Engage India: Association of Professors

A network of university academics engaged in Canada-India academic exchanges or linkages

Objectives

• To bring together Canadian and Indian faculty members to foster collaborative research
• To promote educational exchange between Canadian and Indian faculty members
• To provide a forum for discussion of scientific problems and challenges of common interest
• To conduct workshops, seminars and conferences on topics of mutual interest
• To stimulate productive collaboration that can lead to joint publications
• To engage students and public in dissemination of scientific knowledge

Our Mission

To serve as a forum for enhanced academic exchange between Canada and India.

Our Vision

To bring together Canadian and Indian faculty members engaged in research to foster productive collaboration in mutually interesting areas, dissemination of knowledge, and facilitation of academic exchange.

History

Engage India: Association of Professors was originally co-founded at UAlberta by Dr. Thomast Thundat and Dr. Sushanta Mitra. The association officially launched on March 12, 2013 and was inaugurated by former President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Indira V. Samarasekera.

After a period of inactivity, EIAP was re-launched on April 4, 2019 by the new Executive Steering Committee, led by Dr. Amit Kumar. Membership now totals over 70 professors across 11 faculties.

EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE

Amit Kumar, PhD, PEng

Amit Kumar, PhD, PEng

President
Professor. Department of Mechanical Engineering; NSERC/Cenovus/Alberta Innovates Associate Industrial Research Chair in Energy and Environmental Systems Engineering; Cenovus Energy Endowed Chair in Environmental Engineering; Deputy Director, Future Energy Systems
Dominik Wujastyk, DPhil, MA, BSc

Dominik Wujastyk, DPhil, MA, BSc

Executive Steering Committee Member
Professor & Singhmar Chair in Classical Indian Society and Polity Arts, Department of History and Classics
Sandeep Agrawal, PhD, MCIP, RPP, AICP

Sandeep Agrawal, PhD, MCIP, RPP, AICP

Executive Steering Committee Member
Professor and School Director, Associate Chair, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Sunita Vohra, MSc, FRCPC, MD

Sunita Vohra, MSc, FRCPC, MD

Executive Steering Committee Member
Director, Integrative Health Network; Director, CARE Program; Centennial Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Psychiatry
Vikas Mehrotra, PhD

Vikas Mehrotra, PhD

Executive Steering Committee Member
A.F. (Chip) Collins Chair and Professor of Finance, Department of Finance and Statistical Analysis

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