Faculty Chairs
Kanchan and Harilal Doshi Chair
Mr Navin Doshi and Mrs Pratima Doshi of Los Angeles, California, have established a chair in water and sanitation in honour of Mr Navin Doshi’s parents, Smt Kanchan and Shri Harilal Doshi.
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Smt Kanchan and Shri Harial Doshi
Mr Navin Doshi and Mrs Pratima Doshi of Los Angeles, California, have established a chair in water and sanitation in honour of Mr Navin Doshi’s parents, Smt Kanchan and Shri Harilal Doshi. The Kanchan & Harilal Doshi Chair supports research at IITGN on water purification and sanitation problems, including potential desalination solutions to harvest ocean water as the country has a vast coastline. The Chair is expected to identify and initiate research and develop cost-effective and sustainable technologies/solutions for water purification and sanitation.
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Endowment
Navin Doshi, who grew up in Mumbai, is a graduate of Puna Engineering College and the LD Engineering College of Gujarat University, and holds a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Current Occupant
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Dr. Gopinadhan Kalon
Kanchan and Harilal Doshi Chair
Associate Professor in Physics