The Balan Group and IISER Pune have signed a Memorandum of Understanding towards building a dedicated space for science outreach on the institute campus. At the MoU signing between IISER Pune and Balan Group: (Left to Right) Dr. Aparna Deshpande, Dr. Sourabh Dube, Col (Retd.) G. Raja Sekhar,&nbsp...

Prof. Rajesh Gokhale, Professor in Biology at IISER Pune, has been appointed as the Secretary of the Department of Biotechnology. He will succeed Dr. Renu Swarup who has been in this role since 2018. Prof. Gokhale's appointment will be for a period of two years. To wish Prof. Gokhale on this occasi...

Dr. Srabanti Chaudhury and Prof. R. Boomi Shankar are among those selected to receive the Bronze Medals of the Chemical Research Society of India for 2022. The Bronze Medal of CRSI honors young researchers for their contributions to research in chemistry. The CRSI, a premier professional chemical s...

July 29, 2021 Gyana Tripathy is invited to deliver lecture in Jadavpur University (India) titled “Re-Os geochronology of organic-rich sedimentary rocks” July 16, 2021 Devapriya Chattopadhyay delivers an invited talk titled “Paleontological research inthe Indian subcontinent: at ...

Dr. Sudipta Sarkar (Assistant Professor, Earth and Climate Science) has been elected a Fellow of Geological Society of London. Dr. Sudipta Sarkar The Geological Society of London is the oldest professional body of geologists in the world, founded in 1807. The Society works to improve know...

Dr. Ramanathan Vaidhyanathan, Associate Professor in Chemistry at IISER Pune, has been selected for the Prof. C. N. R. Rao Award for Research in Inorganic and Physical Chemistry for the year 2021. The award is given by the C. N. R. Rao Foundation and Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific ...

Dr. Raghav Rajan, Assistant Professor in Biology at IISER Pune, has been selected for the Senior Fellowship awarded by the DBT-Wellcome Trust India Alliance for the year 2020-2021. The Alliance, funded by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) of Government of India and Wellcome Trust of UK, support...

Dr. Sagar Pandit (Assistant Professor, Biology) has been elected as a Life Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society, UK. Founded in 1833, the Royal Entomological Society works towards development and promotion of entomology. It facilitates international collaboration, research and publications rel...

The Department of Science and Technology (DST) and IISER Pune have set up a Technology Innovation Hub on Quantum Technologies. Named as the I-Hub Quantum Technology Foundation (I-Hub QTF), the technology hub has now been set up as a Section-8 company at IISER Pune. The I-Hub QTF will aim to develop ...

The online inauguration and formal virtual launch of IISER Pune's technology business incubator, Atal Incubation Centre (AIC) - IISER Pune SEED Foundation (AIC-SEED) was held today. A recording of the inauguration event is here.  Dr. R.A. Mashelkar, FRS, National Research Professor, and emi...

Prof. Shyam S. Rai, Professor Emeritus, Department of Earth and Climate Science has received the Raja Ramanna Fellowship for this year. The fellowship, initiated in the year 2000 by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), recognises senior scientists, engineers and technologists involved in ...

Prof. Anjan Banerjee (Professor, Biology and Chair, Institutional Committee on Administration) has been awarded the Tata Innovation Fellowship 2020-21, and Prof. Harinath Chakrapani (Professor, Chemistry and Dean, International Relations and Outreach) has won the S. Ramachandran National Bioscienc...

Dr. Siddhesh Kamat (Associate Professor, Biology) has received CDRI 2021 award for Excellence in Drug Research in the Life Sciences category. Given each year by the CSIR's Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, these awards recognize exceptional work in drug research. The awards ...

IISER Pune-IDeaS Scholarship is awarded to outstanding undergraduates and PhD scholars at IISER Pune. In the 2020-21 academic year, 6 BSMS, 5 Integrated PhD, and 10 PhD students have been awarded this scholarship. The selection is based on grades during the first two semesters at IISER Pune. ...

Dr. Sunish Radhakrishnan (Associate Professor, Biology) and Dr. Nishad Matange (Assistant Professor, Biology) have been awarded the prestigious DBT-Wellcome Trust India Alliance Senior and Intermediate Fellowships respectively, in the category of Basic Biomedical Research. Dr. Sunish Radhak...

In recognition of their contribution to the respective areas of research, three scientists at IISER Pune, Prof. Anjan Banerjee (Professor, Biology), Dr. Thomas Pucadyil (Associate Professor, Biology) and Dr. Seema Sharma (Associate Professor, Physics) are among those elected as Fellows of the Indi...

Prof. S G Srivatsan (Chemistry, IISER Pune) has been selected for the Sun Pharma Research Award for 2020 in the Pharmaceutical Sciences category. Each year, the Award recognises excellent original research by Indian scientists in medical and pharmaceutical sciences. The prize carries a trophy, cit...

While schools were either closed or functioning online due to the COVID-19 pandemic the Science Activity Center (SAC) at IISER Pune harnessed the online medium to reach students, teachers, and science enthusiasts all over the country. SAC initiated various online workshops and webinars during this...

A team of 14 students from IISER Pune who competed at the 2020 international Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) contest, have won a gold medal at the International Giant Jamboree held virtually during November 13-22, 2020. Close to 250 teams participated in the competition internationally, whi...

IISER Pune held a valedictory function today (November 20, 2020) where the 2020 outgoing batch of students were congratulated and awardees were felicitated through an online event. This event was held to celebrate the graduation of students, as the convocation for the year 2020 could not be held i...