Tezpur University faculty Pritam Deb awarded Visitor's Award

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TEZPUR: In recognition to significant contribution in innovation and technology development, Professor Pritam Deb, Department of Physics and Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Chair Professor, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Cell, Tezpur University has been adjudged for the prestigious Visitor's Award for Technology Development for the year 2020.

Prof. Deb bagged the award for developing two-dimensional heterostructure based biodegradable film for food packaging. "Presently, the consumer demands food with assured safety, quality and extended shelf life perception. This invention on new form of food packaging is to replace the unsustainable plastic, upon which modern life seems to depend, has shown functional efficacy in terms of biodegradability and mechanical, barrier, antimicrobial properties including shelf life," explained Prof. Deb

The Visitor's Award is India's one of the most prestigious awards conferred annually to promote healthy competition amongst central universities and motivate them to adopt best practices from around the world in pursuit of excellence. The President of India, by virtue of various Acts of Central Universities is the head of Central Universities and is known as 'Visitor'. At present, there are three categories in the Visitor's Awards- Visitor's Award for Innovation,Visitor's Award for Research and Visitor's Award for Technology Development. Prof. Deb received the award for Technology Development.

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