Nine young scientists, including three Indians, have been announced as recipients of the prestigious Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the UK. The awards recognise their pioneering work in the fields of chemical, physical and life sciences. The recipients, including Professors Rahul R. Nair, Mehul Malik, Dr Tanmay Bharat, and others, will be honoured at a black-tie gala dinner and award ceremony in London on February 27 and will receive grants totalling £480,000.
The founder and chairman of Access Industries and head of the Blavatnik Family Foundation, Sir Leonard Blavatnik, has emphasised that providing recognition and funding early in a scientist's career can make the difference between discoveries that remain in the lab and those that make transformative scientific breakthroughs.
Professor Rahul R. Nair, a materials physicist at The University of Manchester, has been named Laureate in Physical Sciences & Engineering for developing novel membranes based on two-dimensional (2D) materials. The membranes will enable energy-efficient separation and filtration technologies. Using graphene and other 2D materials, Nair's research aims to study the transport of water, organic molecules and ions at the nanoscale, exploring its potential applications to address societal challenges, including water filtration and other separation technologies. Nair will receive £100,000 in unrestricted funds for his research.
Professor Mehul Malik, a Quantum physicist and Professor of Physics, is advancing quantum communications at Heriot-Watt University through revolutionary techniques that harness high-dimensional entanglement. His innovations enable the normally fragile entanglement to survive long distances and harsh conditions, laying the foundation for noise-robust and high-capacity quantum networks that securely transmit large amounts of information encoded on individual photons. Malik will receive a grant of £30,000 for his research.
Dr Tanmay Bharat, a structural microbiologist and programme leader in the Structural Studies Division at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, has developed and applied cutting-edge cryo-ET techniques to create atomic-level pictures of cell surface molecules on microorganisms. According to the award committee, his work has important biomedical implications since most pathogenic bacteria infect humans by forming multicellular, antibiotic-resistant biofilm communities. In addition, his work is also vital for the fundamental understanding of the dynamics of cell-to-cell interactions that led to the historical evolution of multicellular life on Earth. Bharat will also receive a grant of £30,000 for his research.
The Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the UK have donated £3.3 million to scientists across UK academia since their inception. This year’s laureates were selected by an independent jury of expert scientists across the UK from 84 nominations from 40 academic and research institutions.
The awardees will present their research with a series of short, interactive lectures at a free public symposium at the RSA House in London, a day after the award ceremony.
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