* SHE IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ASTROPHYSICS ( IIA) BENGALURU,
* SHE ALSO TOOK ADDITIONAL CHARGE AS DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRE FOR NANO AND SOFT MATTER SCIENCES (CeNS)
* THE INTERNATIONAL MEDAL AWARDED TO SCIENTISTS FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES FOR CONTRIBUTION IN THE FIELD OF SPACE RESEARCH.
* IT IS AWARDED JOINTLY BY COMMITTEE ON SPACE RESEARCH ( COSPAR) INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE COUNCIL AND UNITED NATIONS ( THROUGH UN -COPUS) & ISRO
* THIS MEDAL INSTITUTED ON 1990
* SHE BECAME THE 4TH INDIAN TO RECEIVE THIS MEDAL
