Fellowship Booklet by Ankita Khare

ENDOWED YOUNG FACULTY FELLOWSHIPS A Recognition for Excellence in Early Career 2021

O ce of Resources & Alumni IIT Kanpur Development Foundation INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR

INTRODUCTION Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, established in 1959, is one of the premier institutions established by the Government of India. e aim of the Institute is to provide meaningful education, to conduct original research of the highest standard and to provide leadership in technological innovation. e Institute has gained a legendary reputation in the country through its academic, social, and economic contributions. e combined record of its past and present faculty and students along with the alumni spread across the world is awe-inspiring. From the start, the students have been provided an education with a strong emphasis on the fundamentals of science and engineering, and their application in the ﬁeld of study. Subsequently, programs in humanities, management and several interdisciplinary programmes like design, environmental engineering and management, material sciences, nuclear engineering and technology and photonic sciences and engineering programme were started. e Institute has a large pool of academic resources spanning across 18 departments, 25 centres, and 5 Inter disciplinary programmes in all engineering, science, design, humanities, and management disciplines. It has student strength of more than 8000 across all programmes. IIT Kanpur has always laid strong emphasis on new academic initiatives that will allow the Institute to broaden its academic repertory and create impact in the academia and society. Some of these initiatives include Department of Sustainable Energy and Department of Cognitive Sciences which have been established in the year 2020. e Institute today has about 470 full time faculty members and all of them have earned their degrees from the top universities in the world. e Institute faculty members have o en been bestowed with prestigious national honours. Padma Shri Infosys Prize (Infosys Science Foundation) J C Bose Fellowship Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science & Technology Fellow, Indian National Science Academy (INSA), New Delhi Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences (IAS), Bangalore Fellow, Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), New Delhi Fellow, e National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI), Allahabad Fellow, Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, National Academy of Science/Engineering (U.S) Humboldt Research Award TWAS Prize Tata Innovation Fellowship Welcome Trust/India Alliance Early Career/Intermediate/Senior Fellowship

Institute's research and development activity aims at innovation and technology development through interaction with universities, government and industries to meet the needs of the society and industry. e scope and quantum of research has signiﬁcantly increased today from the earlier milieu of internally funded thesis projects to complex interdisciplinary research programs. e Institute faculty along with the research sta and students conduct research with goals and objectives ranging from intellectual curiosity, addressing contemporary challenges, developing technology, societal beneﬁts and publishing scholarly research papers.

RECENT DETAILS OF PROJECTS & PATENTS

Patents Published

Patents Granted

Sponsored Projects

870

Funding Agencies

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Client Organizations

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Conference Papers

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ENDOWED FACULTY CHAIRS Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur has 48 prestigious endowed Faculty Chairs instituted with the generous benefaction of esteemed alumni, corporate (s), Government and other well-wishers of the Institute. e Faculty Chairs have been set up to acknowledge and honor the outstanding faculty members of IIT Kanpur for their sincere and commendable contributions to research, teaching and technology development. us, it is both an honor to the occupant of the chair and an enduring tribute to the donor who establishes it. Usually, the position of faculty chair is conferred upon a faculty member for a period of three years. e Chairs are named a er the donor or any other name as decided by the donor. A monthly honorarium of Rs. 25,000 is provided to all the Chair Professors. Additionally, some of the chair position with higher endowment are entitled to an annual research fund of Rs. 2 lakhs which the incumbent can utilize towards travel grant of research students, equipment, books and contingencies as and when required. Minimum Endowment required for creating and naming a faculty chair is Rs. 1.25 crores on a perpetuity basis.

ENDOWED YOUNG FACULTY FELLOWSHIPS Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur has 28 prestigious endowed Young Faculty Fellowships instituted with the generous benefaction of esteemed alumni, corporate (s), Government and other well-wishers of the Institute. Usually, the position of faculty fellowship is conferred upon a faculty member for a period of three years. e fellowships are named a er the donor or any other name as decided by the donor. A monthly honorarium of Rs. 15,000 is provided to all the Young Faculty Fellows. Minimum Endowment required for creating and naming a Young Faculty Fellowship is Rs. 45,00,000 on a perpetuity basis. Young faculty Research Fellowships have been created by the institute for those young Faculty members who are below the age of 40 years. ere is a need to increase the numbers to honour more outstanding young faculty members in the institute.

SIGNIFICANCE Our brilliant & young faculty are the lifeblood of our Institute. As academicians, researchers and mentors, they bring their unique perspective and collaborative spirit to the classroom, the lab and the campus community. e quality of our faculty also bolsters the institution's reputation, attracting the very best students into the Institute. e most important tool we have for recruiting and retaining top talent is to o er endowed faculty fellowships. Aside from the recognition and reward for the advances they have made in their respective ﬁelds, an endowed fellowship provides these leading minds with additional beneﬁts in the form fellowships to support their life's work. Endowed faculty fellowships provide critical support for promising junior faculty. Fellowships o er early-career funding that helps young faculty to build momentum for their research and scholarly activities as they advance in their respective career.

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e Faculty Fellowships have been set up to acknowledge and honor the young faculty members of IIT Kanpur: For their sincere and commendable contributions to research, teaching and technology development. Promote the recruitment and retention of some of the excellent faculty members worldwide. ey are supported and rewarded in their work thus fostering their Professional Development. Building a powerful foundation of faculty talent enriches the academic environment which attracts meritorious students.

