TheAssamgovernment announced the State Science Awards for 2022 and 2023 to honour eminent scientists from the state for popularising science on the occasion ofNational Technology Day.
State Science and Technology minister Keshab Mahanta announced the names of eminent educationists, former principal of College Prof. Kamalendu Deb Krori and former vice-chancellor of Tezpur University Prof. KishoriMohanPathak as the recipients in the category of Lifetime Achievement Award for 2022 and 2023 respectively.
The Young Scientist/Innovator Award will be bestowed upon Moon Moon Devi, assistant professor of physics in Tezpur University (for 2022) and DebangaRajNeog, assistant professor, Mehta Family School of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, IIT-Guwahati (for 2023).