IIT Gandhinagar | Academics

Lecture Series

	"Confined Masonry"-Key Concepts and Earth Quake Performance Dr. Svetlana Brzev Date:22^nd April, 2013; Time: 12:30 PM; Venue:Conference Room, L-Block, Ground floor
	Antarctica Expedition Arun P Sathe; Scientific Officer, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. Date:8^th April, 2013; Time: 12:00 PM; Venue: Conference Room, L-Block, Ground floor
	“Teaching and Research” and “An overview of Process Modeling and Simulation” Prof. M Chidambaram; IIT Madras. Date:1^st April, 2013; Time: 03:00 PM; Venue: S3-202
	Can India's Future Needs of Electricity Be Met by Renewable Energy Sources? A Revised Assessment Prof. Emeritus S. P. Sukhatme; Member of the Board of Governors and Former Chairman of AERB of India. Date:20^th March, 2013; Time: 04:00 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A
	Social Cues in Modeling Local Human Behaviour and its Utility in Human Motion Understanding Prof. Shishir Shah; University of Houston. Date:19^th March, 2013; Time: 02:00 PM; Venue: S4-230
	Can Indian Management Education Create Leaders Who Care? Promises and Pragmatics Prof. Nagesh Rao ; Director, Mudra Institute of Communications Ahmedabad (MICA). Date:7^th March, 2013; Time: 03:30 PM; Venue: Conference Room, L-Block, Ground floor
	Innovation in the Tata Group R Gopalakrishnan; Director of Tata Sons. Date:6^th March, 2013; Time: 12:00 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A
	Lecture by Prof. Salim Rashid Prof. Salim Rashid ; Visiting Professor (Humanities and Social Sciences), IIT Gandhinagar. Date:15^th November, 2012; Time: 03:00 PM; Venue: Conference Room, L-Block, Ground floor
	Lecture by Dr. Jayanti Ravi Dr. Jayanti Ravi ; Commissioner for Higher Education, Gujarat, India. Date:09^th November, 2012; Time: 02:30 PM; Venue: Conference Room, L-Block, Ground floor
	Technological Challenges arising from Space Disturbances Prof. G. G. Sivjee; Fulbright-Nehru Distinguished Scholar, Professor and Director, Space Physics Research Laboratory, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, U. S. A Date:05^th November, 2012; Time: 05:30 PM; Venue: Shed 3, Room No: 225
	HSS Popular Lecture Prof. Howard Spodek; Department of Geography and Urban studies, Temple University, Philadelphia. Date:07^th August, 2012; Time: 04:00 PM; Venue: Conference Room, L-Block, Ground floor
	Molecular Motors: Tiny Machines of Nature Dr Roop Mallik Date:16^th April, 2012; Time: 05:30 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A
	Magic and Mass Culture Dr Ranadhir Mitra Date:1^st March , 2012; Time: 05:00 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A
	Signal Processing for Stereoscopic 3D displays Dr Nikhil Balram;President and CEO, Ricoh Innovations, Inc. Date: 08^th February , 2012; Time: 05:00 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	Non-linear perspectives of health and disease in Ayurveda Dr Rama Jayasundar; Department of NMR, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi Date: 03^rd February , 2012; Time: 05:30 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	Black Holes Prof. Samir Bose; Professor Emeritus, Theoretical Physics, University of Notre Dame Date: 02^nd February , 2012; Time: 05:30 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	Mathematics in Ancient India Prof. Samir Bose; Professor Emeritus, Theoretical Physics, University of Notre Dame Date: 31^st January , 2012; Time: 05:30 PM; Venue: Room 201 @ Shed - 3.
	The Atomic Nucleus and Stars Prof. Umesh Garg; University of Notre Dame, USA and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai Date: 12 ^th January , 2012; Time: 07:00 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	Petrol, Diesel, and Ethanol Biofuels from Grasses and Plants Prof. Ram B. Gupta; WVW Chair Professor Department of Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, USA Date: 16 ^th November, 2011; Time: 05:30 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	Photovoltaics: Fundamentals and Future Prospects Prof. S. Ashok; Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA 16802, USA Date: 3 ^rd November, 2011; Time: 06:00 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	Uncomfortable truths about contemporary Britain: Black and South Asian Theatre in the UK Prof. Geoffrey Davis; RWTH Aachen University, Germany Date: 18 ^th October, 2011; Time: 05:30 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	Story of Optimal Control Prof. Mythily Ramaswamy; Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Centre for Applicable Mathematics, Bangalore Date: 13 ^th October, 2011; Time: 05:45 PM; Venue: Conference Room, L-block
	Complex Systems in Thermal and Mechanical Engineering Prof. Mihir Sen; TDepartment of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering University of Notre Dame, U.S.A Date: 21 ^th September, 2011; Time: 05:30 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	Mobilized Masculinities in Contemporary India Dr Mangesh Kulkarni; Department of Politics & Public Administration, University of Pune, Pune, India Date: 19 ^th August, 2011; Time: 05:30 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	A Career in Fiber Optics Dr Arnab Sarkar; Founder & Chairman, Advanced Optical Fiber Solutions, LLC Date: 8 ^th August, 2011; Time: 05:30 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	"Biomedical applications of Lasers" Dr P. K. Gupta (Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology, Department of Atomic Energy, Indore) Date: 08^th April, 2011; Time: 5.30 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	Do Current Engineering Paradigms Have a Future? − What we can learn from Dinosaurs Dr Vijay K. Stokes; Retired Engineer, Niskayuna, NY, USA Date: 24^th March, 2011; Time: 05:30 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	"Sustainable Development: Engineering, Biology, & Medicine" Anupam Madhukar (Kenneth T. Norris Professor of Engineering Departments of Biomedical Eng., Chemical Eng., Materials Sc. & Physics University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA, USA) Date: 17^th March, 2011; Time: 6.00 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	Switchgrass for biofuels Dr Gautam Sarath; Research Molecular Biologist, Grain, Forage and Bioenergy Research Unit USDA-ARS, 314 Biochemistry Hall, University of Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. Date: 28^th February, 2011; Time: 05:30 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	Importance of Engineering for the future Prof. Jean-Claude Badoux; Vice President of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO-FMOI) Chairman Team of Specialists on Intellectual Property United Nation Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). Date: 25^th February, 2011; Time: 05:30 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	"IMAGINING THE FUTURE World of Engineering" Prof. K.D.P. NIGAM (Department of Chemical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Delhi) Date: 8^th February, 2011; Time: 5.00 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	"Science and the Sacred" Prof. Ravi Ravindra (Professor Emeritus, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada) Date: 28^th January, 2011; Time: 5.30 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	“A Writer’s Journey” Distinguished Guest Lecture by author Dr. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni* Chair Professor, Creative Writing Program Department of English, University of Houston* Date: 27^th January, 2011; Time: 04:00 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	Enhancing Research Innovation by Applying the Axiomatic Design Principles Prof. Vipin Kumar; Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington. Date: 13^th January, 2011; Time: 05:30 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	Engineering of Advanced Particulate-based Materials for Pharmaceutical and other Industries Prof. Rajesh N. Davé; Distinguished Professor of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology. Date: 10^th January, 2011; Time: 05:30 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	"India as a World Power: Potential and Realities" Prof Rajmohan Gandhi (Research Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Date: 5^th January, 2011; Time: 02:00 PM to 04:00 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	Why Energy is Challenging for Electronics Systems Prof. Amara Amara; Paris Institute for Electronics (ISEP) Date: 30^th December, 2010; Time: 05:30 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	Becoming a Designer Prof. Sandeep Purao; Penn State University Date: 29^th December, 2010; Time: 05:15 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING: ROAD TO THE FUTURE Prof. Sanjit K. Mitra; University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California and University of California, Santa Barbara, California Date: 28^th December, 2010; Time: 05:15 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	Security and Privacy Risks in a Networked World an insight in to undergraduate research Prof. Atul Prakash; Professor of Computer Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Date: 3^rd November, 2010; Time: 05:30 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	World of Materials: Present Practices, Aspirations and Challenges Prof. S. P. Mehrotra; Professor, Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur Date: 7^th October, 2010; Time: 05:30 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	Green and Safe Nuclear Power in India Shri H. S. Khushwaha; formerly Director, Health, Safety and Environment Group (HS&EG), Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) Date: 16^th August, 2010; Time: 05:30 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	Engineering Smart Systems Prof. K. Mani Chandy; Simon Ramo Professor and Professor of Computer Science, California Institute of Technology, USA Date: 5^th August, 2010; Time: 05:45 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	Micro and Nano Electro-mechanical systems Prof. G. Ravichandran;John E. Goode Jr Professor, Graduate Aerospace Laboratories, California Institute of Technology, USA Date: 5^th August, 2010; Time: 05:00 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	Securing the Digital World Dr N. Subramanian; Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Texas at Tyler, USA Date: 2^nd August, 2010; Time: 05:00 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	"Brain Machine Interface" Prof. Govindan Rangarajan (Dept. of Mathematics, IISc Bangalore; Adjunct Professor of ICTS, TIFR) Date: 21^st April, 2010; Time: 05:30 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	"Lecture 1 : THE ENERGY SCENARIO" "Lecture 2 : ENERGY ALTERNATIVES – The Solar and Nuclear Options" Prof. S.P. Sukhatme (Distinguished Honorary Professor, IIT Gandhinagar And Prof. Emeritus, Dept. of Mechanical Eng., IIT Bombay) Date: 22^nd - 23^rd March, 2010; Time: 05:30 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	"Building a world class IIT at Gandhinagar" Shri. Abhay Bhushan (President of IIT Kanpur Alumni Association, President of IIT Kanpur Foundation, Board Member of IIT Gandhinagar Foundation and past president of Pan-IIT USA) Date: 9^th March, 2010; Time: 05:30 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	"A Vision of the Future of Television" Dr. Nikhil Balram (Former Vice President and General Manager, Digital Entertainment Business Unit, Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. Santa Clara, California, USA) Date: 8^th March, 2010; Time: 05:30 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	"Astroparticle Physics" Dr. Raghavan Rangarajan (Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad) Date: 15^th February, 2010; Time: 05:30 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	"Gas Hydrates: Opportunities for Innovative Technologies" Dr. Rajnish Kumar (Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences, National Research Council Canada) Date: 12^th February, 2010; Time: 05:30 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	"Energy Security in India through Nuclear Power" Dr. Om Pal Singh (Secretary, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB); Director, ISTD, AERB) Date: 08^th February, 2010; Time: 05:30 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	"Imperatives of Technology & design Interface" Shri Shahank Mehta (Faculty at National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad) Date: 2^nd February, 2010; Time: 05:30 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	"Energy and the Environment - A Global Challenge Area for Collaborative Research and Education: How Engineers and Scientists Can Help" Dr. Pratim. Biswas (The Stifel and Quinette Jens Professor, Chair, Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering Director, MAGEEP Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO 63130 ) Date: 17^th January, 2010; Time: 05:30 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	Pursuit of Knowledge: A Personal Pilgrimage of an Engineering Scientist Dr. Kiran R. Magiawala (Research Faculty (Retd), California Institute of Technology; Research Faculty (Retd), Jet Propulsion Laboratory) Date: 12^th January, 2010; Time: 05:30 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	Software Aging and Rejuvenation Prof. Kishor S. Trivedi; Chair Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University, Durham, NC, USA Date: 1st January, 2010; Time: 04:00 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	Reducing Seismic Risk: A New Zealand Approach Mr. Jitendra Bothara (Senior Seismic Engineer, Beca Carter Hollings and Ferner Ltd Wellington, New Zealand) Date: 7^th December, 2009; Time: 04:30 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	Biometrics and it's Applications Dr. Shimon Modi; Director of Research of the Biometric Standards, Performance and Assurance Laboratory, Purdue University Date: 19th November, 2009; Time: 04:30 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	Generation of National Wealth through Education and Research Prof. J. B. Joshi (J.C. Bose National Fellow of Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai; DAE - Homi Bhabha Distinguished Chair Professor, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai and Distinguished Honorary Professor, IIT Gandhinagar) Date: 12^th November, 2009; Time: 05:30 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	Cognitive Robotics: Eliza Effect and a Therapeutic Role for Robots Prof. Bipin Indurkhya; Head of Robotics Research Lab & Cognitive Science Lab, IIIT Hyderabad Date: 05th November, 2009; Time: 05:30 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.

