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Annual report 2010-11
Transcript of IITGN Annual Report 2010-11
Gandhinagar
Mean-Mechanics Competition
Annual
Report
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10
- 20
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Nyasa Kitchen Fire Laboratory at IITGN
Annual
Report
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Gandhinagar
Annual
Report
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Gandhinagar
CONTENTS
From the Director's Desk
Vision, Mission and Values
Academics
Faculty Activities
Infrastructure and Facilities
Student Activities
Support for IIT Gandhinagar
Organization
FROM THE DIRECTOR'S DESK
VISION, MISSION AND VALUES
Vision Statement
© Goals
© Vision
© Mission
© Values
© Principles
Leadership Conclave
© Evolving Institute's Direction Through Brainstorming
ACADEMICS
Programmes Offered
© Undergraduate
© Doctoral
New Educational Initiatives
© Foundation Programme
© Improving Teaching-Learning Ambience
© Curricular Initiatives
© Examinations without Invigilation
© Recognition of Outstanding Academic Achievement of Students
© Earn-While-You-Learn Programme
© Emphasis on Physical Education
© Community Outreach
© Postgraduate Diploma Programme (DIIT)
© Non-degree Programmes
© Faculty Seminar Series
© Summer Research Fellowships for Faculty of Other Institutes
© Staff Skill Development Initiative
Scholarships for Students
© Merit-cum-Means Scholarships
© S. C. Mehrotra Scholarships
Guest Professors
Distinguished Visitors
© Other Visitors
Conferences/ Symposia/ Workshops
Invited Lectures
Courses on Extracurricular Topics
FACULTY ACTIVITIES
Sponsored Projects
Consulting Projects
Continuing Education Course
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CONTENTS
From the Director's Desk
Vision, Mission and Values
Academics
Faculty Activities
Infrastructure and Facilities
Student Activities
Support for IIT Gandhinagar
Organization
FROM THE DIRECTOR'S DESK
VISION, MISSION AND VALUES
Vision Statement
© Goals
© Vision
© Mission
© Values
© Principles
Leadership Conclave
© Evolving Institute's Direction Through Brainstorming
ACADEMICS
Programmes Offered
© Undergraduate
© Doctoral
New Educational Initiatives
© Foundation Programme
© Improving Teaching-Learning Ambience
© Curricular Initiatives
© Examinations without Invigilation
© Recognition of Outstanding Academic Achievement of Students
© Earn-While-You-Learn Programme
© Emphasis on Physical Education
© Community Outreach
© Postgraduate Diploma Programme (DIIT)
© Non-degree Programmes
© Faculty Seminar Series
© Summer Research Fellowships for Faculty of Other Institutes
© Staff Skill Development Initiative
Scholarships for Students
© Merit-cum-Means Scholarships
© S. C. Mehrotra Scholarships
Guest Professors
Distinguished Visitors
© Other Visitors
Conferences/ Symposia/ Workshops
Invited Lectures
Courses on Extracurricular Topics
FACULTY ACTIVITIES
Sponsored Projects
Consulting Projects
Continuing Education Course
1
3
4
6
7
8
9
12
13
15
16
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Awards and Recognition
Honorary Work
Academic Lectures
Publications
© Books
© Book Chapters
© Papers Published in Refereed Journals
© Papers Published in Conference Proceedings
© Papers Presented at Conferences
INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES
Library
Computer Centre
Medical Centre
Laboratory Facilities
© Chemical Engineering
© Chemistry
© Electrical Engineering
© Mechanical Engineering
© Physics
New Buildings
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
Co-curricular Activities
© Amalthea 2010
© Orientation Programme
© Summer Internships
© Women's Cell
© Career Development Workshop
© Life Skills Series
© New IITs Gymkhana Summit
Extra-curricular Activities
© Adventure Trip
© Dandiya Night
© Fresher's Party
© Classical Music Performance
© Kite Club
© Technical Support to Film Maker
© Blood Donation Drive
© Whizdom: intra-IIT quiz
© Blithchron ’11: Cultural Festival
© Janmashtami Celebrations
© Ganesh Chaturthi
Special Occasions
© Institute's Foundation Day
© Independence Day Celebrations
© Gandhi Jayanti Celebrations
© Republic Day Celebrations
Distinguished Achievements of Students
© Research Publications
Sports News
© Inter-IIT Aquatic Meet 2010 th
© 46 Inter-IIT Sports Meet 2010
© Inter-IIT Staff Meet
© Petro Cup ‘11: January 30, 2011
© Inter-departmental Tournament 2010
© Other Sports Events
SUPPORT FOR IIT GANDHINAGAR
Bhupen and Shruti Shah Family Trust
B. U. Patel Fund
Bipin and Rekha Shah Research Fellowship
Tarun Goswami Scholarship
Reaching Out
ORGANIZATION
Board of Governors
Finance Committee
Building and Works Committee
Senate
Institute Committees
© Academic Programmes Committee (APGC)
© Academic Performance Evaluation Committee (APEC)
© Senate Student Affairs Committee (SSAC)
© Scholarships Committee
© Library Committee
Academic Officials
Administrative Officials
Student Leadership
Faculty at IITGN
Non-Teaching Staff Against Regular Positions
Ph. D. Scholars
The Batch of 2008 B. Tech. Students
The Batch of 2009 B. Tech. Students
The Batch of 2010 B. Tech. Students
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Awards and Recognition
Honorary Work
Academic Lectures
Publications
© Books
© Book Chapters
© Papers Published in Refereed Journals
© Papers Published in Conference Proceedings
© Papers Presented at Conferences
INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES
Library
Computer Centre
Medical Centre
Laboratory Facilities
© Chemical Engineering
© Chemistry
© Electrical Engineering
© Mechanical Engineering
© Physics
New Buildings
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
Co-curricular Activities
© Amalthea 2010
© Orientation Programme
© Summer Internships
© Women's Cell
© Career Development Workshop
© Life Skills Series
© New IITs Gymkhana Summit
Extra-curricular Activities
© Adventure Trip
© Dandiya Night
© Fresher's Party
© Classical Music Performance
© Kite Club
© Technical Support to Film Maker
© Blood Donation Drive
© Whizdom: intra-IIT quiz
© Blithchron ’11: Cultural Festival
© Janmashtami Celebrations
© Ganesh Chaturthi
Special Occasions
© Institute's Foundation Day
© Independence Day Celebrations
© Gandhi Jayanti Celebrations
© Republic Day Celebrations
Distinguished Achievements of Students
© Research Publications
Sports News
© Inter-IIT Aquatic Meet 2010 th
© 46 Inter-IIT Sports Meet 2010
© Inter-IIT Staff Meet
© Petro Cup ‘11: January 30, 2011
© Inter-departmental Tournament 2010
© Other Sports Events
SUPPORT FOR IIT GANDHINAGAR
Bhupen and Shruti Shah Family Trust
B. U. Patel Fund
Bipin and Rekha Shah Research Fellowship
Tarun Goswami Scholarship
Reaching Out
ORGANIZATION
Board of Governors
Finance Committee
Building and Works Committee
Senate
Institute Committees
© Academic Programmes Committee (APGC)
© Academic Performance Evaluation Committee (APEC)
© Senate Student Affairs Committee (SSAC)
© Scholarships Committee
© Library Committee
Academic Officials
Administrative Officials
Student Leadership
Faculty at IITGN
Non-Teaching Staff Against Regular Positions
Ph. D. Scholars
The Batch of 2008 B. Tech. Students
The Batch of 2009 B. Tech. Students
The Batch of 2010 B. Tech. Students
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FROM THE DIRECTOR'S DESK
ust as a child's upbringing enormously impacts the adult life, the early years in an Jinstitute's life leave an indelible impact on its character, values and culture. The
current faculty, staff and students of IIT Gandhinagar are very conscious of the fact that what
they do today will have an immeasurable and lasting influence on generations of students
and faculty of the Institute in the years ahead. This realization has presented a unique
opportunity for all of us associated with the Institute to shape it through our decisions and
actions: an opportunity to do things differently, to set new and higher standards, and to
experiment with innovative ideas in education and in governance, fearlessly but judiciously.
The entire community of IITGN is determined to make full use of the opportunities to
develop an outstanding Institute for the future generations.
Prof. Sudhir K. Jain, Director
The year 2010-11 has been very eventful for our Institute. A few significant events and
achievements amply demonstrate the excitement and the energy that is in the air.
Ÿ A two-day retreat of twenty faculty, staff and students of IITGN, and a few prominent
academicians from elsewhere developed the first draft of the Vision of the Institute. This
was later discussed internally and by the Board of Governors before it was promulgated.
Ÿ New B. Tech. and M. Tech. curricula with a futuristic outlook were developed during the
year, and these will be introduced in July 2011. These curricula lay strong emphasis on
the overall growth of every individual and the wholesome education of the students. To
this end, unprecedented emphasis has been placed on courses from the Humanities and
Social Sciences, and the focus is heavily on learning through design and projects. These
curricula are different from any other in the country.
Ÿ A one-day Leadership Conclave at the Institute brought together eminent persons from
industry, academia and government to brainstorm and develop a roadmap for the
Institute with regard to short- and long-term thrust areas of research, links between
industry and academia, and fund-raising strategies.
Ÿ A number of highly successful conferences, including an international conference with
participants from 10 countries, and continuing education programmes were conducted
during the year. About a dozen sponsored research projects were sanctioned by the
funding agencies to the Institute. Two of our young faculty members received national
awards for their research activities. Our undergraduate and doctoral students published
their first papers in prominent scholarly journals during the year.
A number of distinguished academicians and other eminent persons from various walks of
life visited the Institute and shared their wisdom on developing an excellent institute. The
Institute was fortunate to receive several large and small donations from its well-wishers,
affirming their faith in the long term potential of the Institute.
The student body remains extremely enthusiastic and motivated towards not only making a
success of their own lives, but also towards establishing a name for the Institute through
their special efforts in various academic and extra-curricular pursuits. They won laurels in
the inter-IIT sports events and launched two significant social outreach initiatives to make a
difference to the lives of others.
The Institute has been very fortunate to receive tremendous support and encouragement
from all quarters including the Central Government, the State Government of Gujarat, the
Vishwakarma Government Engineering College Chandkheda, the Adani Group, the IIT
Gandhinagar Foundation in the United States, and the entire academic community in India
and overseas. The IITGN community of faculty, staff and students have every reason to
believe that they are developing IIT Gandhinagar into an institute of excellence that our
country and future generations can be proud of.
IIT Gandhinagar | Annual Report | 2010 - 2011 | Page 2
FROM THE DIRECTOR'S DESK
ust as a child's upbringing enormously impacts the adult life, the early years in an Jinstitute's life leave an indelible impact on its character, values and culture. The
current faculty, staff and students of IIT Gandhinagar are very conscious of the fact that what
they do today will have an immeasurable and lasting influence on generations of students
and faculty of the Institute in the years ahead. This realization has presented a unique
opportunity for all of us associated with the Institute to shape it through our decisions and
actions: an opportunity to do things differently, to set new and higher standards, and to
experiment with innovative ideas in education and in governance, fearlessly but judiciously.
The entire community of IITGN is determined to make full use of the opportunities to
develop an outstanding Institute for the future generations.
Prof. Sudhir K. Jain, Director
The year 2010-11 has been very eventful for our Institute. A few significant events and
achievements amply demonstrate the excitement and the energy that is in the air.
Ÿ A two-day retreat of twenty faculty, staff and students of IITGN, and a few prominent
academicians from elsewhere developed the first draft of the Vision of the Institute. This
was later discussed internally and by the Board of Governors before it was promulgated.
Ÿ New B. Tech. and M. Tech. curricula with a futuristic outlook were developed during the
year, and these will be introduced in July 2011. These curricula lay strong emphasis on
the overall growth of every individual and the wholesome education of the students. To
this end, unprecedented emphasis has been placed on courses from the Humanities and
Social Sciences, and the focus is heavily on learning through design and projects. These
curricula are different from any other in the country.
Ÿ A one-day Leadership Conclave at the Institute brought together eminent persons from
industry, academia and government to brainstorm and develop a roadmap for the
Institute with regard to short- and long-term thrust areas of research, links between
industry and academia, and fund-raising strategies.
Ÿ A number of highly successful conferences, including an international conference with
participants from 10 countries, and continuing education programmes were conducted
during the year. About a dozen sponsored research projects were sanctioned by the
funding agencies to the Institute. Two of our young faculty members received national
awards for their research activities. Our undergraduate and doctoral students published
their first papers in prominent scholarly journals during the year.
A number of distinguished academicians and other eminent persons from various walks of
life visited the Institute and shared their wisdom on developing an excellent institute. The
Institute was fortunate to receive several large and small donations from its well-wishers,
affirming their faith in the long term potential of the Institute.
The student body remains extremely enthusiastic and motivated towards not only making a
success of their own lives, but also towards establishing a name for the Institute through
their special efforts in various academic and extra-curricular pursuits. They won laurels in
the inter-IIT sports events and launched two significant social outreach initiatives to make a
difference to the lives of others.
The Institute has been very fortunate to receive tremendous support and encouragement
from all quarters including the Central Government, the State Government of Gujarat, the
Vishwakarma Government Engineering College Chandkheda, the Adani Group, the IIT
Gandhinagar Foundation in the United States, and the entire academic community in India
and overseas. The IITGN community of faculty, staff and students have every reason to
believe that they are developing IIT Gandhinagar into an institute of excellence that our
country and future generations can be proud of.
IIT Gandhinagar | Annual Report | 2010 - 2011 | Page 2
VISION, MISSION ANDVALUES
Vision Statement
Goals
Vision
Mission
© To build and develop a world class institution to create and impart knowledge at the
undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels, contributing to the development of
the nation and humanity at large.
© To develop leaders with vision, creative thinking, social awareness and respect for
our values.
© To foster excellence in teaching and research to make a global impact.
© To engage in path-breaking research that would influence national policies.
© To pursue sustainable technological solutions to societal problems.
© To focus on lean engineering solutions for sustainable development.
© To be the leader for academic and industrial collaborations in various disciplines,
nationally and internationally.
© To create awareness of the true significance of learning and teaching.
© To enrich local schools and communities through value added interactions.
© To encourage excellent communication skills as part of the institutional culture.
© To prepare students not just for their first job, but their last job as well.
© To shape IIT Gandhinagar into an exciting place for learning, teaching, and research.
© To establish the process of learning that is free, fulfilling, and an enjoyable experience.
© To provide an enabling environment to nurture critical and creative minds, and to
propel them to greater heights of excellence in their pursuits.
© To create a vibrant atmosphere that breeds front runner innovators, scientists,
engineers, entrepreneurs, academicians and thinkers of tomorrow.
© To provide opportunity for students to learn from wherever, however, and whatever
they choose to study.
© To make IIT Gandhinagar the preferred destination for future generations of
students, staff, and faculty.
IIT Gandhinagar, as an institution for higher learning in science, technology and related
fields, aspires to develop top notch scientists, engineers, leaders and entrepreneurs to meet
the needs of the society-now and in the future. Furthermore, in this land of Gandhiji, with his
spirit of high work ethic and service to the society, IIT Gandhinagar seeks to undertake
ground breaking research, and develop breakthrough products that will improve everyday
lives of our communities.
Vision Statement
IIT Gandhinagar | Annual Report | 2010 - 2011 | Page 4
VISION, MISSION ANDVALUES
Vision Statement
Goals
Vision
Mission
© To build and develop a world class institution to create and impart knowledge at the
undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels, contributing to the development of
the nation and humanity at large.
© To develop leaders with vision, creative thinking, social awareness and respect for
our values.
© To foster excellence in teaching and research to make a global impact.
© To engage in path-breaking research that would influence national policies.
© To pursue sustainable technological solutions to societal problems.
© To focus on lean engineering solutions for sustainable development.
© To be the leader for academic and industrial collaborations in various disciplines,
nationally and internationally.
© To create awareness of the true significance of learning and teaching.
© To enrich local schools and communities through value added interactions.
© To encourage excellent communication skills as part of the institutional culture.
© To prepare students not just for their first job, but their last job as well.
© To shape IIT Gandhinagar into an exciting place for learning, teaching, and research.
© To establish the process of learning that is free, fulfilling, and an enjoyable experience.
© To provide an enabling environment to nurture critical and creative minds, and to
propel them to greater heights of excellence in their pursuits.
© To create a vibrant atmosphere that breeds front runner innovators, scientists,
engineers, entrepreneurs, academicians and thinkers of tomorrow.
© To provide opportunity for students to learn from wherever, however, and whatever
they choose to study.
© To make IIT Gandhinagar the preferred destination for future generations of
students, staff, and faculty.
IIT Gandhinagar, as an institution for higher learning in science, technology and related
fields, aspires to develop top notch scientists, engineers, leaders and entrepreneurs to meet
the needs of the society-now and in the future. Furthermore, in this land of Gandhiji, with his
spirit of high work ethic and service to the society, IIT Gandhinagar seeks to undertake
ground breaking research, and develop breakthrough products that will improve everyday
lives of our communities.
Vision Statement
IIT Gandhinagar | Annual Report | 2010 - 2011 | Page 4
Values
Principles
© Meritocracy
© Unparalleled quality and excellence
© Honesty, integrity, sincerity and devotion
© Trust and freedom with accountability
© Appreciation and celebration of creativity
© Willingness to try new ideas and allow mistakes
© Social and Moral responsibility
© Respect for every individual, and diversity
© Co-operation, collaboration and team work
© Lifelong commitment to learning
© Encouragement of merit
© Passion and motivation for work
© Professionalism
© Respect for law
© Concern for the improvement of the society
© Transparency in functioning of the Institute
© Dedication to the Institute
Evolving Institute's Direction Through Brainstorming
Eminent persons from industry and academia participated in a brainstorming event to
provide direction to the Institute with respect to:
(a) fund-raising strategies
(b) linkages between industry and academia
(c) short- and long-term thrust areas of research.
Notable persons who contributed to the discussions in this Leadership Conclave include Dr
Anil Kakodkar (Atomic Energy Commission), Shri Sanjay Lalbhai (Arvind Mills), Shri
Ajay Piramal (Piramal Enterprises), Shri Prashant Tiwari (USV Ltd), Prof. Bakul Dholakia
(Adani Group), Dr Hemant Kanakia (Gemplex), Shri Sudhir Mittal (Sukriti Udyog), Shri
M. Sahu (Principal Secretary of Industries), Shri Arun Pratap Singh (Electrotherm India
Ltd) and Shri Raj Mashruwala (Mashruwala Investments, USA). The event was held on
December 13, 2010 at the Institute premises.
IIT Gandhinagar | Annual Report | 2010 - 2011 | Page 6IIT Gandhinagar | Annual Report | 2010 - 2011 | Page 5
Leadership Conclave
Values
Principles
© Meritocracy
© Unparalleled quality and excellence
© Honesty, integrity, sincerity and devotion
© Trust and freedom with accountability
© Appreciation and celebration of creativity
© Willingness to try new ideas and allow mistakes
© Social and Moral responsibility
© Respect for every individual, and diversity
© Co-operation, collaboration and team work
© Lifelong commitment to learning
© Encouragement of merit
© Passion and motivation for work
© Professionalism
© Respect for law
© Concern for the improvement of the society
© Transparency in functioning of the Institute
© Dedication to the Institute
Evolving Institute's Direction Through Brainstorming
Eminent persons from industry and academia participated in a brainstorming event to
provide direction to the Institute with respect to:
(a) fund-raising strategies
(b) linkages between industry and academia
(c) short- and long-term thrust areas of research.
Notable persons who contributed to the discussions in this Leadership Conclave include Dr
Anil Kakodkar (Atomic Energy Commission), Shri Sanjay Lalbhai (Arvind Mills), Shri
Ajay Piramal (Piramal Enterprises), Shri Prashant Tiwari (USV Ltd), Prof. Bakul Dholakia
(Adani Group), Dr Hemant Kanakia (Gemplex), Shri Sudhir Mittal (Sukriti Udyog), Shri
M. Sahu (Principal Secretary of Industries), Shri Arun Pratap Singh (Electrotherm India
Ltd) and Shri Raj Mashruwala (Mashruwala Investments, USA). The event was held on
December 13, 2010 at the Institute premises.
IIT Gandhinagar | Annual Report | 2010 - 2011 | Page 6IIT Gandhinagar | Annual Report | 2010 - 2011 | Page 5
Leadership Conclave
ACADEMICS
Programmes Offered
New Educational Initiatives
Scholarships for Students
Guest Professors
Distinguished Visitors
Conferences/ Symposia/ Workshops
Invited Lectures
Prominent Visitors
Courses on Extracurricular Topics
Programmes Offered
Undergraduate
Doctoral
© Chemical Engineering
© Electrical Engineering
© Mechanical Engineering
© Chemical Engineering
© Chemistry
© Civil Engineering
© Cognitive Sciences
© Economics
© Electrical Engineering
© English
© Mathematics
© Mechanical Engineering
© Philosophy
© Physics
© Sociology
IIT Gandhinagar | Annual Report | 2010 - 2011 | Page 8
ACADEMICS
Programmes Offered
New Educational Initiatives
Scholarships for Students
Guest Professors
Distinguished Visitors
Conferences/ Symposia/ Workshops
Invited Lectures
Prominent Visitors
Courses on Extracurricular Topics
Programmes Offered
Undergraduate
Doctoral
© Chemical Engineering
© Electrical Engineering
© Mechanical Engineering
© Chemical Engineering
© Chemistry
© Civil Engineering
© Cognitive Sciences
© Economics
© Electrical Engineering
© English
© Mathematics
© Mechanical Engineering
© Philosophy
© Physics
© Sociology
IIT Gandhinagar | Annual Report | 2010 - 2011 | Page 8
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar aspires to be a leader and a trend-setter in
education. In this endeavor, we enthusiastically encourage innovative and experimental
approaches in education consistent with the Institute’s mission and vision. Some of the recent
initiatives are outlined in the pages that follow.
The Foundation Programme is an innovative and exciting programme to be introduced in
July 2011 for all new undergraduate students to help them make a smooth transition from the
days of intense preparation for Joint Entrance Examination to a new phase of higher level
learning on the way to becoming well-rounded human beings and responsible engineers.
Before they face the heavy demands of regular semester course work, the students will
undergo this five-week training in life-skills that will prepare them to take maximum
advantage of the opportunities that the IITGN academic environment offers. For the last two
years the Institute has been conducting a one-week orientation programme consisting of
workshops on communication, theater, appreciation of architecture and various games that
inculcate team work. The new Foundation Programme is a significant enhancement of the
existing orientation programme.
IITGN believes that the teaching-learning ambience can be greatly improved through a better
understanding of the student body. To this end, the Institute has introduced a comprehensive
viva-voce of all undergraduate students, to be conducted by a panel of faculty every
semester. The viva-voce enables the Institute to spot talents and identify weaknesses of
individual students. The students are encouraged to develop their talent in the right
direction. The Institute also provides individual attention to those who need it.
The Institute offers half-semester courses to provide a greater number of courses to our
students within the limited time-slots and available faculty resources. Within this
framework, Prof. Jayant Kanitkar taught two courses in Financial Accounting &
Management and Introduction to Financial Engineering. Prof. Claude Petitpierre from Ecole
Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, taught a half-semester course in
Computer Science during the second semester of 2010-11.
In the Fall semester of 2010, the Institute conducted several examinations without
Foundation Programme
Improving Teaching-Learning Ambience
Curricular Initiatives
Examinations without Invigilation
New Educational Initiativesinvigilation. The aim of the exercise was to cultivate high moral values and emphasize the
importance of integrity. The students received this new initiative with great enthusiasm. A
carefully designed feedback system was devised to assess the efficacy of the experiment.
Encouraged by the feedback received from the students, the Institute is deliberating over
ways to improve the method and the prospect of expanding the experiment to include more
students.
Undergraduate students with outstanding academic performance are recognized by the
Institute every semester. A student with an SPI of 8.5 or more, and also satisfying other
criteria set forth by the Academic Senate, will be placed on the Dean's List. Every student on
the Dean's List will receive a letter of appreciation from the Dean of Academic Programmes
and a topical book.
The Institute provides undergraduate students the opportunity to work in the library and
computer centre, and to grade assignments. The programme instills the value of dignity of
labour in students, and builds their self-esteem while providing them a monetary incentive.
Thirty six undergraduate students (22 in Fall 2010 and 14 in Spring 2011) took advantage of
this programme.
With the belief that “a healthy mind lives in a healthy body”, the Institute has designed a
programme to rekindle the passion for sports and outdoor activities in the students, many of
whom had, for several years, confined themselves to academics before joining the Institute.
A compulsory physical education component with flexible time slots has been introduced in
the curriculum.
IITGN is committed to making a positive impact on the neighbouring community. Every th thweek, a team of our students interacts with students of 6 to 9 grades of nearby Sakar
School, Ahmedabad to excite them about Science and Mathematics. Recently our faculty and
students have launched a very ambitious programme to help families of on-site construction
workers increase their awareness about their medical and educational needs.
The Institute has developed a DIIT programme with the aim of providing locally employed
engineers and technical personnel easy access to IIT education to help them continue their
education for their own growth as well as for that of their employers. Under this programme,
employed engineers and technicians can attend courses in a field of their choice at IITGN as
Recognition of Outstanding Academic Achievement of Students
Earn-While-You-Learn Programme
Emphasis on Physical Education
Community Outreach
Postgraduate Diploma Programme (DIIT)
IIT Gandhinagar | Annual Report | 2010 - 2011 | Page 10IIT Gandhinagar | Annual Report | 2010 - 2011 | Page 9
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar aspires to be a leader and a trend-setter in
education. In this endeavor, we enthusiastically encourage innovative and experimental
approaches in education consistent with the Institute’s mission and vision. Some of the recent
initiatives are outlined in the pages that follow.
The Foundation Programme is an innovative and exciting programme to be introduced in
July 2011 for all new undergraduate students to help them make a smooth transition from the
days of intense preparation for Joint Entrance Examination to a new phase of higher level
learning on the way to becoming well-rounded human beings and responsible engineers.
Before they face the heavy demands of regular semester course work, the students will
undergo this five-week training in life-skills that will prepare them to take maximum
advantage of the opportunities that the IITGN academic environment offers. For the last two
years the Institute has been conducting a one-week orientation programme consisting of
workshops on communication, theater, appreciation of architecture and various games that
inculcate team work. The new Foundation Programme is a significant enhancement of the
existing orientation programme.
IITGN believes that the teaching-learning ambience can be greatly improved through a better
understanding of the student body. To this end, the Institute has introduced a comprehensive
viva-voce of all undergraduate students, to be conducted by a panel of faculty every
semester. The viva-voce enables the Institute to spot talents and identify weaknesses of
individual students. The students are encouraged to develop their talent in the right
direction. The Institute also provides individual attention to those who need it.
The Institute offers half-semester courses to provide a greater number of courses to our
students within the limited time-slots and available faculty resources. Within this
framework, Prof. Jayant Kanitkar taught two courses in Financial Accounting &
Management and Introduction to Financial Engineering. Prof. Claude Petitpierre from Ecole
Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, taught a half-semester course in
Computer Science during the second semester of 2010-11.
In the Fall semester of 2010, the Institute conducted several examinations without
Foundation Programme
Improving Teaching-Learning Ambience
Curricular Initiatives
Examinations without Invigilation
New Educational Initiativesinvigilation. The aim of the exercise was to cultivate high moral values and emphasize the
importance of integrity. The students received this new initiative with great enthusiasm. A
carefully designed feedback system was devised to assess the efficacy of the experiment.
Encouraged by the feedback received from the students, the Institute is deliberating over
ways to improve the method and the prospect of expanding the experiment to include more
students.
Undergraduate students with outstanding academic performance are recognized by the
Institute every semester. A student with an SPI of 8.5 or more, and also satisfying other
criteria set forth by the Academic Senate, will be placed on the Dean's List. Every student on
the Dean's List will receive a letter of appreciation from the Dean of Academic Programmes
and a topical book.
