ANNA UNIVERSITY IS LOOKING FOR PARTNERS FOR THEIR CRYSTAL GROWTH CENTRE
Posted on: 10/Sep/2010 1:25:35 AM
K. Baskar, Director Centre for International Affairs, Anna University said on Wednesday that the University`s Crystal Growth Centre was scouting for industrial partners to commercialise the gallium nitride-based devices developed by it.
He was addressing the students, researchers and academicians at the three-day third international Indo-Italian advanced level workshop on semiconductor nanostructures, ultra thin films and applications. The workshop was organized by Anna University. More than 140 participants from various parts of the country as well as from Italy, U.S and Japan attended the workshop.
He said that the university had an in-house facility to make 60,000 Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) per day for which the University had received funding to the extent of Rs.12.5 crore from Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Information Technology and Communications. Our devices could be used in domestic lighting, water purification and satellite communication, he added. K Bhaskar .
According to him, Crystal Growth Centre first develops the material devices and later demonstrates it. Blue LEDs have been tested and are on the anvil of production. In the next 6 – 10 months, it plans to demonstrate ultraviolet LEDs that can be used for water purification, detecting counterfeit notes and as sensors.
He said that IIT Bombay and IIT Madras were ready associate in this project, to partner with corporate firms that are willing to commercialise these tested products. The university could offer their facility for three days in a week, while the next three days would be used for research purposes, he added.
Pointing out that India was in the early stages of development regarding nanotechnologies, P. Mannar Jawahar, Vice-Chancellor, Anna University said that the need of the hour was to transfer high technologies and their adaption to Indian industries.
On training, he said “we need modern, informed and qualified professionals who have been trained in the new programmes. In the near future, we will need around 100,000 to 150,000 people. In co-operation with foreign universities, we will make nanotechnology and nano-industries one of the strongest sectors of India`s economy.”
Lidia Szpyrkowicz, Scientific Attache, Italy Embassy, New Delhi, expressed satisfaction of Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs over the long and fruitful collaboration between Anna University scientists and Italian researchers.
Salvatore Iannotta, Director, IMEM-CNR Parma and IMEM-CNR, Trento, Italy, highlighted the various scientific collaborations between India and Italy and said that they were willing to collaborate with Anna University on a long term basis.
