Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh presented the
DRDO awards – 2009 to several scientists, academicians and industrialists
engaged in the field of Defence Research and Production in a ceremony held in New Delhi, today.
Scientists of DRDO engaged in various missile programmes, LCA, Combat Vehicles,
MBT Arjun and submarine projects dominated the Award Ceremony.
The DRDO awards are given to commemorate the
National Technology Day, to DRDO Scientists and laboratories in recognition of
their outstanding contribution towards developing a strong indigenous
technology base. Grouped in eighteen
categories, the DRDO awards include technology leadership award, scientist of
the year award, AGNI award for excellence
in self reliance, life time achievement award, DRDO award for performance
excellence, Special award for strategic contribution, award for best innovation
/ futuristic development, and best popular science communication award. Silicon
trophy and titanium trophy are given to laboratories for their outstanding
contribution towards development of systems and materials respectively. Besides
these awards, the Defence Technology Absorption Award and Academy Excellence
Award are given to select industry and academia respectively, in recognition of
their valuable contribution in development of DRDO technologies.
The Defence Minister Shri AK Antony, the Defence
Secretary Shri Pradeep Kumar, Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister Dr VK
Saraswat and several senior Military and Civil officials were also present on
the occasion.
Following is the full
list of awardees:-
SILICON
TROPHY 2009
COMBAT
VEHICLES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT, CHENNAI
The Combat Vehicles Research and Development
Establishment (CVRDE), Chennai has made outstanding contributions in the
design, development, manufacturing prototypes and performance evaluation of Tracked
Combat Vehicles and Specialist Tracked Vehicles. The laboratory has
successfully carried out the Transfer of technology for MBT Arjun. The first
regiment of MBT Arjun was inducted into the Indian Army after successful
completion of Accelerated Usage cum Reliability Trials (AUCRT). Third-party
evaluation and the operational deployment trials, have established the role of
MBT Arjun in the Indian Army as a potent weapon platform. The combat improved
Ajeya, the Armoured Ambulance and the Bridge Layer Tank are other combat
vehicles developed by CVRDE that have been inducted into the Army.
TITANIUM
TROPHY 2009 – For the Best Science Laboratory
Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL),
Hyderabad, a
premier S&T laboratory of DRDO has been doing pioneering basic research and
applied technology development in the field of structural as well as functional
materials. Over the years, the laboratory has developed technologies for
specialty steels and non-ferrous alloys, qualified for ship building and aerospace
applications. The laboratory has also developed several strategically important
materials and process technologies for diverse applications. Process for the
manufacture of Titanium sponge on a large scale was perfected by DMRL and
transfer of technology established to the industry.
LIFE
TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2009
DR.
SUDARSHAN KUMAR SALWAN
Dr. Sudarshan Kumar Salwan, Former Vice
Chancellor, Punjab Technical University, while serving DRDO from 1989 to 2002
in different capacities made invaluable contribution in transforming Integrated
Test Range into a world-class Test Range facility; bringing out Multi Barrel
Rocket Launcher System PINAKA as a potent weapon system that was inducted into
the Armed Forces; formulating policies in strategic areas and giving a new
dimension and thrust to the safety processes and procedures, both for the DRDO
and the Armed Forces. Dr. Salwan played a vital role in development of warhead
systems for missiles like AGNI, PRITHVI & NAG. He has been one of the main
architects in development of Critical Weapon Systems and defence technology
management for attaining the goal of self-reliance by the country.
TECHNOLOGY
LEADERSHIP AWARD 2009
DR A
SIVATHANU PILLAI
Dr A Sivathanu Pillai, Distinguished Scientist,
Chief Controller Research & Development, DRDO Hqrs, and CEO & Managing
Director, BrahMos has provided outstanding leadership for the design,
development, production and marketing of the most advanced BRAHMOS-Supersonic
Cruise Missile. After successful trials, BrahMos has been inducted by the
Indian Navy and the Indian Army. BrahMos missile is a world leader in the
cruise missile technology and has given India a decisive edge to win the
war. Advanced versions of Brahmos, including the air launched BrahMos for
Indian Air Force, are also being developed under his leadership. As chairman of
the Board, he effectively managed the BATL, erstwhile KELTEC and resolved it
from financial difficulties and turned around the company.
He also progressed
handing over of MBTs to the Indian Army and production of Pinaka-Multi Barrel
Rocket System. He has provided solution to USHUS submarine Sonar and acceptance
by Navy for third and fourth submarine installations and other naval projects.
