University of Melbourne Archives

Feb

14

2020

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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…

Dec

10

2019

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Scholarships for Doctoral Students from Australia

EventsAustralia, DDP, Doctoral, Dual Doctoral Degree Program, Dual Doctoral Programs, fellowship, international collaboration, Melbourne, Scholarship, University of Melbourne

India Today Outlook UNI NDTV Live Mint Republic World Daily Hunt In a significant boost to its ongoing academic exchange programs with Australian institutions, IIT Kharagpur has instituted competitive high-value scholarships for students from the University of Melbourne, Australia enrolled under the Dual Doctoral Program jointly conducted by the two institutions. Prof. Sriman Kumar Bhattacharyya, the Director (Officiating) of IIT Kharagpur made the announcement at the launch of the Melbourne India Partnership Program and Academy Conference at Melbourne on…

Nov

08

2019

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By Chirosree Basu

What’s in my water?

In-DepthAustralia, Dual Doctoral Degree Program, eGovernments Foundation, IIT Kharagpur, Integrated Urban Water Management, MIPA, Orange City Water, Piramal Sarvajal, School of Water Resources, Tata Water Mission, University of Melbourne

Tomatoes grown with the contaminated water of the Varthur Lake of Bengaluru reach the nearby markets of the city every morning and are bought by unsuspecting city dwellers. Almost a decade of civic activism in Bengaluru has not changed anything for either the farmers or urbanites there. Thousands of miles away, Platypuses, a mammal species commonly found in Australia, happily swim near the coast off Melbourne, unaware that beta-blockers are entering their bodies every day from the ‘safe’ treated water discharged from the city. These were some of the many facts brought to light by the Indo-Australia joint workshop on…

Aug

28

2019

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By Chirosree Basu

The magic touch

Events65th Convocation, Curtin, Dual Doctoral Programs, IIT Kharagpur, PhD, research scholars, University of Melbourne, Wollongong

India Today Careers360 At its 65th Convocation, IIT Kharagpur gave away PhD degrees to 372 scholars. The numbers showed a sharp rise from the earlier figure of 295 from last year. Taking the 5 years' figure the increase is close to 85% taking 2014 as base. The numbers happily live up to the goals set for higher education centres by the Government of India. They, in fact, reflect sustained efforts taken by the Institute over the past few years to intensify the focus on research. Prof. P.K. Das, Dean, Post-graduate Studies, IIT Kharagur, explained the reason for the rise in…