IISc announces Distinguished Alumnus and Alumna Awards

Six scientists and engineers honored with Distinguished Alumnus Awards by IISc, with new Young Alumnus medals introduced for 2024.

Six scientists and engineers have been selected to receive the Distinguished Alumnus/Alumna Awards of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) for 2024.

This year, the institute has also initiated Young Alumnus/Alumna medals for recipients under the age of 40.

These awards recognise exceptional contributions made by IISc alumni/ae to their profession, society, and the institute.

The nominations received were evaluated by a committee chaired by the IIsc Director.

This year’s Distinguished Alumnus/Alumna Award winners are George Brody, Sridevi Jade, Shekhar Chintamani Mande, S. Unnikrishnan Nair, Jagjit Nanda, and Yadati Narahari. This year’s Young Alumnus/Alumna medallists are Himabindu (Hima) Lakkaraju and Nihar Bhadresh Shah. The awardees will be honoured at a ceremony to be held in December.

George Brody is chair of the board at TurboStart, founder and CEO of InfoNet of Things LLC, and president and director of the IISc Foundation in the U.S. He has made extensive contributions to technology leadership in corporate and start-up ecosystems. He also spearheaded the formation of the IISc Foundation and is currently coordinating its activities. He completed his BE from the Department of Electrical Engineering in 1968.

Sridevi Jade is outstanding scientist and head of the CSIR-Fourth Paradigm Institute, and professor at AcSIR, Bengaluru. She has pioneered the use of Global Navigation Satellite Systems data to study seismic properties of challenging terrains in the Indian plate. She has also led several multi-institutional collaborations on hazard mitigation in the country. She completed her ME and PhD from the Department of Civil Engineering in 1988 and 2000, respectively.