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Deans

In line with the institute's vision, IISER Pune believes in active participation of all stakeholders. The Deans play important roles in formulating and implementing institute policies, and ensure smooth functioning of their respective domains.
 
See our Internal Leadership page for other office bearers.

 

Dean, Research and Development


Prof. Anjan Banerjee

Prof. Banerjee is an accomplished plant molecular biologist with many accolades to his credit. He is a fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru and National Academy of Sciences, Prayagraj. He is also a recipient of the prestigious TATA Innovation Fellowship, Dept. of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India.

As Dean, Research and Development, Prof. Banerjee plays a role in strategic planning of future directions of the institute. His inputs are important in establishing new focus areas of research, exploring fund raising and endowment opportunities, developing central research facilities, interfacing with industry and supporting international academic partnerships.

Prof. Banerjee's research primarily focusses on plant developmental biology and applied plant biotechnology. His group studies long distance macromolecular (mobile RNA) signaling in plants. Click here to know more about his research.
 
Email: dean.rnd@iiserpune.ac.in 

Dean, Academics

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Prof. Srabanti Chaudhury

Prof. Srabanti Chaudhury's research is in the area of theoretical biophysics and chemical physics. Click here to know more about her group's research.

In her role as Dean, Academics, Prof. Chaudhury looks after all academic programmes of IISER Pune, including the flagship BS-MS programme, the PhD programme and the Integrated PhD programme. She is involved in coordination of admissions as well as exams, curriculum design and implementation, and provision of all required classroom and laboratory facilities. The Dean's office is also responsible for adhering to high academic standards and ensuring overall development of all students. As Dean Academics, Dr. Chaudhury will be assisted by four Associate Deans (two for Doctoral Studies and two for Undergraduate Studies).

Prof. Chaudhury comes with rich experience of handling academics related matters in her previous role as Associate Dean at the institute. 

Email: dean.acad@iiserpune.ac.in 

 

Dean, Faculty


Prof. Pinaki Talukdar

Prof. Pinaki Talukdar is an organic chemist. Known for his work on design and synthesis of bio-functional molecules, he has won several awards including the CRSI Bronze Medal, DBT National Bioscience Award and more.

In his role as Dean, Faculty, Prof Talukdar is involved in faculty recruitments - screening and appointment of new faculty. He is responsible for expanding the research base of the institute by attracting faculty from varied disciplines and is involved in providing administrative support and mentorship to facilitate professional development of faculty members.

Prof. Talukdar's research area of interest is design of functional molecules for applications in chemistry and biology, and development of new methods of organic synthesis. Click here to know more about his research.
 
Email: deanfaculty@iiserpune.ac.in 

Dean, International Relations and Outreach

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Prof. Arnab Mukherjee

Prof. Arnab Mukherjee works in the area of computational chemistry and biophysics in various topics ranging from drug-DNA intercalation, DNA structural change, protein folding and protein-DNA binding. Click here to know more about his research.

As Dean, International Relations and Outreach, he is involved in developing and implementing IISER Pune's international strategic plan, and identifying and managing strategic partnerships. His responsibilities include developing outreach goals and managing institutional and educational outreach. He also looks after alumni activities and alumni engagement with the institute.

In a previous role, Prof. Mukherjee was the faculty in-charge of the Science Media Centre at IISER Pune which is involved in science communication related outreach. 
 
Email: dean.iro@iiserpune.ac.in 

 

Dean, Student and Campus Activities

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Dr. Nagaraj Balasubramanian

Dr. Nagaraj Balasubramanian works on understanding how cells interact with their matrix microenvironment. His lab also looks at how this affects cell function and how these are deregulated in diseases like cancer. Click here to learn more about his group's research.  His research work has been recognised with a Wellcome Trust India Alliance Senior Fellowship. Dr. Balasubramanian is also passionate about teaching and science communication. 

As Dean, Student and Campus Activities, Dr. Balasubramanian will oversee student activities that aim to promote a more holistic development of students on campus. This includes coordinating extra-curricular pursuits of students, overseeing hostel, dining, and other recreational and co-curricular facilities. An important role of the Dean Student Activities is to also help create infrastructure and support structures that will promote this.

Dr. Balasubramanian has earlier chaired among others the medical commitee on campus and worked closely with students on multiple programs including being the longtime faculty coordinator for SPICMACAY at IISER.
 
Email: dean.sa@iiserpune.ac.in

Dean, Planning and Communications

Prof. Bhas Bapat

Prof. Bhas Bapat is a physicist and an avid and popular teacher. He has won several academic and research awards. He  has also been active in public as well as educational outreach, particularly through his association with the Eklavya Foundation.

As Dean, Planning and Communications, Prof. Bapat has a key role in planning and provisioning for future needs of the institute in various domains such as space management and infrastructure, technical and administrative personnel, institute performance, campus development, etc. He is also responsible for public relations and communication policies of IISER Pune.
Prof. Bhas Bapat studies atomic collisions and molecular fragmentation. His group also specialises in designing and building sophisticated instruments for advanced physics experiments. Click here to know more about his research.

Email: dean.pnc@iiserpune.ac.in