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CHEMISTRY

Indian Institute of Technology GandhinagarVGEC Campus, Chandkheda, Ahmedabad 382 424

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Chemistry

Chemistry faculty at IITGN are keenly interested in medicinal chemistry and drug development, diagnostic systems and devices, extraction of coloring pigments from natural sources, photosensitive molecules and materials and catalysts for fuel cells. Chemistry at IITGN has an emphasis on pure sciences with potential application areas in the drug discovery, green chemistry, biopolymers, sensing, electrochemistry and other optical applications. The research encompasses the disciplines of chemistry, materials science and biology involving synthesis of natural product analogues, modified nucleic acids for development of bioanalytical assays and sensor systems. Some other areas of activity include isolation and characterization of chromophores from natural sources, synthesis and functionalization of nanomaterials, synthesis of macrocyclic systems such as porphyrnoids for sensing applications, photophysical and photochemical studies of synthesized organic solutes in ionic liquid media, electron transfer, development of natural food coloring agents, enzymology of redox processes, electrochemistry, nanostructured materials, catalysis and the research area involving drug discovery. In addition to experimental research the discipline also has expertise in computational and theoretical chemistry with interests in biomolecular and macromolecular structure and interactions.

General Chemistry

Chemistry Laboratory

Introduction to Biochemistry

Biological Spectroscopy

Applied Chemical Biology

Forensic Chemistry

Physical Organic Chemistry

Main Group and Transition Metal Chemistry

Physical Chemistry-1: Thermodynamics

Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry

Molecular Rearrangements and Photochemistry

Physical Chemistry 2: Quantum Chemistry

Interpretative Organic Spectroscopy

Organometallic Chemistry

Reactions and Mechanism in Organic Chemistry

Statistical Mechanics

About the Discipline

Major Course Work Undertakenby Students

CIVIL ENGINEERING




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Theoretical stress analysisEarthquake EngineeringSeismic IsolationPassive Structural Control and Damping Amplification DevicesUncertainty QuantificationComputational MechanicsStructural Design for FireConstitutive Modeling for Granular MaterialsNumerical Modeling of Geotechnical StructuresMaterial CharacterizationDynamic Behavior of SoilsStrain Localization using DIA Technique and Microfabric Study using XRD, SEM, AFMSurface Water HydrologyClimate Variability and Climate ChangeGlobal Food and Water SecurityLarge Scale Hydrologic ModelingTransients in Pipes and Open Channels

Advanced Automated Triaxial setupFully Automated Cyclic Triaxial test setup Bender Element systemGround Penetration RadarSelf-reacting Pneumatic Slurry Consolidation SetupStandard Penetration Test (SPT) & Dynamic Cone Penetration Test (DCPT) apparatus

Areas of Research Interest

Research Facilities

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Civil Engineering



The discipline of Civil Engineering at IIT Gandhinagar currently

offers a four year undergraduate programme and postgraduate

programmes in structural engineering, geotechnical

engineering, and water resources. Our students undergo

rigorous coursework in core discipline, mathematics, and

humanities and social sciences. Our students are trained to make

an impact on whatever profession (industrial work, research,

entrepreneurship) they choose to pursue. The innovative

curriculum and the liberal project-based learning opportunities

provide our graduates with the breadth and depth required in

the modern world. The graduates typically aspire to work in

research & development firms, industrial organizations and

design companies of both public and private sectors.

Advanced Soil Mechanics

Finite Element Method

Continuum Mechanics

Remote Sensing of Land & Water Resources

Advanced Structural Analysis

Structural Dynamics

Stability and Control

Advanced Foundation Design

Mitigation of Design & Construction Challenges

Structural Engineering in Practice

Advanced Solid Mechanics

Earth Materials and Processes

Structural Design for Fire

Constitutive Models in Soil Mechanics

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING


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Research Facilities

Major Recruiters

Research grade rheometer equipped with rheoscope, interfacial

rheology and electrorheology accessories and fluorescence

microscope are available

Particle size analyzer, optical microscope with camera,

zeta sizer, lypholizer

High pressure liquid chromatography system (HPLC), a gas

chromatography system (GC), fermentor, microplate reader,

polymerase chain reaction thermocycler for biochemical and

biomolecular engineering research

V-Blender, cone-mill, powder rheometer and lasar diffraction

particle size analyzer (CILAS)

Access to TG/DSC, XRD, AFM and SEM

Gujarat Namada ValleyFertilizers and ChemicalsGujarat State Fertilizersand ChemicalsPolyplex CorporationGrasim IndustriesAlkyl Amines Chemicals

Fashion and YouHonda CarsRicoh InnovationsMatheson K-Air


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Chemical Engineering

About the DisciplineThe Chemical Engineering discipline conducts teaching and research activities pertaining to the core areas of chemical engineering and advanced topics relevant to the industry. The discipline aims to graduate well rounded students who have the ability to enter the industry or go in to higher studies. Research activities encompass a wide range of topics that also provides a representation of project work done by the students through their studies.

Courses OfferedBiomedical engineeringChemical engineering thermodynamicsChemical ProcessesChemical Process calculationsChemical process designReaction engineeringComputational fluid dynamicsFuel cell systemsHeat transferMass transferProcess control and dynamicsFluid mechanicsProcess equipment design and economicsCatalysis and catalytic reaction engineeringTransport phenomenon

Laboratory Facilities

Unit operations/Mass transfer operations experimental set ups include ball mill, Sieve plate/Simple Distillation, Packed bed absorption tower, Solid-Liquid/ Solid-Gas/ Liquid-Gas mass transfer.Shell and tube/Double Pipe/Coiled/Plate/Fluidized/Fin tube heat exchangersReaction engineering set up’s covering batch/PFR and CSTR reactors

Heat transfer in laminar / turbulent flowsSetup to study absorptivity of different meterialsThermodynamics setups for study of vapor-liquid equilibrium and infinite dilution activity coefficientStudy of on-off controllers and RTD distributions using process dynamics experimental setup.Simulation tools - ANSYS, StarCCM, AspenTech suite, MATLAB, COMSOL.

Nanotechnology

Powder Engineering

Polymer Processing

Nanomaterials

Pharmaceutical engineering

Biomedical engineering

Rheology

Wastewater treatment

Current Area of Research Thrust

MIND

BRAIN BEHAVIOR

COGNITIVE SCIENCE


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Research InterestAffective Computing

Attentional Selection and Capture

Attention and Decision Making

Action and Agency

Privacy Behavior and Experience

Computational Brain Imaging

Learning and Decision Making

Mind Perception

Moral Decision Making

Sensorimotor Control and Learning

Movement Disorders after Neurological Damage

Brain Lateralization

Human Computer Interaction

Prof. Krishna Miyapuram | Computer Science and Cognitive ScienceProf. UttamaLahiri | Electrical Engineering and Affective ComputingProf. Jaison A. Manjaly | Philosophy and Cognitive ScienceProf. Meera Mary Sunny | Psychology and Cognitive ScienceProf. PrakitMutha | Biological Engineering and Cognitive Science

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Cognitive Science

Cognitive science is the interdisciplinary study of cognition, brain and behavior, embracing philosophy, psychology, artificial intelligence, neuroscience, linguistics, and anthropology. In the last four decades, Cognitive Science has established itself as a truly interdisciplinary science, employing qualitatively different research tools such as, the experimental practices of psychology, argument analysis of philosophy, formal methods used to develop computational models, and a variety of paradigms from neuroscience (single-cell studies, lesions, neuroimaging). Given the current growing interest in cognitive science, it is expected that this field of study will become even more interdisciplinary. It has also been accepted as one of the four pillars of knowledge of the twenty first century along with nano-, bio-, and information technology. Cognitive Science is critically important in various areas like Education, Mental health, Social behavior and Technological Development.

