Professor (Dr.) Bhola Ram Gurjar Joins NITTTR Chandigarh as Director

Professor (Dr.) Bhola Ram Gurjar Joins NITTTR Chandigarh as Director

Kanwar Inder Singh/ March 3,2023

On March 01, 2023, NITTTR Chandigarh is pleased to announce that Professor Bhola Ram Gurjar has joined the institution as its new Director. Prof. Gurjar is an eminent academician and researcher with more than 32 years of progressive professional experience in industry, teaching, training, research, and consultancy. He holds a PhD in Environmental Risk Analysis from IIT Delhi and has done Postdoctoral research on air pollution and its impacts at Max Planck Institute in Mainz, Germany.

Prof. Gurjar is on lien from IIT Roorkee where he has been a Professor (HAG) of Environmental Engineering in the Civil Engineering Department and a Joint Faculty in the Centre of Excellence for Transportation Systems. He has also served as Interim Director of DRDO Industry Academia – Centre of Excellence, Dean of Resources and Alumni Affairs, Head of the Centre for Transportation Systems, and Head of the Max Planck Partner Group for Megacities and Global Change at IIT Roorkee. He is on the Board of Directors of IIT Roorkee Development Foundation.

Prof. Gurjar has worked extensively in the domain of urban (megacity) emissions, air quality, health risk assessment, climate change, and environmental sustainability related issues of scientific as well as policy nature. He (co)authors more than 200 publications including 12 books and one patent in these several areas of advanced research. Prof. Gurjar has developed two popular NPTEL online courses i.e. MOOCs, namely “Sustainable Transportation Systems” and “Air Pollution and Control”. Prof. Gurjar is a Fellow of The Institution of Engineers (India), International Society for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, and Life Member of Indian Association for Environmental Management and Indian Association for Air Pollution Control.

In recognition of his outstanding contributions in the environment-related fields, Prof. Gurjar has received several awards and honors, including the 2019 ESDA Environmental Excellence Award by Jawaharlal Nehru University; 2018 Best Theoretical-Oriented Paper Award, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, Environmental and Water Resources Institute, USA; 2015 Eminent Environmental Engineer Award; 2014 ASCE State of the Art of Civil Engineering Award for “Climate Change Modeling, Mitigation, and Adaptation,”; 2012-13 UKIERI-Fellow by the British High Commission, New Delhi; 2011 National Design Award in Environmental Engineering from National Design and Research Forum – IEI; 2004 START Young Scientist Award from Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany and many more.

Professor (Dr.) Bhola Ram Gurjar Joins NITTTR Chandigarh as Director. As the new Director of NITTTR Chandigarh, Professor Gurjar brings with him a wealth of experience, expertise and a strong track record of excellence in leadership, research and administration. NITTTR Chandigarh is confident that under his guidance, the Institute will continue to flourish and make significant contributions to the field of technical education and research.

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