Mr. S. Pasupathi receives the Siemens' prize from Sir C.V. Raman

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One of the recipients of the Siemens Prize was Mr. S. Pasupathy (M. Tech. in Electrical Engineering). . He also received an Institute Merit Prize during the convocation ceremony. He received M. Phil. and Ph. D. degrees in Engineering & Applied Science from Yale University in 1970 and 1972, respectively. The next year, 1973, he joined the ECE Department at the university of Toronto and taught UG and PG courses for more than 35 years. He served as Chairman of the Communication Group and Associate Chairman of ECE. He is a Fellow of the IEEE, Engineering Institute of Canada and Canadian Academy of Engineering. His passion for teaching was born when he was a research student and a part time lecturer at IITM. He was the first Canadian professor in the area of communication to be listed in the prestigious ‘highly cited researchers’ list of ISI Web of Knowledge.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

3rd convocation

Photograph ID:

001/0241/IMG_0092

Album ID:

0241

Date:

1966-07-30

Place:

OAT

Photographer:

C. Gourishankar (1936-2002). A geologist by qualification, Gourishankar started his career as a photographer after working for many years with the Geological Survey of India. In everything that he did, Gourishankar strove to achieve flawlessness and impeccable quality. Thus his photography too was characterised by this drive for perfection. Every photograph that Gourishankar took was meticulously planned and shot and printed with diligence and patience. Gourishankar carried out most of the official photography at IIT Madras in the 1960s.

Event:

Convocation

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