Congratulations to Prof Rohini Godbole (CHEP) on being awarded the Ordre National du Mérite, among the highest distinctions bestowed by France! She has been recognised for contributions to collaborations b/w France & India and commitment to promoting enrolment of women in science
Today is the birth anniversary of Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar. The Mysore royal family donated 371 acres and 16 guntas of land well as funds to help set up IISc.
Director Prof G Rangarajan commemorated the occasion by garlanding the Maharaja's statue in the Main building.
Remembering Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar on his 137th birth anniversary. The Mysore royal family donated 370 acres of lands & funds to help set up IISc. The Maharaja also laid the foundation stone of IISc’s Main Building
#IIScheritage
📷: Wikimedia commons
Remembering Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar on his 135th birth anniversary. The Mysore royal family donated over 370 acres of lands & funds to help set up IISc. The Maharaja also came to IISc to lay the foundation stone of the Main Building in 1911.
The following extract is a speech made by Krishnaraja Wadiyar, the Maharaja of Mysore from 1894 until 1940, at a ceremony to lay the foundation stone of IISc’s Main Building in 1911
Heartiest congratulations to alumnus Shri S Somanath (ME Aero 1996) on being appointed as the next
@isro
Chairman! He will succeed Dr K Sivan (also an Aero alumnus).
We were very privileged to host the Honourable Prime Minister Shri
@narendramodi
at IISc today. He inaugurated the Centre for Brain Research and laid the foundation stone for the upcoming Bagchi-Parthasarathy Hospital on campus.
@PMOIndia
@EduMinOfIndia
Congratulations to India's Astronaut Designates!🚀
Along with their astronaut training
@ISRO
, they are pursuing their MTech at IISc. Our faculty have been instructors for their ground training programme.
We are proud to be associated w/
#Gaganyaan
& wish them &
@ISRO
all success!
It was a very special moment for me to hand over wings to the four Indian astronaut-designates. They reflect the hopes, aspirations and optimism of 140 crore Indians.
India is proud of Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, Group Captain Ajit Krishnan, Group Captain Angad
Today, IISc turns 114!
27 May 1909 was the date that the Vesting Order and a Scheme for the Management of the Institute was published in the Gazette of India, officially establishing IISc.
#IIScheritage
#thisdayinhistory
Remembering Dr. Vikram Sarabhai on his 100th birth anniversary. A young student who came to IISc in 1942, he worked on cosmic rays under Sir CV Raman, and went on to build several Indian institutions, including ISRO.
Photo: Dr. Abdul Kalam with Dr. Sarabhai (Courtesy: ISRO)
March 3 marks the birth anniversary of JN Tata, a pioneering industrialist who dreamt of setting up a world class university in India. His vision and munificence led to the establishment of IISc, with support from the Mysore royal family & Govt of India.
Remembering Sir M Visvesvaraya on
#EngineersDay
. As a member of the Institute council, he encouraged IISc to contribute to the industrialisation of Mysore State, which led to the setting up of many industries, including the famous sandalwood oil & soap factories
📷: IISc Archives
Today marks 110 years since the Vesting Order of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) was published, officially creating the Institute.
Photo: Architect's drawing of the Main Building, from an upcoming photostory in the June issue of IISc's Connect magazine.
Chandrayaan-3 Mission:
'India🇮🇳,
I reached my destination
and you too!'
: Chandrayaan-3
Chandrayaan-3 has successfully
soft-landed on the moon 🌖!.
Congratulations, India🇮🇳!
#Chandrayaan_3
#Ch3
We are extremely pleased to announce that Mr Ajit Isaac & Mrs Sarah Isaac have committed 105 crore to establish a Centre for Public Health at the upcoming IISc Medical School. The Centre will offer dual degrees, fund research, scholarships, Chairs & more!
IISc &
@isro
scientists have developed a sustainable process for making "space bricks" from lunar soil using bacteria & guar gum. These could eventually be used to assemble structures for habitation on the moon’s surface.
We are delighted to share that IISc has been ranked as India's
#1
in the University and Research categories of the
#NIRFRankings2021
announced today by
@EduMinOfIndia
!
At IISc, several research projects have been initiated to address problems arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. We have created a website listing these projects, and invite collaborators to get in touch. Please visit
New research from the Centre for Sustainable Technologies, IISc, shows how traditional dwellings may be more resilient to climate change compared to modern ones
Congratulations to Prof. Rohini Godbole (CHEP) for receiving the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in the country! She is an extraordinary physicist and a champion for
#womeninscience
.
IISc turns 113 today! 🥳
On 27 May 1909, the Vesting Order and a Scheme for the Management of the Institute was published in the Gazette of India, officially creating IISc.
