ambuja’s Best Home Paper or Design Project Report Awards for an Undergraduate Chemical Engineering Student (Three Awards)

Jointly awarded to
Dr Prakash R Kotecha and
And his Research Guide
Dr Mani Bhushan

Dr Chandan Das (Student)
Asstt Prof, IIT, Guwahati and his Guide
Professor Sirshendu De (Research Guide)
IIT, Kharagpur

2009 -

Jointly awarded to
Dr Sanjay S Patel
Assistant Professor, Dept of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Technology, Nirma University of Science & Technology, Ahmedabad
And his Research Guide
Dr K K Pant
Associate Professor Dept of Chemical Engineering, IIT-Delhi

2008 -

2007 -

Dr S De
Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

2006 -

Dr Ekambara Kalekudithi , Post Doctoral Fellow, Dept of Chem & Materials Engg., University of Alberta , Edmonton , Alberta , Canada T6G 2G6

Guide: Prof J B Joshi, Director, Institute of Chemical Technology, University of Mumbai

2005 -

Dr G Sivalingam , Research Engineer, CEMG, G E India Tech Centre, Bangalore

Guide: Prof Giridhar Madras, Associate Professor, DChE, IISc., Bangalore

2004 -

Dr Parag R Gogate, Scientist ‘A’, ChED, Inst. of Chem Tech. UICT, Mumbai

Guide: Prof A B Pandit, UGC Res Scientist ‘C’, UICT, Mumbai

2003 -

Dr Pradeep Kumar Goel , Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Applied Catalysis, Seton Hall University , 220 Mt Vernon Pl. , Apt.14-G, NJ 07106 , USA

Guide: Prof G D yadav, Chem Engg Dept., UICT, Mumbai

2002 -

Guide: Dr M N Biswas, Dept of Chem Engg., IIT-Kharagpur

2001 -

Dr (Mrs) Meeta Pradhan,

Guide: Prof J B Joshi, Director, UICT, Mumbai

Instituted in the year: 2001

Sponsored by:

Dr Dinesh Patel, Managing Director & CEO, Themis Medicare Limited, 11/12 Udyog Nagar, S V Road, Goregaon (W), Mumbai 400 104

Awardees since 2001:

2009 -

None Awarded (This award is not given since 2005 due to insufficient fund. )

2008 -

None Awarded

2007 -

None Awarded

2006 -

None Awarded

2005 -

None Awarded

2004 -

Mr Ranjan Kumar Dwari , Sr Research Fellow, Dept of Mineral Processing Tech., RRL, Bhubaneswar , Orissa

Guide: Dr B C Meikap, Asst. Professor, Dept of Chem Engg., IIT-Kharagpur

2003 -

Mr Sameer P Nalawade , University of Groningen , Chem Engg Dept., The Netherlands

Guide: Prof G D Yadav, Chem Engg Dept., UICT, Mumbai

2002 -

Mr Prakash Dhundiraj Valdya, Chem Engg Divn., UICT, Mumbai

Guide: Prof V V Majanani, UICT, Mumbai

2001 -

Mr Nilesh Prakash Vichare , G E India, Bangalore

Guide: Prof A B Pandit, Research Scientist ‘C’, UICT, Mumbai

The Chemical Weekly Prize for Best Research Paper published in a High Impact Factor International Journal by an Undergraduate Chemical Engineering Student (First and Second Prizes)

Instituted in the year: 2001

Sponsored by:

Mr Ravi Raghavan, Editor-Chemical Weekly, Chemical Weekly / Sevak Publications, 602-B Godrej Coliseum, Off. Sion Trombay Road , Behind Everard Nagar, Sion (East), Mumbai 400 022

Mr. Jitendra Choudhary,
IISER, Bhopal

Ms. Pragya Narayana Prasad,
SVNIT, Surat

Ms Srishti Mittal

Mr P Ravi Teja
UPES, Bidholi, Deradun, Uttarakhand

Ms Smita Shivraj Dasari
Osmania University, Hydrabad

Mr Omkar Yogesh Dapurkar
ICT, Mumbai

Ms Aparajita Kar,
Base Institute, Bangalore

Non-Awarded

Ms R Narmadha
ICT, Mumbai

Mr Dipak D Pukale
ICT, Mumbai

Mr Rachit Oza  and Mr Nikhil Shah

Mr Himanshu Desai
Student of Dept of Chem Engg
NIT, Rourkela

Mr Vamshi Krishna Yamsani
IIT-Guwahati

Mr Ankit Sinha
IIT-Kanpur

2008 -

1^st Prize:

