On November 12, the Director (equivalent to our president) of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras visited A&M. His visit was arranged by Distinguished Prof. Kumbakonam Rajagopal from Mechanical Engineering, and it was a follow up to a visit to IIT-Madras made by Drs. Rajagopol and Maldonado in March 2007. Professor Ananth was in the United States visiting with several universities. IIT Madras is one of seven Indian Institutes of Technology. These are federally supported universities focusing on science and technology. They are among the top schools in India and in fact the world. Dr. Ananth is particularly interested in four areas of potential collaboration with A&M: petroleum engineering, nuclear engineering, ocean engineering, and transportation. These are, of course, four fields of significant strength at A&M. The interaction could open up exciting potential for our faculty and students. We look forward to pursuing further discussions with IIT-M.

Lee

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