Dr. Shyamal Kumar Kundu, Professor, SBAS, Galgotias University, Greater Noida, received the "Bharat Ratna Dr. Abdul Kalam Gold Medal Award" for his outstanding individual Achievement in the field of Soft Matter Physics especially biomaterials and polymers in the category of Research. The award was presented at the National Unity Conference organized by Global Economic Progress and Research Association (GEPRA), an NGO from Thiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu held on January 26, 2019 at Bangalore. A number of researchers and practitioners attended the conference from different states of the country in the areas of Science, Medicine, Industry, Research, Education and Social Service.

Following Dignitaries were present in the ceremony

• Hon'ble M.V. Rajasekharan, Fr. Union Minister of State for Planning, Government of India
• Hon'ble Justice K. Swami Durai, High Court Judge Madras
• Hon'ble Dr. H. Shivanna, Vice Chancellor, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangaluru &ndash Karnataka
• Hon'ble Padmanabha Kedilaya V., District and Sessions Judge, Karnataka

Received other Awards

• Received "JSPS Award" by JSPS, Government of Japan
• Received "Young Scientist" by Materials Research Society, Kolkata, India

Academic Background

• Professor: Dept. of Physics, Galgotias University, from 2016 to date
• Associate Professor (4 years): Dept. of Physics, Galgotias Univ. from 2012 - 2016
• Research Scientist (2.9 years): Juelich center for Neutron Science, Research Center Juelich, Germany from 2009 - 2012
• Research Associate (2 years): Neutron Science Laboratory, The University of Tokyo, Japan from 2007 - 2009
• JSPS Postdoc (2 years): Dept. of Physics, Tokai University, Japan from 2005 - 2007
• Postdoc (7 months): Dept. of Electrooptical Engineering, NCTU, Taiwan from 2005 - 2005
• Senior Research Fellow (SRF-CSIR) (3 years): IACS, Kolkata from 2002 - 2004
• Junior Research Fellow (JRF-CSIR) (3 years): IACS, Kolkata from 2000 - 2001