Mr Riju Mohan Singhal
IIT, Kanpur

2007 -

1^st Prize:

Mr Shashidhar Shintri
National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK)
P.O. Srinivasanagar, Karnatakaand

2^nd Prize:

Ms M Nikhila
N ational Institute of Technology , Warangal

2006 -

1^st Prize:

Mr Diwakar Shukla, Dept of Chem Engg, IIT-Bombay, Mumbai

2^nd Prize:

Mr Ankur Pariyani, C/o. Pallab Ghosh, IIT-Guwahati

2005 -

1^st Prize:

Mr Rajshekhar, B-217 LLR Hall of Residence, IIT-Kharagpur

2^nd Prize:

No nominations received

2004 -

1^st Prize:

No nominations received

2^nd Prize:

No nominations received

2003 -

1^st Prize:

Mr Balaram Suman , S/o. Laxmi Kant Jha, Near Telephone Exchange, Shivpuri, Araria 854 311, Bihar

2^nd Prize:

No nominations received

2002 -

1^st Prize:

Mr Bitan Dutta, C-3 Antariksha Appartments, Kaikhali, P.O.Airport, Kolkata 700 052

2^nd Prize:

Mr Samartha Guha Anskal , Dept of Chem Engg, Texas A&M University , College Station , TX – 77843, USA

2001

1^st Prize:

Mr Soumitra Ghosh, Final Year B.Tech (Hons) Chemical Engineering, Dept of Chem Engg, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

2^nd Prize:

Mr Prakash S Shelokar, B.E. Student, Chem Engg Divn. NCL, Pune

Ambuja’s Young Researcher’s Awards for doing Post-Graduate Studies in India after GATE Examination (Ten Awards)

Instituted in the year: 2001

Sponsored by:

Mr N Satyanarayan Sekhsaria, Managing Director,

Gujarat Ambuja Cement Ltd. & Trustee,

Ambuja Educational Institute,

106 Maker Chambers III, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400 021

Awardees since 2001:

Mr S T P Bharadwaja IIT, Guwahati
Mr Nikesh Kumar, Mr Priyanshu Verma and Mr Kashish Mehta

Dr B R Ambedkar NIT, Jalandhar
Ms Alka Kumari, Mr Kamesh Reddi and Mr Siddhartha Moulik

CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad
Ms Amrita Shahi and Ms Poornima Pandey IIT (BHU), Varanasi
Mr Chandrakant R Holkar ICT, Mumbai

Mr Sankar Chakma
Mr Sudhakara Reddy Yenumala
Mr B Castro
Mr Gautam Prasad Dewangan
Ms K Hima Bindu
Mr Ashok S Pathak
Mr Auhin K Maparu
Mr Tanmoy Maitra

Mr Krishna Kumar Kottakki, IIT, Bombay
Mr Suresh Kumar R, IIT, Bombay
Mr Pritam Biswas, IIT, Bombay
Ms Sama Vijaya Krishna, IIT, Guwahati
Mr Prhashanna Ammu, IIT, Kanpur
Mr Arghya Banerjee, IIT, Kanpur
Mr Kripa Subramony, IIT, Kanpur
Mr Parminder Kaur K S Heer, ICT, Mumbai
Mr Satish Kabra, ICT, Mumbai
Mr Mandar Badve, ICT, Mumbai

2008 -

2007 -

1.

Mr Soumik Chakraborty, IIT, Kanpur

2.

Mr K V V N Krishna Babu, Mr Mathew John and Mr Girish M, IISc, Bangalore

3.

Mr Bharat Kumar Konduru and Mr Ravikanth Dharmarajula , Osmania University , Hyderabad

4.

Mr Amit C Hasabnis, Mr Seethamraju Srinivas and Mr Amit Dhruv Saran , IIT, Bombay

2006 -

1.

Mr Sachin Vinayak Jangam, C/o. Prof B N Thoral, Chem Engg Dept, UICT, Mumbai

2.

Mr Ankit Shukla, Dept of Chem Engg, IISc, Bangalore

3.

Mr K Subba Rao, Dept of Chem Engg, IISc, Bangalore

4.

Mr Tamaaghna hakraborti, Dept of Chem Engg, IISc, Bangalore

2005 -

1.

Mr Uday Kumar Uddavole, IISc, Bangalore

2.

Mr Indranil Saha Dalal, IISc, Bangalore

3.

