Clarivate Analytics (Web of Science), the global leader in trusted insights and analytics for research and innovation, announced the 6th edition of the India Research Excellence-Citation Awards-2017, recognizing and honouring research excellence in the country on different fields and Dr. R. Jayakumar, Professor at the Centre for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, has received this award under the “Medical & Health Sciences” discipline. The awards were held at Sheraton, New Delhi, on November 3, 2017.
Anitha A., a student of Amrita Center for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine, under the guidance of Dr. Manitha B. Nair, Assistant Professor, Center for Nanosciences, Kochi, published her research work in the high impact journal, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces in 2017.
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has been doing several successful projects on Interdisciplinary Sciences and Technology. The inspiration and guiding force behind our successful projects is Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Chancellor, Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi (Amma).
Prof. Ravindranathan Thampi, Associate Professor of Solar Energy and Vice-Principal of Internationalization in Engineering and Architecture at University College Dublin (Ireland), visited the Kochi and Amritapuri campuses from November 9th – 14th, 2016. During this time, Prof. Thampi gave talks, held interactive Q&A sessions, and visited several research centers.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinnarayi Vijayan visited Amrita Centre for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine on Saturday, March 11, 2017. The Chief Minister was received at the Centre by Dr. Shantikumar Nair, Centre Director and Dean of Research, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.
Amrita Centre for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine (ACNSMM), under Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham had been fortunate in its ability to successfully graduate 31 PhD graduates in the 10 years since its establishment. Most of them are currently doing post doctoral research or employed in research positions all over the world.
The students of both M. Tech. and Ph. D. and post doctoral researchers at Amrita Centre for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine (ACNSMM), Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, have always been exemplary in their participation in national and international events related to their research work.
Mr. John Joseph, Ph. D. scholar at Amrita Centre for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine (ACNSMM), Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, has been selected for the prestigious Commonwealth Scholarship by the UK Department of International Development (DFID) to pursue research on biodegradable vascular grafts at Bristol Heart Institute, United Kingdom (UK).
Dr. Manzoor Koyakutty, Professor, ACNS, Kochi, has started Amrita Nano’s first spinoff company named LuxMatra, meaning molecules activated by light.
Students at Amrita Centre for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine, Centre for Storage Integrated Solar Panels, at Amritapuri, Kollam, Kerala, have successfully made upto 250 watt Si solar panels in the lab which they then have deployed themselves in Indian villages that have no grid power.
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