Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 11: Dr Shweta Yadav, a faculty member of the Department of Environmental Sciences at the Central University of Jammu, has been selected as a member of the Indian National Young Academy of Sciences (INYAS) for 2023.
Dr Yadav is one of the 27 academicians selected from across India for this prestigious membership through a highly competitive selection process.
It is important to mention here that INYAS is the only recognized academy of young scientists in India, founded by the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) with a vision to promote science education and networking among young scientists at national as well as international levels.
Dr Yadav is the first female INYAS member from Jammu, and as such, she holds a big responsibility to promote science education through various programs of INYAS in the region.
Dr Shweta Yadav leads the Aerosol Research Group at CUJ and is also a visitor to the North Carolina State University in the United States. She was awarded the Fulbright Kalam Climate Fellowship in 2017-2018 and has been actively contributing through meaningful national and international collaborations to develop a process-level understanding of atmospheric aerosols for understanding their implications on climate and ecosystem health over the North-Western Himalayas.
Recently, Dr Yadav was awarded the Indo-Swiss Joint Research Project in collaboration with IIT Kanpur, India, and ETH-Zurich, Switzerland, to investigate ice nucleating and cloud-forming properties of aerosols at Patnitop, a high altitude location in J&K.
On the occasion of Dr Yadav’s selection as an INYAS member, Vice-Chancellor (CUJ) Prof Sanjeev Jain congratulated her and assured full support for achieving INYAS’s goals to promote science education in the region.
Dr Yadav has called for active participation and contribution of stakeholders from J&K in INYAS’s flagship programs such as RuSETUP, WiSDom, PRAYOJAN, KARYASHALA, SARANSH, Sci-Art Competitions, and regional science camps, emphasizing the importance of amalgamating science and society.
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