IIT Mandi celebrates 14th Foundation Day by honouring faculty

The institute awarded its faculty members for their contribution in diverse fields. Dr Garima Agrawal, School of Chemical Sciences, and Dr Sunny Zafar, School of Mechanical and Material Engineering, received this year's Young Achievers Awards.

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi celebrated its 14th Foundation Day by felicitating its distinguished faculty members. All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) Chairman Prof TG Sitharam was chief guest on the occasion. 

Dr Garima Agrawal, School of Chemical Sciences, and Dr Sunny Zafar, School of Mechanical and Material Engineering, received this year's Young Achievers Awards, while Dr Hitesh Shrimali, School of Computing and Electrical Engineering; Dr Atul Dhar, School of Engineering; Dr Amit Jaiswal, School of Biosciences and Bioengineering; Dr Nitu Kumari, School of Basic Sciences, and Dr Shyamasree Dasgupta,  School of Humanities and Social Sciences, received Young Faculty Fellow 2023. 

Dr Garima Agrawal has also been awarded NASI-Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Award. This annual scientific award has been given in the ‘Chemical Sciences’ category for faculty’s notable contributions in the field. While Dr. Baskar Bakthavachalu, School of Biosciences and Bioengineering, has been selected as a new member to join the EMBO Global Investigator Network. 

Prof TG Sitharam said, “IIT Mandi is doing a laudable job in building a culture of research and innovation. We are in a ChatGPT era where artificial intelligence is taking over the technological world. We are in an era of disruptive innovation. In order to be a 'Vishwa guru' in technical education, we need to further increase the quality of education in our institutions. With this, we can bring big change in our country and the world." 

Prof Laxmidhar Behera, Director, IIT Mandi, said, “In the past year, IIT Mandi has taken multiple initiatives to remain at the cutting edge of research, education, and skill development. We have recently launched a unique two-year MBA degree program in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to meet the growing demands of the industry in terms of big data analytics. In line with the vision of the Government of India, the institute has established a state-of-the-art Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIR) to enable the development and translation of research, skill development, and collaborative activities in the broad areas of robotics, drone technology, intelligent systems, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.” 

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