Awards and honours
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Best PhD thesis award 2023
(£1000 cash prize)
Royal Society of Chemistry
(Energy Sector)
The judging criteria is based on:
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The level to which the work (thesis) addresses a clearly identified need in global energy requirements.
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The degree to which the work adds significant new understanding to an aspect of the energy sector.
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The presentation of the underlying chemistry on which the work is based.
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The level to which the work, if implemented, could contribute to quantifiable environmentally sustainable energy provision (CO₂ reduction or abatement, reduction in toxic emissions, etc).
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The dissemination of the results and engagement with the wider community.
Junior Research Fellowship in Sciences
(2023-2025)
Worcester College, University of Oxford
These are prestigious, highly competitive postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Oxford for early-career researchers.
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Hudswell International Research Award 2022
(£5000 prize)
Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Part of the prestigious IET Postgraduate research awards to 'encourage excellence in engineering and technology research, with a preference for electrical, electronic or manufacturing engineering.'
Other academic awards
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Student Award Finalist for World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC-8), held during 26-30 September 2022 (Milan).
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Best Question Prize in Virtual Perovskite Conference (ViPerCon), held on 4 April 2022.
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Graduate Student Award in (Virtual) E-MRS Fall Conference, held during 20-23 September 2021.
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2nd prize in 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition, held as a part of (Virtual) E-MRS Fall conference, held during 20-23 September 2021.
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Gold Medal for Best Engineering Graduate of NIT Silchar (India) for the batch of 2012-16 (out of 600 students).
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Silver Medal for Top Ranked Student in the Department of ECE, NIT Silchar for the batch of 2012-16 (out of 92 students).
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8th rank in the state of Assam (India) in the Higher Secondary School Leaving Examination 2012 (Out of 18,442 students).
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20th rank in the state of Assam (India) in the High-School Leaving Examination 2010 (Out of 270,930 students).