Research & Development @ IIT Bombay

1. Research & Development @ IIT Bombay Prof. Krithi Ramamritham Dean R&D October, 2006

2. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Engineering the Future

3. The primary objective of the Indian Institutes of Technology “to provide scientists and technologists of the highest calibre who would engage in research, design and development to help building the nation towards self-reliance in her technological needs” Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

4. Indian Institutes of Technology IIT Kharagpur 1950 IIT Bombay 1958 IIT Madras 1959 IIT Kanpur 1960 IIT Delhi 1961 IIT Guwahati 1995 IIT Roorkee 2001

5. IITs’ Contributions to the Nation • Education • Specialized manpower for National R&D labs, Industry and Academic Institutions • Specialized training for working professionals in advanced technology areas through CEP • Research and Development • Industry - Problem solving & Technology development • Major National programmes (DAE, DRDO, ISRO…) to develop technologies in critical areas and to address immediate technology needs in design & development

6. Academic Programmes at IITs Bachelor’s -B. Tech., B.Arch., B. Des., Dual Degree, 5 M.Sc….. Offered by - Engineering and some Science Departments (Intake through JEE) Master’s - M. Sc. (2 year), M.Tech., M. Phil., M. Des., M.B.A., M. Mgmt…… (Intake through GATE, JMET, CEED and interview) Offered by - Departments, Schools, Centres and Interdisciplinary Programmes Doctoral - (Intake through GATE and interviews) Offered by - All academic entities

7. IIT Bombay – an introduction • The first batch of students was admitted in 1958. • Since then to Aug., 2006, around 31,000 students have graduated, around 41% undergraduate and 59% postgraduate & Ph.D. • Student enrolment has also grown steadily. Admit top 2%. • The Institute has 13 departments, 3 schools, 5 interdisciplinary programs and 11 centers. • Our educational programs are consistently ranked amongst the best in the world

8. IIT BOMBAY Vision “To be the fountainhead of new ideas and of innovators in technology and science.” Mission “To create an ambience where new ideas, research and scholarship flourish and where the leaders and innovators of tomorrow emerge.”

9. Research & Development @ IIT Bombay • People • Outstanding Faculty • 425 Faculty and Scientists with wide spectrum of expertise • Brilliant Students • 5500 Ph.D, M.Tech., Project Staff and B.Tech. & M.Sc. Students • Competent Technicians • 300 Technical Assistants in various departments and Centres

10. R & D Resources @ IIT Bombay • Facilities • Well equipped Teaching and Research Laboratories • State-of-the-art Measurement and Testing Facilities • Major Research Facilities • Excellent Computational Facilities • Excellent Library in Engineering & Technology • Technology Business Incubator

11. Management of Intellectual Property • IP Policy • IPR Cell • Legal support for agreements, MOUs • Types of agreements: • Umbrella MOUs, Specific Research Agreements • Confidentiality Protection - Non Disclosure Agreement • Templates for Agreements, MOUs, NDAs available • Support for IPR protection • Technology Transfer / Licensing

12. Technology Business Incubator IIT Bombay Governed by the Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE) Features: • Hold equity • Negotiate rent or service charges • Sign Service Level Agreements • Hire people with management skills at market salaries as contract employees • Be treated as a cost and profit center which will bring in the commercial outlook • Will attract VCs and other financiers to establish alliance relationships.

13. Academic Structure • Engineering Departments: • Aerospace Engineering • Chemical Engineering • Civil Engineering • Computer Science & Engineering • Electrical Engineering • Industrial Design Centre • Mechanical Engineering • MetallurgicalEngineering & Materials Science • Science Departments: • Physics • Chemistry • Mathematics • Earth Sciences • Humanities & Social Sciences

14. Academic Structure • Interdisciplinary Programmes • Corrosion Science & Engineering • Energy Systems Engineering • Industrial Engineering & Operations Research • Reliability Engineering • Systems & Control Engineering • Schools • School of Biosciences & Bio-engineering • School of Information Technology • School of Management

15. Academic Structure • Specialised Centres • Centre for Environmental Science & Engineering • Centre of Studies in Resources Engineering • Centre for Technology Alternatives in Rural Areas • Centre for Formal Design & Verification of Software • Centre for Aerospace Systems Design & Engineering • Centre for Research in Nanotechnology & Science • Centre of Excellence in Nanoelectronics • Advance Centre for Research in Electronics • Centre for Distance Engineering Education Programme • Service Centres • Computer Centre • Sophisticated Analytical Instruments Facility

16. Research & Development - SCOPE • Sponsored Research • Pioneering work • Advancing knowledge • Technology advancements & developments • Industrial Consultancy • Applying knowledge, Problem solving • Advanced Testing and Measurements • Technology upgradation • Expert opinion • R&D Partnership • Research partnership • Advanced manpower training • Technology Incubation • Creation of Products / Wealth

