Dear Alumnus/ Alumna,
“Reunion Weekend 2014” was an exhilarating time on campus, as alumni and families gathered in large numbers. The Silver Reunion of ’89 brought the largest contingent, nearly 120 alumni. The ’74 Ruby and ‘64/’65 Golden were not far behind. Even the ’94 batch (Mech Saras gang) had a mini reunion. All present appeared to be enjoying interactions with classmates and with the Institute. The extreme “greenness” of the campus elicited many admiring comments, as did CFI! Here are some media reports on the reunions:
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141229/nation-current-affairs/article/iit-madras-marks-50th-reunion
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Brain-drain-from-IITs-down/articleshow/45663859.cms
The Director, Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, unveiled the names of the Distinguished Alumnus 2015 awardees during his address on December 26, and here they are:
1. Dr. Prakash Keshaviah [1967/B.Tech./Mechanical Eng.], Director, Nephrology Unit, Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust, Dehra Dun
2. Shri Lalit Mahajan [1968/B.Tech./Chemical Eng.], Chairman & MD, J. Mitra & Co., Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi
3. Shri Krishna Chivukula [1970/M.Tech./Aerospace Eng.], Chairman, Indo MIM Tec. Pvt. Ltd. Bangalore
4. Dr. S. Ramakrishnan [1972/M.Tech./Aersopace Eng.], Distinguished Professor, Vikram Sarabhai Space Center, Thiruvananthapuram
5. Shri Sekhar Vasan [1975/B.Tech./Metallurgical & Materials Eng.], MD, Sansera Engineering Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
6. Shri Ajita Rajendra [1976/B.Tech./Chemical Eng.], President & COO, A. O. Smith Corporation, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
7. Dr. Arumugam Manthiram [1981/Ph.D./Chemistry), Director, Texas Materials Research Institute, University of Texas at Austin, Texas, USA
8. Dr. Periannan Kuppusamy [1985/Ph.D./Chemistry), Director, EPR Center for the Study of Viable Systems, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH, USA
9. Dr. R. Srikant [1985/B.Tech./Electrical Eng.], Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA
10. Dr. Krishna Bharat [1991/B.Tech./Comp.Sci. & Eng.], Distinguished Scientist, Google, Inc., Mountain View, California, USA