Professor Juzer Vasi

Juzer Vasi has been with the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay since 1981, where he is currently Professor Emeritus.  He has worked in the areas of microelectronics and photovoltaics.  He was the Founding Principal Investigator (2010-2012) of the “National Centre for Photovoltaic Research and Education” (NCPRE), set up by MNRE at IIT Bombay, and the PV Research Thrust Co-Lead of the Solar Energy Research Institute for India and US (SERIIUS) (2012-2018). Juzer Vasi is a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), and a Fellow of IEEE.  He received Lifetime Contributions Awards from IIT Bombay in 2013 and from INAE in 2018, and the IEEE Simon M. Sze Education Award in 2025.  He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2026 for contributions in Science and Engineering.  He has a B.Tech. degree from IIT Bombay, and a Ph.D. from The Johns Hopkins University.