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SCHOOL OF MATERIAL SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY
Profile: brief history and objectives
of the School
The School of Material Science and Technology was founded in 1988
with the object of providing a forum for interdisciplinary research
on material development and characterisation. Although housed in
the Department of Metallurgical Engineering, the School draws its
human resources from members of many departments of the University
and even outside. The chief current interests of the School are
nanocomposites, material properties at cryogenic temperatures, and
the fatigue and fracture of materials. The School also has interests
in archaeological metallurgy.
Outline of the admin1istrative/academic structure
The School is admin1istered by an Academic/admin1istrative Committee
chaired by the Vice-Chancellor. The Committee comprises all teachers
of the University actively associated with the activities of the
School, as well as external members from B.E. College (D.U.), Central
Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, Indian Association for the
Cultivation of Science, and Steel Authority of India Ltd. The regular
administration of the School is in the hands of a Director.
Contact
Programmes Offered
Infrastructural Facilities
Research
Seminar/Conference
International/National links
Extension Activities
Other Highlights
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Contacts
1. Address : Metallurgical Engineering Building
Jadavpur University
Kolkata 700 032
2. E-mail : manojmitra@hotmail.com
3. Date of establishment : 1988
4. Built-up area of the Centre : a separate new construction of
100 sq.m. (approx.) in the Metallurgical Engineering Building
5. Name of the Director: Professor Manoj Kumar Mitra
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Programmes offered by the School
The School does not run any independent course. Postgraduate students
of Metallurgical Engineering use the facilities of theSchool for
their sessional classes on Corrosion and Oxidation of Metals. Postgraduate
and research scholars of Metallurgical Engineering of Jadavpur University
and B.E. College (Deemed University), as well as scholars of Material
Science from the Indian Association for Cultivation of Science,
also use the infrastructure of the School.
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Infrastructural facilities
Books in the Library of School: A small reference collection
Computers in the School/Centre: 2
basic and advanced facilities
1. Low cycle corrosion fatigue test facility - 2 nos.
2. Slow strain rate testing units - 2 nos.
3. Humidity controlled drying chamber - 1 no.
4. Potentiostate 1 no.
5. Crack monitoring device - 1 no.
6. Constant current generator - 1 no.
7. 1700oC taubular furnace - 1 no.
8. Metallographic microscope with photographic attachment - 1 no.
9. Image analysis system - 1 no.
10. PC with printer - 2 nos.
11. Scanner - 1 no.
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Research
No. of ongoing research projects, with total outlay in lakhs: 3,
Rs. 25.1 lakhs
No. of research projects completed in last 3 years, with total outlay
in lakhs:
1, Rs.10 lakhs
Details of ongoing projects
| Subject |
Funding
agency |
Amount |
| 1.Low-Temperature
Evaluationof Materials |
Dept.
of Atomic Energy |
Rs.19.3
lakhs
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| 2.
Extraction of Valuables from Vanadiumbearing Titanomagnetites |
UGC |
Rs.
5 lakhs |
| 3.
Failure Studies on ICDP and High Cr rolls |
GPIL |
Rs.80,000 |
Major thrust areas
Nanocomposites
Properties of material at cryogenic temperatures
Fatigue and fracture of materials
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Seminars/conferences
Members who have attended national seminars/conferences in last
3 years:
listed under Departments
Members who have attended international seminars/conferences in
last 3 years:
listed under Departments
seminars/conferences were held in the School
during the last 3 years
1. Two-day seminar on 'Quality as Means of Business Improvement
in engineering Industries' in association with Technovision, 1999
2. Seminar on 'Corrosion and Its Implications' in association with
the Corrosion Society of India, 2000.
3. Seminar on Archaeomaterials, 2001
(The School has hosted 11seminars, workshops etc. since inception.)
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international/national links
National :
The most active current links are with the Bhabha Atomic Research
Centre, Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute and Indian
Institute of Chemical Biology. The School also has links with B.E.
College (Deemed University) and Indian Association for Cultivation
of Sciences in sharing of teaching and research facilities.
Its research interests and programmes have involved co-operation
and collaboration with a number of institutions such as the Institute
of Engineers, the Indian Orthopaedic Association and the Corrosion
Society of India
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Details of extension activities
3 training programmes on tribal (dokra) metal casting with support
from DST, Govt. of West Bengal, 1997-98.
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Any other highlights
The School has produced two video cassettes:
'Kathuriar Chhuti' (The Woodcutter's Holiday)
'Structure of Steel'
Both have been telecast on the National Network of Doordarshan
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