Indian scientist Prof. Thalappil Pradeep receives VinFuture special prize 2022

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Renowned researcher and Madras IIT Professor Pradeep Thalappil has bagged the VinFuture Prize 2022 instituted by the VinFuture Prize Council to honour breakthrough research projects on 22 December.

Important facts

• Thalappil has been awarded the ‘Special Prize dedicated to Innovators from Developing Countries’ for his development of a low-cost filtration system to remove arsenic and other heavy metals from groundwater.
• The award was presented by Prize Council Chairman Richard Friend at a ceremony in Vietnam’s capital Hanoi.
• Earlier, Thalappil was awarded the Padma Shri for developing affordable and safe drinking water solutions using nanomaterials.
• Prof. Pradeep has been able to identify the most suitable and advanced materials to remove specific contaminants from water in the most economical and sustainable manner.
• American professor Pamela C. Ronald, 61, was awarded the Special Prize for Women Innovators for basic research on rice varieties that are flood-tolerant and can bring high yields.

About VinFuture Prize

• The Winfuture Prize is awarded every year by the Winfuture Fund to recognize breakthrough scientific and technological inventions that have the potential to make a meaningful difference to people's lives.
• The fund was launched on 20 December 2020 as an independent and non-profit organization, founded by billionaire Pham Nhat.
• Its objective is to creating positive changes in the everyday lives of millions of people around the world.
• After 2 seasons, 16 scientists have been honored by the Prize.