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Prof. Prabhat Ranjan is currently Vice Chancellor of D Y Patil International University(DYPIU), Akurdi, Pune. From April 2013 to April 2018, he was heading India’s Technology Think Tank, TIFAC in Delhi. TIFAC is an autonomous body under the Dept of Science and Technology, Govt of India. Earlier he was Professor at Dhirubhai Ambani Institute for Information and Communication Technology, Gandhinagar (DA-IICT) from 2002 to 2013.

He was educated at Netarhat School(near Ranchi), IIT Kharagpur, and Delhi University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley where he carried out research on “Nuclear Fusion” at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory from 1983-86. He immediately returned to India after this and carried out research in the Nuclear Fusion area at Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Calcutta, and Institute for Plasma Research(IPR), Gandhinagar. He played a major role in India’s Nuclear Fusion program and was Project Leader of the largest operational Indian Fusion Reactor, ADITYA, at the Institute for Plasma Research from 1996-2002.

As founder Vice-Chancellor of DYPIU, he created a flexible and futuristic multi-track B Tech(Comp Sci and Engg) program in 2019 which has impacted the Computer Science curriculum across the country. He is also Chairing the National Committee of AICTE IDEA Lab scheme to spread digital fabrication facilities across the country.

His research interests include applications of Wireless Sensor networks to Wildlife, Planetary Exploration (Chandrayaan mission), Nuclear Fusion, Healthcare, Agriculture, etc. He has received National Science Talent Search Award, IBM Faculty Innovation Grant,  HP Innovate 2009 award, Bihar Gaurav Samman 2012, and NCPEDP-Mphasis Universal Design Award 2012. In March 2022, he was also honored with EduStar India’s Most Impactful Vice Chancellor Award for 2021-22.

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Sulaiman
Sulaiman
11 years ago

Dear Sir
I have a master’s degree in Nuclear Phys./ Univesity of Mosul/Iraq. Currently I am working in the field of teaching in University of Zakho (http://www.uoz-krg.org/). Our Ministry (Minstry of Higher Education and Scientific Reseach) has starts of the projects called Split Site, which is the completion of Ph.D. degree by selecting two supervisors, one of them in inside the country and the other outside the country. Now I have a supervisor in my country but now I need for another supervisor outside my country in specialized Plasma fusion, so I contacted you to take your opinion if possible to be supervisor in my Ph.D. research, and if you have any proposal in plasma fusion, it would be good for me and I will be grateful to you.

Sincerely yours

Sulaiman H. Al-Sadoon

shivani roy
shivani roy
8 years ago

Dear Sir
Is there any safety check to keep in mind while experimenting with binaural beats on children with special needs?

mayank
mayank
7 years ago

https://youtu.be/pDnDXqESvXo
Sir, i think that u should see the video on the above link for your brain cepal project.

Anand
Anand
7 years ago

Hi sir
Iam Anand from Bangalore
Iam opening a juice shop in prime location in Bangalore
Iam interested to grow wheat grass
So kindly request to help me

abhinay rai
7 years ago

i attended your lecture at the event of BEN launching in IIFT , that was appreciating Sir,

gopichand shadija
6 years ago

dear sir,
we want wheat grass powder manufacturing in raipur c.g.,its cultivet in land and foder machine ,any quality diffrence in both,please give details.
gopichand shadija
09300097666

Nitin Padalkar
Nitin Padalkar
5 years ago

Dear Sir, Really heartening to see eminent and world renowned scientists like you coming into academics. I am an engineer with post graduation in management, having worked in the IT and Manufacturing Industry for 25 years. As a part of my passion to help students I have been working in academics for the last 8 years in the area of employability of graduates/post graduates and mentoring/managing anxiety. Will be willing to share with your students. Thanks.

Dr Himanshu Sharma
Dr Himanshu Sharma
5 years ago

Dear Prof Ranjan I am deeply impressed with your vision for higher education in India. I am currently working as senior postdoctoral scientist in USA but now willing to return back to India and contribute to the science and development of the country. I believe DYPIU under your leader ship will be excellent platform for me . Therefore I would like to share my CV with you in this regard.

Santosh Shelar
Santosh Shelar
4 years ago

I got opportunity to meet & understand Technological vision of Dr. Ranjan.
I am impressed with Sir’s though of innovation for society.Research for frugal & low cost technology solution for social cause.I am sure under Dr.Ranjan’s Leareship, Gap between Academia &Industry will bridge.

Atul Gopal
Atul Gopal
4 years ago

Hi Prof Ranjan,
Attended the Industry Research meet at DYPatil on 13-Jul-19. Here is my blog about the same.
https://peepaltreeschool.org/parent/interfacing-industry-and-academia/

Nitin Shrivastava
Nitin Shrivastava
4 years ago

Hi sir,
My mother has been diagnosed with MND(Motor neurone Disease) in Oct 2015,This disease has been progressive since then, At present her both hands and legs are not working, she lost her body and neck balance. She is not able to speak properly. I got your reference from Dr jyoti Bala Sharma (Fortis Noida) . Can you please help her in this case so that she can speak or express herself by any of your research work.
Thanks in advance.

umesh
3 years ago

Dr.Prabhat ,Your enthusiasm, hope, self-confidence, focus and vision is way Bigger than useless talks and Degrees .Thanks for being “Thomas Elva Edison”of your versatile fields.May almighty bless you with consistent perseverance.🙏

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