Infosys Science Foundation Announces Winners of the Infosys Prize 2012

Bangalore, India (ots/PRNewswire) -

- Honors ground-breaking research in science, mathematics and
humanities

The Infosys Science Foundation
[http://www.infosys-science-foundation.com ] today announced the
winners of the Infosys Prize 2012 for their outstanding research
contributions across six categories: Engineering & Computer Science,
Humanities, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, and Social
Sciences. Now in its fourth year, the Infosys Prize ranks among the
highest monetary awards in India that recognizes scientific research.

Infosys Science Foundation introduced a new category of Humanities
earlier this year to expand the scope of the prize which has
traditionally acknowledged research in the physical, biological and
social sciences, as well as mathematics, engineering and computer
sciences. Two winners were announced in this category for their
contributions in the fields of History and Literary Studies.

In the words of Prof. Amartya Sen, jury chair for the Humanities
category, "The Humanities as a cluster of subjects - Literary
Studies, Philosophy, History, Art, and Legal Theory - complement the
traditional sciences and have an important role in broadening human
lives, like science has. Having a prize in Humanities will add
incentive for younger people in the country to pursue these subjects.
I am delighted that the Infosys Science Foundation is moving in this
direction."

The seven winners of the Infosys Prize 2012 were informed of their
selection earlier today by the trustees and jury chairs who evaluated
their work along with panel members comprising of eminent scientists
and professors from around the world. The jury chairs of the six
categories are: Prof. Amartya Sen [http://www.infosys-scienc
e-foundation.com/prize/jury/jury-list/humanities/amartya-sen.asp ] ,
Humanities; Dr. Kaushik Basu [http://www.infosys-science-foundation.
com/prize/jury/jury-list/social-sciences/kaushik-basu.asp ] , Social
Sciences; Prof. Shrinivas Kulkarni [http://www.infosys-science-found
ation.com/prize/jury/jury-list/physical-sciences/shrinivas-kulkarni.a
sp ] , Physical Sciences; Prof. Pradeep K. Khosla [http://www.infosy
s-science-foundation.com/prize/jury/jury-list/engineering-cs/pradeep-
k-khosla.asp ] , Engineering & Computer Science; Prof. Srinivasa S.
R. Varadhan [http://www.infosys-science-foundation.com/prize/jury/ju
ry-list/mathematical-sciences/srinivasa-varadhan.asp ] , Mathematical
Sciences; and Prof. Inder Verma [http://www.infosys-science-foundati
on.com/prize/jury/jury-list/life-sciences/inder-verma.asp ] , Life
Sciences.

The prize for each category includes a gold medallion, a citation
certificate, and prize money of over US $90000.

The distinguished winners of the Infosys Prize 2012 are:

Engineering and Computer Science

Dr. Ashish Lele, Scientist, National Chemical Laboratories, Pune,
India

Humanities

- History
          Prof. Sanjay Subrahmanyam, Distinguished Professor of 
History and Navin & Pratima
          Doshi Endowed Chair in Pre-Modern Indian History, 
University of California at Los
          Angeles, U.S.A.
        - Literary Studies
          Prof. Amit Chaudhuri, Professor of Contemporary Literature,
University of East Anglia,
          Norwich, U.K.

Life Sciences

Dr. Satyajit Mayor, Professor of Cellular Organization and
Signaling at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore,
India

Mathematical Sciences

Prof. Manjul Bhargava, Professor of Mathematics,
PrincetonUniversity, Princeton, U.S.A.

Physical Sciences

Dr. Ayyappanpillai Ajayaghosh, Senior Scientist, National
Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Council of
Scientific and Industrial Research, Thiruvananthapuram, India

Social Sciences

Prof. Arunava Sen, Professor, Indian Statistical Institute, New
Delhi, India

Mr. S. Gopalakrishnan [http://www.infosys.com/about/management-p
rofiles/Pages/s-gopalakrishnan.aspx ], Executive Co-Chairman,
Infosys, and President of the Board of Trustees, Infosys Science
Foundation, said: "I congratulate each of the winners for their
highly impressive achievements and contributions in their respective
fields. Scientific advances are important drivers of healthy
economies. The ability to create, distribute, and use knowledge is a
major source of competitive advantage, wealth creation, and
quality-of-life improvements. We hope the winners will serve as
role-models to motivate young Indians choose vocations in scientific
research and increase innovative work and discovery being done in the
country today."

Mr. N.R. Narayana Murthy [http://www.infosys.com/about/managemen
t-profiles/Pages/narayana-murthy.aspx ], Chairman Emeritus, Infosys,
and Trustee, Infosys Science Foundation, said: "I am delighted that
the Infosys Prize continues to recognize the finest researchers for
their unparalleled achievements. It is our aim to promote
ground-breaking research, while encouraging young minds in India to
explore the sciences. The Infosys Prize is a step in this direction
and will inspire many more Indians to achieve these important goals."

The award ceremony for the Infosys Prize 2012 will be held on
January 3, 2013 in New Delhi, where Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, the
former Prime Minister of Norway and former Director General of the
World Health Organization, will felicitate the winners.

In its efforts to elevate the prestige of scientific research in
the country, the Infosys Science Foundation is lending a special
focus to the development of Mathematics, with 2012 marked as the
National Year of Mathematics by the Government of India. The
Foundation has already orchestrated lectures across the country and
inter-school Fests on Mathematics aimed at fostering enthusiasm and
excitement around this academic field.

About the Infosys Science Foundation

The Infosys Prize is awarded under the aegis of the Infosys
Science Foundation, a not-for-profit trust set up in February, 2009
by the management of the company. The Infosys Science Foundation is
funded by a corpus which today stands at over US$ 18 million,
contributed by the trustees and Infosys. For more information, please
visit http://www.infosys-science-foundation.com.

Follow Infosys Prize 2012 on Twitter
[http://twitter.com/InfosysPrize ]and Facebook
[http://www.facebook.com/InfosysPrize ].

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