IIT Hyderabad director B.S. Murty was appointed as the president of the Indian Institute of Metals (IIM), as per the announcement made at the 79th Annual General Meeting of IIM held in Kolkata on Saturday. He will hold both the positions simultaneously as his second term as director of IIT-H ends in 2030, and his service to IIM as the president will be effective from August 1, the institute informed on Tuesday.
Prior to taking up the director’s position at IIT-H, he had been a professor at the department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Madras.
Mr. Murty’s experience in metallurgical education, research and innovation spans four decades. He has made seminal contributions in areas such as non-equilibrium materials processing, high entropy alloys and advanced materials development.
Established in 1946 with 42 members, IIM boasts a community of more than 10,000 members drawn from diverse fields of Materials and Metallurgical activity, including academia, industry and research institutions. It is a premier advocate for innovation in Mining, Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering.
Published – July 30, 2025 02:47 am IST
