Carnegie Mellon University President Visits NIE

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Dr. Subra Suresh, President, Carnegie Mellon University, USA (centre) is seen with (sitting from left) Srinath Batni, Former President, Infosys Science Foundation; Dr. G.L. Shekar, Principal; M. Sreepada Rao, President; H.N. Ramathirtha, Director, NIE Managing Committee and Dr. N. Suresh, Principal (NIE Evening College), (standing) Dr. Bansilal, Dean (Administration & Development); Dr. T. Ananthapadmanabha, Controller of Examination and Dr. B.K. Sridhar, Dean (Academic Affairs).
Dr. Subra Suresh, President, Carnegie Mellon University, USA (centre) is seen with (sitting from left) Srinath Batni, Former President, Infosys Science Foundation; Dr. G.L. Shekar, Principal; M. Sreepada Rao, President; H.N. Ramathirtha, Director, NIE Managing Committee and Dr. N. Suresh, Principal (NIE Evening College), (standing) Dr. Bansilal, Dean (Administration & Development); Dr. T. Ananthapadmanabha, Controller of Examination and Dr. B.K. Sridhar, Dean (Academic Affairs).

Mysore :

Prof. Subra Suresh, President of Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), USA, visited NIE in city recently along with Srinath Batni, Former President, Infosys Science Foundation and NIE alumnus.

During an interaction with NIE President M. Sreepada Rao, Directors and faculty members of NIE, Dr. Suresh said that there are three thrust areas that an educational institution should focus on — data science, which deals with big data impact on the society, sustainable energy and environment. Further, many top-notch Universities across the globe including CMU, are focusing an intersection of science, engineering and technology on one hand and social sciences on the other.

Dr. Suresh is the first Indian who has occupied the highest post of the World’s renowned University- CMU. A distinguished engineer and a scientist, Dr. Suresh is the only current University President to be elected to all the three national academies — Institute of Medicine (2013), National Academy of Sciences (2012) and National Academy of Engineering (2002). He was nominated by President Barack Obama and unanimously confirmed by the US Senate in 2010 as the Director of National Science Foundation, which was then a $7 billion independent federal agency.

NIE Hon. Treasurer S.K. Lakshminarayana was also present on the occasion.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / March 16th, 2014

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