All about IITK Faculty In Conversation with Prof. Yogesh M. Joshi Prof. Yogesh Joshi, from the Department of Chemical Engineering at IIT Kanpur, has recently been chosen for the prestigious Academy Excellence Award of the Defense Research and Development Organization. He is presently serving as the Dean of International Relations and Pandit Girish & Sushma Rani Pathak Chair Professor. With his 17 years of service at […] Written by Vox Populi September 23, 2021September 23, 2021
Administration Alumni Faculty In Conversation with Prof. Abhay Karandikar, Director, IIT Kanpur This interview was originally published by PhDs Of India on 1st September 2021. PhDs of India is a group of scholars who are running an initiative to bring out the stories of research scholars at various Indian institutes who work behind the scenes and contribute steadily to the progress of science, culture and finance. Do […] Written by Vox Populi September 2, 2021September 2, 2021
All about IITK Alumni An Interview with Prof. Dheeraj Sanghi Professor Dheeraj Sanghi recently retired from the Department of Computer Science Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He spared his valuable time to share some excerpts from his undergraduate days at IIT Kanpur, his experience as an Academic Administrator across engineering institutions in India in a candid interview with us. In the following excerpts, […] Written by Vox Populi August 30, 2021August 30, 2021
Administration All about IITK In Conversation with the Director – Part 2 Prof. Abhay Karandikar was appointed six months ago to serve as the Director of the institute. Joining at a very crucial juncture, it has been a challenging and exciting tenure so far for him. Vox Populi got the chance to have a conversation with Prof. Karandikar to gain an insight into his perspective and plans […] Written by Vox Populi October 30, 2018May 14, 2021
Administration All about IITK In Conversation with the Director – Part 1 Prof. Abhay Karandikar was appointed six months ago to serve as the Director of the institute. Joining at a very crucial juncture, it has been a challenging and exciting tenure so far for him. Vox Populi got the chance to have a conversation with Prof. Karandikar to gain an insight into his perspective and plans […] Written by Vox Populi October 29, 2018May 14, 2021
Beyond IITK Talking about Religion and Odourless Chemistry with Prof. Henry Schaefer The keynote speaker at Techkriti ’17, Prof. Henry Schaefer is truly a scientist beyond compare. A computational chemist by profession, he is the Graham Purdue Professor of Chemistry at the University of Georgia. Apart from being one of the most cited scientists in the world, his views about religion and it’s compatibility with science make him […] Written by Vox Populi March 27, 2017May 15, 2021
Beyond IITK “Donald Trump’s policies might slow down Global Warming” – Richard Muller One cannot help but be impressed when they hear about Dr. Richard Muller – particle physicist, Earth scientist, professor emeritus, mentor to a Nobel prize winner, climate change skeptic, global warming activist, entrepreneur, consultant, writer, avid blogger, hiking enthusiast and a racquetball player. Naturally, we at Vox Populi were eager to find out – what […] Written by Vox Populi March 21, 2017May 15, 2021
Alumni In conversation with: Trishla Singh Trishla Singh, an alumnus of IIT Kanpur, is a champion swimmer having a record of 4 gold medals each in three consecutive Inter IIT meets (2004-2006). She had a proficient academic career in psychology spanning over a decade and currently works at Accenture. Vox Populi got an opportunity to interact with her during her visit […] Written by Vox Populi October 2, 2016May 15, 2021
Beyond IITK In conversation with: Vikas Swarup Vikas Swarup, best known as the author of “Q&A”, which was later adapted into the Oscar winning motion picture “Slumdog Millionaire”, is the official spokesperson of Ministry of External Affairs and recently visited our campus during Techkriti’16. Following is our conversation with him regarding his book Q&A, MEA , India and much more! VOX POPULI: […] Written by Vox Populi March 27, 2016May 15, 2021
Administration In Conversation with the Dean of Academic Affairs Dr. Neeraj Misra, professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, was instated as the Dean of Academic Affairs last semester. He has extensive research experience in fields of both Theoretical and Mathematical Statistics and has won national and international acclaim for his work. Prior to his tenure here, Dr. Misra has been affiliated to universities in Belgium and […] Written by Vox Populi October 11, 2015May 15, 2021
