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  • calendar_today July 7, 2023
  • grid_view Dates: July 7-8, 2023
  • location_on Northwestern University Campus, Chicago


Jul 07

Faculty Alumni & Distinguished Alumni Meeting (USA)

The next edition of the Faculty Alumni Network (FAN) and the Distinguished Alumni Meet (DAM) in 2023 will be held in the US at the Northwestern University Campus in Chicago. The event will bring several of our highly accomplished alumni who are in leading positions in academia and industry in the US, together with the senior administration and faculty of IIT Bombay. They will deliberate on several strategic matters related to Institute growth as well as emerging areas of research, to nucleate collaborative programs for mutual impact, and to create opportunities and explore innovative ways to take IIT Bombay to greater heights.

July 7, 2023

TimeParticularsVenue
6.30 pm – 8.30 pmDinnerHilton Orrington in Evanston

July 8, 2023 | Venue: Norris University Center

TimeParticularsDetailsVenue
7.30 am – 8.00 amBreakfastLouis North
8.00 am – 9.00 amOpening
Session
Welcome address by
Prof. Neelesh A. Patankar,
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, NU

Remarks by
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Representative from Illinois, United States

Remarks by Prof. Subhasis Chaudhuri, Director, IIT Bombay

Remarks by Prof. Ravindra D. Gudi,
Dean – Alumni and Corporate Relations, IIT Bombay

Remarks by Provost Kathleen Hagerty, NU

Signing of MOU between NU and IIT Bombay
Plenary talk: “What happens when we join the thinking spaces of art, technology, and science?”
by Prof. Julio Ottino,
Dean of Engineering and Applied Science, NU
McCormick
Auditorium
9.00 am – 10.00 amPanel
Discussion
Topic: Collaborations on India-USA Higher Education

Moderator: Prof. Pratim Biswas,
Dean of the University of Miami College of Engineering
McCormick
Auditorium
10.00 am – 10.30 amCoffee BreakLouis North
10.30 am – 12.30 amBreakout
Session:
Parallel
Sessions (3)
Session 1: Microelectronics

Moderator: Prof. Subramanian Iyer,
Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UCLA

Co-moderator: Prof. Udayan Ganguly,
Dept. of Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay
McCormick
Auditorium
Breakout
Session:
Parallel
Sessions (3)
Session 2: Sustainability and Circular Economy

Moderator: Prof. Upal Ghosh,
Dept. of Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland

Co-moderator: Prof. Sanjay Mahajani,
Dept. of Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay
Northwestern
Room
Breakout
Session:
Parallel
Sessions (3)
Session 3: Engineering Medicine

Moderator: Prof. Jayesh Bellare,
Dept. of Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay

Co-moderator: Prof. Neelesh Patankar,
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, NU
Lake Room
12.30 am – 1.30 pmLunch and networkingLouis North
1:30 pm-2:45 pmBreakout
Session:
Session 4
Session 4: Design in Engineering and Education
Moderator:
Mr. Bharat Desai,
Co-founder Syntel Inc.

Co-moderator: Prof. Aniruddha Joshi,
Industrial Design Centre, IIT Bombay
McCormick
Auditorium
2:45 pm-4:15 pmReporting back
on
all 4 sessions
Session moderators of:
1. Microelectronics
2. Sustainability and Circular Economy
3. Engineering Medicine
4. Design in Engineering and Education
McCormick
Auditorium
4:15 pm – 4:30 pmCoffee breakLouis North
4:30 pm – 6:30 pmAnnual
Distinguished
Alumni Meet/
Networking
By InvitationNorthwestern
Room
4:45 pm – 6:00 pmCampus tourStudent ledGather at Norris
Center entrance
7:00 pm onwardsDinnerWelcome by Mr. Vinay Karle, President IITB HF

Remarks by Ambassador Somnath Ghosh,
Consul General of India in Chicago

Dinner talk by Prof. Barbara Snyder,
former President Case Western Reserve University
Hilton Garden Inn Chicago North Shore/Evanston

1818 Maple Ave, Evanston, IL 6021