Generous alumni donors have set up endowments to enrich their fields of interest with lectures and discussions. Current endowed lecture series include:
The Lakshmi Raman Memorial Lecture in Physics
The Dr. R Pitchai Lecture in Civil Engineering
The Prof. BR Sengupto Memorial Lecture Series
The Prof. S Sampath Endowment Lecture Series
Lakshmi Raman Memorial Lecture in Physics
“The story of the electron in a solid” by Prof. Priya Mahadevan, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata on 13th of April 2016 between 5 pm to 6 pm at HSB 210.
Lakshmi Raman Memorial Lecture in Physics
“Lightcones and Order in Quantum Gravity” by Prof. Sumati Surya, Raman Research Institute, Bengaluru on 22nd of March 2017 between 5 pm to 6 pm at CLT.
Dr. R Pitchai Lecture in Civil Engineering Department
“Uncertainty Quantification in River Water Quality Management Models” by Prof. P. P. Mujumdar, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Chairman, Interdisciplinary Centre for Water Research, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore at 12 noon on Friday 10th Mar 2017 in Biotech Seminar Hall, IIT Madras
Lakshmi Raman Memorial Lecture in Mathematics
“Hyperbolic Geometry and Chaos in the Complex Plane” by Prof. M.J. Mahan from TIFR Bombay on 20th January 2017, at CLT at 4:00 pm
Prof. BR Sengupto Memorial Lecture
“Leadership – a profile of Prof. Sengupto” Leadership – a profile of Prof. Sengupto
Prof. BR Sengupto Memorial Lecture
by Shri. R.S. Thakur, Chairman of Tal Manufacturing Solutions Ltd, Director on the Board of Drive India Enterprise Solutions Ltd, Currently a Management Consultant, Former MD & CEO at TATA Auto Comp Systems Ltd on 2nd March at 5 pm in IC & SR Auditorium.
Prof. BR Sengupto Memorial Lecture
by Dr. Manas K Mandal, Director General-Life Sciences, Defence Research and Developement Organisation (DRDO), on Apr 4, 2016 @ 5 pm, CLT.
Lakshmi Raman Memorial Lecture in Physics
“Entropy driven assembly of ordered phases” by Dr Prerna Sharma, IISc, Bangalore on Wednesday the 29 th of April 2015 between 5 pm to 6 pm at CLT.