Faculty Achievements
Prof. Manindra Agrawal
Department of Computer Science & Engineering
IITK Distinguished Alumnus and faculty, Prof. Manindra Agrawal (BT/PhD/CSE/1986/1991) was appointed as the new Director of IIT Kanpur. He is the recipient of many prestigious awards and honors, such as Padma Shri, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, TWAS Prize, Infosys Prize, Godel Prize, Fulkerson Prize to name a few.
Prof. Ashok Kumar
Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering
was conferred with the honorary doctorate in the field of technology D.Sc.(tech) by Aalto University, Finland. His area of research focuses on developing a new generation of cryogel biomaterials, smart polymeric materials, and nanomaterials for various applications in biotechnology and biomedical engineering.
Prof. Bushra Ateeq
Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering
was awarded the TATA Innovation Fellowship 2023-24 by DBT India in recognition of her outstanding Cancer research contributions. She is a Joy Gill Chair Professor at the department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering at IITK.
Prof. Ashok Kumar
Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering
got elected as Fellow of International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineers (IAMBE), class of 2024. Dr. Kumar obtained his Ph.D jointly from IIT Roorkee, and the Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi. He has postdoctoral research experience from institutes in Sweden and Japan. He was a faculty at Lund University, Sweden, prior to his joining the BSBE department in August, 2004 as an Associate Professor at IIT Kanpur.