National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Trivandrum
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National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology- NIST (formerly Regional Research Laboratory, Trivandrum), is a constituent laboratory of CSIR, India, engaged in R&D activities in the field of Agroprocessing, Chemical Sciences, Materials & Minerals, Biotechnology and Process Engineering and Environmental Science & Technology. Around 100 scientists and 200 research fellows are working in various scientific disciplines in this institute. The current director of the laboratory is Prof. Chandrasekhar T.K.
[edit] Research Divisions at NIST Thiruvananthapuram
The major research divisions in RRL are,
1. Agroprocessing Division
2. Biotechnology Division
3. Chemical Sciences Division
- C-MARS
- Inorganic Materials
- Organic Chemistry
- Photosciences and Photonics
- Speciality Polymers
4. Materials and Minerals Division
- Ceramics
- Electron Microscopy
- Light Metals, Alloys and Composites
- Minerals
5. Process Engineering and Environmental Technology Division
- Chemical and Process Engineering
- Computational Modelling and Simulation
- Environmental Technology