#IIScheritage
#thisdayinhistory
We are very pleased to announce that Prof. Govindan Rangarajan has been appointed as the new Director of IISc, with effect from 1 August 2020. The current Director, Prof. Anurag Kumar, will superannuate and complete his term on 31 July 2020.
On
#EngineersDay
, we remember Sir M Visvesvaraya, who once served as a member of IISc's council. It was he who urged the Institute to contribute to the industrialisation of Mysore State, leading to the setting up of the famous sandalwood oil & soap factories
📷: IISc Archives
President Droupadi Murmu presents Padma Bhushan to Smt Sudha Murty for Social Work. A philanthropist, renowned author and Chairperson of Murty Foundation, she has initiated many projects in the fields of healthcare, education, art & culture, animal welfare and women's empowerment
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Prof Roddam Narasimha. A distinguished alumnus, former faculty member & Chair of Aero Engg, he made outstanding contributions to fluid dynamics, led major monsoon experiments & helped establish CAOS at IISc
Hearty congratulations to the winners of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2022!
The prestigious award recognises notable and outstanding research in diverse disciplines.
Scientists at IISc and
@jncasr
have developed a micro heat engine that has overcome the Carnot limit.
The results of the study can be helpful for creating more energy efficient devices.
#IIScresearch
Prof. Biman Bagchi (SSCU) has been selected as the 2021 recipient of the Joel Henry Hildebrand Award in the Theoretical and Experimental Chemistry of Liquids, by the American Chemical Society (ACS). Congratulations!
We are delighted to share that an alumna, who graduated with an ME degree from the Dept of ECE, has committed Rs 45.35 crore to support the establishment of a neurology wing and a blood bank in our upcoming hospital, in memory of her husband.
#medicine
#philanthropy
#alumna
This day in 1911, the Foundation (Corner) Stone of IISc's Main Building was laid by Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar. Speaking after the ceremony, he recalled how IISc was set up & paid tribute to JN Tata. The occasion also saw speeches by Dorabji Tata, Morris Travers and CF Stevens
Today is Sir M Visvesvaraya's 157th birth anniversary. As a member of the IISc council, he fostered the institute's early contributions to industrialization, including the famous sandalwood oil and soap factories that Karnataka is famous for.
Param Pravega, among the most powerful supercomputers in India (3.3 petaflops), has been installed at IISc under National Supercomputing Mission. Many components manufactured & assembled in India, including indigenous software stack developed by
@cdacindia
IISc and Bengaluru City Traffic Police (BTP) have signed an MoU to share city traffic data.
This will allow IISc researchers to work with BTP to reduce congestion and improve traffic safety in the city through data-centric and domain-knowledgeable AI solutions.
Today is the birth anniversary of
#HomiJBhabha
. He joined IISc in 1939 and set up the Cosmic Ray Research Unit. Bhabha is seen here with S Bhagavantam, the then Director of IISc (left), and JRD Tata, at the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the Institute in February 1959.
Today is the birth anniversary of
#HomiBhabha
, a prominent Indian nuclear physicist who was appointed as a Special Reader in Physics in 1939, and later became a Professor at IISc.
Here, he can be seen with CV Raman and others.
"I have great faith in him – that he will contribute much to India and to the growth of science in our country" - CV Raman said of Vikram Sarabhai in 1942.
Remembering the pioneer of India's space programme today on his birth anniversary.
📷: ISRO
An IISc and
@isro
team has developed a modular device that would allow scientists to grow microorganisms and carry out biological experiments in outer space
#IIScresearch
Happy Founder’s Day!
Today, we celebrate the birth anniversary of JN Tata, who envisioned and endowed the Institute’s establishment.
As a tribute, a flower show is on display around the statue courtesy of the nursery.
#FoundersDay
#IISc
What's driving the unpredictable and heavy foaming in Bengaluru's Bellandur lake?
In a recent study, researchers at the Centre for Sustainable Technologies, IISc, sought to find out.
#IIScresearch
The 'warm'
#COVID19
vaccine being developed by IISc & Mynvax triggers strong immune response & neutralising antibodies in animal models against 4 current Variants of Concern (Alpha, Beta, Gamma & Delta), shows new study with
@CSIR_IMTECH
@CSIRO
& others
IISc researchers have developed a method to quickly detect & check whether a disease-causing bacterium is alive or dead. It uses Raman spectroscopy combined with advanced microscopy to generate a unique spectrum for each bacterial species.
Open Day is back this year!
Our most popular annual event will be held on Saturday, 4 March 2023.
Entry is free. Visitors are encouraged to register at
We look forward to seeing you all on campus!
Congratulations to Prof. Aninda Sinha, Centre for High Energy Physics, IISc, for receiving the prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2019 in Physical Sciences!