The Institute provides undergraduate students the opportunity to work in the library and
computer centre, and to grade assignments. The programme instills the value of dignity of
labour in students, and builds their self-esteem while providing them a monetary incentive.
Thirty six undergraduate students (22 in Fall 2010 and 14 in Spring 2011) took advantage of
this programme.
With the belief that “a healthy mind lives in a healthy body”, the Institute has designed a
programme to rekindle the passion for sports and outdoor activities in the students, many of
whom had, for several years, confined themselves to academics before joining the Institute.
A compulsory physical education component with flexible time slots has been introduced in
the curriculum.
IITGN is committed to making a positive impact on the neighbouring community. Every th thweek, a team of our students interacts with students of 6 to 9 grades of nearby Sakar
School, Ahmedabad to excite them about Science and Mathematics. Recently our faculty and
students have launched a very ambitious programme to help families of on-site construction
workers increase their awareness about their medical and educational needs.
The Institute has developed a DIIT programme with the aim of providing locally employed
engineers and technical personnel easy access to IIT education to help them continue their
education for their own growth as well as for that of their employers. Under this programme,
employed engineers and technicians can attend courses in a field of their choice at IITGN as
Recognition of Outstanding Academic Achievement of Students
Earn-While-You-Learn Programme
Emphasis on Physical Education
Community Outreach
Postgraduate Diploma Programme (DIIT)
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per their convenience. The programme will be launched shortly.
The Institute has initiated full-time and part-time non-degree programmes to enable
students of other Institutes to get exposure to the IITGN environment or to take a few courses
for credit. Through these programmes non-IITGN students get direct access to specialized
courses being offered at IITGN. An undergraduate student of another institute took
advantage of this programme and spent the first semester of 2010-11 here.
Every Wednesday a faculty member or a research scholar gives a thirty-minute presentation
on his research interests. The talk, attended by faculty and research scholars, is tailored for
non-specialists. These seminars are a very effective means of exchange of information on
individual research interests, and help to create a more conducive research environment by
promoting interdisciplinary research in the Institute. The series is coordinated by Prof.
Sriram K. Gundimeda, Prof. Dhiren Modi and Prof. Bireswar Das.
To facilitate exchange of ideas and interaction among faculty members from different
Institutes, IITGN has developed a Summer Research Fellowship programme under which
faculty members from other Institutes can spend a summer at IITGN and collaborate with
faculty on research and educational initiatives.
The Institute has initiated a programme to enable non-teaching staff to enhance their
knowledge and skills through short courses and workshops conducted in-person or on-line.
Such training also helps to improve an individual's personality and performance. On
successful completion of the training, staff members are reimbursed the registration fees.
Non-degree Programmes
Faculty Seminar Series
Summer Research Fellowships for Faculty of Other Institutes
Staff Skill Development Initiative
Merit-cum-Means Scholarships
S. C. Mehrotra Scholarships
Merit-cum-Means (MCM) scholarships were awarded to 64 students of General and OBC
categories during the year 2010-11. These are awarded to meritorious students (a high JEE
rank for first year students and CPI greater than 6.5 for senior students), whose parents have
limited income (up to Rs 4.5 lakhs per year). An MCM scholarship carries Tuition Fee waiver
(current value Rs 50,000 per year) and Rs 1000 per month for ten months. In addition, tuition
fee waiver (Freeship) was awarded to 5 students for the entire year and 3 students for one
semester, who did not qualify for MCM on merit but needed financial assistance.
All students of SC/ST category avail the tuition fee waiver. In addition, 42 students in this
category, whose parents' income was within the limit prescribed for MCM scholarships,
were granted facility for free food in the student mess and Rs 250 per month for ten months.
The S. C. Mehrotra Scholarship carries Rs 1500 per month for 10 months. The Institute also
awards the recipients a tuition fee waiver as they satisfy the income criterion for MCM
scholarships.
Mr Vipul Goyal is the new recipient of S. C. Mehrotra Scholarship for the
year 2010-11. He had the highest CPI (9.67) amongst the second year
applicants.
Ms Gunturu Anusha, a third year B. Tech. student and recipient of last
year's S. C. Mehrotra Scholarship, continues to receive the scholarship.
Scholarships for Students
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per their convenience. The programme will be launched shortly.
The Institute has initiated full-time and part-time non-degree programmes to enable
students of other Institutes to get exposure to the IITGN environment or to take a few courses
for credit. Through these programmes non-IITGN students get direct access to specialized
courses being offered at IITGN. An undergraduate student of another institute took
advantage of this programme and spent the first semester of 2010-11 here.
Every Wednesday a faculty member or a research scholar gives a thirty-minute presentation
on his research interests. The talk, attended by faculty and research scholars, is tailored for
non-specialists. These seminars are a very effective means of exchange of information on
individual research interests, and help to create a more conducive research environment by
promoting interdisciplinary research in the Institute. The series is coordinated by Prof.
Sriram K. Gundimeda, Prof. Dhiren Modi and Prof. Bireswar Das.
To facilitate exchange of ideas and interaction among faculty members from different
Institutes, IITGN has developed a Summer Research Fellowship programme under which
faculty members from other Institutes can spend a summer at IITGN and collaborate with
faculty on research and educational initiatives.
The Institute has initiated a programme to enable non-teaching staff to enhance their
knowledge and skills through short courses and workshops conducted in-person or on-line.
Such training also helps to improve an individual's personality and performance. On
successful completion of the training, staff members are reimbursed the registration fees.
Non-degree Programmes
Faculty Seminar Series
Summer Research Fellowships for Faculty of Other Institutes
Staff Skill Development Initiative
Merit-cum-Means Scholarships
S. C. Mehrotra Scholarships
Merit-cum-Means (MCM) scholarships were awarded to 64 students of General and OBC
categories during the year 2010-11. These are awarded to meritorious students (a high JEE
rank for first year students and CPI greater than 6.5 for senior students), whose parents have
limited income (up to Rs 4.5 lakhs per year). An MCM scholarship carries Tuition Fee waiver
(current value Rs 50,000 per year) and Rs 1000 per month for ten months. In addition, tuition
fee waiver (Freeship) was awarded to 5 students for the entire year and 3 students for one
semester, who did not qualify for MCM on merit but needed financial assistance.
All students of SC/ST category avail the tuition fee waiver. In addition, 42 students in this
category, whose parents' income was within the limit prescribed for MCM scholarships,
were granted facility for free food in the student mess and Rs 250 per month for ten months.
The S. C. Mehrotra Scholarship carries Rs 1500 per month for 10 months. The Institute also
awards the recipients a tuition fee waiver as they satisfy the income criterion for MCM
scholarships.
Mr Vipul Goyal is the new recipient of S. C. Mehrotra Scholarship for the
year 2010-11. He had the highest CPI (9.67) amongst the second year
applicants.
Ms Gunturu Anusha, a third year B. Tech. student and recipient of last
year's S. C. Mehrotra Scholarship, continues to receive the scholarship.
Scholarships for Students
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The following academics have accepted offers to be Guest Professors and have committed to
spend at least 10 days in a year at the Institute to contribute to its tryst with excellence.
Dr Nikhil Balram, President, Ricoh Innovations Inc, USA, an
international media company, is a world-renowned innovator and expert
on display technology and consumer electronics. The products
developed by him and his team have won numerous awards in these
areas. He has served in executive positions in several companies
including Faroudja, Sage, Genesis Microchip, SONICblue, National
Semiconductor and Marvell Semiconductor. He has numerous patents,
technical papers and books. He received BS, MS and Ph. D. degrees in
Electrical Engineering, from Carnegie Mellon University.
Prof. Vijay Gupta, Director, GD Goenka World Institute, New Delhi is
well known for innovations in teaching and evaluation methods and for
his books and teaching aids. During his long tenure at IIT Kanpur, he
taught a wide range of courses and held many important positions,
including the Dean of Academic Affairs. He was Gold Medalist in B. Tech.
from IIT Delhi. He obtained his Ph. D. degree from the University of
Minnesota in 1972.
Prof. Suchitra Mathur, Associate Professor of English at IIT Kanpur, is a
teacher and scholar in the fields of Indian English Literature, Feminist
and Postcolonial Theory, and Popular Culture studies. In addition to
publications in various national and international journals in these areas,
she has also been active in organizing workshops related to these fields as
well as communication skills at various institutes across the country. Her
recent work has focused on science studies as an interdisciplinary field
that puts her interests in gender and communication in meaningful
conversation with the S&T focus on her institutional location.
Prof. Mythily Ramaswamy is a Professor at the Tata Institute of
Fundamental Research Centre for Applicable Mathematics, Bangalore
where she is currently the Dean. She is one of the leading figures in the
country in the field of Partial Differential Equations, more specifically,
analysis and applications to control problems. She received her B. Sc. and
M. Sc. degrees from the University of Bombay and Ph. D. from University
of Paris 6, France.
Guest ProfessorsProf. K. S. Gandhi received his Bachelors degree in Chemical
Engineering from Andhra University (1962), his Masters degree from the
Ohio State University (1965), and his doctorate from the University of
California at Berkeley (1971). He has taught at the Indian Institute of
Technology Kanpur (1971–86) and at the Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore (1986–2005). His industrial experience includes work at J. K.
Paper Mills, Rayagada and at Pilkington Brothers Research Centre in the
UK. He is a member of the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, and a
Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, as well as the Indian National
Academy of Engineering.
Prof. Dheeraj Sanghi is a Professor of Computer Science and
Engineering at IIT Kanpur. His research interests lie in the area of
Computer Networks, in particular, protocols at different layers, IPv6,
mobility, security, etc. He has served as Director of LNM Institute of
Information Technology, Jaipur, for two years. He is passionate about
technical education in India, and writes regularly about it in magazines
and blogs. He received his B. Tech. from IIT Kanpur, and MS and Ph. D.
from University of Maryland, College Park.
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The following academics have accepted offers to be Guest Professors and have committed to
spend at least 10 days in a year at the Institute to contribute to its tryst with excellence.
Dr Nikhil Balram, President, Ricoh Innovations Inc, USA, an
international media company, is a world-renowned innovator and expert
on display technology and consumer electronics. The products
developed by him and his team have won numerous awards in these
areas. He has served in executive positions in several companies
including Faroudja, Sage, Genesis Microchip, SONICblue, National
Semiconductor and Marvell Semiconductor. He has numerous patents,
technical papers and books. He received BS, MS and Ph. D. degrees in
Electrical Engineering, from Carnegie Mellon University.
Prof. Vijay Gupta, Director, GD Goenka World Institute, New Delhi is
well known for innovations in teaching and evaluation methods and for
his books and teaching aids. During his long tenure at IIT Kanpur, he
taught a wide range of courses and held many important positions,
including the Dean of Academic Affairs. He was Gold Medalist in B. Tech.
from IIT Delhi. He obtained his Ph. D. degree from the University of
Minnesota in 1972.
Prof. Suchitra Mathur, Associate Professor of English at IIT Kanpur, is a
teacher and scholar in the fields of Indian English Literature, Feminist
and Postcolonial Theory, and Popular Culture studies. In addition to
publications in various national and international journals in these areas,
she has also been active in organizing workshops related to these fields as
well as communication skills at various institutes across the country. Her
recent work has focused on science studies as an interdisciplinary field
that puts her interests in gender and communication in meaningful
conversation with the S&T focus on her institutional location.
Prof. Mythily Ramaswamy is a Professor at the Tata Institute of
Fundamental Research Centre for Applicable Mathematics, Bangalore
where she is currently the Dean. She is one of the leading figures in the
country in the field of Partial Differential Equations, more specifically,
analysis and applications to control problems. She received her B. Sc. and
M. Sc. degrees from the University of Bombay and Ph. D. from University
of Paris 6, France.
Guest ProfessorsProf. K. S. Gandhi received his Bachelors degree in Chemical
Engineering from Andhra University (1962), his Masters degree from the
Ohio State University (1965), and his doctorate from the University of
California at Berkeley (1971). He has taught at the Indian Institute of
Technology Kanpur (1971–86) and at the Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore (1986–2005). His industrial experience includes work at J. K.
Paper Mills, Rayagada and at Pilkington Brothers Research Centre in the
UK. He is a member of the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, and a
Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, as well as the Indian National
Academy of Engineering.
Prof. Dheeraj Sanghi is a Professor of Computer Science and
Engineering at IIT Kanpur. His research interests lie in the area of
Computer Networks, in particular, protocols at different layers, IPv6,
mobility, security, etc. He has served as Director of LNM Institute of
Information Technology, Jaipur, for two years. He is passionate about
technical education in India, and writes regularly about it in magazines
and blogs. He received his B. Tech. from IIT Kanpur, and MS and Ph. D.
from University of Maryland, College Park.
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Visits by eminent personalities in diverse fields including science, engineering, technology,
and education inspire the students, faculty and staff of the Institute. IITGN hosts lectures by
such distinguished individuals both by special invitation and if they happen to be in the area
for some other engagement. Faculty and students are encouraged to meet the distinguished
visitors and engage in interactions. Some of the eminent persons who visited the Institute
during 2010-11 are:
Prof. Devang Khakhar, Director IIT Bombay, visited the Institute on
April 14, 2010 to participate in the Chemical Engineering Selection
Committee. To take advantage of Prof. Khakhar’s presence on the
campus, a meeting with the IITGN faculty was organized to facilitate an
exchange of ideas with him. Prof. Khakhar was the mentor Director of
IITGN in its early days.
Prof. Raghunath K. Shevgaonkar, Vice Chancellor Pune University,
visited IITGN on April 16, 2010 to participate in the Electrical Engineering
Selection Committee. He had been associated with IITGN earlier when he
was the Deputy Director of IIT Bombay.
Mr Kushal Sacheti, CEO Galaxy, a diamond business company in New
York, visited IITGN on May 3, 2010. Mr Sacheti is a philanthropist with a
passion for education. He obtained his M. Tech. in Chemical Engineering
from IIT Kanpur. He has set up a Centre for Desert Development
Technologies at BITS Pilani, from where he obtained his B. Tech. in
Chemical Engineering. He is a donor for many other educational and
humanitarian causes.
Dr Shailesh Nayak, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, a Ph. D. in
Geology from M. S. University of Baroda (1980) is a versatile person with
a distinguished career and proven track record of 29 years at Indian Space
Research Organisation (1977-2006) and Indian National Centre for Ocean
Information Services (2006-2008). He visited the Institute on October 9,
2010 and inaugurated the technical event Amalthea 2010.
Distinguished VisitorsProf. Rajmohan Gandhi, Research Professor at the University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign, ex-Rajya Sabha member and grandson of
Mahatma Gandhi and C. Rajagopalachari, visited the Institute on
January 4-5, 2011. Prof. Gandhi has written extensively on India's
independence movement and its leaders, Indo-Pakistan relations,
human rights and conflict resolution. In 2002 he received the Sahitya
Akademi Award for a biography of C. Rajagopalachari titled “Rajaji”. He
was the editor of the newspaper “Himmat” during its entire publication
period from1964 to 1981.
Prof. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Creative Writing Programme,
University of Houston, is the author of 15 books. Her work has been
published in over 50 magazines, including the Atlantic Monthly, The
New Yorker, and has been printed in over 50 anthologies, and translated
into 13 languages. She visited the Institute on January 27, 2011 and
delivered a talk.
Mr Harsh Manglik, Co-Chairman of Accenture India Pvt Ltd since
January 2011 and Chairman of the executive council of NASSCOM (2010-
2011). He received his B. Tech. from IIT Kanpur, a master's degree in
mechanical engineering from Case Western Reserve University and
MBA from Carnegie Mellon University.
Other Visitors
The other eminent persons who visited the Institute during this period are as follows:
Prof. C. S. Desai, University of Arizona USA; Prof. Nitish Thakor, Johns Hopkins
University USA; Prof. Shyam Sundar, Yale University, USA; Prof. D. V. S. Jain, Punjab
University Chandigarh; Prof. Dipan Ghosh, Prof. Shiva Prasad and Prof. Kushal Deb, IIT
Bombay; Prof. Lilawati Krishnan, Prof. Ashwini Kumar and Prof. Maninder Agarwal, IIT
Kanpur; Prof. Mihir Ravel, Olin College, USA; Prof. S. P. Shah, Northwestern University,
USA; Prof. Sandeep Gupta, Arizona State University, USA; Dr Praveen K. Malhotra, Strong
Motions Inc., USA; Dr Karen Chad, University of Saskatchewan, Canada and Prof. M. V.
Pitke, formerly of TIFR Mumbai.
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Visits by eminent personalities in diverse fields including science, engineering, technology,
and education inspire the students, faculty and staff of the Institute. IITGN hosts lectures by
such distinguished individuals both by special invitation and if they happen to be in the area
for some other engagement. Faculty and students are encouraged to meet the distinguished
visitors and engage in interactions. Some of the eminent persons who visited the Institute
during 2010-11 are:
Prof. Devang Khakhar, Director IIT Bombay, visited the Institute on
April 14, 2010 to participate in the Chemical Engineering Selection
Committee. To take advantage of Prof. Khakhar’s presence on the
campus, a meeting with the IITGN faculty was organized to facilitate an
exchange of ideas with him. Prof. Khakhar was the mentor Director of
IITGN in its early days.
Prof. Raghunath K. Shevgaonkar, Vice Chancellor Pune University,
visited IITGN on April 16, 2010 to participate in the Electrical Engineering
Selection Committee. He had been associated with IITGN earlier when he
was the Deputy Director of IIT Bombay.
Mr Kushal Sacheti, CEO Galaxy, a diamond business company in New
York, visited IITGN on May 3, 2010. Mr Sacheti is a philanthropist with a
passion for education. He obtained his M. Tech. in Chemical Engineering
from IIT Kanpur. He has set up a Centre for Desert Development
Technologies at BITS Pilani, from where he obtained his B. Tech. in
Chemical Engineering. He is a donor for many other educational and
humanitarian causes.
Dr Shailesh Nayak, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, a Ph. D. in
Geology from M. S. University of Baroda (1980) is a versatile person with
a distinguished career and proven track record of 29 years at Indian Space
Research Organisation (1977-2006) and Indian National Centre for Ocean
Information Services (2006-2008). He visited the Institute on October 9,
2010 and inaugurated the technical event Amalthea 2010.
Distinguished VisitorsProf. Rajmohan Gandhi, Research Professor at the University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign, ex-Rajya Sabha member and grandson of
Mahatma Gandhi and C. Rajagopalachari, visited the Institute on
January 4-5, 2011. Prof. Gandhi has written extensively on India's
independence movement and its leaders, Indo-Pakistan relations,
human rights and conflict resolution. In 2002 he received the Sahitya
Akademi Award for a biography of C. Rajagopalachari titled “Rajaji”. He
was the editor of the newspaper “Himmat” during its entire publication
period from1964 to 1981.
Prof. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Creative Writing Programme,
University of Houston, is the author of 15 books. Her work has been
published in over 50 magazines, including the Atlantic Monthly, The
New Yorker, and has been printed in over 50 anthologies, and translated
into 13 languages. She visited the Institute on January 27, 2011 and
delivered a talk.
Mr Harsh Manglik, Co-Chairman of Accenture India Pvt Ltd since
January 2011 and Chairman of the executive council of NASSCOM (2010-
2011). He received his B. Tech. from IIT Kanpur, a master's degree in
mechanical engineering from Case Western Reserve University and
MBA from Carnegie Mellon University.
Other Visitors
The other eminent persons who visited the Institute during this period are as follows:
Prof. C. S. Desai, University of Arizona USA; Prof. Nitish Thakor, Johns Hopkins
University USA; Prof. Shyam Sundar, Yale University, USA; Prof. D. V. S. Jain, Punjab
University Chandigarh; Prof. Dipan Ghosh, Prof. Shiva Prasad and Prof. Kushal Deb, IIT
Bombay; Prof. Lilawati Krishnan, Prof. Ashwini Kumar and Prof. Maninder Agarwal, IIT
Kanpur; Prof. Mihir Ravel, Olin College, USA; Prof. S. P. Shah, Northwestern University,
USA; Prof. Sandeep Gupta, Arizona State University, USA; Dr Praveen K. Malhotra, Strong
Motions Inc., USA; Dr Karen Chad, University of Saskatchewan, Canada and Prof. M. V.
Pitke, formerly of TIFR Mumbai.
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Conferences, short courses, symposia and workshops on focus themes are important
academic activities to stimulate discussion on different areas of importance. Many of these
activities invite and receive participation from other organizations, which bring additional
benefit of increasing the Institute's visibility to the outside world. The following activities
were organized during 2010-11:
© First International Conference at IITGN
The first International conference of the Institute was
held on Cognition, Experience and Creativity during
October 29-31, 2010. The conveners of the conference
were Prof. Jaison A. Manjaly of IITGN and Prof. Bipin
Indurkhya of IIIT, Hyderabad. The conference attracted
over 80 participants from the United States, the United
Kingdom, Ireland, France, Italy, Bulgaria, Japan, Canada
and Portugal, besides India. Forty five scholars
presented their work in nine scientific sessions and one poster session. An essay
competition, on What is it like for a robot to feel pain? open to all students on the
occasion attracted wide participation. The first prize, worth Rs 3000 in cash, was won by
Anu Vivek (B. Tech. student, IITGN) while the second prize, worth Rs 2000 in cash, was
won by Amit Goldy (M. Sc. student, University of Allahabad). Partial financial support
for the conference was provided by the Department of Science and Technology and
Department of Information Technology.
© Workshop on Cosmology (COSMO-2010)
A workshop on Cosmology, COSMO-2010 was organized in collaboration with Cosmos
Safari, New Delhi, during April 10-11, 2010. The event comprised lectures, film shows
and star-gazing sessions for over 100 students from institutes including IITGN, DAIICT
and Nirma University. The speakers included Dr Santosh Vadawale and Dr P.
Janardhan (PRL, Ahmedabad), Prof. Atul Gurtu (TIFR, Mumbai), Dr C. K. Raju (Centre
for Studies in Civilizations, New Delhi), Dr Arvind Paranjape (IUCAA, Pune), Dr
Arvind Ranade (Vigyan Prasar, New Delhi), Prof. D. S. Kulshreshtha (Delhi
University), Dr Anil Kulkarni (ISRO, Ahmedabad), Mr Sandeep Nigam (Cosmos
Safari, New Delhi) and Mr Amitabh Pande (Amateur Astronomy Association, New
Delhi). Prof. Ameeya Bhagwat and Prof. Pallavi Ghalsasi of IITGN coordinated the
event.
Conferences/ Symposia/ Workshops© Workshop on Computational Methods in Chemical Engineering using MATLAB was
conducted by Prof. Nitin Padhiyar of IITGN in coordination with Prof. Z. Z. Painter,
Vishwakarma Government Engineering College (VGEC), Chandkheda for VGEC
students during April 15-16, 2010.
© Workshop on Digital Prototyping using Autodesk Inventor was conducted by Mr
Ramesh S. Pudale of Autodesk India (P) Ltd for IITGN students during May 2-5, 2010.
The Institute intends to forge a strong relationship with Autodesk.
© Indo-UK Workshop on Critical National Infrastructure Protection was jointly
organized by C-DAC Mumbai, IIT Gandhinagar and City University London, in
Mumbai during May 14-15, 2010. Prof. Dhiren Patel of IIT Gandhinagar was the
Program Chair. More than 90 delegates represented organizations such as Indian
Statistical Institute Kolkata, IITs, TCS, ABB, IBM, C-DAC, NIA, DIT, Air Tight
Networks, HDFC Bank, Secure-matrix, and City University London.
© Summer Course on Processor Architectures was jointly organized by IITGN and DA-
IICT Gandhinagar from June 7-26, 2010 for Electrical Engineering students of the two
Institutes. The course lecturers included Prof. R. N. Biswas (NIIT University, Rajasthan
and formerly of IIT Kanpur), Prof. D. Nag Choudhuri (DAIICT and formerly of IIT
Delhi) and Dr Kaushik Saha (ST Microelectronics). Prof. Samaresh Chatterji, DAIICT
and Prof. Joycee Mekie, IITGN coordinated the course.
© A National Workshop on Seismic Retrofitting Policy was organized by Prof. Sudhir
K. Jain on October 22, 2010. It was sponsored by Building Materials Technology
Promotion Council, Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, Government of
India.
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Conferences, short courses, symposia and workshops on focus themes are important
academic activities to stimulate discussion on different areas of importance. Many of these
activities invite and receive participation from other organizations, which bring additional
benefit of increasing the Institute's visibility to the outside world. The following activities
were organized during 2010-11:
© First International Conference at IITGN
The first International conference of the Institute was
held on Cognition, Experience and Creativity during
October 29-31, 2010. The conveners of the conference
were Prof. Jaison A. Manjaly of IITGN and Prof. Bipin
Indurkhya of IIIT, Hyderabad. The conference attracted
over 80 participants from the United States, the United
Kingdom, Ireland, France, Italy, Bulgaria, Japan, Canada
and Portugal, besides India. Forty five scholars
presented their work in nine scientific sessions and one poster session. An essay
competition, on What is it like for a robot to feel pain? open to all students on the
occasion attracted wide participation. The first prize, worth Rs 3000 in cash, was won by
Anu Vivek (B. Tech. student, IITGN) while the second prize, worth Rs 2000 in cash, was
won by Amit Goldy (M. Sc. student, University of Allahabad). Partial financial support
for the conference was provided by the Department of Science and Technology and
Department of Information Technology.
© Workshop on Cosmology (COSMO-2010)
A workshop on Cosmology, COSMO-2010 was organized in collaboration with Cosmos
Safari, New Delhi, during April 10-11, 2010. The event comprised lectures, film shows
and star-gazing sessions for over 100 students from institutes including IITGN, DAIICT
and Nirma University. The speakers included Dr Santosh Vadawale and Dr P.
Janardhan (PRL, Ahmedabad), Prof. Atul Gurtu (TIFR, Mumbai), Dr C. K. Raju (Centre
for Studies in Civilizations, New Delhi), Dr Arvind Paranjape (IUCAA, Pune), Dr
Arvind Ranade (Vigyan Prasar, New Delhi), Prof. D. S. Kulshreshtha (Delhi
University), Dr Anil Kulkarni (ISRO, Ahmedabad), Mr Sandeep Nigam (Cosmos
Safari, New Delhi) and Mr Amitabh Pande (Amateur Astronomy Association, New
Delhi). Prof. Ameeya Bhagwat and Prof. Pallavi Ghalsasi of IITGN coordinated the
event.
Conferences/ Symposia/ Workshops© Workshop on Computational Methods in Chemical Engineering using MATLAB was
conducted by Prof. Nitin Padhiyar of IITGN in coordination with Prof. Z. Z. Painter,
Vishwakarma Government Engineering College (VGEC), Chandkheda for VGEC
students during April 15-16, 2010.
© Workshop on Digital Prototyping using Autodesk Inventor was conducted by Mr
Ramesh S. Pudale of Autodesk India (P) Ltd for IITGN students during May 2-5, 2010.
The Institute intends to forge a strong relationship with Autodesk.
© Indo-UK Workshop on Critical National Infrastructure Protection was jointly
organized by C-DAC Mumbai, IIT Gandhinagar and City University London, in
Mumbai during May 14-15, 2010. Prof. Dhiren Patel of IIT Gandhinagar was the
Program Chair. More than 90 delegates represented organizations such as Indian
Statistical Institute Kolkata, IITs, TCS, ABB, IBM, C-DAC, NIA, DIT, Air Tight
Networks, HDFC Bank, Secure-matrix, and City University London.
© Summer Course on Processor Architectures was jointly organized by IITGN and DA-
IICT Gandhinagar from June 7-26, 2010 for Electrical Engineering students of the two
Institutes. The course lecturers included Prof. R. N. Biswas (NIIT University, Rajasthan
and formerly of IIT Kanpur), Prof. D. Nag Choudhuri (DAIICT and formerly of IIT
Delhi) and Dr Kaushik Saha (ST Microelectronics). Prof. Samaresh Chatterji, DAIICT
and Prof. Joycee Mekie, IITGN coordinated the course.