RECENT DETAILS OF PROJECTS & PATENTS

Swarnajayanti Fellowship

INSA Medal For Young Scientist

Indian Academy of Science Young Associate

INAE Young Engineer Award

NASI Young Scientist Award

IEI Young Engineer Award

Scopus Young Scientists

NEED TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF YOUNG FACULTY FELLOWSHIPS

245 Total no. of Assisstant & Associate Professors

Total no. of Young Faculty Fallowships

DEPARTMENT WISE DISTRIBUTION OF FACULTY FELLOWSHIPS 0

Humanities & Social Sciences

19 2

Economic Sciences Physics

Mathematics & Statistics

Earth Sciences

Chemistry

Mechanical Engineering

Materials Science & Engineering

9 20 26 9 22 15 14

Industrial & Management Engineering

11 4

Electrical Engineering Computer Science & Engineering

Civil Engineering

Chemical Engineering

18 25 10

Biological Sciences & Bioengineering

9 3

Aerospace Engineering

17 5

WHY ENDOWING A FACULTY FELLOWSHIP ? ey are vital to our teaching and research mission Donors who contribute to this initiative will be creating a lasting legacy at IIT Kanpur A Rising star faculty creates and sustains a world class Institute. IIT Kanpur owes an everlasting debt to generations of dedicated faculty who have worked with students and alumni to create and sustain IIT Kanpur's unique combination of intellectual community now draws top students from the entire county, and also attracts promising young teachers who seek out our stimulating and supportive atmosphere. Young Faculty Fellowships will appropriately enable the Institute to reward and retain the enthusiastic young faculty on whose teaching, mentoring and scholarly accomplishments the overall future of the Institute depends to a great extent. e future success of IIT Kanpur depends on Young Faculty Our future depends heavily on our ability to attract world-class young faculty, as they in turn attract each new class of outstanding students. Endowing a faculty fellowship is one of the most important contributions you can make to assure IIT Kanpur's long-term future as a premier Institute. World-Changing Research An endowed professorship supports the scholarly pursuits of a talented individual, raising our research output and educational standards. In addition, funds from this endowment will aid their research and creating boundless potential for ground-breaking research within specific disciplines. Motivation towards joining Academia ere are critical reasons that influence the decision of young scholars to pursue a career in teaching or research in India and one of the majors being the gap between the salary which is being paid to our faculty and that received by their peers in corporates is very significant and this gap is increasing. is has led the young scientists and engineers turn away from research or teaching as a career option. In order to leverage this gap, we need to give additional fellowship to these young faculty members. How to donate for instituting a Faculty Fellowship? An individual or Corporate may contribute through Debit Card/Credit Card/Net banking/Cheque/Dra /DBT. For more details, please visit the following link: https://iitk.ac.in/dora/givingback/young-faculty-fellowship What are the various tax benefits that can be availed by a donor? To know more about our tax benefits, please visit: https://iitk.ac.in/dora/givingback/donate/Annual-Giving What is the process for instituting a Young Faculty Fellowship? e faculty fellowship may be named a er either the donor or any other person that the donor may decide. e faculty fellowship could be open to all departments or meant for a specific department or a particular domain as per the wish of the donor. Ÿ Once the donation is received the details of the fellowship are sent for approval of the Director. Ÿ erea er the approved document is sent to the Board of Governors (BoG) meeting for approval. Ÿ Once the Board of Governors (BoG) approves the same the fellowship is formally established at the Institute. Ÿ Ÿ

ENDOWED YOUNG FACULTY FELLOWSHIPS 2021 Dr. Shukla New Faculty Fellowship

Pk Kelkar 1982 Batch Fellowship

Pk Kelkar 1970 Batch Fellowship

Pk Kelkar Class of 1979 Research Fellowship for Outstanding Young Faculty

P.K. Kelkar Fellowships (Supported By IIT Kanpur)

Prof. Arakare Vasudev Fellowship

1984 Batch Fellowship

Sir M Visvesaraya Research Fellowship

Dr Mahua Menon and Mr. Ranodeb Roy Young Faculty Research Fellowship

Batch of 1993 Young Faculty Fellowship

Class of 1973 Young Faculty Fellowship

Class of 1979 Young Faculty Fellowship

Class of 1986 Young Faculty Fellowship

ENDOWED YOUNG FACULTY FELLOWSHIPS

DR. SHUKLA NEW FACULTY FELLOWSHIP Dr. Devendra Shukla (BT/CE/1967) is the founder of one of the strongest environmental businesses in the northwestern region of United States. Innovative Technical Solutions (ITSI) is an award-winning infrastructure and environmental ﬁrm that has an extensive experience of working with the federal government departments and other agencies worldwide. Now, it is a wholly owned subsidiary of Gilbane Building company. In 2009, IIT Kanpur conferred upon him the Distinguished Alumnus Award for his outstanding entrepreneurial excellence and managerial skills. Dr. Shukla instituted Dr. Shukla New Faculty Fellowship.