DR J
NARAYANA DAS
Dr J Narayana Das, Outstanding Scientist &
Chief Controller Research & Development, DRDO HQrs has played key
leadership roles in transforming the base technology of Fuel Cells at NMRL to
viable and comprehensive product technologies leading to realization of
integrated
fuel
cell-based power plants suitable for diverse defence as well as civilian
applications.
DR. SK
VASUDEVA
Dr. SK Vasudeva, Dirtector, System Planning &
Implementation Centre (SPIC) and Chief Controller Research & Development,
DRDO HQrs, Delhi
has provided dynamic leadership and made invaluable contribution in building
State-of-the-art special armament systems and operationalising advanced
Strategic C4 I (Command, Control, Communication, Computers and Intelligence)
System thereby strengthening the country’s strategic capabilities.
SHRI P
VENUGOPALAN
Shri P Venugopalan, Outstanding Scientist and
Director, Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad has made invaluable contributions in the design
and development of liquid propulsion systems for Prithvi and Agni Missiles and
development and productionisation of BrahMos cruise missile system jointly with
Russia.
He has provided excellent leadership in completing development of Nag missile
and in user acceptance and productionisation of Akash missile system. He has
resolved the problem of combustion instability in large thrust Variant liquid
rocket engine with an innovative design.
AGNI
AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN SELF RELIANCE 2009
SH KN
RAO & TEAM
Shri KN Rao, Sc ‘G’ and his team from Defence
Electronics Applications Laboratory (DEAL), Dehradun has successfully designed,
developed and productionised a Limited Series of Command, Telemetry &
Payload Data Links along with Tracking System for UAV Nishant. In recognition
of their significant contributions, the Agni Award for Excellence in
Self-Reliance 2009 was conferred on Shri KN Rao and his team
consisting of Sh Krishan Lal, Sc 'F', Sh PK Sharma, Sc 'G', Sh Javed Ansari, Sc
'C', Sh VS Lakhera, Sc 'C', Sh Vijay Kumar, Sc 'C', Sh Piyush Ranjan Jaiswal,
Sc 'C', Ms Jaspreet Kaur, Sc 'C', Sh Suresh Kumar Patel, Sc 'C', Sh Sunil Kumar
Gupta, Sc 'C', Sh Manish Kumar Gupta, Sc 'B', Sh Ram Singh, TO 'C', Sh SK
Chawla, TO, Sh NK Bansal, Sc 'F', Sh Mahakar Singh, Sc 'F', Sh AK Tiwari, Sc
'E', Sh VK Singh, Sc 'E', Sh Nitin Gupta, Sc 'C', Sh DK Gangwar, Sc 'C', Sh RC
Kargeti, Sc 'F', Sh Pinaki Sen, Sc 'F', Sh Umesh Bahuguna, Sc 'D', Sh Dharm Vir
Singh, Sc 'C', Sh Dinesh Dwivedi, Sc 'C', Sh MP Singh, TO 'C', Sh RN Verma, TO
'C', Sh Deepak Awasthi, Sc 'D', Sh JS Hyanki, Sc 'C', Sh Kaushal Kumar
Kanwaria, Sc 'C', Sh Rabi Chowdhury, Sc 'C', Sh Ashwani Anand, Sc 'C', Sh
Rameshwar Prasad, TO 'D', Sh DK Dutta, Sc 'F', Sh SK Verma, Sc 'F', Sh VVS
Panwar, TO 'C', Sh BP Dandriyal, TO 'C'
Sh SK
Arora, TO 'B', Sh Kuldeep Singh Luthra, TO 'B', Sh Prakash Chand, Sc 'G', Sh BN
Gangopadhyay, TO 'D', Sh Manghe Ram, TO 'B', Sh Susheel Kumar Verma, Sc 'F' and
Sh Davinder Pal Singh, TO 'C'
SHRI
KPS MURTHY & TEAM
Shri KPS Murthy, Sc ‘F’, Armament Research &
Development Establishment (ARDE), Pune and his team has successfully designed
