The Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST)[2] is a premier scientific research organization in the north-east region of India, conceived and nurtured by the Assam Science Society in its initial years it was inaugurated by Nobel Laureate Dorothy C. Hodgkin on 3 November 1979. Subsequently, it was supported by the state govt. as its only autonomous R&D institute till March 2009. The institute was taken clique aqui over in March, 2009 by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India as one of its autonomous R&D institutes. The Institute is engaged in multi disciplinary research activities, both in fundamental and applied, across frontier areas of science and technology such as Plasma physics, Polymer Sciences,[3] Biochemistry, Drug design & development, Nano-science, Medicinal plants, Sericulture, biotechnology,[4] Microbial biotechnology, Environmental Sciences, Microbial Fuel Cell etc.[5]
| Established | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Research type | Theoretical & Applied research |
Field of research | Plasma Physics, physical sciences and biological sciences |
| Staff | 200 (app.) (100 Scientists & Engineers) |
| Location | Guwahati, Assam, India 23°05′52″N 91°37′34″E / 23.09778°N 91.62611°E |
| 782001 | |
| Affiliations | Department of Science and Technology[1] |
| Website | www |
References
- ^ https://dst.gov.in/autonomousstinstitutions/institute-advanced-study-science-technology-guwahati
- ^ http://iasst.gov.in
- ^ https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/2251-7235-6-40?shared-article-renderer
- ^ https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2016/tb/c6tb00717a/unauth#!divAbstract
- ^ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=VcONDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT37&lpg=PT37&dq=iasst+Bell+metal&source=bl&ots=9YbPeXTwt4&sig=ACfU3U07OPCMeFepHFmUxsBkQ4bYpod-xQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjUrImq-v_oAhVizDgGHRZ4CoYQ6AEwD3oECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=iasst%20Bell%20metal&f=false