Dr. Pushkar Tandon
Dr. Pushkar Tandon
Distinguished Alumni Award in recognition of his outstanding achievements in Research and Innovation
Award Year: 2022 | Degree Year: 1990
Pushkar Tandon joined Corning Incorporated in 1998 and is currently an Executive Corporate Fellow within Corning Research and Development Corporation, Corning, NY (USA). He received his B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (India) in 1990 and earned his Ph.D. also in chemical engineering from Yale University in 1995. His post-doctoral research was at the Institute of Medicine and Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Tandon is widely recognized for being a pioneering innovator and developer of numerous products and processes that have been successfully commercialized. These include optical fibers, optical fiber cables, optical fiber connectors, diesel particulate filters/substrates used in vehicle after-treatment systems, specialty glasses for UV lithography and specialty glasses for consumer electronics. He is a named inventor on over 195 issued US patents with an additional 80 patent applications pending with the US patent office. He is a 2022 inductee into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. He also has been the recipient of the R&D 100 Award, American Chemical Society (ACS) “Heroes of Chemistry” Award, ACS “Industrial Innovation Award”, ACS “Eugene C. Sullivan Award”, Corning Inc.’s Outstanding Publication Award and Corning Inc.’s Development Excellence Award. He is the author of over 60 archival publications and 45 conference presentations. His work has resulted in products that have received a number of industry awards, including Time magazine’s Best Inventions of the Year, IEEE Corporate Innovation Award, and Indian Automotive Technology & Innovation Award. He serves as a reviewer for more than twenty-five leading journals in the area of chemical and glass/ceramic sciences.
In honouring Dr. Pushkar Tandon, IIT Delhi recognizes the outstanding contributions made by him to the field of Research and Innovation. Through his achievements, Dr. Tandon has brought glory to the name of the Institute.
