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R&D Newsletter
March 2019Volume 7, Issue 1
www.iitk.ac.in/dord
Defence Corridor
Rozi siksha Kendra
National science day
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Lecture SeriesOn February 2019, Professor Animangsu Ghatak, Department of ChemicalEngineering,IITKanpurdeliveredalectureunderCNRRaoEndowedlectureseries.Thetitleofhistalkwas‘AdhesionandFractureofSoftMaterial.’Thislectureserieswas made possible by a generous donation by Prof. C.N.R. Rao, Linus PaulingProfessoratJNCASR,Bangalore.TheobjectiveistogiveonefacultymemberoftheIITKanpur, each year, thehonorof delivering a lecture to the institute's community,sharingtheexcitementofhis/herresearchwiththem.
Institute Lecture (January-March, 2019)
CNR Rao Endowed Lecture 2019
Lecture Series
Prof. Olivier J F Martin
Title: Plasmonics: From materials to metasurfaces and pure magnetic light
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL)
Prof. Michael Berry
Title: Geometric phases and the separation of the world
University of Bristol, UK
Prof. Tahei Tahara
Title: Wonder world seen with light
Molecular Spectroscopy Laboratory, RIKEN, Japan
Prof. Oleg A. Kabov
Evaporation, Levitation and Self-Organization of Liquid Micro-droplets over Solid
and Liquid Surfaces and Contact Line Region
Kutateladze Institute of Thermophysics, Russia
Prof. Mark E. Tuckerman
New York University, USA
Title: Molecular simulation and Machine Learning as Routes to Exploring
Structure and Phase
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National Science Day Celebration
NationalScienceDayiscelebratedinourcountrywiththeobjectivesofcommemoratingthefirstNobelprizeinIndiaonSciencewhichwasachievedbythediscoveryofRamanEffectbySirCVRaman.Itisalsocelebratedtoemphasizeonthecultureofscienceandtheapplicationofscience
forthewelfareofpeople.
TomarkthecelebrationofNationalScienceDay,theCognitiveScienceProgrammeincoordinationwiththeDean,ResearchandDevelopmentOfficehasorganizedone-daysymposiumtitled:“Throughthelookingglass:InterdisciplinaryPerceptionsonCognition”on26thFebruary,2019attheOutreachAuditorium.Prof.Karandikar,Director, IITKanpur inaugurated the symposium.Prof.NarayananSrinivasan,CBCS,AllahabaddeliveredthekeynoteaddresswhichwasfollowedbythetechnicaldisseminationsfromProfsBishakhBhattacharya,DebabrataGoswami,NitinGupta,DevpriyaKumarandArkVermaonthesubjecttheme. Subsequently, Prof. Philip Tseng, and Prof. Niall Duncan from TaipeiMedical University havedeliveredexperttalksinthesamedirection.TheprogrammeendedwithavoteofthanksbyProf.S.Ganesh,Dean,ResearchandDevelopment.
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In February 2018, the Government of Indiaannounced setting up of a defense corridor inUttarPradesh.Itwasenvisagedthatanumberof
defenseequipmentmanufacturingunitswillbesetupalongthecorridorresultinginsignificantexpansionoftheindustrialbaseinthestate.Atthetime,IITKanpurandGovernmentofUPhadalreadyagreedtocollabo-rate in the technological domain with IIT Kanpurbeingdeclaredastechnologicalpartnerofthegovern-ment. The government requested the institute tocreateacenterofexcellenceindefensetechnologies
thatcancreatenewtechnologiestobetransferredformanufacturinginthedefensecorridor.
Afterseveralroundsofdiscussions,InFebruary2019,acenterofexcellencefordefensecorridorwascreatedattheinstitutewithabudgetaryoutlayofRs50Croresspreadoverthreeyears.Theinstitutehascommittedto develop relevent technologies in four domains:advancedmaterials(wound-healingmaterial,stealthmaterial etc), UAVs (vertical takeoff and landingdrones of different weight classes), cyber security(hardened OS, malware protection etc), electronicsandcommunications(longdistanceradarsetc).Workon several specific projects has already started andfirstsetoftechnologiesareexpectedtobereadyformanufacturingwithinayear.
ItisperhapsthefirsttimethatastategovernmenthasmadesuchasignificantinvestmentinanIITforthedevelopmentoftechnology.Mostofthegovernmentofficialsinvolvedwiththeprojecthavebeenextremelycooperativeandexpecttheinstitutetocontributeinindustrialdevelopmentofthestate.
Center of Excellence for Defence Corridor
Ranjit Singh Rozi Siksha Kendra
ITKanpurAlumniDr.RanjitSingh(BT/MME/1965),haspledgedanamountof1.9MillionDollarstosetupIRanjitSinghRoziSikshaKendraandRanjitSinghChair.TheprimarymissionofRoziShikshaKendraistofocusonachieviengtheobjectivesof
Technologyinterventionsforenablingeducationforuptotwoyearsofvocationaltraining. Technologyinterventionsforenablingjobguaranteesfortheunemployed.
