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annual report 2011-12

Contents

FROM THE DIRECTOR'S DESK 1

VISION, MISSION AND VALUES 3 Goals 4 Vision 4 Mission 4 Values 4 Principles 4

ACADEMICS 5 Programmes Offered 6 ontents © Undergraduate © Postgraduate (M. Tech. and D. IIT) © Doctoral Major Highlights 6 © Academic Advisory Council Meeting © Leadership Conclave © New Undergraduate Curriculum © Outstanding Academic Performance to be Recognized © IIT Gandhinagar Junior Fellowship © New M. Tech. Curriculum © India-Ki-Khoj: IITGN & Caltech students looking into India's past, present and future… © Non-degree Students in Post-Graduate Programme © Financial Support to students for Participation in Conferences C © Start-Early Ph. D. Fellowship © Summer Research Fellowship for IITGN Faculty © Young Researchers Conclave (YRC) © PRL and IITGN to Collaborate Seamlessly © Faculty Excellence Awards © Summer Research Opportunity for Faculty of Other Engineering Institutions © Institute Fellow Award © Children's Education Fund © Staff Excellence Awards © Staff Skill Development Initiative Scholarships for Students 11 © New Merit Scholarships Instituted © Merit-cum-Means Scholarships © S. C. Mehrotra Scholarships © Gita and Prithwish Goswami Scholarship From the Director's Desk Distinguished Honorary Professors 13 Vision, Mission and Values Guest Professors 13 Distinguished Visitors 15 Academics © Other Visitors Infrastructure and Facilities Conferences/ Symposia/ Workshops/Seminars 18 Faculty Activities Invited Lectures 19 Short Courses 19 Student Activities International Relations INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES 21 22 Support for IIT Gandhinagar Library Computer Centre 22 Organization Medical Centre 22 Laboratory Facilities 24 © Chemical Engineering Contents

FROM THE DIRECTOR'S DESK 1

VISION, MISSION AND VALUES 3 Goals 4 Vision 4 Mission 4 Values 4 Principles 4

© Chemistry © IIT Gandhinagar Basketball Teams win Gold medals at Khel Mahakumbh © Civil Engineering © Petro Cup'12 © Electrical Engineering © Inter-department Basketball Championship © Mechanical Engineering © Other Sports Events © Physics New Buildings 28 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 51 Institute Master Plan 28 © Tie-up with Caltech, USA © Washington University, St Louis, USA FACULTY ACTIVITIES 29 © The Johns Hopkins University, USA Sponsored Projects 30 © University of Notre Dame, USA © Project Sanctioned during 2011-12 © University of Washington, Seattle, USA © Ongoing Sponsored Projects © ISCTE- Lisbon University Consulting Projects 31 © Partnership with Underwriters Laboratory, Northbrook, USA © Ongoing Consulting Projects © Ricoh Innovations, Inc. (RII) Awards and Recognition 32 © MoUs with other international organizations Honorary Work 33 © First Batch Students Expected to go for Higher Studies in USA Academic Lectures 34 © Summer Internships at Universities/ Organisations Abroad Other Faculty Activities 36 Other events and activities 56 Publications 38 © Students from Manchester College, Indiana visit IITGN © Books © Reaching Out © Book Chapters © Papers Published in Refereed Journals © Papers Published in Conference Proceedings SUPPORT FOR IIT GANDHINAGAR 57 © Papers Presented at Conferences Major Grant from the Government of Gujarat 58 Technology Incubation and Development of Entrepreneurs Centre 58 STUDENTS ACTIVITIES 43 Government of India establishes Chair at IITGN 58 Co-curricular Activities 44 Research on Solar Power Systems get boost 58 © Amalthea 2011 Scholarship support from Neotia Foundation 59 © Mehfil-e-Adab: An Evening of Urdu Poetry Nilekani Fund at IIT Gandhinagar 59 © Mean Mechanics 2011 Motwani Fund at IITGandhinagar 59 © Summer Internships © Life Skills Series ORGANIZATION 61 © Visit to Mundra Supercritical Power Station Board of Governors (as on March 31, 2012) 62 © Inter-IIT Gymkhana Summit 2011 Finance Committee 63 Extra-curricular Activities 46 Building and Works Committee 64 © IIT Gandhinagar initiates Summer Camp for B. Tech. Students Senate (as on March 31, 2012) 65 © Blithchron'12: Cultural Festival Standing Committees of the Senate (as on March 31, 2012) 66 © Intra-College Cultural Festival © Senate Academic Performance Evaluation Committee (SAPEC) © International Year of Forests © Senate Academic Programmes Committee (SAPC) © Musical sensation of the year (MuSTY) 2011 © Senate Library Committee © Cognobytes - the science of the mind © Senate Scholarships and Prizes Committee (SSPC) © CineApse © Senate Student Affairs Committee (SSAC) © Other Student Activities Academic Officials (as on March 31, 2012) 67 Special Occasions 47 Administrative Officials (as on March 31, 2012) 68 © Independence Day Celebrations Student Leadership 69 © Republic Day Celebrations Faculty at IITGN (as on March 31, 2012) 70 Awards and Recognition 48 Non-teaching Staff against Regular Positions 74 © Student's Design Wins in Caltech Space Challenge Ph. D. Scholars (as on March 31, 2012) 75 © Students on Dean's List Felicitated © Ph. D. Scholars from PRL (as on March 31, 2012) © Distinguished Awards in Sports The Batch of 2011 M. Tech. Students 76 Sports News 48 The Batch of 2008 B. Tech. Students 77 © Halla Bol The Batch of 2009 B. Tech. Students 78 © Inter-IIT Aquatic Meet 2011 The Batch of 2010 B. Tech. Students 79 © 47th Inter-IIT Sports Meet 2011 The Batch of 2011 B. Tech. Students 80 Contents Contents

As we grow, we need to find new ways and means to retain and enhance our spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship, and maintain an enthusiastic environment wherein people feel empowered to do things, to take on challenges, to innovate, and not be scared of making mistakes.

From the irectors Desk Clearly, there is a lot happening in the Institute that its faculty, staff and students, as well as its well-wishers and supporters can be truly proud of. However, we still have a long way to go. While we will continue to do what we are already doing well, the Institute needs to develop new focus areas: D 1. Development of permanent campus that will attract visitors and that will be conducive to great scholarly work for decades ahead. 2. Recruitment of the most outstanding Ph. D. and M. Tech. scholars who will bring glory to the country through their ground-breaking research. he Institute stands at an interesting point of time: almost four years old, with the first batch of 3. To support excellence through donor funds (where public funds may not be used), we must significantly undergraduate students about to graduate and take next step in their career. This is a critical juncture to scale up our efforts to raise philanthropic funds. Tlook back at what the Institute has done in the last one year and where it stands today. Some facts first: 4. To develop strategic partnerships with academic world as well as the industries. On one hand we wish to partner with top universities in the world, on the other hand we would like to engage the best 1. The unique strategy IITGN adopted for faculty recruitment is proving far more successful than anticipated undergraduate colleges in India. as evidenced from the outstanding quality of faculty we are recruiting. The key components of this strategy include: a) massive communication effort with academics, post-doctoral researchers and graduate students A lot of what the Institute has achieved in its short life has been possible due to tremendous hard work and the world over, b) taking quick decision and making offers of appointment, c) offering additional financial confidence of the faculty, staff and students of this Institute, and faith and encouragement of numerous well- incentives through donations by awarding Excellence-in-Research Fellowships, and d) focusing on wishers of the Institute, its Board and Senate members, and the officials in the Government of India and the outstanding credentials rather than the candidate's area of specialization. Government of Gujarat. The Principal, faculty, and students of VGEC Chandkheda have been tremendous 2. The Institute is able to invite a good number of visiting academics from around the world. For instance, a hosts to us. The generosity of Adani Group in providing their flats for accommodation of our students is Visiting Professor from Lisbon taught Anthropology, a younger colleague from France taught French exemplary. The funds raised from well wishers in its short span of life by the Institute can be a matter of envy language, and a colleague from EPFL in Switzerland taught Mechanical Engineering during the year. for many well established schools with large alumni body. 3. The Institute implemented new futuristic B. Tech. and M. Tech. curricula, with tremendous innovations. The B. Tech. programme now starts with a five-week Foundation Programme, where the students focus on It is too early for the Institute to claim world-class research that will address societal problems in a substantial creativity, values and ethics, cultural issues, social engagement, sports and physical fitness. way. However, the Institute can certainly claim numerous innovations in both curriculum and in governance. 4. The Department of Information Technology (DIT) of the Government of India has funded an incubation Any visitor to the Institute can easily sense the enthusiasm and positive energy all around, in students, staff and centre, and the Department of Earth Sciences of the Government of India has established the Varahamihira faculty. As we grow, we need to find new ways and means to retain and enhance our spirit of innovation and Chair in Earth System Science and Engineering. The Government of Gujarat has sanctioned Rs 10 crores entrepreneurship, and maintain an enthusiastic environment wherein people feel empowered to do things, to for setting up a Centre of Excellence in Bio-Medical Engineering. take on challenges, to innovate, and not be scared of making mistakes. With huge investments being made on 5. The path has now been cleared for us to take over the land to develop our permanent campus. A futuristic us, where numerous of our countrymen lack basic needs for a dignified living, it is important that we do not masterplan for the campus is almost ready. The Institute envisages a campus that promotes interaction lose sight of our goals and the critical elements to achieve those goals. between faculty and students, between the students, and between scholars of different disciplines. It is planned to be a 'green campus' with minimal energy consumption.

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1 2 Vision, Mission and Values

Goals © To establish the process of learning that is © To build and develop a world class free, fulfilling, and an enjoyable institution to create and impart experience. knowledge at the undergraduate, © To provide an enabling environment to postgraduate and doctoral levels, nurture critical and creative minds, and to contributing to the development of the propel them to greater heights of nation and humanity at large. excellence in their pursuits. © To develop leaders with vision, creative © To create a vibrant atmosphere that breeds thinking, social awareness and respect for front runner innovators, scientists, our values. engineers, entrepreneurs, academicians © To foster excellence in teaching and and thinkers of tomorrow. ision research to make a global impact. © To provide opportunity for students to © To engage in path-breaking research that learn from wherever, however, and would influence national policies. whatever they choose to study. © To pursue sustainable technological © To make IIT Gandhinagar the preferred solutions to societal problems. destination for future generations of © To focus on lean engineering solutions for students, staff, and faculty. Mission sustainable development. © To be the leader for academic and Mission industrial collaborations in various IIT Gandhinagar, as an institution for disciplines, nationally and internationally. higher learning in science, technology and © To create awareness of the true related fields, aspires to develop top notch and Values significance of learning and teaching. scientists, engineers, leaders and © To enrich local schools and communities entrepreneurs to meet the needs of the V through value added interactions. society-now and in the future. © To encourage excellent communication Furthermore, in this land of Gandhiji, skills as part of the institutional culture. with his spirit of high work ethic and © To prepare students not just for their first service to the society, IIT Gandhinagar job, but their last job as well. seeks to undertake ground breaking research, and develop breakthrough Vision products that will improve everyday lives © To shape IIT Gandhinagar into an exciting of our communities. place for learning, teaching, and research.

Values Principles © Meritocracy © Lifelong commitment to learning © Unparalleled quality and excellence © Encouragement of merit © Honesty, integrity, sincerity and devotion © Passion and motivation for work © Trust and freedom with accountability © Professionalism © Appreciation and celebration of creativity © Respect for law © Willingness to try new ideas and allow © Concern for the improvement of the Goals mistakes society Vision © Social and Moral responsibility © Transparency in functioning of the Mission © Respect for every individual, and diversity Institute Values © Co-operation, collaboration and team © Dedication to the Institute Principles work

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Programmes Offered Doctoral Chemical Engineering Undergraduate (B. Tech.) Chemistry Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Cognitive Sciences Mechanical Engineering Economics Electrical Engineering Postgraduate (M. Tech. and D. IIT) English Mathematics Chemical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Civil Engineering Philosophy Electrical Engineering (to start in July 2012) Physics cademics Materials Science and Engineering (to start in Sociology July 2012) Mechanical Engineering (to start in July 2012) Post-graduate diploma in Engineering (D.IIT) Major Highlights IIT Gandhinagar aspires to be a leader and a trend-setter in education. In this endeavour, the Institute enthusiastically encourages innovative and experimental approaches in education consistent with its mission and vision. Some of the recent initiatives that have been taken are outlined below.

Academic Advisory Council Meeting The Institute has formed an Academic Advisory Council to guide/advise IITGN on matters A pertaining to faculty recruitment, the role of young faculty in administration, feedback mechanisms on the Institute's progress, development of an academic master plan and administrative structures. The Council comprises of Prof. Bakul Dholakia, former Director, IIM Ahmedabad, Prof. Paul Jennings, former Vice-President and Provost, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA, Prof. Richard Miller, President, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, Needham, MA, USA, Prof. K. N. Panikkar, Chairman, Kerala Council for Historical Research, Thiruvananthapuram, Prof. Surendra Prasad, former Director, IIT Delhi, Dr R. Rangarajan, Associate Professor, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad; Prof. Dheeraj Sanghi, Professor, Dept. of Computer Science, IIT Kanpur, Shri Prafull Anubhai Shah, Chairman, Board of Management, Ahmedabad University, Prof. S. P. Sukhatme, former Director, IIT Bombay, and Prof. Satish Tripathi, President, State University of New York, Buffalo, USA. This august group, in its first meeting on December 1, 2011 at the Institute, held extensive discussions on various issues. Visual Gallery at http://www.iitgn.ac.in/administr -ation_aac.htm.

Programmes Offered Major Highlights Scholarships for Students Distinguished Honorary Professors Guest Professors Distinguished Visitors Conferences/ Symposia/ Workshops/Seminars Invited Lectures Academic Advisory Council Meeting Short Courses

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Museum, Ahmedabad. On the last day of the appreciation from the Dean of Academic Foundation Programme, the students Programmes and a topical book. organized a cultural performance to showcase their own talents. The concluding session of IIT Gandhinagar Junior Fellowship the Foundation Programme was held on The Board of Governors has approved a August 23, 2011 and was attended by proposal through which the Institute will students, staff and faculty. In the course of the encourage its graduating students to explore evening some of the new students shared their their professional interests in a somewhat experiences of the five weeks. Ajinkya unconventional manner. Initially four Kulkarni, Student General Secretary led the graduating students will be offered the IIT first year students to take a pledge to uphold Gandhinagar Junior Fellowship. The Leadership Conclave the ideals of the Institute and abide by its awardees will spend one year at IITGN Leadership Conclave rules. A visual gallery that captures the performing different tasks before embarking Each year the Institute invites the most eminent well wishers of the Institute from India and Foundation Programme is available at on a career of their choice. abroad to a day-long Leadership Conclave to benefit from their collective wisdom. Their rich http://www.iitgn.ac.in/iit_gallery16.htm. and varied experience acts like a guiding hand for the Institute in its quest to best address short- New M. Tech. Curriculum and long-term strategic matters. The second Leadership Conclave was held on December 2, Outstanding Academic Performance M. Tech. programmes in Civil Engineering 2011. It was attended by Prof. Bakul Dholakia, former Director, IIM Ahmedabad, Prof. Paul to be Recognized and Chemical Engineering started at the Jennings, former Vice-President and Provost, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, The Institute has set up a system to recognize Institute in July 2011 with an intake of 14 USA, Dr Anil Kakodkar, Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Bombay, Shri Sanjay Lalbhai, every semester, undergraduate students with students. M. Tech. programmes in Electrical Chairman and Managing Director, Arvind Mills Pvt. Ltd, Ahmedabad, Dr Achal Mehra, outstanding academic performance. A student Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Editor, Little India Group, USA, Prof. Richard Miller, President, Franklin W. Olin College of with an SPI of 8.5 or more, and also satisfying Materials Science and Engineering will be Engineering, Needham, MA, USA, Shri Kamal Nanavaty, President, Strategy Development, other criteria set forth by the Academic started from July 2012. The admission process Reliance Industries Limited, Shri Kushal Sacheti, CEO, Galaxy, New York, Shri Maheswar Senate, is placed on the Dean's List. Each for all the five M. Tech. programmes has Sahu, Principal Secretary, Industries & Mines, Government of Gujarat, Prof. Dheeraj Sanghi, student on the Dean's List receives a letter of begun. Professor, Dept. of Computer Science, IIT Kanpur, Shri Arvind Singhal, Chairman, Technopak Advisors Pvt Ltd. Gurgaon, Prof. S. P. Sukhatme, former Director, IIT Bombay India-Ki-Khoj: IITGN & Caltech students looking into India's past, present and and Prof. Satish Tripathi, President, State University of New York, Buffalo, USA in addition future… to a few IITGN faculty. The Conclave discussed various aspects related to positioning of the Ten Caltech undergraduate students, hosted by IITGN and partnered with ten IITGN students, Institute vis-à-vis its aspirations, issues related to infrastructure development (in particular the under a student exchange programme, embarked on a unique journey of social and cultural new campus), fund-raising strategies and forging partnerships with various academic, industrial, exploration of India through an event aptly named India-Ki-Khoj during December 12-21, 2011. and government agencies. Visual Gallery at It was like looking into a kaleidoscope to see India in its myriad hues. The event dwelled on http://www.iitgn.ac.in/administration_leadership.html. themes as varied as the caste and community structures in India, ancient Indian civilization, challenges of globalization and liberalization, science and technology, media and advertising, New Undergraduate Curriculum eminent persons, musical performances and economic reforms and their impact on the cultures of self and market, democratic institutions IITGN launched its new B. Tech. curriculum games. Some of the speakers included Ms and non-governmental organizations. The programme was inaugurated by the eminent dancer starting with a five-week Foundation Kalpana Sharma (Gender Issues), Prof. K. P. and activist Dr Mallika Sarabhai. Lectures by leading academicians and thinkers such as Mr Programme (July 19 - August 23, 2011) for Jayasankar (Urban Poverty), Mr Jaideep Michel Danino, Prof. Suguna Ramanathan, Mr Santosh Desai, Prof. Howard Spodek, and the batch of 2011. The Programme focussed Hardikar (Farmer’s Suicides), Mr Devinder Dr Sandeep Pandey were supplemented by field-trips to Lothal (Indus Valley Civilization site), on social awareness and emphasized values, Sharma (Agriculture Sector), Prof. Sabarmati Ashram, and Bhasha, center for tribal languages and identity at Tejgadh, Chhota creativity, sports and physical activities, team Sudarshan Iyengar, Prof. P. Balaram, Prof. Udaipur, Panchamahal District. India-Ki-Khoj was coordinated by Prof. Rita Kothari and work and communication. The inaugural P. V. Indiresan, and Prof. A. P. Prof. Jaison Manjaly from IITGN and Ms Athena Castro from Caltech. address of the programme was delivered on Kudchadker. An Indian classical music recital July 19, 2011 by Shri N. R. Narayana on the Mohan Veena by Pt Vishwamohan India-Ki-Khoj: IITGN & Caltech students looking into India's past, present and future… Murthy, ex-Chairman, Infosys. The Bhatt and a vocal recital by Mrs Arti programme included a wide variety of Anklikar-Tikekar, were held on August 11 activities such as debates, discussions, and August 18, 2011 respectively. The workshops on diverse topics (free-hand incoming students were also introduced to sketching, clay modeling, origami, historical places through a field trip to Lothal, photography, and dance & theatre), visits to a Heritage Walk in the old city of places of special interest, presentations by Ahmedabad and a visit to the Calico Textile

