Our distinguished alumnus Dr. Rama Iyer, the first student to be awarded a PhD from IIT Bombay has written a book based on his life, “Backwaters to Boardroom”. His book is being launched here at IIT on 11th Dec.

Dr. Rama Iyer is a PhD in Chemical Engineering from IIT Bombay. After a brief stint as faculty at IIT Bombay, he joined Powergas Corporation in 1965 as a project engineer. From then on, he rose rapidly in the organization and became the director of marketing, managing director, chairman and executive chairman and in the process, he pioneered and built one of the most professional engineering services companies in India.

Dr. Iyer is also an alumnus of the London Business School. He has received several awards for his contribution to Oil, Gas and Chemical Industries including the Distinguished Alumnus Award from IIT Bombay in 1996, Business Leader and Lifetime Achievement Awards from Chemtech.

Details of the Event:
Date: Friday, 11th December
Time: 15:00 Hrs
Venue: GG conference hall, 2nd floor, GG building, Department of Electrical Engineering.