Batch of 1993 Faculty Fellowship
The Batch of 1993 has generously contributed to this fellowship, which recognises young faculty members for their outstanding research contributions.
Current Occupant
Prof. Dipak Kumar Giri
(Sep. 2024-Sep. 2027)
Prof. Dipak Kumar Giri from the Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Kanpur has research interests in linear and nonlinear control of aerospace systems, including flight vehicles, satellite attitude dynamics and control, spacecraft dynamics, control systems, and flight control. He played a key role in establishing the Space Dynamics and Flight Control Laboratory at IIT Kanpur. Dr. Giri is a recipient of several prestigious awards, including the Young Engineers Award (IEI), DST INSPIRE Faculty Award, Erasmus Mundus Fellowship (EU), and the Sakura Science Fellowship (Japan).
Gratitude Video
Past Occupant
Prof. Somnath Jha
(Aug. 2021 - July 2024)
Prof. Somnath Jha is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at IIT Kanpur. His areas of interest in Mathematics are Number Theory & Arithmetic Geometry. He is a recipient of the INSA Medal for Young Scientist, 2018 , INSPIRE Faculty award , DST, 2014 and Associate of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, 2017.. He received his PhD from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai in 2012. He was also a JSPS postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Mathematics at Osaka University from 2012 to 2014 .