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Non-degree Students in Post-Graduate responsibilities. These fellowships aim to Faculty Excellence Awards Programme promote more collaborative research at the IITGN has instituted awards for excellence for faculty in the field of teaching, research, The Institute has been providing Institute and encourage faculty to explore the institution building and outreach. These awards are a way of recognizing exemplary dedication. opportunities to full time students of other possibility of seeking external funding for Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam presented the first set of Faculty Excellence Awards on November 11, institutions to pursue course work or research joint proposals. The presence of faculty on 2011. The award for excellence in teaching was given to Prof. Sameer V. Dalvi (Chemical for one or two semesters at IITGN. Starting campus also allows them to spend Engg) and Prof. Sharmita Lahiri (Humanities), while the award for excellence in institution spring semester 2010-11, this opportunity has significantly more time with the graduate building was given to Prof. Jaison Manjaly (Humanities) and Prof. Supreet Saini (Chemical been made available both at UG and PG students to take stock of their progress and Engg). Visual Gallery at http://www.iitgn.ac.in/iit_gallery13.htm levels to non-students as well. Interested chalk out plans for the next academic year. persons can credit one or two courses at a time, or can do one or two semesters of full Young Researchers Conclave (YRC) course load at IITGN. With a view to attract excellent teachers and researchers to Indian academia, in general, Financial Support to students for and to IIT Gandhinagar, in particular, the Institute invited 50 young researchers Participation in Conferences (postgraduate students and post doctoral Students can now get partial financial support researchers), of Indian origin from around the from the Institute to participate in world to the first Young Researchers conferences within India and abroad to Conclave (YRC) held on December 27-28, present their work carried out at IITGN. The 2011. The young researchers were exposed to Laboratory (PRL) Ahmedabad and IITGN research projects at IITGN, be mentored by Board of Governors has approved this the fast-changing scenario of research in India have agreed to seamlessly share their academic an IITGN faculty and participate in initiative to provide wider academic exposure and the excellent research and teaching and research resources with each other. This laboratory development and help design new and experience to the students and reward opportunities now available. Several eminent is expected to significantly promote elective courses. excellence. The Institute's one Ph. D. and two academicians were invited to address the collaborative research and maintain a steady undergraduate students have availed the conclave including Prof. Surendra Prasad exchange of scientific ideas. The students of Institute's support to attend conferences this (IITD), Prof. Sanjay Mittal (IITK), Prof. Institute Fellow Award one Institute may credit courses and use year. S. Chandrasekaran, a Ph. D. student, Jaywant Arakeri (IISc), Dr Manish Gupta The Board of Governors has approved a research facilities at the other Institute. and Yogesh Goyal, Fourth Year, Chemical (IBM), Mr Uday Chand and Mr S. P. Singh system to recognize individuals whose Faculty from both institutions will also be Engineering student attended conferences in (Reliance). Several young faculty members of contributions are expected to have a encouraged to deliver lectures and teach Bangalore, while Prathamesh Arvind IITGN also participated in the discussions. significant and long-lasting impact on the courses at the partnering institutions. A joint Juvatkar, Fourth Year, Electrical Engineering The Conclave was organized by Prof. Institute, by conferring the Institute Fellow Ph. D. programme has also been initiated student attended one in South Carolina, USA. Supreet Saini (IITGN), Sourindra Award on them. The awardees may be from under which the participating students will Choudhuri (Graduate Student, Princeton) within or outside the Institute. The obtain their degrees from IITGN. They will Start-Early Ph. D. Fellowship and Niranjan Srinivas (Graduate Student, Fellowship will normally be awarded at the follow an academic programme recognized by In order to attract students of IITs, NITs, and CalTech) and was sponsored by the annual Convocation of the Institute and will both PRL and IITGN. An MoU to this effect other top engineering colleges in the country Government of Gujarat. Further details on include a citation and a plaque. was signed on November 17, 2011. to IITGN's Ph. D. programme, the Institute http://www.iitgn.ac.in/YRC/YRC.html. is offering direct admission to fourth year B. Children's Education Fund Tech. students regardless of whether they PRL and IITGN to Collaborate Summer Research Opportunity for In keeping with its strong sense of have qualified GATE. An additional Seamlessly Faculty of Other Engineering commitment to the well-being of its community members the Institute has set up fellowship of Rs 10,000 per month will be In an effort to pool local scientific and Institutions the Children's Education Fund for children given to the students who qualify GATE. technological expertise, the Physical Research The Institute strongly believes in inclusive growth and is conscious of the role it has to who are otherwise not eligible to receive the Summer Research Fellowship for play in the development of the wider Institute's support but whose parents provide IITGN Faculty academic community of the country. This essential services to the effective functioning of the Institute. The beneficiaries include The Institute has set up Summer Research programme specifically aimed to help other daily wage labourers and persons employed Fellowships for faculty members in an effort institutes create better teaching and research by the contractors. This fund provides Rs to intensify research activities on campus environments. With this in mind the Institute 5000 to every family per year to cover the during the summer when most faculty invited faculty of other engineering cost of school education up to class 12. members do not have teaching institutions to provide them with the opportunity to participate in ongoing

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Staff Excellence Award Merit-cum-Means Scholarships tuition fee waiver. In addition, 52 students in The first set of Excellence Awards for the non-teaching staff were presented to Mr R. T. Shah Merit-cum-Means (MCM) scholarships were this category whose parents' income was (Asst Registrar, Finance & Accounts), Mr Santosh Raut (Jr Superintendent), Mr Supresh awarded to 74 students of the general and within the limit prescribed for MCM Thaleshri (Jr Lab Attendant) and Mr Ganesh Thakore (Office Attendant) on January 26, 2012 OBC categories during the year 2011-12. scholarships were granted the facility for free as part of the Republic Day celebrations. These are awarded to meritorious students (a food in the student mess and Rs 250 per high JEE rank for first year students and CPI month for ten months. greater than 6.5 for senior students), whose parents have limited income (up to Rs 4.5 Gita and Prithwish Goswami lakhs per year). An MCM scholarship carries Scholarship Tuition Fee waiver (current value Rs 50,000 The Gita and Prithwish Goswami per year) and Rs 1,000 per month for ten Scholarship carries Rs 1500 per month for 10 months. In addition, tuition fee waiver months. The Institute also awards the (Freeship) was awarded to 29 students who recipients a tuition fee waiver if they satisfy did not qualify for MCM on merit but needed the income criterion for MCM scholarships. financial assistance. Lingala Thrinath Reddy is the recipient of All students of SC/ST category avail the this award for the year 2011-12.

S. C. Mehrotra Scholarships Staff Skill Development Initiative Mr Pijush Majumdar (Challenges in The S. C. Mehrotra Scholarship carries Rs 1500 per month for 10 months. The Institute also awards the recipients a tuition fee waiver if they satisfy the income criterion for MCM The Institute has initiated a programme to Delegation), Mr Piyush Vankar (English scholarships. enable non-teaching staff to enhance their Language Programme), Mr Darshan Patel knowledge and skills through short courses (Basic English), Mr Farhan Babu (AutoCad and workshops conducted in-person or on- with 3D), Mr Gaurav Shukla, Mr Santosh line. On successful completion of the Raut, and Mr Sanjeev Pandey (Development training, staff members are reimbursed the Workshop for Secretaries/P. A.s), Mr registration fees. Shreejit Menon (Office Management in The following staff members have taken Educational Institutions) and Ms Panna advantage of Staff Skill Development Chaudhary (Administrative Effectiveness, Initiative of the Institute by attending locally Strategies for Managing Libraries in the Gunturu Anusha, a fourth Vipul Goyal, a third year B. Yash Goyal, a second year available short courses during the year: Mrs Future, and Librarians' Day and Seminar: year B. Tech. student and Tech. student and recipient B. Tech. student is the new Ritu Agarwal (Personal & Professional Networking Libraries in Gujarat for recipient of last year's S. C. of last year's S. C. Mehrotra recipient of S. C. Mehrotra Success through Cybernetic Management), Resource Sharing). Mehrotra Scholarship, Scholarship, continues to Scholarship for the year Mr Santosh Raut (Managerial Effectiveness), continues to receive the receive the scholarship. 2011-12. scholarship. Scholarships for Students New Merit Scholarships Instituted IITGN has instituted several merit scholarships for outstanding performance in academics, sports, art and culture, and social work and leadership. These scholarships are different from the Merit-cum-Means scholarships and will be awarded only on the basis of achievements in respective fields. The scholarship carries a stipend of Rs 2,000 per month for 10 months. These Merit scholarships for the academic year 2011-12 have been awarded as follows: Scholarship for Excellence Scholarship for Excellence Scholarship for Excellence in Academics in Sports in Social Work & ©Swetava Ganguli ©Suresh Kumar Chaudhary Leadership ©Prathamesh A. Juvatkar ©Vrushiket Patil ©Sarthak Jain ©Yogesh Goyal ©Vishvendra Joshi ©Monica Yadav ©Vipul Goyal ©Shruti Jain ©Shruti Jain ©Pratham Shah ©Vibhav V. Katre ©Aishwarya Agrawal ©Dhwanil P. Shukla

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Distinguished Honorary Professors 5 Prof. Suchitra Mathur, Associate His other interests include forest Professor of English at IIT Kanpur, is a conservation and the creation of 1 Prof. Suhas P. Sukhatme, Professor the Government of India in 2001. teacher and scholar in the fields of Indian innovative educational material on Indian Emeritus, Indian Institute of Technology English Literature, Feminist and heritage. Bombay, received his Sc. D. (Doctor of 2 Prof. J. B. Joshi, a Chair Professor at Postcolonial Theory, and Popular Science) from M.I.T. in 1964. Prof. DAE-Homi Bhabha National Institute, is Culture studies. In addition to publishing 7 Prof. Mythily Ramaswamy is a Sukhatme is known for his outstanding also the J. C. Bose Fellow of the Institute in various national and international Professor and currently the Dean at the contributions to teaching and research. of Chemical Technology, Mumbai. He journals in these areas, she has also been Tata Institute of Fundamental Research He is the author of two widely known did his BE, ME and Ph.D in Chemical active in organizing workshops related to Centre for Applicable Mathematics, text books on Heat Transfer and Solar Engineering from the University of these fields as well as in communication Bangalore. She is one of the leading Energy. Prof. Sukhatme is the recipient of Mumbai in 1971, 1972 and 1977, skills at various institutes across the figures in the country in the field of many honours and awards including the respectively. He won the INSA young country. Her recent work has focused on Partial Differential Equations and Prince of Wales Gold Medal from BHU, scientist medal in 1981, and the Amar- science studies as an interdisciplinary field specifically in analysis and applications to 1958, the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, Dye-Chem Award for Excellence in that puts her interests in gender and control problems. She received her B. Sc. 1983 and the Om Prakash Bhasin Research and Development in 1983. Prof. communication in meaningful and M. Sc. degrees from the University of Foundation Award for Engineering, 2001. Joshi has published over 300 papers and conversation with the S&T focus of her Bombay and Ph. D. from University of He was the first recipient of the Lifetime 50 monographs/book chapters/State-of- institutional location. In 2011, she was Paris 6, France. Achievement Award of the Indian the-Art Reviews. Many of Prof. Joshi's awarded the Gopal Das Bhandari Institute of Technology, Bombay in 2001. designs and products are implemented in Excellence in teaching award by IIT 8 Prof. K. S. Gandhi received his He was conferred an honorary Doctor of industry. He has also taken the initiative Kanpur. Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering Science by the Banaras Hindu University to promote science awareness among from Andhra University (1962), his in 2001. He was awarded Padma Shri by school going students. 6 Mr Michel Danino, a French citizen by Masters degree from the Ohio State birth, has been living in India since 1977 University (1965), and his doctorate from Guest Professors Semiconductor and Marvell and is now an Indian citizen. As an the University of California at Berkeley Semiconductor. He has numerous The following academicians are associated independent student of the Indian (1971). He has taught at IIT Kanpur patents, technical papers and books. He with the Institute as Guest Professors. In the civilization he has authored papers and (1971–86) and at IISc, Bangalore received his BS, MS and Ph. D. degrees in capacity, a Guest Professor commits to spend books in French and English. Recent (1986–2005). His industrial experience Electrical Engineering, from Carnegie at least ten days in a year at the Institute to titles include The Lost River: On the includes work at J. K. Paper Mills, Mellon University. contribute to its tryst with excellence. Trail of the Sarasvati (Penguin India, Rayagada and at Pilkington Brothers 2010) and Indian Culture and India's Research Centre in the UK. He is a 3 Dr Nikhil Balram, President and CEO 4 Prof. Vijay Gupta, Director, GD Future (DK Printworld, 2011). He has member of the Indian Institute of of Ricoh Innovations Inc., was conferred Goenka World Institute, New Delhi is lectured at cultural and higher educational Chemical Engineers, Fellow of the Indian the 2011 Alumni Achievement Award by well known for innovations in teaching institutions across the country on the Academy of Sciences and the Indian Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh. and evaluation methods and for his books origins of the Indian civilization from National Academy of Engineering. Dr Balram is a renowned innovator and and teaching aids. During his long tenure archaeological, ancient historical and expert on display technology and at IIT Kanpur, he taught a wide range of cultural perspectives. He was visiting 9 Prof. Dheeraj Sanghi is Dean, Academic consumer electronics. The products that courses and held many important faculty at IIT Kanpur in February-March Affairs and Professor of Computer he and his team have developed have won positions, including the Dean of 2011 and delivered a series of lectures on Science and Engineering at IIT Kanpur. numerous awards. He has served in Academic Affairs. He was Gold Medalist Science and Technology in Ancient India. His research interests are in the area of executive positions in several companies in B. Tech. from IIT Delhi. He obtained He has been Guest Lecturer at Amrita Computer Networks with special focus including Faroudja, Sage, Genesis his Ph. D. degree from the University of Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore and on protocols at different layers, IPv6, Microchip, SONICblue, National Minnesota in 1972. Amritapuri campuses (since 2007), and is mobility and security. He has served as currently a visiting faculty at IIM Ranchi. Director of LNM Institute of Information

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Technology, Jaipur for two years. He is 11 Dr Sandeep Pandey, a full time social and Abhishek Umrao, demonstrated their Distinguished Alumnus Award on Shri passionate about technical education in activist since 1993 obtained a Ph. D. laboratory set-up on research pertaining Narayana Murthy in the year 1998. India and writes regularly about it in degree from University of California, to kitchen fire safety to UL and IITGN magazines and blogs. He received his B. Berkeley, USA and was an Assistant officials. IITGN students also made a 17 Prof. M. Anandakrishnan, an eminent Tech. from IIT Kanpur, and MS and Ph. Professor at IIT Kanpur until 1993. His presentation on the National Fire educationist and currently Chairman of D. from University of Maryland, College present areas of work are diverse and Database and Kitchen Fire Safety in India. the Board of Governors, IIT Kanpur Park. include education for underprivileged An IITGN-UL Research Lab has been set visited the Institute to interact with the children, human rights, empowerment of up by the students under the guidance of faculty on January 22, 2012. He obtained 10 Prof. Dipan K. Ghosh is currently the marginalized communities, struggles for Prof. Chinmay Ghoroi. The lab is his B.E (1952) from College of Provost (Vice-Chancellor) at the strengthening democracy, Right to partially funded by UL. Engineering, Guindy, Madras University Navrachana University, Vadodara. He is Information for transparency and and Ph. D (1960), from University of a condensed matter theorist who worked accountability, Right to Food, 14 Mr Hideki Segawa, Deputy General Minnesota, USA. He was the first Science primarily in low-dimensional magnetic employment guarantee schemes, people's Manager of Ricoh Company Ltd, Tokyo Counsellor at the Embassy of India, systems. He is best known for his work politics, governance, communal visited IITGN on May 5, 2011 to discuss Washington, D.C. (1974-1978). Later, he on exact solution of a one dimensional harmony, nuclear disarmament and potential areas for collaborations in the served the United Nations (1978-1989) as many-body problem which is widely peace, India-Pakistan friendship, field of social entrepreneurship where the Chief of the New Technologies, and known in the literature as the Majumdar- corporate accountability. He conducts a IITGN and RII collaborate to help Deputy Director of the UN Centre for Ghosh model. He has authored one short course entitled 'Strengthening of potential entrepreneurs in rural India. He S&T for Development at New York and textbook on Mechanics and Democracy at the Grassroots in India' was accompanied by his colleagues Ms also as the Secretary of the UN Advisory Thermodynamics and several web books. that is very well received both in India Eiko Nakamoto and Ms Ryohko Ezoe. Committee on S&T for Development. Prof. Ghosh has served IIT Bombay in and abroad. He also delivers lectures on He is credited with the development and several capacities including its Dean and various social issues and writes for Hindi, 15 Dr R. A. Mashelkar, FRS, Chairman, implementation of the 'Single Window Deputy Director. He has been awarded Assamese and Telgu newspapers on a Board of Governors, IITGN and an admission System' for engineering IITB's Best Teacher award in 2000. In regular basis. He has also served on eminent scientist, addressed the students, institutions in Tamil Nadu. He was 2011 he was awarded the Life-time Central Advisory Board on Education of staff and faculty of IITGN on September awarded Padma Shri by the Government Achievement Award of IITB for his MHRD, Government of India. 3, 2011. In an inspiring speech of India in 2002. His other honours and contributions to Institution building. interspersed with anecdotes, he recounted awards include The Order of Scientific Distinguished Visitors his scientific adventures and challenges. It Merit from the President of Brazil (1996); was a memorable occasion for the large Distinguished Leadership Award of the Visits by eminent personalities in diverse fields such as science, engineering, technology, and audience that had gathered to listen to University of Minnesota (2003); education inspire the students, faculty and staff of the Institute. IITGN hosts lectures by such him. Honorary Fellow of the Indian Society distinguished individuals both by special invitation and if they happen to be in the area for some for Technical Education (2005); UGC other engagement. Faculty and students are encouraged to meet the distinguished visitors and 16 Shri N. R. Narayana Murthy, ex- National Swami Pranavananda Saraswati interact with them to imbibe the qualities that set them apart. Some of the eminent persons who Chairman, Infosys, visited IITGN on July Award in Education (2006). visited the Institute during 2011-12 are: 19, 2011. He obtained his B. E. degree 12 Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, former Institute's request Dr Kalam also from University of Mysore (1967) and M. 18 Ms Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee, the President of India visited IITGN on presented the Institute's first Faculty Tech. from IIT Kanpur (1969), and later granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi and November 11, 2011 and delivered a Excellence Awards. founded Infosys in 1981. He was the C. Rajagopalachari, currently Vice-Chair characteristically inspirational speech to President of National Association of Person of the Kasturba Gandhi National the students, staff and faculty members 13 Mr August W. Schaefer, Senior Vice Software and Service Companies Memorial Trust and of Gandhi Smriti & on the Development of India by 2020 and President, Underwriters Laboratory (NASSCOM) during 1992-94. He received Darshan Samiti visited IITGN during National Missions. He emphasized to the (UL), Northbrook, USA visited IITGN the ET Businessperson of the Year award March 13-16, 2012 and interacted with the students the need for hard work, on April 18, 2011. Three undergraduate (2000-2001). IIT Kanpur conferred the IITGN community. She has adapted dedication and integrity. On the students, Anchit Gaurav, Adnan Ansari,

