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About Center of Excellence in Advanced Materials and Green Technologies
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham established the Center of Excellence in Advanced Materials and Green Technologies in May 2013, based on a grant awarded by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD). The Centre of Excellence (COE) is engaged in research and development activities in the broad areas encompassing the individual developments in, or an integration of, advanced materials and green technologies based on material synthesis, material characterization, material modification, and innovative methodologies of application.
Mission
The centre strives towards developing a world-class facility staffed with a resource pool working on cutting-edge and novel fundamental problems related to materials synthesis, characterization, & modification, and will deliver green and innovative materials technology solutions. The experts in the centre strive to train and...
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People
The Center of Excellence in Advanced Materials and Green Technologies has a unique blend of distinguished patrons, philanthropists, sponsors, celebrated mentors and robust research talent from various specialties who further the research in the four focus areas proposed in the research activities of the Center.
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Collaborations
Collaborators of high renown in the core areas of research identified in this report have committed their support and time to the establishment of, and continued contribution for, the center. The collaborators include Dr. P. Somasundaran (Columbia University, USA), Dr. Jagan Mahadevan (University of Tulsa, USA)...
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The center will be offering the two-year degree program of Master of Technology (Materials Science & Engineering), from the academic year 2014. The main objective of the program is to produce graduates equipped with skills to perform well in their professional careers, in any component of the life cycle of materials: design & development, synthesis, processing manufacturing, process optimization & property enhancement, and recycling.
Research
The Centre of Excellence (COE) is engaged in research and development activities in the broad areas encompassing the individual developments in, or an integration of Advanced Materials and Green Technologies based on material synthesis, material characterization, material modification, and innovative methodologies of application. The four main focus areas proposed in the research activities of the Center are Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites for Green Applications, Environmental and Biological Sensors, Bio-inspired Materials for Green Applications and Materials and Technologies for Sustainable Development. There is a significant overlap between these four focus areas due to the interdisciplinary nature of most of the projects. The Centre aims to study the physicochemical interactions of materials in various environments and engineer novel materials for suitable applications in these environments. The research activities of the Center encompass considerations of sustainability, advanced technological developments, basic research, industrial involvement, medical needs, ethical considerations, and governmental regulations.
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Former President of India
This is not just another academy, but a very high quality,world-class institution, focusing on technology research, dealing with very concrete issues which have immediate applications
Nobel Laureate
What makes Amrita students special? Western science leads to knowledge. Eastern sceince leads to understanding. Amrita has both Western and Eastern traditions in education.
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The Head,
Center of Excellence in Advanced Materials & Green Technologies (COE - AMGT)
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Amritanagar Campus
Coimbatore 641 112
Tamil Nadu, INDIA
sriram@amrita.edu
