Ishwar K. Puri
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| Born | 1959 New Delhi, India |
| Residence | Canada |
| Citizenship | United States of America |
| Fields | Applied physics, Molecular simulations, Nanomechanics, Combustion, Heat transfer |
| Institutions | McMaster University, Virginia Tech, University of Illinois at Chicago, University of California, San Diego |
| Alma mater | University of California, San Diego |
| Thesis | The structure and extinction of counterflow flames (1987) |
| Doctoral advisor | Kalyanasundaram Seshadri |
| Doctoral students | Ishwar Puri at the Mathematics Genealogy Project |
| Known for | Partially premixed flames, laminar flames, magnetic fluids, nanoscale transport phenomena, mathematical biology |
| Notable awards | N. Waldo Harrison Professor, Virginia Tech |
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Ishwar Kanwar Puri is an Indian-born scientist, engineer, and academic who resides in Canada. He is dean of the Faculty of Engineering and professor of mechanical engineering at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He is also the founding academic director of McMaster's Computing Infrastructure Research Centre.
Puri studied at St. Xavier's School, Delhi from 1964-76. Thereafter, he graduated with a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Delhi College of Engineering of Delhi University, Delhi in 1982. He then completed his M.S. (1984) and Ph.D (1987) degrees in engineering science (applied mechanics) from University of California, San Diego.
Puri's vision for McMaster Engineering has been to invest in excellence by recruiting and retaining the best talent, marshaling resources to help the faculty, staff and students fulfill their capabilities, recognizing outstanding contributions and innovations, and efficient governance and administration.
His leadership facilitated the first McMaster MOOC, which was launched through Coursera. In partnership with the Faculty of Health Sciences, Dr. Puri initiated the McMaster University’s – and first of its kind in Canada – Integrated Biomedical Engineering and Health Sciences Program (IBEHS) that integrates engineering and health sciences, allowing multiple career pathways for graduates in health, engineering and entrepreneurship.
The 2017 ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects ranked the Faculty’s civil engineering program 29th in the world, and metallurgical engineering, computer science and engineering, and transportation science and technology programs within the top 75 around the globe. .
Prior to his appointment as dean and professor at McMaster, he served as N. Waldo Harrison Professor and Head of the Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics (ESM) at Virginia Tech. He led the ESM program for nine years from 2004 through 2013.
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