Rangan Banerjee appointed new director of IIT-Delhi
The Hindu
Banerjee has expertise in energy science and engineering
Rangan Banerjee, professor of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, has been appointed director of IIT-Delhi.
Ramgopal Rao, the outgoing director of IIT-Delhi made the announcement on social media on Monday evening and congratulated Mr. Banerjee on his appointment.
Prof. Banerjee, a Forbes Marshall chair professor in the Department of Energy Science and Engineering at IIT-Bombay, confirmed his appointment while speaking to The Hindu.
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