'''Serving UIF(as Faculty Champion) Since:''' 2017<br />'''School:''' Madanapalle Institute of Technology & Science<br />'''What he does now:''' Faculty Champion for UIF, Faculty Innovation Fellow (candidate) - Fall 2020, Administrative and Research Head of Chemistry Department (MITS)<br />'''What that means:''' Designing new ways for students to lead an innovation movement in higher education <br />'''Contact him about:''' How to be the better U, ideas you have; Challenges you face; networking with other Fellows you want; and ways you can give back to the UIF network<br />'''Email:''' drbalajir@mits.ac.in
'''Phone:''' +91-9100904924
Bala(ji) is a Chemistry faculty and UIF faculty champion, mentoring and guiding students to become potential change agent. <br />He facilitators and prunes the innovation among students to take part in the University Innovation Fellows program, an initiative of the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (d.school) at Stanford University. <br />Bala began this work after getting inspired by the TLS India program happened at Banglore in June 2017. <br />Bala holds a Doctorate degree from one of the Best Technology schools in India IIT Bombay and M.Sc(Ingtd) from Pondicherry University.<br /><br /><br />