january 16 & 17, 2016 venue : taj exotica, goapetety v. balaji ramchandra b. bhatkar pramod...

January 16 & 17, 2016

Venue : Taj Exotica, Goa

The Distinguished Alumni Meet-2016 Goa, has been planned

with the intention to discuss the Institute’s priorities and plans

and seek advice from our most illustrious alumni.

Devang Khakhar

Harish Badami

Petety V. Balaji

Ramchandra B. Bhatkar

Pramod Chaudhari

Ashishkumar Chauhan

Ashank Desai

Arun N. Dravid

Vinayak Dravid

Rajiv O. Dusane

Arun Firodia

Shailesh Gandhi

Anil M. Kulkarni

Shashikant D Limaye

Shailesh Mehta

Prasanna M. Mujumdar

Sachin C. Patwardhan

Ajit Ranade

Jayant S. Sabnis

Sharad Kumkar Saraf

Srikanth Sastry

Dinesh Sharma

Sudhakar V. Shenoy

Suresh V. Shenoy

Satish Ramnath Shetye

Nitish Thakor

Ramesh Vangal

Ravi Venkatesan

Jugal K. Verma

Adil Zainulbhai

Ravi Sinha

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B.Tech. IIT Delhi, 1981

Ph.D. University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1986

Educational qualifications

Science Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India (SAC-PM)

Scientific Advisory Committee of the Cabinet (SAC-C)

Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE)

Adviser to the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB)

Independent Director for Indian Oil Corporation

Independent Director for Antrix Corporation

Professor-in-Charge, Continuing Education Program, IIT Bombay,

2001-02

Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay ,

2002-04

Dean of Faculty Affairs, IIT Bombay, 2005-08

Director, IIT Bombay

Professional experience

Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize,1997

Swarnajayanti Fellowship, 1998

Excellence in Teaching Award IITB

Mathur Award for Research Excellence IITB

Awards / Recognitions

Devang KhakharProfessor, Department ofChemical Engineering &Director, IIT Bombay

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B.Tech., Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay, 1985

MBA, IIM Calcutta, 1989


1995-2009 : President & Managing Director, Rohm and Haas

India & Vice President, Rohm and Haas Company, USA

2009 - 2011 : President & Managing Director, Dow Chemical,

India

2011 - 2014 : President & Managing Director, Celanese India

2014 - todate : CEO & Managing Director, ACC Limited


IIT Bombay Distinguished Alumnus Award, 2015

Ranked 69th on Economic Times-IMRB list of India's #100 Most

Influential CEOs (Dec 2015).


Harish BadamiB.Tech., Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay, 1985Chief Executive Officer & Managing DirectorACC Limited

Ph.D. Indian Institute of Science of Bangalore, 1991

Broad research area: GlycobiologySpecific research area: Annotating the molecular functions of

enzymes involved in glycosylation in bacteria, identifying

structural templates for substrate recognition based on

sequence and 3D structure data of proteins

Excellence in Teaching award, IIT Bombay

Petety V. BalajiProfessor, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering,IIT Bombay,Dean (R & D), IIT Bombay



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Research Intersests

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B.Tech., Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay, 1976

PGDM, BombayUniversity.

Fellow of Institution of Engineers, India.


1976-1997 : As Design Engineer with M/s. P.R.Tongaonkar &

Associates, Bombay.

1977-1992 : Various executives positions upto General Manager

(South) with M/s. Recondo Ltd., Bombay.

1992-1994 : Quality Assurance Consultant to M/s. CIDCO,

Maharashtra for their project at ORAS, Dist. Sindhudurg,

Maharashtra.

1994-to date : Major Infrastructure Projects including -

Excavation & Foundations for Spillway & Approach Channel for

Doyang Spillway at Doyang Dist. Wokha, Nagaland-(NEEPCO

Project).

Excavation for Dam and Power House for Kurichu Hydro-Electric

Project at Kurichu, Dist. Mongar,East Bhutan.(NHPC Project).

Cut and Cover Works for Parliament Station for Delhi Metro for

M/s.IMCC, New Delhi.

Excavation for Delhi Metro Station at Mandi House, Udhyog

Bhavan, Green Park, Saket New Delhi.

Construction of Railway Bridges at Villipuram, TamilNadu as part

of Gange Conversion Project for IRCL, Tamil Nadu.

Honorary Assignments : by Government of Goa (Past)


Ramchandra (Dinar) Balkrishna BhatkarB.Tech., Civil Engineering,IIT Bombay, 1976Managing Director, DCS Techno Services Pvt. Ltd.

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Chief Coordinator - NRI Cell Government of Goa.

Jt.Convenor - Advisory Board of Tech Education.

Member - Staff-Study Pattern of Goa University (appointed by

Govt. of Goa)

Director - Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation

Honorary Assignments : (Current)

Member, Governing Council, Goa Engineering College,

Farmagudi, Goa.

Member, Executive Council, Goa University Goa.(2003-2007) &

from Nov'2012 till date)

Member, Goa State Innovation Council.

Member, Board of Governor, IIT Bombay.

Member, Governing Council, Goa College of Art, Panaji, Goa.

Trustee, Gurukul Knowledge Foundation

Trustee, Late G D Kamat, Charitable Trust

Held various positions in college and IIT Bombay including that Of

General Secretary (sports) in 74-75

Recipient of "Distinguished Service Award" from IIT Bombay In

December 2001.


