Blavatnik Awards

• Three Indian scientists are among the nine recipients of this year’s Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the UK for their pioneering work in the fields of chemical, physical, and life sciences.
• Professors Rahul R. Nair, Mehul Malik, Dr Tanmay Bharat, and others will be honoured and receive grants totaling 480,000 pounds.
• The 2024 Awards received 84 nominations from 40 academic and research institutions and this year’s laureates were selected by an independent jury of expert scientists across the UK.
• Now in its seventh year, the awards have been instituted by the Blavatnik Family Foundation and The New York Academy of Sciences.

About Blavatnik Awards

• Considered the largest unrestricted prize ever created for early-career scientists, the Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists were established in 2007 by the Blavatnik Family Foundation and are independently administered by the New York Academy of Sciences.
• The Blavatnik Awards seek to identify and honor exceptional young scientists and engineers 42 years of age and younger.
• Honorees are selected based on the quality, novelty, and impact of their research and their potential for further significant contributions to science.
• Blavatnik Awards honorees are recognized in three disciplinary categories-
  • Chemical Sciences
  • Physical Sciences & Engineering
  • Life Sciences