and developed Tandem Warhead System for third generation antitank missile Nag
and a new twin-axis gimballed directional warhead capable of neutralizing
incoming ballistic missile targets. His
team consists of Sh S Rambabu, , Sc 'E', ARDE, Sh S Harikrishnan, Sc
'E', ARDE, Sh SS Mukwane, Sc 'D', ARDE, Sh SR Vadali, TO 'D', HEMRL, Sh SS
Samudre, TO 'C', HEMRL, Sh KB Borse, TO 'B', ARDE, Sh PV Naik, TO 'B', ARDE, Sh
Y Sreenivas Rao, Sc 'F', RCI, Sh S Ravikrishna, Sc 'E', RCI, Smt A Padmaja, Sc
'C', RCI, Sh PK Pradhan, Sc 'E', DRDL, Smt Bidisha Lahiri, Sc 'C', DRDL, Sh KD
Dhote, Sc 'D', ARDE, Sh SL Dhir, Sc 'F', TBRL, Sh Anupam Anand, Sc 'D', TBRL,
Sh Rahul Dixit, Sc 'D', RCI, Sh BV Ravi Kumar, Sc 'D', RCI, Sh Umakanth Masuram
, Sc 'D', RCI, Sh Harish Kuqshal, Sc 'C', RCI, Sh Saravanan, Sc 'C', RCI and Sh
Sai Kumar, Sc 'F', DRDL
SHRI A
RAJU & TEAM
Shri A Raju, Sc ‘F’, Defence Research and
Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad and his team has successfully designed
& developed Reaction Control systems (RCS) for various missile programmes
leading to technology transfer and productionisation. The delivered systems are
flight tested successfully with a proven track record of reliability &
repeatability, thus validating design, manufacturing, calibration,
qualification, acceptance and integration methodologies. His team consists of
Sh S Karunanidhi, Sc 'F', RCI, Sh M Raghavendra Rao, Sc 'E', DRDL, Sh P
Srihari, Sc 'E', DRDL, Sh PL Bora, Sc 'E', DRDL, Sh P Satya Prasad, Sc 'D',
DRDL, Sh B Penchal Rao, Sc 'D', DRDL, Sh Ambadas, Sc 'D', DRDL, Sh D Ramesh
Babu, Sc 'D', DRDL, Sh RJK Chary, Sc 'D', RCI, Sh SN Jena, Sc 'C', DRDL, Sh L
Devsingh, Sc 'C', DRDL, Sh AK Singh, Sc 'C', DRDL, Sh Y Narendra, Sc 'B', DRDL,
Sh Deepak Kumar Gupta, Sc 'B', DRDL, Sh C Jaganmaohana Chary, Sc 'B', DRDL, Sh
GG Thool, TO 'C', DRDL, Sh M Jayaramulu, TO 'C', DRDL, Sh D Prasad, TO 'C',
DRDL, Sh S Nagakiran, TO 'C', DRDL, Sh P Subramanyam, TO 'C', DRDL, M
Satyanarayana and TO ‘B’(Retd), DRDL
DR. SS
NEGI & TEAM
Dr SS Negi, Sc ‘G’ and his team from Instruments
Research & Development Establishment (IRDE), Dehradun has significantly
contributed in the field of Electro-Optic instrumentation for passive
surveillance in tank warfare and bridge laying applications. His team consists
of Sh Avval Singh, Sc 'F', Dr Ajay Kumar, Sc 'F', Sh Neeraj Bhargav, Sc 'E', Sh
Sudhir Khare, Sc 'E' and Sh Anand Kumar Gupta, Sc 'D'
SHRI JC
KAPOOR & TEAM
Sh JC
Kapoor, Sc ‘G’ & Director and his team from Centre for Fire, Explosive and
Environment Safety (CFEES), Delhi have developed an innovative technology on
Water Mist based Fire Protection in Enclosures for wide applications in Naval
vessels and other land based Defence systems & facilities that will help
the DRDO to acquire self reliance in the next generation fire protection
technology and in the area of fire safety and survivability engineering. His team consists of Smt Meenakshi Gupta, Sc
'F', Sh Suresh Lal, Sc 'D', Sh Sharad Dwivedi, Sc 'D', Sh Pranay Matkar, Sc
'C', Sh Amit Pasi, Sc 'C', Smt Shweta , Sc 'B', Sh Saurabh Mittal, STA 'B', Sh
Sandeep Kumar Dubey, STA 'B', Sh Deepak Kumar, STA 'A', and Sh Saryu Rathi, TA
'A'.
