A Soiree at the Windy City

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Prof. Subhasis Chaudhuri, Director, IIT Bombay, meets with the Institute’s Chicago alumni

Prof. Subhasis Chaudhuri, Director, IIT Bombay, met with alumni members from Chicago on May 20, 2022, at the University Club of Chicago. Mr. Ram Kelkar, IIT Bombay alumnus (B.Tech., Electrical Engineering, 1980) and Co-Founder, IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, arranged the soiree along with the IITB DRF office.

Over the course of the evening, Prof. Chaudhuri gave alumni members an overview of IIT Bombay’s 2030 vision of becoming a leading global science and tech institution, the Institute’s strategic initiatives to establish world-class research in emerging areas, build IIT Bombay into a deep tech hub, enhance faculty value propositions, and establish a strong connect with industry. Prof. Chaudhuri stressed data sciences, artificial intelligence, sustainability, advanced manufacturing, and healthcare, as the focus areas of IIT Bombay’s ongoing research endeavours.

In an interactive session later, Prof. Chaudhuri responded to the many doubts and queries from alumni members. He outlined plans that IIT Bombay has towards building more multidisciplinary centres at the institute, changes in curriculum, the Institute’s need to augment research laboratories, and living facilities for the increasing number of students (including building state-of-the-art hostels) on campus. Prof. Chaudhuri and alumni members also had a lively and vibrant discussion on the crucial role that alumni can play in their alma mater’s tryst with excellence.

The meet-and-greet with Prof. Chaudhuri was attended by alumni members from batches spanning 40 years. The list of attendees included Dr. Anoop Kulkarni (Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, 1997), Mr. Harsh Koppula (B. Tech., Mechanical Engineering, 1976 ), Mr. Nitesh Dixit (B. Tech., Physics, 2003), Dr. Anil Oroskar (B.Tech., Chemical Engineering, 1977), Dr. Ujjwal Gupta (M.Sc. / S.M, Chemistry, 2003), Dr. Gopi Sethu Rao (M.Tech, Chemical Engineering, 1993), Shreyas Chavan (B. Tech., Mechanical Engineering, 2014), Prof. Ajit Tamhane (B. Tech, Mechanical Engineering, 1968), and Prof. Amit Sethi, Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay.

IIT Bombay alumnus, Sanjeev Nabar (B.Tech & DIIT, Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design, 1974), and currently, the Founder & Managing Director of Ikebana Engineering Ltd. has graciously committed to a Diamond Level Scholarship at the Institute. The ‘Jaywant M. Nabar’ scholarship will pay homage to Mr. Nabar’s father, the late Mr. Jaywant Mangesh Nabar, who would have celebrated his 100th birth anniversary on July 22, 2022.

IIT Bombay and IITBHF, Boston Chapter, host Interactive Session

IIT Bombay held an alumni interactive session in Boston, USA, in collaboration with the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, Boston Chapter, on May 19, 2022. A significant number of alumni members between 1966 and 2021 attended the session.

Taking a Break from a Life of Service:

Some of IIT Bombay’s alumni opt for a career in the Indian Civil Services after graduating from the Institute. It is a matter of immense pride for the Institute that they are serving the nation by way of governance and making high-impact policy decisions that benefit our country.