B Tech., Mechanical Engineering, IIT Bombay, 1971

Completed Advanced Management Program from Harvard

Business School, USA in 1995


1971-75 :

managing men - machine.

1975-81 : In Widia (India), handled Technical Sales & Services of

Cutting Tools; ensuring consistent growth.

Production executive on shop floor at Force Motors,


The ‘Distinguished Alumnus Award’ from IIT, Bombay, 2005

Voted amongst ‘Globally Top 100 People’ in BioEnergy space by

Biofuels Digest.

‘BioSpectrum Leadership Award’ for his remarkable work in

promoting the cause of Biofuels in the past three decades

‘Empresario Most Inspiring Entrepreneur Award’ by National

Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Mumbai

‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ by Sugar Technologists’

Association of India

‘Maxell (Maharashtra Corporate Excellence) Life Time

Achievement Award’ by Maxell Foundation, Mumbai

‘Life Time Achievement Award’ by Army Institute of Technology,

Pune


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Pramod ChaudhariB Tech., Mechanical Engineering, IIT Bombay, 1971Founder and Executive Chairman,Praj Industries Limited

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‘National Level Entrepreneurship Award’ fromJagatik Marathi

Chamber of Commerce.

Finalist for Life Time Achievement Award by Platts Energy

(McGraw Hill)

‘Outstanding Contribution through Innovation Award’ from

Chemtech Foundation for leading Praj into developing innovative

technologies.

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B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, IIT Bombay,

PGDM, IIM Calcutta, 1991

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MD & CEO of BSE, the fastest stock exchange in the world (with a

response time of 6 microseconds)

Founding member of the National Stock Exchange of India

Limited (“NSE”)

Former President and Chief Information Officer of Reliance

Group

Former CEO of the cricket team Mumbai Indians in its formative

years


Ashishkumar ChauhanB.Tech., Mechanical Engineering,IIT Bombay, 1989Managing Director & CEO of BSE (Formerly Bombay Stock Exchange)

TOP 50 CIOs, Information Week, US, 2009

Zee Business Awards- Special contribution in Commodities and

Capital Market, 2013

Distinguished Alumnus Award, Indian Institute of Technology,

Bombay, 2014

Best CEO in the Financial Markets in the Asia Pacific by the Asian

Banker, 2014


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CEO of the Year, Diamond Sabre Awards 2015, Hongkong

Indian Business Leader of the Year, Horasis Interlaken/

Switzerland 2015

RH Patil Award for Excellence in Financial Services, June 2015

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B.E. Mechanical Engineering, Bombay University, 1972

M.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, IIT Bombay, 1974

PGDBM, IIM Ahmedabad, 1979


Founder and Former Chairman of Mastek Limited

Founder member & Vice Chairman of an organization at IIT,

Bombay for incubating new businesses, called “Society for-

Innovation and Entrepreneurship” (SINE).

Member of the Advisory Board of SOM School of Management

IIT, Bombay

Founder Members of National Association of Software and

Service Companies (NASSCOM), where he served as Chairman

during 1996-97

Former President of ASOCIO (Asian-Oceanian Computing

Industry Organisation)

Vice Chairman of RashtriyaUcchatarShikshaAbhiyan (RUSA)

Member of Governing Board of Goa Institute of Management

Vice Chairman, Governing Board of Bombay First, NGO working

on the mission to make Mumbai a World Class city.

Involved with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and

Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)

Executive Committees at National or Regional level.


Ashank DesaiM.Tech., Mechanical Engineering,IIT Bombay, 1974

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Conferred with “Distinguished Alumnus Award” by IIT Bombay

2002

Conferred with “Distinguished Service Award” by IIT Bombay in

recognition of his outstanding contributions to the progress of

the Institute.

Felicitated by the Prime Minster Shri Narendra Modi for his

contribution to NASSCOM & IT Industry for the last 25 years. The

award was called “Impact Awards for impacting IT industry for

last 25 years”.

He was conferred with the much coveted Outstanding

Entrepreneur Award at the Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards

(APEA) 2010 India. Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards 2010

India is organized by Enterprise Asia - a non-governmental

organization in pursuit of entrepreneurship development across

the region.

Presented with the Honourable Contributors Award by ASOCIO –

the only Indian to receive this recognition twice.

Conferred with the Computer Society of India (CSI) “Fellow of

the Society” in recognition of his services to the Indian IT Industry

as an entrepreneur and for his contribution to the growth of

education

Honoured by few Rotary Clubs&Many other organizations.


Involved with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and

Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)

Executive Committees at National or Regional level.

Former Chairman of PanIIT Alumni India (PIAI) &Event Chairman

for PanIIT 2006

Former Member of the Governing Board of IIM Ahmedabad & IIT

Jodhpur

Former Member of the Planning Commission of the state of Goa

& IT Task Force to the Government of Goa

Former member of the International Team on Economic Reforms

for the President of Zambia, late Mr. Levy PatrickMwanawasa,

on best practices for attracting foreign investment to Zambia

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B.Tech., Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay, 1966

M.S., Chemical Engineering, MIT (USA), 1968

Sc.D. , Chemical Engineering, MIT (USA), 1970

Diploma in Business Administration, University of California

(Berkeley), 1973


1970-73 :

