CM Naveen Patnaik Expresses Grief on Demise of Odia Scientist & Padmashri Awardee Prafulla Kumar Jena

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expressed deep condolences at the passing away of eminent Odia scientist and Padma Shri awardee Prafulla Kumar Jena.

In a tweet, CM Naveen Patnaik wrote, “I am saddened to learn of the demise of Padmashri Awardee Prafulla Kumar Jena. He will always be remembered for his contributions to science and research, especially metallurgy. May his soul rest in peace and my condolences to the bereaved family.”

ପଦ୍ମଶ୍ରୀ ପୁରସ୍କାର ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ବିଶିଷ୍ଟ ବୈଜ୍ଞାନିକ ଅଧ୍ୟାପକ ପ୍ରଫୁଲ୍ଲ କୁମାର ଜେନାଙ୍କ ଦେହାନ୍ତ ବିଷୟରେ ଜାଣି ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ। ବିଜ୍ଞାନ ଓ ଗବେଷଣା ବିଶେଷ କରି ଧାତବ ବିଜ୍ଞାନ କ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ନିଜ ଅବଦାନ ପାଇଁ ସେ ସର୍ବଦା ସ୍ମରଣୀୟ ରହିବେ। ତାଙ୍କ ଅମର ଆତ୍ମାର ସଦଗତି କାମନା ସହ ଶୋକସନ୍ତପ୍ତ ପରିବାରବର୍ଗଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ମୋର ସମବେଦନା ଜଣାଉଛି।

— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) March 7, 2023

Prafulla Kumar Jena served as a senior scientist at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Head of the Department of Metallurgy at Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Director, of the Regional Research Laboratory (RRL), Bhubaneswar, Director General, at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi and First Distinguished Professor of the Tata Chair in Metallurgical Engineering at IIT, Kharagpur.

He was also the Founder Chairman of the Institute of Advance Technology & Environmental Studies (IATES), Bhubaneswar.

Prafulla Kumar Jena was conferred with the National Metallurgist award in 1969, Padma Shri in 1977 and the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries award in 1982.