Current Occupant

Department

Dr. Abheejeet Mohapatra

Electrical Engineering

Academic Background

BTech – College of Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar (2008) (University Gold Medalist) | Mtech – Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi (2010) | PhD – Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi (2014) Research Interests

Optimization for operation and planning of power networks | AC and DC microgrid protection | Stability, security and control of power networks with renewable resources Experience

Project Associate, IIT Delhi, June 2014 – Dec. 2014 | Assistant Professor, IIT Kanpur, Feb 2015 – till date Awards & Honours

Devendra Shukla Young Faculty Fellowship, IIT Kanpur, Sep 1, 2020 - Aug 31, 2023 | Paper titled 'Optimal Transmission Switching with Injection Uncertainties' with paper id: 20PESGM1188 is one of the best conference paper on planning, operations, and energy markets, submitted to 2020 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting | Power System Operation Cooperation Ltd. (POSOCO) Power Systems Award (PPSA), best Phd dissertation, Mar 2014 | Separate International travel grants from Department of Science and Technology (DST), India and Council of Scientiﬁc and Industrial Research (CSIR), India for IEEE PES General Meeting at Vancouver, July 2013 | Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) Scholarship, Ph.D., July 2010 - June 2014 | K. S. Prakasa Rao Memorial Award, highest GPA in M. Tech., Aug 2010 | ABB Scholarship, highest GPA in M. Tech., July 2008 - July 2010 | MHRD Scholarship, M. Tech., July 2008 - July 2010 | Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) rank 188, Mar 2008 | University Gold Medal, highest CGPA in B. Tech. Electrical Engineering, Oct 2009 | POSCO Asia Fellowship, best undergraduate, Oct 2006 - Oct 2008 | College of Engineering and Technology Merit Scholarship, highest GPA in B. Tech., Apr 2005 - Apr 2008

I convey my humble acceptance of the honor of being selected for the Devendra Shukla Young Faculty Fellowship at IIT Kanpur. It is a very proud moment for me and I thank you for creating this Fellowship for the recognition and nurturance of overall contribution to IIT Kanpur. Such an honor has driven me to reach newer heights in academic and research.

YOUNG FACULTY FELLOWSHIPS CREATED IN MEMORY OF DR. PK KELKAR Dr. Purushottam Kashinath Kelakar (1909-1990) is best remembered as the founding director of IIT Kanpur, established in 1959. Born in Karnataka, he graduated in Physics from the Royal Institute of Science, Mumbai in 1931 and later obtained his Diploma in Electrical Engineering in 1934 from IISC, Bangalore. Pursuing his passion for studies, Dr. Kelakar earned his doctorate from the University of Liverpool under the guidance of Dr. J.C. Prescott. His association with IITs began in 1956 when he was appointed as the Planning O cer of IIT Bombay and later became its Deputy Director. In 1959 December, Dr. Kelkar was appointed as the ﬁrst Director of IIT Kanpur. His vision was to establish an institute incorporating engineering curriculum based on science, humanities and social sciences, with faculty engaged in teaching and research. Dr. Kelkar was instrumental in forming a collaborative program between IITK and a consortium of nine American universities called the Kanpur IndoAmerican Program (KIAP) that played an important role in the development of the institute. He was appointed as the Director of IIT Bombay in 1970 where he brought in many key changes that led to the growth and expansion of the institute. To honor his immense contribution in the ﬁeld of technical education, the Government of India honored him with Padma Bhushan in 1969.

PK KELKAR 1982 BATCH FELLOWSHIP Class of 1982 IIT Kanpur contributed generously towards creation of 2 young faculty fellowships

Current Occupant

Department

Dr. Raju Kumar Gupta

Chemical Engineering

Academic Background

BTech IIT Roorkee 2005 | PhD NUS Singapore 2010 Research Interests

Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Kanpur (July 2018 - Present) | Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Kanpur (August 2012 - June 2018) | Guest Researcher, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan (September 2015 – December 2015) | Research Fellow, School of Materials Science and Engineering at Nanyang Technological University Singapore (April 2010 - December 2011) Awards & Honours

INSPIRE (Innovation in science pursuit and inspired research) faculty fellowship for the period of 2013-2018, by Indian National Science academy (INSA) and Department of Science and Technology (DST), India | IEI Young Engineer Award (2014-15) in engineering discipline by e Institution of Engineers, India | IAAM Young Scientist Award 2014 at International Smart Materials and Surfaces Conference (SMS 2014) held during 26 Aug - 28 Aug 2014 at Bangkok, ailand | Young Scientist Award (2014-15) by the Council of Science & Technology, Uttar Pradesh, India | P. K. Kelkar Young Faculty Research Fellowship 2018 by IIT Kanpur | Associate Editor for the Elsevier journal 'Solar Energy' in the area of 'Chemical Processes, Photocatalysis and Solar Environmental Applications' (2019-present) | Editorial board member for Scientiﬁc Reports, a Nature Research journal (2019-present) | Editorial Advisory Board (EAB) of the ACS journal 'Environmental Science & Technology Water (ESTW)' (2020present) | Editorial board member for the Elsevier journal 'Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry' (2020-present) | Advisory board member of the Royal Society of Chemistry journal 'Reaction Chemistry & Engineering' (2019-present) | Editorial board member for journal 'IET Nanodielectrics' (2017-present) | Advisory board member of the Royal Society of Chemistry journal 'Molecular Systems Design & Engineering' (2017-present) I sincerely thank the donors and IIT Kanpur for creating this fellowship, which helps in recognizing and nurturing young talent at IIT Kanpur. As a young faculty research fellow, I will strive for reaching newer heights in academic & research. I will continue my research in the area of energy and environment.

PK KELKAR 1982 BATCH FELLOWSHIP Class of 1982 IIT Kanpur contributed generously towards creation of 2 young faculty fellowships

Current Occupant

Department

Dr. Rakesh Kumar

Aerospace Engineering

Academic Background

BTech: G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, 1997-2001 | Mtech: IIT Bombay, 2001-03 PhD: Pennsylvania State University, 2007-2010 Research Interests

Hypersonics, Rareﬁed Gas Dynamics | Non-equilibrium Gas Flows, Micro/Nanoﬂuidics | Dusty Gas Flows Experience

Scientist “D”, Indian Space Research Organization, 2003-07 | Post-doctoral Researcher, Pennsylvania State University, 2011 Awards & Honours

Young Faculty Fellowship, 2018-2021 | Excellence in Teaching Award, 2019

e young faculty fellowship is a good recognition of young talents. It helps boost conﬁdence in a young researcher, and motivates him/her to give their best in teaching and research. I profusely thank the sponsors/donors of the 1982 batch young faculty award.

