DEAN ACR NEWSLETTER – JULY 2025
From the Dean's Desk July-2025
Prof. Ravindra D. Gudi
Ph.D., FNAE, FNASc & FIIChE
Dean – Alumni and Corporate Relations
Institute AI & ML Chair Professor
Dear Alumni,
As we head into the second half of the year, IIT Bombay continues to build momentum across every front—research, innovation, partnerships, and people. This month’s newsletter presents an inspiring roundup of stories that reflect the Institute’s growing impact in diverse areas, including CSR, deeptech, sustainability, and alumni achievements. From groundbreaking collaborations and startup breakthroughs to heartfelt tributes and student-led innovation, each story is a window into how the IIT Bombay community is shaping a better future, at home and across the world.
To begin with, Prof. Shireesh Kedare, Director, IIT Bombay, and other members of the IIT Bombay leadership team, recently returned from a deeply meaningful visit to Boston, Chicago, and Toronto, where we had the pleasure of meeting alumni across generations. These gatherings were energising—full of thoughtful conversations, warm connections, and a shared pride in what our community continues to achieve around the world. We concluded our trip at the 2025 Faculty Alumni Network (FAN) Symposium at the Georgia Institute of Technology—a vibrant forum that brought together leaders from academia, industry, and the IITB alumni network to explore cutting-edge research areas, global challenges, and new opportunities for collaboration. Look for detailed coverage on all these events in our August 2025 newsletter.
SPECIAL REPORT
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
• Siddharth Gadia
• Louis George Meprath
• Ravindra N. Kondekar
CORPORATE COLLABORATION
FACULTY SPOTLIGHT
• Prof. Rajkumar S. Pant
• Prof. Sunita Sarawagi
• Associate Prof. Preethi Jyothi
• Prof. Ganesh Ramakrishnan
STUDENT FACULTY COLLABORATION
• IITB Researchers Track Early Impact of Metro Lines
• IITB Researchers Develop Scalable Solution for Clean Energy
RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT
• Study Sheds Light on How Micro- and Nano-plastics Form
• Understanding Rubcrete
• Searching for Bangs from Cosmic Whispers
• PCOS Likely to Compromise Attention-Based Tasks in Affected Women
Upcoming Events
Hostel Celebration Day
Project Evergreen is the brainchild of the Institute’s alumni and their commitment to building a state-of-the-art hostel complex for the current and future generations of IITB students. The name Evergreen is as much a reflection of the verdant lushness of the Powai campus, as much as it is of the alumni’s everlasting connection to their […]
Day & Date: December 20, 2025
Time: 11:00 am
Venue: Project Evergreen Building
Alumni Day
IIT Bombay will celebrate its annual Institute Valedictory Function (Valfi) in May. As always, Valfi will feature an extraordinary alumnus as the Chief Guest for one of its most popular and significant events. The Institute hopes that graduating students will take away many of life’s key lessons from his/her extraordinary professional journey and impactful personal […]
