
October 30, 2023, 5:04 pm Public Archive Fellow, National Academy of Sciences, India 2023 announced National Academy of Sciences
Dr. Manguesh Uttam Gauns, Senior Principal Scientist and Head, Biological Oceanography Division, CSIR-NIO, has been elected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI) the oldest prestigious Science Academy of India, established in the year 1930 by a group of world-famous scientists led by Prof. Meghnad Saha (the Founder President). It is one of three National Science Academies, financially supported by the DST, New Delhi; and also recognized as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organization by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India.
Dr. Gauns has been elected for his comprehensive study on marine biodiversity and biogeochemistry of the northern Indian Ocean (NIO) which showed how bio-physical coupling changes the food web dynamics and carbon cycling seasonally.
Dr. Gauns has a specialization in ecology and ecosystem functioning, productivity and trophic dynamics, marine Biodiversity –biogeochemistry, and climate change. He has over 100 papers in national and international journals and has guided 6 PhD students and presently 6 are in process.