Dr.Rajeev Patnaik elected as fellows of Indian Academy of Sciences, for 2019
Author(s): City Air NewsDr. Rajeev Patnaik. Chandigarh, March 28, 2019: Dr.Rajeev Patnaik, Panjab University, Chandigarh has been elected as fellows of Indian Academy of Sciences, for the year 2019. Dr.Patnaik has contributed towards the...
Chandigarh, March 28, 2019: Dr.Rajeev Patnaik, Panjab University, Chandigarh has been elected as fellows of Indian Academy of Sciences, for the year 2019.
Dr.Patnaik has contributed towards the understanding of evolution of some Indian fossil mammals and their palaeoecology including geological context of primate/human evolution, and the impact of climate change on evolution. Over the years he has adopted a multidisciplinary approach (stable isotopes, dental microwear, microstructure, cladistics etc.) to address issues concerning Neogene-Quaternary climatic conditions, mammalian ecology, diet, biogeography, chronology and evolution. He has done field and lab work in Egypt, USA, Germany, France, Australia and Japan. In 2016 he was awarded the prestigious National Geoscience Award by the Honourable President of India.
The Academy has an extensive and active science education programme in which the Fellowship and the scientific community of the country play an important role. There are refresher courses of up to three weeks, summer research mentorship as well as short discussion meetings that are held all across the country. The Academy also selects a few
outstanding younger scientists as Associates each year. Both these programmes have been undergoing considerable restructuring in order to help us achieve our objectives in a more equitable manner. A matter that has received particular attention over the past year has been summarised in the document Scientific Values: Ethics Guidelines and Procedures, the revised guidelines for ethical conduct that we expect all Fellows to uphold.
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Since its inception in 1934, nearly 2000 of the leading scientists of India (as well as some from outside India) have been elected Fellows of the Indian Academy of Sciences. Through its various activities, our Academy plays a major role in furthering the cause of science in the country, and Fellows of the Academy not only act as spokespersons for their disciplines, but also for the science at the national level.
The Academy meets twice a year, the mid-year meeting being in late June/early July, and an annual meeting held in the first week of November (planned for Hyderabad in 2019).