New Chaired Professors at IITK

Here is an email from Dean, Faculty Affairs:

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The Institute is very happy to announce the following Chair Professor Appointments. These appointments are effective for a period of three years with effect from May 10, 2011.

1. Prof. D. Kunzru: Chevron Corporation Chair
   
2. Prof. S. Verma: Sri Deva Raj Chair
   
3. Prof. R. K. Thareja: Gireesh Jankinath Chair
   
4. Prof. K. Deb: Dr. Gurmukh D Mehta and Veena M Mehta Chair
   
5. Prof. S. Ganesh: Joy Gill Chair
   
6. Prof. S. P. Mehrotra: Umang Gupta Chair
   
7. Prof. T. K. Sengupta: Pandit Ramchandra Dwivedi Chair
   
8. Prof. D. Chowdhury: Dr. Jagmohan Chair
   
9. Prof. M. Katiyar: SBI Chair
   
10. Prof. O. Dikshit: Prof. B. B. Lal Chair
    
11. Prof. G. Deo: Indian Oil Corporation Chair
    
12. Prof. J. N. Moorthy: Lalit M Kapoor Chair
    
13. Prof. A. Joshi: Pradip Sindhu Chair
    
14. Prof. A. K. Sinha: Prof. S. Sampath Chair
    
15. Prof. R. N. Mukherjee: Poonam and Prabhu Goel Chair
    

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Finally, more than a year after the nominations were sought, the decision has been taken. Congratulations to all those who have been selected.