PK KELKAR 1970 BATCH FELLOWSHIP Class of 1970 IIT Kanpur contributed generously towards creation of 3 young faculty fellowships

Current Occupant

Department

Dr. Ketan Rajawat

Electrical Engineering

Academic Background

B.Tech-M.Tech (Dual), Dept. of Electrical Engineering, IIT Kanpur, 2007 | Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2012 Research Interests

Optimization algorithms for Machine Learning and Signal Processing | Network optimization, Distributed & Decentralized Learning | Communications in UAV Swarms Experience

Assistant Professor, IIT Kanpur, 2013-2019 | Associate Professor, IIT Kanpur, 2019-2021 Awards & Honours

INSA Medal for Young Scientists, 2018 | INAE Young Engineer Award, 2019 | Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions of Signal Processing, IEEE | Communication Letters

I am grateful to the donor(s) for instituting the Fellowship and selecting up and coming researchers like me. Getting selected for such a highly selective fellowship at an early stage of my career boosted my conﬁdence and prompted me to pursue more riskier but impactful ventures, such as tackling well-known open problems, applying for mega-projects, and expanding my laboratory.

PK KELKAR 1970 BATCH FELLOWSHIP Class of 1970 IIT Kanpur contributed generously towards creation of 3 young faculty fellowships

Current Occupant

Department

Dr. Arvind Kumar

Mechanical Engineering

Academic Background

BTech NIFFT Ranchi 2001 | MTech IISc Bangalore 2003 | PhD IISc Bangalore 2008 Research Interests

3D printing and Additive manufacturing |

ermal energy storage and Waste heat recover | Solidiﬁcation

Experience

Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kanpur, India, June 2018– till date | Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kanpur, India, June 2012 – June 2018 | Marie Curie Fellow, University of Southampton, UK, April 2011 – May 2012 | ANR, CNRS Postdoctoral Fellow, Ecole des Mines de Nancy, France, August 2008 – March 2011 | Researcher, General Motors R&D, MI, USA, September 2007 – December 2007 & July 2006 – October 2006 | Project Associate, National Facility for Semi-solid Forming, IISc Bangalore, India, March 2003 – July 2004 Awards & Honours

Panelist, VAIBHAV SUMMIT, Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (AMT) Vertical - Additive Manufacturing, 2020 | Inducted Member, Indian National Young Academy (INYAS), 2018 | PK Kelkar Young Faculty Research Fellowship Position, IIT Kanpur, 2018 | IEI Young Engineers Award, 2014 | Selection in Britain's Young Engineers to present research work in the House of Commons, 2012 | Young Investigator Meeting - YIM Award, 2011, Boston, USA, 2011 | Marie Curie Fellowship, University of Southampton, UK, 2011 | National Doctoral Fellowship awarded by AICTE, 2005 | Indian National Academy of Engineering's (INAE) national level Innovation Potential of Students Project Award for Master's thesis, 2004

I like to express my gratitude for o ering me the P K Kelkar (1970 batch) Research Fellowship. During the fellowship period my research group has reached newer heights in the field of additive manufacturing and solidification, in particular we have developed world-class facility for metal additive manufacturing and in-situ solidification analysis. is is helping us to expand and deepen our group's expertise in these areas.

1984 BATCH FELLOWSHIP Class of 1984 IIT Kanpur contributed generously towards creation of a young faculty fellowships

Current Occupant

Department

Dr. Sathesh Mariappan

Aerospace Engineering

Academic Background

BE, Aeronautical Engg, Madras Institute of Technology, Chennai 2007 | PhD, (Direct from BE) Aerospace Engg, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 2012 Research Interests

Combustion driven oscillations in aero engine combustors | Optical ﬂow diagnostics | Acoustic measurements Experience

Keele University, UK, Visiting Researcher, host Prof. Maria Heckl, June 2018 | German Aerospace Center, Goettingen, Visiting Scientist/Postdoctoral Researcher, host Prof. Markus Ra el, June 2017 { July 2017/July 2012August 2013 | Technische Universitat Munich, Germany, visiting scientist, host Prof. Wolfgang Poli e, July 2009, May 2010 & May 2011 | Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute, India, in development of thermoacoustic engines and refrigerators, March-November 2010 | Laboratoire d'Hydrodynamique (LadHyX), Ecole Polytechnique, France, summer intern, host Prof. Peter J. Schmid, June - August 2009 | Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India, Senior project o cer/summer intern, host Prof. R. I. Sujith, April 2012 - June 2012/May - July 2006 Awards & Honours

Class of 1984 Research Fellowship from Indian Institute of Technology Awards Kanpur, India, 2019-2022 | Young Engineer Award from Indian National Academy of Engineering, 2018 | Young Associate of Indian National Academy of Engineering, 2018 | Young Engineer Award - Aerospace Engineering Division from Institution of Engineers India, 2018 | Co-Applicant, International Exchanges award from e Royal Society, London, 2018 | Alexander von Humboldt fellowship for renewed research stay in Germany, 2017 | Young Scientist Award from International Society for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, 2017 Young Scientist Startup Grant from Department of Science & Technology, 2015 | Alexander von Humboldt fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers, 2012 | All India first rank in GATE (entrance exam for Master level programme in India), XE stream, 2006 | Direct admission to Ph. D., from Bachelor of Engineering (B. E.), 2007 | University first rank in Bachelor of Engineering, 2007 My sincere gratitude to the Class of 1984 Research Fellowship, as it not only provided peer group recognition, but also good visibility of our research group even outside the institute. e fellowship is definitely a significant boost for young faculty members, motivating them to aim higher.

