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+SASTRA-CNR Rao Award is an award instituted by SASTRA University, a private and deemed university in the town of Thirumalaisamudram, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, to honor excellence in chemistry and material science, the two areas in which  C N R Rao has made great, important and substantial contributions. The Award was instituted in 2013 and the first award was presented jointly to Suresh Das the then Director of National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science & Technology, Thiruvananthapuram and Sourav Pal, the Director of National Chemical Laboratory, Pune on 28 February 2014. The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 5 lakh and a citation. 
+
+
+== Awardees ==
+
+
+== See also ==
+SASTRA Ramanujan Prize
+
+
+== References ==

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+title: "Sarah Berliner Research Fellowship"
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+The Sarah Berliner Research Fellowship for Women was established in 1908 by Emile Berliner in honor of his mother, and first awarded in 1909.  The fellowship was award biennially and provided $1200 to support a woman studying physics, chemistry, or biology in either America or Europe.  The fellowship was open to women holding the degree of doctor of philosophy or otherwise capable of conducting higher research.  The first chair of the awarding committee was Christine Ladd-Franklin, who was also instrumental in the establishment of the fellowship.  In 1911, an increase in funding meant that the fellowship could be offered every year.
+
+
+== Recipients ==
+1909: Caroline M. McGill, zoology
+1911–1912: Edna Carter
+1912: Gertrude Rand, psychology
+1913: Elizabeth Laird, physics
+1915: Janet Howell Clark, physiology and biophysics
+1916?: Ethel Browne Harvey, zoology
+1916–17: Carlotta Maury, geology (confirmed by a letter to Christine Ladd Franklin from H. Ries, in box 18 of the Ladd-Franklin Archives at Columbia University)
+1926: Hope Hibbard, biology and zoology
+1926–27: Helen R. Downes, medicine (confirmed by the minutes of the annual meeting of the Sarah Berliner Research Fellowship Committee, 1926, in box 18 of the Ladd-Franklin Archives at Columbia University)
+1928: Sally Hughes-Schrader, zoology
+1934: Emma Margaret Dietz, chemistry
+1938: Margaret Nast Lewis, physics
+1939: Olga Hartman, zoology
+1939: Dorothy Davis Locanthi, astronomer
+[unknown date]: Carol Jane Anger Rieke, astronomy
+[unknown date]: Edna Carter, physics
+[unknown date]: Frances Wick, physics
+
+
+== References ==

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+title: "Satya N. Atluri ICCES Medal"
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+Satya N. Atluri ICCES Medal is a Medal awarded annually by ICCES (International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences)  and Tech Science Press to an individual who has had a significant impact on the world of engineering, the sciences, and commerce, and the well-being of the society at large as a result. This Medal is presented at the Awards Banquet of the annual ICCES Conference. The recipient of the Medal is invited to deliver a Plenary Lecture, on a topic of her/his choosing, at the ICCES conference. This Medal honors Professor Satya N. Atluri of UCI, who founded ICCES in 1986, and founded the journals, "CMES: Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences" (2000), "CMC: Computers, Materials, & Continua" (2004), "MCB: Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics" (2004), "SL: Structural Longevity" (2008), and "ACM: Advances in Computational Mechanics" (2008), all of which are published by Tech Science Press. All these journals are in the frontier disciplines of engineering and the sciences, and especially at the interfaces of engineering and the sciences. Previously, Professor Atluri founded, and was Editor-in-Chief of the international journal, "Computational Mechanics", during 1986-2000.
+The ICCES conferences are held annually: Tokyo (1986); Atlanta (1988); Melbourne, Australia (1991); Hong Kong (1992); Big Island, Hawaii (1995); San Jose, Costa Rica (1997); Atlanta (1998); Los Angeles (2000); Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (2001); Reno, Nevada (2002); Corfu, Greece (2003); Madeira, Portugal (2004); Chennai, India (2005); Miami (2007); Honolulu (2008); Phuket, Thailand (2009), Las Vegas (2010), and Nanjing, China (2011), Crete, Greece (2012), Seattle, USA (2013), Changwon, South Korea (2014), Reno (2015); Madeira, Portugal (2017), and Tokyo, Japan (2019). All these conferences bring together each year, about 500 of the world’s leading academic, industrial, and government researchers in multidisciplinary engineering, sciences, technologies, and pertinent policies. All aspects of theory, computation, and experimentation are emphasized at these conferences. It is in this spirit that the Satya N. Atluri ICCES Medal honors: 1. Either an individual for her or his multifaceted and exemplary contributions in the broadest sense, and for their impact on society, or 2. An engineering/scientific/technological achievement by a group of individuals, which by its global visibility, benefits the well-being of vast segments of people.
+
+The recent recipients of the Satya N. Atluri Medal include:
+2020: Professor Sudhir K. Jain, Director (President) of the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhi Nagar 
+2019: Professor Anurag Kumar, Director (i.e., the President) of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India 
+2012: Chancellor Henry Yang, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
+2013: Chancellor John A. White, University of Arkansas
+2008: Prof. Demosthenes Polyzos, Vice Rector, University of Patras, Greece 
+2011: Dr. Guangjing Cao, President, Three Gorges Dam Groups, China
+2010: Dr. Ratan Naval Tata, Chairman, Tata Sons, Mumbai, India 
+2009: Dr. Subra Suresh, Director, National Science Foundation
+
+
+== References ==
+
+
+== External links ==
+Tech Science Press
+ICCES

