Dear Sir/Madam, May I request you to kindly include this news item in your newsletter? International Honour for Young Indian Scientists New Delhi, December 10, 2007- Scopus(r), the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed research literature and quality Web sources with smart tools to track, analyze and visualize, today announced the Second Young Indian Scientist Awards which were awarded at an event held at "Le Meridian" in New Delhi on December 7. The award instituted by Elsevier has selected nine recipients from areas such as Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Environment and Engineering in order to cover both basic and applied disciplines. The event was attended by many scientists, Vice Chancellors of several universities, bureaucrats from the Ministry of Science & Technology, Higher Education, and Defense. The event highlighted aspects of Indian science and culture. The researchers were carefully considered on both qualitative and quantitative parameters. The jury included eminent subject experts from all over the country, who also attended the ceremony. Opinions of prominent Bibliometricians for nine subject areas were also taken into consideration for selection. Phil Govaert, the Managing Director for Elsevier's International markets, highlighted the importance and the need for scholarly information in the research process. The function was also attended by Niels Weertman, Director Product Management Scopus, who explained how Scopus was a smart application for tracking, analyzing and visualizing trends in research helping the award selection process. The winners are: Dr. Bakhtisaran Raman - Biological Sciences Dr. Anil Kumar - Chemistry Dr. S K Satheesh - Earth Sciences Dr. Sanjay Mittal - Engineering Sciences Dr. Dinesh Mohan - Environmental Sciences Dr. Upadrastha Ramamurthy - Material Sciences Dr. Nimish A Shah - Mathematics Dr. Sushil Kumar Jha- Medicine Dr. Vinod Kumar Aswal - Physics Scientists, please note this is an annual feature. Await our 2008 announcement in June 2008. further information can be had from Padma Muralidharan (p.muralidharan@elsevier.com) Thanks for your cooperation. Kind regards, Padma Muralidharan Account Development Manager Elsevier India (Science & Technology) Sri Pratap Udyog 274, Capt Gaur Marg, Sriniwaspuri New Delhi - 110 065 Ph : +91-11-42890202; +91-9810739993 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------ This communication is confidential and may be privileged. Any unauthorised use or dissemination of this message in whole or in part is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you receive this message by mistake, please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete this message from your system. Elsevier B.V. (including its group companies) shall not be liable for the proper and complete transmission of the information contained in this communication nor for any delay in its receipt. Any quotes contained in this communication are merely indicative and may not be relied upon by the individual or entity receiving it. Any proposed transactions or quotes contained in this communication will not result in any legally binding or enforceable obligation nor give rise to any obligation for reimbursement of any fees, expenses, costs or damages, unless an express agreement to that effect has been agreed upon, delivered and executed by the parties. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