PK KELKAR CLASS OF 1979 RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP FOR OUTSTANDING YOUNG FACULTY Class of 1979 IIT Kanpur contributed generously towards creation of a young faculty fellowship

Current Occupant

Department

Dr. Sudib Kumar Mishra

Civil Engineering

Academic Background

B. Tech Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur 2003 | M. Tech Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, 2005 | PhD University of Arizona, USA, 2009 Research Interests

Vibration and Dynamics of Structure, Passive Control | Structural Monitoring and Probabilistic Safety Assessment | Mechanics of Solids and Structural Stability Experience

Post Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Irvine, USA, 2009-2010 | Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Kanpur, 2010-2018 | Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Kanpur, 2018-till Awards & Honours

Young Faculty Research Fellowship from IIT Kanpur (Class of 1979) for the period of 1st September 2020 to 31st August 2023 | Young Engineer Award in the Year 2016 in Civil Engineering by Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) | Young Engineer Award in the Year 2013 in Civil Engineering by the Institute of Engineers (IEI), India | Certification for Excellence in Teaching by the IIT Kanpur Senate for the courses; Stability of Structures (CE 622A, Spring 2014), Dynamics of Structures (CE620A, Fall 2015), Engineering Mechanics (CE621N, Fall 2016), Mechanics of Solids (ESO 202A, Fall 2017) and Finite Element Methods (CE723N, Fall 2018) | Outstanding Graduate Associate Award (Spring 2009) from the Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA | Professor Bramha Memorial Scholarship in the Year of 2000 from the Department of Civil Engineering, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Howrah, India | Certification of Merit from WBBSE and WBBHSE (2000, 2003) for securing rank in the merit list of Secondary and Higher Secondary Examinations in the State of West Bengal | Bajoria Memorial Scholarship (2000) and Certification of Merit from the Chamber of Commerce for securing place in merit list in the District level in Secondary Examination With deep gratitude I would like to thank to the Class of 1979 for selecting me for the fellowship. has immensely helped me in my professional development.

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PK KELKAR CLASS OF 1979 RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP FOR OUTSTANDING YOUNG FACULTY Class of 1979 IIT Kanpur contributed generously towards creation of a young faculty fellowship

Current Occupant

Department

Dr. Mangal Kothari

Aerospace Engineering

Academic Background

BE University of Rajasthan 2004 | MS [Engg.] IISc, Bangalore, 2006 | PhD, University of Leicester, UK, 2011 Research Interests

Aerial Robotics: Flight Vehicle Guidance and Control (Fixed-Wing, Rotorcra , Multi-rotor, VTOL); Autopilot development: Embedded Systems, RTOS; Motion Planning, Coordinated control of UAVs/MAVs; State Estimation: AHRS, Localization, GPS Denied Navigation, SLAM; Machine learning: deep and reinforcement learning algorithms; Computer vision | Spacecra Mechanics | Optimal control, Nonlinear and Adaptive control | Stochastic Planning under Uncertainty (MDP/POMDP) Experience

Associate Professor, IIT Kanpur, June 2018 - Present

anks for recognizing my contributions and providing Class of 1979 Research Fellowship. e support and recognition is helping me to take up challenging problems, especially towards the design and made in India mission.

IIT Kanpur instituted 12 young faculty research fellowships for motivating and recognizing the accomplishments of its young faculty members. IIT Kanpur instituted P.K. Kelkar Fellowship to honour its founding director, Dr. Purushottam Kashinath Kelkar. e Fellowship are awarded to young faculties, who are under 40 years and are doing ground-breaking research in their ﬁelds.

Current Occupant

Department

Dr. Sabuj Kumar Kundu

Chemistry

Academic Background

B.Sc Calcutta University 2002 | M.Sc IIT Bombay 2004 | PhD Rutgers,

e State University of New Jersey 2010

Research Interests

Organometallic Chemistry, Catalysis | Green and Sustainable Chemistry | Renewable Energy Experience

Assistant Professor at Department of Chemistry, IIT Kanpur 2013-2018 | Postdoctoral fellow at UNC Chapel Hill and University of Rochester Awards & Honours

INSPIRE Faculty Award 2013 | Excellence in Research award, Rutgers University 2009

I am thankful for this fellowship and I deeply appreciate your support. work hard.

is fellowship further motivates me to

Current Occupant

Department

Dr. Nitin Gupta

Biological Sciences & Bioengineering

Academic Background

BTech, Computer Science, IIT Kanpur 2004 | PhD, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, University of California San Diego, 2009 Research Interests

Systems Neuroscience | Insect olfaction | Digital interventions for mental health Experience

Associate Professor, 2020-Present | Assistant Professor, 2014-2020 Awards & Honours

Excellence-in-Teaching Award, IIT Kanpur, 2019 | Wellcome Trust/DBT India Alliance Fellow, 2016 | Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award, DBT, 2015

I am grateful to the institute and the alumni donors for the PK Kelkar Young Faculty Fellowship. is recognition serves as a an encouragement to aim for the highest standards in the performance of academic duties.

