On Monday, September 17, 2018 the University of Waterloo met with delegates from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Tirupati and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar to discuss opportunities for collaboration in student mobility, joint degree programs, research partnerships, and the possibility for establishing a Canada-India Center of Excellence at each IIT.
Delegates from IIT Tirupati and IIT Ropar:
Prof. Kalidindi N. Satyanarayana, IIT Tirupati Director
Prof. Sarit Kumar Das, IIT Ropar Director
Dr. Rohit Sharma, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering
Dr. Venkataraman Pandurangan, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Participants from University of Waterloo:
Dr. Rick Culham, Vice-Dean, Engineering
Dr. Jeff Casello, Associate Provost, Graduate Studies
Drew Knight, Director, Global Research & Strategic Alliances
Dr. Sushanta Mitra, Executive Director, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology
Dr. Lisa Pokrajac, Assistant Director, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology
Dr. Catherine Burns, Executive Director, Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology
Dr. Parisa Hamilton, Program Coordinator, Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology
Dr. Carl Haas, Interim Chair, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering; Canada Research Chair
Dr. Kankar Bhattacharya, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dr. Dipanjan Basu, Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Dr. Mei Nagappan, Assistant Professor, Cheriton School of Computer Science
Colin Russell, Manager, Program Development and Partnerships, Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology
Kevin Boehmer, Managing Director, the Water Institute
Jasmin Ozkur, International Activities Coordinator, Waterloo
