Chair Professorships are awarded to Professors of IIT Madras who have distinguished themselves and been recognized by their peers for their research and/or technology development. The award is for a period of 5 years followed by a review and possible extension.
Prof.Mahesh Panchagnula
Alumni Community Chair Professor
Department of Applied Mechanics
Prof.Preeti Aghalayam
Prof M S Ananth Chair Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
Prof.Rengaswamy Jayaganthan
M.A. Parameswaran Institute Chair
Department of Engineering Design
Prof.Sathyanarayana N. Gummadi
Class of 1984 Chair Professor
Department of Bio-Technology
Prof.Chakravarthy Balaji
T. T. Narendran Chair Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Prof.Kalvala Srinivas Reddy
V. Balaraman Institute Chair
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Prof.Kamaraj M
Prof. E.G. Ramachandran Chair
Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Prof.Koshy Varghese
Kripalu Chair Professor for Transformational Leadership
Department of Civil Engineering
Prof.Krishna Moorthy Sivalingam
Gopalakrishnan Chair Professor
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Prof.Krishnan Balasubramanian
Class of 1981 Chair Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Prof.Ligy Philip
Nita and K. G. Ganapathy Chair Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
Prof.Manu Santhanam
Surendra and Dorothie Shah Chair Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
Prof.Murty B S
Girija & R Muralidharan Chair Professor
Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering