Kharagpur: Sixty-seven faculty members from IIT Kharagpur have been featured in a recent article by a famous analyst group of Stanford University published in the journal of PLOS Biology. The article has ranked top scientists inclusive from various disciplines worldwide by normalizing all publication data across fields, which is inclusive of the top 2% of scientists of their respective main subfield disciplines.
Prof. Suman Chakraborty (Fluids & Plasmas – Mechanical Engineering & Transports) is leading the list from IIT Kharagpur, followed by Prof. Debabrata Das (Energy – Biotechnology), Prof. Pratim Chattaraj (Chemical Physics – Organic Chemistry), Prof. Ajay Singh (Environmental Engineering), Prof. Ramkrishna Sen (Biotechnology), and other luminaries.
Talking about this feat Director Prof. Virendra K Tewari said, “I would like to mention here that institutions like IITs and IIT Kharagpur, in particular, are also recognized for technology development, patents and commercialization with the goal to maximize social reach through affordability and ease of use. However, recognition by a quantified index is indeed satisfying.
In another feat, Doctoral and MS students from IIT Kharagpur have bagged four awards under different categories at the Gandhian Young Technological Innovation (GYTI) Awards 2020. Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Hon’ble Union Minister, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Science and Technology & Earth Sciences presented the awards virtually.
The awardees include Sumanta Laha from Dept. of Mechanical Engineering for designing a Cardiovascular Replicator (CVR), which is capable of simulating different heart disease conditions and testing a host of different implantable prosthetics, Sankha Subhra Das from Dept. of Mechanical Engineering for designing an electrical power generator from wet fabrics. Sri Ganesh Subramanian from Dept. of Chemical Engineering for developing a self-sustainable smart, flexible, and multi-functional thermal and energy management systems for next-generation electronic devices. Monalisha Pattnaik from Dept. of Agricultural and Food Engineering for developing a poly-unsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) and antioxidant-rich vegetable oil powder for a healthy heart. The commercial production of this oil powder does not require any complicated machinery and it can be fruitfully exploited by masses.
Gandhian Young Technological Innovation (GYTI) Awards constitute of two categories of awards, SITARE (Students Innovations for Advancement of Research Explorations)–GYTI under Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and SRISTI-GYTI is given by Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technological Innovations (SRISTI). The awards and appreciation are given under these two categories to encourage technology students to move towards setting up Biotech and other start-ups. Under SITARE-GYTI awards, 250 entries from student innovators with potential for Biotech and life science start-ups were received in six categories from 96 universities and institutes across 23 states and Union Territories. More than 700 entries were received under SRISTI-GYTI in 42 technology domains from 270 universities and institutes belonging to 27 states and union territories.