© A National Workshop on Seismic Retrofitting Policy was organized by Prof. Sudhir
K. Jain on October 22, 2010. It was sponsored by Building Materials Technology
Promotion Council, Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, Government of
India.
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Invited Lectures
The following invited lectures were delivered by acknowledged experts in their respective
field. The lectures are attended by the students, faculty and staff.
© Issues in Natural Circulation Based Nuclear Reactors by Dr S. K. Gupta,
Distinguished Scientist and Director, Safety Analysis and Documentation Division,
Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, Mumbai, April 8, 2010.
© Brain Machine Interface by Prof. Govindan Rangarajan, Professor, Department of
Mathematics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, April 21, 2010.
© Action Perspectives in Engineering Education and Research by Prof. V. Giri,
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, June 29, 2010.
© Securing the Digital World by Dr N. Subramanian, Assistant Professor, Department of
Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Texas, Tyler, USA, August 2, 2010.
© Engineering Smart Systems by Prof. K. Mani Chandy, Simon Ramo Professor and
Professor of Computer Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA,
August 5, 2010.
© Micro and Nano Electro-Mechanical Systems by Prof. G. Ravichandran, John E. Goode
Jr Professor, Graduate Aerospace Laboratories, California Institute of Technology,
Pasadena, USA, August 5, 2010.
© Infrared, Solar and Bio-Sensor Technologies by Dr K. Chelvakumar, President, EPIR
Technologies, Inc., Chicago, USA, August 12, 2010.
© Green and Safe Nuclear Power in India by Shri H. S. Kushwaha, Former Director,
Health, Safety and Environment Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai,
August 16, 2010.
© Fluid Mechanics by Prof. Emmanual Deriat, University Paris, Ouest, France, August
24, 2010.
© Bollywood at Large: Who is Watching Bollywood Films? by Prof. Anjali Gera Roy,
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Kharagpur, September 3, 2010.
© World of Materials: Present Practices, Aspirations and Challenges by Prof. S. P.
Mehrotra, Professor, Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, Indian
Institute of Technology, Kanpur, October 7, 2010.
© Security and Privacy Risks in a Networked World - an insight in to undergraduate
research by Prof. Atul Prakash, Professor, Department of Computer Science, University
of Michigan, Ann Arbor, November 3, 2010.
© Digital Signal Processing: Road To The Future by Prof. Sanjit K. Mitra, University of
Southern California, Los Angeles, and University of California, Santa Barbara,
December 28, 2010.
© Becoming a Designer by Prof. Sandeep Purao, Penn State University, December 29,
2010.
© Training Programme on CADENCE Design Systems was conducted by Mr R.
Bhanuprakash and Mr Santosh V. R. Avancha of CADENCE from November 30 to
December 3, 2010. Twenty IITGN students, 14 DAIICT students and 3 VGEC students
participated in the training programme co-ordinated by Prof. Joycee Mekie.
© Mini-Symposium on Prospects of Nuclear Power in India was conducted on March 12,
2011. Prof. S. P. Sukhatme, Professor Emeritus, IIT Bombay; former Chairman, AERB;
former Director, IIT Bombay, and an Honorary Distinguished Professor of IITGN was
the Chief Guest. Distinguished speakers included Mr S. S. Bajaj, Mr S. A. Bhardwaj, Dr
Rakesh Chawla, Dr J. B. Doshi, Dr Manfred Groll, Dr Kannan N. Iyer, Dr Corey
McDaniel, and Mr Gary T. Urquhart. The symposium was sponsored by the Board of
Research in Nuclear Sciences, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, Council of Scientific
and Industrial Research, Hindustan Construction Company, Westinghouse Electric
Company and was coordinated by Prof. Manmohan Pandey.
© Creating Comics: The Power of Visual Communication by Prof. Suchitra Mathur,
IITGN Guest Professor on March 19, 2011. Six students and one faculty member
participated in this interactive workshop.
© National Seminar on Enigma of Health: Maladies and Politics of Healing was
organized by Prof. Koshy Tharakan in collaboration with the Balvant Parekh Centre for
General Semantics and Other Human Sciences, Baroda on March 25-26, 2011.
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Invited Lectures
The following invited lectures were delivered by acknowledged experts in their respective
field. The lectures are attended by the students, faculty and staff.
© Issues in Natural Circulation Based Nuclear Reactors by Dr S. K. Gupta,
Distinguished Scientist and Director, Safety Analysis and Documentation Division,
Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, Mumbai, April 8, 2010.
© Brain Machine Interface by Prof. Govindan Rangarajan, Professor, Department of
Mathematics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, April 21, 2010.
© Action Perspectives in Engineering Education and Research by Prof. V. Giri,
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, June 29, 2010.
© Securing the Digital World by Dr N. Subramanian, Assistant Professor, Department of
Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Texas, Tyler, USA, August 2, 2010.
© Engineering Smart Systems by Prof. K. Mani Chandy, Simon Ramo Professor and
Professor of Computer Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA,
August 5, 2010.
© Micro and Nano Electro-Mechanical Systems by Prof. G. Ravichandran, John E. Goode
Jr Professor, Graduate Aerospace Laboratories, California Institute of Technology,
Pasadena, USA, August 5, 2010.
© Infrared, Solar and Bio-Sensor Technologies by Dr K. Chelvakumar, President, EPIR
Technologies, Inc., Chicago, USA, August 12, 2010.
© Green and Safe Nuclear Power in India by Shri H. S. Kushwaha, Former Director,
Health, Safety and Environment Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai,
August 16, 2010.
© Fluid Mechanics by Prof. Emmanual Deriat, University Paris, Ouest, France, August
24, 2010.
© Bollywood at Large: Who is Watching Bollywood Films? by Prof. Anjali Gera Roy,
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Kharagpur, September 3, 2010.
© World of Materials: Present Practices, Aspirations and Challenges by Prof. S. P.
Mehrotra, Professor, Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, Indian
Institute of Technology, Kanpur, October 7, 2010.
© Security and Privacy Risks in a Networked World - an insight in to undergraduate
research by Prof. Atul Prakash, Professor, Department of Computer Science, University
of Michigan, Ann Arbor, November 3, 2010.
© Digital Signal Processing: Road To The Future by Prof. Sanjit K. Mitra, University of
Southern California, Los Angeles, and University of California, Santa Barbara,
December 28, 2010.
© Becoming a Designer by Prof. Sandeep Purao, Penn State University, December 29,
2010.
© Training Programme on CADENCE Design Systems was conducted by Mr R.
Bhanuprakash and Mr Santosh V. R. Avancha of CADENCE from November 30 to
December 3, 2010. Twenty IITGN students, 14 DAIICT students and 3 VGEC students
participated in the training programme co-ordinated by Prof. Joycee Mekie.
© Mini-Symposium on Prospects of Nuclear Power in India was conducted on March 12,
2011. Prof. S. P. Sukhatme, Professor Emeritus, IIT Bombay; former Chairman, AERB;
former Director, IIT Bombay, and an Honorary Distinguished Professor of IITGN was
the Chief Guest. Distinguished speakers included Mr S. S. Bajaj, Mr S. A. Bhardwaj, Dr
Rakesh Chawla, Dr J. B. Doshi, Dr Manfred Groll, Dr Kannan N. Iyer, Dr Corey
McDaniel, and Mr Gary T. Urquhart. The symposium was sponsored by the Board of
Research in Nuclear Sciences, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, Council of Scientific
and Industrial Research, Hindustan Construction Company, Westinghouse Electric
Company and was coordinated by Prof. Manmohan Pandey.
© Creating Comics: The Power of Visual Communication by Prof. Suchitra Mathur,
IITGN Guest Professor on March 19, 2011. Six students and one faculty member
participated in this interactive workshop.
© National Seminar on Enigma of Health: Maladies and Politics of Healing was
organized by Prof. Koshy Tharakan in collaboration with the Balvant Parekh Centre for
General Semantics and Other Human Sciences, Baroda on March 25-26, 2011.
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Courses on Extracurricular Topics
Courses on extracurricular topics are organized for the well-rounded growth of IITGN
community. A guest faculty delivers 8-10 lectures for each course. Students, staff and faculty
of the Institute and other colleges are welcome to attend these courses. However, an IITGN
student attending the course also earns one course credit, which is shown on the student’s
grade card. These courses also help develop better links among local colleges. The following
courses were offered during 2010-11:
©
Raj Chhabra, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Kanpur on August 7, 2010.
© Entrepreneurship Opportunities for Engineers by Arvind K. Singhal, Chairman,
Technopak Advisors Pvt. Ltd, Gurgaon on August 21-22, 2010.
© Cosmology - The Story of Our Universe by Dr Raghavan Rangarajan, Physical
Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad from August 24 - September 7, 2010.
© Energy Efficiency: An Overview by Mr Virendra S. Kothari, Director, Innotem Services
Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi, October 23-24, 2010.
© The Pleasure of Reading: An Introduction to the Study of Literature by Dr Suchitra
Mathur, IIT Kanpur, October 11-13, 2010.
© The Promise of Molecular Programming by Mr Niranjan Srinivas, California Institute
of Technology, January 1-2, 2011.
© Technical Innovation by Dr C. V. Natraj, IISc Bangalore, Dr M. V. Shankar, Honeywell
Technology Solutions Lab Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore, and Dr Balachandar Ramadurai, Mind
Tree, Bangalore, January 15-16, 2011.
© Case Studies in Converting Technical Innovation Into Sustainable Business Success
by Dr Nikhil Balram, President of Ricoh Innovations, USA and Guest Professor, Indian
Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, March 18-19, 2011.
Making of a Professional Engineer: Professional Ethics & Tools for Thinking by Prof.
© Why Energy is Challenging for Electronic Systems by Prof. Amara, Paris Institute for
Electronics (ISEP), December 30, 2010.
© Introduction to IMPACT Lab’s Research on Cyber Physical Systems by Dr Sandeep
Gupta, Arizona State University, USA, January 5, 2011.
© India as a World Power: Potential and Realities by Prof. Rajmohan Gandhi, Research
Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, January 5, 2011.
© Engineering of Advanced Particulate-based Materials for Pharmaceutical and other
Industries by Prof. Rajesh N. Dave, Distinguished Professor of Chemical, Biological and
Pharmaceutical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, January 10, 2011.
© Enhancing Research Innovation by Applying the Axiomatic Design Principles by
Prof. Vipin Kumar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington,
Seattle, January 13, 2011.
© Prof. Nitesh V. Chawla, Notre Dame University visited the Institute on January 14, 2011.
Prof. Chawla briefed the students about research in Computer Science at Notre Dame
University.
© Career Development for IIT Students by Prof. Ravi Bhaskaran, formerly of IIT
Kharagpur, January 17, 2011.
© Women and Witch Hunt by Prof. Soma Chaudhuri, Michigan State University, January
19, 2011.
© UL-IITGN Research Collaboration by Dr Pravinray D. Gandhi, Director, Corporate
Research, Underwriters Laboratories Inc., Chicago, USA, January 26, 2011.
© A Writer's Journey by Prof. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, University of Houston,
January 27, 2011.
© Science and the Sacred by Prof. Ravi Ravindra, Professor Emeritus, Dalhousie
University, Halifax, Canada, January 28, 2011.
© Imagining the Future: World of Engineering by Prof. K. D. P. Nigam, Department of
Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, February 8, 2011.
© Importance of Engineering for the Future by Prof. Jean-Claude Badoux, former
President, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland, February 25, 2011.
© Switchgrass for Biofuels by Dr Gautam Sarath, Research Molecular Biologist, Grain,
Forage and Bioenergy Research Unit, University of Nebraska, USA, February 28, 2011.
© Sustainable Development: Engineering, Biology & Medicine by Prof. Anupam
Madhukar, Kenneth T. Norris Professor of Engineering, Departments of Biomedical
Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, & Physics, University of
Southern California, March 17, 2011.
© Do Current Engineering Paradigms Have a Future? by Dr Vijay K. Stokes, formerly
with IIT Kanpur (1964-1978) and GE (1978-2002), March 24, 2011.
© Democratic Participation Among Poor Women Workers in India, and Impact of the
Indian Diaspora on Indian Development by Dr Rina Agarwala, Assistant Professor,
Department of Sociology, Johns Hopkins University, March 24, 2011.
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Courses on Extracurricular Topics
Courses on extracurricular topics are organized for the well-rounded growth of IITGN
community. A guest faculty delivers 8-10 lectures for each course. Students, staff and faculty
of the Institute and other colleges are welcome to attend these courses. However, an IITGN
student attending the course also earns one course credit, which is shown on the student’s
grade card. These courses also help develop better links among local colleges. The following
courses were offered during 2010-11:
©
Raj Chhabra, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Kanpur on August 7, 2010.
© Entrepreneurship Opportunities for Engineers by Arvind K. Singhal, Chairman,
Technopak Advisors Pvt. Ltd, Gurgaon on August 21-22, 2010.
© Cosmology - The Story of Our Universe by Dr Raghavan Rangarajan, Physical
Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad from August 24 - September 7, 2010.
© Energy Efficiency: An Overview by Mr Virendra S. Kothari, Director, Innotem Services
Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi, October 23-24, 2010.
© The Pleasure of Reading: An Introduction to the Study of Literature by Dr Suchitra
Mathur, IIT Kanpur, October 11-13, 2010.
© The Promise of Molecular Programming by Mr Niranjan Srinivas, California Institute
of Technology, January 1-2, 2011.
© Technical Innovation by Dr C. V. Natraj, IISc Bangalore, Dr M. V. Shankar, Honeywell
Technology Solutions Lab Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore, and Dr Balachandar Ramadurai, Mind
Tree, Bangalore, January 15-16, 2011.
© Case Studies in Converting Technical Innovation Into Sustainable Business Success
by Dr Nikhil Balram, President of Ricoh Innovations, USA and Guest Professor, Indian
Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, March 18-19, 2011.
Making of a Professional Engineer: Professional Ethics & Tools for Thinking by Prof.
© Why Energy is Challenging for Electronic Systems by Prof. Amara, Paris Institute for
Electronics (ISEP), December 30, 2010.
© Introduction to IMPACT Lab’s Research on Cyber Physical Systems by Dr Sandeep
Gupta, Arizona State University, USA, January 5, 2011.
© India as a World Power: Potential and Realities by Prof. Rajmohan Gandhi, Research
Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, January 5, 2011.
© Engineering of Advanced Particulate-based Materials for Pharmaceutical and other
Industries by Prof. Rajesh N. Dave, Distinguished Professor of Chemical, Biological and
Pharmaceutical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, January 10, 2011.
© Enhancing Research Innovation by Applying the Axiomatic Design Principles by
Prof. Vipin Kumar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington,
Seattle, January 13, 2011.
© Prof. Nitesh V. Chawla, Notre Dame University visited the Institute on January 14, 2011.
Prof. Chawla briefed the students about research in Computer Science at Notre Dame
University.
© Career Development for IIT Students by Prof. Ravi Bhaskaran, formerly of IIT
Kharagpur, January 17, 2011.
© Women and Witch Hunt by Prof. Soma Chaudhuri, Michigan State University, January
19, 2011.
© UL-IITGN Research Collaboration by Dr Pravinray D. Gandhi, Director, Corporate
Research, Underwriters Laboratories Inc., Chicago, USA, January 26, 2011.
© A Writer's Journey by Prof. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, University of Houston,
January 27, 2011.
© Science and the Sacred by Prof. Ravi Ravindra, Professor Emeritus, Dalhousie
University, Halifax, Canada, January 28, 2011.
© Imagining the Future: World of Engineering by Prof. K. D. P. Nigam, Department of
Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, February 8, 2011.
© Importance of Engineering for the Future by Prof. Jean-Claude Badoux, former
President, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland, February 25, 2011.
© Switchgrass for Biofuels by Dr Gautam Sarath, Research Molecular Biologist, Grain,
Forage and Bioenergy Research Unit, University of Nebraska, USA, February 28, 2011.
© Sustainable Development: Engineering, Biology & Medicine by Prof. Anupam
Madhukar, Kenneth T. Norris Professor of Engineering, Departments of Biomedical
Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, & Physics, University of
Southern California, March 17, 2011.
© Do Current Engineering Paradigms Have a Future? by Dr Vijay K. Stokes, formerly
with IIT Kanpur (1964-1978) and GE (1978-2002), March 24, 2011.
© Democratic Participation Among Poor Women Workers in India, and Impact of the
Indian Diaspora on Indian Development by Dr Rina Agarwala, Assistant Professor,
Department of Sociology, Johns Hopkins University, March 24, 2011.
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Sponsored Projects
Academic activities described in this section pertain to individual faculty members with
respect to research and development, consulting, recognition, publications and honorary
work for other academic organizations.
This year sponsoring agencies have sanctioned the following research projects to IIT
Gandhinagar faculty with the total budget of Rs 2,73,21,660/-.
© Synthesis of monodispersed magnetic nanoparticles for biomedical applications and
to develop lab facilities sponsored by Department of Science and Technology, New
Delhi. Principal Investigator: Prof. Kinnari Parekh.
© Microscopic global nuclear mass formula sponsored by the Department of Science and
Technology. Principal Investigator: Prof. Ameeya A. Bhagwat.
© Quantification of butonol synthesis using elementary modes and sensitivity analysis
sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology. Principal Investigator: Prof.
Kalyan Gayen.
© A novel process for precipitation and stabilization of drug nanoparticles in aqueous
suspensions using CO sponsored by Department of Biotechnology, Government of 2
India. Principal Investigator: Prof. Sameer V. Dalvi.
© An experimental investigation to locate and assess the severity of winding
deformations in power transformers sponsored by the Department of Science and
Technology, Government of India. Principal Investigator: Prof. Ragavan K.
© Engineering zymomonas mobilis for the efficient production of biofuels from
lignocellulosic biomass sponsored by Department of Biotechnology, Government of
India. Principal Investigator: Prof. Supreet Saini.
© Reprogramming cellular networks in salmonella enterica to develop novel vaccines
sponsored by Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. Principal
Investigator: Prof. Supreet Saini.
© Rapid precipitation of drug nanoparticles using ultrasonically-driven mixing device
sponsored by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. Principal
Investigator: Prof. Sameer V. Dalvi.
© Quantitative near- and mid-infrared wavelength modulation spectroscopy for gas
sensing applications sponsored by Department of Science and Technology,
Government of India. Principal Investigator: Prof. Arup Lal Chakraborty.
© Development of 1-d thermal hydraulic code for computation of unsteady steam water
flow and super critical water flow in horizontal and vertical channel type reactor
sponsored by Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, Government of India. Principal
Investigator: Prof. Manmohan Pandey.
© Virtual geotechnical laboratory sponsored by Ministry of Human Resource
Development, Government of India. Principal Investigator: Prof. Amit Prashant.
FACULTYACTIVITIES
Sponsored Projects
Consulting Projects
Continuing Education Course
Awards and Recognition
Honorary Work
Academic Lectures
Publications
IIT Gandhinagar | Annual Report | 2010 - 2011 | Page 24
Sponsored Projects
Academic activities described in this section pertain to individual faculty members with
respect to research and development, consulting, recognition, publications and honorary
work for other academic organizations.
This year sponsoring agencies have sanctioned the following research projects to IIT
Gandhinagar faculty with the total budget of Rs 2,73,21,660/-.
© Synthesis of monodispersed magnetic nanoparticles for biomedical applications and
to develop lab facilities sponsored by Department of Science and Technology, New
Delhi. Principal Investigator: Prof. Kinnari Parekh.
© Microscopic global nuclear mass formula sponsored by the Department of Science and
Technology. Principal Investigator: Prof. Ameeya A. Bhagwat.
© Quantification of butonol synthesis using elementary modes and sensitivity analysis
sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology. Principal Investigator: Prof.
Kalyan Gayen.
© A novel process for precipitation and stabilization of drug nanoparticles in aqueous
suspensions using CO sponsored by Department of Biotechnology, Government of 2
India. Principal Investigator: Prof. Sameer V. Dalvi.
© An experimental investigation to locate and assess the severity of winding
deformations in power transformers sponsored by the Department of Science and
Technology, Government of India. Principal Investigator: Prof. Ragavan K.
© Engineering zymomonas mobilis for the efficient production of biofuels from
lignocellulosic biomass sponsored by Department of Biotechnology, Government of
India. Principal Investigator: Prof. Supreet Saini.
© Reprogramming cellular networks in salmonella enterica to develop novel vaccines
sponsored by Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. Principal
Investigator: Prof. Supreet Saini.
© Rapid precipitation of drug nanoparticles using ultrasonically-driven mixing device
sponsored by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. Principal
Investigator: Prof. Sameer V. Dalvi.
© Quantitative near- and mid-infrared wavelength modulation spectroscopy for gas
sensing applications sponsored by Department of Science and Technology,
Government of India. Principal Investigator: Prof. Arup Lal Chakraborty.
© Development of 1-d thermal hydraulic code for computation of unsteady steam water
flow and super critical water flow in horizontal and vertical channel type reactor
sponsored by Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, Government of India. Principal
Investigator: Prof. Manmohan Pandey.
© Virtual geotechnical laboratory sponsored by Ministry of Human Resource
Development, Government of India. Principal Investigator: Prof. Amit Prashant.
FACULTYACTIVITIES
Sponsored Projects
Consulting Projects
Continuing Education Course
Awards and Recognition
Honorary Work
Academic Lectures
Publications
IIT Gandhinagar | Annual Report | 2010 - 2011 | Page 24
© Photo-processes of donor-acceptor substituted polyenes in ionic liquid media
sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.
Principal Investigator: Prof. Sriram Kanvah Gundimeda.
© A cognitivist exploration of the concept of privacy behavior and experience sponsored
by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. Principal Investigator:
Prof. Jaison A. Manjaly.
Consulting Projects
This year different agencies have sanctioned the following consulting projects to IIT
Gandhinagar faculty with the total budget of Rs 14,40,000/-.
© Seismic Studies of Area Around Bhagyam Oil Field sponsored by L & T - GULF Private
Ltd and executed jointly by IITGN, IIT Kanpur and IIT Kharagpur with Prof. Sudhir K.
Jain as coordinator.
© Training on Low-Cost High-Tech Automation sponsored by Ashok Leyland with Prof.
N. Ramakrishnan as Principal Investigator.
A self-financed course on Geotechnical Aspects of Earthquake Engineering (coordinators
Prof. Amit Prashant and Prof. Ajanta Sachan, March 8-11, 2011) attracted 109 professionals
from organizations such as, NTPC, NPCIL, AFCONS, Gammon India, L&T, Reliance, HCC,
Royal-Haskoing, HPCL, BARC, NHPC, PWD, CPWD, TCE, DMRC and EIL. Some students
and teachers of engineering colleges also attended the course. Prof. Sudhir K. Jain, IIT
Gandhinagar and Prof. Debasis Roy, IIT Kharagpur also delivered lectures as part of the
course.
Continuing Education Course
Awards and Recognition
The following faculty members have received special awards and recognition by external
bodies during 2010-11:
Prof. Nitin Padhiyar (Chemical Engineering) was awarded a
Research Fellowship by the Indo-US Science & Technology Forum
(IUSSTF). The one-year fellowship commence in July 2010, and Prof.
Padhiyar is currently carrying out research at the Carnegie Mellon
University, USA.
Prof. Basudeb Guha-Khasnobis (Economics) has been invited to
serve on the editorial board of VAANIJYA, a bi-annual foreign
trade journal published by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry,
Government of India.
Prof. Murali Damodaran (Mechanical Engineering) has been invited
to be on the editorial board of the Conference PARENG 2011: The
Second International Conference on Parallel, Distributed, Grid and
Cloud Computing for Engineering to be held at Ajaccio, Corsica,
France during April 12-15, 2011.
Prof. Sameer Dalvi (Chemical Engineering) was awarded the IEI
Young Engineers Award for the year 2010-11 by the Institution of
Engineers (India).
Prof. Supreet Saini (Chemical Engineering) was awarded the
Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award for the year 2010 by the
Department of Biotechnology, Government of India.
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© Photo-processes of donor-acceptor substituted polyenes in ionic liquid media
sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.
Principal Investigator: Prof. Sriram Kanvah Gundimeda.
© A cognitivist exploration of the concept of privacy behavior and experience sponsored
by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. Principal Investigator:
Prof. Jaison A. Manjaly.
Consulting Projects
This year different agencies have sanctioned the following consulting projects to IIT
Gandhinagar faculty with the total budget of Rs 14,40,000/-.
© Seismic Studies of Area Around Bhagyam Oil Field sponsored by L & T - GULF Private
Ltd and executed jointly by IITGN, IIT Kanpur and IIT Kharagpur with Prof. Sudhir K.
Jain as coordinator.
© Training on Low-Cost High-Tech Automation sponsored by Ashok Leyland with Prof.
N. Ramakrishnan as Principal Investigator.
A self-financed course on Geotechnical Aspects of Earthquake Engineering (coordinators
Prof. Amit Prashant and Prof. Ajanta Sachan, March 8-11, 2011) attracted 109 professionals
from organizations such as, NTPC, NPCIL, AFCONS, Gammon India, L&T, Reliance, HCC,
Royal-Haskoing, HPCL, BARC, NHPC, PWD, CPWD, TCE, DMRC and EIL. Some students
and teachers of engineering colleges also attended the course. Prof. Sudhir K. Jain, IIT
Gandhinagar and Prof. Debasis Roy, IIT Kharagpur also delivered lectures as part of the
course.
Continuing Education Course
Awards and Recognition
The following faculty members have received special awards and recognition by external
bodies during 2010-11:
Prof. Nitin Padhiyar (Chemical Engineering) was awarded a
Research Fellowship by the Indo-US Science & Technology Forum
(IUSSTF). The one-year fellowship commence in July 2010, and Prof.
Padhiyar is currently carrying out research at the Carnegie Mellon
University, USA.
Prof. Basudeb Guha-Khasnobis (Economics) has been invited to
serve on the editorial board of VAANIJYA, a bi-annual foreign
trade journal published by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry,
Government of India.
Prof. Murali Damodaran (Mechanical Engineering) has been invited
to be on the editorial board of the Conference PARENG 2011: The
Second International Conference on Parallel, Distributed, Grid and
Cloud Computing for Engineering to be held at Ajaccio, Corsica,
France during April 12-15, 2011.
Prof. Sameer Dalvi (Chemical Engineering) was awarded the IEI
Young Engineers Award for the year 2010-11 by the Institution of
Engineers (India).
Prof. Supreet Saini (Chemical Engineering) was awarded the
Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award for the year 2010 by the
Department of Biotechnology, Government of India.
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Honorary Work
Prof. Arup Lal Chakraborty, Electrical Engineering
© Taught a course module on Experimental Methodologies to M. Tech. students of
Vishwakarma Government Engineering College, Ahmedabad, October 2010.
Prof. D. V. Pai, Mathematics
© Member, Project Management and Monitoring Committee (PMMC) for the Centre of
Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences (CIMS), Banaras Hindu University.
© Associate Editor, Asian European Journal of Mathematics, World Scientific
Publishers, London and Singapore.
© Reviewer, Mathematics Reviews (American Mathematical Society).
Prof. Joycee Mekie, Electrical Engineering
© Examined M. Tech. dissertations for Electrical Engineering students of SVNIT, Surat.
Prof. Kinnari Parekh, Physicsth
© Reviewer of the manuscripts for 55 DAE Solid State Physics Symposium organized
by BARC, Mumbai.
© Manuscript reviewer for Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Elsevier and
Journal of Nanoparticle Research, Springer publications.
Prof. Koshy Tharakan, Philosophy
© Reviewed the NPTEL course on Contemporary Indian Philosophy submitted to IIT
Bombay
Prof. K. V. V. Murthy, Electrical Engineering
© Evaluated a Ph. D. Thesis submitted to VTU-Karnataka.
© Invited to review seven papers and Chair three technical sessions in ICAC3 ’11 -
International Conference on Advances in Computing, Control and Communication
Prof. Dhiren Patel, Computer Science and Engineering
© Program Co-Chair for the International Workshop on Large Scale Biometric Identity
Management Systems, C-DAC Mumbai, January 23-24, 2011
© Member of Technical Committee for GoI - MHRD - Central Counseling Board - AIEEE
2010.