Current Occupant

Department

Dr. Santanu Misra

Earth Sciences

Academic Background

BSc, Jadavpur University, 1999 | MSc, Jadavpur University, 2001 | PhD, Jadavpur University, 2007 Research Interests

Rheology of Deep-Earth | Microstructure and Texture of Deformed Rocks | Tectonics and Mountain Building | Experimental Rock Physics Experience

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, ETH Zurich, 2007-2009 | Lecturer, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, 2009-2012 | Senior Scientist, GNS Science, New Zealand, 2012-2015 | Faculty, Department of Earth Sciences, IIT Kanpur, Since 2015 Awards & Honours

Excellence in Teaching Award, IIT Kanpur, 2020 | PK Kelkar Young Faculty Fellowship, IIT Kanpur, 2019 | Fellow, Geological Society of India, 2018 | Swarnajayanti Fellowship, Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India, 2016-2020 | Dr. K. R. Gupta Gold Medal, Geological Society of India, 2017 | Outstanding Instructor recognition by the Academic Senate, IIT Kanpur, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 | INSA Young Scientist Medal, Indian National Science Academy (INSA), Govt. of India, 2010 | Swiss National Fond Research Fellowship, 2011-2012; 2010-2011; 2007-2010 | Professor N. N. Chatterjee Memorial Medal, e Asiatic Society, 2007

While I have been pushing myself hard to set-up a state-of-the-art high pressure temperature rock deformation laboratory in IIT Kanpur, the PK Kelkar Young Faculty Fellowship, o ered a source of encouragement and inspiration to my endeavour. To me, it is not just a fellowship, but an expression of faith from IIT Kanpur, which motivates me to work for the institute and Nation.

Current Occupant

Department

Dr. Indranil Saha

Computer Science & Engineering

Academic Background

BTech Kalyani Govt. Engineering College 2003 | Mtech Indian Statistical Institute 2005 | PhD University of California Los Angeles 2013 Research Interests

Cyber-Physical Systems | Formal Methods | Artiﬁcial Intelligence Experience

Associate Professor, IIT Kanpur, Jan 2020 – till date | Assistant Professor, IIT Kanpur, July 2015 – Dec 2019 | Postdoctoral Researcher at UC Berkeley and University of Pennsylvania 2013-15 | Research Scientist at Honeywell, Bangalore 2005-08 Awards & Honours

SERB Early Career Research Award 2016 | ACM SIGBED Frank Anger Memorial Award 2012 | Best Paper Award, EMSOFT 2010

I express my sincere gratitude to the donor for the P. K. Kelkar faculty fellowship which encourages young faculty like me to excel in carrying out cutting-edge research.

Current Occupant

Department

Dr. Arjun Bagchi

Physics

Academic Background

BSc in Physics, Jadavpur University (2002) | MS in eoretical Physics, Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai (2004) | PhD in String eory, Harish Chandra Research Institute (2010) Research Interests

String theory and the Holographic Principle | Quantum and conformal ﬁeld theories | Non-relativistic physics and related geometric structures Experience

Assistant Professor (2016-2019), Associate Professor (2019 - present), IIT Kanpur | Fulbright fellow (01/15- 07/16), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA | Lise Meitner fellow (05/14-11/14), Vienna University of Technology, Austria | Junior faculty (2013-2015), IISER Pune | Postdoctoral fellow (2010-2013), University of Edinburgh, UK Awards & Honours

Swarnajayanti Fellowship, DST and SERB India. (2020-2025) | CNR Rao Faculty award (2020), IIT Kanpur | PK Kelkar Fellowship (2020-2023), IIT Kanpur | COFUND Senior Research Fellowship (2019), Durham University, UK | Early Career Research Award, SERB India (2018-2021) | International Exchange grant (20172021), Royal Society of London, UK | Max Planck Visiting Fellowship (2015-2020), Max Planck Society, Germany | Fulbright Research Fellowship (2015-16), Department of State, USA | Lise Meitner Research Fellowship (2014), FWF Austria | PEIN Research Excellence Award (2014), Santiago de Compostela, Spain | Early Career Award (2013), Scottish University Physics Association, UK

e PK Kelkar Fellowship is a very prestigious fellowship that has been bestowed on me by IIT Kanpur. I am very grateful for the same. I feel happy that my institute recognises the work that I have put in during the time that I have been here at IIT Kanpur. is recognition has motivated and is motivating me to push forward with my ambitious research goals, even in the midst of a raging pandemic.

Current Occupant

Department

Dr. Tanmoy Maiti

Material Science & Engineering

Academic Background

Btech, College of Ceramic Technology, University of Calcutta (2002) | Mtech, IIT-BHU, Varanasi (2004) | PhD, e Pennsylvania State University, USA (2007) Research Interests

Clean Energy: ermoelectrics, Perovskite solar cell | Next generation memory: RRAM, Optical memory based on plasmonics | Oxide electronics Experience

Associate Professor (2018 -) | Assistant Professor (2010-2018) | Post Doctoral Research Scientist (2008-2010) Awards & Honours

Received the “IEI Young Engineers Award 2014-2015” in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering conferred by e Institution of Engineers (India) | Received prestigious “Laboratory Directorate Research & Development Fellowship” (LDRD) for the postdoctoral research in Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, USA (2008-2010) | Received the “Kennametal Graduate Student Fellowship” award for the academic excellence and achievements in 2007, e Pennsylvania State University | Awarded “PennState Student Leadership Stipend Award” from Fall 2005 to Spring 2006 | Featured in Journal of Materials Research focus issue on “2019 Early Career Scholars in Materials Science” from Materials Research Society (MRS) | Featured our work on thermoelectrics as “Cover Article” in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering and Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter in 2020

