Indo-American scientists get highest US scientific prize

President Joe Biden with Subra Suresh in the East Room of the White House. Pic/AP

US President Joe Biden has honoured two Indian-American scientists, Ashok Gadgil and Subra Suresh, with the country's highest scientific awards for contribution to the field of science and technology.

Biden presented the prestigious White House National Medal for Technology and Innovation to Gadgil, a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UC Berkeley, on Tuesday for providing life-sustaining resources to communities around the world.

The award, bestowed on leading US innovators, recognises those who have made lasting contributions to America's competitiveness and quality of life, and helped boost the nation's technological workforce.

Suresh, a professor at large at Brown University's School of Engineering, was awarded the National Medal of Science for pioneering research across engineering, physical sciences and life sciences, and particularly for advancing the study of material science and its application to other disciplines.

Gadgil got the National Medal for Technology and Innovation. He developed low-cost solutions to some of the developing world's most intractable problems, including safe drinking water technologies and energy-efficient stoves.

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