© Member of Core Committee - Awareness for GoI, DIT - Information Security
Education & Awareness Project - 2010.
© Member of PRSG - Bhartiya AFIS project - DIT - 2010-11.
2011, organized by Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering, Bandra,
Mumbai, January 28–29, 2011.
© Member, Governing Council, NMAM Institute of Technology, Nitte, Karnataka.
Prof. S. L. Narayanamurthy, Chemical Engineering
© Honorary Technical Advice to Central Excise Commissionerate.
Prof. Sudhir K. Jain, Civil Engineering
© Executive Vice President, International Association for Earthquake Engineering.
© Chairman, International Activities Committee, Earthquake Engineering Research
Institute, USA.
© Member, Board of Management, NIIT University, Neemrana, Rajasthan.
© Member, INAE Silver Jubilee Celebrations Committee, Indian National Academy of
Engineering.
© Member, Advisory Editorial Board, Earthquake Engineering and Structural
Dynamics, John Wiley and Sons.
© Member, Editorial Board, Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibrations,
Springer-Verlag.
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K. V. V. Murthy S. L. Narayanamurthy S. K. Jain
Honorary Work
Prof. Arup Lal Chakraborty, Electrical Engineering
© Taught a course module on Experimental Methodologies to M. Tech. students of
Vishwakarma Government Engineering College, Ahmedabad, October 2010.
Prof. D. V. Pai, Mathematics
© Member, Project Management and Monitoring Committee (PMMC) for the Centre of
Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences (CIMS), Banaras Hindu University.
© Associate Editor, Asian European Journal of Mathematics, World Scientific
Publishers, London and Singapore.
© Reviewer, Mathematics Reviews (American Mathematical Society).
Prof. Joycee Mekie, Electrical Engineering
© Examined M. Tech. dissertations for Electrical Engineering students of SVNIT, Surat.
Prof. Kinnari Parekh, Physicsth
© Reviewer of the manuscripts for 55 DAE Solid State Physics Symposium organized
by BARC, Mumbai.
© Manuscript reviewer for Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Elsevier and
Journal of Nanoparticle Research, Springer publications.
Prof. Koshy Tharakan, Philosophy
© Reviewed the NPTEL course on Contemporary Indian Philosophy submitted to IIT
Bombay
Prof. K. V. V. Murthy, Electrical Engineering
© Evaluated a Ph. D. Thesis submitted to VTU-Karnataka.
© Invited to review seven papers and Chair three technical sessions in ICAC3 ’11 -
International Conference on Advances in Computing, Control and Communication
Prof. Dhiren Patel, Computer Science and Engineering
© Program Co-Chair for the International Workshop on Large Scale Biometric Identity
Management Systems, C-DAC Mumbai, January 23-24, 2011
© Member of Technical Committee for GoI - MHRD - Central Counseling Board - AIEEE
2010.
© Member of Core Committee - Awareness for GoI, DIT - Information Security
Education & Awareness Project - 2010.
© Member of PRSG - Bhartiya AFIS project - DIT - 2010-11.
2011, organized by Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering, Bandra,
Mumbai, January 28–29, 2011.
© Member, Governing Council, NMAM Institute of Technology, Nitte, Karnataka.
Prof. S. L. Narayanamurthy, Chemical Engineering
© Honorary Technical Advice to Central Excise Commissionerate.
Prof. Sudhir K. Jain, Civil Engineering
© Executive Vice President, International Association for Earthquake Engineering.
© Chairman, International Activities Committee, Earthquake Engineering Research
Institute, USA.
© Member, Board of Management, NIIT University, Neemrana, Rajasthan.
© Member, INAE Silver Jubilee Celebrations Committee, Indian National Academy of
Engineering.
© Member, Advisory Editorial Board, Earthquake Engineering and Structural
Dynamics, John Wiley and Sons.
© Member, Editorial Board, Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibrations,
Springer-Verlag.
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J. Mekie K. Parekh K. Tharakan
K. V. V. Murthy S. L. Narayanamurthy S. K. Jain
Academic Lectures
© Prof. S. L. Narayanamurthy delivered a Lecture on "Framework to Support Quality
Higher Education" at the FICCI-Gujarat Government Seminar on "Higher Education and
Skill Development in Gujarat", April 2010.
© Prof. Dhiren Patel delivered an invited talk on “Cloud Computing”, organized by
Bahrain Internet Society, April 2010.
© Prof. Kinnari Parekh conducted research work on mineral resources and nanofluids at
Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM), for one month during
the summer of 2010. She also conducted experiments at the Paul Scherrer Institute,
Switzerland during June 28, 2010 to July 11, 2010.
© Prof. K. V. V. Murthy conducted a training course on Signals and Systems for the faculty
members of the Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar and Punjab Technical
University during July 12–16, 2010.
© Prof. K. V. V. Murthy and Prof. D. V. Pai delivered lectures at an AICTE sponsored Staff
Development Programme, “Mathematical Applications in Engineering Profession”
organized by L. J. Institute of Engineering and Technology, Ahmedabad during June
30–July 01, 2010.
© Prof. Dhiren Patel visited Dubai and Abu Dhabi during August 20-23, 2010 to provide
consulting services to Secure Matrix India Pvt. Ltd.
© Prof. Bireswar Das participated in the Formal Methods Update Meeting (FMU) at
Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology,
Gandhinagar during July 15-17, 2010.
© Prof. Deepthi Shanker presented a paper at the International Conference, “The Global
Economic Crises: Perceptions and Impacts”, Switzerland, September 10-11, 2010.
© Prof. Sudhir K. Jain delivered a talk at International Conference on Innovative Building
Technologies for Affordable Mass Housing, New Delhi, October 28, 2010.
© Prof. Chinmay Ghoroi presented two papers at the AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake
City, UT, USA, November 7-12, 2010.
© Prof. Koshy Tharakan presented a paper titled “Methodology of Social Sciences: A
Phenomenological Perspective” in the UGC National Seminar on Science, Society and
Liberty, Mohan Lal Sukhadia University and Government Meera Girl's College,
Udaipur, November 12-13, 2010.
© Prof. D. V. Pai chaired the Planning Committee Meeting of the forthcoming 2011 SERC
School on Matrix Methods at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Pala Campus,
Arunapuram, Kerala, November 18-19, 2010.
© Prof. Supreet Saini presented the paper at The Future of Biofuels - NextGenFuels2010,
Delhi, November 30– December 2, 2010.nd
© Prof. K. V. V. Murthy delivered the keynote address at the 2 National Conference at
Parul Institute of Engineering and Technology, Vadodara, December 4-5, 2010.
© Prof. Subrata Pal gave a presentation at the Theoretical Chemistry Symposium-2010, IIT
Kanpur, December 8-12, 2010.
© Prof. Kinnari Parekh presented a paper at the International Workshop on
Nanotechnology NANO-EEB at St Aloysius College, Mangalore, December 14-16, 2010.
© Prof. Bireswar Das participated in the Foundations of Software Technology and
Theoretical Computer Science (FSTTCS) at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences,
Chennai, India during December 15-18, 2010.
© Prof. Naran Pindoriya attended the India Energy Conclave 2010, organized by the
Confederation of Indian Industries and the Government of Gujarat in Ahmedabad,
December 20, 2010.
© Prof. Arup Lal Chakraborty presented a paper at the International Conference on Fiber
Optics and Photonics - PHOTONICS 2010, IIT Guwahati, December 11-15, 2010.
© Prof. Joycee Mekie attended an International Conference on VLSI Design, in Chennai
during January 2-7, 2011.
© Prof. Koshy Tharakan presented a paper titled “Gandhi and the Environmental
Discourse: Towards a Synthesis of Anthropocentrism and Eco-centrism in the Times of
Post-Globalization” in the International Seminar on Globalization, Values and World
Peace, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, January 7-8, 2011.
© Prof. Abhijit Sarkar presented a paper titled “Efficacy of Indian Rating Agencies: A
Review of the Ratings Assigned to Bank Subordinated Debt Issues” at the International
Finance Conference 2011, IIM Calcutta, during January 9-12, 2011.
© Prof. Pia Thielmann delivered an invited lecture on “Writing (on) the Margin: Some
Impressions on Malawian Women Writers.”, Laxmi Niwas Mittal Institute of
Information Technology (LNMIIT), Jaipur, on January 22, 2011.
© Prof. Sudhir K. Jain delivered an invited talk in the International Symposium on 2001
Bhuj Earthquake and Advances in Earthquake Science held at ISR Gandhinagar during
January 22-24, 2011.
© Prof. Jagmohan Tyagi gave an invited talk on “Existence of a non-negative solution for a
class of semilinear elliptic systems with sign-changing nonlinearity” at Research Meet,
Department of Applied Mathematics, M. S. University, Baroda on January 23, 2011.
© Prof. Deepthi Shanker chaired a technical session in an International Conference on stGlobalization - Will the 21 century be Asia's?, organized by Mount Carmel Institute of
Management, Bangalore during January 27-28, 2011.nd
© Prof. N. Ramakrishnan gave an invited lecture at the 2 International Conference at
Mundra Port, Kutch, Gujarat on January 28, 2011.
© Prof. Koshy Tharakan presented a paper titled “Human Sciences in the Times of
Postmodernism” in the National Symposium on The Human Sciences in the Time of
Disciplinary Decadence, Balvant Parekh Centre for General Semantics and Other
Human Sciences and Forum on Contemporary Theory, Baroda, February 10-12, 2011.
© Prof. Dhiren Patel visited City University London and British Telecom for research
work on Cloud Computing Security, December 14, 2010 - January 8, 2011.
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Academic Lectures
© Prof. S. L. Narayanamurthy delivered a Lecture on "Framework to Support Quality
Higher Education" at the FICCI-Gujarat Government Seminar on "Higher Education and
Skill Development in Gujarat", April 2010.
© Prof. Dhiren Patel delivered an invited talk on “Cloud Computing”, organized by
Bahrain Internet Society, April 2010.
© Prof. Kinnari Parekh conducted research work on mineral resources and nanofluids at
Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM), for one month during
the summer of 2010. She also conducted experiments at the Paul Scherrer Institute,
Switzerland during June 28, 2010 to July 11, 2010.
© Prof. K. V. V. Murthy conducted a training course on Signals and Systems for the faculty
members of the Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar and Punjab Technical
University during July 12–16, 2010.
© Prof. K. V. V. Murthy and Prof. D. V. Pai delivered lectures at an AICTE sponsored Staff
Development Programme, “Mathematical Applications in Engineering Profession”
organized by L. J. Institute of Engineering and Technology, Ahmedabad during June
30–July 01, 2010.
© Prof. Dhiren Patel visited Dubai and Abu Dhabi during August 20-23, 2010 to provide
consulting services to Secure Matrix India Pvt. Ltd.
© Prof. Bireswar Das participated in the Formal Methods Update Meeting (FMU) at
Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology,
Gandhinagar during July 15-17, 2010.
© Prof. Deepthi Shanker presented a paper at the International Conference, “The Global
Economic Crises: Perceptions and Impacts”, Switzerland, September 10-11, 2010.
© Prof. Sudhir K. Jain delivered a talk at International Conference on Innovative Building
Technologies for Affordable Mass Housing, New Delhi, October 28, 2010.
© Prof. Chinmay Ghoroi presented two papers at the AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake
City, UT, USA, November 7-12, 2010.
© Prof. Koshy Tharakan presented a paper titled “Methodology of Social Sciences: A
Phenomenological Perspective” in the UGC National Seminar on Science, Society and
Liberty, Mohan Lal Sukhadia University and Government Meera Girl's College,
Udaipur, November 12-13, 2010.
© Prof. D. V. Pai chaired the Planning Committee Meeting of the forthcoming 2011 SERC
School on Matrix Methods at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Pala Campus,
Arunapuram, Kerala, November 18-19, 2010.
© Prof. Supreet Saini presented the paper at The Future of Biofuels - NextGenFuels2010,
Delhi, November 30– December 2, 2010.nd
© Prof. K. V. V. Murthy delivered the keynote address at the 2 National Conference at
Parul Institute of Engineering and Technology, Vadodara, December 4-5, 2010.
© Prof. Subrata Pal gave a presentation at the Theoretical Chemistry Symposium-2010, IIT
Kanpur, December 8-12, 2010.
© Prof. Kinnari Parekh presented a paper at the International Workshop on
Nanotechnology NANO-EEB at St Aloysius College, Mangalore, December 14-16, 2010.
© Prof. Bireswar Das participated in the Foundations of Software Technology and
Theoretical Computer Science (FSTTCS) at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences,
Chennai, India during December 15-18, 2010.
© Prof. Naran Pindoriya attended the India Energy Conclave 2010, organized by the
Confederation of Indian Industries and the Government of Gujarat in Ahmedabad,
December 20, 2010.
© Prof. Arup Lal Chakraborty presented a paper at the International Conference on Fiber
Optics and Photonics - PHOTONICS 2010, IIT Guwahati, December 11-15, 2010.
© Prof. Joycee Mekie attended an International Conference on VLSI Design, in Chennai
during January 2-7, 2011.
© Prof. Koshy Tharakan presented a paper titled “Gandhi and the Environmental
Discourse: Towards a Synthesis of Anthropocentrism and Eco-centrism in the Times of
Post-Globalization” in the International Seminar on Globalization, Values and World
Peace, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, January 7-8, 2011.
© Prof. Abhijit Sarkar presented a paper titled “Efficacy of Indian Rating Agencies: A
Review of the Ratings Assigned to Bank Subordinated Debt Issues” at the International
Finance Conference 2011, IIM Calcutta, during January 9-12, 2011.
© Prof. Pia Thielmann delivered an invited lecture on “Writing (on) the Margin: Some
Impressions on Malawian Women Writers.”, Laxmi Niwas Mittal Institute of
Information Technology (LNMIIT), Jaipur, on January 22, 2011.
© Prof. Sudhir K. Jain delivered an invited talk in the International Symposium on 2001
Bhuj Earthquake and Advances in Earthquake Science held at ISR Gandhinagar during
January 22-24, 2011.
© Prof. Jagmohan Tyagi gave an invited talk on “Existence of a non-negative solution for a
class of semilinear elliptic systems with sign-changing nonlinearity” at Research Meet,
Department of Applied Mathematics, M. S. University, Baroda on January 23, 2011.
© Prof. Deepthi Shanker chaired a technical session in an International Conference on stGlobalization - Will the 21 century be Asia's?, organized by Mount Carmel Institute of
Management, Bangalore during January 27-28, 2011.nd
© Prof. N. Ramakrishnan gave an invited lecture at the 2 International Conference at
Mundra Port, Kutch, Gujarat on January 28, 2011.
© Prof. Koshy Tharakan presented a paper titled “Human Sciences in the Times of
Postmodernism” in the National Symposium on The Human Sciences in the Time of
Disciplinary Decadence, Balvant Parekh Centre for General Semantics and Other
Human Sciences and Forum on Contemporary Theory, Baroda, February 10-12, 2011.
© Prof. Dhiren Patel visited City University London and British Telecom for research
work on Cloud Computing Security, December 14, 2010 - January 8, 2011.
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© Prof. Bireswar Das attended a conference on Computing for Science Discovery and
Innovations: A Roadmap, Homi Bhabha Auditorium, TIFR, Mumbai, February 18-19,
2011.
© Prof. Pia Thielmann delivered a lecture titled “India-Germany: Cultural Differences”, at
Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DAIICT),
February 22, 2011.
© Prof. B. D. Agarwal delivered an invited talk titled “Role of Humanities and Social
Sciences in Engineering Curriculum”, to the ASME's Student Leadership Seminar at
SKIT, Jaipur on February 27, 2011.
© Prof. Arup Lal Chakraborty delivered an Invited Talk titled “Industrial Applications of
Fibre-optic Sensors”, at the Annual Photonics Workshop, Cochin University of Science
and Technology, Cochin, Kerala on February 28, 2011.
© Prof. Pia Thielmann delivered a talk titled “Promoting (Flexible) Gender Roles through thJuvenile Literature: An Example from Malawi”, 10 Biennial International Comparative
Literature Association of India (CLAI) Conference, Central University of Gujarat,
Gandhinagar, March 4, 2011.
© Prof. Pia Thielmann delivered a invited plenary talk titled “Women Between Two
Worlds in the Fiction of Amma Darko”, at the International Seminar, Kishangarh,
Rajasthan, March 8, 2011.
© Prof. Abhijit Sarkar conducted a session on Panel Data at the National
Symposium-cum-Workshop at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar during March 9-
10, 2011.
© Prof. Naran Pindoriya delivered a lecture titled “Computational Intelligence: Methods
and Applications”, at SRPEC, Mehsana, Gujarat on March 10, 2011.
© Prof. K. V. V. Murthy delivered two Invited Extension-Lectures titled “Vector-space
interpretations of Fourier and related transforms and applications”, at Swami
Keshvananda Institute of Technology (SKIT), Jaipur, March 31, 2011.
Publications
The Institute faculty is actively encouraged to present their research work for peer-review
through publication in reputed journals and conference proceedings, and also to make
presentations at conferences. These activities give the faculty important feedback on their
work, and enhance the visibility of the Institute in the national and international academic
arena. The Institute also encourages dissemination of knowledge through other avenues
such as publication of books, book chapters and monographs. The following is a list of
publications by faculty during 2010-11:
Books
Book Chapters
Papers Published in Refereed Journals
Basudeb Guha-Khasnobis (co-edited with Jo Beall, and Ravi Kanbur) Urbanization and
Development: Multidisciplinary Perspectives, published by Oxford University Press
(UK), 2010 ISBN: 978-0-19-959014-8.
Vedanth Kadambi and M. Prasad, An Introduction to Energy Conversion, Vol. III,
Turbomachinery, Second Ed., New Age International Publishers, ISBN:978-81-224-3189-6,
2011.
Deepthi Shanker, “Intellectual Property Rights and Traditional Knowledge: The Indian
Experience” in Nadia Asheulova et al. (ed), “Liberalizing Research in Science and
Technology: Studies in Science Policy”, St Petersburg: The Russian Academy of Sciences, pp.
474-506, 2010.
Theresa Yuraszeck, Peter Chang, Kalyan Gayen, Eric Kwei, Henry Mirsky and Francis J.
Doyle III, “Methods for in-Silico Biology: Model Construction and Analysis”, in Daniel L.
Young and Seth Michelson (ed), “Systems Biology in Drug Discovery and Development”,
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., (2011), ISBN: 978-0-470-26123-1.
Pia Thielmann, “Writing about Germany: Amma Darko's Beyond the Horizon and Webs”
Texts and Theories in Transition: Black African Literature and Imagined Tradition. Ed.
Charles Bodunde, Bayreuth 2010, 216-227.
K. Ruxton, A. L. Chakraborty, W. Johnstone, M. Lengden, G. Stewart and K. Duffin,
“Tunable diode laser spectroscopy with wavelength modulation: elimination of residual
amplitude modulation in a phasor decomposition approach”, Sensors and Actuators B:
Chemical, Vol. 150, No. 1, pp 367-375, September 2010.
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© Prof. Bireswar Das attended a conference on Computing for Science Discovery and
Innovations: A Roadmap, Homi Bhabha Auditorium, TIFR, Mumbai, February 18-19,
2011.
© Prof. Pia Thielmann delivered a lecture titled “India-Germany: Cultural Differences”, at
Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DAIICT),
February 22, 2011.
© Prof. B. D. Agarwal delivered an invited talk titled “Role of Humanities and Social
Sciences in Engineering Curriculum”, to the ASME's Student Leadership Seminar at
SKIT, Jaipur on February 27, 2011.
© Prof. Arup Lal Chakraborty delivered an Invited Talk titled “Industrial Applications of
Fibre-optic Sensors”, at the Annual Photonics Workshop, Cochin University of Science
and Technology, Cochin, Kerala on February 28, 2011.
© Prof. Pia Thielmann delivered a talk titled “Promoting (Flexible) Gender Roles through thJuvenile Literature: An Example from Malawi”, 10 Biennial International Comparative
Literature Association of India (CLAI) Conference, Central University of Gujarat,
Gandhinagar, March 4, 2011.
© Prof. Pia Thielmann delivered a invited plenary talk titled “Women Between Two
Worlds in the Fiction of Amma Darko”, at the International Seminar, Kishangarh,
Rajasthan, March 8, 2011.
© Prof. Abhijit Sarkar conducted a session on Panel Data at the National
Symposium-cum-Workshop at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar during March 9-
10, 2011.
© Prof. Naran Pindoriya delivered a lecture titled “Computational Intelligence: Methods
and Applications”, at SRPEC, Mehsana, Gujarat on March 10, 2011.
© Prof. K. V. V. Murthy delivered two Invited Extension-Lectures titled “Vector-space
interpretations of Fourier and related transforms and applications”, at Swami
Keshvananda Institute of Technology (SKIT), Jaipur, March 31, 2011.
Publications
The Institute faculty is actively encouraged to present their research work for peer-review
through publication in reputed journals and conference proceedings, and also to make
presentations at conferences. These activities give the faculty important feedback on their
work, and enhance the visibility of the Institute in the national and international academic
arena. The Institute also encourages dissemination of knowledge through other avenues
such as publication of books, book chapters and monographs. The following is a list of
publications by faculty during 2010-11:
Books
Book Chapters
Papers Published in Refereed Journals
Basudeb Guha-Khasnobis (co-edited with Jo Beall, and Ravi Kanbur) Urbanization and
Development: Multidisciplinary Perspectives, published by Oxford University Press
(UK), 2010 ISBN: 978-0-19-959014-8.
Vedanth Kadambi and M. Prasad, An Introduction to Energy Conversion, Vol. III,
Turbomachinery, Second Ed., New Age International Publishers, ISBN:978-81-224-3189-6,
2011.
Deepthi Shanker, “Intellectual Property Rights and Traditional Knowledge: The Indian
Experience” in Nadia Asheulova et al. (ed), “Liberalizing Research in Science and
Technology: Studies in Science Policy”, St Petersburg: The Russian Academy of Sciences, pp.
474-506, 2010.
Theresa Yuraszeck, Peter Chang, Kalyan Gayen, Eric Kwei, Henry Mirsky and Francis J.
Doyle III, “Methods for in-Silico Biology: Model Construction and Analysis”, in Daniel L.
Young and Seth Michelson (ed), “Systems Biology in Drug Discovery and Development”,
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., (2011), ISBN: 978-0-470-26123-1.
Pia Thielmann, “Writing about Germany: Amma Darko's Beyond the Horizon and Webs”
Texts and Theories in Transition: Black African Literature and Imagined Tradition. Ed.
Charles Bodunde, Bayreuth 2010, 216-227.
K. Ruxton, A. L. Chakraborty, W. Johnstone, M. Lengden, G. Stewart and K. Duffin,
“Tunable diode laser spectroscopy with wavelength modulation: elimination of residual
amplitude modulation in a phasor decomposition approach”, Sensors and Actuators B:
Chemical, Vol. 150, No. 1, pp 367-375, September 2010.
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A. L. Chakraborty, K. Ruxton and W. Johnstone, “Suppression of intensity modulation
contributions to signals in second harmonic wavelength modulation spectroscopy”, Optics
Letters, Vol. 35, Iss. 14, pp 2400-2402 (2010).
J. Tyagi, “An oscillation criteria for second-order linear differential equations”, Nonlinear
Dynamics and Systems Theory, Vol. 11 (1), 93-97, 2011.
R. Karthikeyan, K. Manickavasagam and K. V. V. Murthy, “Fuzzy Logic Based Control for
Parallel Cascade Control”, International Journal on Automatic Control and System
Engineering (ICGST-ACSE), Vol. 10, No. 2, pp 39-48, December 2010.
M. Kumar and K. Gayen, “Developments in Bio-butanol production: New insights”,
Applied Energy, 88, 1999-2010 (2011).
J. E. Shoemaker, K. Gayen, N. Garcia-Reyero, E. J. Perkins, D. L. Villeneuve, L. Liu, F. J. Doyle
III, “Fathead Minnow Steroidogenesis: in-Silico analyses reveals tradeoffs between nominal
target efficacy and robustness to cross-talk”, BMC Systems Biology, 4:89 (2010).
K. Gayen, M. Kumar, M. Rajvanshi, and K. V. Venkatesh,”In Sitico quantification of optimal
lysine synthesis during growth of Corynebacterium glutamicum on mixed substrates
(Glucose and Lactate)”, International Journal of Biotechnology and Biochemistry, 6:1117-
1134, (2010).
K. Parekh and H. S. Lee, “Magnetic field induced enhancement in thermal conductivity of
magnetite nanofluid”, J. Appl. Phys. 107 (1) (2010) 09A310.
K. Parekh, “Effect of preparative conditions on magnetic properties of CoFe O 2 4
nanoparticles”, Indian J. of Pure and Applied Physics 48 (8) (2010) 581.
R. V. Upadhyay, K. Parekh, A. Banerjee and K. Kumar, “AC-susceptibility Study In Rare-
Earth Substituted Magnetite Ferrofluids”, Physics Proceedia, 9 (2010) 32. ISSN: 1875-3892.
K. Tharakan, “Making Sense of 'Other Culture': Phenomenological Critique of Cultural
Realtivism”, Journal of Indian Council of Philosophical Research, Vol. XXVII, No. 4, 2010, pp
61-74.
S. P. Lakshmanan and M. Pandey, “Numerical investigations on power ramping procedure
for a natural circulation boiling water reactor”, Nuclear Engineering and Design 240 (4), pp
860-867, 2010.
S. P. Lakshmanan and M. Pandey, “Numerical investigation of startup instabilities in
parallel-channel natural circulation boiling systems”, Science and Technology of Nuclear
Installations (Hindawi), Vol. 2010, Article ID 574195, 8 pages, doi:10.1155/2010/574195,
2010.
G. V. Durga Prasad and M. Pandey, “Parametric effects on reactivity instabilities and
nonlinear oscillations in a nuclear-coupled double channel natural circulation boiling
system”, Nuclear Engineering and Design, 240 (5), pp 1097-1110, (2010).
R. S. Patil, M. Pandey and P. Mahanta, ”Effect of scale-up on heat transfer characteristics in
upper splash region of circulating fluidized bed risers”, Journal of Energy and Power
Engineering, 4 (6), Sr. No. 31, (2010).
R. S. Patil, M. Pandey and P. Mahanta, “Effect of scale-up of lower and middle splash region
on heat transfer characteristics of circulating fluidized bed risers”, Proc. IMechE, Part A:
Journal of Power and Energy, 224 (A8), 1059-1068, (2010).
R. S. Patil, M. Pandey and P. Mahanta, “Parametric studies and effect of scale-up on wall-to-
bed heat transfer characteristics of circulating fluidized bed risers”, Experimental Thermal
and Fluid Science, 35 485–494, (2011).
P. Ghalsasi and P. S. Ghalsasi, “Single Crystal X-ray Structure of BeF : -Quartz”, Inorganic 2
Chemistry, 50(1),86–89, (2011).
A. Vishwakarma, P. Ghalsasi and P. S. Ghalsasi, “Temperature-dependent Raman
spectroscopy of Anilinium Chloride near phase transition”, Phys. Status Solidi B, 1–5 (2011)
/doi 10.1002/pssb.201046440.
S. Lahiri, “Where Do I Come From? Where Do I Belong? Identity and Alienation in Bharati
Mukherjee's Desirable Daughters and Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake”, South Asian
Review, 31.1 (2010), 118-140.
S. Lahiri, “Shakespeare's Cleopatra: A Feminist Reading”, The Atlantic Literary Review,
11.3 (2010), 15-28.
B. K. Rastogi, A. P. Singh, B. Sairam, S. K. Jain, F. Kaneko, S. Segawa and J. Matsuo, “The
Possibility of Site Effects: the Anjar Case, following the past Earthquakes in Gujarat, India”,
Seismological Research Letters, Vol. 82, No. 1, pp 59-68, 2011, January-February.
