Awards and Honors

The Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Kanpur has 21 faculty members who bring to the Department a wealth of expertise to maintain a vibrant teaching and research environment. Several of our faculty members are Fellows of all the Indian Academies of Sciences and Engineering, and many serve on the editorial boards of national and international journals. They have also been recognized by the prestigious awards such as the Bhatnagar Prize and the Herdillia, Amar Dye Chem and the NOCIL awards of the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers. Our faculty has authored over 25 textbooks and research monographs. Some examples of the awards and honors to the faculty are listed below.
 
 
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  • Infosys Prize in Engineering and Computer Science, Infosys Science Foundation

  • A. Sharma

  • Fellow, TWAS -The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
    A. Sharma

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  • Hiyoshi Think of Ecology Award, Hiyoshi Corporation, Japan
    P. K. Bhattacharya

  • Fellow, Ind. Nat. Acad. Engg., New Delhi
    S. K. Gupta

  • Fellow, Nat. Acad. Sc., Allahabad
    D. Kunzru

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  • Young Engineer Award, Ind. Nat. Acad. Engg, New Delhi
    Y. M. Joshi

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  • Dow's Prof. M. M. Sharma Distinguished Visiting Professorship in Chemical Engineering Endowment, UICT, Mumbai
    A. Sharma

  • Young Scientist Award, Dept. Atom. Ener.
    V. Shankar

  • Diamond Jubilee Young Achievers Award , Ind. Inst. Chem. Engr..
    V. Shankar, A. Ghatak, Y. M. Joshi

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  • Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship
    N. Verma

  • Young Engineer Award, Ind. Nat. Acad. Engg, New Delhi
    Y. M. Joshi

  • J. C. Bose National Fellowship, Dept. Sc. Tech. .
    A. Sharma

  • Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
    A. Sharma

  • Young Engineer Award, Ind. Nat. Acad. Engg, New Delhi
    A. Ghatak, V. Shankar

  • Associate, Ind. Acad. Sc., Bangalore
    Y. M. Joshi

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  • Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Engineering Sciences
    A. Sharma (2002)

  • Distinguished Alumnus Award IIT Kanpur
    A. Sharma (2007)

  • Herdillia Award, Ind. Inst. Chem. Engr.
    A. Kumar (1986)
    S. K. Gupta(1987)
    D. Kunzru (1992)
    R. P. Chhabra (1996)
    P. K. Bhattacharya (1998)
    A. Sharma (2003)