Here is the communique issued yesteryear IIT Kanpur yesterday regarding the appointment of its novel Director.
The Institute is pleased to inform that the Hon’ble President of Republic of Republic of India inward his capacity equally Visitor of the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, has approved the appointment of Prof. Indranil Manna equally Director of IIT Kanpur for a menstruation of 5 years on contract amongst resultant from the engagement he assumes the accuse or till he attains the historic menstruation of seventy years, whichever is before inward accordance amongst the price together with weather condition pose downwardly inward the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 together with the Statutes of IIT Kanpur. An appointment missive of the alphabet inward this regard has already been issued to Prof. Manna yesteryear the Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Kanpur, which has been accepted yesteryear Prof. Manna. ******* Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 brief Curriculum Vitae of Prof. Manna is equally follows: physician Indranil Manna FNAE, FNASc, FASc, FIE, FIIM, PRS Prof. (Dr.) Indranil Manna is working equally Director of Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI) amongst resultant from March 1, 2010. Born on Jan 22, 1961, Prof Manna obtained his B.E score from Calcutta University (B.E. College) inward 1983 together with m Tech score inward 1984 from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur. After a brief stint at Mishra Dhatu Nigam, Hyderabad, he joined IIT, Kharagpur inward 1985 equally Lecturer together with rose to the grade of Full Professor inward 2003. He was inward this grade till he joined CGCRI equally Director. Prof Manna is a metallurgical engineer, a renowned educator together with a prolific researcher. His pregnant contributions inward the studies of amorphous/nanocrystalline Al-alloys, nano-fluid together with laser/plasma assisted surface technology scientific discipline greatly inspired the scientific community. His early on contributions inward moving boundary stage transformation are nevertheless widely cited. As a teacher, Prof Manna has developed several novel courses together with taught subjects related to stage transformation, materials engineering, surface engineering, thermodynamics together with X-ray diffraction. His enquiry involvement spans from structure-property correlation inward technology scientific discipline materials including synthesis/application of nano-materials, surface coating/engineering, stage transition, fuel cells, sensors, bainitic steel together with mathematical modeling. Prof. Manna worked equally invitee scientist inward several institutions of excellence together with universities abroad such equally Max Planck Institute at Stuttgart, Technical University of Clausthal, Nanyang Technological University, Liverpool University, University of Ulm, etc. Prof. Manna is a recipient of INSA Medal for Young Scientists, Young Metallurgist together with Metallurgist of the Year Awards, MRSI Medal, AICTE career award, DAAD together with the prestigious Humboldt Fellowships. He is likewise a recipient of the Acta Materialia Best Referee Award for years 1999 together with 2003, respectively. The High German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Bonn appointed Prof Manna equally Honorary DAAD Advisor inward Republic of Republic of India for iii years, INAE selected him for Indian National Academy of Engineering-All Republic of Republic of India Council of Technical Education (INAE-AICTE) Distinguished Industry Professorship for 2007-08 to run amongst Tata Steel, together with the Indian Institute of Metals (IIM) conferred upon him the GD Birla Gold Medal for 2008. He has published close 225 peer-reviewed papers, supervised fourteen Ph.D, 35 M. Tech. together with l B. Tech. theses, carried out 32 sponsored projects worth over Rs. sixteen crore together with likewise obtained a patent on amorphous AlCuTi alloy. Prof. Manna is a Fellow (FNAE) of the Indian National Academy of Engineering, New Delhi; a Fellow (FNASc) of The National Academy of Sciences of India, Allahabad; together with a Fellow (FASc) of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore. Prof. Manna was the President of the Materials Science Section of the 97th Indian Science Congress held inward Trivandrum during Jan 3 - 7, 2010. The INAE has lately awarded him the prestigious "INAE Chair" for 2 years. To date, he remains the 3rd recipient of this prestigious chair. 