DRDO
AWARD FOR PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE 2009
DR. UK REVANKAR
& TEAM
Dr UK Revankar, Director and his team from Defence
Avionics Research, Establishment (DARE), Bangaluru have successfully designed,
developed and productionised state-of-the-art Radar Warning Receiver (RWR)
System for Su-30 Mk-I aircraft. For the first time in the world a mask free 6
channel RWR system has been realized successfully. His team members consists of
Dr K Maheswara Reddy. Sc 'G', Ms R Pitchammal, Sc 'E', Sh B Dakshinamurthy, Sc
'E', Ms DV Renuka, Sc 'E', Sh Sadananda Upadhya K, Sc 'D', Ms S Sarala, Sc 'D',
Sh Sreenath Bhat, Sc 'D', Sh Hemant Paranjape, Sc 'D', Ms N Priya Suresh, Sc
'C', Sh M Vengadesh Kumar, Sc 'C', Sh W Ashiq Ashraf, Sc 'C', Ms R Usha, TO
'C', Sh B Venkatesh Joshi, TO 'B', Ms Vidhya Selvakumar, Sc ‘D’, Ms Jayakalpana
J, Sc ‘C’, Sh Raju B Doddamani, Sc ‘C’
Sh Rajeev R, Sc ‘C’, Sh
Channamadev, Sc ‘B’, Sh Prakash M, TO ‘C’, Ms Suma H, STA ‘C’, Ms Kokila S, STA
‘C’, Sh Poiyamani S, STA ,B’, and Wg Cdr VPS Babu
DR SK
CHAUDHURI & TEAM
Dr. SK Chaudhuri, Outstanding Scientist, Research
Centre Imarat (RCI),Hyderabad
and his team have successfully developed indigenous capability to integrate and
deploy vertically launched Prithvi class of missiles from ships thereby
providing naval ships with a capability for engaging and striking shore based
strategic targets from the sea. His team consists of Sh DS Reddy, Sc ‘G’, RCI,
Sh G Satheesh Reddy, Sc ‘G’, RCI, Sh S Gopinath, Sc ‘G’, RCI, Sh M Ugender
Reddy, Sc ‘F’, RCI, Sh DLS Rao, Sc ‘F’, RCI, Sh N Siva Ganesh, Sc ‘F’, RCI, Ms
N Sujatha, Sc ‘D’, RCI, Sh C Sreekant, Sc ‘C’, RCI, Sh Manjit Kumar, Sc ‘D’,
RCI, Sh RS Hastak, Sc ‘G’, RCI, Sh Adalat Ali, Sc ‘G’, RCI, Sh RK Patnaik, Sc
‘G’, RCI, Sh KVP Saradhi, Sc ‘F’, RCI, Sh N Sivasubramaniam, Sc ‘F’, RCI, Sh G
Rama Kishore, Sc ‘F’, RCI, Sh S Ravi Krishna, Sc ‘E’, RCI, Sh Mahesh
Rajpurohit, Sc ‘E’, RCI, Captain (IN) S Bahadur, RCI, Sh Sandip Sharma, Sc ‘D’,
RCI, Sh NV Kadam, Sc ‘G’(Retd), DRDL, Sh N Prabhakar, Sc ‘G’, DRDL, Sh PSR
Anjaneyulu, Sc ‘G’, DRDL, Sh KS Varaprasad, Sc ‘F’, DRDL, Smt D Vijaya Lakshmi,
Sc ‘E’, DRDL, Sh Indradeo Kumar, Sc ‘C’, DRDL, Sh V Srinivas Rao, Sc ‘C’, DRDL,
Sh SC Sati, Sc ‘F’, R&DE(E), Sh PJ Thakkar, Sc ‘G’, ASL, Sh SP Dash, Sc
‘H’, ITR, Sh R Appavu Raj, Sc ‘G’, ITR, Sh A Thyagraj, Sc ‘F’, ITR and Sh A
Madhu Kumar, Sc ‘D’, RCI
SHRI N
SIVASUBRAMANIAM & TEAM
Shri N Sivasubramaniam, Sc‘F and his
team from Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad have played a significant
role in successfully converting Prithvi and Dhanush missile systems to the
strategic mode. His team consists of Sh Ajay Lohia S, Sc 'D', Sh Anand B , Sc
'C', Sh Sanjay Kumar Gupta, Sc 'C', Sh Asish Talwalkar, Sc 'C' and Sh Sreekanth
C , Sc 'C'
NB :
The award will be equally shared by Sh UK Revankar, Director, DARE and his team
with teams of Dr SK Chaudhurai, Sc H, RCI & Sh N Sivasubramaniam, Sc ‘F’,
RCI.
