Alumni In Focus


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Air Marshal Raj Karan Singh Shera
(MT/EE/1990)

was honored with Param Vishisht Seva Medal by the Hon'ble President Shri Ram Nath Kovind Ji. Air Marshal Shera is a Distinguished Alumnus (2020) of IIT Kanpur.
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Prof. S. A. Ramakrishnan
(MSC5/PHY/1995)

got selected as the fellow of National Academy of Sciences, India. He is the director of CSIR- Central Scientific Instruments Organization, Chandigarh.
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Dr. Neeraj Kayal
(BT/PHD/CSE/2002/2007)

was awarded the prestigious Infosys Prize 2021 in Mathematical Sciences for his outstanding contributions to Computational Complexity. Dr. Kayal works at Microsoft Research Lab in Bengaluru, India.
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Prof. Thirumalai Venkatesan
(MSC2/PHY/1971)

got elected as the Fellow of National Academy of Inventors. He is the Director of Oklahoma University, Center for Quantum Research and Technology.
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Dr. Raghvendra Chaudhary
(PHD/EE/2014)

got selected for the prestigious Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Award of the National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI), 2021. He currently serves as an Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad.
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Dr. Renu Mehra
(BT/EE/1991)

got selected for the prestigious Marie R. Pistilli Women in Engineering Achievement Award. This award honors her work as a pioneer in design automation for Power Management.
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Mr. Rajat Dhawan
(BT/CHE/1994)

got appointed as the Managing Partner of McKinsey India. Mr. Dhawan also leads McKinsey’s Advanced Industries Practice in Asia.
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Mr. Mohit Singh
(BT/CHE/1997)

got appointed as Executive Vice President & CFO of Chesapeake Energy Corp.He has served on the executive leadership team at BPX Energy, the United States onshore subsidiary of BP. He recently led the M&A, corporate land & reserves functions, having previously served as Head of Business Development and Exploration and as Senior Vice President – North Business.
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Prof. Veena Sahajwalla
(BT/MME/1986)

received the 2022 NSW Australian of the Year. Founding Director of the Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT) at University of New South Wales Sydney, Prof. Sahajwalla was recognized for her outstanding work as an internationally recognized materials scientist, inventor and engineer.
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Dr. Punita Kumari
(PHD/BSBE/2019)

got selected for the NASI Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Award, 2021. She is currently a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Biophysics at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, USA.
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Dr. Avirup Dasgupta
(BT-MT/PHD/EE/2014/2018)

got selected for the 2021 IEEE Electron Devices Society (EDS) Early Career Award. Dr. Dasgupta currently serves as an Associate Professor at IIT Rorkee.
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Dr. Eshan Ghosh
(PHD/BSBE/2019)

got selected for the INSA Medal for Young Scientists 2021. Dr. Ghosh is currently a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Dr. Ritika Tiwari
(PHD/BSBE/2019)

got selected for the INSA Medal for Young Scientists 2021. Dr. Tiwari is currently pursuing postdoctoral research at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, Ohio.