BWI: TERI University Appoints Prof. Bhavik R Bakshi as Vice Chancellor

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Source: TERI University
Thursday, July 08, 2010 03:05 PM IST (09:35 AM GMT)
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TERI University Appoints Prof. Bhavik R Bakshi as Vice Chancellor


New Delhi, Delhi, India, Thursday, July 08, 2010 -- (Business Wire India) -- TERI University has appointed Prof. Bhavik R Bakshi, a preeminent scientist and proven campus leader as its Vice Chancellor, overseeing all academic and research enterprises at the university. Prof Bakshi has a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering and a Masters in Chemical Engineering Practice (MSCEP) from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (B. Chem. Eng), Department of Chemical Technology University of Bombay.

Prior to joining TERI University, Prof. Bakshi was at the Ohio State University, in the US, as Professor of Chemical and Bio-molecular Engineering. He has also been Visiting Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai.

Prof. Bakshi has a distinguished record of teaching and research extending over two decades in India and the US. In addition, he also has over 100 peer reviewed publications and research papers to his credit in the areas of Sustainability Science and Engineering, Process Systems Engineering, Complex and Multiscale Systems, Industrial Ecology, and Applied Statistics and has been speaking regularly at international conferences. He has distinguished himself throughout his career with several accomplishments and a high level of professional recognition. He was conferred the NSF Faculty Early Career Enhancement Award (CAREER) in the year 1998.

Some of the major accomplishments of Prof Bakshi's work include pioneering research in the areas of:
1. Multiscale data analysis and empirical modeling using wavelets, with applications to efficient process operation
2. Bayesian data analysis and modeling that helped in bridging the gap between the latest theoretical advances in statistics and practical methods for solving engineering problems
3. Ecologically and economically conscious decision making - combining methods from systems ecology and systems engineering via the common language of thermodynamics
4. Accounting for ecosystem services in industrial decision making
5. Life cycle evaluation of existing and emerging technologies - applying to products such as transportation fuels and products from nanotechnology and green chemistry.

Welcoming this appointment, Dr RK Pachauri Chancellor TERI University and Director-General TERI, said "I am delighted to welcome Professor Bakshi to this exciting position of leadership in our research-based institution of higher learning. He is a dynamic and forward thinking individual with a wealth of experience. His dedication and commitment to education and research on sustainability science at the national and international levels is a great asset to our University, taking it closer to realising our vision of a university of excellence for this entire region. Professor Bakshi's return to India also demonstrates significantly that we can now attract talent back to India from the best institutions in the world."

About TERI University

TERI University was granted "Deemed to be University" status by the University Grants Commission in Oct 1999. It offers Masters and Doctoral level programs in the areas of Public Policy & Sustainable Development, Infrastructure, Environmental Studies, Natural Resources Management, Water Resources Management, Geoinformatics, Plant Biotechnology, Climate Science & Policy, Renewable Energy Engineering & Management, Business Sustainability and Development Practices. The University's inception from the research and training activities of TERI has propelled and influenced the evolution of its academic units. Operating out of an innovative, energy efficient modern green campus at Vasant Kunj in New Delhi, TERI University provides excellent facilities and an academic environment, which enhances learning that, meets the needs of a rapidly developing India.

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CONTACT DETAILS
Rajiv Chhibber, Manager (Corporate Communications), TERI University, +91 9810426698, rajivc@teri.res.in

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