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Prof. J. Ramkumar


Dean of Infrastructure & Planning (DoIP),
Professor (HAG), Department of ME & Design,
FNAE, FETE, FIE(I), Chartered Engineer (India),
Chairman, Kanpur local Centre, Institute of Engineers (India),
Co-ordinator for Imagineering Lab, MedTech IIT Kanpur & RuTAG IIT Kanpur
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, 208016 (U.P.), India

Awards, Recognitions & Contributions

Year Awards
2022 Fellow of INAE by Indian National Academy of Engineering
2022 Satish Chandra Agarwal Chair Professor by IIT Kanpur
2022 Eminent Production Engineer Award by Indian Institute of Production Engineering
2021 IETE- Shri Devi Singh Memorial Award by Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers, India
2021 IEI BLC-FCRIT Excellence Award Research Excellence (Faculty-National) by The Institution of Engineers (India) Belapur Local Center & F. C. Rodrigues Institute of Technology, Vashi
2020 SITARE GYTI Award (Students Innovations for Translation & Advancement of Research Explorations, Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Awards) by Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions
2019 Outstanding Volunteer Award by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
2019 Eminent Engineer Award by Indian Institute of Production Engineering
2018 Award of Excellence by Indian Technology Congress, NIMHANS Convention Centre, Bengaluru, India
2018 Bestowed upon Honorary Professor at Amity Institute of Information Technology, U.P.
2017 Outstanding Scientist for the contribution and achievement in the field of mechanical engineering.Venue:International Foundation, India
2017 Bharat Vikas Award for the contribution in the field of developing new products for inclusive society, Institute of self reliance, India
2017 Ram Tiwari chair of I.I.T. Kanpur, from 2017-2020
2016 Invitation for Young Alumni Achiever Award - 2016, NIT Trichy
2015 Eminent Mechanical Engineer Award
2015 Gopal Das Bhandari Memorial Distinguished Teacher Award
2015 National Design Award in Mechanical Engineering - 2015
2015 “Prashamana: A smart hospital bed” Gandhian Young Technological Innovation (GYTI) appreciation certificate at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
2015 Best paper award in Production Engineering Division prize - 2015 - The institution of Engineers (India)
2011 Class of 1984 fellowship award from 2012-2015
2011 IEI Young Engineers Award 2011
2010 Rajkumar Varshney Awards - System Society of India
2007 Young Scientist Award - Dept. of Atomic Energy, India
2007 Young Scientist Award - Engineering Science Division - Indian Science Congress Association
2004 Fast Track DST Young Scientist Award - Dpt. of Science & Technology
2004 Innovation Potential of Student Projects Awards - Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
2000 Dr. S. Vaidyanathan Memorial Award for best out going Master student
2000 Gold medalist in M. Tech, IIT Madras
1996 Best outing B.E(Prod) student NIT Trichy

Fellowships

Year Fellowships
2022 Fellow of INAE by Indian National Academy of Engineering
2019 Fellow of IETE by Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers
2017 Fellow of IEI by The Institution of Engineers India
2014 JSPS short term research fellow
2013 JSPS short term research fellow
2012 DAAD short term research fellow
2011 DAAD short term research fellow
2009 JSPS short term research fellow
2008 Boyscast Fellowship - Dpt. of Science & Technology, India
2007 National University of Singapore - Short-Term fellowship
2005 JSPS Short-Term Fellow
2001 Monbusho Japanese Fellow

Contribution to the institute

Year Position
-- President in the Selection Committee for various IITs and NITs
-- Subject Expert for IITs and NITs
2018 - till date Chairman, Senate Post-Graduate Committee (SPGC)
2020 - till date Chairman, Security Advisory & Executive Committee (SAEC)
2020 - till date Coordinator for AICTE and IITK Sponsored Winter Internship Program for J&K students
2017 - till date "Convener of "Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat - IIT Kanpur"
2022 - till date Coordinator RuTAG,I.I.T. Kanpur
2019 - till date Coordinator MedTech Lab,I.I.T. Kanpur
2017 - till date Coordinator Imagineering Lab,I.I.T. Kanpur
2022 - till date Coordinator AICTE and IITK Sponsored Winter Internship Program for J&K students
2016-18 Associate Dean, Student Affairs
-- Chairman, Hall Allocation Administrative committee
2014-15 Chairman, Council of Warden
2012-15 Warden-in charge, Hall X
2009-12 Warden-in Charge, Hall IX

Contributions outside the institute

Year Postion
-- Member - Selection Committee, UPSC
-- Member - "Task force on AI for India's economic transformation" - Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt. of India.
-- Member - ISRO Committee on "Space robotics experiment for Gaganyaan program."
-- Program Chair - International Conference "Advances in Robotics" 2021
-- Secretary - Robotics Society of Indian
-- Member of the advisory committee for Board of Studies, XLI, UIET, CSJM University, Kanpur
-- Member of the advisory committee for Atal Bihari Vajpayee Research Centre, AITH Kanpur
-- Member of the advisory committee for National Design and Research Forum
-- Member of the advisory committee for AICTE Innovation Council
2013-Till Date Member of the advisory committee for AICTE NEP Committee
2013-Till Date Member of the advisory committee for AKTU Restructuring Committee
2014-16 Council Member, Production Engineering Division, Institute of Engineers (India)
2015-17 Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), Chairman - Uttar Pradesh section
2014-16 Institute of Engineers (India) - Secretary Kanpur Local Chapter