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	Prof. Milind Atrey is the INOX chair Professor of Cryogenics in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at IIT Bombay. He served as the Dean (R&D) of the IIT Bombay for over 4 years and as Professor-in-Charge of SINE (Society for Innovation & Entrepreneurship), a business incubator at IIT Bombay for over 6 years.

	Prof. Atrey graduated from VNIT, Nagpur in Mechanical Engineering, and later went on to obtain his PhD in Cryogenics, from the department of Mechanical Engineering at IIT Bombay in 1991. After working with Tata Research Development and Design Centre (TRDDC, Pune) for 2 years, he worked on his post-doctoral research in Germany. He returned to India in 1996 to join the Department of Atomic Energy. He worked at the Raja Ramana Centre for Advanced Technology (RRCAT), Indore, to develop an indigenous Cryogenic system. In the year 2000, he joined Oxford Instruments, UK, as Principal Engineer to carry out research related to MRI /NMR systems where he worked on developing Cold Probe for electronics cooling, 4 K Pulse Tube Cryocooler, MRI, Superconducting Magnet, and Re-condensing Cryostat for Helium.

	In the year 2005, Prof. Atrey joined IIT Bombay as Associate Professor. He became a full Professor in 2009, and Institute Chair Professor in 2017. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (FIMechE), Fellow of Indian Cryogenics Council (FICC) and also the Founding Chair of the Process Industries Division of IMechE, UK. Currently, he is the President of Indian Cryogenics Council. He is the member of International Cryogenic Engineering Committee (ICEC) and also serves as the member of International editorial advisory board of the Journal-Cryogenics. Prof. Atrey is the recipient of various awards namely, the Prof Sukhatme Award for Excellence in Teaching, the Dr Patwardhan Technology development award, the Industrial Impact award. He has been entrusted with various projects related to Defence, Space, and Atomic Energy applications. His current area of research is Heat Exchangers, Cryocoolers, Cryosurgery, Heat Pipe, and Superconducting Devices