WMG – The KGP Chronicle

Jan

02

2023

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Face to Face with Alumni

Alumni Corner, Community, Engagement, Study@IITKgpAARDO, Academic Research Collaboration, AI, alma mater, Blockchain Technologies, Communicate, Connect, Contribute, Department of Education, DRDO Industry-Academia Centre of Excellence, Face to Face with Alumni, Faculty Excellence Awards, GIAN, IIT KGP Foundation, IIT Malaysia, IOT, Manchester University, Medical College, ML, New Curriculum, SPARC, Staff Excellence Awards, WMG

"We require transformation and transition to meet future goals in terms of Alma Connect", said Prof. V K Tewari, Director, IIT Kharagpur who indulged in a face to face virtual meet with the Distinguished Alumnus of IIT Kharagpur from India & overseas on 27 December 2022. He focused on some key areas where alumni support is needed to provide exposure to students and to initiate infrastructure development for IIT Kharagpur. The meet started with the recitation of Sararswati Vandhana which revitalized the spirits in a cold December morning. The opening remarks were presented by Prof. Amit Patra, Deputy Director, IIT…

Oct

18

2019

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By Chirosree Basu

Driving force

EngagementA S Davis, Chair Professor, Chair Professorship, IIT Kharagpur, research, Vinod Gupta, WMG

Recruiting, encouraging and retaining talent becomes imperative for the success of an educational institution of the stature of IIT Kharagpur, recognized already as an Institution of Eminence. Chair Professorships are critical to this exercise. Institute Chairs, Faculty Excellence awards and alumni-funded Chairs all contribute to creating an ecosystem that nurtures creativity, rewards excellence and provides an incentive for hard work. It is a privilege for IIT Kharagpur that its alumni understand this connection. Over the years, several Chairs have been created by the alumni to encourage excellence. Alumni-endowed Chairs are, in fact, increasingly driving research in critical and challenging areas…

Sep

26

2019

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By Chirosree Basu

Going forward

Funded Projects, UncategorizedAPSRT conference, IIT Kharagpur, Lord Bhattacharyya, polymers, Prof. Tony McNally, rubber technology, Rubber Technology Centre, WMG

Professor Tony McNally, Director- International Institute for Nanocomposites Manufacturing; Director-National Polymer Processing Centre of WMG, was the Chief Guest at the International Conference on Advances in Polymer Science and Technology (APSRT) being held at IIT Kharagpur between September 24-27 by the Rubber Technology Centre of the Institute. He spoke to KGP Chronicle on the legacy of Lord Bhattacharyya and WMG’s long relationship with IIT Kharagpur. On Lord Bhattacharyya and WMG: Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya was the Founder of the WMG in 1980 at a time when British industry was in dire straits and needed help. He was a man before his…

Sep

06

2019

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By Chirosree Basu

Mission possible

Expert InsightA S Davis, DHI, DHI Centre, DHI Centre of Excellence for Advanced Manufacturing, IIT Kharagpur, Lord Bhattacharyya, Vinod Gupta, WMG

Prof. Surjya K. Pal, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Professor-in-Charge, DHI Centre of Excellence in Adv Manuf Tech (http://www.coeamt.com ), Associate Dean, Alumni Affairs, Chairman, Steel Technology Centre, Executive Adviser, Science and Technology Entrepreneurs' Park (STEP), added another feather to his cap recently. He has been appointed Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya Chair Professor of Manufacturing in the Department of Mechanical Engineering of IIT Kharagpur for 2019-22. The Chair was set up in April 2019 by Prof. Tapan Bagchi (DSc/2012/IM), alumnus of the Institute, former Director, NITIE, Mumbai, and former Dean of SP Jain Mumbai and Dubai. The Chair was instituted in…