1. The Acharya Vinova International Award
The Acharya Vinova International (AVI) award is honoured annually by the VBRI Press, Vinova Bhave Research Institute for notable and outstanding research, applied or fundamental, in Materials Science and Technology which may relate to Biological, Chemical, Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary, Engineering, Mathematical, Medical and Physical Sciences. The purpose of the award is to recognize outstanding international research work in the Materials Science and Technology. The award is named after the Vinayak Narahari Bhave, an Indian advocate of Nonviolence and human rights and is known as the Acharya Vinova International award for Materials Science and Technology. Across the world any professor/scientist/researcher engaged in research in any field of the Materials Science and Technology up to the age of 70 years is eligible for this Award. The Prize is awarded on the basis of contributions made through work done during the five years proceeding the year of the Prize.
The AVI award comprising a citation, a plaque and cash award of Fifty One Thousand in Indian Rupees (INR 51,000). The final selection for the award will be done by a duly constituted committee and the award used to be given at annual award assembly in each year.
The last date for receiving application is 1st May every year. All correspondences should be made through e-mail to:
Chairman AVI Award committee
E-mail: president@vbripress.com
List of AVI Awardee
In 2011
1. Prof. Anthony P. F. Turner
Linkoping University, Sweden
In 2010
2. Prof. Hisatoshi Kobayash
National Institute for Materials Science, Japan
2. The Nano Award
The Nano Award is honoured annually by the VBRI Press, Vinova Bhave Research Institute for notable and outstanding research in the field of Nanoscience & Nanotechnology. The purpose of the award is to recognize outstanding international research work in Nanoscience & Nanotechnology. Across the world any researcher engaged in research in the field of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology up to the age of 70 year is eligible for this Award. The Prize is awarded on the basis of contributions made through work done during the five years preceding the year of the Prize.
The Nano Award comprising a citation, a plaque and cash award of Fifty One Thousand in Indian Rupees (INR 51,000). The final selection for the award will be done by a duly constituted committee and the award used to be given at annual award assembly in each year.
The last date for receiving application is 1st May every year. All correspondences should be made through e-mail to:
Chairman The Nano Award committee
E-mail: president@vbripress.com
List of The Nano Awardee
In 2011
1. Prof. Ashutosh Tiwari
Linkoping University, Sweden
3. AML Award
The Advanced Materials Letters (AML) award is honored annually by the VBRI Press (www.amlett.org) for notable and outstanding research contribution to the Advanced Materials Letters.
Eligibility of Award
1. The Advanced Materials Letters Award is a prestigious international award which is limited to candidates whose work was reported in the Advanced Materials Letters.
2. The candidate for the award must have made the major contribution to the work reported.
3. Any author of a paper published in the Advanced Materials Letters during current calendar year is eligible for this prestigious year award.
Selection Procedure
The final selection for the award will be done by a duly constituted committee headed by the Editor-in-Chief, Advanced Materials Letters.
The AML award comprising a citation with a plaque and the award will be given during the annual award assembly in end of each year.
List of AML Award Winner
In Volume 2, 2011
1. Prof. Katsuyuki Kida
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
2. Prof. Manjusri Misra
School of Engineering
University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
3. Prof. S. J. Dhoble
Department of Physics
RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur, India
4. Dr. Mandeep Singh
Department of Chemical Engineering
Institute of Chemical Technology,
Technicka, Prague, Czech Republic
In Volume 1, 2010
1. Prof. Minbo Lan
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry,
and Research Centre of Analysis and Test, EastChina,
University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
2. Dr. Russell Binions
Department of Chemistry, University CollegeLondon,
Christopher Ingold Laboratories,
London, United Kingdom
3. Dr. S. R. Dhakate
Carbon Technology Unit, Engineering Materials Division,
National Physical Laboratory, CSIR
New Delhi, India
