Annual Reports

Chief Guest Padma Shri Shri Chandramogan, invitees, graduands, fellow faculty and staff members, students, ladies and gentlemen: a hearty welcome to you all to the Degree Distribution Program of our department—Applied Mechanics and Biomedical Engineering. The department is one of the founding departments of this institute and has been in existence since 1959. Despite being one of the oldest departments here, we continue to evolve with the changing times. For the first ten years, the department was known as Applied Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering. In 1969, Aerospace Engineering became a separate department, and we became Applied Mechanics (AM). In 2023, we rechristened ourselves as Applied Mechanics and Biomedical Engineering—acronymed as AMBE.

Administratively, the department comprises three main groups: the Solid Mechanics Group, Fluid Mechanics Group, and the Biomedical Engineering Group. However, with our faculty having undergraduate training across as many as eleven disciplines—such as Aerospace, Electrical, Electronics & Communication, Mechanical, Civil, Instrumentation, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical, Mechatronics, Materials Science, and Biotechnology—the department is arguably the most interdisciplinary in the country. This is reflected in the broad range of research problems addressed here, which transcend artificial administrative boundaries. Our colleagues work actively on cutting-edge problems that require multi-skilled expertise in areas as diverse as smart and self-healing materials, computational electrochemistry, renewable and energetic materials, collective dynamics of robotic swarms, biomicrofluidics, nanomechanics, combustion, climate physics, astrophysical fluid dynamics, AR/VR in medicine, clinical diagnostics, drug delivery at multiple scales, biomedical imaging, biomechanics and rehabilitation, sports analytics, and sensor technologies—from optical to chemical to nanoscale, to name just a few.

With 38 regular faculty members, the department is the fifth largest at the institute. We have 14 adjunct faculty from institutes in India and abroad who co-supervise some of our PhD students. Prof. Pandian, as a Professor of Practice, brings enormous experience in teaching and lab development and has been instrumental in initiating our department’s leadership role in human space mission-related research with ISRO. We had four visiting faculty and four SPARC visiting faculty last year. Prof. K.R. Sreenivasan from New York University holds the Roddam Narasimhan Visiting Chair Professorship. Our DST-Inspire faculty member, Dr. Vimalraj, collaborates with Dr. Swathi. Although we had no new additions to our regular faculty last year, two of our stalwarts and former HoDs superannuated: Prof. Ramasubba Reddy formally retired in July 2024, and Prof. K. Ramesh celebrated his last working day recently on June 30, 2025. Both played a stellar role in building AMBE into what it is today, with many of us having been recruited under their tenureship. Their experience and leadership will be deeply missed.

The department has a strong research program, with about 297 research scholars—202 pursuing PhDs and the rest MS degrees. Additionally, we have a large number of postdoctoral researchers and project staff working on 168 externally funded live projects worth ₹8,503 lakhs. Of these, ₹3,473 lakhs were secured in the past academic year from 67 new funded projects. Funding sources include government agencies such as DRDO, SERB, DST, ISRO, ICMR, DBT, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Ministry of Textiles, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, CSIR, and INAE, among others. Additionally, we have funding from the private sector, including Kotak Mahindra Bank, Avalon Technologies, Hatsun Agro Products, Suzlon Energy, Vetriv Energy, E Care Pvt. Ltd., Tata Advanced Systems, HDFC, Shell India, Accenture, Bosch, Caterpillar, Deloitte, and NSK Rane.

Research outcomes include over 220 publications in top-tier journals such as The Lancet, RSC Journals, Scientific Reports, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Proceedings of the Royal Society A, Energy & Fuels, Physical Review E, Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, ACS Sensors, and Nonlinear Dynamics. Additionally, 35 patents have been filed, and 15 granted. Notably, Dr. Swathi filed 19 patents on innovations in nanovaccines, implantable films, microgravity-enabled drug loading, and targeted nanoarchaeosome-based therapies. She was felicitated with the IP Recognition Award 2025 by IIT Madras for filing the highest number of patents in the institute.