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Conferences/ Symposia/ Workshops/ Seminars Conferences, Symposia, Workshops and Seminars on focus themes are important academic activities to stimulate discussions on different areas of importance. Many of these activities Gandhi's message of non-violence to the Sharmila and Prof. A. Ramanathan, IIT invite and receive participation from other organizations, which bring the additional benefit contemporary world by extending her Bombay; Prof. Ravi Shankar P., Prof. T. V. of increasing the Institute's visibility to the outside world. The following activities were support to environmental protection. She Anoop, Prof. Prashanth K. Srinivasan and organized during 2011-12: has contributed significantly to women's Prof. Mythily Ramaswamy, TIFR self-sufficiency and emancipation and has Bangalore; Prof. M. T. Nair, IIT Madras; © A workshop on Variational analysis and © An international symposium Spaces of been working for the welfare of the Prof. Polat Gulkan, Cankaya University, optimization with applications to PDEs Alterity – Literary and Dramatic spinners and the weavers of khadi. Turkey; Prof. Luis Esteva, National Representations was organized by Prof. University of Mexico; Prof. Rama Bhargava, Pia Thielmann during September 9-11, 19 Mr Rajendra S. Pawar, Chairman and IIT Roorkee; Prof. S. Kesavan, IMSc 2011. Twenty two delegates from Co-Founder of the NIIT Group, Chennai; Prof. Pallavi Mahale and Prof. G. Botswana, Portugal, Germany and India graduated with a B. Tech. degree in Naga Raju, VNIT Nagpur; Prof. attended the symposium. Electronics from IIT Delhi in 1972. He is Sundararaja Ramaswamy, NIIT Neemrana; a member on the Prime Minister's Prof. Timothy Gonsalves, IIT Mandi; Prof. © A weekly lecture series on Social Justice National Council on Skill Development. Raghavan Rangarajan, Physical Research and Empowerment was presented by He has served on the Prime Minister's Laboratory, Ahmedabad; Prof. Pradyumna Prof. Sandeep Pandey during August 24 National Task Force in 1998. He is on the Vyas, National Institute of Design, - October 12, 2011. Several students and Board of IIT Delhi, IIM Bangalore, IIM Ahmedabad; Ms Pratibha Pandya, SEWA members of staff and faculty Udaipur, the Indian School of Business, Reception Centre, Ahmedabad; Mr Arvind enthusiastically attended these lectures to Hyderabad, The Scindia School and Singhal, Technopak Advisors Pvt. Ltd; Prof. increase their awareness about many SMVD University of Jammu & Kashmir. Raj P. Chhabra, Prof. Suchitra Mathur, was organized by Prof. D. V. Pai of issues that touch the lives of the common Mr Pawar is a member of the University Prof. Lilavati Krishnan, and Prof. Dheeraj IITGN (Convener) and Prof. Mythily man. The lectures were very thought- Court of Delhi University, and has served Sanghi, IIT Kanpur; Prof. N. J. Rao, Jaypee Ramaswamy of TIFR Bangalore (Co- provoking and laid bare the deficiencies on the board of IGNOU. An advisor to University of Engineering & Technology; Ms convener) during April 1-4, 2011. A of our democracy. the Hunan Province of China, he has also Svati Bhogle, Technology Informatics number of renowned mathematicians in been a member of Presidential Design Endeavour (TIDE); Ms Madhu this field from the country's top © A one-day national seminar on the International Advisory Council of the Chadda, IIT Hyderabad; Dr K. N. Panikkar, institutions participated. The workshop Contribution of women's writing to Government of South Africa for IT. He Kerala Council for Historical Research, was supported by the Department of has been honored with the prestigious Thiruvananthapuram; Prof. Youseph Yazdi Science and Technology and the National Nayudamma Award 2012, for his and Prof. Soumyadipta Acharya, Johns Board for Higher Mathematics, continued contribution to the IT Hopkins University, USA; Prof. T. Department of Atomic Energy. More industry. Government of India awarded Harinarayana (Director) and Mr Amin details are available at http://www.iitgn him Padma Bhushan in 2011. Petiwala (Secretary) Gujarat Energy Research .ac.in/pdf/Brochure_PDEs.pdf. and Management Institute (GERMI); Mr Other Visitors Pravinray D. Gandhi, Director of Corporate © IIT Gandhinagar, together with IIT The other eminent persons who visited the Research, Underwrites Laboratories Inc.; Mr Kanpur and Buildings Materials Institute during this period are as follows: Hitesh Jain, Mr Saurabh Sriparn, and Mr Technology Promotion Council V. Jagdish, Underwrites Laboratories India; (BMTPC) New Delhi, organized an Prof. Svetlana Brzev, British Columbia Dr Navdeep Mathur, IIM Ahmedabad; Dr international workshop on Confined Balaji Parthasarathy, IIIT Bangalore; Prof. Masonry on April 17–18, 2011. Invitees Institute of Technology, Canada; Prof. the cultures of peace was organized in Koshy Tharakan, University of Goa; Prof. from Canada, USA, New Zealand, Peru Marcial Blondet, Pontifica Universidad collaboration with Zubaan on February Shiv Visvanathan, DA-IICT, Gandhinagar; and India participated in the Católica del Perú; Ms Marjorie Greene, 2, 2012. It was attended by members of Dr Tara S. Nair, Gujarat Institute of deliberations. Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, the IIT community and other interested Development Research, Ahmedabad; Prof. California; Prof. Andrew Charleson, persons, and was coordinated by Prof. Rajeev Sangal, IIIT Hyderabad; Prof. Suhita © Two workshops on Autodesk inventor Victoria University, New Zealand; Prof. V. Rita Kothari, Prof. Sharmita Lahiri and Chopra Chatterjee, IIT Kharagpur. were conducted by Mr Ramesh S. Raghavendra and Prof. Joydeep Dutta, IIT Prof. Arnapurna Rath. Kanpur; Prof. A. K. Pani, Prof. Ram Pudale, Education Solutions Specialist, Puniyani, Prof. Mallikarjun Rao, Prof. Autodesk India (P) Ltd during July 13-15, 2011and October 9, 2011.

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© An internal workshop on Effective Dr Mihir Bholey, National Institute of Applicable Mathematics, Bangalore, © Mathematics in ancient India, and black Teaching was held on March 17, 2012. Design, Ahmedabad, April 15, 2011. October 13, 2011. holes by Prof. Samir Bose, University of Prof. Dheeraj Sanghi (IIT Kanpur), © Surface water quality and wastewater © Uncomfortable truths about Notre Dame, USA, February 2-3, 2012. Prof. Suchitra Mathur (IIT Kanpur) and treatment by Dr Ramesh Goel, Civil & contemporary Britain: Black and South © Cross approximation and tensor Prof. Sudhir K. Jain (Director, IITGN) Environmental Engineering, University Asian British theatre in the UK by decompositions by Dr Jan Schneider, were the resource persons. Thirty-five of Utah, May 25, 2011. Prof. Geoffrey Davis, RWTH Aachen Max Planck Institute, Leipzig, Germany, faculty members participated in the © A career in fiber optics by Dr Arnab University, Germany, October 18, 2011. February 2, 2012. workshop coordinated by Prof. Sarkar, Founder & Chairman, Advanced © Research informatics: a view inside the © Non-linear perspectives of health and Sharmita Lahiri. Optical Fiber Solutions, USA, August 8, biotech industry by Mr Sebastian disease in Ayurveda by Dr Rama 2011. Jayaraj, CEO, 10BioSystems, October 19, Jayasundar, AIIMS, New Delhi, © A brain-storming workshop on Looking © Granular media micromechanics and 2011. February 3, 2012. Beyond Engineering Education: higher-order continuum theories by © Photovoltaics: fundamentals and future © Signal processing for stereoscopic 3D Humanities and Social Sciences Prof. Anil Misra, University of Kansas, prospects by Prof. S. Ashok, displays by Dr Nikhil Balram, Ricoh Programme at IIT Gandhinagar, was Lawrence, USA, August 14, 2011. Pennsylvania, State University, Innovations, Inc., USA, February 8, 2012. held on March 31, 2012. The workshop © Mobilized masculinities in November 3, 2011. © E-learning in education by Dr Muriel attendees, scholars from IITs, IIITs and contemporary India by Prof. Mangesh © Petrol, diesel, and ethanol biofuels Grosbois, DILTEC, Université Sorbonne other universities, deliberated on wide- Kulkarni, University of Pune, August 19, from grasses and plants by Prof. Ram Nouvelle, February 15, 2012. ranging issues connected with HSS. It was 2011. B. Gupta, Auburn University, USA, © A multi-period optimization based coordinated by Prof. Jaison A. Manjaly © Challenges for optimizing wind turbine November 16, 2011. decision support system for strategic and Prof. Rosa Maria Perez. Details are performance, operation and © From the ground up: a comprehensive planning in process industries by Prof. available at http://www.iitgn.ac.in/ maintenance by Dr Surendra N. systems approach to the redesign of Goutam Dutta, IIM Ahmedabad, hss_workshop.htm. Ganeriwala, Founder and President, engineering education by Prof. Richard February 23, 2012. Spectra Quest, USA, August 19, 2011. Miller, President, Franklin W. Olin © Magic and mass culture by Dr Invited Lectures © Unlocking the power of your gaming College of Engineering, USA, November Ranadhir Mitra, formerly of University The following invited lectures were delivered card for computational fluid dynamics 30, 2011. of California and University of by experts who were invited to the Institute applications by Dr Dominic Chandar, © Lessons from the Christchurch Pittsburgh, March 1, 2012. to share their insights in their respective fields Department of Mechanical Engineering, earthquake 2011 by Dr S. R. Uma, GNS © Can renewable energy sources meet to kindle scholarly interest in the students in University of Wyoming, USA, September Science, New Zealand, December 20, India's future needs of electricity by a diverse range of topics. These lectures, 1, 2011. 2011. Prof. S. P. Sukhatme, Distinguished attended by the students, faculty and staff, are © Synchronization of thermal and © Research opportunities & challenges in Honorary Professor, IITGN, March 14- delivered at a level that is easily understood mechanical oscillations by Prof. Mihir selected food engineering processes by 15, 2012. by the uninitiated. Sen, University of Notre Dame, USA, Prof. Mukund Karwe, Rutgers © Emerging trends in engines by Prof. September 15, 2011. University, USA, December 30, 2011. Pramod Mehta, IIT Madras, March 19, © Biomedical applications of lasers by Dr P. K. Gupta, Raja Ramanna Centre for © Pulsating visions – idioms incarnate by © The atomic nucleus and stars by Prof. 2012. Advanced Technology, Indore, April 8, Prof. Anabela Mendes, University of Umesh Garg, University of Notre Dame, © State of innovation and higher 2011. Lisbon, September 16, 2011. USA, January 12, 2012. education in India by Prof. Shyam © Story of optimal control by Prof. © Existence theory of elliptic partial Sunder, Yale School of Management, © Caste conflict: the myth and reality by Mythily Ramaswamy, TIFR, Centre for differential equations by Prof. Lucio March 23, 2012. Boccardo, Università di Roma, January Short Courses 15-17, 2012. The following short courses were delivered by acknowledged experts in their respective fields. © A short course on Biology for Engineers was conducted by Mr Vikas Trivedi, a graduate student at the California Institute of Technology, during August 2-4, 2011. © A short course on Climate change - politics, policies and facts was conducted by Mr Aditya Ghosh and Mr Chandra Bhushan of Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi, September 3-4, 2011. © A short course on Geotechnical aspects of earthquake engineering was conducted by Prof. Amit Prashant, Prof. Ajanta Sachan and Prof. Sudhir K. Jain, of IITGN and Prof. Debasis Roy of IIT Kharagpur during February 27-March 01, 2012. It was attended by seventy engineers and senior professionals.

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Library Through: A Weekly Article Alert and The Central Library of IIT Gandhinagar, Compilation of Subject Bibliographies. now located in a 400 sq. m. area, continues to Computer Centre The Institute's computer facilities have been developed with high-end hardware, a wide range of software and excellent connectivity so that students, faculty and staff can carry out their work without interruptions. The provide and expand new services to support LAN setup integrates the entire IITGN teaching, learning, training, research and community into a single unit. The Institute consultancy needs of the Institute through premises and the student hostels are also Wi- reference books, text books, journals, Fi enabled. Currently the Institute houses CDs/DVDs and other electronics means. The two computer labs, one for common use and library subscribes to research journals in the other for instructional purposes. Over 30 electronic as well as print formats. Online PCs are available to the students in a Infrastructure and acilities journals are available from Annual Reviews Common Computer Laboratory that is open Collection, American Society of Mechanical round the clock and is used for programming, Engineers (ASME), American Chemical project work, browsing and other purposes. Society (ACS), American Physical Society In addition, the Computational Instructional (APS), IEEE Xplore ( IEEE/IEL), American Laboratory houses over 60 PCs. All faculty Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), American members, research scholars, research Society of Microbiology (AMS), JSTOR associates, project staff and administrative Archives, Science Direct, Springer Link, staff have been provided with individual PCs, F Project Muse, Mathscinet, SIAM, Indian and printers on sharing basis. A few high-end Standards (BIS), EBSCO Communications & printing and photocopying machines are Mass Media Complete, and Nature. The available for common use at strategic online journals are IP-authenticated to make locations. Individual email accounts have them easily accessible from anywhere on the been provided to IITGN students, faculty and campus. The Central Library also subscribes staff with the facility of sending bulk email to to bibliographic databases SciFinder and common groups, for example, sending home EBSCO MLA International Bibliography. assignment to students in a course or to Mechanisms are available for access to students in a particular branch and year. scientific journals and reports not available at Important scientific software such as IITGN. Moreover, Wi-Fi enabled library Mathematica, PSCAD 4.2, STATA 11.1, premises add to the academic productivity of AutoCAD, NI Labview, Cadence, T Cad, users. Most of the library operations have Matlab, Xilinx ISE have been procured. now been automated with the use of SOUL, a IITGN is also a part of the IIT System Portal library management system, after addition of at http://www.iitsystem.ac.in/index.jsp a powerful high-end server (IBM X-3500 M3 Tower 5U). Medical Centre The Central Library provides the following A qualified medical practitioner Dr Deepa services to support the teaching and research Shah, (M.B.B.S., Diploma in Medicine, activities: Fellow Infectious Diseases, Italy) is available Library Circulation of Reading Materials, Reference on the Institute premises for several hours on Computer Centre and Information Service, Document Delivery working days to provide medical advice to Medical Centre Service, Inter Library Loan, New Additions students, staff and faculty. The doctor can Laboratory Facilities of Books, Journal Table of Contents from also be consulted at her clinic as well as at the New Buildings Publishers Photocopy Service, Subject Life Care Hospital located nearby. Institute Master Plan bibliographies. The library staff makes extra Hospitalization expenses of all students are efforts to disseminate information through covered under a medical insurance policy. A such services as Journal Contents Alert, FLIP- trained male nurse is available full-time to

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provide emergency first-aid and for routine Separation Techniques. medical services such as checking The current Chemical Engineering faculty temperature, blood pressure, blood sugar, has research interests in the fields of Particle oxygen levels and dressing wounds. He Formation for Drug Delivery, Biochemical dispenses many common medicines stored in Engineering, Systems Biology and Powder the medical room, as per the doctor's Technology. An area of 175 sq. m. has been prescription or through phone consultation. provided for their research activities. A He also assists in maintaining medical Particle Size Analyzer (Coulter Private Ltd) supplies and keeping medical records. The and an optical microscope with camera other facilities include an Electrocardiogram facility (Nikon) have been procured to build a (E.C.G.) machine, Nebulizer therapy for particle formation research facility. A freeze asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary dryer (Martin Christ), Zeta-sizer (PSS disease (COPD), and a 24-hour vehicle facility NICOMP) and Peristaltic Pumps (Watson for patients in case of emergency. Corporate Marlow) have also been procured. A particle Hospital SAL, Ahmedabad is now an size analyzer to characterize gaseous micro- approved hospitals. bubbles and liquid drop suspensions and high- pressure vessels for particle formation using Laboratory Facilities high pressure CO2 have also been installed. A High-Pressure Liquid Chromatography Chemical Engineering (HPLC) system (Waters), a Gas Chromatography (GC) system (Perkin All Chemical Engineering undergraduate Elmer), Fermentor (Sartorious), Microplate students are required to take a laboratory rd th Reader (TECAN), Polymerase Chain course each semester from the 3 to the 7 Reaction Thermocycler (Eppendorf), deep semester. The Chemical Engineering freezer (-86˚C) (Thermo Fisher Scientific) and laboratory, with an area of 165 sq. m., other basic biology laboratory utilities are includes experimental set-up on Unit available for Biochemical and Biomolecular Operations, Reaction Engineering, and Engineering research. Process Dynamics. The current facilities For Powder Engineering, a V-blender and Cone-mill (both Prism Pharma) have been installed for powder mixing and nano- coating. Powder Rheometer (Freeman Technology) and Laser Diffraction Particle Size Analyzer (CILAS) are available for characterization of powder. Also Digital Automatic Tap/Bulk density Apparatus (Veego) and Angle of Repose apparatus have include Double Pipe/Coiled/Plate/Fluidized been procured for bulk property /FinTube Heat Exchangers, Chemical characterization of powders. An reactors, Differential distillation set-up, Environmental Test Chamber (HMG India) Packed-bed absorption column, Sieve-plate has also been procured for subjecting the test distillation column, Interacting/non- powders at different humidity and interacting tanks set up (all from Shree temperature conditions. The Powder Fabricators and Engineers), Calorimeter and Engineering facility of the Chemical refractometer (both from Scientific Products Engineering Department is a typical India), and Batch dryer (from Technical Formulation and Pre-formulation labs of Education, Bangalore). The laboratory also Pharmaceutical R&D. has several set-ups to demonstrate the basic principles of fluid flow such as flow Chemistry measuring devices, centrifugal pumps and The research interests of the Chemistry pipe fittings apparatus. The facility is being faculty include synthesis of modified nucleic further expanded to include experiments acids for development of bioanalytical assays based on Process Control and Advanced and sensor systems, synthesis of natural

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product analogues, electron transfer, test for coarse grained soil. trainer kits (ST-2261 Sciencetech spectroscopy (TDLS) of gases for industrial photophysical and photochemical studies of © Compressibility: Proctor testing setup Technologies) for RF experiments in the and medical applications. The laboratory is synthesized organic molecules in ionic liquid (compaction test; standard & modified), communications lab course. The control equipped with narrow linewidth near-infrared media, developing methodology towards Automated Oedometer setup systems laboratory has process control trainer and mid-infrared edge-emitting (Toptica) and synthesis of Glutamate containing natural (consolidation test) modules that include simulators of various surface-emitting (Vertilas) laser diodes, high- products, isolation and characterization of © Sample Preparation: Pulverizer, high types of feedback control systems that are sensitivity Peliter-cooled photodetectors chromophores from natural sources, speed stirrer, hydraulic extractor, Shelby able to simulate typical time and frequency (Thorlabs), precision laser diode current and development of natural food coloring agents, tube, mechanical auger, industrial grade response characteristics of a plant. PID temperature controllers (Thorlabs), an synthesis and functionalization of RO system, de-airing apparatus controllers and lead/lag compensators are also arbitrary waveform generator (Tektronix) nanomaterials, enzymology of redox © Shear Strength: Direct shear device for in place. Process measurement kits are and a digital oscilloscope (Tektronix). The lab processes, synthesis of macrocyclic systems measuring cohesionless soils; automated available to measure parameters such as also has a Fujikura fibre splicing machine, such as porphyrnoids with potential unconfined compression testing device for temperature, level, position, velocity and singlemode and hollow-core optical fibre and applications as sensing systems as well as in cohesive soils; advanced automated triaxial acceleration. A comprehensive two-channel assorted optoelectronic equipment for a the area of electrochemistry. setup for simulating field conditions. vibration analyser is being procured. This will standard optoelectornics laboratory. Sophisticated research equipment such as © Dynamic Properties: Cyclic triaxial testing enable the study, analysis and control of 500MHz FT NMR spectrometer and ESI- system and bender element system for vibrations in flexible structures. A Mechanical Engineering QToF Mass Spectrometers have been ordered measuring damping ratio and shear Progarammable Logic Controller (GE - The Department of Mechanical Engineering and will be available soon. Research modulus. Fanuc) has been installed to familiarise the currently offers five undergraduate laboratory instrumentation such as Digital Polarimeter © Design Software: GEO5 geotechnical. students with industrial control process. The courses. All first year undergraduate students (Anton-Paar), FT-IR spectrophotometer VLSI laboratory facility includes Synopsis are required to take a laboratory course on (Thermo Scientific), Digital Melting Point Electrical Engineering TCAD tools, Xilinx FPGA kits and ISE Workshop Practice. The Manufacturing Apparatus (MR-VIS), and Photochemical The Department of Electrical Engineering software that are being used for several Laboratory housed in 280 sq. m. area, has Apparatus (Luzchem) have also been currently offers one laboratory course to all undergraduate laboratories and project work. facilities including lathes, milling machine, procured. undergraduate students and five additional The laboratory is also equipped with ARM, vertical machining centre, electric discharge laboratory courses to Electrical Engineering PIC controller, AVR and microcontroller machine, welding, fitting and tin smithy Civil Engineering boards, digital storage oscilloscopes, digital equipment. The manufacturing laboratory is The Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory multimeters and IC testers, universal IC also used to offer two laboratory courses on supports post-graduate teaching and research programmer, ScopeCorder, Precision manufacturing practices and processes for focusing on core subjects as well as on broad Magnetics Analyzer and all other electrical areas of research pursued by the M. Tech. and engineering laboratory utilities. In addition, Ph. D. students. The lab is equipped with the power systems simulation laboratory has basic soil testing equipment as well as high- PSCAD software licensed for 25 nodes. A end research equipment. The equipment are new embedded systems lab has recently been being used to measure the mechanical designed and developed. This lab is equipped undergraduate students.The laboratory, properties of soils, including index property, with twenty PIC18F microcontroller-based located in an area of 300 sq. m., has a wide permeability, compressibility, and shear development boards. Seven experiments were repertoire of experimental facilities for all strength and dynamic properties of soils. The developed for the related course. courses. Experiments include studies of Geotechnical Laboratory is equipped with the The current Electrical Engineering faculty characteristics of semiconductor devices, following facilities/equipment: has research interests in Image Processing, second and third year Mechanical analog circuits, active filters & Schmitt Power Systems, Renewable Energy, VLSI and © Index Property and Soil Classification: Engineering undergraduate students. A triggers, digital circuits, counters, shift Sieve shaker (noise reduction), Fibre-optic sensors. The current research general workshop having carpentry, fitting, registers, timer circuits and analog-to-digital hydrometer test, Atterberg limit facilities include transformers of different welding, tin-smithy, band saw, welding converters. Other experiments include equipment (liquid limit, plastic limit, winding geometry. IITGN has a machines, lathes, drilling machines, shaping microprocessor- and microcontroller-based shrinkage limit), specific gravity, relative collaboration with Cadence under its machine, slotting machine, milling machine, experiments, studying the characteristics of density, core cutter, sand pouring University Programme. The VLSI design hand press and metrology instruments have electrical motors and generators, speed apparatus, chemical test (PH, Sulphite, research and development work greatly been set up. control of motors, synchronization of Chloride, Iron, Hardness), swelling benefits from this collaboration through the An advanced manufacturing laboratory alternator with infinite bus or another pressure measuring system, optical & availability of many tools and facilities (AML) with a rapid prototyping machine alternator, performance of various power digital LCD microscopes for studying the provided by Cadence. A fibre-optics lab has (RPM), computer numerically controlled electronic converters. The electronics lab shapes of sand particles. also been developed for research in the field (CNC) lathe, CNC milling machine, recently added two Gunn diode-based of optical physical and chemical sensors. The © Permeability: Falling head permeability coordinate measuring machine (CMM) and microwave test benches (Sciencetech test for fine grained soil and constant head current focus of research is tunable diode laser profile projector supports teaching and Technologies NV9001) and two antenna

