A behaviour ecologist from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc.) on Friday received Germany’s highest civilian honour, the Cross of the Order of the Merit.
Raghavendra Gadagkar, a professor at the Centre for Ecological Sciences at IISc. as well as president of the Indian National Science Academy, was presented the honour at the German consulate in Bengaluru.
“It is a tribute to the substantial contribution by Prof. Gadagkar in the field of behavioural ecology and socio-biology. He has worked tirelessly towards strengthening the Indo-German research cooperation,” said Joern Rohde, Consul General of Germany.
Mr. Gadagkar has published more than 270 research papers and two books.
He was instrumental in the establishment of a MoU between IISc. and the University of Würzburg in 2012. He is active in the Indo-German scientific cooperation with the Max-Plank-Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, the German Zoological Society in Halle and the universities of Freiburg and Offenburg.
Raghavendra Gadagkar works at the Centre for Ecological Sciences