	Our Role in Society Dr. Sandeep Pandey (National Convener, National Alliance of People's Movements and President, People's Union for Human Rights) Date: 3^rd November, 2009; Time: 05:30 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.
	Introduction to Fire Protection Engineering Dr. Pravinray D. Gandhi; Director of Corporate Research, Underwriters Laboratories Inc Date: 29th September, 2009; Time: 05:30 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.

	Evolution of the Theory of Equations: a Journey through Renaissance Prof. Sudhir R. Ghorpade; Professor, Mathematics, IIT Bombay Date: 07th September, 2009; Time: 05:30 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.

	"Robotics[AT]?"A RoC-BEE (Robotics Competition Based Education in Engg.) Concept Prof. Subir Kumar Saha; Professor, Mechanical Engineering, IIT Delhi Date: 05th September, 2009; Time: 10:30 AM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.

	Application of Biomedical Engineering in Orthopaedics Dr. Tarun Goswami; Joint Associate Professor of Biomedical, Industrial and Human Factors Engineering, Wright State University Date: 21st August, 2009; Time: 05:30 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.

	A Discussion about Acoustics: Why Systems Thinking Matters Mr. Rakesh C Pandey; Independent Consultant and Former Director of Research, Bose Corporation Date: 20th August, 2009; Time: 05:30 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.

	Closed Loop Control System Mr. Bramh Awasthi; Founder and Chairman, Whirlybird Electronics, Mumbai, India. Date: 19th August, 2009; Time: 05:30 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.

	New Frontiers: Journey from Electrical Engineering to Bioengineering to Neuroengineering Prof. Nitish V. Thakor; Professor at Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA. Date: 18th August, 2009; Time: 05:00 PM; Venue: Institute Auditorium @ First Floor, Block-A.