25 26 Infrastructure and Facilities Infrastructure and Facilities product analogues, electron transfer, test for coarse grained soil. trainer kits (ST-2261 Sciencetech spectroscopy (TDLS) of gases for industrial photophysical and photochemical studies of © Compressibility: Proctor testing setup Technologies) for RF experiments in the and medical applications. The laboratory is synthesized organic molecules in ionic liquid (compaction test; standard & modified), communications lab course. The control equipped with narrow linewidth near-infrared media, developing methodology towards Automated Oedometer setup systems laboratory has process control trainer and mid-infrared edge-emitting (Toptica) and synthesis of Glutamate containing natural (consolidation test) modules that include simulators of various surface-emitting (Vertilas) laser diodes, high- products, isolation and characterization of © Sample Preparation: Pulverizer, high types of feedback control systems that are sensitivity Peliter-cooled photodetectors chromophores from natural sources, speed stirrer, hydraulic extractor, Shelby able to simulate typical time and frequency (Thorlabs), precision laser diode current and development of natural food coloring agents, tube, mechanical auger, industrial grade response characteristics of a plant. PID temperature controllers (Thorlabs), an synthesis and functionalization of RO system, de-airing apparatus controllers and lead/lag compensators are also arbitrary waveform generator (Tektronix) nanomaterials, enzymology of redox © Shear Strength: Direct shear device for in place. Process measurement kits are and a digital oscilloscope (Tektronix). The lab processes, synthesis of macrocyclic systems measuring cohesionless soils; automated available to measure parameters such as also has a Fujikura fibre splicing machine, such as porphyrnoids with potential unconfined compression testing device for temperature, level, position, velocity and singlemode and hollow-core optical fibre and applications as sensing systems as well as in cohesive soils; advanced automated triaxial acceleration. A comprehensive two-channel assorted optoelectronic equipment for a the area of electrochemistry. setup for simulating field conditions. vibration analyser is being procured. This will standard optoelectornics laboratory. Sophisticated research equipment such as © Dynamic Properties: Cyclic triaxial testing enable the study, analysis and control of 500MHz FT NMR spectrometer and ESI- system and bender element system for vibrations in flexible structures. A Mechanical Engineering QToF Mass Spectrometers have been ordered measuring damping ratio and shear Progarammable Logic Controller (GE - The Department of Mechanical Engineering and will be available soon. Research modulus. Fanuc) has been installed to familiarise the currently offers five undergraduate laboratory instrumentation such as Digital Polarimeter © Design Software: GEO5 geotechnical. students with industrial control process. The courses. All first year undergraduate students (Anton-Paar), FT-IR spectrophotometer VLSI laboratory facility includes Synopsis are required to take a laboratory course on (Thermo Scientific), Digital Melting Point Electrical Engineering TCAD tools, Xilinx FPGA kits and ISE Workshop Practice. The Manufacturing Apparatus (MR-VIS), and Photochemical The Department of Electrical Engineering software that are being used for several Laboratory housed in 280 sq. m. area, has Apparatus (Luzchem) have also been currently offers one laboratory course to all undergraduate laboratories and project work. facilities including lathes, milling machine, procured. undergraduate students and five additional The laboratory is also equipped with ARM, vertical machining centre, electric discharge laboratory courses to Electrical Engineering PIC controller, AVR and microcontroller machine, welding, fitting and tin smithy Civil Engineering boards, digital storage oscilloscopes, digital equipment. The manufacturing laboratory is The Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory multimeters and IC testers, universal IC also used to offer two laboratory courses on supports post-graduate teaching and research programmer, ScopeCorder, Precision manufacturing practices and processes for focusing on core subjects as well as on broad Magnetics Analyzer and all other electrical areas of research pursued by the M. Tech. and engineering laboratory utilities. In addition, Ph. D. students. The lab is equipped with the power systems simulation laboratory has basic soil testing equipment as well as high- PSCAD software licensed for 25 nodes. A end research equipment. The equipment are new embedded systems lab has recently been being used to measure the mechanical designed and developed. This lab is equipped undergraduate students.The laboratory, properties of soils, including index property, with twenty PIC18F microcontroller-based located in an area of 300 sq. m., has a wide permeability, compressibility, and shear development boards. Seven experiments were repertoire of experimental facilities for all strength and dynamic properties of soils. The developed for the related course. courses. Experiments include studies of Geotechnical Laboratory is equipped with the The current Electrical Engineering faculty characteristics of semiconductor devices, following facilities/equipment: has research interests in Image Processing, second and third year Mechanical analog circuits, active filters & Schmitt Power Systems, Renewable Energy, VLSI and © Index Property and Soil Classification: Engineering undergraduate students. A triggers, digital circuits, counters, shift Sieve shaker (noise reduction), Fibre-optic sensors. The current research general workshop having carpentry, fitting, registers, timer circuits and analog-to-digital hydrometer test, Atterberg limit facilities include transformers of different welding, tin-smithy, band saw, welding converters. Other experiments include equipment (liquid limit, plastic limit, winding geometry. IITGN has a machines, lathes, drilling machines, shaping microprocessor- and microcontroller-based shrinkage limit), specific gravity, relative collaboration with Cadence under its machine, slotting machine, milling machine, experiments, studying the characteristics of density, core cutter, sand pouring University Programme. The VLSI design hand press and metrology instruments have electrical motors and generators, speed apparatus, chemical test (PH, Sulphite, research and development work greatly been set up. control of motors, synchronization of Chloride, Iron, Hardness), swelling benefits from this collaboration through the An advanced manufacturing laboratory alternator with infinite bus or another pressure measuring system, optical & availability of many tools and facilities (AML) with a rapid prototyping machine alternator, performance of various power digital LCD microscopes for studying the provided by Cadence. A fibre-optics lab has (RPM), computer numerically controlled electronic converters. The electronics lab shapes of sand particles. also been developed for research in the field (CNC) lathe, CNC milling machine, recently added two Gunn diode-based of optical physical and chemical sensors. The © Permeability: Falling head permeability coordinate measuring machine (CMM) and microwave test benches (Sciencetech test for fine grained soil and constant head current focus of research is tunable diode laser profile projector supports teaching and Technologies NV9001) and two antenna

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research activities in manufacturing related machines such as gear pump, centrifugal and compound pendulum experiments. areas. These facilities will also support pump, Francis Turbine, Pelton wheel along Cathode ray oscilloscopes (Scientech, integrated product design and manufacturing with various flow measuring devices and Scientific and Aplab), signal generators activities. accessories have also been installed. An open- (Scientech, Scientific), DC power supplies and The mechanical systems design lab supports loop low-speed wind tunnel having test several optical components are available for the teaching of kinematics and dynamics of section 330x300mm at the end and a closed- use in many experiments. Other experimental mechanisms and machine design courses. The loop water tunnel of test section 250x250mm set-ups available in the Physics laboratory existing teaching infrastructure. Another laboratory has four bar mechanisms, quick- are being set up to support the teaching of include universal B-H curve tracer, dielectric temporary building (Shed-4) with an area of return mechanism, cam mechanism, gears and and to facilitate basic research in fluid constant (Mittal Enterprises) and 2010 sq. m. is also being constructed and is gear trains, fundamental mechanical vibration mechanics. Additionally, the control systems measurement of e/m by Thomson method likely to be completed in June 2012. The tests, balancing and whirling of shaft test rigs. laboratory is being updated with a number of (Besto). The Indian Academy of Sciences, sanction for one more building (Shed- 5) with High performance computing facilities have control experiments relevant to mechanical Bangalore kit for experimental physics is also an area of 3000 sq. m. has been issued to recently been initiated with two work station engineering. available in the Physics laboratory. CPWD. This building is likely to be servers (Celsius R-670) and five network high- The current Mechanical Engineering The Physics laboratory also has a few mini completed within the next ten months. end work stations. The facilities enhances faculty research interests include electric motors and electric generators which design capabilities and will be used for Aerodynamics, Flight Mechanics, Fluid- were made by the first year students as part of Institute Master Plan research and teaching. The facilities permit Structure Interaction, Polymer Composites, their laboratory course. The Institute has IITGN has been provided about 400 acres on application of newer techniques for solving Dynamics and Control, Systems Theory, recently acquired an astronomical telescope in the eastern bank of the Sabarmati in complex problems at high speed. The Thermo-Fluids Systems, Hydrodynamic the Physics laboratory to encourage students Gandhinagar, opposite the Secretariat. The facilities will be linked to national network Stability, High Performance Computational to develop interest in this area. It has a master plan of the campus took shape after “Garuda” to further elevate computing Modeling of Engineered Systems. reflector with eight inch mirror of a focal several brain-storming sessions between a capabilities. Generous partial financial The manufacturing laboratory and the solid length 1200 mm with a Dobsonian mount. group of faculty members of the Institute and support has been received from Fujitsu and mechanics and experimental stress analysis Many students have started using it for the consultants. The campus is envisioned to Nvidia. laboratory include many fabrication and observations of planets, star clusters and other be compact, energy-efficient by minimizing research facilities. These facilities are cosmic objects. It has a lunar as well as a solar energy consumption and making optimum currently being further developed and filter. It should be possible to observe the use of natural resources by harvesting rain expanded according to experimental and transit of Venus across the disc of the Sun in water. The campus will have clearly identified fabrication needs. June 2012. vehicle-free zones. The campus is being designed to facilitate close interaction Physics New Buildings between faculty and students and also All first year undergraduate students are A new temporary building (Shed-3) with an between the various sections of the student required to take a laboratory course in basic area of 2010 sq. m. has been constructed by community. After a careful selection process, physics. The laboratory consists of a room the Institute on the VGEC campus through M/s Green Campus Development All second year Mechanical Engineering for general experiments and a dark room. the CPWD to expand laboratory facilities, Consortium, New Delhi was awarded the students are required to take a laboratory There are 7 experiments covering optics, provide office space to faculty and research contract to develop the master plan of the course on solid mechanics and experimental electricity and magnetism, modern physics scholars and add new class-rooms to the campus. stress analysis. The laboratory, in 70 sq. m. and classical mechanics. area, has two MTS universal testing machines The procured equipment includes Grating of 100 kN and 200 kN capacity, Charpy Spectrometer and Fresnel's Biprism with impact testing machine of 450 J capacity optical bench (Indosaw), Newton's Rings (MTS), Rockwell and Vickers hardness testing (Holmarc), Frank Hertz Experiment and machines (ZwickRoell), torsion and fatigue Planck's constant (Scientific Equipments testing machines. India Ltd). Part of the experimental set-up of The third year Mechanical Engineering Helmholtz Coil experiment was fabricated at undergraduate students are required to take a the Institute. Four sets of all experimental laboratory course on fluid mechanics and equipment are available in the lab and they fluid machinery. The laboratory is located in are made available to the students for hands- a 155 sq. m. area, and has set-ups for on experience in their course. Apart from conducting experiments on fluid statics and these experiments, the Physics laboratory also fluid dynamics. Several common turbo has moving coil galvanometers (spot reflection type and suspended mirror type) Institute Master Plan

27 28 Infrastructure and Facilities Infrastructure and Facilities research activities in manufacturing related machines such as gear pump, centrifugal and compound pendulum experiments. areas. These facilities will also support pump, Francis Turbine, Pelton wheel along Cathode ray oscilloscopes (Scientech, integrated product design and manufacturing with various flow measuring devices and Scientific and Aplab), signal generators activities. accessories have also been installed. An open- (Scientech, Scientific), DC power supplies and The mechanical systems design lab supports loop low-speed wind tunnel having test several optical components are available for the teaching of kinematics and dynamics of section 330x300mm at the end and a closed- use in many experiments. Other experimental mechanisms and machine design courses. The loop water tunnel of test section 250x250mm set-ups available in the Physics laboratory existing teaching infrastructure. Another laboratory has four bar mechanisms, quick- are being set up to support the teaching of include universal B-H curve tracer, dielectric temporary building (Shed-4) with an area of return mechanism, cam mechanism, gears and and to facilitate basic research in fluid constant (Mittal Enterprises) and 2010 sq. m. is also being constructed and is gear trains, fundamental mechanical vibration mechanics. Additionally, the control systems measurement of e/m by Thomson method likely to be completed in June 2012. The tests, balancing and whirling of shaft test rigs. laboratory is being updated with a number of (Besto). The Indian Academy of Sciences, sanction for one more building (Shed- 5) with High performance computing facilities have control experiments relevant to mechanical Bangalore kit for experimental physics is also an area of 3000 sq. m. has been issued to recently been initiated with two work station engineering. available in the Physics laboratory. CPWD. This building is likely to be servers (Celsius R-670) and five network high- The current Mechanical Engineering The Physics laboratory also has a few mini completed within the next ten months. end work stations. The facilities enhances faculty research interests include electric motors and electric generators which design capabilities and will be used for Aerodynamics, Flight Mechanics, Fluid- were made by the first year students as part of Institute Master Plan research and teaching. The facilities permit Structure Interaction, Polymer Composites, their laboratory course. The Institute has IITGN has been provided about 400 acres on application of newer techniques for solving Dynamics and Control, Systems Theory, recently acquired an astronomical telescope in the eastern bank of the Sabarmati in complex problems at high speed. The Thermo-Fluids Systems, Hydrodynamic the Physics laboratory to encourage students Gandhinagar, opposite the Secretariat. The facilities will be linked to national network Stability, High Performance Computational to develop interest in this area. It has a master plan of the campus took shape after “Garuda” to further elevate computing Modeling of Engineered Systems. reflector with eight inch mirror of a focal several brain-storming sessions between a capabilities. Generous partial financial The manufacturing laboratory and the solid length 1200 mm with a Dobsonian mount. group of faculty members of the Institute and support has been received from Fujitsu and mechanics and experimental stress analysis Many students have started using it for the consultants. The campus is envisioned to Nvidia. laboratory include many fabrication and observations of planets, star clusters and other be compact, energy-efficient by minimizing research facilities. These facilities are cosmic objects. It has a lunar as well as a solar energy consumption and making optimum currently being further developed and filter. It should be possible to observe the use of natural resources by harvesting rain expanded according to experimental and transit of Venus across the disc of the Sun in water. The campus will have clearly identified fabrication needs. June 2012. vehicle-free zones. The campus is being designed to facilitate close interaction Physics New Buildings between faculty and students and also All first year undergraduate students are A new temporary building (Shed-3) with an between the various sections of the student required to take a laboratory course in basic area of 2010 sq. m. has been constructed by community. After a careful selection process, physics. The laboratory consists of a room the Institute on the VGEC campus through M/s Green Campus Development All second year Mechanical Engineering for general experiments and a dark room. the CPWD to expand laboratory facilities, Consortium, New Delhi was awarded the students are required to take a laboratory There are 7 experiments covering optics, provide office space to faculty and research contract to develop the master plan of the course on solid mechanics and experimental electricity and magnetism, modern physics scholars and add new class-rooms to the campus. stress analysis. The laboratory, in 70 sq. m. and classical mechanics. area, has two MTS universal testing machines The procured equipment includes Grating of 100 kN and 200 kN capacity, Charpy Spectrometer and Fresnel's Biprism with impact testing machine of 450 J capacity optical bench (Indosaw), Newton's Rings (MTS), Rockwell and Vickers hardness testing (Holmarc), Frank Hertz Experiment and machines (ZwickRoell), torsion and fatigue Planck's constant (Scientific Equipments testing machines. India Ltd). Part of the experimental set-up of The third year Mechanical Engineering Helmholtz Coil experiment was fabricated at undergraduate students are required to take a the Institute. Four sets of all experimental laboratory course on fluid mechanics and equipment are available in the lab and they fluid machinery. The laboratory is located in are made available to the students for hands- a 155 sq. m. area, and has set-ups for on experience in their course. Apart from conducting experiments on fluid statics and these experiments, the Physics laboratory also fluid dynamics. Several common turbo has moving coil galvanometers (spot reflection type and suspended mirror type) Institute Master Plan

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Sponsored Projects Academic activities described in this section pertain to individual faculty members with regard to research and development, consulting, recognition, publications and honorary work for other academic organizations.

