A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Tuesday between Research and Development Centre for Iron & Steel (RDCIS), corporate R&D Centre of Steel Authority of India limited (SAIl), Ranchi and Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, in Ranchi. The MoU was signed by Executive Director in charge of RDCIS RK Rathi and Registrar of IISC Bangalore in presence of Director (Technical) of SAIl SS Mohanty and Department of Materials Engineering and Chairman of Mechanical Sciences Division at IISC Prof Kamanio Chattaopadhyay.
Mohanti emphasised the importance of collaboration between academia and industry for the development of new technologiesin the country. The MoU has been signed to explore new avenues in the area of frontier technology undertaking joint research and development work like nano steels, nano crystalline steels or alloys through strip casting and process modelling of blast furnace or basic oxygen furnace have been identified for purpose initially. RDCIS has also been collaborating with academic institutes of repute like IITs, NITs, BARC, IOC, NMl etc.