IIT Gandhinagar currently offers Doctoral and Masters (MSc) degrees in Cognitive Science. We also offer Minor in Cognitive Science for undergraduate students


The objective of the Master’s program is to offer students with different backgrounds, breadth of knowledge and research techniques in a wide range of areas in Cognitive Science. This would be facilitated by richer appreciation of cognitive functions (learning, reasoning, thinking, planning, creativity, decision making etc.), research methods and experimental techniques (behavioral, psychophysical, psychophysiological, neuroscientific, and computational). This program would also emphasize principles for designing effective systems to support individuals, groups, and organizations

M.Sc Program

The Cognitive Science laboratory consists of facilities that enable basic and advanced level research in Cognitive Psychology, Affective Computing, Cognitive Neuroscience, Behavioral Economics, and Experimental Philosophy. The facility consists of a collection of laboratories equipped with behavioural data collection cubicles, an eye tracker, a wireless physiology-based data acquisition system, Virtual Reality-based programming platform and will be supplemented in the future with an 256 channel EEG system.

Cognitive Research Lab

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING



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Semiconductor Characterization Lab - 6-inch probe station,

parametric analyzer, dynamic signal analyzer and ICCAP software

Intelligent Rehabilitation and Affective Computing System Laboratory

with physiological signal data acquisition system and virtual reality

programming platform for adaptive psychophysiology systems

Photonic Sensors lab - using narrow linewidth DFB, VCSEL and

quantum cascade laser for physical and chemical sensing

Computational Nanoelectronics Research Laboratory - software

and hardware related to VLSI design technology

Solar PV roof top system connected with power distribution network

Power Systems and Renewable Energy Laboratory

Real-time Power Engineering Simulation (RTPES) Lab - HVDC

and FACTS control and integration studies

Transformers of different winding geometry

Texas InstrumentsNational InstrumentsCognizant Technology SolutionsRicoh InnovationsDRDOPolyplex Corporation

ONGCIshi SystemsHospira HealthcareFlipkart

Research Laboratories

Major Recruiters


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Electrical Engineering

The Electrical Engineering discipline conducts teaching and research encompassing bothelectrical and electronics engineering. The discipline emphasizes project-based learningin keeping with the rapidly evolving nature of engineering and cross-disciplinaryactivities.


Analog and Digital ElectronicsDigital Systems and MicroprocessorsCommunication SystemsControl SystemsDigital Signal ProcessingElectrical MachinesFiber Optics and PhotonicsMicrofabrication TechnologyPower ElectronicsPower Engineering & Energy SystemsDigital Image ProcessingArtificial IntelligenceVLSIEmbedded Systems

Courses Offered

Control systems simulators,

PID controllers and lead/lag compensators and two-channel vibration analyzer

DSP starter kits and NI data acquisition system

Solar PV lab kits for PV cell/module/system characterization

ARM, PIC controller, AVR Intel Atom and microcontroller boards

Precision magnetic analyzer

Fiber-optic communications components

Simulation tools - MATLAB, Synopsis TCAD, Cadence, Coventorware

Analog/Digital design tools,

Xilinx FPGA kits and ISE software, and PSCAD software

Microwave test benches and antenna trainer kits

PCB-fabricating facility

Laboratory Facilities

Microelectronics and VLSI

Physiology-based affective computing

Image processing

Adaptive signal processing

Power engineering and renewable energy

Control Systems

Photonic sensors

Research Focus

HUMANITIES &SOCIAL SCIENCES



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Postcolonial Literature

Critical Theory

Bengali Literature

Bakhtin Studies

Contemporary South Asian Literature

Philosophy of Mind, Privacy and Agency

Democracy and Civil Society

Social Gerontology

Region Studies (Kutch, Gujarat, Sindh, Vijayanagar Empire, Assam, Bengal)

Public Health

Social Epidemiology

Population Studies

Public Policy

Media Studies

Visual Cognition and Attention

Neuroeconomics

Translation Studies

Language Politics

Modern Indian History

History of Assam

Assamese Print Culture in the Nineteenth Century



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Humanities & Social Sciences

Creative Writing in English

Cultures of Communication

Digital Cultures and New Media

Economics

Foundations of Cognitive Science

French Studies

Fundamentals of Cognitive Psychology

Global Poverty and Development Aid

Imagining India

India on the verge of Colonialism (1500-1700)

