Processing .....please wait.. 
The article has been forwarded.... 
News >> Technology >>
IISc to setup synchrotron and R&D centre at Chitradurga
By siliconindia
|
Monday, 20 December 2010, 22:29 IST |
1 Comments
Bangalore: In order to build a strong research team and to promote science and technology among teachers and students and The Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc) has decided to setup a Talent Development Centre in Chitradurga (Challakere) district. The centre is about 100 acres and will have a synchrotron centre. The government has granted 
2 crore for the centre and has handed over 32 used government buildings for the purpose. The first batch of the training is likely to begin January or February.
B.N. Raghunandan, senior scientist at the IISc said that "For this, the institute has decided to set up a full-fledged campus in Chitradurga, where training will be offered to teachers who, in turn, can pass on the knowledge to their pupils." He also said that the IISc had been conducting such training programmes for 35 years in various districts, but it had now decided to set up a permanent campus in Chitradurga.
Synchrotron is an electron accelerator which produces high intensity light to study the structure of the atomsin matter.It is a powerful tool that enables scientists and engineers to probe the fundamental nature of matter.
The IISc is said to focus on research works in the core sectors such as renewable energy, space science, aerospace, water resource technology, ecology and environment. The development centre is expected to provide job opportunities for research students of various departments.
The facility at Chitradurga is expected to be similar to the facility in Geneva. Also coming up in the district is the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) where research students of atomic science will get opportunities to work. The facility will be setup in the 1,800 acres of land given by the government.
2 crore for the centre and has handed over 32 used government buildings for the purpose. The first batch of the training is likely to begin January or February.
B.N. Raghunandan, senior scientist at the IISc said that "For this, the institute has decided to set up a full-fledged campus in Chitradurga, where training will be offered to teachers who, in turn, can pass on the knowledge to their pupils." He also said that the IISc had been conducting such training programmes for 35 years in various districts, but it had now decided to set up a permanent campus in Chitradurga.
Synchrotron is an electron accelerator which produces high intensity light to study the structure of the atomsin matter.It is a powerful tool that enables scientists and engineers to probe the fundamental nature of matter.
The IISc is said to focus on research works in the core sectors such as renewable energy, space science, aerospace, water resource technology, ecology and environment. The development centre is expected to provide job opportunities for research students of various departments.
The facility at Chitradurga is expected to be similar to the facility in Geneva. Also coming up in the district is the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) where research students of atomic science will get opportunities to work. The facility will be setup in the 1,800 acres of land given by the government.