The Ohio State Alumni Awards are given annually to those alumni who have brought extraordinary credit to the university. International alumnus Subodh Mhaisalkar, winner of the 2012 Professional Achievement Award, has been honored for his significant career in the field of sustainable energy research.

Originally from India, Mhaisalkar earned his bachelor's degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, and both his master's and PhD from Ohio State. He is currently the executive director of the Energy Research Institute at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, as well as a professor in the university's School of Materials Science. Previously, Mhaisalkar has served the institution as director of both the Advanced Materials Research Centre for Materials Science and Engineering and the Nanotechnology Cluster.

Mhaisalkar has used each position as an opportunity to approach energy research from a new angle, and has made substantial contributions as professor and researcher, innovator and collaborator, leader and fundraiser. Learn more about Mhaisalkar's research and his extraordinary career, as well as the rest of the 2012 Alumni Award winners, at The Ohio State University Alumni Association site.