IIT-Gn students to intern at Washington University

The Indian Institute of Technology – Gandhinagar (IIT-Gn) has formed a programme with the Washington University in St Louis (WUSTL) to enable undergraduate chemical and mechanical engineering students to participate in summer internships this May.

Selected students from IIT-Gn will work for 10 weeks at WUSTL’s laboratories on topics such as design of next generation solar cells,technologies for carbon dioxide capture and mitigation from coal combustors,aerosol science and technology,and water quality issues in energy systems. They will also work with students in groups there.

The programme details were worked out by Prof Sudhir K Jain,Director,IIT-Gn during a visit by Prof Pratim Biswas,the Stifel and Quinette Jens Professor and Chair of the Department of Energy,Environmental and Chemical Engineering at WUSTL. Prof Biswas is an alumnus of IIT-Bombay.

Upon their return,the students will present the research findings to their fellow students. WUSTL has an existing International Experience Class for undergraduate students in Energy,Environmental and Chemical Engineering; and a group will visit India in May-June 2010.