3 INDIAN-ORIGIN PEOPLE GIVEN HIGHEST CIVILIAN AWARD IN AUS
Thursday, 28/01/2016
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MELBOURNE: Three Indian-origin people have been awarded Australia’s highest civilian honour for their contribution in the fields of physics, engineering and medicine.
Chennupati Jagadish, an eminent professor at Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra, Jay Chandra, an eye doctor in New South Wales, and Sanjeev Koshy, a dentist in Melbourne, received Order of Australia medal for the year 2016 announced on the Australia Day.
Jagadish was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) for eminent service to physics and engineering, particularly in the field of nanotechnology, to education as a leading academic, researcher, author and mentor, and through executive roles with national and international scientific advisory institutions.
Jagadish was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) for eminent service to physics and engineering, particularly in the field of nanotechnology, to education as a leading academic, researcher, author and mentor, and through executive roles with national and international scientific advisory institutions.
“This is a wonderful recognition for 25 plus years of work with my research group at the ANU,” Jagadish, who works on semiconductor optoelectronics and nanotechnology.
