New Chair Professors announced at IIT Kanpur

A. Institute Chair Professors:

B. Endowed Chair positions open to all Departments:

Professor R. C. Budhani (Physics) : Gireesh Jankinath Chair
Professor Kalyanmoy Deb (Mechanical Engineering) : Shri Deva Raj Chair
Professor Vinod K. Singh (Chemistry) : Umang Gupta Chair
Professor C. Venkatesan (Aerospace Engineering) : Pandit Ramachandra Dwivedi Chair research and development in an area related to India's defence.
Professor Ashok K. Mittal (Industrial & Management Engineering) : MHRD IPR Chair (contributes to the cause of IPR related issues).

C. Department-specific Endowed Chairs:

Professor Gautam Biswas (Mechanical Engineering) : Dr. Gurmukh D. and Veena Mehta Chair
Professor Deepak Kunzru (Chemical Engineering) : Chevron Corporation Chair
Professor Anil Kumar (Chemical Engineering) : Raj and Neera Singh Chair
Dr. R. Sankararamakrishnan (Biological Sciences and Bio-engineering) : Joy Gill Chair (meant for a young faculty)