IIT Delhi sets up chairs for research in microelectronics, geotechnical engineering

IIT Delhi alumnus Saurabh Mittal (BTech in Electrical Engineering, 1995 batch) has endowed two chairs in honour of Prof GS Visweswaran and Prof Manoj Datta at IIT Delhi.

The Prof GS Visweswaran Chair aims to promote excellence and leadership in teaching, research, and development in the area of microelectronics and VLSI Design and the Prof Manoj Datta Chair will encourage and support research in geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering. 

Prof V Ramgopal Rao, Director, IIT Delhi, said, “IIT Delhi takes pride in its world-class faculty and alumni who have distinguished themselves in various walks of life. It’s gratifying to see our alumni recognising their teachers by instituting chair professor positions to honour their commitment to the profession.” 

Prof Manoj Datta, Civil Engineering Department, IIT Delhi, said, “I am deeply touched and humbled by the gesture of alumnus Saurabh in establishing the chair. More so because I never taught him in a classroom during his four years on the campus. All our interactions took place at the Students’ Activity Centre where extracurricular activities and student festivals were held. His endowment reinforces the fact that on residential campuses, such as IITs, students recognise that learnings outside the classroom are as important as within them.” 

While speaking of the two chairs endowed by him, Saurabh Mittal said, “The impact that professors have on the lives of students during their IIT years goes beyond the classroom. Diligence, persistence, and the pursuit of excellence -- all of which are hallmarks of any successful person -- are honed under the guidance and high standards of our teachers. I certainly benefited immensely from their guidance during my years, and it is my honour to be able to endow chairs in their names to support research excellence in their specific domain.”  

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