USA

1973-76 : Research Engineer, Chevron Research Co., California,

USA

1976-1989 : Marketing Director , Jacobs Engineering India

1980-86 : Visiting Professor of Chemical Engineering at IITB and

IICT

1984-86 : Member of Senate , IITB

1988 : President of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers

1989-2000 : Managing Director , Jacobs Engineering India

2000-2009 : Vice President - International, Jacobs Engineering

USA

2005-2015 : Chairman, Jacobs Engineering India

Presently Chairman Emeritus, Jacobs Engineering India

Process Engineer, Shell Development Co., California,


Dr. Arun N. DravidB.Tech., Chemical EngineeringIIT Bomba, 1966

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President of India Gold Medal, IITB - 1966

Sheriff of Mumbai Medalfor excellence in Academic

Performance - 1970

Distinguished Alumnus Award - IITB Silver Jubilee 1983

Hindustan Lever Award for The Most Outstanding Chemical

Engineer 1984

NOCIL Award for Excellence in Process Development 1987

Fellow of Institution of Engineers (India), 1987

Fellow of Indian National Academy of Engineering, 1989

‘Vijay Ratna Award’ (Excellence in Service to Chemical

Engineering Profession) by Prime Minister of India 1990

‘Gem of India Award’ by the All India Achievers Conference, 1991

Fellow of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers 1991

Honorary Fellow of IITB 1992

‘Distinguished Service to Profession’, Golden Jubilee Award by

Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, 1997

23 Technical and Techno-commercial papers published.


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B.Tech., Metallurgical Engineering, IIT Bombay, 1984Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, Lehigh University,

Bethlehem, PA, USA


Consultant to several global companies. Expert technical advisor to the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC), and

the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry (MSI).Expert scientific consultant in patent litigation for Fortune 500

companies and start-up enterprises. Member of scientific advisory board of three startup companies. Advisor and consultant to NGOs and overseas corporations.


Vinayak DravidB.Tech., Metallurgical Engineering, IIT Bombay, 1984NU President Abraham Harris Chaired Professor Materials Science & Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied ScienceDirector, NUANCE CenterDirector, Global McCormick Initiative (GMI) Northwestern University Global McCormick Founding Member, International Institute for Nanotechnology

2010 Elected Fellow : American Assoc. for Advancement of

Science (AAAS)2010 Elected Fellow : Materials Research Society (MRS)2010 Elected Fellow : American Physical Society (APS)2010 Elected Faculty Honor Roll for Excellence in Teaching :

Northwestern University; Selected by voting UG students2011 Elected Faculty Honor Roll for Excellence in Teaching :

Northwestern University; Selected by voting UG students2011 Elected Honorary Member : Materials Research Society of

India (MRSI)2012 IIT Bombay Distinguished Alumnus Award2012 Outstanding Core Facility Award: Office of Research,

Northwestern University2012 Lee Hsun Research Fellowship: Chinese Academy of

Sciences2014 Elected Honorary Member : The Indian Institute of Metals2014 Outstanding Core Facility Award2015 Outstanding Core Facility Award : Gold Star Award


Fellow of Maharashtra Academy of Sciences, Recipient of the

Kishore Kumar Memorial Award of the Indian Institute of Metals,

Badoda, India, V. G. Bhide Memorial Lecture, Nagpur, India.


M.Sc.,Physics, NagpurUniversity, 1984,

Ph.D., Physics, Poona University, 1990.


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Thin film processing and characterization, Semiconductor thin

film devices, MEMS, Surface Nano-engineering,

Research Intersests

Rajiv O. DusaneProfessor, Metallurgical Engineering. & Materials Science,IIT BombayDean, International Relations,IIT Bombay

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B.Tech., Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay,

M.S., Electrical Engineering, MIT

M.S. Management., Sloan School of Management

1965


2000 -2002 :

Industries and Agriculture

The Founder President of 'Pune Citizens' Police Foundation

(PCPF)

Member of the Executive Committee of Society of Indian

Automobile Manufacturers

Member of Advisory Board of All India Sainik Welfare Association

Past President of Mahratta Chamber of Commerce,


Arun FirodiaB.Tech., Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay, 1965Chairman - Kinetic Group

2003 : FICCI Annual Award for outstanding achievement in

Employment of Physically Challenged people.

2004 : The Helen Keller Award for contributing to the

rehabilitation of Leprosy affected people who had become social

outcasts.

2004 - 2005 : TERI - Corporate Social Responsibility Award -


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Certificate of Appreciation for the efforts towards good

corporate citizenship and sustainable initiatives amongst

Corporates.

2005 : Lifetime Achievement Award ' instituted jointly ' by SIAM,

ACMA, ICICI, and Overdrive : For being the pioneer in putting

affordable mobility in the reach of the masses and for bringing

convenience and refinement to scootering by giving modern day

shape, scale and scope to the Indian two-wheeler industry.

2006 : Auto Cluster Appreciation Award in appreciation of

initiative and efforts for the successful operation of ACDRIL

'2006 : Pune Super Achievers Award instituted by ASM's - IBMR

and IIBR jointly with Vision India.

2007 : MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Alumnus

Award for distinguished achievement and exceptional service to

Country, Society and MIT.

2012 : Padmashri

Best Couple of the Millenium' award with Dr (Mrs) Jayashree

Firodia.

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B. Tech., Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay, 1969


Entrepreneur for 35 years. Then a Right To Information Activist.

