Who is IIT Roorkee director?

The current director of IIT Roorkee is Prof. Kamal Kishor Pant. He became the director of IIT Roorkee on October 12, 2022. His fields of interest include catalysis and reaction engineering, with expertise in coal-to-methanol conversion, e-waste and plastic management. He is a recognised scientist with Stanford University identifying him as the top 2% scientist in his field. 

He is a PhD holder in chemical engineering. He previously was Chair Professor of Petrotech Chair and Federation of Indian Petroleum Industries (FIPI), Chairman of GATE and JAM and Chairman, Library, Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering, and Dean of Faculty at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. GYTI (twice), CHEMCON, Herdilia Award and Dr A V Rama Rao are some of the honours that Prof. Kamal Kishor Pant has received over the years.