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Mar

27

2020

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A changing world

In-DepthCovid-19, IIT Kharagpur, lockdown, Ranbir and Chitra Gupta School of Infrastructure Design and Management, social activities, travel patterns, University of Leeds, UoL

A joint study by the Ranbir and Chitra Gupta School of Infrastructure Design and Management and the University of Leeds is trying to look into how Covid-19 might change social activities and travel patterns A national lockdown for 21 days. Work from home. Classes on Zoom. Shopping for essentials only when it is truly essential. The entire family thrown into a togetherness they could scarcely afford earlier. Covid-19 pandemic has changed our lives drastically in a matter of a few days. Suddenly, nothing can be taken for granted. Not even the morning newspaper or the milk at the doorstep. How…

Mar

24

2020

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By Chirosree Basu

Bringing cheer

Eventsarchitecture, Department of Architecture and Regional Planning, IIT Kharagpur, INSDAG, Ministry of Steel, NIRF, steel and architecture

A team of three students from the Department of Architecture and Regional Planning of the Institute has clinched the first prize at the ‘National Competition for Students 2019 for the Best Innovative Use of Steel in Architecture’. The competition was organised by Institute for Steel Development & Growth. INSDAG, an organization established by the Ministry of Steel, Government of India, which has been hosting this competition since 1999-2000, intends to promote and create an awareness of the use of steel in building design among students. Mudita Kumar, Ananya Singh Parmar and Anuranjan Singh, the winners of the INSDAG contest, are…

Mar

19

2020

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By Chirosree Basu

Public health concerns

Expert InsightCovid-19, Ebola, Herd immunity, IIT Kharagpur, Science Communication Conclave, vaccine

‘Herd immunity’, a much discussed issue now the world over, and ‘R-naught’ (R0) – both the terms came up during a discussion on public health by Prof. Sangeeta Bhattacharya of the School of Medical Science and Technology, IIT Kharagpur. Prof. Bhattacharya, a double board certified physician in the US and Associate Faculty at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, was talking on the importance of the coverage of public health during the recent Science Communication Conclave organized at IIT Kharagpur (Feb 28-29). The conclave sought to facilitate better communication between the scientific community and journalists. During her talk at…

Mar

05

2020

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By Chirosree Basu

BES is the best

EventsBES, bioenergy recovery, Glastonbury, IIT Kharagpur, MFCs, Paris Agreement, wastewater treatment

An Indo-Belgium SPARC workshop at IIT Kharagpur brought to the fore world-wide efforts to improve bioelectrochemical systems for wastewater treatment and bioenergy recovery In a remote boarding school in Kisoro, Uganda – the Seseme Girls’ School – lighted toilets had changed the way the girls lived. Around 86% of the girls felt safer using the toilet at night, given that they now felt protected from male attackers and insects in the lighted enclosures. Many, in fact, were now more interested in science and enjoyed learning about technology. Why? This is because their toilets were now powered by microbial fuel cells…

Mar

04

2020

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By Chirosree Basu

IITKGP researcher wins DAAD PRIME fellowship

EventsAUTOSAFE, DAAD PRIME, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, FMSAFE, Formal Verification Research Group, IIT Kharagpur

Congratulations to Sumana Ghosh, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical University Munich, for winning the DAAD PRIME fellowship! Sumana completed her PhD from IIT Kharagpur from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering in 2019 and is an experienced researcher with a demonstrated history of working in the field of embedded systems, real-time systems, and formal methods. The DAAD PRIME (Postdoctoral Researchers International Mobility Experience) is an extremely coveted fellowship. Since its initiation in 2014 by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the fellowship is awarded to postdoctoral scholars for a period of 18…

Feb

29

2020

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By Chirosree Basu

Bridging the divide

EventsArtificial Intelligence, Citizen Matters, Dinesh Sharma, IIT Kharagpur, Mongabay, Nature, Reuters, Science Communication Conclave, T.V. Padma

A novel Science Communication Conclave at IIT Kharagpur tries to bridge the gap between the scientific community and the media to pave the way for better news dissemination February 28 was the day C.V. Raman went to the media to disclose to the world his discovery of the ‘Raman effect’. What better way to celebrate National Science Day, as this day is known, than re-energize the bond between the scientific community and its messengers and interlocutors – the media? That is precisely what IIT Kharagpur’s two-day Science Communication Conclave 2020 has done. This unique initiative of the Institute brought together top…

Feb

19

2020

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By Chirosree Basu

The evolving grammar of healthcare

Expert InsightAlgorithm, biomarkers, Clinical Biomarkers Discovery Laboratory, Healthcare, hospital, IIT Kharagpur, Interview, omics approach

The Clinical Biomarkers Discovery Laboratory at IIT Kharagpur is actively involved in using the newly emerged field of metabolomics, which is capable of providing biological end-point markers of the cellular processes that occur as a result of disease. The lab focuses on the use of metabolomics for comprehensive identification of disease biomarkers and understanding of the pathogenic mechanism underlying complex human diseases. Prof. Koel Chaudhury, who heads the lab, talks to the KGP Chronicle about how she has used the metabolomics approach to investigate women’s health, the progress her team has made and the future challenges. Could you please give…

Feb

14

2020

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By Chirosree Basu

Celebrating the ‘Macromolecule’

EventsCEAT, elastomers, IIT Kharagpur, King Abdullah University, macromolecule, PET, PLLA, polymer science, Reliance, Rubber Technology Centre, Staudinger, Tomas Bata University, University of Melbourne

It was in 1920 that Hermann Staudinger, the legendary German organic chemist, proposed the concept of ‘macromolecules’. Since then macromolecules have revolutionized the materials sciences and biosciences and supported the rapid growth of the plastics industry. It is not without surprise that the Rubber Technology Centre of IIT Kharagpur, which has spearheaded research in rubber and polymers since its inception in the 1980s, should think it fit to celebrate the beginning of the second century of the macromolecule with the holding of the International Conference on ‘Green and Sustainability in Polymers and Functional Materials: Opportunity and Challenges’, particularly at a…

Feb

06

2020

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By Chirosree Basu

Outlining a heritagescape

Social ImpactAHRC, Balagarh, Baluchari, Bengal's heritage, Chinsurah, culture, custodian, heritage, Hooghly, Hugli, ICHR, IIT Kharagpur

A joint workshop at IIT Kharagpur tries to take heritage conservation from yearnings for the past to a vision for a resilient future The Baluchari sari has long been accepted as a reflection of Bengal’s rich artistic heritage. Does this idea of heritage also stretch to lives of the people who make it? Would this heritage have been preserved without their role in the sustenance of this art through their generational participation in its making? Would Chhau dance, another unique heritage of Bengal, survive if the next generation of Chhau dancers do not learn the dance? When the Rajbanshis…

Jan

28

2020

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By Sreeparna

The Incredible 1970s and Spring Fest

Storiesadda, Alumni Affairs, Alumni Clock Tower, alumni gift, Golden 2020 Reunion, IIT Kharagpur, MHRD, Spring Fest

Colourful festoons, huge sponsor banners and flags decked up the entire campus last weekend. Makeshift ‘pandals’ popped up and an air of festivity hung around. Students scurried across different venues. They had spent sleepless nights for weeks. It was that time of the year when students from all over India flocked to the campus for one of the most outstanding college fests in south Asia – the Spring Fest. This year, Spring Fest saw a mini galaxy descend on campus. Around 150 alumni from the Batch of 1970 came back to their alma mater to celebrate their 50th graduation anniversary.…