India, Feb. 20 -- Nagaland University honoured five eminent science academicians with Lifetime Achievement Awards during the inaugural ceremony of the International Conference on Chemistry in Multidisciplinary Research (ICCMR-2026), organised by the Department of Chemistry from February 18 to 20, 2026.

At the inaugural function held on February 18 at I. Ihoshe Kinimi Hall, Lumami, the awards were presented to Prof. A.K. Mallik, Prof. V.S. Raja, Prof. M.A. Quraishi, Prof. M. Indira Devi, and Prof. Nitin Chattopadhyay.

Prof. A.K. Mallik, Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Punjabi University, Patiala, was recognised for his contributions to materials chemistry, nanotechnology and surface science. Over a career spanning decades, he...