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+The Sidney Edelstein Prize, previously known as the Dexter Prize, is an award presented by the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) to the author of an outstanding scholarly book in the field of the history of technology. The book must have been published during the preceding three years.
+The award was established in 1968 through the generosity of Sidney Edelstein, a historian of dyes and the founder of the Dexter Chemical Corporation. It was renamed the Sidney Edelstein Prize to honor his commitment to scholarship in the history of technology and is currently donated by his family. The prize consists of a plaque and a monetary award, which is currently $3,500.
+
+
+== History and design ==
+The award was originally known as the Dexter Prize and was funded by the Dexter Chemical Corporation of New York City. When established, the prize carried a cash award of $1,000. It is awarded annually to outstanding books and monographs in the history of technology.
+The design of the award plaque was created by the silver sculptor Edward Widstrom. The imagery on the plaque is derived from the Plictho of Gioanventura Rosetti (1548), which is considered the first basic printed book on the subject of dyeing. Sidney Edelstein, a noted expert on the history of dye processes, had co-translated and edited an English edition of the Plictho published by MIT Press in 1969.
+
+
+== Recipients ==
+Notable recipients of the prize include:
+
+
+== References ==
+
+
+== Sources ==
+Lewis, W. David (Spring 1989). "A History of Technology: A Young and Vibrant Discipline". OAH Magazine of History. 4 (2). Oxford University Press: 10–15. JSTOR 25162653.{{cite journal}}:  CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)
+"The Dexter Prize". Technology and Culture. 21 (3). The Johns Hopkins University Press: 436–437. July 1980. JSTOR 3103158.
+"Sidney Edelstein Prize". Society for the History of Technology. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
+Awards, Honors, and Prizes. Gale Research Company. 2010. ISBN 978-1-4144-3893-1. Retrieved 27 December 2025.

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+title: "Sir Martin Wood Prize"
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+The Sir Martin Wood Prize is an annually presented condensed matter science prize presented in honor of Sir Martin Wood. Due to Wood's connection with and reputation in Japan, the award is given to a young scientist in Japan under the age of 45 to promote scientific exchange between Japan and Britain. Condensed matter physics, inorganic-organic chemistry, material science and surface-interface physics are eligible fields under condensed matter science. Sponsored by Oxford Instruments, the company Wood co-founded, the award comes with a cash prize of JPY 500,000 and opportunities to give invited lectures at universities in the United Kingdom.
+
+
+== Laureates ==
+
+
+== See also ==
+List of physics awards
+List of awards named after people
+
+
+== References ==
+
+
+== External links ==
+Prize winners (English)

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+
+The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation of Germany bestowed the Sofia Kovalevskaya Award from 2002 to 2020. Sofia Kovalevskaya (1850–1891) was the first major Russian female mathematician, who made important contributions to mathematical analysis, differential equations and mechanics, and the first woman appointed to a full professorship in Northern Europe. This prestigious award named in her honor was given to promising young academics to pursue their line of research in the sciences or arts and humanities. The foundation encouraged applications from all areas of learning so long as the applicant had received a Ph.D. in the previous six years and could be categorized as "top flight" by their publications and experience as commensurate with age.
+There have been a total 139 awardees since the inception of the Sofia Kovalevskaya Award in 2002 until its closure in 2020. Individual awards totalled up to 1.6 million Euro each. Funds were awarded to build and lead a team of researchers for a five-year period within a German host institution.
+
+
+== Award winners ==
+
+
+== References ==
+
+
+== External links ==
+Official website

