Prof. Rajadurai Chandrasekar, FASc., FNASc., FRSC., School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad (UoH) has been awarded the prestigious J. C. Bose Grant (JBG) by the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) for the project entitled “Artificial Intelligence–Enabled Soft Materials for Programmable Optical Communication Devices”. This competitive grant was launched to recognize the outstanding performance and contributions of senior Indian scientists and engineers through this extra-mural funding opportunities to enhance their research in cutting-edge scientific and technological areas.
The JBG is designed to support senior-level researchers who have demonstrated exceptional achievements, with evidence of excellence such as publications records and research outcomes, patents, technology transfers, awards, and grants etc. across various domains of science and technology (S&T) including agriculture, medicine, as well as humanities and social sciences at the interfaces of S&T.
This grant provides an annual research funding of Rs. 25 lakhs for a duration of five years. Additionally, an annual overhead of Rs. 1.0 lakh will be provided to the implementing institution. If the Principal Investigator (PI) superannuates, during the term of the grants, it can be continued subject to the host institutions willingness to host the PI. The grant can be availed until the age of 68.