Central Information Commissioner for four years, and now

working on RTI training and advocacy. Also working on getting a

digital working and transparency in government and reducing

judicial pendency. Activist for better governance.


Shailesh GandhiB.Tech., Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay, 1969

2001 : IIT Bombay Distinguished Service Award

2007 : Distinguished Alumnus Award

Nani Palkhiwala civil liberties award.

Organised and operated the first digital paperless Information

Commission.

Record of the highest disposal of cases as a Central Information

Commissioner.


B.E., Electrical Engg., University of Roorkee, 1992M.E., Electrical Engg., IISc Bangalore, 1994Ph.D, IISc Bangalore, 1998

Power System Dynamics and Control, High Voltage DC systems,

Wide Area Measurement Systems, Simulation of Power System

Transients

IIT Bombay Industrial Impact Award for the year 2011



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Research Intersests

Anil M. KulkarniProfessor, Dept of Electrical Engg. IIT BombayAssociate Dean (R&D),IIT Bombay

M.Tech., Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay,

B.E., Civi Engineering, COEP, University of Pune, 1971

1974


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He worked as Professor (Bridges) in the prestigious Indian

Railways Institute Civil Engineering (IRICEN) for 5 years and

during that tenure worked as Dy National project Director on a

UNDP Project for establishment of Bridge Faculty at IRICEN.His

contribution in planning and design of bridges and tunnels in the

capacity of Chief Engineer (Planning & Design), is well known.

He worked as Executive Director in STUP Consultant. In this

capacity he directed the design of many projects in Delhi Metro,

Cable Stayed Road Over Bridge at Santra Market in Nagpur,

Bhairab Rly Bridge across Meghna River in Bangladesh etc.

He is currently proofing the design of certain important bridge

structures on Navi Mumbai Metro.

He is a Member of Dispute Resolution Committee of Mumbai

Monorail Project.

He is Independent Director on the Board of Balaji Railroad

Systems Ltd. (BARSYL) a leading consultancy organization in the

field of Transportation.

He has published a large number of technical papers, some of

them were presented at international fora.


Shashikant D LimayeM.Tech., Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay, 1974Indian Railway Service of Engineers 1973 to 2001Executive Director - STUP Consultants - 2006 to 2013 Officer on Special Duty - Pune Metro Project - 2013-2014

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SB Joshi Award of IE (I) for Spreading of Engineering Knowledge

1996.

Distinguished Alumnus Award of IIT-Bombay 2000.

SB Joshi Award for Excellence in Bridge and Structural

Engineering instituted by COEP-Pune and IE(I) – 2013.


B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, IIT Bombay

M.S. - Operations Research, Case Western Reserve University;

Ph.D. - O.R and Computer Science, Case Western Reserve

University;

PhD. - Hon. Doctorate, California State University. (Doctor of

Humane Letters).


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Dr. Mehta is Managing General Partner of Granite Hill Capital

Partners and CEO of Granite Hill Capital Ventures LLC. Dr. Mehta

was Founding partner, Chairman of the Board and CEO of

Providian Financial Corporation, a Fortune 300 company. Dr.

Mehta has been a general partner with Invesco funds, with over

$700 Million under management. Dr. Mehta was a General

Partner of Sequoia Capital India. Dr. Mehta has also served as the

president of Capital Holding, the 10th largest insurance company

in America. Dr. Mehta was Executive Vice President of Key Corp

the largest commercial bank in Ohio.

Dr. Mehta is on the board of, or has previously served on the

various boards as directors below:

Providian Financial Corp., Capital Holding, Inc., MasterCard

International, Inc., . PayPal Inc., Hanover Direct, Inc., First Source

Solutions Ltd., Safari Industries Ltd., Manappuram Finance and

Leasing Ltd., Netafim Agriculture Finance Agency, Aptus Finance,

Seed Infotech Ltd., AccountNow, Inc., Cirrus, Inc.; and

Manappuram Home Finance ltd.


Dr. Shailesh MehtaB.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, IIT Bombay

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Dr. Mehta has received several awards for excellence in

leadership as an individual and as a community leader. He has

received many awards including, Leadership for Excellence in

Business and Technology, Excellence in Corporate Citizenship,

Excellence in Philanthropy, Leadership and Friendship, Special

Community Awards and the Millennium Award.

Dr. Mehta is also known for his philanthropic activities. He has

formed the Shailesh J. Mehta and Kalpa S. Mehta Charitable

Foundation, which has pledged millions of dollars in grants to

various institutions and causes including:

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay - Shailesh J. Mehta School

of Management

California State University at East Bay- School of Management

India Studies Chair at UC Berkeley

Manjula Mehta Auditorium at Girls School, Palanpur

Asian Art Museum of San Francisco

America India Foundation

Jayantilal Mehta wing at PalanpurYatrikBhavan at Palitana

Kalpa Lilawati Doshi Gate at NageshwarTirth

Jain Temple at Milpitas - San Francisco

India Community Center - San Francisco

IIT Bombay Distinguished Alumnus Award, 2003


B Tech., Department of Aeronautical Engineering, IIT Bombay

1981

M Tech., Department of Aeronautical Engineering, IIT Bombay,

1983

Ph.D.,Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Bombay, 1988


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Vibrations and Structural Dynamics, Structural Stability,

Aeroelasticity and Aeroservoelasticity, Composite Structures,

Experimental Techniques, Aerospace System Design,

Multidisciplinary Design Optimization, Aeroelastic and

Aeroservoelastic Optimization, MDO Software Development,

MAV/UAV development.

