RONO HILLS, Aug 23: Rajiv Gandhi University felicitated faculty members for their spectacular achievement in the field of research and publication in a small ceremony held on Saturday.
Dr. Jyoti Jaiswal, Department of Physics, has been selected for the prestigious JSPS (Japan Society for the promotion of Science) International Fellowship for Research in Tokai University, Tokyo, Japan. She is the only Indian woman in Engineering Sciences to get this prestigious fellowship for a period of 24 months with a monthly scholarship of Rs.2.5 lakh.
Three Patent Awardees - namely, Prof. Hui Tag, Department of Botany and Arindam Chakrabarty, Department of Management were felicitated for their commendable achievements.
Prof. Hui Tag got two patents on “A process for isolation and yield increase of flavonoid compound/quercetin from plant houttuynia cordata thumb by UV-B exposure” by Australian Government and “A process for isolation of flavonoid compound/ “Rutin” from Plant Spilanthes Paniculata” by Government of India, while Arindam Chakrabarty was awarded on “A city security bases sensor arrangement for improving the urban environment” by Government of India
Prof. P.K. Kalita and Prof Sanjeev Kumar, Department of Physics, Prof. Sumpam Tangjang, Department of Botany and Prof. Gibji Nimasow, Department of Geography were felicitated for their publications in international research journals with high impact factor (SJR Q1).
The program also marked by felicitation of Prof. Amitava Mitra, Pro-Vice -Chancellor, and Dr. Kushulendra Pratap Singh, Department of Social Work for their edited books on “Non-farm sector and livelihood diversity in rural Assam” and “Contemporary study in social work”, respectively.  
While felicitating the achievers, Vice-Chancellor Prof. Saket Kushwaha appealed to all faculty members and research scholars to go for publications in high impact factor journals and announced to provide research incentives and other logistic support for their publications and patents. A portal is being developed to upload the research achievements of the faculty members and scholars. The university has already decided to grant a cash incentive of 75 per cent out of total patent cost to the patentee and a sum of Rs.10,000 for publication in high impact factor journals of national and international arena, he said.
Earlier, welcoming the gathering, Dr. N.T Rikam, Registrar, extended hearty congratulations to all the achievers and hoped that they will add many more feathers to their cap.

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