GNDU teacher bestowed with Science and Technology Award for Research

Amritsar, December 8 (Punjab Post Bureau) –  Dr. Amritpal Kaur Associate Professor Department of Food Science and Technology Guru Nanak Dev University has been bestowed with the Science and Technology Award for Research (STAR) by Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), New Delhi for her excellent contributions in carrying out research projects. This is a prestigious award instituted by SERB to recognize and reward outstanding performance of Principal Investigators of SERB projects. The recipients will get a fellowship of Rs. 15,000 per month and a research grant of Rs. 10 lakhs per year for 3 years. Dr. Amritpal Kaur is the first Food Scientist to get this award and fellowship from SERB, New Delhi.

                        Dr. Kaur has made significant research contributions in the field of Food Science and Technology in last 10 years. She had published 115 research papers in international journals of repute having high impact factor. The h-index of her publications is 38 with nearly fifty five hundred citations. Earlier she has been awarded Shastri Institutional Collaborative Research Grant (SICRG) in collaboration McGill University, Canada. Dr. Kaur was also awarded NAAS associate and SERB women excellence award. Dr. Kaur owes this achievement to Guru Nanak Dev University and her research team.