Chairman
Prof. Amit Patra
Director,
Indian Institute of Technology (BHU)
Varanasi 221005 Uttar Pradesh, India.
From the Desk of Chairman,
It gives me immense pleasure to announce the successful establishment of “IIT(BHU)-IRMA Center of Excellence in Refractories” at the Department of Ceramic Engineering, IIT(BHU) in the year of 2018. The center was established under a joint R & D agreement between the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, and the Indian Refractory Makers Association (IRMA) to fulfill the aim to improve the „academia-industry‟ collaborations. The center's primary goals are to develop state-of-the-art research facilities, create hands-on training programs, and incite the advanced research in ceramics and composites in our institute while facilitating other industries to carry out their research work in the center jointly with IIT(BHU)- Varanasi. The institute has been carrying forward the legacy of the founder of Banaras Hindu University, Mahamana Pandit Mandan Mohan Malviyaji, who has established a center for conducting courses in Glass and Ceramic Technology in the year 1924. For the past 100 years, our institute has been committed to the impactful social advancement by imparting education, skills, and innovations to students/scholars who excelled in their field while further contributing to sustainable society-building.
The „IIT(BHU)-IRMA‟ center is facilitated with several dedicated testing facilities in the field of refractories and other high-temperature ceramics and composites, which primarily follow the national and international testing standards for the evaluation of various properties of ceramic products. To develop a Centre of Excellence, the collaboration between an esteemed educational institute like IIT (BHU), a prestigious society like IRMA, and various reputable ceramic industries should come forward to generate top-of-mind awareness on the ceramics and glasses to multiple segments of our social-communities. In my firm belief, I feel that this center will excel in numerous aspects of implementing contemporary national missions, including Kaushal Bharat Kushal Bharat, Creative-India Innovative-India, Make-in-India, Start-up India, and Atmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India).
IRMA Chairman
Mr. Parmod Sagar
From the Desk of IRMA Chairman,
It was indeed a gratifying moment for us when Indian Refractory Makers Association joined hands with IIT BHU to open the IIT BHU IRMA Centre of Excellence for Refractories at the Ceramics Engineering Department, IIT BHU. The collaboration between universities and the industry is highly sought after in today's world order as a vehicle to enhance innovation through knowledge exchange. Collaboration with industry is critical for academia to create scientific knowledge and obtain industrial data. In turn, collaboration with universities is crucial for organizations in securing fresh talent and to provide the organizations with knowledge-based solutions. IIT BHU being one of the premier institutes of the country, we look forward to it for sourcing new ideas and potential research agendas which suit the needs of the fast-changing technological paradigms of the refractory and it's user industry. It also needs to be accepted that Gen Next is sometimes more inclined to join the so-called sunshine sectors like IT, venture capital or startups compared to traditional core sector industries including refractories. But the fact of the matter remains that without refractories, not a ton of steel or a kg of cement or thermal power can be produced. In want of growth of the core sector, service sectors that have fast emerged in the past few decades will be dealt a crippling blow. The Centre has a key role to play in reinvigorating the interest of the students to join the refractory industry and take up the intrinsic challenges with their clear stream of thought and scientific temperament chiseled by the IIT BHU academia.
I wish the Centre all the best for the coming days.
Dean (Research & Development)
Dean (Research & Development)
(Professor & Coordinator School of Biochemical Engineering)
Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi.
Contact Information:
Dean (Research & Development)
Indian Institute of Technology(BHU)
Varanasi 221005.
Email: dord@iitbhu.ac.in
Contact No.: +91 542 2367036
Fax : +91 542 2368428
Coordinator
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Dr. Santanu Das Assistant Professor, Department of Ceramic Engineering Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi-221005 Uttar Pradesh, India Email: coordinator.irma@iitbhu.ac.in, santanudas.cer@iitbhu.ac.in Phone: +91-542-716-5161 (O); Fax: +91-542-2368428 (O) Cell: +91-9918910417 Website: https://iitbhu.ac.in/rnd/irma |
Members
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Dr. Pritam Singh Assistant Professor, Department of Ceramic Engineering Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi-221005 Uttar Pradesh, India |
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Dr. Ashutosh K. Dubey Assistant Professor Department of ceramic Engineering Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi-221005 Uttar Pradesh, India |
Staff
Lab Assistant
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Dr. Satyananda Behera IIT(BHU)-IRMA Centre of Excellence, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi 221005 Uttar Pradesh India |
Lab In-Charge
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Shri Sunil Kumar Karna IIT(BHU)-IRMA Centre of Excellence, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi 221005 Uttar Pradesh India |