Our colleagues continue to receive accolades across various platforms. Highlights include:

• Dr. Swathi: Young Scientist Award from the Tamil Nadu Government and the Young Innovators Prize at the BRICS Innovation Forum (Sochi)
• Dr. Amit Nain: Young Researcher Award, Asian Polymer Association
• Dr. Adithi Katpaliya: Best Junior Researcher Award, Institute of Computer Science (Czech Academy of Sciences)
• Prof. Vengadesan: Donald Julius Groen Prize 2024, Institution of Mechanical Engineers (Thermofluids Group)
• Prof. Manivannan: IITMAA Thought Leader Award
• Prof. M.S. Sivakumar: Shrimathi Marti Annapurna Gurunath Award 2025 for Excellence in Teaching
• Prof. V.V. Raghavendra Sai: ICMR Collaborating Center of Excellence recognition
• Prof. Pijush Ghosh: 2024 Fulbright Fellowship (Texas A&M)
• Prof. Anubhab Roy: Visiting Researcher, NCAR (USA)
• Prof. Faruque: Prof. V. Ramamurthi Faculty Fellowship

Our faculty are active in national science and technology leadership roles. Prof. Vengadesan is an elected ASME Fellow. Prof. Sarith Sathian and Prof. Arockiarajan serve on ARDB’s Aerodynamics and Structures panels, respectively. Prof. Arockiarajan also serves on the NAAC Board. Dr. Sujatha serves on ICMR-DHR’s Technical Advisory Committee. Dr. Swathi serves on BIS and IEC Tuberculosis Committees. Prof. S. Ramakrishnan sits on DST-SERB and BIRAC panels and represents India in the IEC Medical Devices Working Group and the UN’s AI Forum for Developing Countries.

Faculty serve on editorial boards of major journals:

• Prof. Vagesh: Acta Mechanica
• Profs. Varadhan & Sayan: Scientific Reports
• Prof. Abhijit: Geophysical Research Letters (Associate Editor)
• Prof. Faruque: ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement & Control
• Prof. Manivannan: Journal of Medicine, Biological Engineering & Computers
• Prof. Mahesh Panchagnula: International Journal of Spray and Combustion

They also participate in organizing and scientific committees of many prestigious conferences worldwide.

The real engine of the department is our students. For 2024–25, we had nearly 395 students: 202 PhDs, 95 MS scholars, and 98 MTech students. With 75% of them focused on research, over 50% presented at conferences: 60 internationally and 106 within India. Our students won 21 awards last year for their presentations.

Many of our PhD students are Prime Minister’s Research Fellows (PMRF). A special mention goes to Dr. Pooja (guided by Prof. S. Ramakrishnan), selected among ten PMRFs to meet the Prime Minister to showcase phase-1 achievements.

While research remains our focus, teaching is equally important. We offer three MTech programs: Computational & Experimental Mechanics, Biomedical Engineering, and Clinical Engineering. An online MTech in Computational Engineering is upcoming. We coordinate three Interdisciplinary Dual Degree programs in Computational Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Complex Systems & Dynamics—also offered as I²MP for international students. Our MS in Entrepreneurship, led by Prof. Satya Seshadri, continues to attract interest.

I’m happy to announce that, after 66 years of being a postgraduate-only department, we will launch two undergraduate programs this year: Computational Engineering and Mechanics (CEM) and Instrumentation and Biomedical Engineering (iBME). These were designed through wide consultations with faculty, alumni, and industry leaders. They blend foundational STEM tools (math, computing, data science, AI) with core engineering disciplines and promote systems-level problem-solving. The positive reception in JEE admissions affirms their relevance. These programs also allow us to revisit and modernize our MTech curriculum.

We’ve proposed 15 new courses aligned with current research trends, such as:

• Deep Learning in Mechanics
• Computational Linear Algebra
• Data-Driven Numerical Techniques
• Flow Visualization and Imaging
• Reduced Models in Dynamical Systems
• Artificial Organs and Biodevices
• Biomaterials

These integrate AI and data science into engineering problem-solving. Our faculty hosted 17 conferences/workshops, including the International Conference on Experimental Mechanics 2024, led by Prof. Ramesh with over 400 attendees. We also delivered 40+ seminars across institutions and hosted several online workshops.

Our social outreach, led by Prof. Pijush Ghosh through the Teach to Learn initiative, has worked with rural schools in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry, and West Bengal for over a decade. Activities include hands-on science learning, 3D printing, and toy making, aimed at encouraging students toward science and technology. Holistic learning is championed through courses led by Prof. Sivakumar: Life Skills, Happiness, Habits and Success, Fostering Enriching Relationships, Strategies for Professional Growth, Systems Thinking, and more. Over 2,500 students will be touched this year. These courses are now mandated as 16 credits under the new undergraduate curriculum.

