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Prof. Tarun Kant
(Civil Engg. Deptt.) and Prof. N. K. Naik (Aerospace Engg.
Deptt.) were conferred the Prof. H.H. Mathur Excellence Award
in Applied Sciences. These awards have been instituted by Mr. Rakesh Mathur, an alumnus of IITB. The Faculty Awards were presented by Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Chairman IITB Board of Governors. He spoke on the future projects and IITB's plans to make it an Institute of world-class excellence. |
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Prof. Tarun Kant, Department of Civil Engineering receiving the Prof. H.H. Mathur Excellence Award in Applied Sciences. |
Prof. N. K. Naik Department of Aerospace Engineering receiving the Prof. H.H. Mathur Excellence Award in Applied Sciences. |
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Mr. Piramal
stated the growth story of India. He said, ¿The challenges which we are facing today need much more innovations. For development, India has to create intellectual property and institutes like IIT Bombay have to play an important role in it.¿
In his address Mr. Ashok Misra,
Director, IIT Bombay, cited recent developments at the Institute such as the newly established Department of Energy Systems Engineering; a new M.Tech Programme in Technology and Development, (from Centre for Technology Alternatives in Rural Areas) which is of significant social relevance; MOUs with three Canadian Universities- University of Waterloo, McMaster and York University. The Institute has also been invited to be the lead institute for the establishment of the first African Institute of Science and Technology at Abuja, Nigeria and to assist in formulating a Common Entrance Examination system to facilitate intake of students. Prof. Misra remarked that IITB plans to implement the 27% OBC reservation from July 2007 in increments of 9% over a three year period, while preserving the number of general category students; this results in an increase of 54% in the overall strength. ¿It is a challenging task as we need to enhance the academic infrastructure, hostel accommodation and most importantly, the faculty strength in a short period¿, said Prof. Misra.
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Seven IIT Bombay alumni were honoured with Distinguished Alumnus Awards this year. This award is conferred in recognition of outstanding contribution in their chosen field. The recipients are:
Prof. Nitin Nohria (B.Tech., Chemical Engg., 1984) Professor of
Business Administration & Senior Associate Dean and Director of Faculty
Development, Harvard School, USA.
Dr. N. Radhakrishnan (M.Tech., Civil Engg., 1962) Vice Chancellor
(Research), North Carolina A&T State University, USA.
Mr. Rakesh Mathur (B.Tech., Mechanical Engg., 1978) Vice
President, Amazon, USA.
Mr. Shailesh Ramkumar Gandhi (B. Tech., Civil Engg., 1969) Former
Chairman & Managing Director, Clear Plastics India Ltd. Mumbai.
Mr. Ramesh Vaikuntanathan Vangal (B.Tech, Mechanical Engg., 1977)
Founder and Chief Executive of Scandent Group, Banglore.
Mr. Prashant Narayan Ranade (B.Tech., Mechanical Engg., 1975)
President & CEO, Siemens L&A, North America, USA.
Dr. Sheel Kant Sharma (M.Sc. Physics, 1971 & Ph.D. Physics, 1974)
Ambassador of India to Austria.
The awardees in their acceptance responses were expressive of gratitude to IITB and its way of life.
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Prof. Nitin
Nohria said,¿I learned the most important thing in IIT that I did not want to be a Chemical Engineer; however I thank IITB for having taken me on. I never made it to IIT in the first round. But the next year, I managed to find my name on the list.¿
Mr. Rakesh Mathur While accepting award Mr. Rakesh Mathur said it was the fun he had on the campus that made his stay memorable.
Mr. Shailesh Gandhi who is a Right to Information (RTI) activist said, ¿This will be one of my most valued awards as it comes from my alma mater.¿
Mr. Ramesh Vangal thanked the Institute and observed that he learned five things from IITB: liberation, vision, entrepreneurial skill, passion and respect to Mata-Pita-Guru.
Dr. Sheel Kant Sharma said, ¿While studying to be a civil servant, I found it perplexing to sit in a class-room where there were no equations on the blackboard as I had been so used to communicating in the language of mathematics while on the IIT campus.¿
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Prof. Nitin Nohria,
presenting his acceptance response |
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Mr. Rakesh Mathur
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Mr. Shailesh Gandhi
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Mr. Ramesh Vangal,
making his acceptance speech |
Dr. Sheel Kant Sharma,
making his acceptance speech |
Mr. Prashant Narayan Ranade and Dr. N. Radhakrishnan were not present for the ceremony. Their messages expressed their gratitude for being selected for the award.
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