S. K. Gundimeda and G. B. Schuster, “Effect of positively charged backbone groups on
radical cation migration and reaction in duplex DNA”, Can. J. Chem. 89(3): 326 - 330 (2011).
S. Saini, P. D. Aldridge and C. V. Rao, “Continuous control of flagellar gene expression by
the σ28-FlgM regulatory circuit in Salmonella enteric”, Molecular Microbiology, 2010; doi:
10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07444.x.
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A. L. Chakraborty, K. Ruxton and W. Johnstone, “Suppression of intensity modulation
contributions to signals in second harmonic wavelength modulation spectroscopy”, Optics
Letters, Vol. 35, Iss. 14, pp 2400-2402 (2010).
J. Tyagi, “An oscillation criteria for second-order linear differential equations”, Nonlinear
Dynamics and Systems Theory, Vol. 11 (1), 93-97, 2011.
R. Karthikeyan, K. Manickavasagam and K. V. V. Murthy, “Fuzzy Logic Based Control for
Parallel Cascade Control”, International Journal on Automatic Control and System
Engineering (ICGST-ACSE), Vol. 10, No. 2, pp 39-48, December 2010.
M. Kumar and K. Gayen, “Developments in Bio-butanol production: New insights”,
Applied Energy, 88, 1999-2010 (2011).
J. E. Shoemaker, K. Gayen, N. Garcia-Reyero, E. J. Perkins, D. L. Villeneuve, L. Liu, F. J. Doyle
III, “Fathead Minnow Steroidogenesis: in-Silico analyses reveals tradeoffs between nominal
target efficacy and robustness to cross-talk”, BMC Systems Biology, 4:89 (2010).
K. Gayen, M. Kumar, M. Rajvanshi, and K. V. Venkatesh,”In Sitico quantification of optimal
lysine synthesis during growth of Corynebacterium glutamicum on mixed substrates
(Glucose and Lactate)”, International Journal of Biotechnology and Biochemistry, 6:1117-
1134, (2010).
K. Parekh and H. S. Lee, “Magnetic field induced enhancement in thermal conductivity of
magnetite nanofluid”, J. Appl. Phys. 107 (1) (2010) 09A310.
K. Parekh, “Effect of preparative conditions on magnetic properties of CoFe O 2 4
nanoparticles”, Indian J. of Pure and Applied Physics 48 (8) (2010) 581.
R. V. Upadhyay, K. Parekh, A. Banerjee and K. Kumar, “AC-susceptibility Study In Rare-
Earth Substituted Magnetite Ferrofluids”, Physics Proceedia, 9 (2010) 32. ISSN: 1875-3892.
K. Tharakan, “Making Sense of 'Other Culture': Phenomenological Critique of Cultural
Realtivism”, Journal of Indian Council of Philosophical Research, Vol. XXVII, No. 4, 2010, pp
61-74.
S. P. Lakshmanan and M. Pandey, “Numerical investigations on power ramping procedure
for a natural circulation boiling water reactor”, Nuclear Engineering and Design 240 (4), pp
860-867, 2010.
S. P. Lakshmanan and M. Pandey, “Numerical investigation of startup instabilities in
parallel-channel natural circulation boiling systems”, Science and Technology of Nuclear
Installations (Hindawi), Vol. 2010, Article ID 574195, 8 pages, doi:10.1155/2010/574195,
2010.
G. V. Durga Prasad and M. Pandey, “Parametric effects on reactivity instabilities and
nonlinear oscillations in a nuclear-coupled double channel natural circulation boiling
system”, Nuclear Engineering and Design, 240 (5), pp 1097-1110, (2010).
R. S. Patil, M. Pandey and P. Mahanta, ”Effect of scale-up on heat transfer characteristics in
upper splash region of circulating fluidized bed risers”, Journal of Energy and Power
Engineering, 4 (6), Sr. No. 31, (2010).
R. S. Patil, M. Pandey and P. Mahanta, “Effect of scale-up of lower and middle splash region
on heat transfer characteristics of circulating fluidized bed risers”, Proc. IMechE, Part A:
Journal of Power and Energy, 224 (A8), 1059-1068, (2010).
R. S. Patil, M. Pandey and P. Mahanta, “Parametric studies and effect of scale-up on wall-to-
bed heat transfer characteristics of circulating fluidized bed risers”, Experimental Thermal
and Fluid Science, 35 485–494, (2011).
P. Ghalsasi and P. S. Ghalsasi, “Single Crystal X-ray Structure of BeF : -Quartz”, Inorganic 2
Chemistry, 50(1),86–89, (2011).
A. Vishwakarma, P. Ghalsasi and P. S. Ghalsasi, “Temperature-dependent Raman
spectroscopy of Anilinium Chloride near phase transition”, Phys. Status Solidi B, 1–5 (2011)
/doi 10.1002/pssb.201046440.
S. Lahiri, “Where Do I Come From? Where Do I Belong? Identity and Alienation in Bharati
Mukherjee's Desirable Daughters and Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake”, South Asian
Review, 31.1 (2010), 118-140.
S. Lahiri, “Shakespeare's Cleopatra: A Feminist Reading”, The Atlantic Literary Review,
11.3 (2010), 15-28.
B. K. Rastogi, A. P. Singh, B. Sairam, S. K. Jain, F. Kaneko, S. Segawa and J. Matsuo, “The
Possibility of Site Effects: the Anjar Case, following the past Earthquakes in Gujarat, India”,
Seismological Research Letters, Vol. 82, No. 1, pp 59-68, 2011, January-February.
S. K. Gundimeda and G. B. Schuster, “Effect of positively charged backbone groups on
radical cation migration and reaction in duplex DNA”, Can. J. Chem. 89(3): 326 - 330 (2011).
S. Saini, P. D. Aldridge and C. V. Rao, “Continuous control of flagellar gene expression by
the σ28-FlgM regulatory circuit in Salmonella enteric”, Molecular Microbiology, 2010; doi:
10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07444.x.
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S. Saini, J. M. Slauch, P. D. Aldridge, and C. V. Rao, “The role of crosstalk in regulating the
dynamic expression of the flagellar, Salmonella pathogenicity island 1 (SPI1), and type I
fimbrial genes”, Journal of Bacteriology, 2010; 192: 5767 - 5777.
S. Saini, J. R. Ellermeier, J. M. Slauch, and C. V. Rao, “The role of coupled positive feedback in
the expression of the SPI1 type three secretion system in Salmonella”, PLoS Pathogens, 2010,
6(7): e1001025. doi:10.1371/journal. ppat.1001025.
S. Saini, and C. V. Rao, “SprB is the molecular link between Salmonella Pathogenicity island1
(SPI1) and SPI4”, Journal of Bacteriology, 2010; 192: 2459 - 2462.
S. Saini, S. Koirala, E. Floess, P. J. Mears, Y. R. Chemla, I. Golding, C. Aldridge, P. D. Aldridge
and C. V. Rao, “FliZ induces a kinetic switch in flagellar gene expression”, Journal of
Bacteriology, 2010, doi:10.1128/JB.00751-10.
C. Aldridge, K. Poonchareon, S. Saini, T. Ewen, A. Soloyva, C. V. Rao, K. Imada, T.
Minamino, and P. D. Aldridge, “The interaction dynamics of a negative feedback loop
regulates flagellar number in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium”, Molecular
Microbiology, 2010, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07415.x.
P. F. Colletti, Y. Goyal*, A. M. Varman, X. Feng, B. Wu and Y. J. Tang, “Evaluating factors that
influence microbial synthesis yields by linear regression with numerical and ordinal
variables”, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Wiley Periodicals (online November 12, 2010
doi 10.1002/ bit. 22996).
B. Das, V. Arvind, J. Koebler and S. Toda, “Colored Hypergraph Isomorphism is Fixed
Parameter Tractable”, Proceedings of the Foundations of Software Technology and
Theoretical Computer Science (FSTTCS) 2010, pages 327-337.
A. L. Chakraborty and W. Johnstone, "Quantitative wavelength modulation spectroscopy
for gas measurements – elimination of laser intensity modulation effects", SPIE Proceedings thof 10 International conference on Fiber Optics and Photonics, Photonics 2010, IIT Guwhati,
December 10-16, 2010
M. Joshi, P. Gajjar, S. Ravishankar and K. V. V. Murthy, “Multi-resolution fusion in remotely
sensed images – Use of Gibb's prior and PSO optimization”, Proc. of the 2010 IEEE
International Geoscience And Remote Sensing symposium (IGARSS 2010), Honolulu
Hawaii, USA, pp 480- 483, July 25-30 2010.
M. Joshi, Abhishek S, P. Nanda, S. Ravishankar and K. V. V. Murthy, “MAP-MRF
Estimation for multi-resolution fusion of remotely sensed images”, Proc. of the 2010 IEEE
Papers Published in Conference Proceedings
International Geoscience And Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS 2010), Honolulu
Hawaii, USA, pp 484-487, July 25-30, 2010.
K. Parekh and H. S. Lee, “Influence of temperature on thermal conductivity of CuO
nanofluid”, Proceeding of International Workshop on Applications of Nanotechnology to
Energy, Environment and Biotechnology - NANO-EEB, Mangalore (2010) 55. ISBN: 978-81-
920274-0-1.
G. Mondal and S. K. Jain, “Two-dimensional nonlinear seismic analysis of soil-well-pier th thsystem considering soil nonlinearity,” Proceedings of the 9 U.S. National and 10 Canadian
Conference on Earthquake Engineering, CD-ROM, Paper No. 950, Toronto, Canada, July 25-
29, 2010.
D. C. Rai, and S. K. Jain, "NICEE's role in promoting confined masonry as an appropriate th thtechnology for building construction in India", Proceedings of the 9 U.S. National and 10
Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, CD-ROM, Paper No. 1689, Toronto,
Canada, July 25-29, 2010.
S. K. Jain, K. Mitra, M. Kumar, and M. Shah, "A rapid visual seismic assessment procedure th th for RC frame buildings in India", Proceedings of the 9 U.S. National and 10 Canadian
Conference on Earthquake Engineering, CD-ROM, Paper No. 972, Toronto, Canada, July 25-
29, 2010.
S. K. Jain, "Some recent capacity building activities in India towards seismic risk reduction", th th Proceedings of the 9 U.S. National and 10 Canadian Conference on Earthquake
Engineering, CD-ROM, Paper No. 1677, Toronto, Canada, July 25-29, 2010.
K. Ruxton, A. L. Chakraborty, W. Johnstone and G. Stewart, “Tunable diode laser
spectroscopy with wavelength modulation: an overview of current techniques and
motivations”, PHOTON 10, Southampton, UK, August 23-26, 2010.
A. L. Chakraborty and W. Johnstone, “Tunable diode laser spectroscopy of methane for
calibration-free industrial measurements of gas concentration and pressure”, International
Conference on Contemporary Trends in Optics and Optoelectronics, Trivandrum, Jan 17-19,
2011.
M. Kumar and K. Gayen, “Metabolic network analysis of biobutanol production using rdClostridium acetobutylicum”, Chemcon-2010 (Indian Chemical Engineering Congress), 63
Annual Session of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers at Annamalai University,
December 27-29, 2010.
Papers Presented at Conferences
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S. Saini, J. M. Slauch, P. D. Aldridge, and C. V. Rao, “The role of crosstalk in regulating the
dynamic expression of the flagellar, Salmonella pathogenicity island 1 (SPI1), and type I
fimbrial genes”, Journal of Bacteriology, 2010; 192: 5767 - 5777.
S. Saini, J. R. Ellermeier, J. M. Slauch, and C. V. Rao, “The role of coupled positive feedback in
the expression of the SPI1 type three secretion system in Salmonella”, PLoS Pathogens, 2010,
6(7): e1001025. doi:10.1371/journal. ppat.1001025.
S. Saini, and C. V. Rao, “SprB is the molecular link between Salmonella Pathogenicity island1
(SPI1) and SPI4”, Journal of Bacteriology, 2010; 192: 2459 - 2462.
S. Saini, S. Koirala, E. Floess, P. J. Mears, Y. R. Chemla, I. Golding, C. Aldridge, P. D. Aldridge
and C. V. Rao, “FliZ induces a kinetic switch in flagellar gene expression”, Journal of
Bacteriology, 2010, doi:10.1128/JB.00751-10.
C. Aldridge, K. Poonchareon, S. Saini, T. Ewen, A. Soloyva, C. V. Rao, K. Imada, T.
Minamino, and P. D. Aldridge, “The interaction dynamics of a negative feedback loop
regulates flagellar number in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium”, Molecular
Microbiology, 2010, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07415.x.
P. F. Colletti, Y. Goyal*, A. M. Varman, X. Feng, B. Wu and Y. J. Tang, “Evaluating factors that
influence microbial synthesis yields by linear regression with numerical and ordinal
variables”, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Wiley Periodicals (online November 12, 2010
doi 10.1002/ bit. 22996).
B. Das, V. Arvind, J. Koebler and S. Toda, “Colored Hypergraph Isomorphism is Fixed
Parameter Tractable”, Proceedings of the Foundations of Software Technology and
Theoretical Computer Science (FSTTCS) 2010, pages 327-337.
A. L. Chakraborty and W. Johnstone, "Quantitative wavelength modulation spectroscopy
for gas measurements – elimination of laser intensity modulation effects", SPIE Proceedings thof 10 International conference on Fiber Optics and Photonics, Photonics 2010, IIT Guwhati,
December 10-16, 2010
M. Joshi, P. Gajjar, S. Ravishankar and K. V. V. Murthy, “Multi-resolution fusion in remotely
sensed images – Use of Gibb's prior and PSO optimization”, Proc. of the 2010 IEEE
International Geoscience And Remote Sensing symposium (IGARSS 2010), Honolulu
Hawaii, USA, pp 480- 483, July 25-30 2010.
M. Joshi, Abhishek S, P. Nanda, S. Ravishankar and K. V. V. Murthy, “MAP-MRF
Estimation for multi-resolution fusion of remotely sensed images”, Proc. of the 2010 IEEE
Papers Published in Conference Proceedings
International Geoscience And Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS 2010), Honolulu
Hawaii, USA, pp 484-487, July 25-30, 2010.
K. Parekh and H. S. Lee, “Influence of temperature on thermal conductivity of CuO
nanofluid”, Proceeding of International Workshop on Applications of Nanotechnology to
Energy, Environment and Biotechnology - NANO-EEB, Mangalore (2010) 55. ISBN: 978-81-
920274-0-1.
G. Mondal and S. K. Jain, “Two-dimensional nonlinear seismic analysis of soil-well-pier th thsystem considering soil nonlinearity,” Proceedings of the 9 U.S. National and 10 Canadian
Conference on Earthquake Engineering, CD-ROM, Paper No. 950, Toronto, Canada, July 25-
29, 2010.
D. C. Rai, and S. K. Jain, "NICEE's role in promoting confined masonry as an appropriate th thtechnology for building construction in India", Proceedings of the 9 U.S. National and 10
Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, CD-ROM, Paper No. 1689, Toronto,
Canada, July 25-29, 2010.
S. K. Jain, K. Mitra, M. Kumar, and M. Shah, "A rapid visual seismic assessment procedure th th for RC frame buildings in India", Proceedings of the 9 U.S. National and 10 Canadian
Conference on Earthquake Engineering, CD-ROM, Paper No. 972, Toronto, Canada, July 25-
29, 2010.
S. K. Jain, "Some recent capacity building activities in India towards seismic risk reduction", th th Proceedings of the 9 U.S. National and 10 Canadian Conference on Earthquake
Engineering, CD-ROM, Paper No. 1677, Toronto, Canada, July 25-29, 2010.
K. Ruxton, A. L. Chakraborty, W. Johnstone and G. Stewart, “Tunable diode laser
spectroscopy with wavelength modulation: an overview of current techniques and
motivations”, PHOTON 10, Southampton, UK, August 23-26, 2010.
A. L. Chakraborty and W. Johnstone, “Tunable diode laser spectroscopy of methane for
calibration-free industrial measurements of gas concentration and pressure”, International
Conference on Contemporary Trends in Optics and Optoelectronics, Trivandrum, Jan 17-19,
2011.
M. Kumar and K. Gayen, “Metabolic network analysis of biobutanol production using rdClostridium acetobutylicum”, Chemcon-2010 (Indian Chemical Engineering Congress), 63
Annual Session of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers at Annamalai University,
December 27-29, 2010.
Papers Presented at Conferences
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C. Ghoroi, R. N. Dave, X. Han, X. D. To, L. Jallo and L. Gurumurthy, “Dispersion of ultrafine
powders through surface modification or rapid expansion”, Nisshin Engineering Particle
Technology International Seminar (NEPTIS) 2010, Sendai, Japan, December 5-8, 2010.
R. N. Dave, L. Gurumurthy, C. Ghoroi and D. Harris, “Flow improvement of pharmaceutical
blends via surface modification of cohesive APIs”, FIP Pharmaceutical Sciences 2010 World
Congress in Association with the AAPS Annual Meeting and Exposition, New Orleans, LA,
USA, November 14-18, 2010.
X. Han, D. To, Y. Chen, C. Ghoroi and R. N. Dave, “Simultaneous micronization and surface
modification as a tool to improve flow and dissolution”, FIP Pharmaceutical Sciences 2010
World Congress, New Orleans, LA, USA, November 14-18, 2010.
C. Ghoroi, A. Bhakay and R. N. Dave, “Multifaceted characterization of flow, fluidization
and packing properties of pharmaceutical powders for discerning the influence of surface
modification”, AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, November 7-12, 2010.
C. Ghoroi, L. Jallo, L. Gurumurthy, U. Patel, D. To, L. Beach and R. N. Dave, “Improvement in
flowability and bulk density of pharmaceutical powders thorough surface modification”,
AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, November 7-12, 2010.
R. N. Dave, L. Beach, M. P. Mullarney and C. Ghoroi, “A novel continuous device for surface
modification of cohesive pharmaceutical powders via dry coating of nano-particles for
improved powder flow performance”, AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, USA,
November 7-12, 2010.
R. N. Dave, L. Gurumurthy, C. Ghoroi and D. Harris, “Flow improvement of pharmaceutical
blends via surface modification of cohesive API”, AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT,
USA November 7-12, 2010.
R. N. Dave, X. Han and C. Ghoroi, “Simultaneous micronization and surface modification as
a tool to improve flow and dissolution of pharmaceutical powders”, AIChE Annual Meeting,
Salt Lake City, UT, USA, November 7-12, 2010.
L. Gurumurthy, C. Ghoroi and R. N. Dave, “Improving the flowability of cohesive
pharmaceutical powders by dry particle coating”, poster presented at 2010 NJPhAST (New
Jersey Pharmaceutical Association for Science and Technology), competition, May 20, NJ,
USA. Poster was Awarded Graduate Scholarships.
K. Parekh and R. V. Upadhyay, “Dynamic Magnetic Properties of Monodispersed Fe3O4
Nanomagnetic particles”, ICMF12 held at Sendai, Japan, August 1-5, 2010.
R. V. Upadhyay, K. Parekh, A. Banerjee and K. Kumar, “Ac-Susceptibility Study in Rare
Earth Substituted Magnetite Ferrofluids”, ICMF12 held at Sendai, Japan, August 1-5, 2010.
L. Alm´asy, U. Gasser, V. Malik, K. Parekh, D. E. Creanga, J. Gubicza, L. V´ek´as, and P.
Schurtenberger, “Comparison of various synthesis methods of magnetic nanoparticles, and
of the various experimental methods used for their characterization”, ICMF12 held at
Sendai, Japan, August 1-5, 2010.
K. Cho, M.-E. Ju, K. Parekh, H.-S. Lee, “Enhanced thermal conductivity by Mn-Zn ferrite
ferrofluids”, ICMF12 held at Sendai, Japan, August 1-5, 2010.
D. D. J. Chandar and M. Damodaran, “Implementing a Partitioned Algorithm for Fluid-thStructure Interaction of Flexible Flapping Wings within Overture, ”presented at the 10
Symposium on Overset Composite Grids and Solution Technology, NASA Ames Research
Centre, Moffett Field, California, USA, September 20-23, 2010.
P. Thielmann, “The Hyena Wears Darkness: Stories as Teaching Tools.” The Association for
Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies Conference, Chail, India, September 15,
2010. She also chaired a session at the conference.
thP. Thielmann, “Jonathan Sajiwandani's Imagined Means from Slavery to Happiness”, 15
Triennial Conference of the Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language
Studies (ACLALS), Nicosia, Cyprus, June 7, 2010.
S. Saini, “Role of efflux systems in regulating the concentration of cellular metabolic
intermediates concentration and its impact on biofuel production”, Grow Diesel Annual
Conference, Delhi, (2010).
S. Saini, “Coordinated control of flagellar, needle, and fimbriae genes in Salmonella”,
Conference of Modeling Infectious Diseases, Chennai, (2010).
Y. Goyal*, presented a poster Biodiesel production from waste vegetable oil for Washington
University Campus Vehicles via Skype at the 3rd International Symposium, Global Energy
Future, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, October 1-4, 2010.
S. Das*, “Expanded Analogues of Benziporphyrins”, National Conference on Frontiers in
Chemical Sciences (FICS), IIT Guwahati, December 3-4, 2010.
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* Student publications
C. Ghoroi, R. N. Dave, X. Han, X. D. To, L. Jallo and L. Gurumurthy, “Dispersion of ultrafine
powders through surface modification or rapid expansion”, Nisshin Engineering Particle
Technology International Seminar (NEPTIS) 2010, Sendai, Japan, December 5-8, 2010.
R. N. Dave, L. Gurumurthy, C. Ghoroi and D. Harris, “Flow improvement of pharmaceutical
blends via surface modification of cohesive APIs”, FIP Pharmaceutical Sciences 2010 World
Congress in Association with the AAPS Annual Meeting and Exposition, New Orleans, LA,
USA, November 14-18, 2010.
X. Han, D. To, Y. Chen, C. Ghoroi and R. N. Dave, “Simultaneous micronization and surface
modification as a tool to improve flow and dissolution”, FIP Pharmaceutical Sciences 2010
World Congress, New Orleans, LA, USA, November 14-18, 2010.
C. Ghoroi, A. Bhakay and R. N. Dave, “Multifaceted characterization of flow, fluidization
and packing properties of pharmaceutical powders for discerning the influence of surface
modification”, AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, November 7-12, 2010.
C. Ghoroi, L. Jallo, L. Gurumurthy, U. Patel, D. To, L. Beach and R. N. Dave, “Improvement in
flowability and bulk density of pharmaceutical powders thorough surface modification”,
AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, November 7-12, 2010.
R. N. Dave, L. Beach, M. P. Mullarney and C. Ghoroi, “A novel continuous device for surface
modification of cohesive pharmaceutical powders via dry coating of nano-particles for
improved powder flow performance”, AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, USA,
November 7-12, 2010.
R. N. Dave, L. Gurumurthy, C. Ghoroi and D. Harris, “Flow improvement of pharmaceutical
blends via surface modification of cohesive API”, AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT,
USA November 7-12, 2010.
R. N. Dave, X. Han and C. Ghoroi, “Simultaneous micronization and surface modification as
a tool to improve flow and dissolution of pharmaceutical powders”, AIChE Annual Meeting,
Salt Lake City, UT, USA, November 7-12, 2010.
L. Gurumurthy, C. Ghoroi and R. N. Dave, “Improving the flowability of cohesive
pharmaceutical powders by dry particle coating”, poster presented at 2010 NJPhAST (New
Jersey Pharmaceutical Association for Science and Technology), competition, May 20, NJ,
USA. Poster was Awarded Graduate Scholarships.
K. Parekh and R. V. Upadhyay, “Dynamic Magnetic Properties of Monodispersed Fe3O4
Nanomagnetic particles”, ICMF12 held at Sendai, Japan, August 1-5, 2010.
R. V. Upadhyay, K. Parekh, A. Banerjee and K. Kumar, “Ac-Susceptibility Study in Rare
Earth Substituted Magnetite Ferrofluids”, ICMF12 held at Sendai, Japan, August 1-5, 2010.
L. Alm´asy, U. Gasser, V. Malik, K. Parekh, D. E. Creanga, J. Gubicza, L. V´ek´as, and P.
Schurtenberger, “Comparison of various synthesis methods of magnetic nanoparticles, and
of the various experimental methods used for their characterization”, ICMF12 held at
Sendai, Japan, August 1-5, 2010.
K. Cho, M.-E. Ju, K. Parekh, H.-S. Lee, “Enhanced thermal conductivity by Mn-Zn ferrite
ferrofluids”, ICMF12 held at Sendai, Japan, August 1-5, 2010.
D. D. J. Chandar and M. Damodaran, “Implementing a Partitioned Algorithm for Fluid-thStructure Interaction of Flexible Flapping Wings within Overture, ”presented at the 10
Symposium on Overset Composite Grids and Solution Technology, NASA Ames Research
Centre, Moffett Field, California, USA, September 20-23, 2010.
P. Thielmann, “The Hyena Wears Darkness: Stories as Teaching Tools.” The Association for
Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies Conference, Chail, India, September 15,
2010. She also chaired a session at the conference.
thP. Thielmann, “Jonathan Sajiwandani's Imagined Means from Slavery to Happiness”, 15
Triennial Conference of the Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language
Studies (ACLALS), Nicosia, Cyprus, June 7, 2010.
S. Saini, “Role of efflux systems in regulating the concentration of cellular metabolic
intermediates concentration and its impact on biofuel production”, Grow Diesel Annual
Conference, Delhi, (2010).
S. Saini, “Coordinated control of flagellar, needle, and fimbriae genes in Salmonella”,
Conference of Modeling Infectious Diseases, Chennai, (2010).
Y. Goyal*, presented a poster Biodiesel production from waste vegetable oil for Washington
University Campus Vehicles via Skype at the 3rd International Symposium, Global Energy
Future, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, October 1-4, 2010.
S. Das*, “Expanded Analogues of Benziporphyrins”, National Conference on Frontiers in
Chemical Sciences (FICS), IIT Guwahati, December 3-4, 2010.
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* Student publications
Library
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in the area to attract scholars in different fields from all over the country. The Institute
liberally allocates funds to meet and exceed the teaching and research needs of the students
and faculty. Sufficient copies of text and reference books are procured for the courses offered.
Other books of interest to students, staff and faculty are also readily acquired. The library
ordered about 1700 books during the year 2010-11. The library has an arrangement with IIT
Bombay and IIT Kanpur to obtain books and journals on loan from their library. Most of the
reputed research journals are now available through on-line resources such as Annual
Reviews, American Chemical Society, American Physical Society, ASME, IEEE, JSTOR,
MathScinet, Science Direct, and SpringerLink. All these journals can be accessed through the
library's home page, which also provides easy access to open databases, public access
catalogues and directories. IITGN is an institutional member of the American Mathematical
Society (AMS). Feasibility of subscribing to other journals is under review. Many popular
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print edition. The library sends regular emails to users on new arrivals, status of requested
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example the library, are open to outsiders as well.
Currently, the following facilities are functioning:
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Library
The Central Library of IIT Gandhinagar is being developed to make it one of the best libraries
in the area to attract scholars in different fields from all over the country. The Institute
liberally allocates funds to meet and exceed the teaching and research needs of the students
and faculty. Sufficient copies of text and reference books are procured for the courses offered.
Other books of interest to students, staff and faculty are also readily acquired. The library
ordered about 1700 books during the year 2010-11. The library has an arrangement with IIT
Bombay and IIT Kanpur to obtain books and journals on loan from their library. Most of the
reputed research journals are now available through on-line resources such as Annual
Reviews, American Chemical Society, American Physical Society, ASME, IEEE, JSTOR,
MathScinet, Science Direct, and SpringerLink. All these journals can be accessed through the
library's home page, which also provides easy access to open databases, public access
catalogues and directories. IITGN is an institutional member of the American Mathematical
Society (AMS). Feasibility of subscribing to other journals is under review. Many popular
science journals, news magazines and Indian journals, not available on-line, are received in
print edition. The library sends regular emails to users on new arrivals, status of requested
books, faculty publications and complimentary newsletters.