SHRI VS
MAHALINGAM & TEAM
Shri VS Mahalingam, Outstanding Scientist &
Director and his team from Centre for Artificial Intelligence & Robotics
(CAIR), Bangaluru contributed significantly towards design, development and
fielding of state of the art battlefield information system "CIDSS",
thus significantly enabling net centric capability leading to a force
multiplier effect for the field forces. His team consists of Sh MV Rao, Sc 'G',
Sh CH Swamulu, Sc 'F', Dr Rituraj Kumar, Sc 'F' Sh Narayan Panigrahi, Sc 'E',
Sh Philip Abraham, Sc 'E', Smt Chitra Viswanathan, Sc 'E', Sh Vikram Kanoi, Sc
'D', Smt Mahima Verma, Sc 'D', Sh Vikas Sood, Sc 'D', Smt R Bharathi, Sc 'D' Sh
Lakshmish Nayak, Sc 'D', Sh Moulavi Irfan Ahmad, Sc 'C', Smt Smita Shrivastava,
Sc 'C', Smt Ambily P, Sc 'C', Sh Prashant Ganeriwal, Sc 'C' and Sh Narottam
Mohanty, Sc 'B'
SHRI G
BOOPATHY & TEAM
Sh G Boopathy, Sc 'G', and
Director Defence Electronics Research, Laboratory (DLRL), Hyderabad and his
team has contributed, significantly towards design and development of 26
subsystems, testing, integration & production of 324 posts, realization,
integration & demonstration of four COMINT stations on SkyWAN, station
integration, Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) for 17 stations and Site Acceptance
Test (SAT) at 6 different locations. His team consists of Sh R Raghavendra Rao,
Sc 'G', Sh Ashwani Kumar, Sc 'F', Sh PS Prasad, Sc 'F', Sh Anupam Sharma, Sc
'F', Sh K Murali, Sc 'E', Ms Soma Vashishta, Sc 'E', Ms N Sreelakshmi, Sc 'E',
Sh Tapas Kumar Hazra, Sc 'E', Sh V Subramanyam, Sc 'D' and Ms VP Persia, Sc
'E', CAIR.
DEFENCE
TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AWARD 2009
M/S
DASS HITACHI LTD, GHAZIABAD
M/s Dass Hitachi Ltd, Ghaziabad has the unique distinction of
having absorbed highly complex and multi-disciplinary CBRN technologies and has
successfully productionised amongst others, integrated NBC Protection Systems,
Integrated Field Shelters, NBC Filtration Systems and Ruggedised Scooping
Devices. The Company has successfully bulk produced these technologies in a
stipulated time frame for the Services, which has resulted in saving of foreign
exchange to the extent of many crores. Dass Hitachi has also contributed
significantly in developing a roadmap in providing a single point turnkey CBRN
solution and has enabled the country to achieve a high degree of self reliance
in this strategic and critical technology area.
M/S
GODREJ & BOYCE MFG CO LTD, MUMBAI
M/s
Godrej & Boyce Mfg CO Ltd, Mumbai was involved in the abinitio manufacture
of metallic airframe of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile. The company has
established the technologies for the programme due to their excellent skills,
quality control, and extensive production documentation and manufactured 15
sets of hardware conforming to aerospace standards.
DEFENCE
TECHNOLOGY SPIN-OFF AWARD 2009
NAVAL
PHYSICAL & OCEANOGRAPHIC LABORATORY, KOCHI
Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory, Kochi has developed an
acoustic device “Sanjeevani” capable of saving lives of people trapped in the
debris of collapsed buildings caused due to earthquakes by determining the
breathing process. The device was realised as a variant by successfully
converting the defence technology of sonar into a unique product having civil
end use. In recognition of the significant impact of this simple device on the
society, the award was conferred on Naval Physical & Oceanographic
Laboratory, Kochi.
DEFENCE
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT, GWALIOR
Defence Research & Development Establishment
(DRDE), Gwalior
has produced Wool Care Spray, an efficacious, safe and cost-effective
formulation for protection of woollen textile, clothing and fur/ feather-lined
clothes from damage by wool pests. It protects the woollen textile/clothing
throughout their shelf life and does not produce any stain on the
fabric/clothing used by the armed forces personnel.
ACADEMY
EXCELLENCE AWARD 2009
PROF N
BALAKRISHNAN
Prof N Balakrishnan, Associate Director, Indian
Institute of Science, Bangaluru has immensely contributed in the area of
information security by developing practical solutions for meeting defence and
civilian requirements. He has brought out solutions in the area of traffic
analysis, network access control, secure electronic transactions, speech
processing, and multi-layer WAN security. These solutions were transferred in
their prototype form to Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIR)
for effective productionisation, testing, and successful fielding.
DR ML
MUNJAL
Dr ML Munjal, Professor, Indian Institute of
Science, Bangaluru, a protagonist of quieter technologies has made significant
contributions in the analysis and design of stealth linings for submarines, and
silencing systems for steam turbines as well as gas turbines. His contributions
have led to better understanding and improved design practices for stealth
ships and submarines.