Research Interests

Shri H HLala&Smt J H Lala Teaching Excellence Award, Dept of

Aerospace Engg, IIT Bombay, 2011.

Excellence in Teaching Award, IIT Bombay,2010.

Excellence in Aerospace Teaching Award, Aeronautical Society of

India, 2009.

AR&DB Research Excellence Award, presented at the

Aeronautics Research & Development Board Silver Jubilee

Celebration, NAL Bangalore, May, 1996.


Prasanna M. MujumdarPh.D.,Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Bombay, 1988Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering &Deputy Director (FEA), IIT Bombay

B.Tech., Chemical Engineering, I.I.T.(B.H.U.), Varanasi,

M.Tech., Chemical Engineering, I.I.T. Madras, Chennai, 1988

Ph.D., Systems and Control Engineering, IIT Bombay, 1994

1986


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Faculty member, Chemical Engineering, I.I.T. Madras, April, 1995-

Dec.,2001.

Faculty member, Chemical Engineering, I.I.T. Bombay, Since Dec.,

2001.

Visiting Professor, Dept. of Chemical and Materials Engineering,

University of Alberta, Canada, Dec., 2000 to Nov., 2001.

Visiting Research Scholar, Dept. of Chemical Engineering,

Carnegie Mellon University, U.S.A., Aug., 2008 to May, 2009.

Head, Chemical Engineering, I.I.T Bombay, Jan., 2011 to Nov.,

2013.


Sachin C. PatwardhanPh.D.,Systems and ControlEngineering. IIT Bombay, 1994 Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering &Associate Faculty, Systems and Control Engineering

Control relevant dynamic modeling of nonlinear systems

Nonlinear model predictive control

On-line fault diagnosis and fault tolerant control

Nonlinear Bayesian state estimation and particle filtering

Adaptive control of Chemical and Bio-chemical Processes

Research Areas

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Manudhane Award for Best Applied Research in Chemical

Engineering, 2003.

Indira Manudhane Best Post Graduate Teacher Award in

Chemical Engineering, 2004-2005

Institute Chair Professor at I.I.T. Bombay From April, 2015.


Published over hundred research articles in reputed

international journals and proceedings of international

conferences.

B.Tech., Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay, 1982

MBA, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

MA and PhD in Economics,Brown University, USA


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Chief Economist and Head, Microfinance, ABN Amro Bank India

(2007-2010 : Govt of India Nominee Director, Multi-Commodity Exchange

2007-2011 : Director, HindalcoAlmex Aerospace Limited

Member of Committee for Fuller Capital Account Convertibility, RBI

Member of Committee on Reforms in FEMA for Residents, RBI

Member of the Board of India Today Economists

Member, Advisory Council and Senate, IIT Bombay

Member, also Chairman, Board of Directors, IIT Bombay Alumni Association

Assistant Professor of Economics, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, also Holy Cross College and Brown University USA


IIT Bombay Distinguished Alumnus, 2009

Scholar of the Year, Wadia Trust, 2009

Ramchandra Parnerkar Economics Award, 2010

Leader of Leaders Award, Aditya Birla Group, 2015


B.Tech., Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay, 1982Chief Economist, Aditya Birla GroupFormer Member, Board of Governors, IIT BombayMember, Board of Management, Gokhale Institute of Economics & PoliticsCo-Founder and Trustee, Association for Democratic ReformsMember of Managing Committee, FICCIMember, Growth and Investment CouncilChairman, Research Advisory Panel, Indian Institute of Banking and Finance

Dr. Ajit Ranade

B. Tech., Mechanical Engineering, IIT Bombay, 1975

M.S. and Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1981


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Until 1992, Dr. Sabnis worked at SRA, Inc., where he

madesignificant contributions in the development and

application of computational analyses for multiphase reacting

flows in solid and liquid rocket motors. In 1992, Dr. Sabnis joined

United Technologies Research Center. At UTRC, he actively led

several R&D programs in propulsion systems and

turbomachinery. In 1998, Dr. Sabnis transferred to Pratt &

Whitney and assumed responsibility for the Secondary Flow &

Heat Transfer discipline as well as the internal air system

integration in Pratt & Whitney engines. In 1999, he was

appointed the Director of Mechanical Systems. He led the group

in developing analytical approaches to design and analysis of

Mechanical Systems and implementation of novel design

concepts to manage fluid flows in lubrication systems. In 2002,

Dr. Sabnis was appointed the Director of Aerodynamics, where

he was responsible for all aspects of aerodynamic designs of

P&Wengines, as well as defining technology programs related to

the Aerodynamics Discipline. In 2004, Dr. Sabnis assumed

responsibility as Vice President and Chief, System Functional

Design. In this capacity, he was responsible for all aspects of

engine system performance, operability,control and diagnostic

systems, as well as component aerodynamics and acoustics. He


Dr. Jayant S. SabnisB. Tech., Mechanical Engineering, IIT Bombay, 1975Vice President, Engineering - Module Centers, Pratt & Whitney

Distinguished Alumnus Award 2013


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played the lead role in developing the aero-thermodynamic

definitionof the Pratt &Whitney Geared Turbofan Engine family

as well as securing air-framer/airline acceptance of this step

change in engine architecture. The step change in fuel

consumption and the noise reduction provided by these engines

has enabled the launch of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries MJET,

the Bombardier C-Series, and the Airbus A320neo aircrafts. This

engine has also been selected as the sole power plant for the

next generation E-Jet series regional jets by EMBRAER. Dr. Sabnis

assumed his current role as Vice President, Engineering - Module

Centers at Pratt & Whitney in March 2013. In this role, he is

responsible for the Module Center Engineering function that

executes the design, development and field support of all the

Pratt & Whitney Engines components.

