Team GMRT presented with prestigious award

The Astronomical Society of India’s annual Zubin Kembhavi award – funded by Professor Emeritus Ajit Kembhavi of the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) and his wife Asha – celebrates exceptional achievements in observational and instrumentation work in astronomy.

This year it was bestowed on the team behind the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) – one of the SKA’s pathfinders – near Pune, recognising the work done over the last seven years on the successful design, development and implementation of the upgrade of GMRT.

The team represents the entire engineering and technical group at the observatory, which is operated by India’s National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA).

The award was presented during the inaugural session of the 38th Annual Meeting of the Society and was received on behalf of Team GMRT by Prof. Yashwant Gupta, Centre Director of NCRA.

“It is a matter of great pride for all of NCRA and its parent body the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research that Team GMRT was selected for this award,” he said. “The effort of this team has taken GMRT to the next level of performance, maintaining its place as a frontline facility for low frequency radio astronomy in the world.”

The award was presented during the inaugural session of the 38th Annual Meeting of the Society and was received on behalf of Team GMRT by Prof. Yashwant Gupta, Centre Director of NCRA.

Credit: NCRA

By NCRA