{"id":155841,"date":"2026-09-15T07:00:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T01:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/indusvalleytimes.com\/news\/?p=155841"},"modified":"2026-09-15T07:07:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T01:37:12","slug":"dr-bansidhar-panda-gold-medal-for-2026-awarded-to-manas-nayak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indusvalleytimes.com\/news\/dr-bansidhar-panda-gold-medal-for-2026-awarded-to-manas-nayak\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Dr Bansidhar Panda Gold Medal\u2019 for 2026 awarded to Manas Nayak"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"caps\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">By Nalini Sahu<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bhubaneswar<\/strong>: The <strong>\u2018Dr Bansidhar Panda Gold Medal\u2019 <\/strong>for 2026 was awarded to <strong>Mr. Manas Nayak<\/strong>, a student of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at NIT Rourkela, at the institute\u2019s 24th Annual Convocation held on September 12<sup>th<\/sup>. Prof Abhay Karandikar, Member, NITI Aayog, was the Chief Guest at the convocation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gold Medal was instituted in 2019 in memory of IMFA\u2019s Founder, Dr Bansidhar Panda, and is awarded annually to the topper of the batch in the B.Tech programme in the field of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at NIT Rourkela.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/indusvalleytimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Dr-Bansidhar-Panda-Gold-Medal-2026.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/indusvalleytimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Dr-Bansidhar-Panda-Gold-Medal-2026.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-155843\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7500063969703948;width:356px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indusvalleytimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Dr-Bansidhar-Panda-Gold-Medal-2026.png 600w, https:\/\/indusvalleytimes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Dr-Bansidhar-Panda-Gold-Medal-2026-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>A research scientist educated at Harvard University and Michigan Technological University; Dr Panda had a lifelong commitment to technical education and institution-building. He also served as Chairman of the Board of Governors of NIT Rourkela from 2002 to 2007. In recognition of his contributions to industry and the metallurgical landscape of Odisha, NIT Rourkela conferred an honorary doctorate on him in 2015. IMFA established the endowment to carry forward Dr Panda\u2019s commitment to recognise excellence in metallurgy and inspire future generations of engineers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulating Mr. Nayak on his achievement, <strong>Mr. <\/strong><strong>Sanjaya Kumar Satapathy, Chief Human Resources Officer<\/strong><strong> of <\/strong><strong>IMFA,<\/strong> said, \u201cThe Dr Bansidhar Panda Gold Medal recognises academic excellence in the field of metallurgical and materials engineering, and encouraging young engineers to pursue excellence with purpose. It is particularly meaningful to honour Dr Panda\u2019s legacy at NIT Rourkela, an institution with which IMFA shares a long and valued association. 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