• Supporter of Academia industry Research Institute association and given many talks on the subject, a recent one at RSAS-14, a conference at IIT Bombay.
• Facilitates visit of Engineering Students to NeST manufacturing and R&D facilities to make them aware of what industry needs.
• Gave more than 50 motivational talks to students.
• Planning to give a free short industry training program for college lecturers to make them aware of what is happening in industry.
• Planning to give a free short industry training program for college lecturers to make them aware of what is happening in industry.
Please refer: http://www.thehindu.com/edu/2005/07/11/stories/2005071100300400.html
CSIR Technology Award for Most Significant CSIR Technology of the Five Year Plan Period-2012
Built a strong academic-research institute-industry association with Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute(CGCRI) , CSIR, Government of India Laboratory. .The Fiber Optics group has been doing excellent work in special purpose Fiber designs, and joined with them to sign MOU and develop Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier. NeST developed the Electronics, mechanical and other product engineering, and CGCRI supplied specific Erbium doped fibers. This project of NeST with Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI) was adjudged as the best successful collaborative project under Government of India’s five year plan 2012.
Academic Industry Interaction