IIT-Tirupati Professor lauds pivotal role played by engineers in solving complex challenges
The Hindu
Ramco Supercrete Best Engineers Awards 2024 celebrates engineering excellence with innovative minds and visionaries in Tirupati.
Engineers who gathered in Tirupati on the occasion of Engineers Day here on Sunday had a field day while proving their domain expertise as well as command over their chosen subject of study.
The Ramco Supercrete Best Engineers Awards 2024, powered by The Hindu and presented by Ramco Supercrete, sought to celebrate and reward the innovators and visionaries in the field of engineering, including professionals, academics and startup entrepreneurs.
At the awards function conducted at the Saaveri Seminar Hall in Sri Padmavati Mahila Visva Vidyalayam (SPMVV) campus here, Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati (IIT-T) Civil and Environmental Engineering professor and Dean (Planning and Infrastructure) A. Murali Krishna delivered the keynote address, where he hailed the pivotal role played by engineers in solving complex challenges, driving innovation and shaping a better future.
“Today, we honour the invaluable contributions of engineers, right from Bharat Ratna Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, who made remarkable advancements in civil engineering, to the innovators who strive to build a brighter and more sustainable world,” said Mr. Ramesh Bharath, Assistant Vice President (Brand Management), Ramco Cement.
More than 150 entries were received for the awards presented in eight categories.
The awards winners, first runner-up and second runner-up respectively in the various categories are as follows:
Innovative Structural Techniques/Systems: Siva Narayana Byroju, GS Zakir Hussain and Danyamraju Satya Sai.

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