The Applied Mechanics Student Association, led by the ever-affable Dr. Ganga Prasath, has been organizing many events, including Research Palooza, our annual research symposium. And of course, there’s the beloved APL—Applied Mechanics Premier League, complete with auctions and serious cricket. Last year, the HoD brought much-needed comic relief with his—shall we say—nonexistent cricketing skills!

The department is ably supported by 16 technical and administrative staff. Mr. Veeraraghavan was promoted to Class A Technical Officer. He and Mr. Karthik are our go-to people for installations. Mr. Kannan and Mr. Dillesh manage MSB and are modernizing the workshop with Mr. Udhaykumar and Mr. Baskar in the FM lab. Mr. Thangavel is new and learning fast. In the office, Mr. Parkkavan, Mr. Praveen, Ms. Gomathi, and Ms. Hemalatha (newly joined) assist ably. Mr. Elango, with his ever-present smile, oversees purchases, assisted by Ms. Lakshmi and Ms. Padma—who cleared over ₹76 lakh in bills in under a week. Danny, Sharon, and our official photographer Ranjan are always around. We also thank Ms. Jayanthi and Ms. Anusuya from housekeeping.

You may have noticed today’s D3P convocation is held in a larger venue—due to a record number of graduands: 34 PhD, 29 MS, and 43 MTech students. This is testimony to our department’s growth. On behalf of all faculty, staff, and students, I sincerely thank the Director, Registrar, and IITM administration for their support. Special thanks to our Chief Guest, Shri Chandramogan, for graciously agreeing to join us today.

Convocation is but a stepping stone in your life journey. My colleagues and I wish you the very best—professionally and personally. The department will always welcome you back—with pride and fondness. Do stay connected with your alma mater, and if IITM has enriched your life, think about how you can help enrich the lives of the next generation.

Good afternoon. Padmashree Dr. Mohan Kameshwaran, invitees, graduands, fellow faculty & staff members, students, Ladies and Gentlemen, A hearty welcome to the Degree Distribution Program in our department. In Hindu astrology, you are reborn in a 60-year cycle. True to it, as we step into the 61st convocation, our department’s name has transformed from AM to AMBE, the Department of Applied Mechanics and Biomedical Engineering department.

As I provide this report, let me start with a bang: the Big Bang. The past three years have seen as many as 9 young stars joining and adding greater shine to this already bright AMBE constellation. Yes. Dr. Swathi, Lakshminath, Kiran Raj, then Ganga, Kannabiran, Danny and now, Amit, Aditi and Shuvrangshu. I am sure they will have a great career ahead.

Prof. Ramasubba Reddy who has served this department for more than 3 decades has just retired. He is one faculty who made sure that this department boat stabilized in critical times. He served as the Head for the longest time which reflects the love the faculty of the department have for him. He must be happy witnessing the growth that the department is seeing after he handed the baton to his successors.

I am also excited to tell you that this is one of the very few Applied Mechanics departments that has withstood the test of time and is even thriving today with the unique distinction of being the only postgraduate department among all IITs and IISc put together.

Also, our department holds the unique distinction of being a postgraduate-only department. This greatly helps in our pursuit of excellence in research. The department has continued to intensify its research activities in terms of quality and reliance and collaborations with industry & foreign universities.

The department focuses on academic activities in Interdisciplinary areas related to biomedical engineering, biological and bioinspired systems, fluid mechanics and solid mechanics. We offer three MTech programs: Computational and Experimental Mechanics, Biomedical Engineering and Clinical Engineering. An online MTech program on Computational Engineering is on the anvil. This is apart from the several Interdisciplinary Dual degree programs such as computational engineering, Biomedical engineering and complex systems that we currently coordinate and offer.

About 430 students and scholars have been on roll in our department, of which about 77 are MTech students, 127 MS Scholars, and 230 PhD scholars on roll the past year. About 17 of them are PM Research Fellows. In addition, there are about 10 postdoctoral fellows and a DST Senior Research Scientist. I am happy to inform you that 28 Mtech students, 25 MS scholars and 32 PhD scholars have completed their degree requirements in the last academic year. We have again broken the record for the maximum number of PhD degrees awarded by the dept. It has now become a trend that we beat our own record year after year.

