KANPUR: IIT Kanpur’s distinguished alumnus and Institute’s fellow awardee Jagjeet Singh Bindra inaugurated the Unit Operations and Innovation Laboratory at the chemical department of IIT Kanpur.
Bindra, who earned his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering in 1969, has been a long-time supporter of the institute. He donated Rs 1 crore for the upgradation and maintenance of the laboratory. The lab, named Jeet Bindra Unit Operations and Innovation Lab, houses state-of-the-art equipment for undergraduate students of the chemical engineering department to ideate and innovate in their field of study. On the occasion, IIT director Prof Abhay Karandikar said, “We’re delighted for the generous contribution from Jagjeet Singh Bindra in upgrading the laboratory which is now ready and will provide students with enhanced facilities to carry on with their studies and research."
