Broad Objectives

• To provide a state-of-the-art facility and resources for carrying out research and development activities in the areas of soft nanotechnology.

• Training of graduate students, research associates, post-doc fellows and faculty of other institutes/universities in the emerging areas of nanomaterials, nanotechnology and polymer based devices, thereby creating an expert base which does not currently exist in our country. The above activities will also lead to introduction of nano science and engineering courses in our undergraduate program (catch them young!) and laboratory demonstrations in related courses.

• Undertaking of specific projects in close collaborations both within IITK and with the other institutes and R & D organizations.

• Provide academic platform, leadership, knowledge base and enabling technologies in the fast changing arena of nanoengineering and nanosciences based on continuous fundamental research, innovations, brain storming and global interactions with academia and industry.