B.Tech, Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay, 1969


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Chairman & Managing Director, Technocraft Group.

Trade Memberships

?Ex-Vice President & Chairman (WR), Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO)

?President - Confederation of Exporting Units (CEU)

?President, Indo-Romanian Chamber of Commerce

?Ex-President, The Council of EU Chambers of Commerce in India

?Honorary Ambassador of New Orleans, LA, U.S.A.

?Ex-Vice Chairman (WR) - Engineering Export Promotion Council

?Managing Committee Member, Mill Owners' Association

?Director, Cotton Association of India

?Managing Committee Member, Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI)

?Chairman, Committee on International Trade & Commerce, Bombay Chamber of Commerce & Industry

?Chairman, Shanti Seva Nidhi, running Vocational Training and Skill Development Programmes in Murbad, District Thane, Maharashtra.

?Member, Governing Council, Bombay Textile Research Association

?Chairman, NSEL Investors Forum


Distinguished Award Winner, 1969


Sharad Kumkar SarafB.Tech., Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay, 1969

B. Sc. Bangalore University, 1984

M. Sc. Physics, IIT Bombay, 1986

M.A. Physics, Boston University, 1989

Ph. D. Physics, Boston University, 1993


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Srikanth SastryM. Sc. Physics, IIT Bombay 1986

1993-1996 : National Institutes of Health, Visiting Fellow

1996 - 1997 : Princeton University, Research Associate

1998 :National Institutes of Standards and Technology/Arizona

State University

1998 - 2003 : Faculty Fellow, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for

Advanced Scientific Research

2003 - 2008 : Associate Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for

Advanced Scientific Research

2012-2014 : Professor, TIFR Centre for Interdisciplinary Sciences,

Hyderabad

2008 - present : Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced

Scientific Research

2015 : Fellow, Indian National Science Academy

2015 : J C Bose National Research Fellowship

2015 : Distinguished Alumnus Award, IIT Bombay

2008 : Fellow, National Academy of Sciences, India,

2008 : Fellow, Indian Academy of Science, India

2008 : Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award, CSIR, India

2006 : Sir C V Raman Young Scientist Award, KSCST, India

2003 : Swarnajayanthi Fellowship, DST

2001 : B. M. Birla Science Prize

B.Sc., Delhi University, 1969,

M.Sc., Physics, BITS Pilani, 1971

Ph.D., TIFR, Mumbai University, 1984

VLSI design, Mixed signal design, Embedded systems

BapuSitaram award of IETE for Excellence in Research and

Development in Electronics for the year 2001

Excellence in teaching award from IIT Bombay 2014

Lifetime achievement award, IIT Bombay 2015

Sr. Member IEEE, Fellow IETE



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Research Intersests

Dinesh SharmaProfessor,

Electrical Engineering,IIT Bombay

Department of

B. Tech., Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay, 1970

M.S., Electrical Engineering, UConn School of Engineering, 1971

M.B.A. UConn School of Business Administration, 1973


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Mr. Shenoy isFounder, Chairman and CEO of Alyx Technologies,

Inc. (a technology services company) and was named one of the

Top 25 Most Influential People in the Washington, DC high-tech

industry, as well as being awarded the 2004 Executive of the Year

by the Northern Virginia GovCon Council, the Professional

Services Council, and Washington Technology. He embodies the

same technology expertise and unique, client-driven approach

that has earned him recognition in media including Time (August

2000), ABC News, Washington Technology, and the Washington

Business Journal. Along with a dozen other Fortune 500 CEO's,

Mr. Shenoy was selected for several Presidential trade and

development missions to India (1995), Spain (1995), and Berlin

(1999). He also serves on the Board of Advisors for George

Mason University School of Engineering and was appointed by

the Governor of Virginia to the Board of Visitors at this same

University. In 1998, the Governor appointed Mr. Shenoy to the

State of Virginia Technology Commission. He has also been

appointed, by the Governor, to the Board of Directors of the

Innovative Technology Authority as the Chairman of the Center

for Innovative Technology. In 2000, the Speaker of the Virginia

State Legislature appointed Mr. Shenoy to a five-member citizens


Sudhakar V. ShenoyB. Tech., Electrical Engineering IIT Bombay,1970Founder, Chairman and CEO of Alyx Technologies, Inc.


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committee on the Virginia Legislative Process. Mr. Shenoy is on

the Board of Directors of several private and public companies

and has been an active committee and board member for diverse

philanthropic groups.

1995 : Washington Area Minority and Small Business Person of

the Year

1996 : UCONN School of Business Alumni Hall of Fame

1997 : Distinguished Alumnus (IIT, Bombay)

1998 : Greater Washington High Technology Entrepreneur of the

Year (E&Y, Washington Post and NASDAQ)

1999 : Citizen of the Year (McLean/Great Falls)

2000 : Recognized by Time Magazine as a Mover & Shaker in

Washington DC

2000 : Top 25 Most Influential People in high-tech industry

(Business Forward magazine)

2002 : Bio-IT World Champion recognition by BIO-IT World

magazine.

