Nominations invited for Dr R. B. Ekbote Prize & Shri V. P. Gokhale Prize

Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science

G.G. Agarkar Road, Pune 411 004

Nominations are invited for the following 2 prizes:

1. Dr R. B. Ekbote Prize: The prize is in recognition of significant research contribution in the various areas of Botany including Agricultural Botany, Plant Breeding/Genetics and Cytogenetics and consists of a citation and a token cash award of Rs 5000.

2. Shri V. P. Gokhale Prize: The prize is in recognition of significant research contribution in the various areas of Phytopathology and consists of a citation and a token cash award of Rs 5000.

The prizes would be awarded on 18 November 2012 during the Founder’s day function.

Nominations of interested scientists may be sent for the above 2 prizes separately giving the details like Name of the candidate, Address for correspondence, Institutional Affiliation, Educational qualifications from 1st degree onwards, Special Honours/Awards/Prizes, Professional career with designation of Post(s) held, Names of two referees with addresses who can be contacted for writing reference on your behalf, Brief statement about significant (basic and applied) research contributions made by the candidate in last five years (not more than 250 words), List of publications during the last ten years, Future plans for research and extension work (not more than 250 words). The emphasis is on the research work carried out during last five years. Nominations should reach The Hon. Secretary, M.A.C.S. by 15th October 2012