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+title: "Stuart Ballantine Medal"
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+
+The Stuart Ballantine Medal was a science and engineering award presented by the Franklin Institute, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. It was named after the US inventor Stuart Ballantine.
+
+
+== Laureates ==
+1947 - George Clark Southworth (Physics)
+1948 - Ray Davis Kell (Engineering)
+1949 - Sergei A. Schelkunoff (Physics)
+1952 - John Bardeen (Physics)
+1952 - Walter H. Brattain (Physics)
+1953 - David G. C. Luck (Engineering)
+1954 - Kenneth Alva Norton (Engineering)
+1955 - Claude Elwood Shannon (Computer and Cognitive Science)
+1956 - Kenneth Bullington (Physics)
+1957 - Robert Morris Page (Engineering)
+1957 - Leo Clifford Young (Engineering)
+1958 - Harald Trap Friis (Engineering)
+1959 - Albert Hoyt Taylor (Engineering)
+1959 - Charles H. Townes (Physics)
+1960 - Rudolf Kompfner (Engineering)
+1960 - Harry Nyquist (Engineering)
+1960 - John R. Pierce (Engineering)
+1961 - Leo Esaki (Engineering)
+1961 - Nicolaas Bloembergen (Physics)
+1961 - H. E. Derrick Scovill (Physics)
+1962 - Ali Javan (Physics)
+1962 - Theodore H. Maiman (Physics)
+1962 - Arthur L. Schawlow (Physics)
+1962 - Charles H. Townes (Physics)
+1963 - Arthur C. Clarke (Engineering)
+1965 - Homer Walter Dudley (Engineering)
+1965 - Alec Harley Reeves (Engineering)
+1966 - Robert N. Noyce (Computer and Cognitive Science)
+1966 - Jack S. Kilby (Engineering)
+1967 - Jack N. James (Engineering)
+1967 - Robert J. Parks (Engineering)
+1968 - Chandra Kumar Naranbhai Patel (Physics)
+1969 - Emmett N. Leith (Physics)
+1971 - Zhores I. Alferov (Physics)
+1972 - Daniel Earl Noble (Engineering)
+1973 - Andrew H. Bobeck (Computer and Cognitive Science)
+1973 - Willard S. Boyle (Computer and Cognitive Science)
+1973 - George E. Smith (Computer and Cognitive Science)
+1975 - Bernard C. De Loach, Jr. (Engineering)
+1975 - Martin Mohamed Atalla (Physics)
+1975 - Dawon Kahng (Physics)
+1977 - Charles Kuen Kao (Engineering)
+1977 - Stewart E. Miller (Engineering)
+1979 - Marcian E. Hoff, Jr. (Computer and Cognitive Science)
+1979 - Benjamin Abeles (Engineering)
+1979 - George D. Cody (Engineering)
+1981 - Amos E. Joel, Jr. (Engineering)
+1983 - Adam Lender (Computer and Cognitive Science)
+1986 - Linn F. Mollenauer (Engineering)
+1989 - John M. J. Madey (Physics)
+1992 - Rolf Landauer (Physics)
+1993 - Leroy L. Chang (Physics)
+
+
+== Sources ==
+The Franklin Institute. Winners. Ballantine Medal winners (bad link).
+The Franklin Institute. Laureates Search, Ballantine Award

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+The Tage Erlander Prize (Tage Erlanders pris) is a prize awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Science "for research in Natural Sciences and Technology"
+in four fields (Physics, Chemistry, Technology and Biology). The prize is awarded on a rolling schedule: every year the prize is awarded for research in one of these fields.
+The prize commemorates Tage Erlander, who was the prime minister of Sweden from 1946 to 1969.
+Its 2024 recipient is mathematician Lilian Matthiesen.
+
+
+== References ==

