Life Time Contribution Award in Engineering and Prof. Jai Krishna & Prof. SN Mitra Memorial Awards for the year 2018<\/span><\/h3>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\nThe Selection Committee on Life Time Contribution Award, Prof Jai Krishna & Prof SN Mitra Memorial Awards and Outstanding Teachers Award during its meeting on June 21, 2018 and recommended the following for conferment of awards.<\/p>\n
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(a) Life Time Contribution Award in Engineering 2018<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Dr. RK Bhandari, Formerly Director, Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee & Programme Director, UN-HABITAT, Nairobi. Formerly Chairman, Centre for Disaster Mitigation and Management, VIT, Vellore
\n\u2022 Prof. JM Vasi, Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai.<\/p>\n(b) Prof Jai Krishna Memorial Award 2018<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Dr. TK Alex, Formerly Director, ISRO Satellite Centre, Bangalore.<\/p>\n(c) Prof SN Mitra Memorial Award 2018<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Mr. B Prasada Rao, Managing Director, Steag Energy Services India, STEAG Energy Services (India) Pvt. Ltd. and Formerly CMD, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL), New Delhi.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]
Honours and Awards<\/span><\/h3>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\nDr BN Suresh, FNAE, President, INAE, and Chancellor of Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvanthapuram and Honorary Distinguished Professor, ISRO, Bangalore and was recently awarded the 2018 INCOSE Pioneer Award by International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE).<\/strong> He joins a distinguished group of individuals who by their achievements in the engineering of systems, have contributed uniquely to major products or outcomes enhancing society. The award recognizes his pioneering work in Space Systems Engineering as the backbone of successful launches by ISRO. He was awarded for being an outstanding practitioner and researcher in Systems Engineering of complex Space Systems such Control Systems, Actuation Systems, Simulation & Test Systems, and Launch Vehicle Systems and for being a thought leader who has made significant contributions to Design, Mission Planning and R&D Management for the Indian Space Program. The award was conferred during the plenary session at the International Symposium in Washington D.C., USA, on 7 \u2013 12 July 2108<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1541768641054{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”]<\/p>\n
Dr BN Suresh, President, INAE receiving the 2018 INCOSE Pioneer Award by International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) at Washington DC, USA.<\/p><\/div>\n
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Prof Pushpak Bhattacharyya, FNAE, Director, IIT Patna was conferred with the \u201cDistinguished Alumnus Award\u201d by IIT Kharagpur<\/strong> for the year 2018. The award conferment ceremony took place during the 64th Annual Convocation of IIT Kharagpur on 20th July 2018.<\/p>\nDr S Venkata Mohan FNAE, Principal Scientist, Bioengineering and Environmental Sciences Lab, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad was conferred with \u2018Most Outstanding Researcher in the field of Environmental Science 2018\u2019,<\/strong> Faculty Research Award by Carrer 360 based on a composite score generated by evaluating academic output in SCOPUS indexed journals for the year 2015-17. The award was selected using Scopus data, on academic output, h-index and citation count assessed by eminent academicians. The award was presented by Hon\u2019ble Human Resource Development Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar.<\/p>\nDr B M Reddy, FNAE, Raja Ramanna Distinguished Fellow and former Chief Scientist & Head, Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Division, CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad was honoured by the Elsevier Science Publisher\u2019s flagship Journal \u201cMolecular Catalysis\u201d (IF = 3.958) with a special issue on the occasion of his 60th birthday: Metal Oxides in Catalysis \u2013 Professor Benjaram M. Reddy Festschrift<\/p>\n
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Dr S Venkata Mohan FNAE, Principal Scientist, Bioengineering and Environmental Sciences Lab, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad was selected as the prestigious \u2018Tata Innovation Fellow\u2019<\/strong> for year 2018 by Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t <\/div>
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