A team of IIST delegates met with Shri. Rakkam A. Sangma, the Honorable Minister of Education, Government of Meghalaya. The meeting highlighted IIST’s commitment towards promoting STEM education, encouraging students to pursue careers in science and technology. IIST delegates briefed the Honorable Minister about the four day educational outreach program that IIST conducted jointly with NESAC for Meghalaya's young learners.
Dr. Sarita Vig, Dept. of Earth & Space Sciences, was selected for participation in the Women in Space and Allied Sciences Leadership Programme (WiSLP) – Phase 2, held at Coventry University, United kindgom between 19 - 27 March 2025. The delegation included 13 prolific women scientists selected from across India of various disciplines. The fully sponsored program was carried out under the aegis of Dept. of Science and Technology (DST), Govt of India, Coventry University, UK, and the British Council – India.
The Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) and Kerala Spacepark (KSPACE) have entered into a strategic partnership through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at fostering academic-industry collaboration and promoting innovation and entrepreneurship in the space technology domain. The MoU was officially signed on 22nd April 2025 at Thiruvananthapuram by Prof. Dipankar Banerjee, Director, IIST and Shri G Levin, Chief Executive Officer, KSPACE, in the presence of officials and faculty members from both institutions.
As part of the 'Science and Technology Exposure Visit -10/2025', a group of selected students from different parts of Kerala visited IIST on 24th April 2025. Kerala Science and Technology Museum (KSSTM), Thiruvananthapuram, coordinated the visit. The visit started with an interaction with Prof. Dipankar Banerjee, Director, IIST. During the visit, students visited laboratories, observed live demonstrations of experiments, and interacted with faculty and research scholars.
Dr. Palash Kumar Basu and his group in Dept of Avionics is conducting research to develop miniaturize gas sensors to monitor the emissions from soil for precession agriculture. This Gas sensor technology will provide new dimensions in the field of precision agriculture, Air pollution monitoring system, coal mines and manhole gas detection system at low cost. The same is extended to develop gas sensors for space missions. There is no space-qualified gas sensor available in the market.
Design and realization of Dual band (S-X and S-Ka) ground station feed antenna for LEO (Low Earth Orbit) Satellite Tracking Applications. The realized feed is installed and currently operational for tracking of LEO satellites at NRSC Hyderabad.
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