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RMIT

College of Science, Engineering and Health

in India

India has a 4D advantage:

■ Democracy

■ Demography

■ Diversity

■ Dynamic Growth

Our Mission

From the Office of the Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor, India

College of Science, Engineering & Health

Our mission at the Office of the Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor India for the College of Science, Engineering and Health (SEH) is to enrich the experiences of RMIT University students through our global outreach programs across India, and to encourage bilateral networking and collaboration with international research institutes and industries.

Science thrives on innovation through collaboration, which makes international engagement an intrinsic tool for success. To secure Australia’s international competitiveness in research and development, we must encourage a global attitude to higher education.

We aim to arm the students with the necessary skills required for immediate employment after graduation, anywhere around the globe, by instilling innovation, entrepreneurial thinking, practical problem-solving, and a global perspective. We continue to strive toward research that is internationally significant, relevant, and can be adapted to real world applications by delivering innovative solutions to common global challenges.

Executive Director

of CSIR-IICT

I express my profound happiness on the success of the Joint research and academic collaboration between CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Australia for generating Ph.D students of high calibre yielding in research publications of high impact. The success has further encouraged the establishment of an innovation hub for industrial research to orient their R&D efforts in translation.

My appreciation to the supervisors and students for bringing laurels such as National Awards by HDR Publication Incentive Funding and Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Awards from Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions (SRISTI). I congratulate the faculty of this joint programme for showcasing their significant achievements recently at Chemeca-International Conference held in the Melbourne Convention Center and I am sure they will further it at the meeting being held at CSIR-IICT.

I wish the students and supervisors of this joint programme many more laurels and make the respective countries proud with their excellent contributions to science.

Dr. S. Chandrasekhar Director, CSIR-IICT

Deputy

Vice-Chancellor

Global Development

& Vice-President

RMIT is a university of Australia with strong international affiliations. Our global activity includes a focus on India as a priority to cultivate partnerships and collaboration that bring value to the region and share talent and skill.

RMIT has developed a unique model to align with Indian National Laboratories through the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research of India (AcSIR). The award winning AcSIR and IICT PhD programs are highly innovative and inclusive, offering students a unique, global training experience, with access to state of the art facilities and supervisors from India and Australia.

Our relationships in India are helping students develop real world skills that prepare them for the global job market. So far the program has been highly successful, with 100% of our students employed and several securing prominent roles in industry and academia around the globe. In addition, several notable awards have been received for their research,

Together we are enabling the next generation of researchers to bring their passion and talent to help us build a better world.

That’s something to be proud of.

Rachel Holthouse Deputy Vice-Chancellor Global Development & Vice-President RMIT University

AcSIR-RMIT

Joint PhD Program

RMIT University and the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research signed on to a joint badged PhD agreement during a formal ceremony in Melbourne on the 27th July 2017.

Under the joint PhD program the students will be enrolled at both institutions, spending the majority of their program at the AcSIR host institute and coming onshore to RMIT for up to 12 months at the latter stages of their program.

The first cohort of 17 candidates enrolled under the new joint program in August 2018, but their journey has only begun. We now look to the future on how to capture the next brilliant minds from India through research and innovation partnerships with this rapidly modernizing country.

At the successful completion of their degrees, the students will be awarded PhDs from both AcSIR and RMIT University.

This is a disruptively innovative program, with new challenges that come with uncharted progress. The program will illuminate RMIT in the Indian education system, and holds the potential for enormous change.

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Developing a 21st Century Scientist

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RMIT-CSIR-IICT

Joint Research Program

RMIT supervisor visit to Hyderabad, India in 2017, with RMIT-CSIR-IICT Cohort 4 students

IICT Director, Dr S. Chandrasekhar, with the third cohort of IICT students at RMIT University, 2017

The Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) is a nationally recognized research centre located in Hyderabad, India, and is part of a network of the state-of-the-art research laboratories throughout India connected under the umbrella of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).

The RMIT-CSIR-IICT Joint Research Centre and PhD Scholarship program were co-founded by Distinguished Professor Suresh Bhargava and the then Director of CSIR-IICT Dr. J. S. Yadav in 2011. The Centre and program were designed to foster international research collaborations between India and Australia by expanding Global Research and Industry Alliances through training young Indian students on a global platform. This acts as a

coordinating centre for extending RMIT and CSIR-IICT international engagement, and strategically growing our collaborative research and education activities in India. The program has been highly acclaimed across the education sector, having been written up in the Australian Academy Newsletter. Its success has also led to it becoming a model for other research partnerships around the world. The robust model of the RMIT-CSIR-IICT Centre builds on a diverse student population, reaching out to those who are disadvantaged, creating future pathways through the programs and providing international opportunities for RMIT students to become future ambassadors and entrepreneurs world-wide.

