DC | 25th Aug 2013
DRDO director general Avinash Chander presents the degree certificate to a student on the graduation day of Thiagarajar College of Engineering in Madurai on Saturday. College correspondent Karumuttu T Kannan and managing director of Dubai-based
DRDO director general Avinash Chander presents the degree certificate to a student on the graduation day of Thiagarajar College of Engineering in Madurai on Saturday. College correspondent Karumuttu T Kannan and managing director of Dubai-based Tetcon Group of Companies S.Lakshmanan are also seen. —DC
Madurai: The Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) has proposed to establish a few more research and development (R&D) centres in academic institutions in various parts of the country, its Director General and Defence (R&D) secretary Avinash Chander said.
“Triangular partnership among academia and industries is essential for faster knowledge generation. While three have already been set up – one on high energy materials at the University of Hyderabad, second on life sciences in Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore, and third on millimetre waves at Kolkatta University - a few more centres are planned,” Chander said.
He was speaking at the graduation ceremony of Thiagarajar College of Engineering (TCE) in Madurai on Saturday. DRDO, he said, had been able to network the knowledge base available in the academic institutions through formal mechanisms of interaction.
“The endeavours such as indigenous development of air defence system, main battle tank, light combat aircraft, radars, sonars, torpedoes and life support systems for soldiers are primarily aimed to meet the military hardware requirements while providing spin-off benefits to society at large,” he said. The DRDO has geared up its research in IT, nano-technology and bio-technology.
Calling for path-breaking research, Chander said commercial way of thinking would not offer any solution. One need not be enamoured over “blue-sky research” but should take up low tech R&D leading to products required in high volume. Speaking on the occasion, S. Lakshmanan, managing director of Dubai-based Tetcon Group of Companies, a world leader in desalination plants, narrated his success story.
Having studied in a government school and started his career as a teacher in a polytechnic college in Madurai, he said he has risen to this stature of owning an engineering company, listed as No. 13 in the world, because of the seeds of entrepreneurial spirit sown in him by TCE, his alma mater.
College correspondent Karumuttu T. Kannan said opportunities and challenges are eve rchanging and asked the graduating engineers to remain a student ever and continue with the process of knowledge acquisition.
TIFAC sets external antenna testing
Madurai: As part of its efforts to develop trained manpower in wireless technologies, TIFAC Core in Thiagarajar College of Engineering has set up external antenna testing range, one-of-its-kind initiative undertaken by an academic institution with the support of TIFAC, department of science and technology, and industries such as Agilent Technologies, TCS and TVS Interconnect.
“The frequency of operation of this real and outdoor facility extends from 700 MHz to 20 GHzs, covering civilian applications like WLAN, WiFi, GSM, CDMA, Wimax and other military applications.
It is expected to cater to the needs of the wireless industries in the country with prime focus on panel and sector antennas,” principal Dr V.Abhaikumar said. He said the facility which included an automated antenna positioned, measurement capture software and network analyser had a slant direct range capable of handling heavy antennas with a weight up to 20 kg.
Industries including Honeywell, Infosys, L&T and Thiagarajar Telekom Solutions Ltd are availing the facility for testing their wireless products. Defence secretary Avinash Chander inaugurated the external antenna testing range on the campus on Saturday.
States: Tamil Nadu
DRDO director general Avinash Chander presents the degree certificate to a student on the graduation day of Thiagarajar College of Engineering in Madurai on Saturday. College correspondent Karumuttu T Kannan and managing director of Dubai-based Tetcon Group of Companies S.Lakshmanan are also seen. —DC
Madurai: The Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) has proposed to establish a few more research and development (R&D) centres in academic institutions in various parts of the country, its Director General and Defence (R&D) secretary Avinash Chander said.
“Triangular partnership among academia and industries is essential for faster knowledge generation. While three have already been set up – one on high energy materials at the University of Hyderabad, second on life sciences in Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore, and third on millimetre waves at Kolkatta University - a few more centres are planned,” Chander said.
He was speaking at the graduation ceremony of Thiagarajar College of Engineering (TCE) in Madurai on Saturday. DRDO, he said, had been able to network the knowledge base available in the academic institutions through formal mechanisms of interaction.
“The endeavours such as indigenous development of air defence system, main battle tank, light combat aircraft, radars, sonars, torpedoes and life support systems for soldiers are primarily aimed to meet the military hardware requirements while providing spin-off benefits to society at large,” he said. The DRDO has geared up its research in IT, nano-technology and bio-technology.
Calling for path-breaking research, Chander said commercial way of thinking would not offer any solution. One need not be enamoured over “blue-sky research” but should take up low tech R&D leading to products required in high volume. Speaking on the occasion, S. Lakshmanan, managing director of Dubai-based Tetcon Group of Companies, a world leader in desalination plants, narrated his success story.
Having studied in a government school and started his career as a teacher in a polytechnic college in Madurai, he said he has risen to this stature of owning an engineering company, listed as No. 13 in the world, because of the seeds of entrepreneurial spirit sown in him by TCE, his alma mater.
College correspondent Karumuttu T. Kannan said opportunities and challenges are eve rchanging and asked the graduating engineers to remain a student ever and continue with the process of knowledge acquisition.
TIFAC sets external antenna testing
Madurai: As part of its efforts to develop trained manpower in wireless technologies, TIFAC Core in Thiagarajar College of Engineering has set up external antenna testing range, one-of-its-kind initiative undertaken by an academic institution with the support of TIFAC, department of science and technology, and industries such as Agilent Technologies, TCS and TVS Interconnect.
“The frequency of operation of this real and outdoor facility extends from 700 MHz to 20 GHzs, covering civilian applications like WLAN, WiFi, GSM, CDMA, Wimax and other military applications.
It is expected to cater to the needs of the wireless industries in the country with prime focus on panel and sector antennas,” principal Dr V.Abhaikumar said. He said the facility which included an automated antenna positioned, measurement capture software and network analyser had a slant direct range capable of handling heavy antennas with a weight up to 20 kg.
Industries including Honeywell, Infosys, L&T and Thiagarajar Telekom Solutions Ltd are availing the facility for testing their wireless products. Defence secretary Avinash Chander inaugurated the external antenna testing range on the campus on Saturday.
States: Tamil Nadu
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