Archive · 31 Oct 2025
IISER Scientist Dibyendu Das Wins Prestigious Vigyan Yuva SS Bhatnagar Award
A scientist named Dibyendu Das from Kolkata has won a big award called the Vigyan Yuva Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award for his amazing work in a science field called systems chemistry.
He studies how simple building blocks can come together to create things that act like living systems.
His project is even nicknamed 'Life 2.0'.
Dibyendu feels this award shows that his new area of science is important and will encourage other young scientists.
He started his science journey in Kolkata and also did research in the United States.
He loves how chemistry helps understand how life might have started.
His biggest dream is to create non-living things in a lab that can do things like eat and make copies of themselves, just like real living things.
He believes in following your passion and that basic science can be very creative and useful.
Dibyendu Das, an Associate Professor at IISER Kolkata, has been named the sole awardee in Chemistry for the Vigyan Yuva Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award 2025.
The award recognizes his pioneering work in systems chemistry, a field focused on creating life-like systems from basic chemical components.
Das's research, part of his 'Life 2.0' project, aims to understand the evolution of life and recreate similar systems in the lab.
He considers the award a validation of his new and risky field and hopes it will inspire his students.
Das encourages young scientists to follow their interests in basic sciences, emphasizing their potential for creativity and meaningful contributions.
- Who
- Dibyendu Das, an Associate Professor at IISER Kolkata
- What
- Awarded the Vigyan Yuva Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award 2025 in Chemistry for his pioneering work in systems chemistry.
- When
- 2025
- Where
- Kolkata
- Why
- For his pioneering work in systems chemistry, a field exploring how life-like systems can emerge from simple chemical building blocks and his project 'Life 2.0'.
- Award Name
- Vigyan Yuva Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award 2025
- Field
- Chemistry
- Awardee
- Dibyendu Das
- Institution
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata
- Area of Research
- Systems Chemistry (Life 2.0 project)