IIT Kanpur Professor Shantanu Bhattacharya Elected NASI Fellow for Scientific Contributions
Professor Shantanu Bhattacharya of IIT Kanpur's Mechanical Engineering Department has been elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI), effective January 1, 2027. His research spans functional materials and fabrication processes with applications in Bio-MEMS, Lab-on-Chip systems, nanotechnology, sensors, acoustic metamaterials, water remediation, and energy storage. Bhattacharya also serves as Director of CSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh, and holds additional charge at CSIR-CEERI, Pilani. The fellowship recognizes his outstanding scientific contributions.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (55–75/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
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ndtv broke this story on 13 Sept, 04:42 am. Other outlets followed.
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