News and Events

Winner of Victorian Education Awards 2018

RMIT University was awarded the Excellence in Innovation Award in Partnerships and International Engagement for demonstrating outstanding achievement in collaborative international partnerships through its joint PhD model with Indian partners.

The Victorian International Education Awards were presented by Study Melbourne, and are an initiative of the Victorian Government to support the international education sector. RMIT went on to win the award, beating the two other finalists (Deakin University and Monash University).

RMIT Celebrates Diwali

With a focus on student inclusion and engagement, Dist. Prof. Suresh Bhargava hosted the annual College of Science, Engineering and Health’s Diwali function to celebrate the Indian Festival of Light. The event was attended by Indian staff and students from across the College, and we were also lucky enough to have RMIT’s Chancellor, Dr Ziggy Switkowski AO, in attendance. We had Indian food, music, henna tattooing and saree dressing, and the event was a huge success.

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International Skill Training

As part of the India Joint Research Programs, the students get access to facilities at their Indian host institute and at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, to conduct their research at world-class facilities. Graduates are skill trained to use a range of laboratory facilities, greatly increasing their understanding of the techniques as well as their employability.

Shravanti & Rasika

Rasika Radhakrishnan (Cohort 3) DLS instrument at RMIT University, Microscopy and Microanalysis Facility (RMMF)

Shravanti Joshi (Cohort 3) Jeol 2100F TEM/STEM at RMIT University, Microscopy and Microanalysis Facility (RMMF)

Dr Shanthi Priya Samudrala (Cohort 2)

Personal Experience:

Coming to RMIT University was a life-changing

experience for me. The training and confidence

I developed was beyond my dreams. I’m now a

confident young woman scientist who can take

a job anywhere in the world.

I was able to undertake much of my work at the

state-of-the-art analytical laboratories at the RMIT

Microscopy and Microanalysis Facility (RMMF).

Access to this equipment was highly beneficial

and enabled me to improve my research skills

through hands-on experience. My supervisors

inspired me throughout my candidature. With

their guidance and support, I successfully

developed a world-class research project.

Employability:

Soon after her graduation in December 2016, Dr Samudrala secured a position as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Monash University, Melbourne, and was recently promoted to Assistant Lecturer. The role is equally divided between Teaching & Research. She co-lectures undergraduate and postgraduate students in areas of Advanced Reaction Engineering and Chemical Reaction Engineering. She also supervises three PhD students and one undergraduate student.

Increased Employability

• Former Student Profiles

Dr Ram Kumar CB (Cohort 3)

Since completing the IICT-RMIT program, Ram has taken up a position as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute of Chemistry of Condensed Matter, CNRS, University of Bordeaux, France, where he is focusing on hybrid switchable materials (polymer nanocomposites) for spintronic applications. Dr Ram Kumar graduated in 2017 under the guidance of Dr Samuel Ippolito (RMIT), Dr Ramanuj Narayana (IICT), and Dr Selvakannan Periasamy.

Dr Vijay Kumar Velisoju (Cohort 2)

Personal Experience:

It was a really great opportunity to complete my

PhD under the RMIT-IICT joined PhD program

as it really helped me to solve research questions

independently. I am fully satisfied with this program

and I recommend the PhD program at RMIT

University to aspirants who want to pursue their

studies at RMIT University.

Employability:

Dr. Velisoju graduated from RMIT University in December 2016, and soon after he began his career as a Research Associate in CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad, India. Recently he was awarded the prestigious Leibniz-DAAD Research Fellowship for one year in the LIKAT, University of Rostock, Germany where he is now working under the supervision of Prof. Angelika Bruckner.

Increased Employability

• Former Student Profiles

Dr Srinivasareddy Telukutla (Cohort 1)

Personal Experience:

During my PhD at RMIT-IICT research centre, I have

received multidisciplinary and innovative training that

allowed me to take my research to the next level

and helped realize the impact my research could

have on real-world applications.

The exposure to the state of the art synthesis,

analytical and cell culture laboratories was highly

beneficial and enabled me to improve my skills

through hands-on experience.

Employability:

In 2015, Dr Telukutla began working as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow within the School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne. He works closely with Prof. Suresh Bhargava on the design, synthesis and biological evaluation of bioactive gold and platinum metal complexes as potential cancer therapeutics.

Key contacts

Dr Emma Goethals Project Officer International Research Collaborations Office of Deputy PVC International | SEH College RMIT University t. +61 3 9925 2397 | Location 08.09. e. [email protected] e. [email protected]

Mrs Piyumi Wickramaarachchi Administrative Officer Centre for Advanced Materials and Industrial Chemistry Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor International | SEH College RMIT University t. +61 3 9925 3141 e. [email protected]