About Us
ICPCM-2023
About Conference
Conference Theme:
ü Extraction of Ferrous and Non-Ferrous metals
ü Failure analysis of materials
ü Characterization of materials
ü Composite materials
ü Materials design and processing for advanced technology
ü Surface Engineering, coatings and thin films
ü Modelling and Simulation in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
ü Corrosion and atmospheric degradation of materials
ü Texture of materials
National Institute of
Technology Rourkela (NIT Rourkela), formerly known as Regional Engineering
College Rourkela (REC Rourkela) is an institute of higher learning for
engineering and technology, funded by the Government of India and located in the
steel city of Rourkela, Odisha, India. The institute was established as
Regional Engineering College (REC) Rourkela on 15 August 1961, and its
foundation stone was laid by the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal
Nehru. It was granted autonomy in 2002 and now functions independently under
the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) as one of the National
Institutes of Technology. The Institute has been modernized by two foreign
collaborative funding agencies i.e. the Material theme in the Materials and
Metallurgical Engineering department under Indo-U.K. REC project and the
Computer Science and Electronics streams under World Bank cum Swiss Development
Corporation IMPACT project. With 21 departments awarding graduate and post
graduate degrees including Ph.D. in Engineering, Science, Planning and
Architecture, Management, and Humanities, NIT Rourkela is one of the
prestigious institutes in the country. NIT Rourkela is presently ranked the 2nd
best NIT and 12th nationwide (including IITs) by the MHRD. NIT Rourkela was
also ranked 601-800 in the world by the Times Higher Education World University
Rankings of 2018 and 126 in Asia. NIT Rourkela is a well-known technical
institute of national importance serving as a knowledge hub to the nation. The
campus of the institute spread over an area of 262 hectares of land is
surrounded by scenic hills providing a spectacular rejuvenating atmosphere, which
is very conducive for study and research. The well maintained green campus of
the Institute provides accommodation to all students, faculties and staffs. The
campus has all the amenities for developing personal, social and academic
skills of young people. The greeneries and flowers in the campus further make
the stay very pleasant and enjoyable.
Established in 1964, the
Department has emerged as a powerhouse for academics, scientific research, and
cutting-edge technologies. With time, the department grew noticeably and
established new areas of research and teaching in materials engineering, while
retaining its strength in traditional areas of metallurgical engineering. The
department is actively involved in fundamental research in diversified fields
like steel technology, advanced manufacturing processes, alloy designing,
nanotechnology, composites and computational materials. The alumni of the
department hold strong positions in many prestigious organizations over the
world. The department attracts highly qualified faculties and bright students
from the entire nation. The well-developed infrastructure, diversified
expertise of the faculties and incredibly talented students have placed the
department in the global forum. The graduates from the department are
well-placed in esteemed industries and institutions. The department has a
history of producing highly ambitious students motivated for higher education
in India and overseas. The department is actively involved in research activities
in the front line areas of metallurgical and materials engineering in
collaboration with reputed R&D organizations and industries throughout the
country. The research wing of the department is strongly supported by various
public and private organizations. At present, various research projects are
being run in the department by external sponsoring agencies like Department of
Science and Technology (DST), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
(CSIR), Naval Research Board (NRB), Defence Research and Development
Organization (DRDO), Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS), National
Aluminum Company (NALCO). Recently TATA Steels has joined hands together with
the department for active collaborative industrial research on FRP Composites,
corrosion, metal extraction.