Interdisciplinary Research center launched by IIT Gandhinagar
IIT Gandhinagar has announced the launch of its Interdisciplinary Research center named as Dr. Kiran C Patel center for Sustainable Development. Through the research center, IIT Gandhinagar aims to solve the local and global issues of the society and promote sustainable development in India. According to the institute, the Center will also set up network researchers and experts on sustainability and will undertake the research on issues such as water, pollution, waste management, energy, natural resources and climate change. In an official statement, the Center said “it will research sustainability and related challenges of high societal importance and promote cost-effective and sustainable solutions through its strong outreach and technology-transfer programs”. The center has been set up with an endowment from philanthropist Dr. Kiran C Patel, a cardiologist based in Florida, USA and was launched on January 31, 2019. Speaking about this center, Prof Sudhir K Jain, Director, IIT Gandhinagar, said, "Dr.. Patel's exceptional generosity for an institution with which he has no earlier connection touches us deeply and inspires us greatly. The gift will enable our faculty and students to work on developing practical solutions to major sustainability challenges through the integration of advanced research, traditional knowledge and field understanding."
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