Members of the Panel as constituted by the Academy:

1. Prof. Rohini M Godbole is a professor at Centre for High Energy Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012. Her areas of interest are: Elementary particle physics, field theory, and phenomenology. (Email: rohini@cts.iisc.ernet.in)
   
2. Dr Vineeta Bal works at the National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi 110 067. Her work focusses on cellular and molecular immunology. (Email: vineeta@nii.res.in)
   
3. Prof. Raghavendra Gadagkar is a professor at Centre for Ecological Sciences, and Chairman for Centre for Contemporary Studies at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012. His areas of interest are: Animal behaviour, ecology, and evolution. (Email: ragh@ces.iisc.ernet.in)
   
4. Prof. H. Ila is an INSA Senior Scientist at Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore 560 064. Her areas of interest are: Organometallic chemistry, synthetic organic chemistry, and medicinal chemistry. (Email: hila@iitk.ac.in, hila@jncasr.ac.in)
5. Prof. Shobhana Narasimhan is a professor at Theoretical Sciences Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore 560 064. Her areas of interest are computational nanoscience and nanomagnetism. (Email: shobhana@jncasr.ac.in)
6. Dr Chandrima Shaha is a scientist at National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi 110 067. Her areas of interest are cell death and differentiation. (Email: cshaha@nii.ac.in)
   
7. Dr Somdatta Sinha is a Senior Scientist at Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology, Hyderabad 500 007. Her areas of interest are: Theoretical and computational biology, complex systems, and nonlinear dynamics. (Email: sinha@ccmb.res.in)
8. Prof. Jayaraman Srinivasan is a professor at Centre for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012. His areas of interest are double diffusive convection, monsoon models, moonsoon variability, simple climate models and satellite meteorology. (Email: jayes@caos.iisc.ernet.in)
   
9. Prof. Sandhya Visweswariah is a professor at Department of Molecular Reproduction, Development & Genetics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012. Her areas of interest are: Biochemistry, protein structure & function, and signal transduction. (Email: sandhya@mrdg.iisc.ernet.in)