A few things to keep in mind for
#IIScOpenDay2024
1. Heavy traffic is expected around the campus. Due to the lack of parking space within and outside IISc, we urge visitors to use public transport for their arrival/departure. Please refrain from using personal vehicles.
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President Kovind presents Padma Shri to Prof T. Pradeep for Science and Engineering. A Professor at IIT Madras, he is widely recognised for his pioneering work on material science and nanotechnology commercialization for affordable clean water.
We are deeply saddened by the demise of Prof Vasant Natarajan (Phy). He will be remembered for his pioneering contributions to precision atomic spectroscopy, technology translation & mentoring a generation of experimental physicists
@ayanban7
@RapolUmakant
Researchers
@MRC_IISc
have developed a new type of enzyme mimetic that can break down wastewater effluents in the presence of sunlight.
The compound can be readily manufactured in large quantities for industrial applications.
#IIScresearch
IISc has been ranked
#1
in India in both the overall and academic categories of the 2023 Nature Index Annual Tables!
The rankings recognise high-quality research contributions in diverse disciplines.
👉
👉
@EduMinOfIndia
A team of IISc engineers is currently working round the clock to build an indigenous prototype of an electro-mechanical ventilator from scratch, which can be used to assist COVID-19 patients
Open Day 2024 is here! ✨
🏃♂️Visit our lush green campus on February 24th between 9 am to 5 pm to learn about the exciting research and activities happening here.
📲 Use the hashtag
#IIScOpenDay2024
to get a chance to be featured on our page
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Today is the birth centenary of Prof Satish Dhawan, one of India’s most prominent aerospace engineers who drove research in fluid dynamics in the country, headed ISRO and was IISc’s longest-serving Director.
This Sunday (March 3, 2019) will mark the 180th birth anniversary of Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, celebrated at IISc as Founder's Day. The Institute owes its establishment to his pioneering vision and munificence.
"People think that if you are a mechanical engineer, you have to hold a spanner, tighten a screw, or fix a machine, but that is not the real picture."
Faculty member Susmita Dash's lab has diverse interests, from desalination to food safety.
Read more:
In collaboration with
@isro
researchers, an IISc team has developed a sustainable method for making bricks out of Martian soil, using bacteria and urea, which could be used to construct building-like structures on
#Mars
#IIScresearch
Over the past three days, IISc administered the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine to 2,685 residents on campus, including students, staff & faculty. The vaccination drive was coordinated by the office of Hon'ble Minister Dr Ashwathnarayan CN (
@drashwathcn
) & BBMP.
An IISc lab has developed a technology to generate green
#hydrogen
from
#biomass
– an abundant renewable energy source – with potential applications in diverse sectors:
#IIScresearch
Researchers at IISc and
@DBT_inStem
have used a novel method to produce microneedles. These can potentially be used to deliver drugs like insulin.
#IIScresearch
Researchers at IISc found that certain types of cancer cells, compared to others, react well to the activation of an essential protein called Interferon-gamma.
They also suggest that adding certain compounds can boost anti-tumour responses.
#IIScresearch
IISc-incubated startup, Theranautilus, has developed nano-sized robots that can be manoeuvred using a magnetic field to penetrate deep inside teeth and kill infection-causing bacteria.
#IIScresearch
Congratulations to Prof Danish Pruthi for being selected as an AI2050 Early Career Fellow🎊
Prof Pruthi joins a cohort of 19 Fellows and is the only Fellow selected from India.
A "warm"
#vaccine
for
#COVID19
is being developed by IISc researchers led by Raghavan Varadarajan & Mynvax, a startup incubated at SID, IISc. It could be a potential "game changer" in taking mass vaccination to remote areas.
PhD student Ayushi Chauhan has won 3rd prize in the global
@FallingWallsLab
#ScienceSummit
in the Emerging Talents category, for her pitch on a near equipment-free assay for rapid TB detection she is developing with
@toleylab
. Congratulations
@AYUSHIC9528
!
Celebrating some of the notable women (former/retired) in STEM from IISc on International Day of Women and Girls in Science 🥼🧬🔬⚗️🔭🧫🧪👩🔬
#internationaldayofwomenandgirlsinscience
Researchers
@CeNSEatIISc
have developed a unique computing platform, which offers greater energy efficiency and faster operating speed compared to the traditional CMOS-based circuits found in most electronic devices.
#IIScresearch
An interdisciplinary IISc team has developed India's first e-mode gallium nitride power transistor that operates at 600V, with many advantages in performance and power handling capacity over similar devices in the market.
Researchers at
@CES_IISc
and
@scrippsresearch
have developed an antibody that neutralises a potent neurotoxin produced by highly toxic snakes of Elapidae family, which includes the cobra, king cobra, krait and black mamba.
#IIScresearch