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Awards and Recognition: 2000-

2000

  • Prof. A.H. Chokshi
    - Materials Research Society of India (MRSI) Medal
  • Prof. K.T. Jacob
    - G.D. Birla Gold Medal of the Indian Institute of Metals
    - Life Fellow of the Indian Institute of Metals
    - Associate Editor, Materials Science and Engineering B
    - Invited Lecture "Exploration Structure - Thermodynamic Correlations in Oxides Using High-Precision Solid-State Electrochemical Techniques", Gordon Research Conference on High Temperature Materials, Processes and Diagnostics, 23-29 July 2000, Plymouth, New Hampshire, USA
  • Prof. V. Jayaram
    - Metallurgist of the Year Award, Ministry of Steel, Govt. of India
  • Prof. K.A. Natarajan
    - Fellow of National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad (India)
  • Prof. S. Ranganathan
    - Honorary Member, Indian Institute of Metals
    - Honorary Visiting Professor, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
    - Prof A K Seal Memorial Lecture, Indian Institute of Metals
    - Member, International Advisory Committee, Fifth International Conference on Nanostructured Materials, Sendai, Japan

    2001

  • Prof. K. Chattopadhyay
    -Fellow, Indian National Academy of Engineering
  • Prof. A.H. Chokshi
    - Member, International Advisory Scientific Committee for United Engineering Foundation Conference on "Structural Ceramics and Ceramic Composites for High Temperature Applications"
    - Metallurgist of the year 2001, Ministry of Steel & Mines
    - Fellow of National Academy of Sciences, India
  • Prof. K.T. Jacob
    - Appointed as Associate Editor, CALPHAD (Computer Calculation of Phase Diagrams) Journal, Elsevier Science
    - Best Paper Award of the Japan Institute of Metals for the year 2000
    - Chairman, Programme Advisory Committee (PAC), Department of Science and Technology DST on Materials, Mining and Mineral Engineering
  • Prof. K.A. Natarajan
    - Mineral Beneficiation Award, Indian Institute of Mineral Engineers
  • Prof S. Ranganathan
    - Distinguished Materials Scientist of the year of Materials Research Society of India
    - Member, International Advisory Committee, Tenth International Conference on Intergranular and Interphase Boundaries in Materials, Haifa, Israel
    - Member, Editorial Board, Materials Transactions
    - National Metallurgist Award 2001, Ministry of Steel & Mines
  • Prof. S. Subramanian
    - Best Paper Award in Mineral Beneficiation, Indian Institute of Mineral Engineers
  • Prof. M.K. Surappa
    - President, Bharath Gyan Vigyan Samithi, Karnataka
    - Member, WTO Cell, Government of Karnataka

    2002

  • Prof. Vikram Jayaram
    -Associate Editor of the Journal of the American Ceramic Society
  • Prof. S. Ranganathan
    - Election as Fellow of the Third World Academy of Sciences -2002
    - Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru National Award in the field of Engineering & Technology, Department of Science & Technolgy, Govt of Madhya Pradesh, 1999
    - International Advisory Committee, Acta Metallurgica et Materialia, Sinica, Chinese Society for Metals
    - Re-election , Editor, Materials Transactions, The Japan Institute of Metals
  • Prof. K.T. Jacob
    - Appointment as a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of "International Journal of Engineering Science".
    - Re-election , Editor, Materials Transactions, The Japan Institute of Metals

    2003

  • Dr. Ashok M. Raichur
    - Dr. Ashok M. Raichur, Prof.K.A.Natarajan and Prof. Jayant M. Modak (Chemical Engg.) : "Biotech Product and Process Development & Commercialization Awards 2003" by the Department of Biotechnology, GOI, presented by the Vice President of India on the Technology Day, 11th May, 2003
    - The Metallurgist of the Year Award-2003
  • Prof. K. Chattopadhyay
    - Alumnus Award for Excellence in Research in Engineering, IISc
    - G.D.Birla Gold Medal of the Indian Institute of Metals
  • Prof.A. H. Chokshi
    - Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award for 2003
    - Listed among the most highly cited materials scientists 2003
  • Dr.G.S.Gupta
    - Member of Advisory Board of Biju Patnaik Institute of Science and Technology, Bhubneshwar
  • Prof. K.T. Jacob
    - Appointment as a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of "International Journal of Engineering Science".
    - Re-election , Editor, Materials Transactions, The Japan Institute of Metals
  • Prof. V. Jayaram
    - Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences
  • Prof. K.A. Natarajan
    - Delivered Prof. T. Ramchandran Lecture, KREC, Surathkal
    - Prof. K.A. Natarajan, Dr. Ashok M. Raichur and Prof. Jayant M. Modak (Chemical Engg.) : "Biotech Product and Process Development & Commercialization Awards 2003" by the Department of Biotechnology, GOI, presented by the Vice President of India on the Technology Day, 11th May, 2003
  • Prof. S. Ranganathan
    - Special lecture, Japan Institute of Metals Fall meeting, 2003
    - Member, International Advisory Board, Institute for Materials Resources, Tohoku University (Two of the five members of the committee are Nobel Laureates)
  • Prof. M.K. Surappa
    - Visiting Professor to the Sir M. Vishveswaraya Chair, University of Mysore, Mysore
    - Member of the International Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of Japan Foundry Engineering Society, Japan

