Professor Urbasi Sinha Wins Gates-Cambridge Impact Prize 2025
| Key Points | Details |
|---|---|
| Why in News | Professor Urbasi Sinha, faculty at Raman Research Institute (RRI), won the Gates-Cambridge Impact Prize 2025. |
| Award | Gates-Cambridge Impact Prize 2025, conferred by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation at Cambridge, UK. |
| Associated Institution | Raman Research Institute (RRI), Bengaluru, India. |
| Role | Head of Quantum Information and Computing (QuIC) lab at RRI. |
| Contribution | Pioneered advancements in quantum communication, computing, and optics; led research on entangled photon sources. |
| National Initiative | Key figure in India's National Quantum Mission. |
| International Role | Contributed to the launch of the Open Quantum Institute (OQI) at CERN in 2024. |