Mr. Suvam Kumar Panda (Roll No.: A18CY09016), a PhD student of Dr. Akhilesh Kumar Singh, School of Basic Sciences, was awarded the “Best Poster Award” in Chemical Science in National Seminar on Sustainable Development with Women Empowerment, held on 2nd – 3rd March 2022, organized by Indian Science Congress Association Bhubaneswar Chapter. He presented his research work related to “Optical sensors for inkless writing and detection of toxic and hazardous ions”.