We have been inducting more and more international students through international interdisciplinary master’s programs called i2mp. Recognizing the need for going the entrepreneurship way, MS in Entrepreneurship, spearheaded by Dr. Satya Seshadri, is continuing to attract many registrations.

Our faculty are also involved in joint doctoral degree programs with various universities such as the University of Melbourne and Swinburne univ in Australia, NTU Singapore and Aachen Tech University, in Germany, to name a few.

Currently, we boast of serving 38 permanent faculty members and 13 technical and administrative staff members.

Dr.Pandian has continued to serve as a visiting faculty last academic year. Thanks to him we have several initiatives and one notable one that will see a lot of involvement by the dept is the Human in Space program. He will continue as Professor of Practice in the coming year.

Professors, Bala Natarajan, Cemal Basaran, Steven Lavalle, Anita Mahadevan, President of SPIE, Dhanesh, Praneeth Chakravarthula and Ana Lavalle came on short visits working with different groups in our department.

We have more than 15 active adjunct faculty members from universities the world over engaged in collaborative research work with our faculty colleagues. Many of them are also co-guides of our research scholars. We also have several guest faculty members who complement our course offerings.

We have been constantly tuning our curriculum to keep up with recent trends in research, 8 new courses were proposed last academic year. Courses such as Life of Ubiquitous Materials: From Science to Behaviour, Carbon neutral energy technology, geometry and mechanics of materials – from hair curls to origami, flow visualization techniques, data-driven computational techniques and optimization, and simulations in solid mechanics are a sample few.

Our faculty members are also adding to the NPTEL materials that are sought after. This includes some of the online courses.

Prof. Arul Prakash was recognized for his teaching excellence in 2023 in the department. Dr. Kiran Raj was recognized as the best Young Scientist Speaker at the workshop on Interfacial Engg at Multiple spatiotemporal scales. Dr. Swathi received the Drug Delivery Fellowship award, a German and Indo-French research grant of 100K euros apart from many other grants. She also received the Vaibhav Fellowship.

Prof. Manivanan has been advancing leaps and bounds in the Human-Computer interaction space, creating waves all over. His dream is to see India lead in the AR/VR area. He has been setting up AR/VR centers all over the country for development and training in many organizations and Institutes. He is also involved in the Human in space program that ISRO is eager to forage into.

Prof. Satya Seshadri has been involved similarly in Energy technologies, setting up various establishments, consortiums and centers nationwide and forging international collaborations. IITM has an Energy consortium with about 10 industries participating in it.

Dr. Babji’s involvement in sports technology has spurred a lot of activities related to the same all over the nation.

Dr. Vengadesan, Dr. GangaPrasath, Dr. Ramakrishnan, Dr. Manivannan and several other faculty members have made it a point to visit many colleges and institutions to interact with the students, employees and faculty there, motivating them to do research.

At this juncture, I would also like to draw your attention to the fact that our faculty are drawn from backgrounds ranging from mechanical engineering, civil engineering, chemical engineering, electrical and electronics engineering, biomedical engineering, Biotech, aerospace engineering, materials engineering, physics, etc. Unlike most other departments in this Institute, it naturally brings a multidisciplinary engineering-flavour to our department. One would rarely see such a combination in any university in any part of the world.

A variety of about 38 different labs we have reflects such a nature. Faculty members who have joined recently are embellishing our department with labs of more current focus, such as the Inspired lab, nanomolecular lab, interface lab, and flow visualization lab. Many more are being set up that will grow from strength to strength.

In the past few years, our faculty members, research scholars and project staff have reported their research findings via about 150 top-quality journal publications annually. This is apart from the equal or a greater number of conference publications and presentations. The citations have also seen a big spike. Prof. Arockiarajan and Prof. Ramakrishnan have been explosive in terms of the publication of papers last year.

Our research scholars are no less. Last academic year alone, more than 20 of them received awards and recognitions in the meetings and conferences such as best paper or poster awards etc.

In this convocation, the following are awarded Institute prizes: Pijush Patra gets the V Ramamurti award for the best PhD thesis in App Mech; Prof.S Radhakrishnan for the best PhD thesis award in BME goes to Ms Swetha Menon, Pijush Patra also bagged the Dr.V Ganesan dissertation award in thermo-fluid sciences. Swetha was also recognized with the GE Ecomagination Excellence Award; Anand Zambare, Vishnu, Pijush Patra and Nehal Dash received Institute Research Awards last year. Congratulations to them all.