The Library is open from 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM on working days and till midnight during the
examination. The circulation service is available to all students, faculty and staff from 9:00
AM to 6:00 PM. Other individuals and organizations can also become authorized users to
avail the facilities. Facilities for photocopying and printing are available to everyone.
INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES
Library
Computer Centre
Medical Centre
Laboratory Facilities
New Buildings
Central facilities are being developed in the Institute
to be used not only by a specific group but also by the
entire IITGN community. Some of these facilities, for
example the library, are open to outsiders as well.
Currently, the following facilities are functioning:
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Computer Centre
Computer facilities at IITGN 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. They can view and download information efficiently for their
research, home assignments and other scholarly activities. The LAN setup integrates the
entire IITGN community into a single unit. The Institute premises and the student hostels are
Wi-Fi enabled. This allows one to connect to the internet from anywhere within the Institute.
Over 50 PCs are available to the students in a common Computer Laboratory for
programming and other purposes. The Computer Laboratory is also used for teaching. All
faculty members and research scholars have been provided with individual PCs and
printers with scanning and photocopying facilities. A few high-end printing and
photocopying machines are available for communal use. Individual email accounts have
been provided to IITGN students, faculty and staff with the facility of sending bulk email to
common groups, for example, sending home assignment to students in a course or to
students in a particular branch and year. Important scientific software such as Mathematica,
PSCAD 4.2, STATA 11.1, AutoCAD have been procured.
A qualified medical practitioner (M.B.B.S., Diploma in Medicine, Fellow Infectious Diseases,
Italy) is available on the Institute premises for several hours on working days to provide
medical advice to students, staff and faculty. The doctor can also be consulted at her clinic as
well as at the Life Care Hospital situated nearby. Hospitalization expenses of all students are
covered under a medical insurance policy. A trained male nurse is available full-time to
provide emergency first aid and for routine medical services such as checking temperature,
blood pressure, blood sugar, oxygen level and dressing of wounds. He dispenses many
common medicines stored in the medical room, against the doctor's prescription or through
phone consultation. He also assists in maintaining medical supplies and keeping medical
records. An Electrocardiogram (E.C.G) machine has now been added to the other diagnostic
facilities for the doctor's use.
Medical Centre
Laboratory Facilities
Laboratories are an indispensable component of engineering and science education. The
laboratory courses are designed for the students to practice principles taught in the theory
courses, and also to get hands-on training on basic machines and tools. In addition, the
laboratory facilities are required by the students and faculty to carry out experimental
research and development work. The current status of the Institute laboratories is outlined
below.
All Chemical Engineering undergraduate students are required to take a laboratory course rd thin each semester from 3 to 7 semester. The Chemical Engineering laboratory, with an area
of 165 sq. m., includes experimental set-up on Unit Operations, Reaction Engineering, and
Process Dynamics. The current facilities include Double pipe/Coiled/Plate/Fluidized/Fin-
Tube Heat Exchangers, Chemical Reactors, Differential distillation set-up, Packed-bed
absorption column, Sieve-plate distillation column, Interacting/non-interacting tanks set up
(all from Shree Fabricators and Engineers), Calorimeter and refractometer (both from
Scientific Products India), and Batch dryer (from Technical Education, Bangalore). The
laboratory also has several set-ups to demonstrate the basic principles of fluid flow such as
flow measuring devices, centrifugal pumps and pipe fittings apparatus. The facility is being
further expanded to include experiments based on Process Controls and Advanced
Separation Techniques.
The present Chemical Engineering faculty has research interests in the fields of Particle
Formation for Drug Delivery, Biochemical Engineering, and Systems Biology. An area of 155
sq. m. has been provided for their research activities. A Particle Size Analyzer (Coulter
Private Ltd) and an Optical Microscope with Camera facility (Nikon) have been procured to
build a Particle Formation research facility. A Freeze dryer (Martin Christ), Zeta-sizer (PSS
NICOMP) and Peristaltic Pumps (Watson Marlow) have also been procured. A particle size
analyzer to characterize gaseous micro-bubbles and liquid drop suspensions and high
pressure vessels for particle formation using high pressure CO have been ordered. A High 2
Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) system (Waters), a Gas Chromatography (GC)
system (Perkin Elmer), Fermentor (Sartorious), Microplate Reader (TECAN), Polymerase
Chain Reaction Thermocycler (Eppendorf), Deep Freezer (-86˚C) (Thermo Fisher Scientific)
and other basic biology laboratory utilities have been procured for Biochemical and
Biomolecular Engineering research.
Chemical Engineering
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Computer Centre
Computer facilities at IITGN 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. They can view and download information efficiently for their
research, home assignments and other scholarly activities. The LAN setup integrates the
entire IITGN community into a single unit. The Institute premises and the student hostels are
Wi-Fi enabled. This allows one to connect to the internet from anywhere within the Institute.
Over 50 PCs are available to the students in a common Computer Laboratory for
programming and other purposes. The Computer Laboratory is also used for teaching. All
faculty members and research scholars have been provided with individual PCs and
printers with scanning and photocopying facilities. A few high-end printing and
photocopying machines are available for communal use. Individual email accounts have
been provided to IITGN students, faculty and staff with the facility of sending bulk email to
common groups, for example, sending home assignment to students in a course or to
students in a particular branch and year. Important scientific software such as Mathematica,
PSCAD 4.2, STATA 11.1, AutoCAD have been procured.
A qualified medical practitioner (M.B.B.S., Diploma in Medicine, Fellow Infectious Diseases,
Italy) is available on the Institute premises for several hours on working days to provide
medical advice to students, staff and faculty. The doctor can also be consulted at her clinic as
well as at the Life Care Hospital situated nearby. Hospitalization expenses of all students are
covered under a medical insurance policy. A trained male nurse is available full-time to
provide emergency first aid and for routine medical services such as checking temperature,
blood pressure, blood sugar, oxygen level and dressing of wounds. He dispenses many
common medicines stored in the medical room, against the doctor's prescription or through
phone consultation. He also assists in maintaining medical supplies and keeping medical
records. An Electrocardiogram (E.C.G) machine has now been added to the other diagnostic
facilities for the doctor's use.
Medical Centre
Laboratory Facilities
Laboratories are an indispensable component of engineering and science education. The
laboratory courses are designed for the students to practice principles taught in the theory
courses, and also to get hands-on training on basic machines and tools. In addition, the
laboratory facilities are required by the students and faculty to carry out experimental
research and development work. The current status of the Institute laboratories is outlined
below.
All Chemical Engineering undergraduate students are required to take a laboratory course rd thin each semester from 3 to 7 semester. The Chemical Engineering laboratory, with an area
of 165 sq. m., includes experimental set-up on Unit Operations, Reaction Engineering, and
Process Dynamics. The current facilities include Double pipe/Coiled/Plate/Fluidized/Fin-
Tube Heat Exchangers, Chemical Reactors, Differential distillation set-up, Packed-bed
absorption column, Sieve-plate distillation column, Interacting/non-interacting tanks set up
(all from Shree Fabricators and Engineers), Calorimeter and refractometer (both from
Scientific Products India), and Batch dryer (from Technical Education, Bangalore). The
laboratory also has several set-ups to demonstrate the basic principles of fluid flow such as
flow measuring devices, centrifugal pumps and pipe fittings apparatus. The facility is being
further expanded to include experiments based on Process Controls and Advanced
Separation Techniques.
The present Chemical Engineering faculty has research interests in the fields of Particle
Formation for Drug Delivery, Biochemical Engineering, and Systems Biology. An area of 155
sq. m. has been provided for their research activities. A Particle Size Analyzer (Coulter
Private Ltd) and an Optical Microscope with Camera facility (Nikon) have been procured to
build a Particle Formation research facility. A Freeze dryer (Martin Christ), Zeta-sizer (PSS
NICOMP) and Peristaltic Pumps (Watson Marlow) have also been procured. A particle size
analyzer to characterize gaseous micro-bubbles and liquid drop suspensions and high
pressure vessels for particle formation using high pressure CO have been ordered. A High 2
Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) system (Waters), a Gas Chromatography (GC)
system (Perkin Elmer), Fermentor (Sartorious), Microplate Reader (TECAN), Polymerase
Chain Reaction Thermocycler (Eppendorf), Deep Freezer (-86˚C) (Thermo Fisher Scientific)
and other basic biology laboratory utilities have been procured for Biochemical and
Biomolecular Engineering research.
Chemical Engineering
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Chemistry
Electrical Engineering
A laboratory course in Chemistry is compulsory for all undergraduate students. The
chemistry lab is housed in an area of 115 sq. m. and allows the students to practice the
principles of organic, inorganic, and physical chemistry taught in the theory class. The
current experiments include estimation of calcium in commercial milk powder, estimation
of salts in given salt solution using titration techniques, inversion of sucrose using a digital
polarimeter, complex formation reactions using colorimeters, electrolytic conductance
experiments with Conductometers, basic chromatographic separation techniques utilizing
Thin Layer Chromatography, measurement of energy of activation using principles of
chemical kinetics, Organic Synthesis (Aldol Condensation & Diels-Alder reaction)
experiments emphasizing the importance of green chemistry.
The present faculty research interests broadly encompass Organic and Inorganic chemistry
disciplines. Present research efforts are concentrated on porphyrin macrocycle synthesis for
molecular recognition applications and synthesis of π-conjugated organic molecules for
photophysical and photochemical studies. Instrumentation such as UV-Visible
Spectrophotometer (Shimadju), Rotary Vacuum Evaporators (Buchi), NIR-
Spectrofluorometer (Horiba Jobin Yvon Inc), a quaternary High Pressure Liquid
Chromatography (HPLC- Agilent), Digital Polarimeter (Rudolph) and General chemistry
research facilities like TK water purification system, analytical balances (Mettler-Toledo),
magnetic stirrers, fume hood, recirculating chillers, hot air ovens, air and vacuum Schlenk
lines have been procured and installed.
The Department of Electrical Engineering currently offers one laboratory course to all
undergraduate students and five additional laboratory courses to only Electrical
Engineering undergraduate students. Laboratory facilities for all courses are located in an
area of 300 sq. m. Experiments include basic studies of characteristics of semiconductor
devices, active filters & Schmitt trigger, digital circuits, building counters & shift registers,
timer circuits and analog-to-digital converters, microprocessor- and microcontroller-based
experiments, characteristics of electrical motors and generators, speed control of motors,
synchronization of alternator with infinite bus or another alternator, performance of various
power electronic converters.
The laboratory facility includes Xilinx FPGA kits and ISE software that are being used for
several undergraduate laboratories and project work. The laboratory is equipped with
ARM, PIC controller, AVR and microcontroller boards, digital storage oscilloscopes, digital
multi-meters and IC testers, universal IC Programmer, ScopeCorder, Precision Magnetics
Analyzer and all other electrical engineering laboratory utilities. In addition, the Power
Systems Simulation Laboratory has PSCAD software licensed for 25 nodes.
The current Electrical Engineering faculty has research interests in Image Processing, Power
Systems, Renewable Energy, VLSI and Fibre-optic sensors. The current research facilities
include transformers of different winding geometry. IITGN has collaboration with Cadence
under its University Programme. The VLSI design research and development work greatly
benefits from this collaboration through the availability of many tools and facilities provided
by Cadence. A Fibre-optics lab is also being developed for research in the field of optical
sensor technology.
The Department of Mechanical Engineering currently offers five undergraduate laboratory
courses. All first year undergraduate students are required to take a laboratory course on
Workshop Practice. The Manufacturing Laboratory, in an area of 110 sq. m., has facilities
including lathes, milling machine, vertical machining centre, electric discharge machine,
welding, fitting and tin smithy equipment. The Manufacturing Laboratory is also being used
for two laboratory courses on Manufacturing Practices and Processes for second and third
year Mechanical Engineering students. It is also being used as a workshop for fabrication of
undergraduate student projects as well as equipment and accessories related to research.
Coordinate measuring machine (CMM) and profile projector have been acquired as part of
Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory (AML). A rapid prototyping machine, CNC lathe, and
CNC milling machine are on order. An associated Mechanical Systems Design Laboratory
(MSDL) is also being developed.
All second year Mechanical Engineering students are required to take a laboratory course on
Solid Mechanics and Experimental Stress Analysis. The laboratory, in an area of 70 sq. m., has
two MTS Universal Testing Machines of 100 kN and 200 kN capacity, Charpy impact testing
machine of 450 J capacity (MTS), torsion testing machine (500 Nm) and Rockwell and Vickers
hardness testing machines (Zwick Roell), and a fatigue testing machine.
The third year Mechanical Engineering undergraduate students are required to take a
laboratory course on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Machines. The laboratory has an area of 155
sq. m., and has setups for conducting experiments on fluid statics and fluid dynamics.
Several common turbo machines such as gear pump, centrifugal pump, Pelton wheel along
with various flow measuring devices and accessories have also been installed. A wind tunnel
and a water tunnel for teaching and for basic research have been built in-house, and are being
commissioned.
The current Mechanical Engineering faculty research interests include Aerodynamics, Flight
Mechanics, Fluid-Structure Interaction, Polymer Composites, Dynamics and Control of
Fluid-Thermal Systems, Hydrodynamic Stability and Computational Modeling of
Engineered Systems. The Manufacturing Laboratory and the Solid Mechanics and
Experimental Stress Analysis Laboratory include many fabrication and testing facilities
required for research projects. The facilities are currently being expanded.
Mechanical ngEngineeri
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Chemistry
Electrical Engineering
A laboratory course in Chemistry is compulsory for all undergraduate students. The
chemistry lab is housed in an area of 115 sq. m. and allows the students to practice the
principles of organic, inorganic, and physical chemistry taught in the theory class. The
current experiments include estimation of calcium in commercial milk powder, estimation
of salts in given salt solution using titration techniques, inversion of sucrose using a digital
polarimeter, complex formation reactions using colorimeters, electrolytic conductance
experiments with Conductometers, basic chromatographic separation techniques utilizing
Thin Layer Chromatography, measurement of energy of activation using principles of
chemical kinetics, Organic Synthesis (Aldol Condensation & Diels-Alder reaction)
experiments emphasizing the importance of green chemistry.
The present faculty research interests broadly encompass Organic and Inorganic chemistry
disciplines. Present research efforts are concentrated on porphyrin macrocycle synthesis for
molecular recognition applications and synthesis of π-conjugated organic molecules for
photophysical and photochemical studies. Instrumentation such as UV-Visible
Spectrophotometer (Shimadju), Rotary Vacuum Evaporators (Buchi), NIR-
Spectrofluorometer (Horiba Jobin Yvon Inc), a quaternary High Pressure Liquid
Chromatography (HPLC- Agilent), Digital Polarimeter (Rudolph) and General chemistry
research facilities like TK water purification system, analytical balances (Mettler-Toledo),
magnetic stirrers, fume hood, recirculating chillers, hot air ovens, air and vacuum Schlenk
lines have been procured and installed.
The Department of Electrical Engineering currently offers one laboratory course to all
undergraduate students and five additional laboratory courses to only Electrical
Engineering undergraduate students. Laboratory facilities for all courses are located in an
area of 300 sq. m. Experiments include basic studies of characteristics of semiconductor
devices, active filters & Schmitt trigger, digital circuits, building counters & shift registers,
timer circuits and analog-to-digital converters, microprocessor- and microcontroller-based
experiments, characteristics of electrical motors and generators, speed control of motors,
synchronization of alternator with infinite bus or another alternator, performance of various
power electronic converters.
The laboratory facility includes Xilinx FPGA kits and ISE software that are being used for
several undergraduate laboratories and project work. The laboratory is equipped with
ARM, PIC controller, AVR and microcontroller boards, digital storage oscilloscopes, digital
multi-meters and IC testers, universal IC Programmer, ScopeCorder, Precision Magnetics
Analyzer and all other electrical engineering laboratory utilities. In addition, the Power
Systems Simulation Laboratory has PSCAD software licensed for 25 nodes.
The current Electrical Engineering faculty has research interests in Image Processing, Power
Systems, Renewable Energy, VLSI and Fibre-optic sensors. The current research facilities
include transformers of different winding geometry. IITGN has collaboration with Cadence
under its University Programme. The VLSI design research and development work greatly
benefits from this collaboration through the availability of many tools and facilities provided
by Cadence. A Fibre-optics lab is also being developed for research in the field of optical
sensor technology.
The Department of Mechanical Engineering currently offers five undergraduate laboratory
courses. All first year undergraduate students are required to take a laboratory course on
Workshop Practice. The Manufacturing Laboratory, in an area of 110 sq. m., has facilities
including lathes, milling machine, vertical machining centre, electric discharge machine,
welding, fitting and tin smithy equipment. The Manufacturing Laboratory is also being used
for two laboratory courses on Manufacturing Practices and Processes for second and third
year Mechanical Engineering students. It is also being used as a workshop for fabrication of
undergraduate student projects as well as equipment and accessories related to research.
Coordinate measuring machine (CMM) and profile projector have been acquired as part of
Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory (AML). A rapid prototyping machine, CNC lathe, and
CNC milling machine are on order. An associated Mechanical Systems Design Laboratory
(MSDL) is also being developed.
All second year Mechanical Engineering students are required to take a laboratory course on
Solid Mechanics and Experimental Stress Analysis. The laboratory, in an area of 70 sq. m., has
two MTS Universal Testing Machines of 100 kN and 200 kN capacity, Charpy impact testing
machine of 450 J capacity (MTS), torsion testing machine (500 Nm) and Rockwell and Vickers
hardness testing machines (Zwick Roell), and a fatigue testing machine.
The third year Mechanical Engineering undergraduate students are required to take a
laboratory course on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Machines. The laboratory has an area of 155
sq. m., and has setups for conducting experiments on fluid statics and fluid dynamics.
Several common turbo machines such as gear pump, centrifugal pump, Pelton wheel along
with various flow measuring devices and accessories have also been installed. A wind tunnel
and a water tunnel for teaching and for basic research have been built in-house, and are being
commissioned.
The current Mechanical Engineering faculty research interests include Aerodynamics, Flight
Mechanics, Fluid-Structure Interaction, Polymer Composites, Dynamics and Control of
Fluid-Thermal Systems, Hydrodynamic Stability and Computational Modeling of
Engineered Systems. The Manufacturing Laboratory and the Solid Mechanics and
Experimental Stress Analysis Laboratory include many fabrication and testing facilities
required for research projects. The facilities are currently being expanded.
Mechanical ngEngineeri
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All first year undergraduate students at the Institute are required to take a laboratory course
in basic physics. The laboratory consists of a room for general experiments and a dark room.
There are 12 experiments covering Optics, Electricity and Magnetism, Modern Physics,
Thermodynamics and Classical Mechanics. The procured equipment include Grating
Spectrometer and Fresnel's Biprism with optical bench (Indosaw), Newton's Rings
(Holmarc), Frank Hertz Experiment and Planck's constant (Scientific Equipments India Ltd).
The equipment that were fabricated pertain to the Helmholtz Coil experiment and the
Thermistor Characteristics experiment. Four sets of all experimental equipment are
available to the students for hands-on experience. Apart from these experiments, the Physics
laboratory also has Moving coil galvanometers (spot reflection type and suspended mirror
type) and compound pendulum experiments. Cathode ray oscilloscopes (Scientech,
Scientific and Aplab), Signal generators (Scientech, Scientific), DC power supplies and
several optical components are available for use in many experiments.
Three new experiments that were recently added include Universal B-H Curve Tracer,
Dielectric Constant (Mittal Enterprises) and Measurement of e/m by Thomson method
(Besto). The first two are based on the concepts of Electricity and Magnetism and the third is
based on Modern Physics.
The students of IIT Gandhinagar, in collaboration with the Inter-University Center for
Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) Pune developed an astronomical telescope, which is
being used for general sky observation by IITGN students. An experimental kit (electricity,
magnetism and thermodynamics) prepared by the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore is
also available in the Physics laboratory.
The present Physics faculty have experimental research interests in the areas of High
Pressure Raman and Infrared Spectroscopy of novel materials and ferrofluids. The research
equipment already procured include a Cone/Plate Viscometer (Brookfields, USA), a
Thermal Conductivity Measuring System LAMBDA (F5 Technology, Germany), pulsed
field magnetometer (manufactured locally) and other facilities used for wet chemistry
research. An AC susceptometer for magnetic measurements is being fabricated.
Physics
Two new temporary buildings, each with an area of 1000 sq. m., have been built by the
Institute on the VGEC campus through the CPWD. The construction of these buildings was
carried out on a war footing in order to house expanded laboratory facilities, provide office
space to faculty and research scholars and meet the requirement of new class-rooms.
Another building with an area of 2010 sq. m. is under construction.
New Buildings
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All first year undergraduate students at the Institute are required to take a laboratory course
in basic physics. The laboratory consists of a room for general experiments and a dark room.
There are 12 experiments covering Optics, Electricity and Magnetism, Modern Physics,
Thermodynamics and Classical Mechanics. The procured equipment include Grating
Spectrometer and Fresnel's Biprism with optical bench (Indosaw), Newton's Rings
(Holmarc), Frank Hertz Experiment and Planck's constant (Scientific Equipments India Ltd).
The equipment that were fabricated pertain to the Helmholtz Coil experiment and the
Thermistor Characteristics experiment. Four sets of all experimental equipment are
available to the students for hands-on experience. Apart from these experiments, the Physics
laboratory also has Moving coil galvanometers (spot reflection type and suspended mirror
type) and compound pendulum experiments. Cathode ray oscilloscopes (Scientech,
Scientific and Aplab), Signal generators (Scientech, Scientific), DC power supplies and
several optical components are available for use in many experiments.
Three new experiments that were recently added include Universal B-H Curve Tracer,
Dielectric Constant (Mittal Enterprises) and Measurement of e/m by Thomson method
(Besto). The first two are based on the concepts of Electricity and Magnetism and the third is
based on Modern Physics.
The students of IIT Gandhinagar, in collaboration with the Inter-University Center for
Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) Pune developed an astronomical telescope, which is
being used for general sky observation by IITGN students. An experimental kit (electricity,
magnetism and thermodynamics) prepared by the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore is
also available in the Physics laboratory.
The present Physics faculty have experimental research interests in the areas of High
Pressure Raman and Infrared Spectroscopy of novel materials and ferrofluids. The research
equipment already procured include a Cone/Plate Viscometer (Brookfields, USA), a
Thermal Conductivity Measuring System LAMBDA (F5 Technology, Germany), pulsed
field magnetometer (manufactured locally) and other facilities used for wet chemistry
research. An AC susceptometer for magnetic measurements is being fabricated.
Physics
Two new temporary buildings, each with an area of 1000 sq. m., have been built by the
Institute on the VGEC campus through the CPWD. The construction of these buildings was
carried out on a war footing in order to house expanded laboratory facilities, provide office
space to faculty and research scholars and meet the requirement of new class-rooms.
Another building with an area of 2010 sq. m. is under construction.
New Buildings
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Students are actively encouraged to participate in
extra-curricular and co-curricular activities that
improve their overall personality. Students have
not only participated in such activities throughout
the year but have also initiated some new ones.
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
Co-curricular Activities
Extra Curricular Activities
Special Occasions
Distinguished Achievements of Students
Sports News
Amalthea 2010
The undergraduate students of IIT
Gandhinagar organized AMALTHEA
2010, a two-day conclave on Renewable
Energy (solar, wind and bio energy),
during October 9-10, 2010. The event
included lectures by eminent people
and panel discussions in the relevant
areas. It was supported by many
renewable energy companies through
lectures, sponsorships, or both. About 30 scientists, technologists and leaders contributed to
the event and encouraged student entrepreneurship through their presence. Some of the
prominent attendees were Mr Harsh Manglik (CMD Accenture), Mr Sarthak Behuria (Ex-
Chairman IOCL), Mr Jayesh Buch (Essar Director), Mr Madhusudan Atre (MD Applied
Materials), Mr K. Subramanya (CEO Tata BP Solar), Mr S. B. Dangayach (MD Sintex), Shri
M. Sahu (Principal Secretary of Industries, Gujarat) and Mr Amit Kumar (Associate
Director PWC).
Co-curricular Activities
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Students are actively encouraged to participate in
extra-curricular and co-curricular activities that
improve their overall personality. Students have
not only participated in such activities throughout
the year but have also initiated some new ones.
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
Co-curricular Activities
Extra Curricular Activities
Special Occasions
Distinguished Achievements of Students
Sports News
Amalthea 2010
The undergraduate students of IIT
Gandhinagar organized AMALTHEA
2010, a two-day conclave on Renewable
Energy (solar, wind and bio energy),
during October 9-10, 2010. The event
included lectures by eminent people
and panel discussions in the relevant
areas. It was supported by many
renewable energy companies through
lectures, sponsorships, or both. About 30 scientists, technologists and leaders contributed to
the event and encouraged student entrepreneurship through their presence. Some of the
prominent attendees were Mr Harsh Manglik (CMD Accenture), Mr Sarthak Behuria (Ex-
Chairman IOCL), Mr Jayesh Buch (Essar Director), Mr Madhusudan Atre (MD Applied
Materials), Mr K. Subramanya (CEO Tata BP Solar), Mr S. B. Dangayach (MD Sintex), Shri
M. Sahu (Principal Secretary of Industries, Gujarat) and Mr Amit Kumar (Associate
Director PWC).
Co-curricular Activities
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Orientation Programme
The Institute admitted its third batch of 128 students (112 boys and 16 girls) in July 2010. The
new students went through an orientation programme during July 22-27, 2010 to enable
them to adapt easily to the challenges of campus life in an Institute of higher learning. The
chief guest, Dr A. L. Ravimohan, former Vice President of Technology, Castrol
International, Mumbai, India, in his inaugural address, inspired the students to be “Creative
Scientist Engineers”, and to take up leadership roles. Dr Ravimohan is a President's Gold
Medal winning B. Tech. (1967) from IIT Bombay and obtained his Ph. D. (1971) from
California Institute of Technology, USA. Prof. Sudhir K. Jain, Director IITGN, emphasized
the need for hard work to be successful.
The core of the Orientation Programme consisted of a number of workshops. These included
Sailing Through IIT by Ms Madhu Chadda, aimed at stress and time management,
creativity and development of IIT culture; Celebrating the Unique ME by Ms Jasbir
Thadhani, Counseling Psychologist of IIT Gandhinagar; What is it like to be an IITian:
Facts and Fiction by Prof. Jayant Kanitkar; and Personality Development by Ms Rashmi
Datt, to develop teamwork, interpersonal communication skills and crisis management. The
students were also exposed to the Cultural and Architectural Heritage of Ahmedabad by
Theater and Media Centre, Ahmedabad. The parents and the Institute faculty discussed
how parents could be part of IITGN's vision and mission.
In an effort to encourage the new students to share their issues, whether academic or
personal, three faculty members and the Institute Counseling Psychologist talked to all the
students on a one-on-one basis to understand their backgrounds, goals, hopes, aspirations,
and concerns. This exercise also helps the Institute to discover and develop talents of
students, and identify weaknesses to provide help where needed.
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Summer Internships
Women's Cell
Career Development Workshop
Life Skills Series
IITGN actively helps its students to obtain summer internships in industry, research
organizations and academic institutes within India and abroad to help them gain exposure
to different environments. Fourteen second year and four first year students obtained
internships at research labs at five international organizations including Johns Hopkins
University, Washington University, and Underwriters Laboratory in USA, ENSAM France,
and Nanyang Technological University Singapore. Twenty four students did their
internships at different Indian institutes including IITs, IPR and PRL. Thirty two students
completed their internships at industrial organizations including Tata Motors, Fludyn
Bangalore and TCS.
IITGN faculty provided summer internships to ten of its own students and eight students
from other educational institutes including PDPU Ahmedabad, NIT Surat, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, NIT Suratkal and JNCASR Bangalore. The duration of these internships varied
from two to eight weeks. The majority of the interns had completed their second or third year
of studies, while one intern was a post graduate student. The interns were guided at IITGN
by Prof. Sudhir K. Jain, Prof. Vinod Narayanan, Prof. Dhiren Modi and Prof. Sameer
Dalvi.
