Jio Institute appoints Dr. Guruswami Ravichandran as the Provost
Mumbai, 4
th April 2022: Jio Institute today announced the appointment of Prof.
Guruswami Ravichandran from California Institute of Technology (Caltech) as the Provost
to further strengthen its academic leadership. Prof. Ravichandran will join Jio Institute as
its founding Provost and Professor of Engineering, on July 1, 2022. From 2015 to 2021,
he served as the Otis Booth Leadership Chair of the Division of Engineering and Applied
Science at Caltech. He also served as the Director of the Graduate Aerospace
Laboratories at California Institute of Technology (GALCIT) from 2009 to 2015.
Dr. Ravichandran holds a Ph.D. in Engineering and M.S. in Engineering both from Brown
University, USA, and a B.E. (honors) degree in Mechanical Engineering from Regional
Engineering College (NIT), Trichy. He is a member of the US National Academy of
Engineering, foreign Member Academia Europaea, among others. He received Warner T.
Koiter Medal, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, William M. Murray Lecture
Award, Society for Experimental Mechanics, Chevalier de l’ordre des Palmes
Academiques, Republic of France, among many other awards and recognition for his
contribution to research and teaching.
Commenting on Dr. Ravichandran’s appointment, Smt. Nita Ambani, Founder
Chairperson, Reliance Foundation, said, “It gives me pleasure to welcome Dr.
Ravichandran in the Jio Institute and Reliance family. I am sure we all will immensely
benefit from his vast experience in academia and that he will accelerate our mission of
preparing the next generation of global leaders, who can contribute to the advancement
of India and the world. With faculty drawn from top-notch institutions across the world, Jio
Institute is envisioned to be global while retaining its Indian essence.”
Jio Institute has also announced admissions to its Post-Graduate (PG) Certificate
Programmes in the emerging areas of Artificial Intelligence & Data Science and Digital
Media & Marketing Communications. These one-year full-time programmes will be
delivered by leading academicians from globally reputed universities and industry thought
leaders. They will be offered from Jio Institute’s campus at Navi Mumbai which features
state-of-the-art infrastructure. Both the programmes require the candidate to have a
minimum of 50% or equivalent CGPA in a bachelor’s degree and after that work
experience of at least eighteen months. Jio Institute is also offering scholarships of up to
100% on the tuition fees for deserving candidates.
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