Mumbai: IIT Bombay – Monash Research Academy has announced that the Academy now has 100 graduates, thus marking a significant milestone in the Academy’s 10-year journey.
The institutes Joint Ph.D. student, Vamshi Krishna Kammadanam, presented his defense seminar today (April 25, 2019), becoming the 100th research scholar from the Academy to do so. Present on the occasion were Prof. Subhasis Chaudhuri (Director, IIT Bombay), Prof. A.K.Suresh (Deputy Director, Academic & Infrastructural Affairs), Prof. Virendra Sule (Professor, IIT Bombay), Prof. Neela Nataraj (Academy Professor In-charge), Prof. Rushikesh Joshi (Professor, IIT Bombay), Prof. Bimal Roy (Professor, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata), Prof. Vikram Vishal (The Academy’s first graduate and now Professor, IIT Bombay).
Prof. Murali Sastry informed that 10 years, nearly 300 students through the Academy, close to 300 supervisors associated with us, 15 industry and government partners, two startups and now 100 graduates- how cool is this! We are extremely proud of our well-placed graduates who continue to build the IITB-Monash Research Academy brand globally.
Prof. Subhasis Chaudhuri said we have achieved the feat of 100 graduates. It is a great achievement not only for the Academy but also for both the partner institutes, IIT Bombay and Monash University. “10 years ago, when all this started, I don’t think we imagined that this joint Ph.D. program will take up the speed that it has today,” he added.
Prof. Neela Nataraj said that rhe IITB-Monash Research Academy has reached a major milestone with 100 Ph.D. graduates and this special occasion marks 10 years of successful collaboration between IIT Bombay and Monash University, Melbourne. We hope that the graduates continue to do path-breaking research, build further on the training they received from IIT Bombay and Monash University and contribute both to the academia and the industry
Vamshi Krishna Kammadanam said “Looking back at my decision to join PhD at IITB-Monash Academy, I can surely say that it has been a rewarding experience. I was a little dubious at the beginning of my PhD as I was coming back to academics after a break of four years during the course of which I was working as a senior engineer. But the support that I ended up receiving from people here at the Academy really made my journey as a research scholar quite smooth as well as enriching.”
The IITB-Monash Research Academy is an exciting partnership between two world-class research institutions and offers outstanding students the opportunity to conduct high impact, outcome driven research. The Research Academy provides a unique opportunity to engage with industry and government partners to address global research problems through a doctoral research thesis.
Graduates will receive a world-class internationally recognised joint PhD qualification from Monash University Australia and the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB).
