IIT-Guwahati Launches Advanced Microelectronics and Nano Energy Facilities at Nanotechnology Center: Details Here

December 12, 2021: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati has recently launched advanced microelectronics and nano energy facilities at its Center for Nanotechnology. The facility will facilitate as the first of its kind in the northeast campus. 

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati's Center aims to carry out various multidisciplinary translational research at the Nanotechnology center. The research will commence in the field of health care, nano biomaterials, and micro and nanoelectronics. 

The new building of IIT Guwahati Nanotechnology Center was inaugurated by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on November 21, 2021. The construction was funded by the institute with the funds collected through its existing work on nanotechnology. 

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Referring to the inauguration, TG Sitharam, Director, IIT Guwahati said, “This center has established state-of-the-art facilities for nanofabrication, with class 100 cleanroom facilities being one of the major attractions".

"The center is poised to make major contributions in the areas of nanodevices development for healthcare, renewable energy-photovoltaics, light-emitting diodes, thin-film transistors, sensors, and other allied areas".

Adding to the statement, TG Sitharam further stated that the IIT Guwahati Faculty Members and scholars have shown their interest and capability to work in the field of translational research. 

The research work and capability of the faculty members have resulted in the launch of a few research centers and technology transfers on the campus, he added. 

IIT Guwahati Center was funded by the Ministry of Education (MoE) and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). With the financial assistance received, the center will have one of the advanced facilities for participants to use. 

At the center, students will be provided with cleanroom facilities integrated with state-of-art fabrication, characterization, and testing laboratories along with scientific and translational research facilities. 

While talking about the initiative, Dipankar Bandyopadhyay, Center for Nanotechnology, IIT Guwahati said, “The center aspires not only to become one of the major fountain heads of scientific and technological innovation of the country but also in the global scenario”.

“The major targets in this regard would be to establish world-class facilities, publish high-impact research, patent translational research, transfer technology to the industry, and train highly-skilled research scholars who are ready to push the barriers of cutting-edge science and technology” he added. 

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