Tata Steel signs MoU with IIT, Madras

Jamshedpur, Aug 23: Tata Steel signed an MoU with 'Indian Institute of Technology Madras' to set up the Tata Steel Advanced Materials Research Center (TSAMRC) at IIT Madras Research Park.

This initiative took place in the backdrop of Tata Steel being entrusted with the responsibility of developing a long-term strategic roadmap in the area of advanced materials, a Tata Steel press release here today said.

The MOU was signed on August 16 last. Dr. Gopichand Katragadda, Group Chief Technology Officer, Tata Sons remarked “I am thrilled at the set up of TSAMRC at IIT Madras Research Park.

This centre is part of the Tata group's efforts to advance progress in science and materials into technologies that meet market needs. The release quoted Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, Director IIT Madras, saying the Research Park at IIT Madras provides one of the best eco-systems for collaborative research.

PTI