2003 : Lord Fairfax distinction for Fairfax County's Dranesville

District

2004 : Executive of the Year (Gov con)

2007 : Named by Washington Life magazine to the POWER 100

list as one of the most influential people in Washington D.C.

2007 : UCONN School of Engineering Academe of Distinguished

Engineers and Hall of Fame award

2007 : Named by Washingtonian magazine to the Power 150 List

as one of the most influential people in Washington, D.C.

2009 : Northern Virginia Community Foundation Recognition

/Award for Community Involvement and Philanthropy.

2009 : Recognition by U.S. Congress for Community Involvement,

Leadership and Philanthropy

2012 : Appointed by Gov. McDonnell to Virginia Jobs Commission

2012 : Appointed to board of WETV26 (Public Television) Board

of Directors.

B. Tech. (Hons), Metallurgy Engineering, IIT Bombay, 1972

MBA, University of Connecticut, 1975.


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Partner, Maridyne International, 1975-1984. JV with Marubeni

of Japan

Owned and Operated Northeast Investment Castings, 1987-

1990

EVP, Information Management Consultants, 1990-2015

EVP, Alyx Technologies, , 2015 - present


Company of Fellows, Information Management Congress,

Europe, 1998

Distinguished Service Award, AIIM International, USA, 1999

Company of Fellows (#158), AIIM International, 2000

Distinguished Service Award, IIT Bombay, 2010

Northern Virginia Community Foundation Leadership Award

with Citation from US Congress, 2012

Chairman of the American Red Cross in the National Capital

Region, 2010-2013.

Distinguished Alumnus Award, IIT Bombay, 2014

Award of Merit, Highest industry award, AIIM International,

2015


Suresh V. ShenoyB. Tech. (Hons), Metallurgical Engineering, IIT Bombay, 1972EVP, Alyx Technologies, Reston, Virginia, USA

M.Sc., Physics, IIT Bombay, 1973

PhD, Physical Oceanography, University of Washington, USA.

1982


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Satish Ramnath ShetyeM.Sc., Physics, IIT Bombay, 1973Vice Chancellor, Goa University

1982 : Joined CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography

2001-201 :Member of the Global Sea-level Observing System

Group of Experts

Formulated a programme on sea-level studies that involved

countries bordering the Indian Ocean, at the request of the

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC,UNESCO).

2004-2012 : Director of National Institute of Oceanography,

Dona Paula

1984 : Elected as Associate of the Indian Academy of Sciences,

Bangalore

1992 : Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore

1992 : Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize

1997 : Fellow, Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi

2000 : National Academy of Sciences, India, Allahabad

2000 : New Millennium Science Medal of the Indian Science

Congress

2004 : HN Siddiquie Memorial Lecture Award by Indian

Geophysical Union

2006 : Recipient of Distinguished Alumnus Award, IIT Bombay

2012 : Recipient the National Award for Ocean Science &

Technology, Ministry of Earth Sciences



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Research Intersests

B. Tech., Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay, 1986

M.S., Civil Engineering, Vanderbilt University, 1987

Ph. D., Civil Engineering, Northwestern University, 1991

?Dynamics behaviour of structures and equipment?Development and design of energy-absorbing and base-

isolating devices?Earthquake resistant design and vulnerability evaluation of

structures and facilities?Service life assessment and rehabilitation of structures?Vibration control of structures and equipment?Earthquake disaster mitigation and management?Experimental techniques in structural dynamics

?Member, Civil Engineering Safety Committee, Atomic Energy

Regulatory Board?Member of Expert Committee, Ministry of Road Transport

and Highways?Member, Earthquake Engineering Sectional Committee,

Bureau of Indian Standards?Member, Special Structures Sectional Committee, Bureau of

Indian Standards

Ravi SinhaB. Tech., Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay, 1986

Dean (Alumni and Corporate Relations), IIT Bombay

Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay

B. Tech., Mechanical Engineering, IIT Bombay, 1977

PGDM, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 1980


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President & Managing Trustee, BAIF Development Research

Foundation, a national level organization working on Rural

Development and applied research for over 45 years.

Has over 35 years' experience in Natural Resource Management

and Livelihoods. Worked on Village Production Systems,

Appropriate Technology, Agribusiness and Marketing.

Was involved in Institutional Development of BAIF from a

primarily single sector organization to a multi-sectoral

development organization and as a Resource Institution in areas

of Watershed Development and Tribal Livelihoods.

Served as an expert on various Committees of State and Central

Government, National and International Agencies.Serves as a

Member of the Governing Boards of BAIF Development Research

Foundation and its Associate organizations, and a number of

other development organisations.


Awarded the "Distinguished Alumnus Award 2011" by the Indian

Institute of Technology, Bombay in recognition of outstanding

contributions to Rural and Community Development.

Awarded the "Maha - Intrapreneur Award 2013" by Praj

Industries Ltd. at the hands of Dr. Anil Kakodkar.

Published / Presented over 25 papers at National / International

conferences.


