NIT-T presents awards for 2024 to its distinguished alumni
The Hindu
The National Institute of Technology–Tiruchi (NIT-T) presented the Distinguished Alumni Awards for 2024 in the academics, research, innovation, invention and corporate/industry; public administration and entrepreneurial venture categories on Saturday
The National Institute of Technology–Tiruchi (NIT-T) presented the Distinguished Alumni Awards for 2024 in the academics, research, innovation, invention and corporate/industry; public administration and entrepreneurial venture categories on Saturday.
The awards were conferred by B.S. Murty, director, Indian Institute of Technology – Hyderabad. NIT-T director G. Aghila, G. Uma, dean, (Institutional Development and Alumni Relations), and K. Mahalingam, president, Regional Engineering College Alumni Association (RECAL), were present.
This year, 12 Distinguished Alumni Awards were announced and nine of the award-winners received them.
Mr. Murty said institutions gained visibility through their alumni and it was time their expertise was utilised to make future generations of students industry ready. He underscored the significance of such efforts in elevating the stature of Indian institutions in the eyes of the world and encouraged NIT-T to continue its pursuit of excellence.
Ms. Aghila highlighted on NIT-T’s initiative to foster innovation and entrepreneurship, with a focus on the proposed 20-acre Research and Innovation Hub along the Tiruchi-Thanjavur highway for research in AgriTech, FinTech, SpaceTech, GreenTech, Quantum Computing, Semiconductors, and Generative Artificial Intelligence. She invited alumni to engage in research collaborations and support scholarships.
For Excellence in Academics/Research/Innovation/Invention, the award-winners were: Devesh Ranjan, professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, U.S.; G. Jegan Lal, retired deputy director, Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation – Thiruvananthapuram; and Naresh Bhatnagar, professor, Indian Institute of Technology – Delhi.
The Corporate/Industry Excellence awards were bestowed on K.V. Balasubramaniam, retired Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Bharat Serums and Vaccines, Mumbai; K.V. Subramaniam, president, Reliance Life Sciences, Mumbai; Ramaswamy Visweswaran, managing director, Arjas Modern Steel Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru; Hari Mahadevan, founder, Mahadevan Consultancy LLC, U.S.; Suresh Krishna, president and CEO, Northern Tool and Equipment, U.S., and T.K. Rengarajan, retired corporate vice-president, Microsoft Corporation, U.S..
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