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The 3rd KIST-IISc Joint Workshop (2.24)
- Date : 2009-03-02
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KIST held the 3rd KIST-IISc Joint Workshop with the Indian Institute of Science (IIS) at the
KIST and IISc have built up their cooperative partnership through joint research projects, such as those on heat resistance steel and multi-layered coating, since they launched the first joint workshop at IISc,
Among the participants were five representatives from IISc including Prof. Kamanio Chattopadhayay, Chairman of the Dept. of Materials Engineering, IISc, and professors from the Graduate Institute of Ferrous Technology (GIFT), POSTEC, as well as KIST researchers. KIST and IISc had in-depth discussions about the three topics of mutual interest: Multi-layered Coating, Solar Cells, and Heat Resistant Steel.
The two institutes are set to expand its cooperation by placing more emphasis on research in the area of solar cells in a bid to address the current worldwide issues in environment and energy resources.
Dr. Chattopadhayay met with Dr. Dongwha Kum, President of KIST, on February 23, 2009, and discussed the future directions for the bilateral cooperation.
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