IITKanpurisalreadyworkingwithaclusteroffivevillagestoimprovethevillagelifebycreatingatechnologyenabledmodelofsustainabledevelopmentforruralcommunityandsubsequentlycreatingascalablemodelforclusterofvillages.
TheobjectivesofRanjitSinghRoziSikshaKendrawouldbeinlinewithIITKanpur'sCentreforTechnologyforSustainableDevelopmentandwouldstrivetowardsenablingEquitableProsperityforall.
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Recent Project
Identifying the Molecular Mechanism(s) by whichBMP Signalling Regulates the Migration andPolarity of Cortical Neurons
PI: Prof. Jonaki Sen ([email protected])
Sponsor: Science and Engineering Research Board
Themammaliancerebralcortexisthe seat of various highercognitivefunctions.Itconsistsof
alaminararrangementofneuronsinsixlayers. One interesting feature ofneurons in the developing centralnervous system is that they migrateaway from their birthplaces at theventricularzonetotheirfinaldestina-tions.
"SmartCity”projectledbyProf.SaikatChakrabartihaswontheISGFinnova-t ion award 2019 under ‘ SmartTechnologyoftheYear’category.IndiaSmartGridForum(ISGF)haslaunchedthisawardtorecognizeindividualsandorganizations who have set newbenchmarks in Smart Grid and SmartCity domains. The awards will showcase the globallygrowingsmartecosystemandfosterglobalpartnerships.
Co-PI: Prof. Amitabha Bandyopadhyay ([email protected])
Defectsinmigrationand/orpolarityofcortical neurons results in brainmalformationsandislinkedtodiversepsychiatricandneurologicaldisordersincludingschizophrenia,epilepsyandautism.Hence,itbecomesimportanttoelucidatethemolecularmechanismofneuronalmigration,polarityandotheraspectsofcorticalneurogenesisinordertounderstandnotonlythebasicprinciplesofbraindevelopmentbutalsothepathologicalprocessesofthesedisorders.
Recentworkcarriedout inPI’s laboratoryhas shown that canonical andnon-canonicalBoneMorphogeneticProtein(BMP)signalingdifferentiallyregulateradialmigrationandpolarityofE15.5bornupperlayercorticalneuronsinmice.
ThisprojectintendstoidentifythemoleculesactingdownstreamofBMPsignalingthatspecificallyregulateradialmigrationandpolarityofE15.5bornupperlayercorticalneuronsinthemousethroughatranscriptomicsbasedapproach.Thisstudyislikelytoprovideinsightintonovelmoleculesandmechanismsregulatingneuronalmigra-tionandestablishmentofpolarityinmousemodel.
Threecandidategenesshowingtissuerestrictedexpressioninthecross-sectionofthedevelopingmousecortex(Embryonicday15.5):(A)schematicshowingcrosssectionofE15.5mousecortex,(B)Tbr1(T-Box,Brain1),(C)Srf(Serumresponsefactor),(D)Foxp2(ForkheadboxproteinP2).
Department of Biological Sciences & Bioengineering
Prof. Mukesh Sharma wasinvitedbytheWorldHealthOrganization for consulta-tion, 12-14 February 2019,at Geneva, Switzerland onrisk communication andintervent ion to reduceexposure and to minimize
the health effects of outdoor air pollution(https://www.who.int/airpollution/events/expertconsult2019/en/).
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Unders tand ing thesources of ambientparticulate matter
(PM) is important for costeffective emission reduction.However, the mixing of thedifferentsourceofemissionstogether with atmosphericdynamics and topographicalconditionsmakes theunder-standing of source-receptorlinkagecomplexespeciallyinwinter season. Currently,various air quality parame-ters are measured usingoffline filter based methodsby collecting aerosols onfilters using air samplers.Further, source apportion-ment of PM is performedu s i n g s o u r c e - r e c e p t o rmodeling which needs priorinformation on the potentialsources.However,filterbaseds o u r c e a ppo r t i o nmen tstudieshavelimitationsasvariationsinconcentrationsandcompositionofaerosolsinatmospherearecapturedinlowtemporalresolution.Studiesemployingthesemethodsinthepasthaveshownverylowcontribution(<30%)fromsecondaryorganicaerosols(SOA)inthetotalorganicconcentrationlevels.
