Jamshedpur: On January 19, 2021, Dr S C Mande, Secretary DSIR and Director General of CSIR, will visit CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory (NML), Jamshedpur. In the recent publication on ”CSIR Technologies for COVID-19 Mitigation”, Dr Mande highlighted “CSIR, through its 38 laboratories and expertise in diverse areas ranging from aerospace to buildings to genomics to chemicals, quickly sprang into action developing COVID-19 interventions.
For effective planning and strategizing, CSIR swiftly set up five COVID-19 verticals including disease surveillance, drugs & vaccines, testing & diagnostics, PPEs and supply chain management.”
The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), known for its cutting edge R&D knowledgebase in diverse S&T areas, is a contemporary R&D organization. CSIR is ranked at 84th among 4851 institutions worldwide and is the only Indian organization among the top 100 global institutions, according to the Scimago Institutions Ranking World Report 2014. CSIR holds the 17th rank in Asia and leads the country at the first position.
CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory (CSIR-NML), established in 1950 at Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, is one of the constituent laboratories carrying out R&D and technology development in the areas of Minerals, Metals, Materials and Metallurgy.
Dr S C Mande being a molecular biophysicist did his research on Proteins Structure and Function and Computational biology. He obtained a Ph. D. from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in the year 1991 and had a post-doctoral stint in the Netherlands. In 1992, he joined University of Washington, Seatle, USA as a Senior Fellow. He worked with distinguished research laboratories of India as an eminent Scientist and joined CSIR (and DSIR) in October 2018.
During his short visit, Dr Mande will inaugurate the Rooftop Solar Power System that has recently been installed in CSIR-NML. He will also visit the Urban Recycling Centre of CSIR-NML which was inaugurated by him as a centre of excellence in the area of e-waste recycling. He is then scheduled to meet young scientists to discuss CSIR-NML’s initiatives for self-reliant India. He will also address all scientists and technical staff of CSIR-NML and share his inspiring thoughts.
Dr. Mande will be accompanied by Dr. Vibha Malhotra Sawhney, Head, Innovation Protection Unit (IPU) and Technology Management Division (SeMI), CSIR and Dr (Mrs) Sharmila Mande who is Chief Scientist and Head of Bio-Sciences R&D, TCS Research, Tata Consultancy Services, India. Dr (Mrs) Sharmila Mande will interact with women scientists of CSIR-NML and visit various facilities and archives of CSIR-NML. Due to restrictions of the current Covid situation, all mandatory public health measures have been taken and attendance to programs will be only through invitation.
