Thursday, 09 February 2023 | PNS | DEHRADUN
The secretary department of chemical and petrochemicals, government of India, Arun Baroka inaugurated a Centre of Excellence (CoE) of Chemical Engineering department of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee on Wednesday. The centre would work under the aegis of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was also inked between the IIT Roorkee and Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology (CIPET) on the occasion. The MoU would strengthen academic and research cooperation in the areas of petrochemicals, plastics, polymers, chemical engineering and Science, and material science at IIT Roorkee.
The Secretary, government of India, Baroka, said, “The CoE in Petrochemicals established at IIT will foster research cooperation in different areas .Moreover, the MoU concluded between IIT Roorkee and CIPET will further the rapidly growing scientific and technological knowledge and professional excellence in science and technology and applied research and consultancy.”
Speaking on the occasion, the director IIT Roorkee, KK Pant said , “The collaboration will further encourage interaction between the CIPET and IIT Roorkee through the joint supervision in the areas of petrochemicals, plastics, polymers, chemical engineering and science, material science, and other areas.”
The Director General (GD), CIPET, Shishir Sinha said that CIPET is an institute which operates in the hub and spoke model with over 45 locations across the country with specialization in skill training, technical support, academics as well as research. “The participation of CIPET Experts in IIT Roorkee programmes will prove to be a symbiotic relation for the nation,’’ he said.
