NCL scientist awarded SERB-POWER fellowship

Pune: Principal scientist Manjusha Shelke, who works in the physical and materials chemistry division of CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), has been selected by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) of the department of science and technology (DST) for the SERB-POWER (Promoting Opportunities for Women in Exploratory Research) fellowship.
A statement from NCL on Monday said the fellowship recognizes and rewards outstanding women researchers and innovators working in Indian academic institutions and R&D laboratories.
Shelke has been working with CSIR-NCL for the last sixteen years. She got her PhD in 2006 from CIR-Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute, Bhopal, and had been a visiting researcher at Rice University in Texas and CNRS, France.
The fellowship carries a Rs 15,000 honorarium per month for three years and a research grant of Rs 10 lakh per year for three years. This is the first edition of these fellowships.
The statement said Shelke has published 60 research papers in international peer-reviewed journals, and filed five national and international patents.