Ms Manju Rani, CGS Indraprastha University , New Delhi

4.

Ms C Srilatha, NIT, Warrangal

5.

Mr Modhera Bharatkumar K, SVNIT, Surat

6.

Mr Subhashis Sarkar, IIT-Bombay

7.

Mr Sandip Shripad Talwalkar, IIT-Bombay

8.

Mr Dhumal Sunil Shivajirao, IIT-Bombay

2004 -

1.

Mr Fajalia Ankit Kumar, IISc, Bangalore

2.

Mr Foram Manubhai Thakkar, IISc, Bangalore

3.

Mr Padhiyam Nitin Umedlal, IIT-Bombay

4.

Mr Kalyan Gayen, IIT-Bombay

5.

Mr Sameer Vishvanath Dalvi, IIT-Bombay

6.

Vidyasagar Shilapuram, IIT-Madras

2003 -

1.

Mr Yogendra Sharma, IIT-Bombay

2.

Mr Ajay Kumar Singh, IIT-Bombay

3.

Mr Mohite Lalaso Vishnu, IIT-Bombay

4.

Mr Tapas K Mondal, University of Calcutta , Kolkata

2002 -

1.

Mr G Sivalingam, IISc, Bangalore

2.

Mr Indraneel Chatterjee, UICT, Mumbai

3.

Mr Sameer H Israni, UICT, Mumbai

4.

Mr Gopal R Kasal, UICT, Mumbai

5.

Mr Sushanta Das, IIT-Bombay

6.

Mr P V Mansukhbhai, IIT-Kharagpur

7.

Mr P K Mahendra, IIT-Kharagpur

8.

Mr Anjesh R Patel, IIT-Kharagpur

2001

1.

Mr Mriganshu Guha, IIT-Kharagpur

2.

Mr Vinod R Upadhyay, IIT-Kharagpur

3.

Mr Sunil P Bawane, UICT, Mumbai

4.

Mr Prashant S Chavan, UICT, Mumbai

5.

Mr Anjali C Dedhia, UICT, Mumbai

Nomination Form

Ambuja’s Best Home Paper or Design Project Report Awards for an Undergraduate Chemical Engineering Student (Three Awards)

Instituted in the year: 2001

Sponsored by:

Mr N Satyanarayan Sekhsaria, Managing Director, Gujarat Ambuja Cement Ltd. & Trustee, Ambuja Educational Institute, 106 Maker Chambers III, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400 021

Awardees since 2001:

Mr Achanta Srinivasa Kalyan, SASTRA
Mr Aswin R, SASTRA University
Mr Tejas G B, SASTRA University

Mr Pranjal Maheshwari, RGIPT, Jais
Mr Akshayu Ambatkar, ICT, Mumbai
Mr Aniruddha Hore, IIChE & HITK

Mr Sahil Chalak, IIT-Bombay
Mr Merul Ritesh Shah, ICT-Mumbai
Ms Praneetha Buddha, ICT-Hyderabad

Mr Arjav Utpal Shah IIT, Bombay
Ms Madhangi R SASTRA Deemed to be University, Thanjavur
Ms Petchetty Sirisha Anurag Group of Institution

Mr Pranaav S, Sastra University, Tanjavur
Ms Sahaja G, Sastra University, Tanjavur
Ms Bhukya Prema, Osmania University, Hydrabad

Mr Krunal S Chauhan,Vadodara
Mr Ishwar Chandra Shukla,Vadodara
Mr Hariharan Shivakumar, Sastra University, Thanjavur

Mr. Ritesh Dinkar Pawar ICT, Mumbai
Mr Gaurav Sen, NIIT, Durgapur
Ms. Eeshani Godbole ICT, Mumbai

Mr Varun Kantilal Vakharia
Mr Harendra Kumar
Mr Ravi Jaiswal

2010 -

1^st Prize:
2^nd Prize:
3^rd Prize:

Mr Lovekush Rathore, IFFCO, Aonla, Bareilly
Mr R Subramanian, CPCL, Muttam, Nagapallinam Dist
Mr Arbind Kumar Singh, KARP/BARCF, Kalpakkam

2009 -

1^st Prize:
2^nd Prize:
3^rd Prize:

Mr Harshavardhan J Choudhari
Mr Miral N Shah
Mr Bhavinkumar D Maheta

2008 -

1^st Prize:
2^nd Prize:
3^rd Prize:

2007 -

1^st Prize:
2^nd Prize:
3^rd Prize:

2006 -

1^st Prize:

Mr Sujit Jogwar, Matunga, Mumbai

2^nd Prize:

Mr Ankur Kirit Shah, IIT-Bombay, Powai, Mumbai

3^rd Prize:

Mr Ashish Sood, Belapur, Navi Mumbai

2005 -

1^st Prize:

Mr Suhas D Nehete, Ambernath (East), Maharashtra

2^nd Prize:

Mr Gajjar Mithun N, Ahmedabad

3^rd Prize:

Mr Tushar K Choudhuri, Chembur, Mumbai

2004 -

1^st Prize:

Mr Ashok Kumar, Jalore, Rajasthan

2^nd Prize:

Mr M S Chauhan, Kota , Rajasthan

3^rd Prize:

Mr Arjun Singh Pal, Panipat, Haryana

2003 -

1^st Prize:

Mr H Ramesh Sahoo, Bandra, Mumbai

2^nd Prize:

Mr Balram Suman, Araria, Bihar

3^rd Prize:

Mr Asad Hasan Sahir, Udaipur , Rajasthan

2002 -

1^st Prize:

Mr Mayur D Madkaikar, Andheri (W), Mumbai

2^nd Prize:

Mr Murali R Rajamani, Kurla (E), Mumbai

3^rd Prize:

Mr Himanshu Jha, Patna , Buhar

2001

1^st Prize:

Mr Anish Arun Khandekar, Dombivili (W), Maharashtra

2^nd Prize:

Mr D Jaiprakash, Karimnagar, Andhra Pradesh

3^rd Prize:

Mr Chetan Anand, Bhagalpur , Bihar

Nomination Form

VICAL Award for Best Students Paper Presentations in Chemcon (Three Prizes)

Instituted in the year: 2002

Sponsored by:

Mr Vijay B Samant, President and CEO, VICAL Inc., 10390 Pacific Center Court, San Diego , CA 92121 , USA

Awardees since 2002:

1^st Prize:

2^nd Prize:

3^rd Prize:

Fathima Ali Kayakool, Univ. of Hyd
Harita Pant, Univ. of Hyderabad
Ravikiran Nowduru, Univ. of Hyd
V Venkata Satya Siva Srikanth, Univ..Hyd
Balachandran Gnanaprakasam, JSW Stl
Krishna Rao Gunnum, JSW Steel
Rakesh Kumar Thida, JNTU
Shilpa Chakra Chidurala, JNTU

P Mullai, Annamalai University
J Don Berslin, Annamalai University
S Mugesh, Annamalai University
P K Muthu Saravanan, Annamalai Uni

Neha Tiwari, PDEU
Ramesh K. Guduru, PDEU
R K Vij, PDEU

Jointly with

1^st Prize:

2^nd Prize:

3^rd Prize:

Mr Harsha Sri Vardhan Kanuru,MANIT, Bhopal

Mr Abhinav Chandel, IISER, Bhopal
Mr Vishrant Kumar, IISER, Bhopal

Ms Monika, CSIR-CSIO,Chandigarh

1^st Prize:

2^nd Prize:

3^rd Prize:

Mr Anupam Mukherjee, BITS-Pilani, Goa

Mr Kalp Upadhyay, GHPCE, Gujarat
Mr Yash Patel, GHPCE, Gujarat
Ms Hinal Vachhani, GHPCE, Gujarat

Mr Boyina Venkata Akhil, NIT-Durgapur
Mr Prashanna Sharma, NIT-Durgapur

1^st Prize:

2^nd Prize:

3^rd Prize:

Mr Prashant P Gugale & Mr Mitesh Gohil, Gharda Institute of Technology, Khed, M.S

Mr Manan Shah, Mr Vishal Solanki, Mr Bhavin Poshiya & Mr Krishna Peshivadiya, GH Patel College of Engineering & Technology, Vallab Vidyanagar, Anand

Mr Aravind Satish
,Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Goa

1^st Prize:

2^nd Prize:

3^rd Prize:

Mr Satyabrata Sahoo & Sk Nadeemuddin R Murmu , Indira Gandhi Inst. of Tech, Dhenkanal

Ms Shrawani Shailesh Nimje & Ms Rakshita S Chahande
, Priyadarshini Inst. of Engg & Tech, Maharastra

Mr Ch V V Rahul & Ms Deepthi Mohanty
, Gayatri Vidhya Parishad,College of Engg, Vishakapattanam

1^st Prize:

2^nd Prize:

3^rd Prize:

Mr Anurag Shakya, Mr Ankit Gupta, Mr Manish K Upadyaya & Mr Manjit Maury, IET Lucknow

Mr G U Arun, Mr A S Ragul & Mr R Velmurgan Sastra University, Thanjavur

Mr Vignesh Iyer & Mr Darsh Shah,
G H Patel College of Engineering, Vidyanagar

1^st Prize:

2^nd Prize:

3^rd Prize:

1^st Prize:

2^nd Prize:

3^rd Prize:

1^st Prize:

2^nd Prize:

3^rd Prize:

1^st Prize:

2^nd Prize:

3^rd Prize:

1^st Prize:

2^nd Prize:

3^rd Prize:

Manoj Kumar
Dappar Colony, VPO-Dappar
The-Derabassi, Distt-Mohali, Punjab

Aarathi Shanmugam
2C, Amritham Flats, No. 13
1 st Cross Street, Seethammal Extension
Teynampet, Chennai

Vishal Tuli and Sandeep Kaur
Department of Chemical Engineering
Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology
G T Road By-Pass, Jalandhar

2009 -

1^st Prize:

2^nd Prize:

3^rd Prize:

1) Ms Fathima Jalal
2) Mr R C Sriram and
3) Mr A Sumant

1) Mr Mayur Gupta and
2) Mr Anuvrat Gupta

1) Mr G Lakshminarayanan
2) Mr G Sreekumar and
3) Ms M Chamundeeswari

2008 -

1^st Prize:

2^nd Prize:

3^rd Prize:

1) G Shakthi Velmurugan
2) M Shyamanand
3) V Venkatesh, DCE, Adhiparasthi Engg College , Melmaruvathur

1) Ms Aparna L and
2) Ms Akila Soorinarayanan , DBT, PSG College of Tech, Coimbatore

1) Ms Desika and
2) Ms B Dharshini Dhanalakshmi, CECRI, Kariakudi

2007 -

1^st Prize:
2^nd Prize:
3^rd Prize:

2006 -

1^st Prize:

Mr Riju Mohan Singhal and Mr Amit Nandan, C/o.Prof P K Bhattacharya, Head, Dept of Chem Engg, IIT-Kanpur

Title of Paper:

Proposed Methods for Alignment of Electrospun Nanofibres to be used as Scaffolds in Tissue Engineering

2^nd Prize:

Ms Monikankana Sharma, C/o. Dr A K Ghoshal, Associate Professor, Dept of Chem Engg, IIT-Guwahati

Title of Paper:

Design and Development of an Efficient Portable Biomass Stove

3^rd Prize:

R Vaidehi and Ms Tanisha Susan Thomas, Dept of Chem Engg, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore . We are yet to receive response from the candidates concerned.

Title of Paper:

Production of Biohydrogen by dark hydrogen fermentation

2005 -

1^st Prize:

Mr T Kumaresan, C/o. Prof J B Joshi, UICT, Mumbai

Title of Paper:

Special Analysis of Intermittent Phenomena in the Stirred Vessel using Laser Doppler Anemometer

2^nd Prize:

Mr A K Biswas, C/o. Dr S K Das, Dept of Chem Engg, University of Calcutta, 92 A P C Ray Road, Kolkata

Title of Paper:

Gas-Non Newtonian Liquid Flow through Helical Coils

3^rd Prize:

Mr Taurav Manik, Dept of Chem Engg, IIT-Bombay

Title of Paper:

Coarse Grained Molecular Simulation of Polycarbonate Systems

2004 -

1^st Prize:

Mr S K Agarwal, Dept of Chem Engg, Jadavpur University , Kolkata

Title of Paper:

MBST in Industrial Waste Resource Management

2^nd Prize:

Ms P Shilpa, Mr G Srinivasa Rao and Mr P Jhansi (jointly), Dept of Chem Engg, NIT, Warrangal

Title of Paper:

Carbon Molecular Sieves (CMS) ………….. Carbon Dioxide Activation

3^rd Prize:

Mr K Kishore, Mr A Agrawala and Mr N Verma (jointly), Dept of Chem Engg, IIT-Kanpur

Title of Paper:

Counter Current Multistage Fluid Bed Column ….. from Waste Water

2003 -

1^st Prize:

Mr A N Vijay Karthik and Mr B S Senthil Arumugham (jointly), St Joseph ’s College of Engg. , Chennai

Title of Paper:

Innovative Technique for Insitu Treatment …… Bioremediation

2^nd Prize:

Mr B Mutyala Reddy and Mr M M V Ramakrishna (jointly), Bapatla Engg College , Bapatla

Title of Paper:

Pervaporation

3^rd Prize:

Ms Sridevi M and Ms Swathi G (jointly), CBIT, Hyderabad

Title of Paper:

Fuel From Municipal Solid Waste: The Flash Pyrolysis

2002 -

1^st Prize:

Mr Anurag Singh and Mr Alok Singh (jointly), HBTI, Kanpur

Title of Paper:

Ultrafiltration in Unhairing and Degreasing Process

2^nd Prize:

Mr Sripal Gandhi and Manoj Patni (jointly), UICT, Mumbai

Title of Paper:

Fuel Cells: New Hope in Energy Management

3^rd Prize:

Mr Sanjeev Rai and Mr Hashmal Ullah Khan (jointly), HBTI, Kanpur

Title of Paper:

Smart Materials

Acharya P C Ray Award for the best and second best Project Reports (Home Paper) or Plant Design in the Final Examination of the First Degree Course in Chemical Engineering – 2 prizes

Instituted in the year: 1978

Sponsored by: Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers

Awardees since 2001:

None Awarded

1^st Prize:

2^nd Prize:

Mr Jitendra Choudhary, IISER, Bhopal

Mr Nirmal V Jacob, NIT, Calicut

1^st Prize:

2^nd Prize:

Mr Abhishek G, SASTRA Univ.

Mr Srinivasan S, SASTRA Univ.

1^st Prize:

2^nd Prize:

Mr Amogh Sandip Nagarkar, ICT, Mumbai

Ms Dharani S, SASTRA Deemed to be University, Thanjavur

1^st Prize:

2^nd Prize:

Ms Sandhiya T, Sastra University Thanjavur

Mr Nihir Nitin Patel,
GH Patel College of Engineering and Technology

1^st Prize:

2^nd Prize:

Mr Shobhit Shukla ,Mathura

Mr Athul Seshadri R,
Sastra University, Tanjavur

Ms K Naga Jyoti Vignan University , A.P
Mr A S Ragul Sastra University Tanjavur

Mr. Aravind Y K, Sastra University,Punjab
Mr. Vighnesh C S, Sastra University,Punjab

Mr. Sagar B Udyavara, ICT, Mumbai
Mr. Shrinath D Ghadge,ICT, Mumbai

Mr Ashutosh B Pimplekar IIChE, Kolkata
Mrs Tanvi Vineet Shroff ICT, Mumbai

Mr Anirban Gayen and Mr Hitesh Kumar K Vadher Panipat, Haryana
Mr Nishant Tailor Valsad, Gujarat

Mr Pritish M Kamat and Mr Harshit Madan
Ms Mansi S Shah

Mr Mitesh Laxmichand Gangar
Mr Ishan Prasad

Mr Anuj Arun Verma
ICT, Matunga, Mumbai

Mr Ankur Vitthalbhai Chavda
Vishwakarma Govt Engg College , Gandhinagar

Mr Saurabh K Bhavsar
Mr Rachit Dinesh Oza, Institute of Technology, Nirma University, Gujarat and
Mr Nikhil Rohit Shah, Institute of Technology, Nirma University, Gujarat

Mr Valbhav Tidlke, UICT, Mumbai
Mr Mayank Shekhar, UICT, Mumbai

2007 -

1^st Prize:
2^nd Prize:

2006 -

1^st Prize:

Mr Rahul Ranganathan, C/o. Prof G D Yadav, Head, Dept of Chem Engg., UICT, Matunga, Mumbai

2^nd Prize:

Ms Swati, C/o. Prof Dibyendu Mukherjee, Head, Dept of Chem Engg, IIT-Kharagpur

2005 -

1^st Prize:

Mr Sathe Mayur Jayantkumar, C/o.Dr M H Divekar, Head, Dept of Chem Engg., M S University of Baroda, Vadodara

2^nd Prize:

Mr Ashish P Patel, Subhanyoura, Baroda

2004 -

1^st Prize:

Mr Ashok Kumar, Jalore, Rajasthan

2^nd Prize:

Mr M S Chauhan, Kota , Rajasthan

2003 -

1^st Prize:

Mr Sayeed Abbas, Laskarpur, Kolkata

2^nd Prize:

Mr Paras Bipin Chandra Shsh, Baroda

2002 -

1^st Prize:

