Port Blair, Jan 17: The ENR (Engineering News-Record), United States of America has announced its 2023 group of industry professionals named to the National Top 20 Under 40 list—recognition of the best of construction's next generation across 10 regions and the culmination of the annual Top Young Professionals conference. Among the top 20 featured Mr. Ankur Podder, S/o Mr Ranjan and Kakali Podder who hails from Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

Ankur Podder was recognised as Research Engineer - Industrialized Construction Innovation, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Denver. Originally submitted to ENR Mountain States.

ENR’s National Top 20 Under 40 were selected from nearly 600 entries received this summer during regional Top Young Professionals competitions.

Nominees represent all construction industry segments and came from all 50 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico. Panels of independent industry judges in each region selected up to 20 winners whose profiles appeared in ENR regional magazine.

Highest scoring candidates from all regions were scrutinized by a new panel of judges to select a national Top 20 Under 40 list that represented the best young leaders from across the country.