RDCIS, SAIl – Ranchi and Jadavpur University, Kolkata, WB entered into a Memorandum of Understanding on March 14 at the precincts of Jadavpur University, Kolkata.
Vice Chancellor, Jadavpur University presiding over the MOU signing ceremony opined that the collaborative work between JU and SAIl on Materials Science and Engineering related to steel industry will help to solve many industrial problems and would enhance the technological capability of the country. Particularly the use of some of the developed ideas in Nanotechnology at Jadavpur University will be implemented to develop improved refractories necessary for improving operational efficiency of steel making furnaces and ladles.
Dr. Ramen Dutta, GM (Steel & Ref.) gave a brief outline on RDCIS association with Jadavpur University, Kolkata about on-going programmes and mentioned that SAIl has embarked on a major collaborative effort with the academic institutes of repute in India and abroad with the objective to evolve the programmes in the emerging fields of steel research. The MOU was signed by Dr. Partha Pratim lahiri, Registrar (JU) and Dr. Ramen Dutta, GM (Steel & Ref.), RDCIS, SAIl.
Prof. K.K. Chattopadhyay, Director of the School of Materials and Nanotechnology and Prof. G.C. Das from Jadavpur University, Kolkata told that this MoU will definitely pave a new way in the field of research of mutual interest. Debesh Halder, DGM (Ref.), RDCIS, SAIl was also present on the occasion.