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Winners of the Tamil Nadu Scientist Awards 2019 announced
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Three professors from Madras varsity bag honours in mathematical, physical and medical sciences categories.
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Three professors from Madras varsity bag honours in mathematical, physical and medical sciences categories.
The Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology has announced the annual Tamil Nadu Scientist Awards (TANSA) for 2019 under the various Science categories.
Three professors from the University of Madras have been chosen for the awards in the mathematical, physical and medical sciences categories.
R. Ravanan, joint director of Collegiate Education, Chennai region, has been selected for the award under mathematical sciences. An alumnus of Presidency College he also served as professor in the statistics department of the college, which is affiliated to the University of Madras.
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