Roorkee, Oct 21 (INB) Two faculty members of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee have won honours at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Design Awards 2026 in the engineering design and product design categories, the institute said on Wednesday. Prof Sneha Singh of the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering received the award in the Engineering Design category for her project, “Metamaterial for Absorbing Low-Frequency Sounds”. Prof Pushparaj Pathak, also from the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, won in the Product Design category for his project, “Healthcare Humanoid Robot”, the institute said in a LinkedIn post. The recognition highlights the institute’s research in engineering design, sound-absorption materials and healthcare robotics, it added. The 26th CII Global Design Summit and Exposition 2026 brings together industry leaders, academia, startups, government institutions and global experts to promote design-led innovation and collaboration. The summit focuses on emerging technologies, sustainable manufacturing, digital transformation and user-centric solutions, highlighting design’s role in business competitiveness and societal impact.
