Awards

Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award 2005

Prof. V. Ramgopal Rao, Deptt. of Electrical Engineering, has been selected for the prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award 2005, for his research contributions in the area of of Engineering Sciences.

His areas of interest are Nanoelectronics, Circuit and System Design Considerations with Emerging CMOS Technologies (Multigate MOSFETs, Single Halo MOSFETs etc., Physics, Technolology and Characterization of Sub 100 nm CMOS devices, CMOS Reliability Characterization (plasma damage, radiation, hot-carrier), and Bio- EMS. He received the 'Swarnajayanti Fellowship' Award in 2003-04.

Prof. T. S. Rathore, Deptt. Of Electrical Engineering, has been selected for the 12th Prof. K. Sreenivasan Memorial Award of IETE in recognition of his distinguished contribution in the field of teaching Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering during the past five years.

He has also been selected for the 3rd B. R. Batra Memorial Award given by IETE, to those who have significantly contributed to the overall growth and honour of the Institution and have rendered selfless service to the cause of the Institution over the years.

It is for the first time that a person is getting two IETE awards in the same year.

Prof. S. Bhargava, SJMSOM, has been selected for the VKRV Rao prize in Social Science Research.

VKRV Rao prizes in Social Science Research were instituted by the Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore in grateful recognition and appreciation of Professor Rao's contribution and services for the development of social science research in India in general, and for the establishment of the Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore, in particular. As an economist of international repute, he has served the country as Member of the Planning Commission and as a Central Cabinet Minister. By establishing three important institutions - The Delhi School of Economics, The Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi, and the Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore, Prof. Rao has provided a solid foundation for social science research in India.

The main objective of the prizes is to encourage young social scientists to undertake original research and to recognize the contributions made by them to the development of knowledge. The prizes are awarded to persons who have made significant original contributions to human knowledge and progress, applied or fundamental. The Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi, administers the awards.

Prof. Krithi Ramamritham, Kanwal Rekhi School of Information Technology, has been appointed on the Editorial Board of IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing. He is currently on the Editorial Boards of IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, IEEE Internet Computing, Real-Time Systems Journal, WWW Journal, Distributed and Parallel Databases journal, and The VLDB Journal. Earlier he had also served on the board of IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems.

Prof. A. S. Khanna, Corrosion Science and Engg., has been awarded ASM Fellow 2005 for his dedicated and sustained efforts in high temperature oxidation and corrosion research and education by The America Metal Society. Prof. Khanna is one of two awardees selected from India. The Award function is on Sep. 26, 2005 at Pittsburgh during Materials Science & Technology, 2005 Conference & Exhibition.

Prof. Amiya Kumar Pani, Deptt. Of Mathematics, has been invited to join the editorial board of Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computing published by Korean Society for Computational and Applied Mathematics. Prof. Pani is now on the editorial board of four international journals and one national journal.

Prof. Deepak P Nandedkar, Deptt of Electrical Engg, has been awarded ‘International Peace Prize (2005)’ for ‘The Outstanding Achievements to the Good of Society as a Whole’ by UCC -The United Cultural Convention, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.

Mr. Aditya Prakash, Dual Degree Student, Deptt. Of Met. Engg. And Mat. Sci., has been awarded the K. Suryanarayan Rau Memorial Junior Student Award – 2005 for Research and Development in Smart Technology by the Indian Society for Advancement of Materials and Processing Engineering, Bangalore, for his contributions in the development of Piezoresistive nano-Si:H thin Film for various sensor applications. Mr. Prakash worked on this problem as his DD project with Prof. R. O. Dusane.

IITB's Gajraj wins ASME

The IIT Bombay team consisting of Ravi Mittal (Leader), Jaspul Singh Chawala, Dhiren Pratap Singh (all V year Dual Degree Mechanical Engg.) have won the 1^st prize at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) student design contest from Region XIII of ASME International which is all of the world except North America (Canada, USA and Mexico). This is the seventh time IIT Bombay has won this contest.

The participants had to design a vehicle to carry rice upward three steps (total of 11 inches) and then turn 90 degrees and climb down one step and deliver the rice at that stage in 10 minutes. The IIT B team had designed a semi-automatic bulk material transporter, named ‘Gajraj’. Gajraj made 9 trips in 10 minutes and delivered 34.3 kg of rice. This feat was impressive by far, considering that the runner-up team could manage to deliver only 8 kg of rice. The team received the cash prize of US $ 200, a citation to individual, and a trophy.

They will be participating in final rounds at Orlando, Florida on November 13, 2005 and compete with the other 12 North American teams. There travelling expenses will be sponsored by ASME International and IIT Bombay Heritage Fund, a US based alumni association of IIT Bombay.


	Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award 2005 Prof. V. Ramgopal Rao, Deptt. of Electrical Engineering, has been selected for the prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award 2005, for his research contributions in the area of of Engineering Sciences. His areas of interest are Nanoelectronics, Circuit and System Design Considerations with Emerging CMOS Technologies (Multigate MOSFETs, Single Halo MOSFETs etc., Physics, Technolology and Characterization of Sub 100 nm CMOS devices, CMOS Reliability Characterization (plasma damage, radiation, hot-carrier), and Bio- EMS. He received the 'Swarnajayanti Fellowship' Award in 2003-04.
	Prof. T. S. Rathore, Deptt. Of Electrical Engineering, has been selected for the 12th Prof. K. Sreenivasan Memorial Award of IETE in recognition of his distinguished contribution in the field of teaching Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering during the past five years. He has also been selected for the 3rd B. R. Batra Memorial Award given by IETE, to those who have significantly contributed to the overall growth and honour of the Institution and have rendered selfless service to the cause of the Institution over the years. It is for the first time that a person is getting two IETE awards in the same year.
	Prof. S. Bhargava, SJMSOM, has been selected for the VKRV Rao prize in Social Science Research. VKRV Rao prizes in Social Science Research were instituted by the Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore in grateful recognition and appreciation of Professor Rao's contribution and services for the development of social science research in India in general, and for the establishment of the Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore, in particular. As an economist of international repute, he has served the country as Member of the Planning Commission and as a Central Cabinet Minister. By establishing three important institutions - The Delhi School of Economics, The Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi, and the Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore, Prof. Rao has provided a solid foundation for social science research in India. The main objective of the prizes is to encourage young social scientists to undertake original research and to recognize the contributions made by them to the development of knowledge. The prizes are awarded to persons who have made significant original contributions to human knowledge and progress, applied or fundamental. The Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi, administers the awards.
	Prof. Krithi Ramamritham, Kanwal Rekhi School of Information Technology, has been appointed on the Editorial Board of IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing. He is currently on the Editorial Boards of IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, IEEE Internet Computing, Real-Time Systems Journal, WWW Journal, Distributed and Parallel Databases journal, and The VLDB Journal. Earlier he had also served on the board of IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems.
	Prof. A. S. Khanna, Corrosion Science and Engg., has been awarded ASM Fellow 2005 for his dedicated and sustained efforts in high temperature oxidation and corrosion research and education by The America Metal Society. Prof. Khanna is one of two awardees selected from India. The Award function is on Sep. 26, 2005 at Pittsburgh during Materials Science & Technology, 2005 Conference & Exhibition.
	Prof. Amiya Kumar Pani, Deptt. Of Mathematics, has been invited to join the editorial board of Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computing published by Korean Society for Computational and Applied Mathematics. Prof. Pani is now on the editorial board of four international journals and one national journal.
	Prof. Deepak P Nandedkar, Deptt of Electrical Engg, has been awarded ‘International Peace Prize (2005)’ for ‘The Outstanding Achievements to the Good of Society as a Whole’ by UCC -The United Cultural Convention, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
	Mr. Aditya Prakash, Dual Degree Student, Deptt. Of Met. Engg. And Mat. Sci., has been awarded the K. Suryanarayan Rau Memorial Junior Student Award – 2005 for Research and Development in Smart Technology by the Indian Society for Advancement of Materials and Processing Engineering, Bangalore, for his contributions in the development of Piezoresistive nano-Si:H thin Film for various sensor applications. Mr. Prakash worked on this problem as his DD project with Prof. R. O. Dusane.
	IITB's Gajraj wins ASME The IIT Bombay team consisting of Ravi Mittal (Leader), Jaspul Singh Chawala, Dhiren Pratap Singh (all V year Dual Degree Mechanical Engg.) have won the 1^st prize at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) student design contest from Region XIII of ASME International which is all of the world except North America (Canada, USA and Mexico). This is the seventh time IIT Bombay has won this contest. The participants had to design a vehicle to carry rice upward three steps (total of 11 inches) and then turn 90 degrees and climb down one step and deliver the rice at that stage in 10 minutes. The IIT B team had designed a semi-automatic bulk material transporter, named ‘Gajraj’. Gajraj made 9 trips in 10 minutes and delivered 34.3 kg of rice. This feat was impressive by far, considering that the runner-up team could manage to deliver only 8 kg of rice. The team received the cash prize of US $ 200, a citation to individual, and a trophy. They will be participating in final rounds at Orlando, Florida on November 13, 2005 and compete with the other 12 North American teams. There travelling expenses will be sponsored by ASME International and IIT Bombay Heritage Fund, a US based alumni association of IIT Bombay.