Projects Sanctioned during 2011-12 Investigator: Prof. Mukta Tripathy, External sponsoring agencies sanctioned the Chemical Engineering. following research projects to IIT © Center of excellence in biomedical Gandhinagar faculty with the total budget of engineering and health care aculty Activities Rs 3,48,40,522: technologies, sponsored by Industries © Photochemical and photophysical Commissionerate, Government of studies of donor-acceptor substituted Gujarat. Principal Investigator: Prof. aryl and heteroaryl polyenes, sponsored Sameer Dalvi, Chemical Engineering. by CSIR. Principal Investigator: Prof. © Technology Incubation and Sriram Kanvah Gundimeda, Chemistry. Development of Entrepreneurs Centre, © Engineering escherichia coli strains sponsored by Department of Information optimized for large scale lignocelluloses Technology. Principal Investigator: Prof. F fermentation for biofuel production, Joycee Mekie, Electrical Engineering. sponsored by Department of Science and © High fidelity computational engineered Technology. Principal Investigator: Prof. systems on HPC platforms, sponsored Supreet Saini, Chemical Engineering. by the Department of Information © Short-term generation scheduling in Technology. Principal Investigator: Prof. power systems under uncertainty/ Murali Damodaran, Mechanical intermittent characteristics of Engineering. Co-PIs include Prof. renewable energy sources (RES) and Surendra Ranganath, Prof. Supreet demands, sponsored by Department of Saini, Prof. Bireswar Das and Prof. N. Science and Technology. Principal Kishore Kumar. Investigator: Prof. Naran Pindoriya, © Experimental studies of metastability in Electrical Engineering. different synchronizers, sponsored by © Studies of structure-property relations the Department of Science and in polymer nanocomposites using Technology. Principal Investigator: Prof. molecular simulations, sponsored by Joycee Mekie, Electrical Engineering. Department of Science and Technology. © Technological value addition to the Principal Investigator: Prof. Suchira Sen, initial design of a low-cost windmill for Chemical Engineering. pumping brine and electricity © Engineering stable and bio-compatible production in rural areas - a Sponsored Projects microbubble formulation for GRiDS@IITGN-NIF Initiative, Consulting Projects biomedical applications, sponsored by sponsored by National Innovation Awards and Recognition Department of Biotechnology. Principal Foundation, Department of Science and Honorary Work Investigator: Prof. Sameer Dalvi, Technology. Principal Investigator: Prof. Academic Lectures Chemical Engineering. Murali Damodaran, Mechanical Other Faculty Activities © Thermodynamically stable pickering Engineering. Co-PIs include Prof. Atul Publications emulsions, sponsored by Department of Bhargav and Prof. Naran Pindoriya. Science and Technology. Principal

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Ongoing Sponsored Projects Government of India. Principal Principal Investigator: Prof. Vedant Principal Investigator: Prof. Sudhir K The following sponsored projects were Investigator: Prof. Sameer V. Dalvi, Kadambi, Mechanical Engineering. Jain, Civil Engineering. initiated in earlier years and are still Chemical Engineering. © Development of a user interface for © Consulting for Sundaram Architect, continuing: © Quantitative near- and mid-infrared facilitating literature search at IITGN, Principal Investigator: Prof. Sudhir K © Development of a rapid visual wavelength modulation spectroscopy for Ricoh Innovations, Inc. (RII), USA. Jain, Civil Engineering. screening method for seismic for gas sensing applications, sponsored Facilitator and Coordinator: Prof. © Consulting for Electrotherm India Ltd, assessment of RC frame buildings in by Department of Science and Supreet Saini, Chemical Engineering. Ahmedabad, Principal Investigator: Prof. India, sponsored by the Seismology Technology, Government of India. Ragavan K., Electrical Engineering. Division, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Principal Investigator: Prof. Arup Lal Ongoing Consulting Projects © Consultancy for INDEXT B, Principal Chakraborty, Electrical Engineering. Investigator: Prof. Sudhir K. Jain, Civil Government of India, New Delhi. © Seismic Studies of the area around Principal Investigator: Prof. Sudhir K. © Virtual geotechnical laboratory, Bhagyam Oil Fields, for L&T - GULF Engineering. Jain; other collaborators are Prof. sponsored by Ministry of Human Private Ltd and executed jointly by © Geotechnical Design for Cell-1 of Durgesh C. Rai, IIT Kanpur; Prof. Keya Resource Development, Government of IITGN, IIT Kanpur and IIT Kharagpur Kanjurmarg Solid Waste Management Mitra, BESU Shibpur and Prof. Mehul India. Principal Investigator: Prof. Amit with Prof. Sudhir K. Jain as coordinator. System, Principal Investigator: Prof. Prashant, Civil Engineering. Amit Prashant, Civil Engineering. Shah, CEPT Ahmedabad. © Consulting for Dr Fixit Institute, © R&D of equipment for peeling of husk © Photo-processes of donor-acceptor from cashew kernels, sponsored by substituted polyenes in ionic liquid Olam Exports India Ltd, Quilom, Kerala. media, sponsored by the Department of Awards and Recognition Science and Technology, Government of Principal Investigator: Prof. N. The following faculty members have received special awards and recognition by external bodies India. Principal Investigator: Prof. Ramakrishnan, Mechanical Engineering. during 2011-12: © A novel process for precipitation and Sriram Kanvah Gundimeda, Chemistry. stabilization of drug nanoparticles in © A cognitivist exploration of the concept aqueous suspensions using CO2, of privacy behavior and experience, sponsored by Department of sponsored by Department of Science and Biotechnology, Government of India. Technology, Government of India. Principal Investigator: Prof. Sameer V. Principal Investigator: Prof. Jaison A. Dalvi, Chemical Engineering. Manjaly, Philosophy. © An experimental investigation to locate © Hybrid Cali (n) hyrin(s) with pyridine and assess the severity of winding moiety: new block of macrocyles as deformations in power transformers, potential candidates for anion sensing Prof. Nikhil Balram, a Prof. Rita Kothari has been Prof. Sudhir K. Jain is an sponsored by the Department of Science and metal coordination, sponsored by Guest Professor at IIT nominated as the Reviews independent director on the and Technology, Government of India. Department of Science and Technology. Gandhinagar, President and Editor for Interventions, a Board of Gujarat Principal Investigator: Prof. Ragavan K., Principal Investigator: Prof. Iti Gupta, CEO of Ricoh Innovations high impact Routledge Foundation for Electrical Engineering. Chemistry Inc., was conferred the 2011 journal in Humanities and Entrepreneurial Excellence © Engineering zymomonas mobilis for © Fire Engineering Lab, UL-USA, Alumni Achievement Social Sciences. She was an (GFEE). Prof. Jain has also the efficient production of biofuels Principal Investigator: Prof. Chinmay Award by Carnegie Mellon invited panelist on "The joined the Board of Gujarat from lignocellulosic biomass, sponsored Ghoroi, Chemical Engineering. University, Pittsburgh. Chutnefication of English: International Finance Tec- by Department of Biotechnology, Amlish, Hinglish, City (GIFT) Company Ltd Government of India. Principal Consulting Projects Chinglish" at the Jaipur as an Independent Director. Investigator: Prof. Supreet Saini, The following consulting projects have been Literature Festival 2012. He has been chosen a Chemical Engineering. undertaken by the faculty of IIT Gandhinagar member of the Working © Reprogramming cellular networks in with the total budget of Rs 41,84,871. Group on Technical salmonella enterica to develop novel © National level expert institute to advise Education to formulate the vaccines, sponsored by Department of and oversee the scheme on State Level Twelfth Five Year Plan Biotechnology, Government of India. Anchor Institutes in the focus sectors, (2012-17) by the Planning Principal Investigator: Prof. Supreet for the Government of Gujarat. Principal Commission. Saini, Chemical Engineering. Investigator: Prof. Sudhir K. Jain, © Rapid precipitation of drug Director. nanoparticles using ultrasonically- © Design of helium gas circulators for driven mixing device, sponsored by helium cooling loop at IPR, for Institute Department of Science and Technology, for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar.

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Honorary Work © Member, P. M. M. C., DST Centre for Kerala, October 27-28, 2011. © Member, INAE Silver Jubilee 1 Prof. Ambarish Kunwar, Physics Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences, © Participated in a meeting for designing a Celebrations Committee, Indian National © Reviewer, New Journal of Physics BHU, Banaras, India. new B. Tech. Programme for Academy of Engineering. (Institute of Physics) © Associate Editor, Asian European Journal Navarachana University, Vadodara, © Member, Advisory Editorial Board, of Mathematics, World Scientific March 25, 2012. Earthquake Engineering and Structural 2 Prof. Arup Lal Chakraborty, Electrical Publishers, London and Singapore. © External examiner of Ph. D. theses for Dynamics, John Wiley and Sons. Engineering © Reviewer, Mathematics Reviews NMAM Institute of Technology, NITTE © Member, Editorial Board, Earthquake © Reviewer, Optics Letters (Optical Society (American Mathematical Society). and NMIMS, Mumbai. Engineering and Engineering Vibrations, of America). Springer-Verlag. © Reviewer, Applied Optics (Optical 6 Prof. G. K. Sharma, Mechanical 10 Prof. Naran M. Pindoriya, Electrical © Member, Board of Directors, Gujarat Society of America). Engineering Engineering Foundation for Entrepreneurial © Member, BOG, IIITDM, Jabalpur. © Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Power Excellence, Ahmedabad 3 Prof. Ashwini Kumar, Civil Engineering © Member, Building and Works Systems (IEEE). © Member, Board of Governors, Gujarat © Member, Campus Development Committee, IIITDM, Jabalpur. © Reviewer, International Journal of Power Technological University, Ahmedabad Committee for IIM, Udaipur. and Energy Conversion (Inderscience © Member, Board of Directors, Gujarat © External Assessor for the B. Tech. 7 Prof. Jagmohan Tyagi, Mathematics Publishers). International Finance Tech-city (GIFT) Programme in Civil Engineering. © Reviewer, Mathematical Reviews Company ltd. University of Malaysia Sabah, Kota (American Mathematical Society). 11 Prof. Sameer V. Dalvi, Chemical Kinabalu, Malaysia, January 15-20, 2012 Engineering 14 Prof. Supreet Saini, Chemical 8 Prof. Jaison A. Manjaly, Humanities © Reviewer, Crystal Growth and Design Engineering 4 Prof. Chinmay Ghoroi, Chemical (Philosophy and Cognitive Science) (American Chemical Society). © Reviewer, BMC Systems Biology (Biomed Engineering © Programme Committee Member, © Reviewer, Chemical Engineering Journal Central). © Member of Board of Studies in Chemical European Cognitive Science Conference, (Elsevier). © Institutional Biosafety Committee, Engineering (Degree Programme) Nirma Sophia, Bulgaria, May 21-24, 2011. © Reviewer, Powder Technology (Elsevier). Torrent Pharma, Ahmedabad. University, 2012-2013. © Institutional Ethical Committee member: © Invited to the 71st meeting of the Advisory School of Biological Sciences and 12 Prof. Sharmita Lahiri, Humanities Academic Lectures Committee of Central Glass and Ceramic Biotechnology, Indian Institute of (English) © Prof. Ajanta Sachan on Geotechnical Research Institute (CGCRI), Naroda Advanced Research, Gandhinagar, © Conducted a session on How to write a practice for solid waste disposal, SVNIT Centre, Ahmedabad, November 18, 2011. Gujarat. Research Paper at National Training Surat, Gujarat, October 8-9, 2011; © Reviewer, Powder Technology (Elsevier). Programme on Research Methodology, Liquefaction and induced lateral 9 Prof. K. V. V. Murthy, Electrical Nirma University, Ahmedabad, June spreading, ISTE Gujarat, SVIT Vasad, 5 Prof. D. V. Pai, Mathematics Engineering 2011. Gujarat, November 28-December 2, 2011; © Examiner, Ph. D. thesis in Mathematics, © Member, Governing Council, NMAM and Geotechnical testing for dynamic IIT Kharagpur, March 2012. Institute of Technology, Nitte, 13 Prof. Sudhir K. Jain, Civil Engineering response of soil, Nirma University, © Chairman, DST-constituted Planning Karnataka. © Executive Vice President, International Ahmedabad, Gujarat, December 26-31, Committee, SERC School on © Member, Academic Council, NMAM Association for Earthquake Engineering. 2011. “Multivariable and matrix variable Institute of Technology, Nitte, © Chairman, International Activities © Prof. Amit Prashant on Advances in calculus with applications: optimization” Karnataka. Committee, Earthquake Engineering Geotechnical Engineering, at National C. M. C. Pala, Kerala, April-May 2012. © Delivered two lectures on “Fourier and Research Institute, USA. Seminar, SVNIT Surat, October 8-9, © Member, P. M. M. C., DST Centre for related transforms – Different Insights” © Member, Board of Management, NIIT 2011; and Recent Trends in Mathematical Sciences, Pala, Kerala. for Faculty Development Programme, at University, Neemrana, Rajasthan. Geotechnical Engineering, SVIT Vasad, Government Engineering College, Idduki,

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November 28, 2011; on Geotechnical © Prof. Naran M. Pindoriya, Integrating May 2-6, 2011; and a public lecture on Biomedical Engineering Department. Aspects of Earthquake Engineering for Renewable Energy Sources into Confined Masonry: an alternative © Prof. Naran M. Pindoriya attended the Infrastructure Development, Institute of Emerging Electric Power Systems, IIT building typology for seismic regions of IET International Conference on Smart Technology - Nirma University, Mandi, May 16-20, 2011, Emerging India at Gujarat Institute of Civil grids at Bangalore, May 31, 2011, and the Ahmedabad, December 28, 2011; on trends in Indian Electricity Markets and Engineers and Architects, Ahmedabad, 7th National Conference on Indian Application of Geotechnical Short-term forecasting of electric load May 21, 2011. Energy Sector, Ahmedabad, November Engineering in Construction, for and price in competitive power market, © Prof. Supreet Saini on How do cells 18-19, 2011. Training of Trainers, CEPT University, CHARUSAT, Anand, Guajrat, February count? Flagellar regulation in © Prof. Nitin Padhiyar conducted a Ahmedabad, March 19-24, 2012. 3, 2012; and Advancement in Power salmonella, IISc Bangalore, September 23- training session on Computational © Prof. Arup Lal Chakraborty on Systems and Power Electronics, SPCE 24, 2011; and Protein secretion and methods for research in engineering Calibration-free approaches in tunable Vishnagar, Gujarat, March 1-3, flagellar abundance in bacteria, NIT programme at L. D. College of diode laser spectroscopy of gases for 2012. Agartala, November 4, 2011. Engineering, Ahmedabad, July 28, 2011. industrial applications, at the 36th © Prof. Pawan Lingras on Soft © Dr T. S. Kumbar, Librarian, on © Prof. Sudhir K. Jain attended the Board Optical Society of India (OSI) computing: Neural networks and fuzzy Institutional Repository and IPR meetings of Gujarat Technical University Symposium; and Frontiers in Optics and sets, a tutorial at Computer Science and Issues, INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad, (GTU) on July 2011 and August 2011; Photonics – FOP 11, IIT Delhi, Applications, orientation workshop, February 17, 2012; Evaluation of ETD and of the NIIT University, Neemrana December 3–5, 2011. University of Mumbai, December 25-27, Programs/Projects: Identification of on July 14, 2011; participated in the UL © Prof. Atul Bhargav on Latest 2011. some Indicators for Success, Jawaharlal India Fire Security and Signaling developments in fuel processing for © Prof. Pia Thielmann keynote address on Nehru University, New Delhi, March 22, Advisory Council Meet 2011 in New hydrocarbon-fueled PEM fuel cell The importance of communication and 2012; and Reference Management Tools: Delhi on September 21, 2011. systems at the National Materials teaching skills from an international An Overview, National Workshop on © Prof. Supreet Saini participated in Research Laboratory (NMRL) perspective at Vishwakarma Government Research Techniques in Library & Workshop on academic ethics at Ambernath, December 7, 2011 and on Engineering College, Ahmedabad, June Information Science, Rajkot, March 31, Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), Control strategies for LPG-based fuel 17, 2011. 2012. Chennai, July 15-16, 2011. processors in PEM fuel cell systems at © Prof. Rita Kothari chaired a session on © Prof. V. Kadambi attended the the International Conference on Tagore and Sindhi literature at the Other Faculty Activities conference Indo-US nuclear energy safety Advances in Energy Research (ICAER Sahitya Akademi's National seminar, © Prof. Arnapurna Rath conducted a summit, organized by American Nuclear 2011), IIT Bombay, December 10, 2011. Institute of Sindhology, Adipur, Kutch, workshop on Workplace etiquette: Society, at IIT Bombay, September 30, © Prof. D. V. Pai on Multivariable October 22-23, 2011; conducted a two-day blending the verbal and the non-verbal, 2011. calculus and optimal recovery of workshop on Imagining India, Jaipuria SVNIT Surat, January 21, 2012. functions, SERC School, Arunapuram, Institute of Management, Indore, © Prof. Joycee Mekie attended a national Kerala, May 16-18, 2011 and on On well- November 10-11, 2011; and served as a workshop on Biostatistics: Applications posed problems in approximation Panelist for Publishing World: Editors of computational statistics in medicine theory, in an International Conference and Writers' Relationship, IIM, and biology, IIT Kharagpur, September Multi-valued analysis and topology, Ahmedabad, January 12, 2012. 8-10, 2011; attended a conference Varenna, Italy, July 18-22, 2011 and © Prof. Sudhir K. Jain keynote address on International Symposium on chaired a session. Seismic Safety in India: Past, Present Asynchronous Circuits and Systems, ©· Prof. Mukta Tripathy on Colloidal and Future at GSDMA International Ithaca, New York, April 27-29, 2011; and emulsions glasses and gels, NIT Nagpur, Conference on Post Earthquake visited the Johns Hopkins University's September 30, 2011, on Polymer Reconstruction, Gandhinagar, April 14- nanocomposites: emerging possibilities 16, 2011; on The Future of Product and trends, National Chemical Safety in India at the 2nd Annual UL Laboratory, Pune, November 24, 2011; India Product Safety Summit, Delhi, and on Self-Assembly in patchy colloidal April 20, 2011; and on IITGN: a rods at the Indo-US Bilateral Workshop, Laboratory for Experiments in IIT Delhi, December 14, 2011. Education at Innovation Educators © Prof. N. Ramakrishnan at a CEP Course Conference, ISB Hyderabad, April 29-30, on Gear Materials and Heat Treatment, 2011; on Seismic Design of Railway IIT Bombay, February 10, 2012. 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Publications Matrix Methods, pp 139-189, April 2011, The Institute faculty is actively encouraged to CMS, Pala, Kerala. present their research work for peer-review through publication in reputed journals and Arnapurna Rath, Introduction to Far conference proceedings, and also to make From the Madding Crowd (Thomas presentations at conferences. These activities Hardy). A WINK Signature Special, ISBN give the faculty important feedback on their 978-81-264-3231-8. Bengaluru: DC Books and work, and enhance the visibility of the EC Media, 2011. Institute in the national and international academic arena. The Institute also encourages Papers Published in Refereed Journals dissemination of knowledge through other C. Ghoroi, X. Han, D. To, L. Jallo, L. avenues such as publication of books, book Gurumurthy and R. N. Dave, “Dispersion of chapters and monographs. The following is a fine and ultrafine powders through surface list of publications by faculty during 2011-12: modification and rapid expansion”, Chemical Engineering Science, in press 2012. http://dx. Books doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2012.02.038. Anulekha Dhara and Joydeep Dutta, Optimality Conditions in Convex X. Han, C. Ghoroi, Y. Chen and R. N. Optimization: A Finite-dimensional view, Dave, “Simultaneous micronization and CRC Press, Taylor and Francis, October 17, surface modification as a tool to improve flow 2011, ISBN 9781439868225. and dissolution”, Int. J. Pharmaceutics, 415, 185–195, (2011). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/ Mukund Hari Divekar and Nitin V. Bhate, j.ijpharm.2011.05.070. Process Dynamics Laboratory - Orientation, Protocol and Design A. Hinkle, S. Goyal and H. J. Methodology, Lambert Academic Palanthandalam-Madapusi, “Estimation of Publishing, Saarbrucken, Germany, ISBN: the Constitutive-law of a Microfilament From 978-3-8443-9766-6. its Discrete-Structure Simulations,” Journal of Applied Mechanics, online March 2012. Rosa Maria Perez, The Tulsi and the Cross, http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.4006449. RCS Publishers, ISBN: 8192304604. S. K. Jain, A. D. Roshan, S. Yadav, S. Jasbirkaur Thadhani and Dr Nisha Tajpuri, Srivastava and P. C. Basu, “Strong motion Stress management, Kruti Prakashan, data from structural response recorders in Ahmedabad, ISBN: 978-93-5067-160-3. Indian earthquakes”, Earthquake Spectra, Vol. 28, No.1, pp. 77-103 (2012). Book Chapters L. Jallo, C. Ghoroi, L. Gurumurthy, U. Patel Sharmita Lahiri, Everything is an and R. N. Dave, “ Improvement of flow and Argument: A Thematic Approach to bulk density of pharmaceutical powders using Teaching English and Communication surface modification”, Int. J. Pharmaceutics, Skills Course. Unlock Their Futures: A 423, 213–225 (2012). Skills-based Approach to Teaching English. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2011.12. Ed. Viney Kirpal and Shridhar B. Gokhale. 012. New Delhi: Sterling Publishers, 2011. S. Joshi, A. Prashant and S. K. Jain, D. V. Pai, Chapter 5: Multivariable “Analysis of buried pipelines subjected to Calculus and Optimal Recovery of reverse fault motion”, Soil Dynamics and Functions in Publication No. 42, SERC Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 31, Iss. 7, pp School Notes 2011, on Multivariable and 930-940 (2011). Matrix Variable Calculus and Applications:

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M. Kumar*, and K. Gayen, “Developments G. Mondal, A. Prashant and S. K. Jain, A. Thorat* and S. V. Dalvi, “Liquid processors for PEM fuel cell systems”, in biobutanol production: New insights,” “Simplified seismic analysis of soil-well-pier antisolvent precipitation and stabilization of International Conference on Advances in Applied Energy, Vol. 88, No. 6, pp. 1999- system for bridges”, Soil Dynamics and nanoparticles of poorly water soluble drugs in Energy Research, IIT Bombay, December 2010, (2011). Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 32, pp 42-55 aqueous suspensions: Recent developments 2011. (2012). and future perspective”, Chemical M. Kumar*, Y. Goyal*, Abhijit Sarkar and Engineering Journal, Vol. 181-182, pp 1-34 S. Chandrasekaran* and Ragavan K., Kalyan Gayen, “Comparative economic V. Narayanan and R. Govindarajan, (2012). “Harmonic mitigation through sliding DFT assessment of ABE fermentation based on “Secondary Instabilities in Incompressible http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2011.12.044. based single-phase active power filter”, cellulosic and non-cellulosic feedstocks”, Axisymmetric Boundary Layers: Effect of Proceedings of The EE Centenary Applied Energy (2012). Transverse Curvature”, Journal of Fluids M. Tripathy and K. S. Schweizer, "Activated Conference, IISc, Bangalore, India, pp. 469- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.12 Engineering, 134, 024503 (2012). dynamics in dense fluids of attractive 473, December 2011. .079. nonspherical particles. I. Kinetic crossover, T. D. Nguyen and S. Ranganath, “Facial dynamic free energies, and the physical nature M. Kumar*, Y. Goyal*, K. Gayen, and S. N. K. Kumar and G. Nagaraju, expressions in American sign language: of glasses and gels," Phys. Rev. E 83, 041406 Saini, “Economic assessment of ABE “Nonconforming least-squares method for Tracking and recognition”, Pattern (2011). (acetone-butanol-ethanol) fermentation for elliptic partial differential equations with Recognition, Vol 45, No. 2, pp 1877-1891, cellulosic and non-cellulosic feedstocks”, 64th smooth interfaces”, Journal of Scientific (2012). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.patcog. M. Tripathy and K. S. Schweizer, "Activated Annual Session, Indian Institute of Chemical Computing, doi 10.1007/s10915-011-9572-5. 2011.10.026. dynamics in dense fluids of attractive Engineers, CHEMCON 2011, Bangalore, nonspherical particles. II. Elasticity, barriers, December 2011. S. Lahiri, “Not a vanquished rebel but a H. J. Palanthandalam-Madapusi and S. relaxation, fragility, and self-diffusion”, Phys. successful explorer of newer realms: A study Goyal, “Is Parkinsonian Tremor a Limit Rev. E 83, 041407 (2011). S. Lahiri, “India through different lenses: A of Edna Pontellier in Chopin's The Cycle?” J. of Mechanics in Medicine and study of Rushdie's Midnight's Children and Awakening”, The IUP Journal of English Biology, Vol. 11, No. 5, pp 1017-1023, (2011). J. Tyagi, “Existence of non-negative solutions Tagore's The Home and the World.” Studies 4.3, 61-72 (2011). http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S021951941100491 for predator-prey elliptic systems with a sign- Proceedings of the 1st Asian Conference on 5. changing nonlinearity”, Electronic J. Literature and Librarianship, Osaka Japan, S. Lahiri, “Things fall apart: Winesburg Differential Equations, No. 153, pp. 1-9, May 2011. Nagakute, Japan: The Ohio a world in transition.” The IUP Journal R. S. Patil*, M. Pandey and P. Mahanta, (2011). International Academic Forum (IAFOR), of American Literature 4.4, 16-27 (2011). “Parametric studies and effect of scale-up on 233-244 (2011). http://www.iafor.org/librasia wall-to-bed heat transfer characteristics of J. Tyagi, “A global positive solution of a _proceedings.html. S. Lahiri, “Local vs. Cosmopolitan: A circulating fluidized bed risers,” Experimental delay differential equation with indefinite comparison of The Home and the World and Thermal and Fluid Science, Vol. 35, No. 3, coefficients”, Applied Mathematics Letters, T. D. Nguyen and S. Ranganath, Midnight's Children.” SKASE Journal of pp. 485-494, (2011). 25, 1068-1070 (March 2012). "Recognizing continuous grammatical marker Literary Studies 3. 2, 2-20 (2011). facial gestures in sign language video", 10th A. Sachan, “Shear Testing Data of Soil: A A. K. Vishwakarma, P. P. Ghalsasi, and P. S Asian Conference on Computer Vision, G. A. MacRae, U. T. Myint and S. K. Jain, function of boundary friction in Triaxial Ghalsasi, “Temperature-dependent Raman Queenstown, New Zealand, November 2010 “Steps in earthquake proofing a country – a setup”, Indian Geotechnical Journal, Vol. 41, spectroscopy of anilinium chloride near phase (Published in Lecture Notes in Computer case study of Myanmar”, Bulletin of the New No. 4, pp. 168-176. (2011). transition,” Physica Status Solidi B, Vol. 248, Science, LNCS Vol 6495, pp 665-676, Zealand Society for Earthquake Engg., Vol. No. 8, pp. 1956-1960, (2011). Springer, 2011). 44, No. 2, pp. 87-98, (2011,). M. Sahu, B. Wu, L. Zhu, C. Jacobson, W.-N. Wang, K. Jones, Y. Goyal*, Y. J. Tang and P. W. Zhu, F. S. Romanski, S. V. Dalvi, R. N. N. M. Pindoriya and N. Gurrapu, J. Manjaly, “Conceivability, metaphysical Biswas, “Role of dopant concentration, Dave, M. S. Tomassone, “Atomistic “Emerging trends in electricity market in possibility and the zombies”, Journal of the crystal phase, and particle size on microbial simulations of aqueous griseofulvin crystals India – A review”, Proceedings of the 2nd

Indian Council of Philosophical Research 28, inactivation of Cu-doped TiO2 nanoparticles”, in the presence of individual and multiple International Conference on Current Trends 3: 43-53, (2011). Nanotechnology, Vol. 22, (2011). additives” Chemical Engineering Science, Vol. in Technology, NUiCONE 2011, Institute of http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0957- 73, pp 218–230 (2012). Technology, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, J. Manjaly, “The knowledge argument and 4484/22/41/415704. December 2011, pp. 1-7. inconsistency of the nonphysical", Journal of Papers Published in Conference the Indian Council of Philosophical Research C. H. Sim, E. Rajmadhan and S. Ranganath, Proceedings J. R. Prabhakar* and Ragavan K., “Unified 28, 2: 81-94, (2011). “Detecting people in dense crowds”, Machine A. Bhargav, M. Lyubovsky, C. J. Tesluk, P. controller for reliable coordination of wind- Vision and Applications, Vol 23, No. 2, pp Hearn, “Control strategies for LPG-based fuel solar-hydro energy conversion systems”, 243-253 (2012). Proceedings of The EE Centenary

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Conference, IISc, Bangalore, India, pp. 353- Anna University, January 2012. M. Mukherjee and A. Prashant, "An A. Rath, “Situating time and binding space: 358, December 2011. automated approach for near surface soil site An analysis of heterochronies and the S. Das* and I. Gupta, “Mono-functionalized profiling by SASW technique", in 8th carnival square”, International Symposium on K. Prajapat, S. R. Chaudhuri and A. Kumar, N-Confused Porphyrin”, 14th CRSI National International Symposium on Field Spaces of Alterity: Literary and Dramatic “Analytical and experimental study of Symposium in Chemistry (NSC-14), CSIR- Measurements in GeoMechanics, Berlin, Representations, IIT Gandhinagar, September buckling of plates considering in-plane NIIST, Trivandrum, February 2012. GER, September 12‐16, 2011. 2011. boundary conditions”, 4th International Conference on Structural Stability and Y. Goyal*, “Statistics-based model for S. Mukherjee*, N. Srinivasan, J. Manjaly S. Saini, “Evolution of intrinsic microbial Dynamics (ICSSD-12), MNIT Jaipur, January prediction of chemical biosynthesis yield and N. Kumar*, "Effect of Money on resistance to antibiotics in bacteria”, 2nd 2012. from saccharomyces cerevisiae”, 111thgeneral estimations of Social Distance", XXI Annual National conference on Antibiotic Resistance, meeting of the American Society for Convention of National Academy of Allahabad, February 2012. S. Saini, “Computational biology and Microbiology, May 2011, New Orleans, Psychology (NAOP), IRMA, Anand, bioinformatics: A systems biology USA. Gujarat, December 2011. S. Saini, “Regulatory network architecture in perspective”, Proceedings of workshop on pathogenic bacteria”, RNAB, Sastra Bioinformatics, Tripura University, A. Guduru, P. W. C. Northrop, S. K. Jain, S. Mukherjee*, N. Srinivasan and J. University, March 2012. November 2011. A. C. Crothers, T. R. Marchant, V. R. Manjaly, "Role of attentional processes on Subramanian, “Analytical solution for monetary estimations", International S. Saini, “Role of Fur in regulating K. R. Shah* and Ragavan K., “Locating and electrolyte concentration distribution in conference on Decision Making, CBCS, pathogenic gene expression in enteric assessing the severity of mechanical lithium-ion batteries”, Journal of Applied Allahabad, December 2011. bacteria”, International Conference & deformations in power transformer Electrochemistry 42(4), 10.1007/s10800-012- Exhibition on Proteomics & Bioinformatics, windings”, Proceedings of The EE Centenary 0394-4(2012). V. Palakollu, J. K. Katla and S. Kanvah, HICC Hyderabad, June, 2011. Conference, IISc, Bangalore, India, pp. 289- “Influence of Methyl and Nitro Groups on 294, December 2011. Ragavan K., Prathamesh J.* and A. P. Photo induced Behavior of A. Thorat* and S. V. Dalvi, “Controlled Kishore*, “A Novel Magnetic-Circuit Based Diphenylbutadiene derivatives”, 4th CRSI liquid antisolvent precipitation of ultrafine B. Singh and N. M. Pindoriya, “Grid Design Approach for Electric Vehicle National Symposium in Chemistry (NSC-14), particles of curcumin in aqueous suspensions integration of large-scale wind power”, Motors”, IEEE International Electric Vehicle Trivandrum, Kerala, February 2012. using ultrasound and stabilizers”, 64th Proceedings of the 7th National Conference Conference, Greenville, South Carolina, CHEMCON Conference, Bangalore, on Indian Energy Sector: Synergy with USA, pp. 1-5, Mar. 4-8, 2012. J. R. Prabhakar* and Ragavan K., “Classical December 2011. Energy, AMA, Ahmedabad, November 2011. controller for coordination of wind-solar- R. Kothari, “Cartography of a song and hydro energy conversion systems in isolated *Student Papers Presented at Conferences story”, Centre for Region Studies, University region”, International Conference Power and A. L. Chakraborty and W. Johnstone, of Hyderabad, February 19-20, 2012. Energy Systems (ICPS), IIT Madras, Chennai, "Calibration-free 2f wavelength modulation India, pp. 1-6, December 2011. spectroscopy using normalization by the N. K. Kumar, "Nonconforming spectral/hp nonlinear intensity modulation for method for elliptic interface problems" at quantitative industrial gas measurements", Scientific computing and partial differential Field Laser Applications in Industry and equations Conference, Hong Kong, Research (FLAIR 2011), Germany, September December 2011. 2011. A. Kunwar, “Using computational modeling A. L. Chakraborty, "Calibration-free to understand in-vitro and in-vivo transport approaches in tunable diode laser by molecular motors”, Interdisciplinary spectroscopy of gases for industrial Workshop on High Performance Computing, applications", 36th OSI Symposium, Frontiers January 30-February 1, 2012, PRL, in Optics and Photonics, IIT Delhi, Ahmedabad. December 2011. J. Manjaly, “Panpsychism and evolution of A. L. Chakraborty, "Tunable diode laser experience”, International Conference on spectroscopy of gases for calibration-free Towards a Science of Consciousness – TSC measurement of concentration and pressure", 2011: Brain, Mind and Reality, Stockholm. 20th DAE-BRNS National Laser Symposium, May 2011.

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Student Activities

Student Activities Students are actively encouraged to participate in extra- curricular and co-curricular activities that improve their overall growth. Students have not only excelled at such activities throughout the year but have also initiated some new ones.

Co-curricular Activities Amalthea 2011 Amalthea - 2011, a two-day conclave on Infrastructure: Present Scenario and Future Scope was organized during October 15-16, 2011. The Conclave was inaugurated on October 14, 2011 by Shri Narendra Modi, Honrable Chief Minister of Gujarat. In an eloquent and inspiring speech Shri Modi articulated how the prosperity of a region is closely linked to the tudents Activities development of local infrastructure. Other conclave events included lectures by eminent persons and panel discussions on topical issues. The speakers included Shri Mukesh Bhandari, Chairman, Electrotherm India Ltd; Shri Jayesh Buch, Director, Essar; Shri S. B. Dangayach, Managing Director, Sintex; Shri Pravin Gandhi, Director, Co-orporate Research, Underwriters Laboratories Inc.; Mr Jamey Graham, Ricoh Innovations; Shri Sanjay Gupta, Chairman, Neesa Group; Shri Sushil Handa, Founder and Chairman, Fifth Veda S Entrepreneurs; Shri Subir Hazra, Associate Vice President & Head, Strategic Planning, Delhi International Airport (P) Ltd; Shri Satish Jha, President and CEO, One Laptop Per Child India; Dr Malay Mahadevia, Director, MPSEZ; Shri D. J. Pandian, Principal Secretary, Energy and Petrochemicals Department; Shri Santosh Rai, Sales Head - Transport Business, HCC Ltd; Prof V. S. Raju, Former Director, IIT Delhi; Shri Mangu Singh, Director (Works), Delhi Metro Rail Corporation; and Shri Sameer Sinha, Joint MD, Savvy Infrastructure. Thirty-five companies including public sector enterprises such as ISRO, NPCIL and NDMA participated in the exhibitions. The core organizing team consisted of Arjita Sharma, Bhaskarjyoti Das and Rohit Chouksey. Further details on http://amalthea.iitgn. ac.in.

Students Activities Co-curricular Activities Extra-curricular Activities Other Student Activities Special Occasions Awards and Recognition Sports News

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Students Activities Co-curricular Activities Extra-curricular Activities Other Student Activities Special Occasions Awards and Recognition Sports News

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Mehfil-e-Adab: An Evening of Urdu The internships help the students to assess students spoke to about 100 students and comprised innovative as well as traditional Poetry their technical knowledge and gauge their some staff members. Prof. Atul Bhargav events such as Art Exhibition, Photography An evening of Urdu poetry on November 20, aptitude for certain kinds of work. This was the guest expert and the moderator of Competition and performances from the 2011 marked the closing of two eight-week exposure allows them to make informed the discussion. Dance, Drama and Music clubs of IITGN. courses on Urdu Script and Poetry by Ms decisions regarding their future. Bearing the The key members of the organizing Hamida Banu Chopra (University of importance of the summer internships in Visit to Mundra Supercritical Power committee were Nishank Jain (Convener), California, Berkeley). Ms Chopra and some mind, the Institute actively helps students in Station Ankit Suchanti, Nitai Bajaj and Atharva of her students (Swati Verma, Adnan finding internships in industry as well as in Fourth year Mechanical Engineering students Patil. Ansari, Kanchan Patel, Aditya Samant, and eminent Indian and foreign education and got a feel for the complexities of operation of N. C. Puneeth) recited poetry by famous research institutes. During the summer of modern power plants in India through a visit Blithchron'12: Cultural Festival Urdu poets. Well-known Urdu poets of 2011, a total of 158 students did their to the Mundra Power Station on October 29, Blithchron12, the annual cultural festival of Ahmedabad Sadiq Noor Pathan, Jayant internships in educational institutions and 2011, coordinated by Prof. Vedanth IITGN, was held during January 21-22, 2012 Parmar and Tanvir Aijaz Siddiqui also industries. Of these, 40 students went to Kadambi. on the theme “Around the world in 48 recited their poems. educational institutions such as IISC Bangalore and CSTEP Bangalore, 22 students visited foreign universities such as California Inter-IIT Gymkhana Summit 2011 Mean Mechanics 2011 Institute of Technology, John Hopkins The fourth Inter-IIT Gymkhana Summit was A Robotics Workshop-cum-Competition was University, University of Notre Dame and 96 organized at IITGN by the Student organized on September 4, 2011 for the first students went to industries such as Reliance Gymkhana during October 22-23, 2011. year students in which eighty students Industries, National Instruments and TATA Student representatives of eight IITs Steel. (Guwahati, Rajasthan, Mandi, Ropar, Indore, Madras, Hyderabad and Gandhinagar) Life Skills Series participated in the discussions at the summit. IIT Kanpur and IIT Bombay also joined the The following workshops were conducted sessions online. A major highlight of the under the Life Skills Series, coordinated by hours”. Several new events were introduced summit was a brain-storming session with Mr Prof. Sharmita Lahiri, which focusses on including a fashion show named Panache, a Sunil Parekh, founder and Head of Pan IIT integral aspects of our daily lives. rock music competition aptly named String Gujarat Association, and Prof. Utpal Theory, a street play competition called © Follow your dreams, by Mr Avik Sharma, CEPT University. Bhandari and Ms Nidhi Kush Shah, Antaragnee, and marketing strategies Student Placement Office, IITGN, April competition innovatively named Bizmark. A 7, 2011. About 30 students attended the Extra-curricular Activities rock concert by the Chennai-based band participated. The winning team members event. Junkyard Groove and a classical music performance by SAPTAK: School of Music Abhishek Sancheti, Gaurav Mahmuni and © The power of positive thinking by Ms IIT Gandhinagar initiates Summer were the musical highlights of the fest. Over Vaibhav Mathur received a 4GB pen drive Nidhi Kush Shah, August 26, 2011. It Camp for B. Tech. Students 10,000 people attended the two-day event. each. The runners-up team, Aryan, Shaurya was attended by about 35 students and The Institute organized a four-week Summer Seth, Ujash Dave and Akash K. Singh staff. Camp for IITGN undergraduate students International Year of Forests received a scientific calculator each. The event © Stress Management by Dr M. Parikh starting June 15, 2011. This initiative gives the was organized by Shashank Agarwal, (MD), a leading Psychiatrist and students a platform to express their creativity The International Year of Forests (IYF) was Akshay Jain and Prateek Nyati under the Psychotherapist of Ahmedabad, October and originality. Activities at the camp include organized through a community tree- guidance of Prof. N. Ramakrishnan, Prof. 22, 2011. It was attended by about 30 engineering design challenges such as plantation drive around the IIT Gandhinagar Ajanta Sachan, Prof. Girish Singhal and students and members of staff. designing a smart cane for the blind, theatre hostels on December 29, 2011. About 60 trees Prof. Amit Prashant. © Job Interviews: How to nail them was and Salsa dancing classes, various sports were planted. The chief guests were Prof. held on January 6, 2012. Several activities, a reading circle for books of Sudhir K. Jain, Director IIT Gandhinagar and Mr Pushkar Ganesh Vaidya, Indian Summer Internships graduating students shared their successful historical significance, and workshops Astrobiology Research Centre and IYF Summer internships are considered a very job interview experiences with 180 organized by industry professionals. program head. Mr Vadiya gave a lecture on important part of education. These participating students. Prof. Atul Forests and Astrobiology - Why this opportunities not only expose the students to Bhargav was the guest expert. The session Intra-College Cultural Festival Kolaveri Di? that covered a wide range of the demands of the real world but also help was coordinated by Maisum Ali, Swati Jashn, the first Intra-College Cultural Festival topics from conservation of environment to them to bridge the gap between the Verma, and Kanchan Patel. of IIT Gandhinagar was organized during extra-terrestrial life and the connection theoretical concepts taught in the class rooms © Career Options after B. Tech. was held November 4-6, 2011. The three-day festival between them. Organizers of this event were and their application in industrial or research. on March 30, 2012. Several graduating

