SSNRC, Advancing Knowledge, Inspiring Innovation and Shaping Future Nobel Laureates
At SSN, pushing the boundaries of knowledge is a vital part of a truly progressive academic culture. Research in current, new and especially emerging areas will ensure that the nation is prepared to meet its future challenges and needs. To encourage active research in SSN institutions, a Research Advisory Council has been formed to steer research initiatives and encourage faculty and students to realise our founder Shiv Nadar’s vision that they should rise to the level of Nobel Laureates.
A Thriving Hub for Research, Collaboration, and Academic Excellence
The Council is chaired by Shiv Nadar, Dr. Raj Reddy, Prof. Damodar Acharya, Dr. R. Natarajan and Dr. N. Balakrishna, all noted scientists.
Our skilled, qualified faculty is encouraged by the Management to initiate research, with the ECE, EEE, MECH, BME, CSE, IT, CHEM, English Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry departments being recognised as research centres under Anna University.
Concrete support for research is also provided in the form of Junior Research Fellowships and Senior Research Fellowships and stipends shall be provided to the scholars.
We also extend the use of selected research facilities to scholars from other institutions and organise national and international conferences to facilitate a healthy exchange of ideas benefiting the larger academic community.
We also encourage our faculty to seek external funding for research. We have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, for the exchange of academic staff, exchange of students for higher studies, exchange of academic course materials and research collaboration.
A collaborative project on “Growth and Characterisation of Crystalline Materials” has been undertaken jointly by the Centre for Crystal Growth, SSNCE and the National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi.
Pioneering Research, Innovation and Global Collaborations for a Brighter Future
The “World’s Longest Crystal” project, supported by SSN Institutions, has been initiated, and the crystal is showing signs of successful growth.
SSN Institutions has also signed MOUs with Infosys Technologies Ltd., HCL Infosystems Ltd., HCL Technologies Limited, and IBM to carry out research projects.
This institutional support of research has resulted in a steadily growing harvest of research papers and several patents in the pipeline, with more to come in future.