    2004

    2005

  • Prof. Ashok M. Raichur
    - Professor Satish Dhawan State Award for Young Engineers by Government of Karnataka, 2005
  • Prof. S. Ranganathan
    - IIM Platinum Medal, Indian Institute of Metals, 2005
    - Binani Gold Medal, Indian Institute of Metals, 2005
    - Senior Homi Bhabha Fellow, Homi Bhabha Fellowships, 2005-2006 Council
  • Prof. Govind S. Gupta
    - Metallurgist of the Year, Ministry of Steel & Mines, Govt. of India, 2005
  • Prof. K. Chattopadhyay
    - Eighteeenth Prof Brahm Prakash Memorial Lectute, Thiruvananthapuram Chapter , Indian Institute of Metals, March 9, 2005
  • Prof. A.H. Chokshi
    - Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences, 2005
    - Fellow, Indian Academy of Engineering, 2005
  • Prof. K.T. Jacob
    - Distinguished Materials Scientist of the Year Award of MRSI, 2005
  • Prof. K.A. Natarajan
    - Dr. Raja Ramanna Fellow, DAE-BRNS

    2006

  • Prof. K.A.Natarajan
    - National Metallurgist Award of Ministry of Steel and Mines, 2006
  • Prof. Subramanian
    - Mineral Beneficiation Award, Indian Institute of Mineral Engineers, 2006
  • Prof Vikram Jayaram
    - Fellow, Indian National Academy of Engineering, 2006
    - Alumni Award for Excellence in Engineering Research , Indian Institute of Science, 2006
  • Mr.Krishanu Biswas
    - Shri Ram Arora International Award for Materials Science and Engineering Education, TMS, USA, 2006
  • Prof K Chattopadhyay
    - J C Bose National Fellow, Department of Science & Technology, Govt of India, 2006-2011
  • Prof M K Surappa
    - KSIIDC Chair, Indian Institute of Science, 2006-2009
    - Rajyotsava Award on the golden jubilee of the formation of Karnataka, 2006, Govt. of Karnataka
  • Prof A H Chokshi
    - G D Birla Gold Medal, Indian Institute of Metals, 2006
  • Prof S Ranganathan
    - Prof Jai Krishna Memorial Award, Indian National Academy of Engineering, 2006
    - Distinguished Alumnus Award of Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 2006

    2007

  • Prof. K. Chattopadhyay and Prof. Subodh Kumar
    - IIM-Binani Gold Medal for best paper, in Non- Ferrous Group, published in the Transaction of IIM)
  • Prof. K.T. Jacob
    - The Syed Husain Zaheer Medal for outstanding contributions to Engineering and Technology by Indian National Science Academy in the year 2007
  • Prof. S. Ranganathan
    - Prof Daya Swarup Memorial lecture, Indian Institute of Metals, 2007
    - INAE Distinguished Professor, 2007-2011
  • Prof. G.S. Gupta
    - JSPS invitation Fellow at Tohoku University, Japan (May - July 2007)
    - Member of editorial board of International Journal of Engineering Systems Modelling and Simulation (IJESMS), UK.
  • Dr. Upadrasta Ramamurthy
    - SCOPUS Young India Scientist Award, 2007
  • Prof. M.K. Surappa
    - MRSI-ICSC Superconductivity & Materials Science Annual Prize, 2007
    - Delivered Prof. N. Rudraiah Endowment lecture at Gulbarga University
    - Prof. Rustum Choksi Award for Excellence in Research for Engineering for the year 2007
  • Prof. Ashok Raichur
    - MRSI Medal Lecture, 2007

    2008

  • Prof. U. Ramamurty
    - Swarnajayanthi Fellowship, 2006-2007
  • Prof. Atul H. Chokshi
    - Distinguished Alumnus of IIT Madras
  • Prof K A Natarajan
    - DST- Raja Ramanna Fellow
  • Prof. M.K. Surappa
    - Fellow, Indian National Academy of Engg (INAE)
  • Prof S Ranganathan
    - Member, Editorial Board, Praamna, Indian Academy of Sciences

    2009

  • Prof.A.M.Raichur
    - National Bioscience Award for Career Development for 2009
  • Prof. K. Chattopadhyay
    - National Metallurgist's Award of IIM and N.P.Gandhi Memorial Lecture of NMD
  • Prof. Atul H. Chokshi
    - First Placid Rodriguez Memorial Lecture in Kalpakkam
  • Prof. Vikram Jayaram
    -Fellowship of INSA
    - Fellowship of IIM
  • Prof. U. Ramamurty
    -Fellowship of INAE
    -Fellow of Indian Academy of Sciences
  • Prof. S. Subramanian
    -Fellowship of IIM
  • Prof. M.K. Surappa
    -Fellowship of INSA
    Additionally, the following students from the department have received various awards as listed below:

    2000

  • Dheepa Srinivasan
    - INAE Innovative Project, Doctoral Level
  • P. Shankar
    - INAE, Young Engineer Award

    2001

  • A. Subramaniam
    - Shri Ram Arora International Award for Materials Science and Engineering Education instituted by TMS, USA
  • B. Srinivasa Rao
    - Innovation Potential of Students Projects Awards 2001, Indian National Academy of Engineering
  • Krishanu Biswas
    - IIM Students Awards, 2001
  • Shashank Priya
    - IIM Students Awards, 2001
  • Shashank Priya
    - Shri Ram Arora International Award 2001 by TMS, USA

    2002

  • Dr.S.M.Kulkarni
    - Sir Vithal N Chandavarkar Memorial Medal, 2002
  • Dr.D.Santhiya
    - Professor R.M. Mallya Processing Award, 2002

    2003

  • Rajashekhar Shabadi
    - First Prize in "Materials Quiz-2003" during CRSMSE-2003
  • S.P.Vijayalakshmi
    - Dr.Karra Narasimha Murty Memorial Medal, 2003
  • Updated on February 2009