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Indian Scientists Honored with Prestigious American Geophysical Union 2026 Awards
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News18•25-09-2026, 11:15
Indian Scientists Honored with Prestigious American Geophysical Union 2026 Awards
- •Indian scientists Roxy Mathew Koll and Neelima Satyam are among the American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2026 awardees for their excellence in earth and space sciences.
- •Roxy Mathew Koll, a climate scientist at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, receives the Pavel S. Molchanov Climate Communications Prize for his work on the Indian Ocean's warming and its impact on South Asia.
- •Neelima Satyam, a professor at IIT-Indore, is awarded the Devendra Lal Memorial Medal for outstanding research in Earth and/or space sciences, focusing on geotechnical engineering and geohazard mitigation.
- •Indian-American scientists Abdul Qadir and Faisal Hossain also received AGU awards: the Science for Solutions award and the Ambassador Award, respectively.
- •The AGU will present 43 awards for 2026 at its annual meeting in San Francisco in December, recognizing leadership and innovation in the field.
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Roxy Mathew Koll and Neelima Satyam are among the Indian scientists named as American Geophysical Union 2026 awardees for excellence in research and innovation.
Koll has been recognized with the Pavel S. Molchanov Climate Communications Prize for documenting the Indian Ocean's warming and its impact on monsoons and cyclones across South Asia.
The AGU will present the 43 announced awards for 2026 at its annual meeting scheduled in San Francisco in December.
