T. Pradeep, professor in the Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, has been named laureate of the 10 th edition of Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water.
The biannual international scientific award was given in the Creativity Prize category for breakthrough discovery in any water-related field. It includes $2,66,000 (approximately ₹2 crore), a trophy, gold medallion and a certificate.
Mr. Pradeep’s research group comprising Avula Anil Kumar; Chennu Sudhakar; Sritama Mukherjee; Anshup and Mohan Udhaya Sankar has developed environment friendly “water positive” nanoscale material for affordable, sustainable and rapid removal of arsenic from drinking water.