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Susmitha Purnima Kotu (Campus complete the trek to Kailash Mansarovar. Awards and Recognition Upcoming Player of the Year Ambassador-IYF 2011) and Blithchron © Shyamal Kishore and Sushant Kumar Ameya Joshi rd Green Initiative 2012. Suman, both 3 year students, conducted Student's Design Wins in Caltech a one-day workshop on Internet Badminton Open Champion Awareness for 45 under graduate and Space Challenge Harsh Paliwal Musical sensation of the year (MuSTY) rd postgraduate students of L&C Mehta Aditi Dighe, a 3 year Electrical Engineering 2011 College, Ahmedabad on July 6, 2011. student, was a member of the team that won Chess Inter Departmental Championship The search for MuSTY started in March 2011. © Students of IITGN, in association with the Caltech Space Challenge competition to Winner Six selected participants out of a total of 15 Prathama, organized a blood donation design a manned mission to an asteroid by Manu Bansal competed in two rounds, on September 7, camp on January 13, 2012. The drive 2025 as envisioned by US President Barack 2011 in Grand Finale. The audience voted attracted sixty-six donors. The student Obama. Caltech, in collaboration with Boys General Championship Winner their preference through SMS during the coordinators included Shreyans Nahar, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Electrical Engineering Team event. Gourav Dubey of the 3rd year was Shashank Heda, Prashant Verma, and Lockheed-Martin and Orbital Sciences voted as MuSTY 2011 and received the rolling Parth Guthka. Corporation, selected 32 students from 12 Girls General Championship Winner trophy from MuSTY 2010 Chetas Joshi. The © The noted sitarist Pt Shubhendra Rao of countries through a three round selection Chemical Engineering Team event recorded 282 valid votes. The event was SpicMacay presented an enthralling process. Aditi was one of six students selected coordinated by Kaustubh Tirpude, Abhijit concert at IITGN on January 5, 2012. from India. Each team of 16 students spent Best Boys Team of the Year Rajiv and Nishank Jain. five days (September 12-16, 2011) at the Keck Basketball Team Special Occasions Institute of Space Studies, Caltech to come up with the mission design which will put crew Cognobytes - the science of the mind Best Girls Team of the Year of three astronauts on an asteroid. Aditi Sumitava Mukherjee, a doctoral student in Badminton Team Independence Day Celebrations primarily worked on three aspects: Human Philosophy, has started a blog titled Prof. Sudhir K. Jain, Director hoisted the Habitat, Electrical Power System and CognoBytes (http://cognoBytes.wordpress Sports News National Flag on August 15, 2011 to celebrate International Cooperation. Other aspects of .com). The blog aims to create awareness and th the country's 65 Independence Day. Events design included Trajectory, Propulsion, to disseminate knowledge about the science of Halla Bol that followed included a cultural event and a Thermal-Control and Science Experiments. the mind, behaviour and the brain. This debate competition on Lokpal Bill as The 2nd edition of Halla Bol, the all-night effort is enthusiastically supported by Prof. proposed by Mr Anna Hazare. The debate Students on Dean's List Felicitated intra-college sports festival (March 17-25, Jaison A. Manjaly. 2012), witnessed more than 2100 registrations was won by Ishan Upadhyaya and Shivam On September 8, 2011, a ceremony was held for ten improvised games such as Futsal, Mani Tripathi who received a cash prize of to felicitate 80 students who featured on the Touch Rugby, Kabbadi, Dodgeball, Gully CineApse Rs. 1,000 each. A discussion on Anti- first Dean's List. Prof. Sudhir K. Jain, Cricket, 7 Stones, Kho-Kho and Tug of War. CineApse, an event which tests the cinematic corruption movement moderated by Prof. Director, addressed the students and handed With over 85% of the undergraduate students knowledge of participants through quiz and Sandeep Pandey followed. over the letters of appreciation and a book (A at the Institute participating in one or more dumb charades, was held on September 4, Rainbow in the Night by Dominique events (on average students participated in 6-7 2011. Eight teams competed in four exciting Republic Day Celebrations Lapierre). Ninety-nine undergraduate games), Halla Bol demonstrated the and engaging rounds. The group of second In keeping with IITGN tradition, the 63rd students and one M. Tech. student made it to tremendous enthusiasm for sports in the year students Akshay Mall, Nisarg Shah, Republic Day celebrations on January 26, the second Dean's List that was announced Institute with 400 matches being played in 9 Sudhamsu Krishna, Ankita Sharma and 2012 began with the faculty, staff and students on February 10, 2012. Prof. Sudhir K. Jain days. The tireless work put in by the core- Manogyna Snigdha Parimi won it with a participating in a Green Run early in the felicitated the students by giving the letters of team of 40 members and over 40 volunteers cash prize of Rs1,000. morning. Later the Director, Prof. Sudhir K. appreciation and a book (Everybody loves a ensured that the event went off without a Jain, unfurled the National Flag. On this good drought by P. Sainath). Details are hitch. The event was coordinated by Mohak Other Student Activities occasion security persons Mr Pruthvish available at Patel and Vishvendra Joshi. © Diti Vyas, a doctoral student in English, Parmar (SIS) and Mr Firoz K. Mansuri http://www.iitgn.ac.in/pdf/Deans_list.pdf. attended an international conference (GIFS) were recognized for their exemplary Book Therapy - Reading is healing, diligence in discharging their duties. The Distinguished Awards in Sports Inter-IIT Aquatic Meet 2011 Association of Writers and Illustrators for Excellence Awards in sports were presented The following awards for the year 2010-11, Parth Sane Vishwas, a first year student, Children (AWIC), New Delhi, February to students Bhargav Kumar Thadem, were given to students showing outstanding became the first IITGN student to win a 9-11, 2012. She was also felicitated by the Shivani Rani and Suresh Choudhary. The performance in different sports on April 21, Gold medal at an Inter-IIT meet. He won the Chief Minister, Shri Narendra Modi at a day's events drew to a close with students 2011: Gold in 50m Butterfly event and won a Silver function in Ahmedabad on January 18, presenting timeless patriotic songs. Sports Person of the Year medal in 100m Back stroke. Vrushiket Patil 2012 for being one of the 400 pilgrims to Suresh Chaudhary secured fourth position in the 200m Back

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stroke event. The IIT Gandhinagar team Pal, Vishvendra Joshi, and Aditya Samanth against Ph. D. and M. Tech. Students secured 5th position among eleven stood out. Team in a friendly volleyball match on participating IITs. October 17, 2011. Other Sports Events © Bhavin Chauhan of 3rd year won a 47th Inter IIT Sports Meet 2011 © Badminton Girls team (Shurti Jain and bronze medal at the All-Gujarat Karate (December 12-19, 2011) Swati Verma) won the badminton Tournament held in Baroda, December 10-11, 2011. Shivani Rani (M. Tech. student) won a Silver championship by defeating the home medal in Shot Put Throw with a throw of team at Concours 2011 (DAIICT Annual 7.92m and a Bronze medal in discus throw Sports Fest) on April 3, 2011. event with a throw of 23.06m. Bhargav © Table Tennis Boys team (Chetas Joshi, Spandan Jyoti Das, and N. C. Puneeth) Kumar Thadem (4th year B. Tech.) won a won against Gujarat National Law Gold medal in Javelin Throw with a throw of University, DAIICT, and LDRP Institute 46.10m. Suresh Chaudhary (3rd year B. of Technology and Research, Tech.) won a Silver medal in 5000m Track Gandhinagar during April 1-3, 2011. event with clocking an impressive time of © Chess Boys team (Manu Bansal, Ram 17:38:70. Prakash, Akshay Bishnoi, Pratik Thakker, and Akhshay Navalakha) won IIT Gandhinagar Basketball Teams against DAIICT and LDRP Institute of win Gold medals at Khel Mahakumbh Technology and Research, Gandhinagar Both IITGN Basketball Teams (Boys & Girls) during April 2-3, 2011. won in their events at the Khel Mahakumbh © Badminton Boys team (Harsh Paliwal, organized by the Gujarat Government on and Ishan Tembhekar) won against December 1, 2011. Every player of the two Gujarat National Law University and teams was given a cash prize of Rs 3000 for DAIICT during April 1-2, 2011. their performance. Suresh Choudhary, © The Boys Basketball team won against Vishvendra Joshi, Ritu Gavasane, Divya Shri Ram School, Gurgaon, Haryana on Bansal, Shivani Rani, Mishita Jaishwal and September 1, 2011 with commendable Ankita Sharma distinguished themselves performance from Suresh Chaudhary. with their excellent performances. The team also won against DAIICT (67- 18) on September 17, 2011. Petro Cup'12 © The Boys Football team played a friendly IITGN students participated in PDPU's match against Police 11, Gandhinagar on sports event petro Cup’12 during January 25- September 4, 2011. The match ended in a 29, 2012. Bhargav Kumar Thadem (Javelin draw with good performances from Throw) and Shivani Rani (Shot Put and Himanshu Dewangan, Parag Pradeep, Discus Throw) won gold medals. IITGN also Joy Narang and Abhinav Borker. The received the General Championship in Men's team also won against DAIICT (2-1) on and Women's Basketball tournaments. The September 17, 2011 with Maisum Ali Chess team won a silver medal for their Dairkee putting in an exceptional performance. Notably, Gaurav Saini performance. remained unbeaten throughout the © The Boys Cricket team won against tournament. DAIICT on September 18, 2011. Nitish Bhaje, Sujay Yadav, Rutuparna, and Inter-Department Basketball Ankur Meena were outstanding in the match. Championship © The Boys Volleyball team won against The Chemical Engineering team successfully PDPU, Gandhinagar (3-0) on September defended their title in the inter-departmental 22, 2011. The Boys Volleyball team won Basketball championship by defeating the 3-0 against DAIICT, Gandhinagar on Mechanical Engineering team (67-55) on October 18, 2011. January 18, 2012. The performances of Ravi © IITGN Faculty & Staff Team won 3-0

49 50 Student Activities Student Activities stroke event. The IIT Gandhinagar team Pal, Vishvendra Joshi, and Aditya Samanth against Ph. D. and M. Tech. Students secured 5th position among eleven stood out. Team in a friendly volleyball match on participating IITs. October 17, 2011. Other Sports Events © Bhavin Chauhan of 3rd year won a 47th Inter IIT Sports Meet 2011 © Badminton Girls team (Shurti Jain and bronze medal at the All-Gujarat Karate (December 12-19, 2011) Swati Verma) won the badminton Tournament held in Baroda, December 10-11, 2011. Shivani Rani (M. Tech. student) won a Silver championship by defeating the home medal in Shot Put Throw with a throw of team at Concours 2011 (DAIICT Annual 7.92m and a Bronze medal in discus throw Sports Fest) on April 3, 2011. event with a throw of 23.06m. Bhargav © Table Tennis Boys team (Chetas Joshi, Spandan Jyoti Das, and N. C. Puneeth) Kumar Thadem (4th year B. Tech.) won a won against Gujarat National Law Gold medal in Javelin Throw with a throw of University, DAIICT, and LDRP Institute 46.10m. Suresh Chaudhary (3rd year B. of Technology and Research, Tech.) won a Silver medal in 5000m Track Gandhinagar during April 1-3, 2011. event with clocking an impressive time of © Chess Boys team (Manu Bansal, Ram 17:38:70. Prakash, Akshay Bishnoi, Pratik Thakker, and Akhshay Navalakha) won IIT Gandhinagar Basketball Teams against DAIICT and LDRP Institute of win Gold medals at Khel Mahakumbh Technology and Research, Gandhinagar Both IITGN Basketball Teams (Boys & Girls) during April 2-3, 2011. won in their events at the Khel Mahakumbh © Badminton Boys team (Harsh Paliwal, organized by the Gujarat Government on and Ishan Tembhekar) won against December 1, 2011. Every player of the two Gujarat National Law University and teams was given a cash prize of Rs 3000 for DAIICT during April 1-2, 2011. their performance. Suresh Choudhary, © The Boys Basketball team won against Vishvendra Joshi, Ritu Gavasane, Divya Shri Ram School, Gurgaon, Haryana on Bansal, Shivani Rani, Mishita Jaishwal and September 1, 2011 with commendable Ankita Sharma distinguished themselves performance from Suresh Chaudhary. with their excellent performances. The team also won against DAIICT (67- 18) on September 17, 2011. Petro Cup'12 © The Boys Football team played a friendly IITGN students participated in PDPU's match against Police 11, Gandhinagar on sports event petro Cup’12 during January 25- September 4, 2011. The match ended in a 29, 2012. Bhargav Kumar Thadem (Javelin draw with good performances from Throw) and Shivani Rani (Shot Put and Himanshu Dewangan, Parag Pradeep, Discus Throw) won gold medals. IITGN also Joy Narang and Abhinav Borker. The received the General Championship in Men's team also won against DAIICT (2-1) on and Women's Basketball tournaments. The September 17, 2011 with Maisum Ali Chess team won a silver medal for their Dairkee putting in an exceptional performance. Notably, Gaurav Saini performance. remained unbeaten throughout the © The Boys Cricket team won against tournament. DAIICT on September 18, 2011. Nitish Bhaje, Sujay Yadav, Rutuparna, and Inter-Department Basketball Ankur Meena were outstanding in the match. Championship © The Boys Volleyball team won against The Chemical Engineering team successfully PDPU, Gandhinagar (3-0) on September defended their title in the inter-departmental 22, 2011. The Boys Volleyball team won Basketball championship by defeating the 3-0 against DAIICT, Gandhinagar on Mechanical Engineering team (67-55) on October 18, 2011. January 18, 2012. The performances of Ravi © IITGN Faculty & Staff Team won 3-0

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International Relations IITGN has been building up exciting relationships with internationally renowned universities and academic institutions. Several partnerships have been forged in the last year with excellent benefits to students and faculty. California Institute of Technology, opportunities to our students every year. This Pasadena, USA has been possible due to generous support of Strong ties have been forged between IIT Prof. Pratim Biswas. The following students Gandhinagar and California Institute of have benefitted from these: Jeenam Jindal, Technology (Caltech), one of the most Luv Gupta and Yogesh Goyal, in summer of prestigious engineering institutes in USA. An 2010; Shruti Jain, Pratyul Kapoor and MoU between the two Institutes was signed Kanchan Patel in 2011. Two more students, on June 23, 2011 for the exchange of Shalinee Kavadiya and Akansha Jagwani undergraduate students. IITGN students (ME) are expected to do their internships Prashant Ashok Borde and Prathamesh there in 2012. Arvind Juvatkar of Electrical Engineering and Ishan Deodatta Tembhekar of Duke University, Durham, USA Mechanical Engineering did their summer Prof. Kishor Trivedi of Computer Science at internships at Caltech in 2011. Another six Duke has visited IITGN twice, delivered students (Shruti Jain (ChE), Jainil Parekh talks, and held discussions about mutual (EE), Pritesh Sankhe (EE), Satyedra Singh collaborations and cooperations. Three Jadaun (EE), Rohit Chouksey (ME), and students Narendranath B., Subhash Kunche International elations Mohak Patel (ME)) will do their summer and Aditi Dighe are likely to undergo their internships at Caltech in 2012. Inspired by internship at the Duke during summer of R their internship experience, Ishan 2012. Tembhekar and Neel Nadkarni, both Mechanical Engineering students will start Nanyang Technological University, their Ph. D. programmes at Caltech in Fall Singapore 2012. Prof. T-C Pan, the then Dean of Engineering Ten Caltech undergraduate students were at NTU has visited IITGN and has been invited and partnered with ten IITGN supporting a collaboration with IITGN. Four students to be a part of a unique experience students Parichita Kapoor, Ankit Agarwal, called India-Ki-Khoj at IITGN during Nitesh Gupta and Prerit Terway underwent December 12-21, 2011. Together they summer internship at NTU in 2010, and embarked on a journey of exploration of Manu Bansal, Ankit Agarwal, and Vishal India's past, present and future. The Maheshwari in the summer of 2011. programme was inaugurated by the eminent dancer and activist Dr Mallika Sarabhai. In University of Saskatchewan, addition to the lectures by leading Saskatoon, Canada academicians and thinkers such as Mr Michel Prof. Ernie Barber, Dean, College of Danino, Prof. Suguna Ramanathan, Mr Engineering and Prof. Karen Chad, Vice Santosh Desai, Prof. Howard Spodek, and President Research have visited IITGN on Dr Sandeep Pandey, the students undertook different occasions. Prof. Ajay Dalai, field-trips to Lothal (Indus Valley Civilization Associate Dean Research and Partnerships site), Sabarmati Ashram, and Tejgadh (Center brought a 13-member delegation of professors for tribal languages and identity: Bhasha). It and administrators to IITGN to discuss was coordinated by Prof. Rita Kothari and possibility of mutual collaborations. Mohit Prof. Jaison Manjaly of IITGN and Ms Verma is likely to undergo summer International Relations Athena Castro of Caltech. internship at the University Saskatchewan Other events and activities and Prof. Jain, Director likely to visit them in Reaching Out Washington University, St Louis, the summer of 2012. USA The Washington University, St Louis in USA has been offering summer internship