I am immensely grateful to IIT Kanpur for providing me all the supports including PK Kelkar fellowship. is fellowship encouraged me to take my research to the next level. I am happy to inform that we have successfully developed a novel thermoelectric material for low-cost electricity generation from industrial waste heat securing an Indian patent (201811021100) and a good publication in 'Nano Energy'. is would not have been possible without the encouragement and kind support I received from IIT Kanpur

Current Occupant

Department

Dr. Joydeep Chakrabortty

Physics

Academic Background

PhD from Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad, 2011 Research Interests

eoretical Particle physics | E ective Field

eory | Uniﬁed Field

eory, Supersymmetry, Supergravity

Experience

Associate Prof. IIT Kanpur, since 2018 | Assistant Prof. IIT Kanpur, 2015-2018 | INSPIRE Visiting Faculty, IIT Kanpur, 2013-2015 | Postdoctoral fellow, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, 2011-2013 Awards & Honours

Durham IPPP Visiting Academics (DIVA) Award, 2021 | P.K.Kelkar Research Fellowship, 2020-2023 | Selected as member of Indian National Young Academy of Science (INYAS) for ﬁve years from January, 2020 | Buti Foundation Award for Excellence in eoretical Physics, Astrophysics and Biophysics, 2018 | Associate of the Indian Academy of Science, Bangalore, India (2017-2020) | Early Career Research (ECR) Award (2016), SERB, India

I would like to convey my gratefulness to you for having created this fellowship for the recognition and facilitation of one's overall contribution to IIT Kanpur. Such an honor will deﬁnitely encourage us to scale newer heights in both academia and research.

Current Occupant

Department

Dr. Wasim Ahmad

Economic Sciences

Academic Background

BA (Honours): Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh India | MA in Economics: University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad India | PhD in Finance from University of Delhi, New Delhi India Research Interests

Macroeconomics | Financial Economics | Applied Econometrics Experience

Associate Professor, IIT Kanpur (since December 2020) | Assistant Professor, IIT Kanpur (June 2015 – December 2020) | Assistant Professor, IIT Kharagpur (October 2014 - June 2015) Awards & Honours

ICSSR-ESRC-UKRI Research Grant 2021-2024 | ERIA Research Grant 2020-2021 | DST-SERB MATRICS Grant, 2020-2023 | Subir Chowdhury Post-Doctoral Fellowship 2019-2020 at London School of Economics (LSE) | P.K. Kelkar Young Faculty Research Fellowship 2019-2022 | RBI Faculty Scholarship 2018 | Commendation Letter from Director, IIT Kanpur for Excellence in Teaching | Prof MJ Manohar Rao Award (Young Economists Award) by e Indian Econometric Society (TIES) for the year 2014 | Sir Ratan Tata Post-Doctoral Fellowship by Institute of Economic Growth (IEG) (Declined) | Travel Grant, Dean of Research, University of Delhi | Best Research Innovation Award at Roulac Global Places, Hyderabad, India.

I am thankful to IIT Kanpur and the donors for the fellowship. e fellowship is very special to me as it has added enormous value to my visibility in academia and research.

Current Occupant

Department

Dr. Subhra Sankar Dhar

Mathematics And Statistics

Academic Background

Ph.D. (in Statistics) in 2012 from Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta | M.Sc. in Statistics (specialization in advanced inference) in 2005 from University of Calcutta, Calcutta | B.Sc. (Hons in Statistics) in 2003 from Presidency College, University of Calcutta Research Interests

Non-parametric Function Estimation, Measure of Association, Robust Statistical | Methods, Statistical Applications in Economics, Biology, Signal Processing and other interdisciplinary subjects Experience

Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Cambridge, England (December 1, 2011 to December 31, 2012) | Assistant Professor in Statistics at the Presidency University, India (January 2, 2013 to June 28, 2013) | Visiting Assistant Professor in Statistics at the Michigan State University, USA (August 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015) | Assistant Professor in Statistics at the IIT Kanpur, India (From July 1, 2013 to November 04, 2018) | Associate Professor in Statistics at the IIT Kanpur, India (November 5, 2018 to present) Awards & Honours

National Award in Statistics in honour of Prof. C. R. Rao awarded by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, Government of India in 2019 | P K Kelkar Research Fellowship by the IIT Kanpur for a period from September 1, 2020 to August 31, 2023 as recognition of excellent professional contributions at IIT Kanpur.

With a deep sense of gratitude, I convey my humble acceptance of the honour of being selected for the P K Kelkar Research Fellowship at IIT Kanpur. It is indeed a very proud moment for me, and I thank you for creating this Fellowship for the recognition and nurturance of overall contribution to IIT Kanpur. is fellowship motivated me in working more di cult research problems, which have a wide range of applications in real life.

Current Occupant

Department

Dr. Piyush Rai

Computer Science & Engineering

Academic Background

BTech, Computer Science and Engineering, IIT BHU 2004 | PhD, Computer Science, University of Utah 2012 Research Interests

Machine Learning | Bayesian Statistics | Artiﬁcial Intelligence Experience

Assistant Research Professor, Duke University (2013 – 2015) | Postdoctoral Fellow, UT Austin (2012 – 2013) Awards & Honours

Google AI/ML Faculty Award, IBM Research Faculty Award | Sir Visvesvaraya Young Faculty Research Fellowship from DEITY India

I am thankful for the P.K. Kelkar Young Faculty Fellowship. e fellowship is a great encouragement for young faculty to carry out their research and other academic duties at IIT Kanpur.

