MIT honours two Indian American professors

Saturday, 19 March 2011, 07:48 IST
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Houston: Two Indian-origin professors are among the four to have been named 2011 MacVicar Faculty Fellows for their outstanding undergraduate teaching, mentoring and educational innovation at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). This year's honorees are Bishwapriya (Bish) Sanyal of the Department of Urban Studies and Planning; Christopher Schuh of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering; and George Verghese and Patrick Winston, both of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. "It is certainly in the spirit of Margaret MacVicar's commitment to students that we award these prestigious fellowships and recognise the creative efforts of MIT's outstanding teachers. "This year's fellows are deeply committed advisors and mentors, they have led important curriculum changes and made significant contributions to programmes in student life," MIT provost L Rafael Reif said during a reception at Gray House.
Source: PTI
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