Aligarh: Council of Science and Technology, Uttar Pradesh, honoured Dr. Riaz Ahmad, Lecturer at Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) with the Young Scientist Award. Dr. Riaz Ahmad was conferred this award at the Vigyan Samaroh at Sir C.V. Raman Auditorium in Lucknow. It was presented to him by Mr. Abdul Mannan, Minister of State for Science and Technology, UP.
The award carries a certificate, memento, shawl and a cash prize of Rs 25000 as the token of appreciation for the contributions of Dr Riaz Ahmad in the area of Biochemical and Molecular Genetics. Dr. Ahmad is also a recipient of prestigious Dr D. S. Kothari Post Doctoral Fellowship from the University Grants Commission (UGC), Young Scientist Project of DST and Scientist of the Year Award-2009 given by the National Environmental Science Academy.
Furthermore, Dr. Ahmad has a number of research papers to his name published in various scientific journals of national and international repute.
