About the Organizers
The first international symposium on Materials for Sustainable Development (ISMSD 2024) is organized by the Department of Metallurgical Engineering & Materials Science and the Department of Civil Engineering of the Indian Institute of Technology Indore. The event is also supported by the Material Advantage Student Chapter IIT Indore
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Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore is a premier institution of national importance, known for its cutting-edge research, academic excellence, and contributions to technological innovation. IIT Indore was established in 2009, and in less than 15 years it has risen to top 500 universities of the World (#477 QS world university ranking). IIT Indore leads all the new IITs in research quality. Many more milestones have been achieved in a short period of time, which can be credited to its world class faculty and exceptionally bright students.
Sponsors
The symposium is partly sponsored by SPARC, under the SPARC-UKIERI joint research project titled "Inspiring Researchers of Tomorrow in Sustainable Concrete Construction", between the Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India, and the University of Plymouth, UK. SPARC aims to promote strong research collaboration between Indian Research groups with top research group in the leading Universities of the world, in areas that are at the cutting edge of science or with direct social relevance. The SPARC-UKIERI project is focused on promoting sustainable construction practice of utilizing C&D waste as aggregates through collaborative research between young researchers. The symposium provides an opportunity for the young researchers to showcase the research outcomes, interact with their peers and take the next step of becoming researchers of tomorrow.
