The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) on Monday announced its collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to establish a Centre of Excellence for research in ‘Fluid and Thermal Sciences’. For this project, ISRO would be providing seed funding of Rs 1.84 crore.
This Centre, as per IIT-M, will be the nodal center for spacecraft and launch vehicle-related thermal management research activities of ISRO. Thermal problems regarding design, analysis and testing components could be performed by leveraging the expertise of IIT Madras faculty. An MoU was signed at IIT Madras on November 11 by Prof Manu Santhanam, dean (Industrial Consultancy and Sponsored Research), IIT Madras, and Victor Joseph T, director, Directorate of Technology Development & Innovation (DTDI), ISRO.
— Thermal Management Research Hub: The Centre will serve as a key research hub for ISRO, focusing on spacecraft and launch vehicle thermal management challenges.
— Industry-Academia Collaboration: The Centre will enhance collaboration between ISRO scientists and IIT Madras faculty, fostering innovation in fluid and thermal sciences.
Having recognized the need to generate basic knowledge through advanced academic research to enable a truly self-reliant and self-generating space program for the country, ISRO, and IIT Madras set up the ‘ISRO-IIT M Space Technology Cell’ in 1985.
Courtesy The New Indian Express
