Who among the following won the ‘Young Career Award in Nano Science and Technology 2020’?
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Saurabh Lodha.
- Professor Saurabh Lodha from Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay, has received the Young Career Award in Nano Science & Technology for the year 2020 instituted by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India.
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This award recognises his pioneering contributions in the development of logic transistor technologies beyond silicon and nanoelectronic devices based on two-dimensional Van der Waals materials.
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Prof. Lodha’s recent work in the area of advanced transistors has been driven by strong industry partnerships.
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He has worked closely with Applied Materials Inc., the world’s largest semiconductor equipment manufacturer, for the last eight years on technological challenges plaguing beyond-silicon transistors- the workhorse device that fuels over 90% of all electronics.