The Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, in collaboration with the Shriram group, will establish the Shriram Group RT Chair in Computational Mechanics at the Institute. The Chair will be awarded to distinguished faculty conducting frontier research in computational mechanics and is aimed at supporting cutting-edge research in computational mechanics, encompassing various fields within mechanical, electrical, electronic, and computational sciences. The appointed Chair at the Institute, a distinguished faculty member at the associate or full professor level, will focus on research that applies computational methods to address real-world challenges. Areas of research may include the development of numerical methods, data-driven modelling of physical phenomena, and the exploration of emerging computing paradigms such as quantum computing, mentioned in the press release. The partnership aims to benefit the academic community, pave the way for practical applications as well as inspire future generations of researchers and professionals to excel in the field of computational mechanics. The endowment will provide ongoing support for the Chair appointee’s research programmes and activities, including the organization of workshops, lecture series, and academic exchanges. …