The Women's Cell, also referred to as CARE (Cell And Resource for Everyone), has been
constituted at the Institute with Prof. Joycee Mekie as the Convener and seven members
drawn from faculty, staff and students. The primary purpose of the Cell is to help the
Institute protect people against sexual harassment and to uphold their dignity. The Women's
Cell is committed to serving everyone living or working on the campus fairly and without
gender bias.
A Career Development Workshop was organized by the Institute's Student Placement
Office on February 26-27, 2011. Mr Kush Shah and Mr Gopesh Mittal, both IIT Kanpur rdalumni, Ms Nidhi Shah and Mr Avik Bhandari of the Placement Cell helped about fifty 3
Year B. Tech. students to get “JOB READY” with events like Mock Interviews, Resume
Check, and Career Options.
IIT Gandhinagar introduced a Life Skills Series for its students. This initiative focusses on
integral aspects of our daily lives that, if handled a little thoughtfully, make a big difference.
It was inaugurated by Prof. Sudhir K. Jain, Director, IITGN. The first workshop was held on
Time Management and Goal Setting by Ms Nidhi Shah on March 28, 2011. It saw a
participation of around 50 students across all branches and was also attended by senior
faculty and staff members. The series is coordinated by Prof. Sharmita Lahiri.
Orientation Programme
The Institute admitted its third batch of 128 students (112 boys and 16 girls) in July 2010. The
new students went through an orientation programme during July 22-27, 2010 to enable
them to adapt easily to the challenges of campus life in an Institute of higher learning. The
chief guest, Dr A. L. Ravimohan, former Vice President of Technology, Castrol
International, Mumbai, India, in his inaugural address, inspired the students to be “Creative
Scientist Engineers”, and to take up leadership roles. Dr Ravimohan is a President's Gold
Medal winning B. Tech. (1967) from IIT Bombay and obtained his Ph. D. (1971) from
California Institute of Technology, USA. Prof. Sudhir K. Jain, Director IITGN, emphasized
the need for hard work to be successful.
The core of the Orientation Programme consisted of a number of workshops. These included
Sailing Through IIT by Ms Madhu Chadda, aimed at stress and time management,
creativity and development of IIT culture; Celebrating the Unique ME by Ms Jasbir
Thadhani, Counseling Psychologist of IIT Gandhinagar; What is it like to be an IITian:
Facts and Fiction by Prof. Jayant Kanitkar; and Personality Development by Ms Rashmi
Datt, to develop teamwork, interpersonal communication skills and crisis management. The
students were also exposed to the Cultural and Architectural Heritage of Ahmedabad by
Theater and Media Centre, Ahmedabad. The parents and the Institute faculty discussed
how parents could be part of IITGN's vision and mission.
In an effort to encourage the new students to share their issues, whether academic or
personal, three faculty members and the Institute Counseling Psychologist talked to all the
students on a one-on-one basis to understand their backgrounds, goals, hopes, aspirations,
and concerns. This exercise also helps the Institute to discover and develop talents of
students, and identify weaknesses to provide help where needed.
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Summer Internships
Women's Cell
Career Development Workshop
Life Skills Series
IITGN actively helps its students to obtain summer internships in industry, research
organizations and academic institutes within India and abroad to help them gain exposure
to different environments. Fourteen second year and four first year students obtained
internships at research labs at five international organizations including Johns Hopkins
University, Washington University, and Underwriters Laboratory in USA, ENSAM France,
and Nanyang Technological University Singapore. Twenty four students did their
internships at different Indian institutes including IITs, IPR and PRL. Thirty two students
completed their internships at industrial organizations including Tata Motors, Fludyn
Bangalore and TCS.
IITGN faculty provided summer internships to ten of its own students and eight students
from other educational institutes including PDPU Ahmedabad, NIT Surat, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, NIT Suratkal and JNCASR Bangalore. The duration of these internships varied
from two to eight weeks. The majority of the interns had completed their second or third year
of studies, while one intern was a post graduate student. The interns were guided at IITGN
by Prof. Sudhir K. Jain, Prof. Vinod Narayanan, Prof. Dhiren Modi and Prof. Sameer
Dalvi.
The Women's Cell, also referred to as CARE (Cell And Resource for Everyone), has been
constituted at the Institute with Prof. Joycee Mekie as the Convener and seven members
drawn from faculty, staff and students. The primary purpose of the Cell is to help the
Institute protect people against sexual harassment and to uphold their dignity. The Women's
Cell is committed to serving everyone living or working on the campus fairly and without
gender bias.
A Career Development Workshop was organized by the Institute's Student Placement
Office on February 26-27, 2011. Mr Kush Shah and Mr Gopesh Mittal, both IIT Kanpur rdalumni, Ms Nidhi Shah and Mr Avik Bhandari of the Placement Cell helped about fifty 3
Year B. Tech. students to get “JOB READY” with events like Mock Interviews, Resume
Check, and Career Options.
IIT Gandhinagar introduced a Life Skills Series for its students. This initiative focusses on
integral aspects of our daily lives that, if handled a little thoughtfully, make a big difference.
It was inaugurated by Prof. Sudhir K. Jain, Director, IITGN. The first workshop was held on
Time Management and Goal Setting by Ms Nidhi Shah on March 28, 2011. It saw a
participation of around 50 students across all branches and was also attended by senior
faculty and staff members. The series is coordinated by Prof. Sharmita Lahiri.
New IITs Gymkhana Summit
The Student Gymkhana of IIT Gandhinagar took the initiative to organize a two-day New
IITs Gymkhana Summit on October 23-24, 2010. Student representatives of the new IITs
participated in the discussions at the summit inaugurated by the Director Prof. Sudhir K.
Jain. The participants expressed their opinions on the development of academic and
extracurricular activities, common grounds of functioning and development of campuses.
The exchange of ideas emphasized the need for faster growth and ways to improve various
sectors of the Institute.
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Extra-curricular Activities
Adventure Trip
Dandiya Night
Fresher's Party
Classical Music Performance
Kite Club
A group of thirty students, under the leadership of the Institute’s Counseling Psychologist
Jasbir Kaur Thadhani, went on an excursion from May 5-20, 2010. Their activities included
Trekking, Paragliding, River Rafting and other adventure sports. The group reached the
trekking destination of Kedar Kanth Peak at a height of 12,500 ft in the Himalayas.
The students Cultural Committee celebrated Navaratri with Dandiya Night on October 15,
2010. The Dance Club of IITGN invited Mr Jitu Chauvan to conduct classes on Garba for the
students.
Over 250 students enjoyed the fun filled freshers party at Cyclone Disco in R3 Mall,
Ahmedabad on October 22, 2010. Purushottam Lal Suman and Ankita Sharma were
selected as Mr Fresher and Ms Fresher. The other winners were Nuthalapati Sri Harsha (Mr
Popular), Ritu Gavasane (Ms Sweet Smile), Chetan Patil (Mr Physique), Nitai Bajaj (Prince
Charming) and Deepti Chopra (Ms Rose). The coordinators of the event were Tarkeshwar
Singh, Rahul Pancholi, and Bhavin Chauhan.
On January 9, 2011 The Student Gymkhana presented a classical music recital by Shri Salil
Bhatt, creator of the Satvik Veena. Shri Bhatt specializes in the Satvik Veena and
demonstrated great skill on the instrument. He has also released albums of Indo-German
fusion music and is a pre-Grammy nominee.
The Kite Club of the Institute was inaugurated by Mr
Peter Lynn, a kite-maker, engineer and inventor from
New Zealand on January 14, 2011. Mr Lynn works on
the use of kites for adventure and entertainment and
is currently trying to generate electricity from kites.
The Club's kite-flying enthusiasts will discuss and
explore the subtle science of kite flying and further the
efforts of Mr Lynn.
New IITs Gymkhana Summit
The Student Gymkhana of IIT Gandhinagar took the initiative to organize a two-day New
IITs Gymkhana Summit on October 23-24, 2010. Student representatives of the new IITs
participated in the discussions at the summit inaugurated by the Director Prof. Sudhir K.
Jain. The participants expressed their opinions on the development of academic and
extracurricular activities, common grounds of functioning and development of campuses.
The exchange of ideas emphasized the need for faster growth and ways to improve various
sectors of the Institute.
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Extra-curricular Activities
Adventure Trip
Dandiya Night
Fresher's Party
Classical Music Performance
Kite Club
A group of thirty students, under the leadership of the Institute’s Counseling Psychologist
Jasbir Kaur Thadhani, went on an excursion from May 5-20, 2010. Their activities included
Trekking, Paragliding, River Rafting and other adventure sports. The group reached the
trekking destination of Kedar Kanth Peak at a height of 12,500 ft in the Himalayas.
The students Cultural Committee celebrated Navaratri with Dandiya Night on October 15,
2010. The Dance Club of IITGN invited Mr Jitu Chauvan to conduct classes on Garba for the
students.
Over 250 students enjoyed the fun filled freshers party at Cyclone Disco in R3 Mall,
Ahmedabad on October 22, 2010. Purushottam Lal Suman and Ankita Sharma were
selected as Mr Fresher and Ms Fresher. The other winners were Nuthalapati Sri Harsha (Mr
Popular), Ritu Gavasane (Ms Sweet Smile), Chetan Patil (Mr Physique), Nitai Bajaj (Prince
Charming) and Deepti Chopra (Ms Rose). The coordinators of the event were Tarkeshwar
Singh, Rahul Pancholi, and Bhavin Chauhan.
On January 9, 2011 The Student Gymkhana presented a classical music recital by Shri Salil
Bhatt, creator of the Satvik Veena. Shri Bhatt specializes in the Satvik Veena and
demonstrated great skill on the instrument. He has also released albums of Indo-German
fusion music and is a pre-Grammy nominee.
The Kite Club of the Institute was inaugurated by Mr
Peter Lynn, a kite-maker, engineer and inventor from
New Zealand on January 14, 2011. Mr Lynn works on
the use of kites for adventure and entertainment and
is currently trying to generate electricity from kites.
The Club's kite-flying enthusiasts will discuss and
explore the subtle science of kite flying and further the
efforts of Mr Lynn.
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Technical Support to Film Maker
Blood Donation Drive
Whizdom: intra-IIT quiz
Blithchron ’11: Cultural Festival
Four students of the Institute, N. C. Puneeth, Harsh Paliwal, Ajinkya Kulkarni and G.
Nithin Kumar developed a fixture to attach a GoPro camera to a kite to take aerial shots
during the Kite festival. It was used by Aditi Desai, a film-maker of Washington University
for her documentary ‘Uttarayan’ on January 9, 2011 during the International Kite Festival at
River Side, Ahmedabad in which kite fliers from forty three countries had participated.
In keeping with the practice of previous years, the students of the Institute, in association
with Ahmedabad Red Cross Society, organized a blood donation camp on January 22, 2011
at the Institute. It was very encouraging to see sixty donors come forward in support of the
noble cause.
Whizdom, an intra-IIT quiz event was held on February 25, 2011. Thirty five teams, each
comprising three students participated in the event. The top four teams competed in the final
rounds with questions from General Knowledge, Current Affairs, Sports, and Music. The
team ‘You're disqualified’ (Sarthak Jain, Saurabh Nagrecha, Nitish Ratan) won the prize
money of Rs 500 as the Ultimate Whiz Trio, narrowly edging out ‘3 Musketeers’ (Pratik
Thacker, Jainil Parekh, Pritesh Sankhe). The event was greatly enjoyed by the participants
and spectators.
Blithchron ‘11, the students' annual cultural festival, was organized during January 29-30,
2011. With the aim of paying tribute to the spirit of the silver screen, the organizers agreed
upon Cinema Through The Ages as the theme of the event.
The events were related to popular cinema of different ages and genres. Dr Kumar Vishvas’
poetry struck a chord with the students. A German band, Fire on Dawson, a Kerala-based
band, Motherjane and a Delhi based band, Sifar also performed at the festival. Blithchron
‘11 was a huge success with a participation of 12,000 people during its events and shows.
Janmashtami was celebrated on a grand scale on September 2, 2010. The traditional Matki
Phod Dahihandi presented a real challenge to the students. They had to make a four-layer
human pyramid to reach the curd-laden pot. Not to be outdone, the girls also attempted to
break the pot by forming a three-layer pyramid of their own. The fun-filled event was an apt
way of remembering Lord Krishna’s mischievous exploits.
Pratisthapana of Ganpati Bappa was carried out by the students on the ground floor of the
hostel on September 11, 2010. Aarti was performed and Prasad was distributed everyday for
the next seven days. A large procession escorted Ganpati Bappa back for Visarjan in the
Sabarmati River.
Janmashtami Celebrations
Ganesh Chaturthi
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Technical Support to Film Maker
Blood Donation Drive
Whizdom: intra-IIT quiz
Blithchron ’11: Cultural Festival
Four students of the Institute, N. C. Puneeth, Harsh Paliwal, Ajinkya Kulkarni and G.
Nithin Kumar developed a fixture to attach a GoPro camera to a kite to take aerial shots
during the Kite festival. It was used by Aditi Desai, a film-maker of Washington University
for her documentary ‘Uttarayan’ on January 9, 2011 during the International Kite Festival at
River Side, Ahmedabad in which kite fliers from forty three countries had participated.
In keeping with the practice of previous years, the students of the Institute, in association
with Ahmedabad Red Cross Society, organized a blood donation camp on January 22, 2011
at the Institute. It was very encouraging to see sixty donors come forward in support of the
noble cause.
Whizdom, an intra-IIT quiz event was held on February 25, 2011. Thirty five teams, each
comprising three students participated in the event. The top four teams competed in the final
rounds with questions from General Knowledge, Current Affairs, Sports, and Music. The
team ‘You're disqualified’ (Sarthak Jain, Saurabh Nagrecha, Nitish Ratan) won the prize
money of Rs 500 as the Ultimate Whiz Trio, narrowly edging out ‘3 Musketeers’ (Pratik
Thacker, Jainil Parekh, Pritesh Sankhe). The event was greatly enjoyed by the participants
and spectators.
Blithchron ‘11, the students' annual cultural festival, was organized during January 29-30,
2011. With the aim of paying tribute to the spirit of the silver screen, the organizers agreed
upon Cinema Through The Ages as the theme of the event.
The events were related to popular cinema of different ages and genres. Dr Kumar Vishvas’
poetry struck a chord with the students. A German band, Fire on Dawson, a Kerala-based
band, Motherjane and a Delhi based band, Sifar also performed at the festival. Blithchron
‘11 was a huge success with a participation of 12,000 people during its events and shows.
Janmashtami was celebrated on a grand scale on September 2, 2010. The traditional Matki
Phod Dahihandi presented a real challenge to the students. They had to make a four-layer
human pyramid to reach the curd-laden pot. Not to be outdone, the girls also attempted to
break the pot by forming a three-layer pyramid of their own. The fun-filled event was an apt
way of remembering Lord Krishna’s mischievous exploits.
Pratisthapana of Ganpati Bappa was carried out by the students on the ground floor of the
hostel on September 11, 2010. Aarti was performed and Prasad was distributed everyday for
the next seven days. A large procession escorted Ganpati Bappa back for Visarjan in the
Sabarmati River.
Janmashtami Celebrations
Ganesh Chaturthi
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Distinguished Achievements of Students
Sushant Arth
ShubhamShreyas VarunAnirudh Akshay Ved
Susmitha Shalinee
Susmitha Purnima Kotu and Shalinee Kavadiya, ndboth 2 year students of Chemical Engineering, won
the first prize of Rs 12,000 for a model of a cooling
tower during the product development event at the
Tech Fest of M.S. University, Baroda on February 25,
2011.
ndSushant Kumar Suman and Arth Patel, 2 year
students of Chemical Engineering, presented a paper
Celebrating A Common Culture - Humanity at an
International seminar Celebrating Diversity:
Increasing Intercultural understanding among
Youth organized by World Organization of Students
& Youth at Chandigarh, February 19-20, 2011.
Bhavin
ndBhavin Chauhan, a 2 year student of Mechanical
Engineering won the first prize in a rap song
competition held at DAIICT, Gandhinagar on
February 27, 2011.
The design of a robot by a team of six students (Anirudh Singal, Akshay Navalakha,
Shreyas Vaidya, Shubham Gupta, Varun Gupta and Ved Sahu) made it to the final 64 at the
Robowars held at IIT Bombay Techfest during January 7-9, 2011.
Special Occasions
Institute's Foundation Day
Independence Day Celebrations
Gandhi Jayanti Celebrations
Republic Day Celebrations
On the occasion of IITGN's Foundation Day, the Students Council organized a
Brainstorming Session on Student Vision for IITGN on August 2, 2010. Fifteen faculty
members and about 160 students participated in the discussions.
thThe nation's 64 Independence Day was celebrated with gaiety on August 15, 2010. Prof.
Sudhir K. Jain unfurled the national flag and in an inspiring speech exhorted everyone to
work selflessly towards building a better India. The National Anthem was then sung by a
chorus of proud IITGN voices. The students then presented a vibrant cultural programme
with patriotic songs, dances and speeches.
The students, staff and faculty participated in ‘Sarvadharma Prarthana’ and the social
service campaign at Sabarmati Gandhi Ashram to celebrate Gandhi Jayanti on October 2,
2010. Later events in the Institute Auditorium included the launching of IITGN t-shirts
featuring Mahatma Gandhi, launching of social initiatives projects by PRAGYA, the
Director's address and a screening of a recorded talk by the famous reporter Mr P. Sainath.
ndThe 62 Republic Day was celebrated with a number of events on January 26, 2011. Faculty,
staff, and students participated in a Green Run at 6:30 am to promote awareness about
preservation of our environment. The Tricolor was hoisted by the Director, Prof. Sudhir K.
Jain. Later about fifty students participated in a discussion on Higher technical education in
India.
ndGreen Run on 62 Republic Day
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Distinguished Achievements of Students
Sushant Arth
ShubhamShreyas VarunAnirudh Akshay Ved
Susmitha Shalinee
Susmitha Purnima Kotu and Shalinee Kavadiya, ndboth 2 year students of Chemical Engineering, won
the first prize of Rs 12,000 for a model of a cooling
tower during the product development event at the
Tech Fest of M.S. University, Baroda on February 25,
2011.
ndSushant Kumar Suman and Arth Patel, 2 year
students of Chemical Engineering, presented a paper
Celebrating A Common Culture - Humanity at an
International seminar Celebrating Diversity:
Increasing Intercultural understanding among
Youth organized by World Organization of Students
& Youth at Chandigarh, February 19-20, 2011.
Bhavin
ndBhavin Chauhan, a 2 year student of Mechanical
Engineering won the first prize in a rap song
competition held at DAIICT, Gandhinagar on
February 27, 2011.
The design of a robot by a team of six students (Anirudh Singal, Akshay Navalakha,
Shreyas Vaidya, Shubham Gupta, Varun Gupta and Ved Sahu) made it to the final 64 at the
Robowars held at IIT Bombay Techfest during January 7-9, 2011.
Special Occasions
Institute's Foundation Day
Independence Day Celebrations
Gandhi Jayanti Celebrations
Republic Day Celebrations
On the occasion of IITGN's Foundation Day, the Students Council organized a
Brainstorming Session on Student Vision for IITGN on August 2, 2010. Fifteen faculty
members and about 160 students participated in the discussions.
thThe nation's 64 Independence Day was celebrated with gaiety on August 15, 2010. Prof.
Sudhir K. Jain unfurled the national flag and in an inspiring speech exhorted everyone to
work selflessly towards building a better India. The National Anthem was then sung by a
chorus of proud IITGN voices. The students then presented a vibrant cultural programme
with patriotic songs, dances and speeches.
The students, staff and faculty participated in ‘Sarvadharma Prarthana’ and the social
service campaign at Sabarmati Gandhi Ashram to celebrate Gandhi Jayanti on October 2,
2010. Later events in the Institute Auditorium included the launching of IITGN t-shirts
featuring Mahatma Gandhi, launching of social initiatives projects by PRAGYA, the
Director's address and a screening of a recorded talk by the famous reporter Mr P. Sainath.
ndThe 62 Republic Day was celebrated with a number of events on January 26, 2011. Faculty,
staff, and students participated in a Green Run at 6:30 am to promote awareness about
preservation of our environment. The Tricolor was hoisted by the Director, Prof. Sudhir K.
Jain. Later about fifty students participated in a discussion on Higher technical education in
India.
ndGreen Run on 62 Republic Day
Research Publications
This year, in addition to the Institute faculty, the following IITGN students have published
their research in reputed peer-reviewed journals:
Yogesh Goyal, a third year B. Tech. (Chemical Engineering) student
became the first undergraduate student of the Institute to publish his work
in a peer-reviewed journal. The work was carried out during his summer
internship at the Washington University, St Louis, Missouri, USA and was
published in an online journal Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 12
November 2010 doi 10.1002/ bit. 22996. He also presented a poster rdBiodiesel production from waste vegetable oil via Skype at the 3
International Symposium, Global Energy Future, St. Louis, Missouri, USA,
October 1-4, 2010.
Manish Saini, a Ph. D. student in Chemical Engineering, became the first
Ph. D. student to publish his work in a peer-reviewed journal. His work
has been
published in Applied Energy,
Sudipta Das, a Ph. D. student in Chemistry presented a poster titled
Expanded Analogues of Benziporphyrins in the National Conference on
Frontiers in Chemical Sciences (FICS), at IIT Guwahati, December 3-4, 2010.
Developments in Bio-butanol production: New insights
88, 1999-2010 (2011).
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Sports News
Inter-IIT Aquatic Meet 2010
th46 Inter-IIT Sports Meet 2010
Inter-IIT Staff Meet
Petro Cup '11: January 30, 2011
thVrushiket Patil secured 4 position in two separate events, the 100m and 200m Backstroke,
at the Inter-IIT Aquatic Meet 2010 held at IIT Roorkee during October 1-4, 2010. He also
qualified for the Finals in 200m Individual Medley. The team comprising Anchit Gaurav, th Vrushiket Patil, Bajrang Choudhary and Sanjay Meena stood 6 in 400m Medley Relay.
thSuresh Choudhary won a Silver Medal in 5000m race and Ekta Prashnani secured 5 thposition in the 800m race at the 46 Inter IIT Sports Meet held during December 15-21, 2010.
The Girls Badminton team (Shruti Jain, Swati Verma and Ekta Prashnani) and Boys thBasketball Team both secured 4 position at the Meet.
th thOverall IITGN Girls team stood 7 and Boys team stood 8 in the General Championship. rdIITGN secured the 3 position in the March Past with hundred percent attendance of the 83-
member contingent.
th thSantosh Raut secured 4 position in the 200m race and 5 position in the 400m race at the
Inter-IIT Staff Sports Meet held at IIT Delhi during December 23-26, 2010. Supresh Thaleshri thsecured 5 position in the 1500m race. Overall the seven-member IITGN staff team, making
thits debut, secured 9 position at the Meet.
© The Men's Basketball team won the Petro Cup Basketball Men's Championship title by
beating the home team PDPU by 48-21. Vishvendra Joshi, Suresh Chaudhary, Pankaj
Yadav, Ravi Pal and Gaurav Rathore were the star performers in the final match.
© The Women's Basketball team won the runners-up title for the Petro Cup '11 Basketball
Women's Championship. Garima Raghuwanshi, Divya Bansal, and Ritu Gavasane
put in impressive performances.
© The Men's Volleyball team won the runners-up title for the Petro Cup '11 Volleyball
Men's Championship. Bhuma Rajshekhar, Chetan Patil and Puneet Bhat played well.
Research Publications
This year, in addition to the Institute faculty, the following IITGN students have published
their research in reputed peer-reviewed journals:
Yogesh Goyal, a third year B. Tech. (Chemical Engineering) student
became the first undergraduate student of the Institute to publish his work
in a peer-reviewed journal. The work was carried out during his summer
internship at the Washington University, St Louis, Missouri, USA and was
published in an online journal Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 12
November 2010 doi 10.1002/ bit. 22996. He also presented a poster rdBiodiesel production from waste vegetable oil via Skype at the 3
International Symposium, Global Energy Future, St. Louis, Missouri, USA,
October 1-4, 2010.
Manish Saini, a Ph. D. student in Chemical Engineering, became the first
Ph. D. student to publish his work in a peer-reviewed journal. His work
has been
published in Applied Energy,
Sudipta Das, a Ph. D. student in Chemistry presented a poster titled
Expanded Analogues of Benziporphyrins in the National Conference on
Frontiers in Chemical Sciences (FICS), at IIT Guwahati, December 3-4, 2010.
Developments in Bio-butanol production: New insights
88, 1999-2010 (2011).
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Sports News
Inter-IIT Aquatic Meet 2010
th46 Inter-IIT Sports Meet 2010
Inter-IIT Staff Meet
Petro Cup '11: January 30, 2011
thVrushiket Patil secured 4 position in two separate events, the 100m and 200m Backstroke,
at the Inter-IIT Aquatic Meet 2010 held at IIT Roorkee during October 1-4, 2010. He also
qualified for the Finals in 200m Individual Medley. The team comprising Anchit Gaurav, th Vrushiket Patil, Bajrang Choudhary and Sanjay Meena stood 6 in 400m Medley Relay.
thSuresh Choudhary won a Silver Medal in 5000m race and Ekta Prashnani secured 5 thposition in the 800m race at the 46 Inter IIT Sports Meet held during December 15-21, 2010.
The Girls Badminton team (Shruti Jain, Swati Verma and Ekta Prashnani) and Boys thBasketball Team both secured 4 position at the Meet.
th thOverall IITGN Girls team stood 7 and Boys team stood 8 in the General Championship. rdIITGN secured the 3 position in the March Past with hundred percent attendance of the 83-
member contingent.
th thSantosh Raut secured 4 position in the 200m race and 5 position in the 400m race at the
Inter-IIT Staff Sports Meet held at IIT Delhi during December 23-26, 2010. Supresh Thaleshri thsecured 5 position in the 1500m race. Overall the seven-member IITGN staff team, making
thits debut, secured 9 position at the Meet.
© The Men's Basketball team won the Petro Cup Basketball Men's Championship title by
beating the home team PDPU by 48-21. Vishvendra Joshi, Suresh Chaudhary, Pankaj
Yadav, Ravi Pal and Gaurav Rathore were the star performers in the final match.
© The Women's Basketball team won the runners-up title for the Petro Cup '11 Basketball
Women's Championship. Garima Raghuwanshi, Divya Bansal, and Ritu Gavasane
put in impressive performances.
© The Men's Volleyball team won the runners-up title for the Petro Cup '11 Volleyball
Men's Championship. Bhuma Rajshekhar, Chetan Patil and Puneet Bhat played well.
Inter Departmental Tournament 2010
.
The following students won individual championships:
Harsh Paliwal : Badminton
Chetas Joshi : Table Tennis
Akshay Navalakha : Chess
The following students were declared winners for the year 2010-11:
Vishvendra Joshi : Sports Person of the year
Suresh Chaudhary : Best Athlete of the year
The Department of Electrical Engineering won the General Championship
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Other Sports Events
IITGN students won the following friendly matches against other educational institutes:
Inter Departmental Tournament 2010
.
The following students won individual championships:
Harsh Paliwal : Badminton
Chetas Joshi : Table Tennis
Akshay Navalakha : Chess
The following students were declared winners for the year 2010-11:
Vishvendra Joshi : Sports Person of the year
Suresh Chaudhary : Best Athlete of the year
The Department of Electrical Engineering won the General Championship
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Other Sports Events
IITGN students won the following friendly matches against other educational institutes:
Bhupen and Shruti Shah Family Trust
B. U. Patel Fund
Bipin and Rekha Shah Research Fellowship
Tarun Goswami Scholarship
Reaching Out
SUPPORT FOR IIT GANDHINAGAR
Bhupen and Shruti Shah Family Trust
Shri Bhupen Shah has sponsored a Faculty Chair and a
Research Fellowship for young/new faculty. He has over
twenty five years of experience in technology development,
product development, and engineering management in
embedded digital media and communication solutions at
Sling Media, Emuzed, Dazzle, RealChip, Philips
Semiconductors and IBM. Shri Bhupen Shah co-founded Sling
Media, now a part of Echostar, and is currently its Chief
Technology Officer. He holds a Master of Science degree in
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from the
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
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B. U. Patel Fund
Shri Bhikhubhai Patel has set up a B. U. Patel Fund at IITGN
with an initial contribution of $25,000 to support Institute
projects aimed towards excellence. He is a founder and Vice
Chairman of Tarsadia Hotels, a foremost hotel investment,
development, and management company. He received a B.
