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IIT Kharagpur Alumnus Prof. Venkatesan (1969/B.Sc/PH) was recently selected as a Fellow and Foreign Member of The Royal Society. Below is a message that was shared on IIT-Kharagpur Director V.K. Tewari's Facebook page upon the announcement:

IIT Kharagpur Alumnus Prof. Thirumalai Venkatesan (1969/ B.Sc/ PH) has newly joined the The Royal Society as Fellow and Foreign Member.
He has made major contributions to the development of Nanoscience in Singapore, where he directed the NUS Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Institute. He is also known for his invention of the Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) process. He is the winner of the George E. Pake prize of the American Physical Society and is a Fellow of the American Physical and Materials Research Societies. Also, currently he is the Director of the Center for Quantum Research and Technology at The University of Oklahoma.
Warmest congratulations to Prof Venkatesan!!!
Your Alma Mater is very proud of you. Best wishes to bring more and more laurels for you and for your profession.

The IITKGP Foundation would like to extend their congratulations to Prof. Venkatesan on this monumental honor!                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Professor Thirumalai Venkatesan (1969/B.Sc./PH)                                                                                                               

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Ongoing: Saturday Manufacturing Talks, presented by the Centre of Excellence in Advanced Manufacturing Technology at IIT Kharagpur This week's speaker is Kailash C. Kapur ('65)

Ongoing: Apply for CEP (Continuing Education Program) Courses at IIT-Kharagpur

February 1-4, 2022: National Symposium on Cryogenics and Superconductivity 28

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IIT-KGP Covid relief was a huge success, covered in major media news--now set to initiate more aid

The hugely successful "KGP Alumni Fund for COVID-19" relief campaign for temporary workers that are financially affected by the COVID-19 pandemic is set to begin another phase of ration distributions in May.

 

Distinguished Alumnus Awards (DAA's) and Young Alumni Achiever Awards (YAAA's) Nominations Needed

IIT-Kharagpur has announced the call for nominations for the Distinguished Alumnus and Young Alumni Achiever Awards for 2021.

WHEELS Global Foundation working to send 200 Oxygen Concentrators to India

WHEELS Global Foundation is actively working on sending 200+ Oxygen Concentrators (OC) to Delhi, India by the end of this month in collaboration with our Philanthropic partner Adharshila in India.

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Upcoming Events for IIT-KGP

Ongoing: Saturday Manufacturing Talks, presented by the Centre of Excellence in Advanced Manufacturing Technology at IIT Kharagpur

Ongoing: Apply for CEP (Continuing Education Program) Courses at IIT-Kharagpur

February 1-4, 2022: National Symposium on Cryogenics and Superconductivity 28

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