Our faculty sit on various national boards and committees that foster quality research & nation-building such as Panels of DST, ARDB, and selection committees in various IITs-NITs-&other univs-national labs &corporates.

• Prof. Vengadesan is an elected fellow of the ASME.
• Prof. SarithSathian and Prof. Arockiarajan are members of ARDB Aerodynamics and Structures panels respectively.
• Prof. Arockiarajan is also an active board member of the National Acad Accred Council (NAAC).
• Dr. Sujatha is currently a Tech advisory comm member, ICMR-DHR-Center of Excellence.
• Dr. Swathi has been inducted as a member of the BIS standards committee and of the International Electrotechnical Committee for Tuberculosis.

Many of our faculty members are on the editorial board of a large number of international refereed journals. The list is too long to read. They are also on advisory, steering, scientific and organizing committees of several national and international conferences.

Prof. Lakshmana Rao is the President of the Indian Society for Applied Mechanics (ISAM). Recently, Prof. Varadhan has been inducted as an editorial member of Scientific Reports while Prof. Abhijit as Associate Editor of Geophysical Research letters.

As a way of dissemination through networking, our faculty members and research scholars have attended several conferences and workshops and presented their research work.

Many conferences, symposia and colloquiums were conducted by our faculty last year. Perspectives in Nonlinear Dynamics 2023 organized by Prof. Sayan, Workshop on Medical Device Regulations and Standards by Prof. Ramakrishnan, Women in Optics and Photonics in India conference Jan 2024 organized by Prof. Sujatha and energy consortium related conferences, summits and workshops by Dr. Satya are just a few of them to mention.

There was a huge participation from our department in the recently held INCAM 2024 held at NIT Warangal with “Characterization and Monitoring Techniques in Traditional Medicine” and “Mechanics of Sports” as mini-symposia organized by Prof. Lakshmana Rao and his lab.

In the recent past, our department faculty are involved sponsored and Industrial research projects and Corporate Social Responsibility projects worth Rupees 71 crores. The projects include major nation-building initiatives, Make in India and startup grants. Various private and government agencies have awarded these projects including MHRD, DST, DBT, ISRO, ARDB, DRDO, DMRL, Ministry of Textiles, ICMR, Ministry of Education, National Supercomputing Mission, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, ARB, MHRD, ARC, Human Space flight center, HAL, Kotak Mahindra, APA Engineering, Vertiv Energy, Johnson controls, Aspire, GE, CSM, Mahindra, MTAR Technologies, Vishveshvaraih Museum, Pmanifold, Facebook, Caterpillar, SAIL, IOC, Novaris, Viking, Shell India, Pfizer, Appasamy Associates, Skanray Tech, Accenture, Gnanam Institute, Neurowyzr, Archean Chemicals, Lucas T.V.S. and many more.

Our faculty members are also actively engaged in a large number of centres-of-excellence projects as a part of the Institute of Eminence grant the Institute received.

Our faculty are keenly involved in social outreach. Some of them that come to my mind, Dr. Pijush’s Teach for India, Dr. Babji/Mahesh sports science initiative, Dr. Swathi’s project on circular economy and Dr. Satya’s Energy technology initiatives.

Some large-value pieces of equipment have been acquired this academic year. Some of them are Multimode Microplate Reader, Composites 3D printer, Magneto-sputtering system, High-speed camera, and Contact angle meter.

Tuberculosis detection techniques and PoC device, CAD system for diagnosis of brain disorder, real-time wearable emotion tracking system, preterm pregnancy monitoring wearable system, and software on digital photomechanics have been developed and are in various stages of commercialization.

We have collaborations with a stunning number of universities, organizations and Institutes. Close to 40 of them. It may take long to read out the list. Every one of them is important.

The Department of Applied Mechanics leads in the translational aspects of research. Our faculty members have filed close to 20 patents and in addition, about 20 have been granted so far. Our colleagues are leading from the front in terms of running their startups based on the ideas and innovations that emanate from their research labs. Our colleague, Dr Satya Seshadri is actively involved with NIRMAAN, a start-up nursery on campus.

As Dean of Alumni Affairs and Corporate Relations, Prof. Mahesh has achieved a milestone in alumni contributions to IIT Madras, the highest ever in the history of IIT Madras, surpassing the 500 crore mark in a fiscal year.

