Previous Awardees | Year 2022

Prof. Santosh Ansumali

On the occasion of Teacher's Day, IIT Bombay conferred the 'IIT Bombay International Award for Excellence in Research in Engineering and Technology" on Dr. Santosh Ansumali, Professor, Engineering Mechanics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) Bangalore.

Dr. Santosh Ansumali is the first-ever recipient of this prestigious award. The award was conferred on Dr. Santosh Ansumali to recognise his contributions across several research fronts including, the advancement of the Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM) for the simulation of fluid flow, for the development of efficient computational techniques for large-scale computing platforms, and for the translation of these techniques to commercial use through an innovative start-up company. Dr. Santosh's research to deepening our understanding of the spread of COVID-19 through innovative modeling and simulation techniques, as well as his contributions to the development and deployment of mini pressure-swing adsorption (PSA) plants to provide oxygen in resource-constrained environments, were also appreciated in the citation that accompanied the award salver.

The award carries a cash prize of Rs 10 lakhs and a citation

The You Tube link to the Institute Colloquium by Prof. Santosh Ansumali is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXCUIPkYmiM&t=3755s

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