BITS Pilani announces the joining of Prof. Soumyo Mukherji as the director of the Hyderabad Campus. Prof. Soumyo Mukherji will be taking charge from January 1, 2024 from Prof G Sundar.
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Prof Mukherji obtained his Ph.D from the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill, USA). He completed his B.Tech in Instrumentation Engineering from IIT Kharagpur and M.S from Colorado State University (Fort Collins, USA). He served as the Dean of Student Affairs (2015-2019), as the Head of the Centre for Research in Nanotechnology & Science as well as the Head of the Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facility (2010-13). He is presently serving in the Department of Biosciences & Bioengineering as the Madhuri Sinha Chair Professor in Biomedical Engineering at IIT Bombay. Prof Soumyo Mukherji is also an associated faculty member at the Centre for Research in Nanotechnology and Sciences and the Centre of Excellence in Nanoelectronics.
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As narrated by Professor V. Ramgopal Rao, Vice Chancellor for BITS Pilani. “We are pleased to have Prof Soumyo Mukherji on board and wish him all success in his new assignment. I am confident Prof. Mukherjee will be pushing the institute’s agenda of growth and excellence in teaching programmes, research, innovation, industry and alumni engagement in his capacity as the Director of BITS Hyderabad Campus”
Prof. Sundar took charge as Director of the Hyderabad campus on 17 July, 2016. Prof G Sundar joined the Chemistry Department at BITS Pilani in 1987, was designated Professor in 2000, He teaches courses in Thermodynamics, Quantum Chemistry, and Chemical Instrumentation.
About BITS, Pilani: The youngest of the four physical campuses of BITS Pilani, the Hyderabad campus began functioning on 29th August 2008. Fully residential, with over 5500 students, and 500 faculty and staff members, the picturesque campus is housed in 200 acres of rugged, rocky terrain characteristic of the region. It is equipped with state of the art infrastructure required for instruction, research, and extra-curricular activities
