Satish Chandra Agarwal Chair
'Late' Mr. Kamal Agarwal (BT/CHE/1972) received his MBA in Finance from the University of Maryland in 1975. He joined a Washington based company of Ship Brokers dealing primarily with United States Government Food Aid Programs and became a partner in the firm in 1983. In 1991, he founded a new ship brokerage company, Phoenix Chartering Inc. in Washington. He sold the company and retired in January 2005.
Mr. Agarwal instituted Satish Chandra Agarwal Chair in honor of his father.The Chair is open to all the departments of sciences & engineering.
Current Occupant
Prof. Rohit Buddhiraja
(Sep 2025-Sep28)
Prof. Rohit Buddhiraja, from the Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Kanpur. His research interest focuses on the application of linear algebra, optimization methods and information theory to study problems in cooperative wireless communications, multiuser MMO communication systems, multi-hop and multi-cell wireless networks and cloud-Ran and energy-efficient wireless systems, Phy and cross-layer algorithms for 4G/5G wireless systems and building wireless systems to investigate realistic performance of state-of-the-art one and two-way relaying algorithms and cross-layer design between digital baseband and analog RF for full-duplex and mm-wave wireless systems.
He earned his M.Tech and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras.
Former Occupant
Prof. J Ramkumar
April 2022- April 2025
Prof. J. Ramkumar , Department of Mechanical Engineering and Design Program, research interests include micro and nano manufacturing, sustainable and frugal new product and process development. His prime interest and focus is to ideate, and develop, medical innovations that support the development of the society and facilitate smooth lifestyle for the specially abled. With full spirit and dedication, he has set up Imagineering Lab, a centre where Imagination and Engineering converge, to conceive innovations that are revolutionary and pioneering in the field. Currently, he serves as a member of board of advisory committees of IITs, NITs, GFTIs and for the AICTE.He is recipient of several fellowships such as Young Engineer award of Information Sharing and Analysis Center ( ISAC), India and Gopal Das Bhandari Best teacher Award by IIT Kanpur. He completed his doctorate from IIT Madras in 2003.