Nano Science and Technology

The SNST, IIT Kharagpur serves as a vibrant interdisciplinary hub, merging expertise across physics, chemistry, biology, and engineering to pioneer nanoscale research and innovation. IIT Kharagpur’s SNST is a multidisciplinary powerhouse that brings together around 40 faculty members spanning over 12 departments including 3 core faculty since it formed in 2013. Its mission is to develop transformative technologies and prototypes addressing national and global challenges—particularly in healthcare, agriculture, environment, energy, and food & nutrition—while also fostering scientific outreach among youth.The faculty members are involved in the research activities of (a) Nanofabrication / Nanoelectronic & Photonic Devices / NEMS / Nanosensors; (b) Bulk nanostructured materials for structural applications, (c) Novel nanomaterials : Synthesis, self-assembly and applications; (d) Nanostructured coatings for energy conversion/storage and surface engineering, (d) Nano-biotechnology, (e) Computational nanostructures etc. The school has recently established two new facilities, viz. Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) of nanopowders for fabrication of compacts and electron Beam Lithography (EBL) System for fabricating Nanoelectronic devices. In addition, the existing facilities in different laboratories of the institute are currently being utilized by the faculty members for the research in the broad area of nanomaterials and devices. The school currently has nine enrolled Ph.D. students and offers an elective subject on Introduction to Nano-Science and Technology, Fundamentals and Properties of Nanoclusters, Nano-Pharmaceuticals: Engineering and Application, so on. The school is currently offering a Ph.D. program for advanced research in various aspects of nanotechnolog. Read less