Kanpur: Young scientist Rupesh Goyal of IIT Kanpur received the award from Member of Space Commission, GOI and ex-ISRO Chairman A.S. Kiran Kumar on Tuesday.
He presented the prestigious award at the inaugural event of the DigiSmart India 2021 conference hosted by the Geospatial World.
R Goyal won the award in recognition of his unique contribution towards the development of the Indian Geoid Model and computation software.
The 'Young Geospatial Scientist' award and a gold medal are presented every year since the year 2011 to a promising scientist below 35 years of age.
It is given in memory of Rachapudi Kamakshi, a strategic analyst with a strong inclination towards geography and geospatial studies.
