IIT Madras & ISRO Collaborate To Launch Research Centre For Thermal Management Of Spacecraft & Launch Vehicles

IIT Madras & ISRO Collaborate To Launch Research Centre For Thermal Management Of Spacecraft & Launch Vehicles

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: November 14 2024

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  • The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) is partnering with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to create a centre of excellence focused on fluid and thermal sciences.
  • ISRO will provide initial funding of Rs 1.84 crore for setting up this centre.
  • The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for this collaboration was signed on November 11, 2024, by Professor Manu Santhanam, Dean of Industrial Consultancy and Sponsored Research at IIT Madras and Shri Victor Joseph T, Director of Technology Development and Innovation at ISRO.
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