IIT Kanpur hosted Springer Nature as part of the India Research Tour 2025, organized nationally through the Ministry of Education.

The event featured engaging discussions on publishing, open access, and e-books, while celebrating research excellence and women researchers at IITK.

During the event, Springer Nature felicitated IIT Kanpur faculty members for their outstanding contributions to academic publishing:

🏆 Book Awards
* Prof. Kamal K. Kar – Department of Mechanical Engineering
* Prof. Avinash Kumar Agarwal – Department of Mechanical Engineering
* Prof. Krishanu Biswas – Department of Materials Science and Engineering

🏅 Journal Awards
* Prof. T. Mukhopadhyay – Department of Aerospace Engineering
* Prof. Krishanu Biswas – Department of Materials Science and Engineering