CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

• MSc (Geology) course coordinator

 

Curriculum Vitae of Dr K Balakrishna

AWARDS & CITATIONS RECEIVED


1. Received the Karnataka State award “Prof Satish Dhawan Young Engineer Award” for outstanding contributions in the area of Earth sciences instituted by the Government of Karnataka, in January 2013.  Award carried a cash prize of Rs50,000, citation and memento.
2. Awarded the prestigious Dr TMA Pai Endowment Chair in Earth Sciences by Manipal Academy of Higher Education during 2014-16.  This carried an annual grant of Rs 10 lakhs to pursue advanced research and teaching.  This Chair was awarded in recognition of his outstanding scientific accomplishments.
3. Received the award for best research publication in the area of Geology, Earth and Environmental Sciences for the year 2021-22.  This was awarded by the Vision Group on Science and Technology (VGST), Government of Karnataka.   The award carried a cash prize of Rs 25,000.
4. Received the Dr TMA Pai Gold Medal for co-authoring outstanding research publication during the year 2021.  This was awarded by the Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal.

ACHIEVEMENT

Member of the 37^th Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica.  Spent 98 days at the Bharati station in Antarctica between November 2017 and March 2018, researching on the chemistry of sea-ice, water and wastewater.