SCIENTIST
OF THE YEAR AWARD 2009
DR PV
LAKSHMANA RAO
Dr PV Lakshmana Rao, Sc 'F', Defence Research
& Development Establishment (DRDE), Gwalior
has made outstanding contribution in the areas of molecular toxicology of toxin
warfare agents, development and clinical evaluation of molecular diagnostic
products for identification of viral agents of public health. He successfully
created a state of the art Bioprocess Scale-up facility for the large scale
production of recombinant proteins for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
SHRI A
APPARAO
Shri A Apparao, Sc 'G', High Energy Materials
Research Laboratory (HEMRL), Pune has made outstanding contribution in
establishing Fuelair Explosive and Thermobaric Explosive technologies as well
as development of various explosive based systems including Explosive Reactive
Armour Mk-I, Mine-breaching Systems and Flag-marker Systems.
SHRI SC
SATI
Shri SC Sati, Sc 'F', Research & Development
Establishment (Engineers) R&DE(E), Pune has made significant contributions
towards development of Electro hydraulic Drive Control Systems for BrahMos
Launcher, Hydro pneumatic Catapult Launcher system of UAV,
realisation of PAD &
Target Launcher and production/technology transfer for PRITHVI Ground Systems
and Water Cannon System.
DR
RAJESH RAMPAL
Dr. Rajesh Rampal, Sc 'F', Defence Laboratory
(DL), Jodhpur has made outstanding contributions towards indigenous development
of critical technology of 2-D IR Imaging Thermal Targets for night firing
trials of NAG Missiles and Tanks and in establishing state-of-the-art
facilities for the thermal signatures acquisition and radiometric analysis.
SHRI N
RAJESH PILLAI
Shri N Rajesh Pillai, Sc 'F' , Scientific
Analysis Group (SAG), Delhi has successfully developed new methods viz “
Deviation Triangle “ for linear complexity analysis of stream ciphers for its
evaluation and “Interpolation Attack “ for attacking the stream ciphers.
SHRI P
RADHAKRISHNA
Shri P
Radhakrishna, Sc 'F', Electronics & Radar Development Establishment
(LRDE), Bangaluru has made outstanding contributions in Radar Signal Processing
and Radar System Engineering. He has been the driving force in establishing a
family of 3-D Medium Range Surveillance Radars with fully DSP based Parallel
and Programmable Signal Processing and Digital Receiver Technologies.
DR
ASHOK KUMAR GOGIA
Dr Ashok Kumar Gogia, Sc 'G', Defence
Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL), Hyderabad
has made stellar contributions in development of indigenous materials
technologies for production of aeronautical grade titanium and nickel base
alloys of strategic importance. His work reflects a unique combination of basic
research, applied research and industrial scale development/ production of
strategic materials for defence systems with potential spin off benefits.
DR
SHASHI BALA SINGH
Dr Shashi Bala Singh, Sc ‘F’ and Director,
Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR), Leh has substantially
contributed towards improvement in the quality of life of the soldiers deployed
at high altitudes. Her innovative approaches on agro-animal technologies have
ensured food security even at frontier posts of the Indian Army and provided an
impetus to the agronomy of the region resulting in close interaction between
the troops and natives providing insulation from security threats to this
region.
DR
SANJAY EKNATH TALOLE
Dr. Sanjay Eknath Talole, Sc 'F'’, Defence
Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), Pune has made significant
contributions in the area of Nonlinear Control and Robust Control based on
Uncertainty Estimation. His work has given a new direction to the research in
the
guidance and control of
aerospace vehicles and is recognized by its application in national and
international aerospace programmes.
SHRI KB
VENKATARAMAN
Sh KB Venkataraman,
Sc 'G' Defence Avionics Research Establishments (DARE), Bangaluru has made
outstanding contribution in the design, development, evaluation, installation
and delivery of Modern Airborne Radar Warning Receivers and Self-Protection
Jammer EW systems.
SHRI
SUDHIR KUMAR MISHRA
Shri Sudhir Kumar Mishra, Sc ‘G’, , Director
Missiles and Head, Programme Office, DRDO HQrs, has made outstanding
contributions in the field of Manufacturing Technology and Production
Management, Project Management and Resources Planning, leading to the
realisation of Missile systems for IGMDP. He has taken initiative in
development and implementation of Integrated Resources Planning System that has
led to the reduction in product development cycle time.
DR
RAJENDRA PRASHAD TRIPATHI
Dr Rajendra Prashad Tripathi , Sc 'G' and
Director, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), Delhi has pioneered basic
and applied clinical research using novel MR Technologies. He facilitated
innovations in Medical management of NBC/HA emergencies by effectively applying
the concepts of nuclear medicine techniques, and development of drugs and
biomedical devices.
