Sir C. V. Raman Scientist Award 2026

Prof. C. Viswanathan, Department of Nanoscience and Technology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, has been conferred the prestigious Sir C. V. Raman Scientist Award 2026 by St. Peter’s Institute of Higher Education and Research (SPIHER), Chennai, on 25 October 2026, during its 17th Convocation.

The award recognises his outstanding contributions to nanostructured materials, sensors and biosensors, thin films, and energy storage and conversion. With 204 research publications, 8,280 citations, an h-index of 52, i-10 index -154 and two granted Indian patents, he has made significant contributions to scientific research, technological innovation, and research mentorship.

His notable recognitions include being listed among the World’s Top 2% Scientists in 2024 and 2025, receiving the Tamil Nadu Young Scientist Award in 2017, and the Young Scientist Award from the Academy of Science, Chennai, in 2016 and PK Das Memorial Award / Best Faculty Award (2013).

He has led and contributed to major funded research projects supported by DRDO, UGC, DST, CSIR, DST-SERB, RUSA 2.0, TANSCHE, DBT, DST-SERB-ANRE, IN-CMRG and ANRE-DST.

His international research exposure includes the a Marie Curie Post-Doctoral Fellowship at IMEL, NCSR Demokritos, Athens, Greece (November 2006 -December 2007) , and a post-doctoral fellowship at CNRS, Institute Charles Sadron, University Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France (October 2005-October 2006). European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRE), Grenoble, France; the Universities of Manchester and Birmingham in the United Kingdom; the University of Kassel, Germany; and the National University of Singapore. He also served as a Project Fellow in a UGC-sponsored research project at Dept of Physics, Bharathiar University from August 2001 to August 2004.

This prestigious recognition celebrates his sustained commitment to scientific excellence and brings distinction to Bharathiar University.