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| Born | 30 July 1962 Kerala, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
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| Known for | Studies on supramolecular assemblies |
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Ayyappanpillai Ajayaghosh (born 30 July 1962) is a research scientist/academician in the domain of interdisciplinary chemistry, and the former Director of the National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology.[1] He is known for his studies on supramolecular assemblies, organogels, photoresponsive materials, chemosensory and security materials systems[2] and is an elected fellow of all the three major Indian science academies viz. the National Academy of Sciences, India,[3] Indian National Science Academy[4] and the Indian Academy of Sciences[5] as well as The World Academy of Sciences.[6] The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards for his contributions to Chemical Sciences in 2007.[7] He is the first chemist to receive the Infosys Science Prize for physical sciences, awarded by the Infosys Science Foundation. He received the TWAS Prize of The World Academy of Sciences in 2013 and the Goyal prize in 2019.[8]
- ^ "Director". National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology. 2016.
- ^ "Brief Profile of the Awardee". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "NASI profile". National Academy of Sciences, India. 2016. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013.
- ^ "The Year Book 2016" (PDF). Indian National Science Academy. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Fellow profile". Indian Academy of Sciences. 2016.
- ^ "TWAS fellow". The World Academy of Sciences. 2016.
- ^ "View Bhatnagar Awardees". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "Ayyappanpillai Ajayaghosh – 2013 TWAS Prize Winner in Chemistry". The World Academy of Sciences. 2016.