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+title: "Templeton Prize"
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+The Templeton Prize is an annual award granted to a living person, in the estimation of the judges, "whose exemplary achievements advance Sir John Templeton's philanthropic vision: harnessing the power of the sciences to explore the deepest questions of the universe and humankind's place and purpose within it." It was established, funded and administered by John Templeton starting in 1972. It is co-funded by the John Templeton Foundation, Templeton Religion Trust, and Templeton World Charity Foundation, and administered by the John Templeton Foundation.
+The prize was originally awarded to people working in the field of religion (Mother Teresa was the first winner), but in the 1980s the scope broadened to include people working at the intersection of science and religion.  Until 2001, the name of the prize was "Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion", and from 2002 to 2008 it was called the "Templeton Prize for Progress Toward Research or Discoveries about Spiritual Realities".  Hindus, Christians, Jews, Buddhists and Muslims have been on the panel of judges and have been recipients of the prize.
+The monetary value of the prize is adjusted so that it exceeds that of the Nobel Prizes; Templeton felt, according to The Economist, that "spirituality was ignored" in the Nobel Prizes. As of 2019, it is £1.1 million. It was typically presented by Prince Philip, during his lifetime, in ceremonies held at Buckingham Palace.
+The prize has been referred to as prestigious and coveted, with The Washington Post calling it the most prestigious award in religion. While atheist scientists Richard Dawkins, Harry Kroto and Jerry Coyne have criticized the prize, alleging it is "blurring [religion's] well-demarcated border with science" and being awarded "to scientists who are either religious themselves or say nice things about religion", the criticism was rejected by atheist and 2011 laureate Martin Rees, who pointed to his own and other laureates' atheism and that their research in fields such as psychology, evolutionary biology, and economy can hardly be classified as the "promotion of religion".
+
+
+== Laureates ==
+
+
+== See also ==
+List of religion-related awards
+Lists of science and technology awards
+
+
+== Notes ==
+
+
+== References ==
+
+
+=== Specific ===
+
+
+=== General ===
+"Previous Winners". Templeton Prize. West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania: Templeton Foundation. Retrieved 3 July 2007.
+
+
+== External links ==
+Official website

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+The UNESCO Science Prize is a biennial scientific prize awarded by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to "a person or group of persons for an outstanding contribution they have made to the technological development of a developing member state or region through the application of scientific and technological research (particularly in the fields of education, engineering and industrial development)."
+The candidates for the Science Prize are proposed to the Director-General of UNESCO by the governments of member states or by non-governmental organizations. All proposals are judged by a panel of six scientists and engineers. The prize consists of  US$ $15,000, an Albert Einstein Silver Medal, and is awarded in odd years to coincide with UNESCO's General Conference.
+
+
+== Past Laureates ==
+1968: Robert Simpson Silver ( United Kingdom) "for his discovery of a process for the demineralization of sea water."
+1970: International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre ( Mexico) and International Rice Research Institute ( Philippines) "for their work which made it possible to produce, in the space of a few years, improved strains of cereals."
+1972: Viktor Kovda ( Soviet Union) "for his theory on the hydromorphic origin of the soils of the great plains of Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas" and nine researchers from  Austria "for their development of the L-D process designed for recovery of steel from low phosphorus pig iron."
+1976: Alfred Champagnat ( France) "for his findings on the low-cost mass production of new proteins from petroleum."
+1978: A team of research workers from the Lawes Agricultural Trust ( United Kingdom) "for their work on synthetic insecticides related to natural pyrethrum."
+1980: Leonardo Mata ( Costa Rica) "for his work on the relationship between malnutrition and infection, particularly in infants" and Vincent Barry's group of scientists from the Medical Research Council (Ireland) ( Ireland) "for their work on the synthesis of an anti-leprosy agent, B-633."
+1983: Roger Whitehead ( United Kingdom) "for his work on the role of maternal nutrition and lactation in infant growth."
+1985: A group of six scientists from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation ( Australia) "for their work on the biological control of Salvinia molesta infestations in the Sepik River Basin of Papua New Guinea."
+1987: Yuan Longping ( China) "for his work leading to the creation of an hybrid rice with high yield potential."
+1989: Johanna Döbereiner ( Brazil) "for her work in exploiting biological nitrogen fixation as the major source of nitrogen in tropical agriculture."
+1991: A group of researchers and engineers from the Instituto Tecnológico Venezolano del Petróleo ( Venezuela) "for their contribution to the development of hydrocracking distillation and hydrotreatment technology."
+1993: Octavio Novaro ( Mexico) for his contribution to the phenomenon of catalysis.
+1995: Wang Xuan ( China) "for his contribution to the Chinese photocomposition system".
+1997: Marcos Moshinsky ( Mexico) "for his work in nuclear physics."
+1999: Atta ur Rahman ( Pakistan) "for his work in organic chemistry which has contributed to the development of plant-based therapies for cancer, AIDS and diabetes" and José Leite Lopes ( Brazil) "for his contribution to the development of physics in Latin America."
+2001: Baltasar Mena Iniesta ( Mexico/ Spain) "for his ability to relate his research in rheology and new materials to technological applications."
+2003: Somchart Soponronnarit ( Thailand) "for research on areas of renewable energy and drying technology."
+2005: Alexander Balankin ( Mexico/ Russia) "for his pioneer contributions in development of fractal mechanics and improving exploration techniques for the oil industry".
+
+
+== References ==