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AWARDS AND HONORS

Year Details of award
2017 - 18 The Marine Engineering Division Prize from Institution of Engineers India (IEI) for the best paper published in IEI journal.
2014 - 15 The Institution Prize (Donated by Col G N Bajpai) from Institution of Engineers India (IEI) for the best paper published in IEI journal.
2011 - 12 “R J Garde Research Award” from Indian Society for Hydraulics (ISH) in the category of young scientist for outstanding contribution in the field of Hydraulics and Water Resources.
2005 - 06 “Maritime award” from Department of Shipping, Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, New Delhi.
2001 - 02 “Best Graduate Student Paper award” from American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering Division (OOAE).
1997 - 98
“Second Best Paper award” in a State level Technical symposium, Crescent Engineering College, Chennai.


Scholarships/fellowships

    (1) IITMANNA travel grant fellowship to present a technical paper in 13th Congress of the Asia and Pacific division of the International Association for Hydraulic Engineering and Research (APD-IAHR), Singapore, Aug 6-8, 2002.
    (2) Fellowship from International Navigation Association (PIANC) to present technical paper in International Conference on Coastal and Port Engineering in Developing Countries (COPEDEC) in Srilanka, Sep 15-19, 2003.
    (3) IIT Madras institute fellowship to present technical paper in 25th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (OMAE), Hamburg, Germany, Jun 4-9, 2006.
    (4) Fellowship from International Navigation Association (PIANC) to present technical paper in International Conference on Coastal and Port Engineering in Developing Countries (COPEDEC) in Dubai, UAE, Feb 24-28, 2008.
    (5) Fellowship from International Navigation Association (PIANC) to present technical paper in International Conference on Coastal and Port Engineering in Developing Countries (COPEDEC) in IIT Madras, Chennai, Feb 20-24, 2012.