Prof. Pennan delivered an invited talk on ‘World’s Largest Mapathon with RuDRA’ at the TN Land Use Conference 2025 held in Chennai. His presentation highlighted… read more
Past Events
Sep 15, 2025
Prof. Pennan has been honoured with the Faculty Award for Research Excellence (IIT Bombay) 2025, recognizing his outstanding contributions to research and innovation. This… read more
Feb 20, 2025
About Mapathon
Mapathon is a map making competition for creating thematic maps, using open source data and mapping software. It is a collaborative… read more
Sep 12, 2024
Prof. Pennan has been conferred with the Award of Excellence in Geospatial Technologies by the Government of Kashmir, recognizing his pioneering contributions and advancements in this… read more
May 29, 2024
Nov 15, 2023
National Level OpenHardware—IoT based Geospatial Hackathon
The “… read more
Jul 24, 2023
May 31, 2023
IIT Bombay
The Rural Data Research and Analysis (RuDRA) team, IIT Bombay, is happy to announce its association with IIT Bombay FOSSEE GIS project for the world's first… read more
Jun 15, 2023
The GIS Summer School is one of India’s most coveted and sought after activities by students and professionals in the GIS domain. The participants for the… read more
Aug 14, 2012
Prof. Pennan received the University of Missouri Graduate Student Award in 2012, recognizing his academic excellence, research contributions, and leadership during his graduate studies. This award… read more
Prof. Pennan has received the Award of Excellence in Promoting Open Source Mapping from IIT Tripathi, in recognition of his dedicated efforts to advance open-source geospatial platforms. His… read more
Prof. Pennan was awarded the prestigious Fulbright – Water Advanced Research and Innovation (WARI) Fellowship in 2020 under the Indo–US Inter-Governmental Fund. This recognition underscores his… read more
Prof. Pennan was awarded the Hydroinformatics Innovation Fellowship by the Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science (CUAHSI) in 2012. This prestigious recognition… read more
Prof. Pennan was recognized as a University Rank Holder in Physics by Bharathidasan University in 2005, a distinction awarded for his outstanding academic performance. This early achievement… read more
Prof. Pennan was honoured with the Distinguished Alumni Award by Srimad Andavan Arts and Science College in 2022, recognizing his remarkable academic journey and professional accomplishments. This… read more
Prof. Pennan was conferred with the Visiting Faculty Award jointly by the Governments of India and Finland in 2019, recognizing his academic leadership and international collaborations in research… read more
Prof. Pennan was recognized as a Distinguished Mentor by NITI Aayog in 2022 for his exemplary guidance and contributions in the field of Water Management. This honour reflects his dedication to… read more
Prof. Pennan was honoured with the Young Faculty Award by IIT Bombay, recognizing his early-career excellence in research, teaching, and academic leadership. This award highlights his dedication… read more
Prof. Pennan was inducted into the Beta Xi Chapter of the Gamma Theta Upsilon International Honor Society in 2012, acknowledging his academic excellence and commitment to the field of geography.… read more