Wojcicki announced her departure in a memo to YouTube staff on Thursday. "I've decided to step back from my role as the head of YouTube and start a new chapter focused on my family, health, and personal projects I'm passionate about," she wrote, according to 'Variety'.
Raman was named a Purdue University Faculty Scholar from 2008-12 and a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2012. He also has a courtesy professorship appointment in materials engineering.
London-based Navjot Sawhney's hand-cranked washing machine is benefitting over 1,000 families without access to an electric machine. Navjot set up The Washing Machine Project' some four years ago, with over 300 machines distributed worldwide so far to places including refugee camps, schools and orphanages.
Chari is a member of the Artemis team of astronauts preparing for the US mission of returning to the moon. In 2021, he commanded a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) crew to the International Space Station where he served for 177 days and conducted a spacewalk.
Indian-American S.R. Srinivasa Varadhan has been honoured with the Padma Vibhushan and Indo-Canadian Sujatha Ramdorai received the Padmi Shri for their stellar contributions in the field of science and engineering.
Her family immigrated from India to the US in 1973, when she was eight years-old. She was raised in Columbus, Ohio, along with her two brothers. She was first elected to the Manhattan City Commission for a four-year term in April 2013 and re-elected in 2017 and 2021. She served as Mayor in 2016-2017 and in 2020.
