Be sure to join your fellow IIT alumni at this year's IIT 2011 Global Conference to be held in New York City between July 1 -3.  

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IITB alum Gautum Advani and IITK Alum Anil Bhandari are the co-chairs of the Forum. The Forum is themed "IIT Alumni Make a Better World" and promises to bring together a diverse group of industry leaders and academicians from around the world to provide panel discussions on:  "The Current Environment in India and the U.S," and "Future Opportunities in the U.S., Indian, and Global Arenas."  The emphasis will be on providing insights to IIT alumni for enhancing bilateral trade and exchange between the U.S., India and the rest of the world. 

The plenary sessions and panel sessions will touch upon topics such as: Finance, Energy, Technology & Mobile Media, Life Sciences, Social & Digital Media, Consumer Products, Education, Entrepreneurship, Consulting, and Real Estate.

CSIS Establishes Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies

U.S.-based IIT Alumni receive 2011 Padma Shri for Science and Engineering

Dr. Mani Lal Bhaumik, IIT Kharagpur Alum and Dr Subra Suresh IIT Madras alum have been honored for their significant contributions in the field of Science and Engineering,

Dr. Bhaumik, a known physicist has contributed for the development of a particular type of laser ray used for Lasik corrective eye surgery, which results in removing the need for glasses or contact lenses.

Dr Suresh, who was recently nominated by President Barack Obama to be the Director of National Science Foundation (NSF), an independent federal agency in the U.S. has pioneered in the use of ''nanobiomechanics'' technology.

These two were among the eight eminent personalities, chosen for distinguished service in any field, in the category of foreigners/ NRIs and PIOs. The awards will be conferred by the President of India sometime around March or April this year.

National Science Foundation Awards  Schwarzkopf Prize to IIT Alum

On January 19, 2011, Suresh V. Garimella was awarded the prestigious 2011 Alexander Schwarzkopf Prize for Technological Innovation from the National Science Foundation's Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers Program.  The annual award recognized Garimella's research to develop advanced cooling technologies for electronics and cars - specifically his team's work to develop "two-phase microchannel heat sinks" to cool high-power electronics in electric and hybrid cars, computers and telecommunications systems. 

Garimella founded the Purdue-based I/UCRC Cooling Technologies Research Center, a consortium of corporations and government laboratories working to overcome heat-generation problems in electronic systems by developing new compact cooling technologies.

IIT Delhi Alumni couple's Daughter in "Walkaway"

Pallavi Sharda, the daughter of IIT Dehli alums, Dr. Nalin Sharda and Dr. Herman Sharda, played Sia in the 2010 movie "Walkaway" - an Indian movie about relationships in New York City which follows four well-off male friends in various stages of matrimonial entanglement.  Sia meets Vinay (Manish Dayal) not by chance - but by matchmaking arrangement and the two hit it off and decide to wed. The film is directed by Shailja Gupta.

Pan IIT Chapter Events

Boston: IIT Alumni Association of the IIT SINE (1 event)
  -Annual Social Dinner

 When - Saturday, March 26, 2011

Five IITs Named the World's Best Universities: Engineering and IT

U.S. News & World Report has identified the world's top Engineering and IT Universities in 2010.   Five IITs are ranked in the top 100.  #47 - IIT Bombay; #52 IIT Delhi; #$63 IIT Kanpur; #68 IIT Madras; and #90 IIT Kharagpur.