Girish G. SohaniB.Tech.,Mechanical EngineeringIIIT Bombay, 1977President and Managing TrusteeBAIF Development Research Foundation

B. Tech., Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay, 1974

MS, Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison,

USA, 1978

Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of

Wisconsin-Madison, USA, 1981


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Recipient of Distinguished Alumnus Award 2010, IIT Bombay

Recipient of Distinguished Service Award, IIT Bombay


Nitish ThakorB. Tech., Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay, 1974Professor, Biomedical Eng, Electrical Eng and Neurology, Johns Hopkins UniversityDirector, SINAPSE Institute, National University of Singapore

Assistant Professor, Electrical Eng and Computer Science,

Northwestern University, 1981-1983

Assistant and Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Johns

Hopkins University

Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering at

the Johns Hopkins University, 1994-present.

Provost's Chair Professor in the Department of Electrical and

Computer Engineering at the National University of Singapore

with joint appointment to the Department of Bioengineering and

the Department of Medicine.

Director of the University level neuroengineering research

centre SiNAPSE (Singapore Institute for Neurotechnology

Advancing through Partnership of Scientists and Engineers).,

2012-present

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Member, IIT Bombay, Heritage Fund

Editor in Chief, PiTech (Pan IIT Technology Review) magazine

since 2005

Research Career Development Award from the National

Institutes of Health

Presidential Young Investigator Award from the National Science

Foundation.

Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological

Engineering,

Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Founding Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society.

Fellow, International Federation of Medical and Biological

Engineering

Recipient of the Centennial Medal from the University of

Wisconsin School of Engineering,

Honorary Membership from Alpha Eta Mu Beta Biomedical

Engineering Student Honor Society.

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B.Tech, IIT Bombay

M.Sc, London Business School

M.B.A, London Business School

Diploma in Accounting and Finance, Institute of Chartered

Accountants in England and Wales


Director, Cambridge Integrated Services Group, Inc.

Former Director. Xchanging Solutions Limited

Chairman of the Board,Mason And Summers Alcobev Private

Limited

Founder and Chairman, The Katra Group

Director Global AgriSystem Private Limited

1997-2001 : Former Independent Director, Infosys Ltd.

2000-2003 : Former Director Apollo Health Street Limited

Non-Executive Chairman, Member of Nomination &

Remuneration Committee and Member of Corporate

Governance Committee

2006-Present : Kerala Ayurveda Ltd.


1992 : Pepsi-Cola International's High Performance Leadership

Award

1996 : First Asian to be awarded the school's "Alumni of the Year"

honor

2007 : Distinguished Alumnus Award


Ramesh VangalB. Tech, IIT Bombay Founder, Chairman, The Katra Group

B. Tech. (Hons), Mechanical Engineering, IIT Bombay, 1985

MS, Engineering/Industrial Management, Purdue University,

1986

MBA, Harvard Business School,, Baker Scholar, 1992


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Chairman Bank of Baroda

Co-Founder and Chairman of Social Venture Partners India

Venture Partner at Unitus Seed Fund

Former Chairman of Microsoft India and Cummins India.

Board Member at Rockefeller Foundation, Infosys and Strand

Lifesciences.


Distinguished Alumnus Award, Indian Institute of Technology

Bombay, 2003

Distinguished Engineering Alumnus, Purdue University, 2011

Most Influential MNC CEO - Economic Times, 2011

India's Best Management Thinkers, Thinkers 50, 2013-2015


Ravi VenkatesanB. Tech., Mechanical Engineering, IIT Bombay, 1985

M.Sc., Mathematics, BITS-Pilani, 1981Ph.D, Purdue University, USA, 1987

Fellow of International Centre of Theoretical Physics (2001-2007)Ramanujan Memorial Award Lecture, Indian Mathematical

Society, 2013Fellow of National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad, elected in

2008Fellow of Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi, elected in

2012

Jugal K. VermaProfessor of Mathematics and Dean of Faculty Affairs, IIT Bombay

My research involves investigation of algebraic structures which

arise in algebraic geometry, especially in the study of singularities

of algebraic varieties. I explore them using the theories of Hilbert

polynomials due to Hilbert and Samuel and localcohomology

due to A. Grothendieck.



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Research Intersests

B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, IIT Bombay, 1977

MBA, Harvard Business School, 1979.


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Mr. Zainulbhai retired as Chairman of McKinsey, India after 34

years at McKinsey, and the last 10 in India. Prior to returning to

India, he led the Washington office of McKinsey and founded the

Minneapolis office. Mr. Zainulbhai counsels the CEOs of many of

India's largest companies in a range of industries, including

infrastructure, metals and mining, financial services, and

pharmaceuticals and he has helped several such companies

become global leaders. He has also helped leading multinational

companies build large, profitable businesses in India.Mr.

Zainulbhai advises not only the CEOs of current and emerging

industries, but also several government agencies on issues

related to nation building. As Chairman of Quality Council of

India, he leads the effort to achieve and sustain total quality and

reliability in India, in all areas of life, work, environment,

products and services, at individual, organisational, community

and societal levels. Passionate about public service, he serves on

the boards of numerous nonprofit organisations, including the

Wockhardt Foundation, Saifee Hospital, and Saifee Burhani

Upliftment Trust, which is redeveloping Mumbai's Bhendi

Bazaar.


Distinguished Service Award from IIT Bombay


Adil ZainulbhaiB.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, IIT Bombay, 1977Chairman of the Quality Council of India, Chairman of Network18and Tv18, Senior Advisor, McKinsey India Limited, On the Boards of Directors of:Reliance Industries Ltd.,Larsen & Toubro Ltd., Cipla

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