DR S
GOLLAKOTA
Dr S Gollakota, Outstanding Scientist, Defence
Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad has made outstanding contributions
in the design and development of Astra missile and its integration on Su-30
Mk-I aircraft. His astute leadership has established a number of
multidisciplinary technologies related to weapon system development and
integration with multiple platforms.
SHRI N
SIVASUBRAMANIAM
Shri N Sivasubramaniam, Sc 'F', Research Centre
Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad,
has made significant contributions in design, development, implementation and
product improvement for Missile Launch Systems of Prithvi and its variants.
SHRI
SANJAY BURMAN
Shri Sanjay Burman, Sc 'G', Centre for Artificial
Intelligence and Robotics (CAIR), Bangaluru, has made outstanding contribution
in the development of technologies for high grade encryption, robust
synchronization and user friendly key management that have been incorporated
into communication and information security solutions for strategic and
tactical security requirements.
DR DR
JAHAGIRDAR
Dr DR Jahagirdar, Sc 'F', Research Centre Imarat
(RCI), Hyderabad
has made significant contributions in the development of antennae and arrays
for missile-borne microwave systems. The contributions include development of
unique trans-twist reflect-array for MMW seeker, planer monopulse slotted array
antennae for seekers in Ku and Ka band, monopulse printed seeker antennae at X
and Ku band and development of flight-worthy antennae for systems in Prithvi,
Akash, Trishul, Astra, Agni-III, PJ-10 and K-15 projects.
SHRI R
VENUGOPAL
Shri R Venugopal, Sc 'G' , Combat Vehicles Research
and Development Establishment (CVRDE), Chennai has successfully developed
assemblies and subsystems of automotive system of Armoured Fighting Vehicles.
His notable contributions are the development of uprated 1000 hp engine;
improvement of medium fording capability of MBT Arjun; design, development and
qualification of hydraulic filters for LCA TEJAS and design of 1500 hp engine
and transmission system for future MBTs.
DR
MANJIT SINGH
Dr. Manjit Singh, Sc 'G' , Terminal Ballistics
Research Laboratory (TBRL), Chandigarh
has successfully developed technologies for dynamic shock loading of materials
in Mbar pressure region for high pressure physics applications. He was
instrumental in establishing
experimental
test methodologies and numerical simulation techniques for the design,
development and evaluation of different components and subsystems of implosion
systems.
SMT G
ROHINI DEVI
Smt G Rohini Devi, Sc ‘H’, Advanced Systems
Laboratory (ASL), Hyderabad
has made outstanding contributions in design and development of Ultrahigh
Temperature Carbon and Ceramic Composite products for strategic missile systems
(Agni/BO5/AD), carbon-carbon
brake discs for LCA, and
establishment of state-of-the art R&D Centre for High Temperature
Composites.
DR N
SHAMA RAO
Dr N Shama Rao, Outstanding Scientist,
Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), Bangaluru, has carried out pioneering
work in Advanced Fibre-Reinforced Composite Technology in realizing major
aircraft structures like wing, elevons, landing gear doors, radome and fuselage
for Tejas Aircraft programme. The spin-offs of this technology have been used
for Saras aircraft of NAL and for Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft
(AMCA) programme.
SPECIAL
AWARD FOR STRATEGIC CONTRIBUTION 2009
SHRI VL
NARASIMHAN & TEAM
Shri VL Narasimhan, Sc ‘G’ and his team under the
leadership of Dr. A Subhananda Rao, Director, High Energy Materials Research
Laboratory (HEMRL), Pune have created and operationalised a massive
infrastructural facility for Composite Propellant Processing Plant at Nasik in a record time of
four years. The facility will go a long way in achieving self reliance in the
critical area of production of solid rocket motors for strategic missiles. His
team consists of Dr A Subhananda Rao, DS, Sh Bikash Bhattacharya, Sc 'G', Sh VS
Rasane, Sc 'F', Sh TVJ Rao, Sc 'F', Sh SC Bhattacharyya, Sc 'F', Sh C Gururaj
Rao, Sc 'E', Sh KJ Thomas, Sc 'D', Sh Sushanta Das, Sc 'D', Sh Ashish Jauhari,
Sc 'D', Sh RS Patil, Sc 'C', Sh CS Pant, Sc 'C', Sh Sandeep Kumar, Sc 'C', Sh
Nitin Ahire, Sc 'C', Sh Chandan Kumar, Sc 'C', Sh VW Abhyankar, TO 'C', Sh ST
Rangarajan, Sc 'G' (Retd), Sh Vikas Tyagi, Sc 'E' and Sh RS Gauba, Sc 'F'.