17. Growth of Consultancy Consultancy Receipts for 2005-06 = Rs. 12 crores Amount in Lakhs of Rupees 2004-05 Financial Year

18. Growth of Sponsored Research Sponsored projects receipts for 2005-06 = Rs. 40 crores Amount in Lakhs of Rupees Financial Year

19. Sponsored Research & Consultancy Funding • ResearchConsultancy • Government R&D Institutions        • Government Departments        and Ministries • International Cooperation &   R&D Funding Agencies • Overseas Industries and     Multinationals • Public Sector Industries      • Private Sector Industries (India)      

20. Major Research Facilities - 1 • Supercritical Fluid Extraction Pilot Plant • Cryo-Storage Facility • Polymer Composite Laboratories • Microwave Plasma for Chemical Vapor Deposition • Single Crystal X- Ray Diffractometer • NMR, ICP, XRF Spectrometers • Cryo - SEM & Atomic Force Microscope • Silicon Processing Facilities with Clean Room • Cellular Neurophysiology Laboratory • Photolabelling and Peptide Sequencing Facility • Silicon Processing Facilities with Clean Room • Micro/Nano-fabrication facility for GaN and for other non-conventional materials • VLSI Design Lab • Isothermal Titration Calorimeter (ITC)

21. Major Research Facilities - 2 • Mechatronics Lab. • Rapid Prototyping Lab. • Robotics Laboratory • Ergonomics Laboratory • Integrated Modeling & Simulation Laboratory • Wind and Water Tunnels Facilities • Thermal Hydraulic Simulation Facility • Structural Integrity Testing & Assessment Facility • Geotechnical Centrifuge Facility • Global Positioning System (GPS) Facility

22. National Facilities • Geotechnical Centrifuge Facility • Centre for Aerospace System Design & Engineering • Thermal Hydraulics Test Facility • Centre for Formal Design & Verification of software • Centre for Intelligent Internet Research • Photolabeling and Peptide Sequencing Facility • Electroslag Refining Facility • Centre of Excellence in Nanoelectronics • Single Crystal X- Ray Diffractometer

23. Select application areas & Live Project completion • Evaluation of behaviour of geotechnical structures subjected to earthquake • Influence of blast induced vibrations on underground and on-ground structures • Subsidence, Tunnels/Tunnel lining • First live project on Centrifuge Modelling of Steel Piles in Clay for Visakhapatnam Port Trust completed on May, 2004. • Landslides • Slope stabilization techniques

24. Examples of Recent Technology Transfers • Software for Optimisation of Laminated Object Manufacturing (OPTILOM) • GRAM Drishti software • Supercritical Fluid Extraction System Design • Novel Matrix Heat Recovery Units (MHRU) • Vermiculture Technology for Solid and Liquid Waste Management • IITZeus - A multi block grid/mesh generator for complex 3D Geometry • Low cost technology for engine exhaust heat recovery • Design & development of Novel 3-in-1 heat pump for providing AC, hot water and potable chilled water. • Radiation hard integrated-circuit technology for space applications • Electro-Slag Refining Process • Energy efficient axial flow-FRP fans.

25. Examples of Recent Technology Transfers-Society • ASAN: The Low Cost ATM • A Learning Based Tool for Automatic Address Segmentation • Palletized Tea Storage Methodology employing Controlled Atmosphere • Design & Development of Composites passenger coach doors, Modular FRP toilet units for Railways • A PC based communicator for children with special needs • Pedal power devices for rural applications • Animal driven battery charging unit • aAQUA web portal for providing information to farmers • Design & development of rehabilation aids for physically handicapped using light weight polymers • Development of LPG stove for blind • Improved design of post boxes • Silicon Locket-for Cardiac monitoring • Artificial hand for amputees • Bio Char unit for charcoal production

26. Research Partners Some Indian Industry Some International Industry • Ciba India Pvt. Ltd. • Grasim Industries Ltd. • Godrej Industries Ltd. • Forbes Marshall Ltd. • Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. • Honeywell Technology • Solutions Lab. Pvt. Ltd. • Larsen & Toubro Ltd. • Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. • National Thermal Power Corporation • ONGC • Reliance Industries Ltd. • Hindustan Lever Ltd. • Bajaj Auto Ltd. • GE Global Research, USA • General Motors, USA • General Electric Corporate Research & Development, USA • Hitachi, Japan • IBM, USA • Intel Corporation, USA • Microsoft Research, USA • Pratt & Whitney, USA • Sun Micro System, USA • UOP, USA • Intellisense Corporation • Applied Materials, USA • IMEC, Belgium Rs. in Lakhs

27. Research Partnership ONGC- Physical and Numerical Modelling for Un-conventional Flood Patterns Industry sponsored Lab. – Cummins India VLSI Research Consortium

28. IIT Bombay looks forward to partnering with Industry and Academic institutions as we march ahead to become a top class research institution Thank You