NIT-T to set up research park.

The National Institute of Technology – Tiruchi will set up a research park integrating research programmes in collaboration with various universities, institutions and industries across the globe. It has identified about 20 areas for this park where research programmes will be taken up in course of time, said its Director, S. Sundarrajan.

Addressing the media on Thursday, Dr. Sundarrajan said the scope of research was bright in various disciplines. All research projects currently on in coordination with various institutions would be merged by the middle of 2016 for forming the park.

The NIT-T has entered into MoUs with State University of New York and the Georgia Tech for taking up research in electronics. “The package aims at design and development of various electronic gadgets,” he said. The other research areas identified were nano-products, structural stability and forensic engineering. It had also entered into MoU with the Central Electro Chemical Research Institute, Karaikudi. “The infrastructure and laboratory available at Karaikudi will be utilised for taking up various research projects,” he said. The Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) has approached the NIT-T seeking technical assistance to check corrosion of bucket wheel excavator, a giant machinery used for excavating lignite at its mines. The NLC had been incurring a huge expenditure running to several thousand crores towards its investment on the excavators. The NIT-T was working on evolving methods for checking the corrosion for which NLC had sanctioned Rs. 5.50 crore, he added.

Vijayamohanan K. Pillai, Director of CECRI, who was present, said the faculty of the CECRI and the NIT-T have initiated a few projects. “The thrust was on checking corrosion of materials,” he said.

THE HINDU