Here is the e-mail (edited) nosotros all received from Dean.
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This year, iii of our alumni convey made the Institute proud through their outstanding academic contributions spell working inwards iii dissimilar institutions inwards India. They convey been awarded the prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for the twelvemonth 2011. The details are every bit follows:
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This year, iii of our alumni convey made the Institute proud through their outstanding academic contributions spell working inwards iii dissimilar institutions inwards India. They convey been awarded the prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for the twelvemonth 2011. The details are every bit follows:
- Dr. Sirshendu De, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur, has been awarded inwards the surface area of Engineering Sciences. Earlier, he has likewise received several other awards in addition to honors, including Fellow of INAE (in 2011), in addition to IIChE-Herdillia Award (in 2010). Professor De has obtained iii degrees from IIT Kanpur inwards Chemical Engineering (B.Tech. inwards 1989, M.Tech. inwards 1992, in addition to Ph.D. inwards 1996). For projection run inwards all iii programs, his supervisor was Prof. P K Bhattacharya.
- Dr. Shiraz Minwalla, Professor, Department of Theoretical Physics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, has been awarded inwards the surface area of Physical Sciences. His before recognitions include Swarnajayanti Fellowship (DST, 2005) in addition to Fellow of IAS, Bangalore (2011). Shiraz Minwalla was an Integrated MSc pupil inwards Physics in addition to graduated from IIT Kanpur inwards 1996. He was the recipient of the President's Gold Medal. He got his PhD from Princeton, in addition to and thus moved to Harvard, kickoff every bit a junior fellow, in addition to and thus became an Assistant Professor. Later he joined TIFR, Mumbai, where he has been since then. Shiraz Minwalla is a string theorist in addition to has made notable contributions inwards many areas. Shiraz is a rattling inspiring instructor in addition to his lectures are available on the web.
- Dr. Mahan Maharaj (formerly Mahan Mitra), Associate Professor, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University, Belur Math, Howrah, has been awarded inwards the surface area of Mathematical Sciences. MD Mahan obtained his M.Sc. (Integrated) from the Department of Mathematics in addition to Statistics of IIT Kanpur inwards 1992, in addition to obtained his PhD from University of California, Berkeley, inwards 1997. MD Mahan's inquiry interests are at the interface of Kleinian groups, hyperbolic geometry in addition to geometric grouping theory.
Hearty congratulations to these outstanding alumni!