Sourceapportionmentbyreal-timemeasurementsofparticlephaseorganicsusingaerosolmassspectrometryhasshownupto60%contributionfromSOAtothetotalOAmass¹inIndia(Figureabove).ThissignificantdifferenceinthecalculatedSOAfractionbetweenfilterbasedandreal-timemeasurementsmaybeduetotheinabilitiesofthefilter-basedmeasurementstocapturethereal-timevariationofSOAintheatmosphere.Itisalsoimportanttounderstandthereal-timevariationofbrowncarbonaerosolsalongwithprimaryandsecondaryOA,astheycansignificantlyaltertheabsorptivepropertiesoftotalaerosols².Thus,itisimportanttocharacterizethegasesandaerosolsusingthereal-timeinstrumentstounderstandtheirsourcesandevolutionpathways³.
Consideringthefastphysicalandchemicaltransformationandtransportationoftheemissionsintheatmosphere,ourstudycouplesthereal-timePM2.5measurementsfromadvancedonlinemassspectrometryinstrumentsandofflineanalysisof filtersamples(formoretimeandspatialcoverage)usingmassspectrometrytechniquestounderstandthesourcesofaerosolsindetail.
Delhi Air Quality Experiment: A Paradigm Shift in Source ApportionmentPI: Prof. SN Tripathi ([email protected])
Sponsor: Central Pollution Control Board
Recent Project
Figure:SourcesofwinteraerosolsinDelhi.Thefiguresontheleftindicatethereal-timesourceidentification(unpublisheddata).TherighthandsideshowsthesourceidentificationinDelhiusingofflineanalysis.
¹Chakrabortyetal,JournalofGeophysicalResearch:Atmospheres,2015,120(17),9006-9019;Prevotetal,Nature,2014,514,218-222²Shamjadetal,Environ.Sci.Technol.2015,49(17),10474–10481;Satishetal,Environ.Sci.Technol.2017,51(12),6765–6772.³Thambanetal,AtmosphericResearch,2017,197,211-223;Kumaretal,EnvironmentalScience:Processes&Impacts,2016,18,1285-1296.
Department of Civil Engineering / Centre for Environmental Sc. & Engineering
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Developing a Compact Graphene based Sensor forMonitoring Steel Structure under StressPI: Prof. Satyajit Banerjee ([email protected])
Sponsor: Science and Engineering Research Board, DST (Imprint-II)
Ironiseasilymagnetizedbutitsabilitytoretainmagnetizationaftertheappliedmagneticfieldisremovedislow.Steelhoweverhasrelativelylowsusceptibilitybutitretainstheacquiredmagnetismforalongertime.Themagneto-elasticpropertiesofsteelaresuchthattheyaresensitivetostressactingonit.
Theprojectaimstodevelopasensorwhichwillbedirectlymountedontothesteelstructureinordertoevaluatestressesanddynamicallymonitorthestrainfluctuations.Thesensorwillaidinevaluatingthestructuresstabilityaswellashelp inanticipatingthepossibledevelopmentof faultswhichcancompromise itsstability.Graphene,awondermaterial,isamonolayersheetofcarbonatomswithuniquelinearenergymomentumdispersionarounditsfermienergy.Itshighelectricalmobilityandmechanicalrigiditywillbeutilizedtomakethesesensors.
How do magnetic moments order in a two-dimensional solid?This question lies at theheart of fundamental physics with implica-
tionsbeyonditsrealmsuchasinthestudyoftopology,device applications, etc. The well-known Mermin-Wagnertheoremrulesoutthepossibilityoflongrangeorderingin2DHeisenbergferromagnetswithcontin-uousrotationsymmetryandshortrangeinteraction.Howeverintroductionofanisotropycouldgapoutthelong wavelength excitations and stabilize magneticordering.Restrictingthespindimensionalitytotwoas
inHeisenbergXYmodelsystemsopensuppossibilityoftopologicalphasetransitionwithoutanysymmetrybreaking.Enhancedfluctuationsinsuchsystemscanpotentially lead to novel ordered phases. Recentdiscoveryof2Dmagnetisminvan-derWaalsmaterialshascreatedopportunityofaddressingthesequestionsusingcontrolledexperiments.
Theobjectiveofthisprojectistostudyspindynamicsinmagnetic systems close tomonolayer limit usingFMRbroadbandspectroscopy.
Electric Field Controlled Spin Dynamics in Nanomagnets
Recent Project
PI: Prof. Soumik Mukhopadhyay ([email protected])
Sponsor: Department of Science & Technology
Figure(a)Anartisticimpressionofthelinearenergy–momentumdispersion,overlaidonamonoatomicviewofCarbonatomsinGraphene(b)InsetsshowsaGraphenesensorfabricatedinourlabandtheRamanspectraofGraphenefromthesmallestpatternedstructure.
*DataandimageareapartofthethesisandasubmittedpaperofMs.KamalikaNath,PhdstudentDept.ofPhysics2019
Co-PI: Prof. Amit K. Agarwal ([email protected])
Department of Physics
Department of Physics
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Dean, Research & Development
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Kanpur 208016
Phone: +91-512-259 7578
Address for Correspondence
[email protected]@iitk.ac.in
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