Active participation is seen among our faculty, staff and students in the Institute activities and extracurricular activities.

• Prof. Arul Prakash, as Sports Advisor, has led the Institute to a good show in the Inter-IIT Sports Meet 2023 and has also emphasized the role of sports in every student’s life.
• Prof. Sarith is chairing the table committee
• Prof. Pijush is an advisor for social outreach and CREATE
• Prof Prasad has taken over as Cultural Advisor
• Dr. Babji is serving as a warden
• Prof. Mahesh is serving as Dean of Alumni and Corporate affairs
• Dr. Satya was an advisor to Nirmaan and now, the School of Sustainability

In another role, as Global Research Partnerships coordinator, Dr. Satya has created many connections between IITM and various International.

Our scholars and students are showing great enthusiasm through activities under the Applied Mechanics Students Association (AMSA). Last year saw several activities including industrial tours to SHAR, Ashok Leyland, Daimler, etc. Research Palooza was organized recently, showcasing our scholar’s talents and keen involvement in research skills.

We have gems among our 13 administrative and technical staff members in the department. Add 5 more who are Contractual. Without their day-to-day support and diligence, all that I have reported so far, such success wouldn’t have been possible. Mr. Parkkavan has been promoted to Senior Assistant recently. Mr. Elango won the NASA elections again as joint secretary. Mr. Karthik, Mr. Elango and Dr. Kiran Raj participated in staff inter-IIT sports. Mr.Elango often goes beyond his call of duty to help with several activities of the department. The diligence of Rama Madam is unparalleled. Kannan and Dillesh are remodelling the lab class setups. The technical support provided by them including Veera, Karthik, Uday, has greatly helped our research activities. Karthik’s enthusiasm for constantly helping in the outreach activities is noteworthy. The all-pervasive Ranjan has always been there assisting when we needed the most. Day and time have been only secondary. Lakshmi is a phenomenon clearing stores files like a whiz. Not to mention of assistance provided by Padma, Danny and Sharon. The list is long regarding support activities from our technical and administrative staff members.

Another noteworthy observation is the work ethic and comradery among our department staff members. This has influenced even our contractual housekeeping staff. Daily you see Ms. Jayanthi and Ms Anusuya work like a Karma yogi in the corridors of our department.

I am also one of the most fortunate HoDs to have full cooperation from my faculty colleagues. Every single one of them takes part in some responsibility or the other of the department and delivers. Our department is considered one of the most cohesive departments in the Institute. Also, openness and a flat system of administration is our belief. We hope to sustain this feature of our department throughout.

Coming to our alumni, Our alumni are successfully pursuing careers in academia and industry alike. Some serve on faculty in IITs, NITs and other universities and as heads and scientists in R&D labs in India and abroad from the oldest to the youngest. Some of them have risen to the level of Deans. We will see Directors also among them.

On this occasion, on behalf of our faculty, staff and students, I sincerely thank the Director, the Registrar and IITM administration for all the generous support extended to us. Thanks to our Chief Guest, Dr. Mohan Kameshwaran, for readily agreeing to grace the occasion on short notice. Many of us have accessed his expertise in ENT.

Graduands. We are very grateful for your involvement in our department’s research, teaching and other activities. Wishing very bright careers and happy personal lives. I urge you all to stay connected with your alma mater lifelong. Our love goes out to you. We are in the process of creating several opportunities for such a sustained connection with our alumni.

Unknowingly, I could have missed or wrongly reported some information while reading this report. If so, please pardon me. Thanks for your patience in hearing this report which is rather long given the phenomenal work done in our department.

Joint degree program institutes:

University of Korea, SUNY, Buffalo, Drexel University, McGill University, UTS, Erasmus University, NTNU, Norway, Univ of Birmingham, DKFZ, University de Paris, Univ of Ljubljana in Slovenia, Bulgarian Academic Science, Kyushu Univ, University of Virginia, Kansas State Univ, University of Missouri, Kansas City, University of Sydney, Lublin University of Technology, Lodz University of Technology, University of Minnesota, Monash University, Johns Hopkins University, University of Hawaii, Cornell University, ENS de Lyon, France, Leeds University, UK, Universitat Bielefeld, Germany, Texas A&M Univ, McGill Univ, Lund Univ Sweden, Univ de Paris, Institute of Cancer Research, UK, Univ of Birmingham, Temple Univ.