Prabha Chatterji
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Prabha Chatterji | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Indian Institute of Science |
| Awards | Vasvik Award, MRSI Lecture award |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Polymer Chemistry, Applied Chemistry, Polymer Materials |
| Institutions | General Electric |
Prabha R. Chatterji is an Indian scientist at John F. Welch Technology Centre (formerly General Electric Global Research and Technology Development center), Bangalore, India.[1]
She was formerly a senior scientist at the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad and a past member of the executive committee of the Society for Biomaterials and Artificial Organs, India.[2][3] She works primarily related to scientific and technical education in India.[1]
She graduated from a small college in an undistinguished village near Ottappalam in Kerala. As a college student, she was awarded the National Science Talent Search Scholarship by the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. The scholarship helped her pursue her post graduation, PhD in 1977[4] and subsequently a career in Science.[5]
Career
Prabha's career trajectory involves a stint in academia governmental research and development and then industry.[5] She received the Vasvik Award for industrial research and the MRSI Lecture award.[4] She is also involved in policies of scientific and technical education in India.[4]