Mr Mayur Damodar Madkaikar, Andheri (West), Mumbai

2^nd Prize:

Mr Murali Rajaa Rajamani, Kurla (East), Mumbai

2001

1^st Prize:

Mr Anish Arun Khandekar, Dombivili (W), Maharashtra

2^nd Prize:

Mr D Jaiprakash, Karimnagar, Andhra Pradesh

Nomination Form

The Pankaj P Patel Trust Essay Competition – for the best essay (on topic decided by the Council of the Institute) by final year students of the first degree courses in Chemical Engineering

Instituted in the year: 1972

Sponsored by: Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers

Awardees since 2001:

Mr Arnab Dutta

Ms K Navitha
Osmania University, Hyderabad

Mr Rajat Desikan

Mr Huzefa Fazal Dhinda, M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore

2007 -

Mr Umesh Bhardwaj, Vishwakarma Government Engineering College Gandhinagar

2006 -

None Awarded

2005 -

Mr Vishember Dayal Maheshwari, 4^th Year B.Tech in Chem Engg., NIT, Warrangal

Subject: Chemical Engineering – Vision 2020

2004 -

Mr Ashveen A Siriah, B.E. Final Year, Chem Engg Dept., PVP Institute of Tech.

Subject: Why are we in Chemical Engineering?

2003 -

Mr Sathe Mayur J, B.E. 3^rd Year, Chem Engg Dept., M S University, Vadodara

Subject: Artificial Neural Network (ANN): Application in Chemical Engineering Research and Design

2002 -

None Awarded

Subject: Nano Technology

2001 -

None Awarded

Subject: Chemical Engineering in the New Millennium

The Kishore Krishna Das Memorial Prize to the examinee who secured highest marks in the Home Paper Examination of the Associate Membership Examination of the Institute which is recognized by the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India equivalent to a first degree in Chemical Engineering

Instituted in the year: 1989

Sponsored by: Mrs Gita Das, “Phanindra Nibas”, 28/7, Dhakuria Station Road , Kolkata 700 031

Awardees since 2001:

Mr Mayank Kumar (Sept’10 Home Paper)
and
Mr Harendra Kumar (Sept’10 Home Paper)

Mr Suryanarayana Vegi (March’11 Home Paper)

Mr Lovekush Rathore (Sept’09 Home Paper)
IFFCO, Aonla, Bareilly and
Mr R Subramanian ( Sept’09 Home Paper)
CPCL, Muttam, Nagapallinam Dist

Mr Pankaj Bhardwaj (March’10 Home Paper)
Salalah Methanol Company
Sultanate of Oman

Session: September 2008: Mr Vamsi Krishna Mahanti
Session: March 2009: Mr S V Rajesh

Session: September 2007: Mr Kaushal K Gupta, DAE, Kalpakkam
Session: March 2008: Mr Biplob Das, DAE, Kalpakkam

2007 -

Session: September 2006 - Mr R Nagaraj, IGCAR, Kalpakkam

Session: March 2007 - Mr Boddi Ramesh, BARC, Kalpakkam

2006 -

Session: September 2005 – Mr Chandrakant D Patel, Roll No. 03/S3/84, Bharuch

Session: March 2006 – Mr G V S Sarma, Roll No. 02/S3/355, Visakhapatnam

2005 -

Session: September 2004 – Mr B Ravinder Reddy, Roll No.96/S3/673, A. P.

Session: March 2005 - Mr Hemant G Patel, Roll No. 00/S3/101, Bharuch

2004 -

Session: September 2003 – Mr M S Chauhan, Roll No.96/S3/290, Rajasthan

Session: March 2004 – Mr Arjun Singh Pal, Roll No. 00/S3/293, Panipat, Haryana

2003 -

Session: September 2002 – Mr Manoj Kumar, Roll No.95/234, Kanchee Puram, and

Mr V G Singh Rathod, Roll No. 96/213, Vadodara

Session: March 2003 – Mr P B Shah, Roll No. 97/171, Baroda

2002 -

Session: September 2001 – Mr Jignesh L Vadera, Roll No.98/81, Vadodara

Session: March 2002 – Mr Ramesh R Dave, Roll No.97/90, Baroda , and

Mr M Kishore Kumar, Roll No. 99/179, Kakinada

2001 -

Session: September 2000 – Mr Kamal Kishore Bhatt, Roll No. 96/683, UP

Session: March 2001 – Mr Sudhir K Mittal, Roll No.96/215, Baroda , Gujarat

Prof D K Guha Award for the Most outstanding AMIIChE Candidate for securing Highest Percentage of Marks in Associate Membership Examination during the Last Four Years