Com. degree from the University of Baroda (1963). After
running a successful clothings manufacturing business in
Zambia, Africa for twelve years, he moved to USA and started
his hospitality business in 1976. Shri Patel is active in many
community organizations in USA and other countries. He is
currently President of the Sanatan Dharma Temple and
Cultural Center of Los Angeles.
Bhupen and Shruti Shah Family Trust
B. U. Patel Fund
Bipin and Rekha Shah Research Fellowship
Tarun Goswami Scholarship
Reaching Out
SUPPORT FOR IIT GANDHINAGAR
Bhupen and Shruti Shah Family Trust
Shri Bhupen Shah has sponsored a Faculty Chair and a
Research Fellowship for young/new faculty. He has over
twenty five years of experience in technology development,
product development, and engineering management in
embedded digital media and communication solutions at
Sling Media, Emuzed, Dazzle, RealChip, Philips
Semiconductors and IBM. Shri Bhupen Shah co-founded Sling
Media, now a part of Echostar, and is currently its Chief
Technology Officer. He holds a Master of Science degree in
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from the
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
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B. U. Patel Fund
Shri Bhikhubhai Patel has set up a B. U. Patel Fund at IITGN
with an initial contribution of $25,000 to support Institute
projects aimed towards excellence. He is a founder and Vice
Chairman of Tarsadia Hotels, a foremost hotel investment,
development, and management company. He received a B.
Com. degree from the University of Baroda (1963). After
running a successful clothings manufacturing business in
Zambia, Africa for twelve years, he moved to USA and started
his hospitality business in 1976. Shri Patel is active in many
community organizations in USA and other countries. He is
currently President of the Sanatan Dharma Temple and
Cultural Center of Los Angeles.
Bipin and Rekha Shah Research Fellowship
Shri Bipin Shah has sponsored a Bipin and Rekha Shah
Research Fellowship for young/new faculty. He has founded
several high-tech companies and has held important positions
in many of them. He is currently the CEO and Chairman of
Kovair Software in Milpitas, CA, which has a Development
Center in Kolkata. He is actively involved with a number of
non-profit organizations: The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE),
Ahimsa Center at the California Polytechnic University
Pomona, Cupertino Education Endowment Foundation, and
the Jain Center of Northern California. Shri Shah is a founder
of the IIT Gandhinagar Foundation in the United States. He
holds an MS degree from the University of Wisconsin,
Madison, and a BEE (Honours) from Jadavpur University.
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Reaching Out
IITGN continuously reaches out to people who can contribute towards the Institute's goal of
excellence by helping in recruiting outstanding faculty and in raising funds. The progress
made in this regard over the period 2010-2011 are as follows:
© Prof. Sudhir K. Jain participated in two meetings at the World Bank in Washington DC,
USA during June 1-4, 2010. These were
(a) Understanding Risk, a Conference on Innovation in Disaster Risk, organized
by the Global Facility for Disaster Risk Reduction (GFDRR) of the World Bank,
and
(b) Outreach Meeting of the Global Earthquake Model (GEM).
During this visit, Prof. Jain visited the University of Maryland and met the graduate
students and faculty there. He also met with the Pan-IIT Leadership of the Washington
DC area to brief them on the developments at the Institute. These meetings were
facilitated by Prof. Nitish Thakor of the Johns Hopkins University who is a friend of the
Institute. Prof. Jain also met the three IITGN undergraduate students (Neel Nadkarni,
Lalitha Anusha and Nishant Joshi) working in Prof. Thakor's laboratories as summer
interns. He met with prominent IIT Kanpur alumni in the New Jersey area at a dinner
organized by Dr Ram Misra, President of IIT Kanpur Foundation. Prof. Jain also spent a
few days at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, where
he discussed potential collaborations between EPFL and IITGN. He addressed the
Indian graduate students and post-doctoral fellows to encourage them to consider a
career in teaching at IITGN. Prof. Jain also held meetings in Paris with Ecole Centrale
Paris and Telcom Sud-Paris for future collaborations.
th th© Prof. Sudhir K. Jain participated in the 9 US National/ 10 Canadian Conference on
Earthquake Engineering in Toronto, Canada during July, 25-29, 2010. Thereafter, he
visited San Francisco and Los Angeles areas to seek partnerships with potential
benefactors and well-wishers of the Institute. He addressed the graduate students and
post-doctoral fellows at California Institute of Technology and apprised them of the
progress the Institute is making.
© Prof. Sudhir K. Jain, led a team of four faculty members, one staff member, and twelve
students to represent the Institute at the annual conclave Pan-IIT 2010 in Noida during
October 29–31, 2010. The team shared the Institute's Vision, Mission, and the Values with
the visitors at the Institute's booth. The team also shared the Innovations in Education
Prof. Tarun Goswami has set up a merit-cum-means
scholarship for first year undergraduate students. Prof.
Goswami received his Doctor of Science from Helsinki
University of Technology, Finland (1999), M.E. (Honors) from
University of Wollongong, NSW Australia (1998) and M.E.
from Roorkee University (1986). Prof. Goswami is a Sr Joint
Associate Professor at Wright State University, Dayton, OH,
USA.
Tarun Goswami Scholarship
Bipin and Rekha Shah Research Fellowship
Shri Bipin Shah has sponsored a Bipin and Rekha Shah
Research Fellowship for young/new faculty. He has founded
several high-tech companies and has held important positions
in many of them. He is currently the CEO and Chairman of
Kovair Software in Milpitas, CA, which has a Development
Center in Kolkata. He is actively involved with a number of
non-profit organizations: The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE),
Ahimsa Center at the California Polytechnic University
Pomona, Cupertino Education Endowment Foundation, and
the Jain Center of Northern California. Shri Shah is a founder
of the IIT Gandhinagar Foundation in the United States. He
holds an MS degree from the University of Wisconsin,
Madison, and a BEE (Honours) from Jadavpur University.
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Reaching Out
IITGN continuously reaches out to people who can contribute towards the Institute's goal of
excellence by helping in recruiting outstanding faculty and in raising funds. The progress
made in this regard over the period 2010-2011 are as follows:
© Prof. Sudhir K. Jain participated in two meetings at the World Bank in Washington DC,
USA during June 1-4, 2010. These were
(a) Understanding Risk, a Conference on Innovation in Disaster Risk, organized
by the Global Facility for Disaster Risk Reduction (GFDRR) of the World Bank,
and
(b) Outreach Meeting of the Global Earthquake Model (GEM).
During this visit, Prof. Jain visited the University of Maryland and met the graduate
students and faculty there. He also met with the Pan-IIT Leadership of the Washington
DC area to brief them on the developments at the Institute. These meetings were
facilitated by Prof. Nitish Thakor of the Johns Hopkins University who is a friend of the
Institute. Prof. Jain also met the three IITGN undergraduate students (Neel Nadkarni,
Lalitha Anusha and Nishant Joshi) working in Prof. Thakor's laboratories as summer
interns. He met with prominent IIT Kanpur alumni in the New Jersey area at a dinner
organized by Dr Ram Misra, President of IIT Kanpur Foundation. Prof. Jain also spent a
few days at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, where
he discussed potential collaborations between EPFL and IITGN. He addressed the
Indian graduate students and post-doctoral fellows to encourage them to consider a
career in teaching at IITGN. Prof. Jain also held meetings in Paris with Ecole Centrale
Paris and Telcom Sud-Paris for future collaborations.
th th© Prof. Sudhir K. Jain participated in the 9 US National/ 10 Canadian Conference on
Earthquake Engineering in Toronto, Canada during July, 25-29, 2010. Thereafter, he
visited San Francisco and Los Angeles areas to seek partnerships with potential
benefactors and well-wishers of the Institute. He addressed the graduate students and
post-doctoral fellows at California Institute of Technology and apprised them of the
progress the Institute is making.
© Prof. Sudhir K. Jain, led a team of four faculty members, one staff member, and twelve
students to represent the Institute at the annual conclave Pan-IIT 2010 in Noida during
October 29–31, 2010. The team shared the Institute's Vision, Mission, and the Values with
the visitors at the Institute's booth. The team also shared the Innovations in Education
Prof. Tarun Goswami has set up a merit-cum-means
scholarship for first year undergraduate students. Prof.
Goswami received his Doctor of Science from Helsinki
University of Technology, Finland (1999), M.E. (Honors) from
University of Wollongong, NSW Australia (1998) and M.E.
from Roorkee University (1986). Prof. Goswami is a Sr Joint
Associate Professor at Wright State University, Dayton, OH,
USA.
Tarun Goswami Scholarship
that are being tried out at the Institute. The faculty group actively engaged in building
relationships with and inviting distinguished persons to IITGN, fund-raising activities,
and identifying potential faculty candidates. The students' music band performed at the
conclave.
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©
Hyderabad. He participated in the panel discussion on “What the IITs are doing and
what should they be doing to create more job creators”, December 17, 2010.
© A Centre of Excellence will be established at IITGN with major funding from Gujarat
State Government. An MoU to this effect was signed during the Vibrant Gujarat events
held during January 12–18, 2011. The Institute had set up an information booth in the
exhibitions. Four faculty members and ten students participated in the event, with Prof.
Joycee Mekie coordinating the team.
rd© Prof. Sudhir K. Jain participated in the 63 Annual Meeting of the Earthquake
Engineering Research Institute (EERI) in San Diego, USA during February 9-12, 2011. He
currently chairs the EERI's International Activities Committee. With a view to seek out
potential faculty candidates and opportunities for collaborations, he also visited several
universities namely Princeton University, New Jersey Institute of Technology,
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, University of Southern California,
University of California at San Diego and at Berkeley, and Stanford University.
© Prof. Sudhir K. Jain participated in the launching event of Pan-IIT Global Mentorship
Programme held at Bangalore on March 16, 2011.
Prof. Sudhir K. Jain participated in the IIT Kanpur Golden Jubilee Celebration event at
Pan-IIT 2010
that are being tried out at the Institute. The faculty group actively engaged in building
relationships with and inviting distinguished persons to IITGN, fund-raising activities,
and identifying potential faculty candidates. The students' music band performed at the
conclave.
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©
Hyderabad. He participated in the panel discussion on “What the IITs are doing and
what should they be doing to create more job creators”, December 17, 2010.
© A Centre of Excellence will be established at IITGN with major funding from Gujarat
State Government. An MoU to this effect was signed during the Vibrant Gujarat events
held during January 12–18, 2011. The Institute had set up an information booth in the
exhibitions. Four faculty members and ten students participated in the event, with Prof.
Joycee Mekie coordinating the team.
rd© Prof. Sudhir K. Jain participated in the 63 Annual Meeting of the Earthquake
Engineering Research Institute (EERI) in San Diego, USA during February 9-12, 2011. He
currently chairs the EERI's International Activities Committee. With a view to seek out
potential faculty candidates and opportunities for collaborations, he also visited several
universities namely Princeton University, New Jersey Institute of Technology,
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, University of Southern California,
University of California at San Diego and at Berkeley, and Stanford University.
© Prof. Sudhir K. Jain participated in the launching event of Pan-IIT Global Mentorship
Programme held at Bangalore on March 16, 2011.
Prof. Sudhir K. Jain participated in the IIT Kanpur Golden Jubilee Celebration event at
Pan-IIT 2010
Board of Governors
Finance Committee
Building and Works Committee
Senate
Institute Committees
Academic Officials
Administrative Officials
Student Leadership
Faculty at IITGN
Non-Teaching Staff against Regular Positions
Ph. D. Scholars
The Batch of 2008 B. Tech. Students
The Batch of 2009 B. Tech. Students
The Batch of 2010 B. Tech. Students
ORGANIZATION Board of Governors
Chairman
Dr R. A. Mashelkar, FRS
CSIR Bhatnagar Fellow
National Chemical Laboratory
Dr Homi Bhabha Road
Pune
Members
Shri A. K. Joti, IAS
Chief Secretary
Government of Gujarat
Gandhinagar
Shri P. S. Jani
Director of Education
U.T. Administration of Daman & Diu
Secretariat, Moti Daman
Shri Suresh Neotia
Chairman Emeritus
Ambuja Cements
New Delhi
Shri Deepak Puri
Chairman & Managing Director
Moser Baer India Ltd
New Delhi
Shri Malvinder Mohan Singh
Group Chairman
Religare & Fortis Healthcare Ltd
New Delhi
Shri Ashok Thakur, IAS
Special Secretary (Higher Education)
Government of India
Ministry of Human Resource Development
New Delhi
Prof. D. V. Pai
Visiting Professor
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
Ahmedabad
Prof. S. L. Narayanamurthy
Visiting Professor
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
Ahmedabad
Prof. Sudhir K. Jain
Director
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
Ahmedabad
Shri B. S. Punalkar
Registrar
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Secretary
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Board of Governors
Finance Committee
Building and Works Committee
Senate
Institute Committees
Academic Officials
Administrative Officials
Student Leadership
Faculty at IITGN
Non-Teaching Staff against Regular Positions
Ph. D. Scholars
The Batch of 2008 B. Tech. Students
The Batch of 2009 B. Tech. Students
The Batch of 2010 B. Tech. Students
ORGANIZATION Board of Governors
Chairman
Dr R. A. Mashelkar, FRS
CSIR Bhatnagar Fellow
National Chemical Laboratory
Dr Homi Bhabha Road
Pune
Members
Shri A. K. Joti, IAS
Chief Secretary
Government of Gujarat
Gandhinagar
Shri P. S. Jani
Director of Education
U.T. Administration of Daman & Diu
Secretariat, Moti Daman
Shri Suresh Neotia
Chairman Emeritus
Ambuja Cements
New Delhi
Shri Deepak Puri
Chairman & Managing Director
Moser Baer India Ltd
New Delhi
Shri Malvinder Mohan Singh
Group Chairman
Religare & Fortis Healthcare Ltd
New Delhi
Shri Ashok Thakur, IAS
Special Secretary (Higher Education)
Government of India
Ministry of Human Resource Development
New Delhi
Prof. D. V. Pai
Visiting Professor
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
Ahmedabad
Prof. S. L. Narayanamurthy
Visiting Professor
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
Ahmedabad
Prof. Sudhir K. Jain
Director
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
Ahmedabad
Shri B. S. Punalkar
Registrar
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Secretary
IIT Gandhinagar | Annual Report | 2010 - 2011 | Page 68
Finance Committee
Chairman
Members
Secretary
Dr R. A. Mashelkar, FRS
Chairman, Board of Governors
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
Prof. Sudhir K. Jain
Director
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
Shri Ashok Thakur, IAS
Special Secretary (Higher Education)
MHRD, Government of India
Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi
Shri S. K. Ray, IAS
Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor
MHRD, Government of India
Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi
Prof. S. C. Sahasrabudhe
Director
Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology
Indroda Circle, Gandhinagar
Prof. S. L. Narayanamurthy
Visiting Professor
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
Shri B. S. Punalkar
Registrar, IIT Bombay
Building and Works Committee
Chairman
Members
Secretary
Prof. Sudhir K. Jain
Director
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
Shri Kiran S. Wagh
Chief Advisor (Civil Infrastructure)
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Shri R. Subramanian
Former Additional Director-General
Central PWD, New Delhi
Prof. N. Chhaya
Dean, Faculty of Architecture
CEPT University, Ahmedabad
Shri M. B. Bhalala
Chief Engineer (Capital)
Department of Roads & Buildings
Government of Gujarat
Ahmedabad
Smt Pratima Dikshit
Director (TS-I)
MHRD, Government of India
New Delhi
Shri B. S. Punalkar
Registrar
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
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Finance Committee
Chairman
Members
Secretary
Dr R. A. Mashelkar, FRS
Chairman, Board of Governors
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
Prof. Sudhir K. Jain
Director
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
Shri Ashok Thakur, IAS
Special Secretary (Higher Education)
MHRD, Government of India
Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi
Shri S. K. Ray, IAS
Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor
MHRD, Government of India
Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi
Prof. S. C. Sahasrabudhe
Director
Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology
Indroda Circle, Gandhinagar
Prof. S. L. Narayanamurthy
Visiting Professor
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
Shri B. S. Punalkar
Registrar, IIT Bombay
Building and Works Committee
Chairman
Members
Secretary
Prof. Sudhir K. Jain
Director
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
Shri Kiran S. Wagh
Chief Advisor (Civil Infrastructure)
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Shri R. Subramanian
Former Additional Director-General
Central PWD, New Delhi
Prof. N. Chhaya
Dean, Faculty of Architecture
CEPT University, Ahmedabad
Shri M. B. Bhalala
Chief Engineer (Capital)
Department of Roads & Buildings
Government of Gujarat
Ahmedabad
Smt Pratima Dikshit
Director (TS-I)
MHRD, Government of India
New Delhi
Shri B. S. Punalkar
Registrar
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
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Senate (as on March 31, 2011)
Chairman
Members
Prof. Sudhir K. Jain
Director
IIT Gandhinagar
Prof. Naresh Jotwani
Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar
Prof. Raghavan Rangarajan
Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
Prof. A. Ramanathan
Department of Economics, IIT Bombay
Prof. S. S. Major
Department of Physics, IIT Bombay
Prof. Jayesh Bellare
Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay
Prof. Nityanand Prabhu
Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science
IIT Bombay
Prof. B. D. Agarwal
Prof. Basudeb Guha-Khasnobis
Prof. D. P. Roy
Prof. D. V. Pai
Prof. G. K. Sharma
Prof. Jaison A. Manjaly
Prof. K. V. V. Murthy
Prof. Koshy Tharakan
Prof. Manmohan Pandey
Prof. Murali Damodaran
Prof. N. Ramakrishnan
Prof. S. L. Narayanamurthy
Prof. Sameer V. Dalvi
Prof. Subhash Deodhar
Prof. Surendra Ranganath
Prof. Vedanth Kadambi
Mr Chaitanya Rajeev
Mr Vineeth Dasaraju
Shri B. S. Punalkar
Invitees: Student Senate Representatives
Secretary
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Senate (as on March 31, 2011)
Chairman
Members
Prof. Sudhir K. Jain
Director
IIT Gandhinagar
Prof. Naresh Jotwani
Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar
Prof. Raghavan Rangarajan
Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
Prof. A. Ramanathan
Department of Economics, IIT Bombay
Prof. S. S. Major
Department of Physics, IIT Bombay
Prof. Jayesh Bellare
Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay
Prof. Nityanand Prabhu
Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science
IIT Bombay
Prof. B. D. Agarwal
Prof. Basudeb Guha-Khasnobis
Prof. D. P. Roy
Prof. D. V. Pai
Prof. G. K. Sharma
Prof. Jaison A. Manjaly
Prof. K. V. V. Murthy
Prof. Koshy Tharakan
Prof. Manmohan Pandey
Prof. Murali Damodaran
Prof. N. Ramakrishnan
Prof. S. L. Narayanamurthy
Prof. Sameer V. Dalvi
Prof. Subhash Deodhar
Prof. Surendra Ranganath
Prof. Vedanth Kadambi
Mr Chaitanya Rajeev
Mr Vineeth Dasaraju
Shri B. S. Punalkar
Invitees: Student Senate Representatives
Secretary
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Prof. Sriram K. Gundimeda
Prof. Sharmita Lahiri
Prof. Jaison A. Manjaly
Mr Sudipta Das (PG Student nominated by Student Senate)
Mr Shashank Sheohare (UG Student nominated by Student Senate)
Mr Gourav Kumar (UG Student nominated by Student Senate)
Ms Swati Verma (UG Student nominated by Student Senate)
Prof. Koshy Tharakan
Prof. Jaison A. Manjaly
Shri Manu Pratap Singh Bhadauria
Dr Vinod Prasad
Prof. Sameer V. Dalvi
Prof. Joycee M. Mekie
Prof. Vinod Narayanan
Prof. Abhijit Sarkar
Prof. Ragavan K.
Scholarships CommitteeConvener
Members
Library CommitteeChairman
Members
Academic Programmes Committee (APGC)Chairman
Members
Academic Performance Evaluation Committee (APEC)Chairman
Members
Senate Student Affairs Committee (SSAC)Chairman
Members
Prof. S. L. Narayanamurthy, Professor-in-Charge, Academic Affairs,
IIT Gandhinagar
Prof. S. S. Major, IIT Bombay
Prof. Jayesh Bellare, IIT Bombay
Prof. Kushal Deb, IIT Bombay
Prof. D.V. Pai
Prof. D. P. Roy
Prof. Surendra Ranganath
Prof. Manmohan Pandey
Prof. Amit Prashant
Prof. Sriram K. Gundimeda (Secretary)
Prof. D.V. Pai
Prof. Jaison Manjaly
Prof. Iti Gupta
Prof. K. V. V. Murthy
Prof. Vinod Narayanan
Prof. N. Ramakrishnan
Prof. Sameer V. Dalvi
Prof. Koshy Tharakan, Professor-in-Charge, Student Affairs
Prof. Sameer V. Dalvi
Prof. Surendra Ranganath
Prof. B. D. Agarwal
Prof. Vinod Narayanan
Institute Committees
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Prof. Sriram K. Gundimeda
Prof. Sharmita Lahiri
Prof. Jaison A. Manjaly
Mr Sudipta Das (PG Student nominated by Student Senate)
Mr Shashank Sheohare (UG Student nominated by Student Senate)
Mr Gourav Kumar (UG Student nominated by Student Senate)
Ms Swati Verma (UG Student nominated by Student Senate)
Prof. Koshy Tharakan
Prof. Jaison A. Manjaly
Shri Manu Pratap Singh Bhadauria
Dr Vinod Prasad
Prof. Sameer V. Dalvi
Prof. Joycee M. Mekie
Prof. Vinod Narayanan
Prof. Abhijit Sarkar
Prof. Ragavan K.
Scholarships CommitteeConvener
Members
Library CommitteeChairman
Members
Academic Programmes Committee (APGC)Chairman
Members
Academic Performance Evaluation Committee (APEC)Chairman
Members
Senate Student Affairs Committee (SSAC)Chairman
Members
Prof. S. L. Narayanamurthy, Professor-in-Charge, Academic Affairs,
IIT Gandhinagar
Prof. S. S. Major, IIT Bombay
Prof. Jayesh Bellare, IIT Bombay
Prof. Kushal Deb, IIT Bombay
Prof. D.V. Pai
Prof. D. P. Roy
Prof. Surendra Ranganath
Prof. Manmohan Pandey
Prof. Amit Prashant
Prof. Sriram K. Gundimeda (Secretary)
Prof. D.V. Pai
Prof. Jaison Manjaly
Prof. Iti Gupta
Prof. K. V. V. Murthy
Prof. Vinod Narayanan
Prof. N. Ramakrishnan
Prof. Sameer V. Dalvi
Prof. Koshy Tharakan, Professor-in-Charge, Student Affairs
Prof. Sameer V. Dalvi
Prof. Surendra Ranganath
Prof. B. D. Agarwal
Prof. Vinod Narayanan
Institute Committees
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Administrative Officials
Shri B. S. Punalkar
Mentor Registrar, IIT Gandhinagar and
Registrar, IIT Bombay
Maj. Gen. (Retd) Vijay Aga
Officer on Special Duty
Shri D. S. Gupta
Senior Assistant Registrar
IITGN Cell, IIT Bombay
Shri R. T. Shah
Assistant Registrar (Finance & Accounts)
Dr Vinod Prasad
Assistant Registrar (Academic / Administration)
Shri Pijush Majumdar
Assistant Registrar (Materials Management)
Shri Santosh Raut
Jr Superintendent, Director’s Office and
Caretaker, Guest House
Shri Sanjeev Pandey
Caretaker, Student Hostel
Dr Deepa Shah
Medical Consultant
Academic Officials
Prof. Sudhir K. Jain
Director
Prof. G. K. Sharma
Professor-in-Charge, Faculty Affairs
Prof. S. L. Narayanamurthy
Professor-in-Charge, Academic Affairs
Prof. Koshy Tharakan
Professor-in-Charge, Student Affairs
Prof. B. D. Agarwal
Professor-in-Charge, Research and Development
Prof. D. P. Roy
Professor-in-Charge, Engineering Disciplines
Prof. D. V. Pai
Professor-in-Charge, Sciences and HSS Disciplines
Prof. S. S. Major
Convener, IITGN Cell, IIT Bombay
Prof. Jaison A. Manjaly
Warden - Student Hostel
Prof. Arnapurna Rath
Warden - Student Hostel
Prof. Ajanta Sachan
Faculty-in-Charge, Student Placement Office
Prof. Joycee M. Mekie
Convener, Women's Cell
Prof. Sharmita Lahiri
Head, Counseling Service
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Administrative Officials
Shri B. S. Punalkar
Mentor Registrar, IIT Gandhinagar and
Registrar, IIT Bombay
Maj. Gen. (Retd) Vijay Aga
Officer on Special Duty
Shri D. S. Gupta
Senior Assistant Registrar
IITGN Cell, IIT Bombay
Shri R. T. Shah
Assistant Registrar (Finance & Accounts)
Dr Vinod Prasad
Assistant Registrar (Academic / Administration)
Shri Pijush Majumdar
Assistant Registrar (Materials Management)
Shri Santosh Raut
Jr Superintendent, Director’s Office and
Caretaker, Guest House
Shri Sanjeev Pandey
Caretaker, Student Hostel
Dr Deepa Shah
Medical Consultant
Academic Officials
Prof. Sudhir K. Jain
Director
Prof. G. K. Sharma
Professor-in-Charge, Faculty Affairs
Prof. S. L. Narayanamurthy
Professor-in-Charge, Academic Affairs
Prof. Koshy Tharakan
Professor-in-Charge, Student Affairs
Prof. B. D. Agarwal
Professor-in-Charge, Research and Development
Prof. D. P. Roy
Professor-in-Charge, Engineering Disciplines
Prof. D. V. Pai
Professor-in-Charge, Sciences and HSS Disciplines
Prof. S. S. Major
Convener, IITGN Cell, IIT Bombay
Prof. Jaison A. Manjaly
Warden - Student Hostel
Prof. Arnapurna Rath
Warden - Student Hostel
Prof. Ajanta Sachan
Faculty-in-Charge, Student Placement Office
Prof. Joycee M. Mekie
Convener, Women's Cell
Prof. Sharmita Lahiri
Head, Counseling Service
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Faculty at IITGN (as on March 31, 2011)Student Leadership
The following students have been elected office bearers of Student Activities for the year
2011-2012:
Ajinkya Kulkarni
General Secretary
Adit Gupta
Technical Secretary
Tarkeshwar Singh
Cultural Secretary
Vishvendra Joshi
Sports Secretary
Dhruv Chokshi
Mess Secretary
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Faculty at IITGN (as on March 31, 2011)Student Leadership
The following students have been elected office bearers of Student Activities for the year
2011-2012:
Ajinkya Kulkarni
General Secretary
Adit Gupta
Technical Secretary
Tarkeshwar Singh
Cultural Secretary
Vishvendra Joshi
Sports Secretary
Dhruv Chokshi
Mess Secretary
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Non-Teaching Staff against Regular Positions (as on March 31, 2011)
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For part of the year
Non-Teaching Staff against Regular Positions (as on March 31, 2011)
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For part of the year
The Batch of 2008 B. Tech. StudentsPh. D. Scholars (as on March 31, 2011)
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The Batch of 2008 B. Tech. StudentsPh. D. Scholars (as on March 31, 2011)
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The Batch of 2010 B. Tech. StudentsThe Batch of 2009 B. Tech. Students
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The Batch of 2010 B. Tech. StudentsThe Batch of 2009 B. Tech. Students
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Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar VGEC Campus, Chandkheda
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