Prime Minister Fellowship for two TNAU Ph.D Scholars

Coimbatore: The Prime Minister Fellowship is awarded to scholars who are pursuing their doctoral programs in the cutting edge technologies involving industries and academia so as to provide dual benefit to emerging scientists in the educational institutes.

This year, two Ph.D. Scholars D. Pradeep and S. Shanmugapriya from the Department of Nano Science & Technology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Coimbatore are been awarded with the prestigious PM Fellowship.

The students intend to undertake research on “Nano-fertilizer formulation for drone-enabled smart delivery system” and “Nano-bio hybrid to manage plant nematode – fungal pathogens” under the chairmanship of Dr. K.S. Subramanian, Director of Research and Dr. A. Lakshmanan, Professor & Head, Department of Nano Science & Technology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore.