Particle Science and Technology Education and Research at IIT Madras:A Synergistic Approach

摘要

Historically, the particulate research and education effort in the Particle Science &Polymers (PSP) Laboratory in the Department of Chemical Engineering at IIT Madrasmay be described as being focused on "Mechanical Operations", which encompassestraditional technologies such as size reduction and size classification, and addressesapplications such as: biomass fuel preparation, material recycling from electronic scrap,fly-ash classification and computer simulation of size reduction and classificationprocesses of industrial importance. More recently, nano-particle research has emerged asa critical research initiative of the Laboratory. The educational curriculum is now beingmodified to provide necessary expertise to student researchers working in this field. Fineparticulateresearch and education are being intertwined in such a way as to maximizebenefit to academia and industry. Course delivery methods are also being upgraded instep with web-based learning and distance-learning scenarios.