Rahul Murali Krishnan holds the record for ‘Fastest 100 Digits Substraction Ever’.
Rahul Krishnan can substract 100-digit numbers in 54.89 seconds (less than 1 minutes).
His certificate was awarded by ‘Official World Record Organisation’, Spain.
Category: Education
Indian-American Sethuraman Panchanathan Appointed to Head America’s top Science Funding Body : June 2020
American Scientist – Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan has been appointed by U.S President Donald J Trump as the 15th Director , of the National Science Foundation (NSF). The term is for 6 years.
The NSF is the top American body supporting fundamental research on non-medical fields of science. It has a budget of USD 7.4 billion .
Earlier Assignments:
- Executive Vice President – ASU Knowledge Enterprise Development , Arizona State University
- Chief Research Officer – Arizona State University
- Director – Center for Cognitive Ubiqiutous Computing (CUbiC), Arizona State University
- Foundation Chair – Computing and Informatics, Arizona State University
- Member – National Science Foundation . Appointed by US President Barack Obama ( June 2014 )
Other/s:
- Fellow – National Academy of Inventors, USA
- Fellow – Canadian Academy of Engineering
- Fellow – Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, USA
- Fellow – Institute of Optical Engineers, USA
Education:
- Ph.D – Electrical and Computers Engineering, University of Ottowa (1989)
- M.E – Masters in Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, IIT (1988)
- B.E. – Bachelors in Electronics & Communications Engineering, Indian Institute of Science , IISc (1984)
- B.Sc – Bachelors in Physics, University of Madras
Notes:
Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan is the second Indian-American to be nominated to this prestigious science position. His predecessor was Dr. Subra Suresh who served during October 2010 and March 2013.
Pratishta Deveshwar – 1st wheel-chair bound Student from India to Study at Oxford : June 2020
Pratishta Deveshwar, Delhi University student to be the first wheel-chair bound Indian student to study at Oxford.
A final year student currently at Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University.
P Deveshwar is admitted to study her Master’s in Public Policy, at Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford.
Indian-American Ami Bhat among Top-10 ‘2020 Emerging Leaders in Health & Medicine’ – May 2020
Dr. Ami S Bhatt is one amongst the ‘2020 Emerging Leaders in Health and Medicine Scholars’ – announced by ‘The National Academy of Medicine’ (NAM).
Presently:
- Assistant Professor of Medicine and Genetics, Stanford University
- Director of Global Oncology Gentre for Innovation in Global Health, Stanford University
Education:
- M.D.
- Ph.D – Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of California, San Francisco
Award:
- Finburg Award for Excellence in Teaching
NGO:
- She is Co-Founder & Co-President along with Franklin Huang for non-profit organisation ‘Global Oncology’ www.globaonc.org.
Sudhir Krishnaswamy – Member of Facebook’s 1st ‘Oversight Advisory Board’ – May 2020
Sudhir Krishnaswamy is appointed as one of the initial 20 members who will be a part of the first ‘Oversight Board’, which will review content referred to it by both users and Facebook. The content is for both Facebook and Instagram.
The board members are from 27 countries, who speak at least 29 languages. Some are former heads of state, three former judges, six former and current journalists, two former human rights rapporteurs and other leaders etc.
Background :
- Vice Chancellor – National Law School of India University
- Co-Founder – Center for Law and Policy Research
- Director – School of Policy and Governance
- Professsor of Law & Politics – Azim Premji University
- Visiting Professor of Indian Constitutional Law – Columbia University
Education :
- BA, LLB – National Law School of India University
- Ph.D – University of Oxford