PROF. ARAKARE VASUDEV FACULTY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP DR. D. S. HUR INSTITUTED PROF. ARAKARE VASUDEV FELLOWSHIP

Current Occupant

Department

Dr. Naveen Tiwari

Chemical Engineering

Academic Background

B.Tech, Chemical Engineering, IIT Delhi (1999-2003) | PhD, Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst (2003-Aug 2008) Research Interests

Transport phenomena | Hydrodynamic Instability | Numerical modelling of ﬂuid ﬂow Experience

Senior Research Engineer, Saint-Gobain, Northborough R&D center, MA (Aug 2008 - Nov 2012) | Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Kanpur (Dec 2012 - June 2015) | Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Kanpur (June 2015 – Nov 2020) | Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Kanpur (Nov 2020 - present) Awards & Honours

Young Scientist Research Award, BRNS, 2014 (DAE) | Young Faculty Research Award 2017-2020 (IIT Kanpur) | Excellence in Teaching Award 2019 (IIT Kanpur) | Young Faculty Research Award, 2020-2023 (IIT Kanpur)

I thank the donor for creating this fellowship for the recognition of overall contribution to IIT Kanpur. should motivate young faculty like myself to do even better in academics and research.

SIR M. VISVESVARAYA RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP Ministry of Jal Shakti (Water Resources) is responsible for laying down policy guidelines and programmes for the development and regulation of country's water resources. It looks into the planning, policy formulation, coordination and guidance in the water resources sector. Its primary function is to provide technical guidance, scrutiny, clearance and monitoring of the irrigation, ﬂood control and multi-purpose projects (major/medium). e Ministry of Jal Shakti instituted Sir M. Visvesaraya Research Fellowship in the honor of the famous architecture and Bharat Ratna Awardee, Sir M. Visvesvaraya. e aim of this faculty chair is to carry out studies on water resources with special emphasis on the assessment of the e ect of climate change on it, and adaptation strategies in respect of

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Current Occupant

Department

Dr. Shivam Tripathi

Civil Engineering

Academic Background

B.E. (Civil) – Pt. Ravi Shankar Shukla University, Raipur, 2002 | M.E (Civil) – Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore, 2004 | PhD (Civil) – Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA, 2009 Research Interests

Statistical Hydrology | Ecohydrology | Sediment Transportation Experience

Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Kanpur, 2018 – present | Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Kanpur, 2010-18 | Postdoctoral Research Associate, Purdue University, 2009 to 2010 Awards & Honours

Alfred Noble Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013 | Civil Engineering Best Dissertation Award, Purdue University, 2009 | Jacques W. Delleur Award, School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, 2005 & 2009

I am extremely grateful to the Ministry of Jal Shakti for giving Sir M. Visvesaraya Research Fellowship. e fellowship has provided a motivation to continue my scientiﬁc research for ﬁnding innovative solutions to the existing and impending water resources problems in the country. e fellowship inspires me to put my best e orts in studying water resources issues in the country and contributing to the academic excellence of IIT Kanpur.

YOUNG FACULTY FELLOWSHIPS WHICH WERE CREATED DURING YEAR 2020-21

Dr. Mahua Menon and Mr. Ranodeb Roy Young Faculty Research Fellowship Mr. Ranodeb Roy (BT/CSE/1990) is the co-founder and CEO of RV Capital Management Private Limited, an asset management company based in Singapore. Mr. Roy has over 28 years of global Financial Markets experience. Prior to setting up RV Capital, a company he founded in November 2011, Mr. Roy was Managing Director & Head of Fixed Income Asia Paciﬁc at Morgan Stanley in Hong Kong. He has also worked in Merrill Lynch Hong Kong as Managing Director & Co-Head of Fixed Income Currency and Commodities (FICC) group in 2007, and also held various senior positions in Merrill Lynch across major locations including New York, Tokyo and Hong Kong. Mr. Roy started his career at Bank of America, Mumbai in 1992. Mr. Roy instituted Dr. Mahua Menon and Mr. Ranodeb Roy Young Faculty Research Fellowship that is open to faculty of all the departments of sciences and engineering and can be occupied for a period of three years.

Class of 1973 Young Faculty Fellowship Class of 1973 IIT Kanpur contributed generously towards creation of a young faculty fellowship

Class of 1979 Young Faculty Fellowship Mr. Alok Agarwal (BT/EE/1979) is the Chief Financial O cer at Reliance Industries. He earned his management degree from IIM Ahmadabad in 1981. Mr. Agarwal instituted the Class of 1979 Young Faculty Fellowship that is open to all the departments of engineering and sciences for a period of three years.

Batch of 1993 Young Faculty Fellowship Class of 1993 IIT Kanpur contributed generously towards creation of a young faculty fellowship

YOUNG FACULTY FELLOWSHIPS WHICH WERE CREATED DURING YEAR 2020-21

Class of 1986 Young Faculty Fellowship was created by Dr. Pramath Raj Sinha Pramath Raj Sinha is an entrepreneur, institution-builder, academic, executive, and philanthropist. He was the Founding Dean of Indian School of Business (ISB) and one of the Founders of Harappa Education, 9.9 Group, Ashoka University, Vedica Scholars Programme for Women and Naropa Fellowship. Sinha was formerly the CEO of Ananda Bazar Patrika (ABP) Group, a leading media company, and a Partner at McKinsey & Company. In 2011 Penguin published Sinha's book An Idea Whose Time Has Come: e Story Of e Indian School Of Business, which traces the journey of setting up the successful business school. In 2013, Sinha was listed by inkers50 as one of India's 'top 50 management thinkers' and in 2015 he was named as the 'Personality of the Year' by FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry) for his contribution to education. In 2018, IIT Kanpur conferred on him the Distinguished Alumnus Award for his service to society. e selection of the fellowship occupants is under process and will be announced soon