Indian History Through Cinema

Indian Literature in Translation

Introduction to Anthropology

Introduction to Demography: Population Measuresand Social Processes

Introduction to Philosophy

Mobs, Crowds and Citizens: Democracy andMass Mobilization in India

Music Traditions of India

Paradox of Indian Democracy

Perspectives in Psychology

Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods

Reading English in English

Reading Gujarat: Everyday Representations of the Self and State

Scarred Nations: Partition in the Indian subcontinent

Society, Human Development and Health

South Asia: History, Society and Culture

The Impact of Colonialism: Nationalism and Gender

Tropes of Time and Topography: Select Fiction from South-Asia

World Civilizations and Cultures

The Humanities and Social Sciences at Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) is a top-rated program that is committed to excellence in scholarship and teaching. With a strong focus on interdisciplinary research and methodology, the HSS at IITGN has recognized strength in the areas of postcolonial literature, translation studies, political science, social epidemiology, psychology / cognition and population studies / demography. In particular, the faculty team at IITGN, with its diverse expertise offers students in the B.TechProgramme courses aimed at developing essential skills in critical thinking and writing along with the knowledge of literature, society, politics, history, arts and philosophies of the mind and body. Further, it offers an MA program in Society and Culture that takes an inter-disciplinary approach toward understanding, appreciating and critically analyzing society and culture, and also a PhD programme in HSS disciplines that provides personalized and intensive scholarly mentoring to guide original research.

An Introduction to Paleoneuropsychology

Appreciation of Urdu Poetry

Cinema and Society Across Cultures

Classical Indian Literature in English Translation

Cognition and Culture: Anthropologicalperspectives on the Human Mind


Major Course Work Undertaken by Students

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Thin film lab

Thin film solar cells

Rare earth magnetic thin films

Friction stir welding of copper alloys

Interface thermodynamics

Design of new antibiotics

Biomaterials for tissue engineering

Drug delivery systems

X-ray diffraction (XRD) with thin film & small-angle modules

Atomic force microscope (AFM)

Scanning electron microscope (SEM)

Friction stir welding machine

Materials Testing Lab

Ultrasonic probe


Research Facilities


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Materials Science & Engineering

Materials science and engineering at IITGN focuses on delivering

the basics of materials science as well as develop interest in

fundamental and advance research in the area of materials.The

discipline studies the inter-relationships between structure and

properties of materials and encompasses all classes of materials

(metals, ceramics, polymers and composites).The major thrust

areas of research are process metallurgy, metal forming, joining,

nano-materials and thin films, and biomaterials. The students can

choose from a number of postgraduate courses covering both

traditional and modern areas of materials engineering.


Structure & Characterization of Materials

Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Materials

Principles of Metal Extraction

Light Metal Alloys for Automotive Industry

Thin Film Processing and Characterization

Photovoltaic Materials

Biomolecular Materials Science


MATHEMATICS




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Nonsmooth Optimization Theory

Nonlinear Analysis, Harmonic Analysis

Elliptic Partial Differential Equations

Stability and well-posedness in optimisation and approximation

Tannakian Group Schemes, Moduli Spaces, Vector Bundles

Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes,with Applications to Nuclear Detection andMathematical BiologyCommutative Algebra, Algebraic Geometry

Probabilistic Functional Analysis, Mathematical System Theory,Industrial Mathematics


