IIT-GN inks pact with Washington university in St Louis

Updated on: Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Ahmedabad: Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IIT-GN) has inked a pact with the Washington University in St Louis for research in the field of energy and
environment.
"The joint collaborative programme with the Washington University in St Louis will help our Chemical and Mechanical engineering undergraduate students to participate in summer internship programme in May 2010," an official statement said.
Students selected from IIT-GN will work for 10 weeks in laboratories there on topics like designing next generation solar cells, technologies for carbon dioxide capture and mitigation from coal combustors, aerosol science and technology and water quality issues in energy systems, it added.

The students will get an opportunity to interact with UG students of that university and work in a cohort research group. This collaborative programme will also facilitate collaborations on energy and environment between the faculty of the two institutes, the statement said.

IIT-GN inks pact with Washington university in St Louis

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