Ms. Kanchan Swami (Reg No. PH20263), PhD student working under the supervision of Dr. P. S. Vijayakumar (Scientist E) has received RSC sponsored 'Best Oral Presentation Award' at the International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (ICANN) 2023 held at IIT Guwahati, Assam from 29 Nov - 1 Dec 2023.
The title of the research was "Starch wall of urea: facile starch modification to residue-free stable urea coating". This research work represents the efficient slow release coating of fertilizer which also enhance the rice production efficiency