Mathematics

Topics in Real Analysis

Introduction to Linear Algebra

Ordinary Differential Equations

Abstract Algebra

Partial Differential Equations

Complex Analysis

Measure Theory

Topology

Algebraic Topology

Functional Analysis

Numerical Analysis

Commutative Algebra

Mathematical Methods to Engineers

Numerical Methods for Engineering

Nonlinear Analysis with Applications


About the DisciplineThe discipline of Mathematics in IIT Gandhinagar has a strong group of motivated faculty members committed to active research and teaching. Currently, the branches of Mathematics that are represented include Algebraic Geometry, Analysis, Analytic Number theory, Commutative Algebra, Discrete Mathematics, Differential Equations, Dynamical Systems and Control Theory, Nonlinear Analysis and Optimization, Probability theory and Stochastic Processes. In addition to the full time faculty members, the institute hosts eminent Mathematicians from within and outside the country as visiting faculty. Apart from their professional commitments within the institute, the faculty members contribute to the wholesome development of the subject by engaging in review and refereeing activities for journals, as well as by participating in various professional bodies and selection committees. The students and faculty members of the discipline actively cooperate in promoting a strong and vibrant research environment by holding weekly seminars, where they share their insights and latest research developments. Workshops highlighting cutting edge research in different domains of mathematics are organised on a regular basis in order to promote collaborative activities. Faculty members take out time from their professional commitments to ensure that their is a social outreach of their activities by organising TEQIP workshops for students and faculties of undergraduate colleges. The discipline conducts regular M.Sc. and Ph.D. programmes. Faculty members take active interest in supervising M.Sc. and Ph.D. students for their thesis work. The chief focus of the discipline lies in creating a highly motivated centre for Mathematics teaching and research, compatible with some of the best institutions in the world.

Mathematics

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Fuel Cell Systems

Computational Structural and Solid Mechanics

Computational Biomechanics

Hydrodynamic Stability and Transition to Turbulence

Computational Fluid Dynamics

Systems and Control Theory, System Identification

Aerodynamics, Flight Mechanics and Aeroelasticity

National InstrumentsRicoh InnovationsHonda CarsPolyplex CorporationONGC

Ishi SystemsAltairVolvo-EicherFlipkart


Major Recruiters

Fuel Cell Systems laboratory.Wind tunnel testing facilityHigh Performance computing Lab

Research Facilities


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Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical engineering focuses on the design and manufacture of systems ranging from the very small (micro-scale sensors and inkjet printer nozzles) to the very large (spacecraft and machine tools). The students are made aware of their future roles in the automotive and aerospace industries, biotechnology, computers and electronics, MEMS systems, renewable energy conversion systems, environmental control, automation and manufacturing. The discipline emphasizes creative thinking, imparts analytical skills, promotes the spirit of working within tight constraints andencourages teamwork.


The course work emphasizes core concepts including mechanics, kinematics, thermodynamics, materials science, structural analysis, and electricity. These core principles are complemented by computer-aided engineering to design and analyze manufacturing plants, industrial equipment and machinery, heating and cooling systems, transport systems, aircraft, watercraft, robotics, weapons, medical devices, and others.

Mechanical Engineering Course work

Thermodynamics

Fluid Mechanics

Heat transfer

Solid Mechanics

Strength of Materials

Dynamics and Vibrations

Manufacturing Process

Design and Manufacturing

Industrial Engineering and Operations Research


PHYSICS



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Quantum-Chromodynamics

Networks- Complex Systems, Information Theory

Quantum Cosmology

Theoretical quantum optics

Black hole physics

Cosmology

Gravitational wave data analysis

Crystallography

High Performance Computing Facility

Access to Major Journals

Central Library


Research Facilities


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Physics

The Physics discipline at IIT Gandhinagar is home to exciting research in diverse areas of Physics such as Gravitational Wave astronomy, Quantum Gravity, Networks of Complex systems, Crystallography, Quantum Chromodynamics, Macro-molecular structure and Quantum Optics. Faculty members in this discipline are actively involved in research collaborations with peer groups across the world – including IndIGO consortium, LIGO Scientific Collaboration, University of Benha, University of Bergamo, Montana State University, IUCAA, International Centre for Theoretical Sciences, etc. Research topics such as: developing algorithms for detection of astrophysical gravitational waves, studying modified gravity models and their implications in Cosmology, developing mathematical models to understand the spread of infectious diseases. dynamics of opinion formations, studying molecular mechanisms in living cells, etc. are pursued by faculty in this discipline and funded by external funding agencies like SERB as well as internally by IIT Gandhinagar. Research done in the discipline has been highlighted by several international news media.

The institute has a memorandum of understanding with Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) which has a very strong research program and expertise in many areas of Physics and Astronomy.

Since 2012, the Physics discipline offers a Ph.D program in areas of faculty expertise. We are also gearing up to start a two year M.Sc. program in Physics from August, 2014. Our M.Sc program is based on a modern curriculum which incorporates a significant research component along with developing the foundations of theoretical, computational and experimental Physics.


Modern Physics & Quantum Mechanics

Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity

Molecular and Crystal Physics

Networks and Complex systems

Classical Mechanics


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