DR
SATISH KUMAR & TEAM
Dr Satish Kumar, Sc ‘G’ & Director, Terminal
Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL), Chandigarh,
and his team have made significant contributions in design & development of
strategic warheads for multiple-launch platforms in all operating environments.
His team consists of Sh Pravendra Kumar, Sc 'F', Sh Prateek Kishore, Sc 'F', Sh
PK Khosla, Sc 'F', Sh MM Verma, Sc ;'F', Sh NC Jain, Sc 'F', Sh Arun Kumar
Agarwal, Sc 'F', Sh J Santhosarajan, Sc 'E', Sh Ashok Rampal, Sc 'E', Sh
Niladri Mukherjee, Sc ‘E’, Ms Nidhi Sood, Sc 'E', Sh Abhay Shankar, Sc 'E', Sh
Dhirendra Gupta, Sc 'D', Sh Ashish Saini, Sc 'D', Sh Anil Kumar Srivastava, TO
'D', Munishwar, TO 'D', Sh Man Mohan Sandhu, Sc 'D', Sh Pawan Kumar, Sc 'C', Ms
Shallu Gupta, Sc 'C', Sh Sucha Singh TO 'C', Sh S M Sharma, Sc 'C', Ms Simran
Kaur, Sc 'C', Sh Amit Gupta, Sc 'C', Ms Pragati Angra, Sc 'C', Sh Ranjeet
Kumar, Sc 'C', Sh Brajesh Kumar Soni, Sc 'C', Sh Sanjiv Gupta, Sc 'C', Sh
Sumit, Sc 'C', Sh TN Mondal, Sc 'C', Sh HK Chakerwarti, Sc 'C', Ms Neha, Sc
'C', Ms Sunita Rawat, TO 'C', Sh Sumit Kathuria, Sc 'B', Sh Balwinder Kumar, Sc
'B', Sh Gaurav Agarwal, Sc 'B', Ms Manpreet Kaur, Sc 'B', Ms Samriti Gupta, Sc
'B', Sh Sanjay Walia, TO 'B', Sh Khem Chand, TO 'B' and Sh Balwant Raj Sharma,
TO 'B'.
Note :
The award will be shared equally with Shri VL Narasimhan, Sc ‘G’ and his team
of HEMRL, Pune
BEST
INNOVATION/FUTURISTIC DEVELOPMENT 2009
SHRI G
KANNAN & TEAM
Shri G Kannan, Sc 'F' and his team from Combat
Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE), Chennai have developed
a unique and innovative ‘Drive by Wire Technology’ on a tracked vehicular
platform with a conventional engine and transmission on a modular level. This
technology can easily be adapted to the existing armoured vehicles to deploy
these as unmanned tracked vehicles for mine clearance, NBC Recce and
surveillance roles. His team consist of Sh N Seetharaman, Sc 'E', Sh R
Alexander, Sc 'D', Sh N Babu, Sc 'C', Smt P Mohanalakshmi, Sc 'C', Sh K
Anbazhagan, Sc 'C', Smt P Prabhavathy, TO 'A', Sh JE Cyril, TO 'A' and Sh
Rajesh Kannan, STA 'B'.
SHRI
SANDEEP SHARMA & TEAM
Shri
Sandeep Sharma, Sc ‘D’ and his team from System Planning and Implementation
Centre (SPIC), Delhi have developed an innovative Strategic Command and Control
(SC & C) System for the special weapon system having inbuilt security
features including an encrypted software. His team consists of Sh VS Chauhan,
Sc ‘C’, Sh Kapil Vermani, Sc ‘B’, Sh Dheeraj, STA ‘B’, Sh Vikas, STA ‘B’, Sh
Kanishk, STA ‘B’ and Sh Anirudh Kanwar, STA ‘B’.
BEST
POPULAR SCIENCE COMMUNICATION AWARD 2009
DR AL
MOORTHY & TEAM
Dr AL Moorthy, Director and his team
from Defence Scientific Information and Documentation Centre (DESIDOC), Delhi
have successfully disseminated DRDO’s achievements to Academia, R&D
Institutions, Engineering Colleges, Military Establishments and General Public
through R&D Publications using high quality editing, designing and printing
techniques as well as through internet website publishing. His team consist
of Sh Ashok Kumar, Sc 'F', Smt Shashi
Tyagi, Sc 'F', Sh B Nityanand, Sc 'D', Sh A Saravanan, Sc 'D', Sh Sudhanshu
Bhusan, Sc 'C' and Sh Manoj Kumar, TO ‘C’.
Samir / RAJ