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École Polytechnique Fédérale De Fellowship has been established to forge a mutual collaborations are expected to arise and other officials of UL who visited IITGN Lausanne, Switzerland strong partnership between IITGN and the out of this relationship. on April 18, 2011. Students also made a Prof. Jain, Director has visited EPFL to University of Notre Dame that will promote power point presentation on National Fire discuss possibilities of mutual collaboration. long-term research and academic Underwriters Laboratory, Database and Kitchen Fire Safety in India. rd This was followed by a visit of Prof. Amit collaborations between the two institutes. Northbrook, USA Saurya Prakash Sinha, currently a 3 Prashant to EPFL. Prof. John C Badoux, Starting with 2012, this fellowship will be Underwriters Laboratory (UL), in year Electrical Engineering student, was former president of EPFL spent several days awarded every year to an IITGN student to Northbrook (near Chicago), USA is the invited to the UL Safety Seminar, Mumbai, at IITGN. Several professors of EPFL have attend the Ph. D. program in Computer world renowned company in product safety, July 19, 2011 to present the work carried out visited IITGN and taught either a half- Science and Engineering at the University of particularly in fire. UL has been providing under UL research initiative by the team semester or a short course. These include Notre Dame. The sole criterion for selection research and development opportunities to which also included Shruti Jain, Ekta Prof. Ian F. C. Smith, Prof. Claude for the award will be a candidate's academic the students of this Institute. Prashnani and Divyank Singh. Petitpierre and Prof. Naoufel C.. Our performance and potential for research. Six IITGN students (Vivek Yadav, undergraduate student Prakash Kumar Saurabh Hiten Nagrecha, a final year Abhishek Umrao and Divyank Singh of Ricoh Innovations, Inc. (RII) Uttam did his summer internship at EPFL in student of Electrical Engineering, is the first Chemical Engineering, Adnan Ahmad Ricoh Innovations, Inc. (RII), USA and summer of 2011. recipient of this fellowship. During the Ansari and Anchit Gaurav of Mechanical IITGN collaborate actively on projects of summer of 2011 Saurabh Hiten Nagrecha Engineering, and Saurya Prakash Sinha of mutual interest. A consulting project titled University of Rhode Island, Kingston, and Kishore Rathnavel (EE) did their Electrical Engineering) did their summer Development of a user interface for summer internships in 2011, while Shubham facilitating literature search was sponsored by USA internships at the Underwriters Laboratory Ranka, a third year Electrical Engineering in the summer of 2010. Five other students Ricoh Innovations, Inc. (RII), USA at IITGN. Prof. Arun Shukla offered summer student will get the opportunity in the (Shubham Chauhan, Divyank Singh, Prof. Supreet Saini, Chemical Engineering internship in has laboratories to Neel summer of 2012. The relationship with Notre Abhilash Patel, Abhishek Kandoi and coordinated this project. Adit Gupta (ChE) Nadkarni and Pankaj Yadav (both Dame has been possible due to enthusiastic Maisum Dairkee) will spend time at UL did an internship at Ricoh Innovations, Mechnical Engineering students) during engagement of Prof. Nitesh Chawla of ND Chicago along with PV Labs of Case Western California in summer of 2011, while summer 2011. Another Mechanical Reserve University, Cleveland, USA during Tarkeshwar Singh and Divyank Singh Engineering student Shyamal Kishore is likly University of Washington, Seattle, the summer of 2012. The students are selected worked on the project at IITGN. to do internship there in summer 2012. USA competitively each time through research Mr Hideki Segawa, Deputy General projects sponsored by UL. Usually a large Manager of Ricoh Company Ltd, Tokyo and The Johns Hopkins University, USA Prof. Vipin Kumar of the university of Washigton has visited IITGN twice, once number of students participate in the his colleagues Ms Eiko Nakamoto and Ms The Johns Hopkins University and IITGN with Prof. Per Reinhall, Chairman of competitions. Ryohko Ezoe visited IITGN on May 5, 2011 faculty have been in discussions about setting Mechanical Engineering. As a result of these An IITGN-UL Kitchen Fire Lab has been to further discuss potential areas for up a Biomedical Engineering Laboratory at discussions an MoU was signed on December set up at the Institute by the students under collaborations in social entrepreneurship. IITGN and possibilities of collaborative 12, 2011 to: the guidance of Prof. Chinmay Ghoroi. The Dr Nikhil Balram, President of RII has research. As part of these discussions, Prof. 1) Promote a global educational experience lab is partially funded by UL. Three been a Guest Professor at IITGN even before Joycee Mekie visited the Johns Hopkins for both students and faculty. undergraduate students, Anchit Gaurav, he joined RII. He has been visiting the University's Biomedical Engineering 2) Foster a spirit of collaboration and co- Adnan Ansari, and Abhishek Umrao, Institute regularly, lecturing and guiding Department for about a week. The proposed operation. demonstrated working of their laboratory students projects. Biomedical Engineering Laboratory has Abhijith Rajiv and Varun Gupta from research set-up on kitchen-fire safety to Mr begun to take shape at IITGN with the Mechanical Engineering will be doing their August W. Schaefer, Senior Vice-President, involvement of Prof. Nitish Thakor of JHU. internship at University of Washington in As a deliberate attempt to expose students to 2012. MoUs with Other International Organizations the intricacies and challenges of such work, three IITGN students, Neel Prashant ISCTE – Lisbon University Nadkarni (ME), Lalitha Anusha (EE) and Institute Nishant Shirish Joshi (EE), did their Prof. Sudhir K. Jain and Prof. Jaison internships at JHU in the summer of 2010, Manjaly visited the ISCTE – Lisbon two more students, Nitish Bhaje and University Institute (May 24-29, 2011) on Sarthak Jain, (both EE), in 2011. These the invitation of the Rector. A number of students have continued the work at IITGN academic activities of mutual interest were which started at JHU and have also helped to discussed, and an MoU for academic mentor other students. collaborations signed. Prof. Rosa Maria Perez of ISCTE spent the II semester of 2011- University of Notre Dame, Indiana, 12 at IITGN to teach a course on USA Anthropology which was very well received The ND-IITGN Graduate Research by our students. More such opportunities for

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Other events and activities July 1, 2011). He also delivered a lecture on “The Road to Seismic Safety with Particular Students from Manchester College, Reference to the Developing Countries”. Indiana visit IITGN Prof. Jain took this opportunity to visit University of California at Berkeley and at A sixteen-member team of students, faculty, Los Angeles, University of Southern and staff members of Manchester College, California, and the California Institute of Indiana, USA visited IIT Gandhinagar on Technology to develop institutional January 15, 2012 as part of their travel course collaborations and to attract faculty to India. They interacted with students, candidates. He signed an MoU with Caltech faculty and staff members of IITGN to on exchange of students. During this visit, understand the IIT system and its Prof. Jain also sought support of and contribution to Indian education. Prof. partnerships with several influential Sharmita Lahiri coordinated the visit. individuals and organizations in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Mexico and Chicago. Reaching Out Prof. Sudhir K. Jain and Prof. Jaison Prof. Sudhir K. Jain and Prof. Subhash Manjaly visited the ISCTE – Lisbon Deodhar represented the Institute in the Pan- University Institute (May 24-29, 2011) on the IIT Alumni Meet 2011 in New York invitation of the Rector. A number of (September 30 - October 2, 2011) and academic activities of mutual interest were networked with eminent alumni of the IIT discussed, and an MOU for academic system. Prof. Jain also addressed graduate collaborations signed. In Lisbon, Prof. Jain, as students and post-docs at Columbia the Executive Vice-President of the University and MIT with a view to seek International Association for Earthquake outstanding faculty candidates for the Engineering, also met with the organizing Institute. He visited Olin College which has th committee of the 15 World Conference on acquired a reputation for innovations in Earthquake Engineering scheduled to be held engineering in a relatively short period, to in Lisbon during September 24-28, 2012 and explore opportunities for close cooperation reviewed the preparations. between the two institutes. Prof. Jain also participated in the Young Investigators th Prof. Sudhir K. Jain participated in the 19 Meeting (YIM), Boston, October 8-10, 2011, CAETS Convention on “Engineering an annual event to connect aspiring faculty Analysis and Management to Reduce Risks” candidates of Indian origin in the US with in Mexico City as a member of the delegation academic institutions in India. IIT headed by the President of the Indian Gandhinagar was one of the main sponsors of National Academy of Engineering (June 27 - the YIM this year.

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Major Grant from the Government of Gujarat The Government of Gujarat has sanctioned a grant of Rs 1,000 lakh to set up a Centre of Excellence in Biomedical Engineering at IITGN. The Centre will focus on research and development in the areas of biomedical engineering, healthcare technology, biochemical engineering, pharmaceuticals, and nanotechnology. The Centre's efforts will focus on the development of low-cost diagnostic techniques and low-cost prosthetic devices for rural areas, and efficient drug delivery techniques. The activities envisioned include the development of relevant technologies, entrepreneurial ventures, promoting industry-academia collaborations and dissemination of knowledge in allied fields.

Technology Incubation and Development of Entrepreneurs Centre A Technology Incubation and Development of Entrepreneurs Centre is being set up at IITGN with an initial grant of Rs 1.55 crores from the Department of Information Technology, Government of India. It will provide a platform to the students of the Institute to develop technologies for commercialization for entrepreneurship. The mandate of this Centre resonates with IITGN's vision that its graduates should create jobs rather than seek upport for them. Government of India establishes Chair at IITGN IIT Gandhinagar The Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India has sanctioned an endowment of Rs 1.5 crore to establish a Varahamihira MoES Chair at the Institute in the area of Earth System S Science and Engineering (including Earthquake Engineering, Science of Climate Change, and Ocean Science and Technology).

Research on Solar Power Systems get boost Research in the area of integrating distributed renewable generation into electrical grid being carried out by Prof. Naran Pindoriya and his group at IITGN got boost from support provided by Gujarat Energy Development Agency (GEDA), Gandhinagar and NTT Facilities, Inc., Japan. Both organizations have provided one 10 kW roof-top solar photovoltaic (PV) system each to the Institute. The GEDA system (44 polyerystalline modules each rated at 230 W) is produced by Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd., India while the NTT Facilities system (64 thin-film modules each rated at 150 W) is made by Solar Frontier, Japan. These PV systems are

expected to generate a total of about 30,000 kWh of electricity every year and reduce CO2 emissions by about 28 tonnes. These systems are already operational and being used for research work of solar PV, and also reduce the energy bills of the Institute. Underwriters Laboratories, USA has also shown interest in this research work.

Major Grant from the Government of Gujarat Technology Incubation and Development of Entrepreneurs Centre Government of India establishes Chair at IITGN Research on Solar Power Systems get boost Scholarship support from Neotia Foundation Nilekani Fund at IIT Gandhinagar Motwani Fund at IITGandhinagar

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Scholarship support from Neotia Foundation Shri Suresh Neotia, member of the BoG of IITGN has donated through Neotia Foundation a sum of Rs. 4.5 lakh to support Ph. D. research in the area of Cognitive Science. Shri Neotia was born and raised in Kolkata and hails from a family that has been successful in business for over 100 years. He completed his B. Com. degree from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata and LLB from Kolkata University. He is currently the co-promoter and Chairman of Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd.

Nilekani Fund at IIT Gandhinagar Mr Nandan Nilekani has donated Rs 25 lakh to initiate the Nilekani Fund at IIT Gandhinagar to support initiatives of excellence and pursue areas of high priority at the Institute. Mr Nilekani, a visionary, is an alumnus of IIT Bombay, and currently heads the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) project of the Government of India. A co-founder of NASSCOM and of Infosys Technologies Ltd, Mr Nilekani served as the CEO of Infosys from 2002-2007. In 2006, the Government of India conferred the Padma Bhushan on Mr Nilekani in recognition of his distinguished service to the nation.

Motwani Fund at IIT Gandhinagar The Motwani Fund was instituted at IIT Gandhinagar with an initial donation of USD 50,000 thanks to the philanthropic efforts of Ms Asha Jadeja, wife of Late Prof. Rajeev Motwani. Prof. Motwani was an alumnus of IIT Kanpur and did his Ph. D. at the University of California, Berkeley. As a professor of Computer Science at Stanford University, he carried out pioneering research in the areas of web search, robotics and theoretical computer science. Ms Jadeja, originally from Ahmedabad, did her graduate studies at USC, UC Berkeley, and Stanford University. She is actively involved in philanthropic educational initiatives in India and in the USA. She also mentors many startups in the Bay Area. The Motwani Fund will support excellence and high-priority initiatives at the Institute.

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59 60 Organizations Board of Governors (as on March 31, 2012) Chairman Dr R. A. Mashelkar, FRS CSIR Bhatnagar Fellow National Chemical Laboratory Dr Homi Bhabha Road Pune

Members Prof. N. Ramakrishnan Shri Suresh Neotia Visiting Professor Chairman Emeritus Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar Ambuja Cements Ahmedabad New Delhi Prof. Sudhir K. Jain Shri Deepak Puri Director Chairman & Managing Director Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar Moser Baer India Ltd Ahmedabad New Delhi Secretary Shri Malvinder Mohan Singh Shri B. S. Punalkar rganization Group Chairman Registrar, IIT Bombay Religare & Fortis Healthcare Ltd New Delhi

Shri Ashok Thakur, IAS Secretary (Higher Education) O Ministry of Human Resource Development Government of India New Delhi

Shri A. K. Joti, IAS Chief Secretary New Sachiwalaya Gandhinagar, Gujarat

Shri Banwari Lal Director of Education Board of Governors (as on March 31, 2012) U. T. Administration of Daman & Diu Secretariat Finance Committee Moti Daman Building and Works Committee Senate (as on March 31, 2012) Prof. G. K. Sharma Standing Committees of the Senate (as on March 31, 2012) Visiting Professor Academic Officials (as on March 31, 2012) Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar Administrative Officials (as on March 31, 2012) Ahmedabad Student Leadership Faculty at IITGN (as on March 31, 2012) Non-teaching Staff against Regular Positions Ph. D. Scholars (as on March 31, 2012) Ph. D. Scholars from PRL (as on March 31, 2012) The Batch of 2011 M. Tech. Students The Batch of 2008 B. Tech. Students The Batch of 2009 B. Tech. Students The Batch of 2010 B. Tech. Students The Batch of 2011 B. Tech. Students

61 62 Organizations Board of Governors (as on March 31, 2012) Chairman Dr R. A. Mashelkar, FRS CSIR Bhatnagar Fellow National Chemical Laboratory Dr Homi Bhabha Road Pune

Shri Ashok Thakur, IAS Secretary (Higher Education) O Ministry of Human Resource Development Government of India New Delhi

Shri A. K. Joti, IAS Chief Secretary New Sachiwalaya Gandhinagar, Gujarat

61 62 Organizations Organizations Finance Committee Building and Works Committee Chairman Chairman Dr R. A. Mashelkar, FRS Prof. Sudhir K. Jain Chairman, Board of Governors Director Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar Ahmedabad Ahmedabad

Members Members Prof. Sudhir K. Jain Shri Kiran S. Wagh Director Chief Advisor (Civil Infrastructure) Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Ahmedabad Mumbai

Shri Ashok Thakur, IAS Shri R. Subramanian Special Secretary (Higher Education) Former Additional Director- General MHRD, Government of India Central PWD New Delhi New Delhi

Shri Ajay Jha Prof. N. Chhaya Financial Advisor Dean, Faculty of Architecture MHRD (AS&FA), Government of India CEPT University New Delhi Ahmedabad

Prof. S. C. Sahasrabudhe Shri N. K. Patel Director Chief Engineer Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information Roads & Buildings Department and Communication Technology Government of Gujarat Gandhinagar Gandhinagar

Prof. S. L. Narayanamurthy Secretary Visiting Professor Shri B. S. Punalkar Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar Registrar, IIT Bombay Ahmedabad

Secretary Shri B. S. Punalkar Registrar, IIT Bombay

63 64 Organizations Organizations Finance Committee Building and Works Committee Chairman Chairman Dr R. A. Mashelkar, FRS Prof. Sudhir K. Jain Chairman, Board of Governors Director Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar Ahmedabad Ahmedabad

Members Members Prof. Sudhir K. Jain Shri Kiran S. Wagh Director Chief Advisor (Civil Infrastructure) Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Ahmedabad Mumbai

Shri Ashok Thakur, IAS Shri R. Subramanian Special Secretary (Higher Education) Former Additional Director- General MHRD, Government of India Central PWD New Delhi New Delhi

Shri Ajay Jha Prof. N. Chhaya Financial Advisor Dean, Faculty of Architecture MHRD (AS&FA), Government of India CEPT University New Delhi Ahmedabad

Prof. S. L. Narayanamurthy Secretary Visiting Professor Shri B. S. Punalkar Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar Registrar, IIT Bombay Ahmedabad

Secretary Shri B. S. Punalkar Registrar, IIT Bombay

63 64 Organizations Organizations Senate (as on March 31, 2012) Standing Committees of the Senate (as on March 31, 2012) Chairman Senate Academic Performance Evaluation Senate Scholarships and Prizes Committee Prof. Sudhir K. Jain Committee (SAPEC) (SSPC) Director Prof. D. V. Pai, Convener Prof. Jaison Manjaly, Chairman Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar Prof. K. V. V. Murthy Prof. N. Ramakrishnan Ahmedabad Prof. Nitin Padhiyar Prof. Sharmita Lahiri Prof. Jaison Manjaly Prof. K. Ragavan Members Prof. Ajanta Sachan Prof. Chinmay Ghoroi Prof. D. V. Pai Prof. S. L. Narayanamurthy Senate Academic Programmes Committee Senate Student Affairs Committee (SSAC) Prof. D. P. Roy (SAPC) Prof. Jaison Manjaly, Chairman Prof. G. K. Sharma Prof. Amit Prashant, Chairman Prof. Surendra Ranganath Prof. B. D. Agarwal Prof. D. P. Roy Prof. N. Ramakrishnan Prof. Naresh Jotwani Prof. Surendra Ranganath Prof. Suchira Sen Prof. S. S. Major Prof. S. L. Narayanamurthy Prof. Naran Pindoriya Prof. N. Ramakrishnan Prof. Sriram Kanvah Mr Shashank Pandey, Student Senate Nominee Prof. Murali Damodaran Prof. Joycee Mekie Mr Ajinkya Kulkarni, Student Senate Nominee Prof. Nityanand Prabhu Prof. Vinod Narayanan Ms Kirti Jain, Student Senate Nominee Prof. Ashwini Kumar Prof. Sameer Dalvi Mr Ravi Agarwal, Student Senate Nominee Prof. Amit Prashant Prof. Sharmita Lahiri Prof. Vinod Narayanan Mr Subhash Kunche, Student Senate Nominee Prof. Jaison Manjaly Mr Luv Gupta, Student Senate Nominee Prof. Sharmita Lahiri Prof. Iti Gupta Prof. Arup Lal Chakraborty Senate Library Committee Prof. Supreet Saini Prof. Sameer Dalvi, Chairman Prof. Surendra Ranganath Prof. Joycee Mekie Prof. Vedant Kadambi Prof. Atul Bhargav Prof. A. Ramanathan Prof. Abhijit Mishra Prof. Ramesh Gaonkar Prof. Rita Kothari Prof. Sameer Dalvi Prof. K. V. V. Murthy Prof. Raghavan Rangarajan Prof. Pawan Lingras Prof. N. V. Suryanarayana Prof. Joycee Mekie

Invitees Student Senate Representatives Mr Shashank Pandey Mr Ajinkya Kulkarni

Secretary Shri B. S. Punalkar

65 66 Organizations Organizations Senate (as on March 31, 2012) Standing Committees of the Senate (as on March 31, 2012) Chairman Senate Academic Performance Evaluation Senate Scholarships and Prizes Committee Prof. Sudhir K. Jain Committee (SAPEC) (SSPC) Director Prof. D. V. Pai, Convener Prof. Jaison Manjaly, Chairman Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar Prof. K. V. V. Murthy Prof. N. Ramakrishnan Ahmedabad Prof. Nitin Padhiyar Prof. Sharmita Lahiri Prof. Jaison Manjaly Prof. K. Ragavan Members Prof. Ajanta Sachan Prof. Chinmay Ghoroi Prof. D. V. Pai Prof. S. L. Narayanamurthy Senate Academic Programmes Committee Senate Student Affairs Committee (SSAC) Prof. D. P. Roy (SAPC) Prof. Jaison Manjaly, Chairman Prof. G. K. Sharma Prof. Amit Prashant, Chairman Prof. Surendra Ranganath Prof. B. D. Agarwal Prof. D. P. Roy Prof. N. Ramakrishnan Prof. Naresh Jotwani Prof. Surendra Ranganath Prof. Suchira Sen Prof. S. S. Major Prof. S. L. Narayanamurthy Prof. Naran Pindoriya Prof. N. Ramakrishnan Prof. Sriram Kanvah Mr Shashank Pandey, Student Senate Nominee Prof. Murali Damodaran Prof. Joycee Mekie Mr Ajinkya Kulkarni, Student Senate Nominee Prof. Nityanand Prabhu Prof. Vinod Narayanan Ms Kirti Jain, Student Senate Nominee Prof. Ashwini Kumar Prof. Sameer Dalvi Mr Ravi Agarwal, Student Senate Nominee Prof. Amit Prashant Prof. Sharmita Lahiri Prof. Vinod Narayanan Mr Subhash Kunche, Student Senate Nominee Prof. Jaison Manjaly Mr Luv Gupta, Student Senate Nominee Prof. Sharmita Lahiri Prof. Iti Gupta Prof. Arup Lal Chakraborty Senate Library Committee Prof. Supreet Saini Prof. Sameer Dalvi, Chairman Prof. Surendra Ranganath Prof. Joycee Mekie Prof. Vedant Kadambi Prof. Atul Bhargav Prof. A. Ramanathan Prof. Abhijit Mishra Prof. Ramesh Gaonkar Prof. Rita Kothari Prof. Sameer Dalvi Prof. K. V. V. Murthy Prof. Raghavan Rangarajan Prof. Pawan Lingras Prof. N. V. Suryanarayana Prof. Joycee Mekie

Invitees Student Senate Representatives Mr Shashank Pandey Mr Ajinkya Kulkarni

Secretary Shri B. S. Punalkar

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