Instituted in the year: 2001

Sponsored by: Prof D K Guha, Flat No. 503, “Swastik”, 51D Gariahat Road , Kolkata 700 019

Awardees since 2001:

Mr Sanjay Kumar Singh
IFFCO, Aonla, Bareilly

2007 -

Mr Neraj Gupta, BARCF, Kalpakkam

2006 -

Mr Nilesh R Mourya, Roll No. 03/S3/62

2005 -

Mr Ashish P Patel, Roll No. 02/S3/102, Baroda

2004 -

Mr K Srinivasa Rao, Roll No. 00/S3/496, Visakhapatnam

2003 -

Mr B Prasad, Roll No. 01/23, Visakhapatnam

2002 -

Mr Jignesh L Vadera, Roll No. 98/81, Vadodara

2001 -

Mr Anumolu Maheswara Rao, Roll No. 98/239, Visakhapatnam

Instituted in the year: 2004

Sponsored by:

Ms Chhaya Nandi, Executrix to the Estate of Late N R Nandi, 18/S Nalini Ranjan Avenue, Block A, New Alipore, Kolkata 700 053

Awardees since 2004:

Mr Sonu Tiwari Bareilly, U.P. and Mr Anurag Banswar Bareilly, U.P.

Mr Pramod Kumar

Mr Sanjay Kumar Singh
IFFCO, Aonla, Bareilly

2007 -

Mr Neraj Gupta, BARCF, Kalpakkam

2006 -

Mr S Ravichandran, Roll No. 00/S3/404, Tamil Nadu

2005 -

Mr P Kumar Babu, Roll No. 00/S3/419, Visakhapatnam

2004 -

Mr N Sankara Krishnan, Roll No. 99/S3/425, Kerala

Late Lakshmi Nandakumar Award for a lady student whose presentation in the Chemcon will be adjudged the best

Instituted in the year: 2004

Sponsored by:

Prof N Nandakumar, National University of Singapore, Dept. of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, Blk E5 02-51, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore 117 576

Awardees since 2004:

Ms Fathima Jalal, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering

2007 -

Ms S Desika and Ms B Dharshini Dhanalakshmi CECRI, Karaikudi

2006 -

Ms B Deepthi Reddy and Ms G Sirisha

2005 -

None Awarded

2004 -

Mr S Sachadeva and Ms B Smitha

Gouri Dutta Award for the Best Paper Presented in SCHEMCON (2006) of the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers

Instituted in the year: 2006

Sponsored by:  Prof Binay K Dutta, Immediate Past President, IIChE

Awardees since 2006:

Mr Sagar Dutta , HIT Haldia

Mr. Amir Bombaywala,
Mr. Shubham Phalle & Mr. Shubham Wankhede
Singhad College of Engg, Vadgaon

Mr Vineet Anay Balan MIT Academy of Engineering, Pune

Mr Suvan Sur Gaziabad, U.P. and Mr Shubhang Sharma Vasant Kunj, New Delhi

None Awarded

Mr Bhavesh Sharma

Mr K S Bharadwaj
Md Amjad
Andhra University, Visakhapatnam

2008 -

Mr Mayur Gupta and Mr Anuvrat Gupta, NIT, Jalandhar

Title of the Paper:

2006 -

Mr M Vijay Kumar, Dept of Chem Engg, IIT-Guwahati , Assam

Title of the Paper: Shorthand Calculation in multi-component distillation

Professor Ashutosh Sharma Award for best Research Paper published in a National Journal by an Undergraduate Chemical Engineering Student (Male/Female student alternately on biennial basis) Nomination Form

Instituted in the year: 2017

Sponsored by:  Professor Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Technology Bhavan, New Delhi

Mr Vikram Vinayak Shanbhag, ICT Mumbai

Ms Vrushali Rajendra Varude, ICT Mumbai

Mr Anant Chauhan

None Awarded

None Awarded

None Awarded

None Awarded

Prof Shyamal Kanti Sanyal Memorial Award for the best PhD Thesis in the Area of Membranes Research with Significant Commercial Potential

Instituted in the year: 2018

Sponsored by:

Indrani Sanyal, Formal Professor of Philosophy, Jadavpur University, Kolkata

Awardees since 2001:

2023 -

Dr. Himanshu Pradeep Kohli, RNGPIT, Gujarat