INDO-U.S. INDO-U.S. ScienceScience & & TechnologyTechnology Forum Forum

Catalyzing over the years…Catalyzing over the years…

Dr. Nishritha BopanaScience Officer

nbopana@indousstf.org

History of INDO - US S & T Cooperation

1950’s Green Revolution with PL 480 Fund Establishment of Land Grant Colleges1960’s Establishment of IIT Kanpur

Establishment of NCERTNuclear Cooperation Agreement (Tarapur Power Plant)

1970’s NASA-ISRO-SITE 1980’s Indo- US S&T Sub Commission

STI (Gandhi-Reagan S & T Initiative)USIF (US-India Fund)

1990’s Indo-US S&T Fellowship ProgramDST-NSF S&T ProgramNASA-NOAA/ ISRO-DST MoUDBT/ ICMR-NIH Health and Medical Science Programs

2000 INDO- U.S. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FORUMINDO- U.S. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FORUM 2001 High Technology Cooperation Group2005 Indo-US Strategic Partnership 20052005 Indo - US S & T Agreement / Joint S & T CommissionIndo - US S & T Agreement / Joint S & T Commission20062006 US-India Agricultural Knowledge Initiative US-India Agricultural Knowledge Initiative 20082008 NASA-ISRO Agreement / MOES-NOAA AgreementNASA-ISRO Agreement / MOES-NOAA Agreement20092009 Indo-US Nuclear AgreementIndo-US Nuclear Agreement20092009 Indo-US Innovation Endowment FundIndo-US Innovation Endowment Fund20102010 Indo-US Joint Clean Energy R&D Centre Indo-US Joint Clean Energy R&D Centre

INDO - US Strategic Partnership

Green PartnershipEnergy Security, Climate Change, Energy Efficiency, Clean Energy Research & Deployment and Water Management

Agriculture Cooperation Food Security,

Research, Education, Commercial Linkages

Education & DevelopmentObama-Singh Knowledge Initiative in Education/ USIEF

Health SciencesDisease Detection, Public Health & Health Services andBiomedical Research

Global Security and Counter TerrorismCounter terrorism, Early Warning Systems, Disaster Mitigation & Response

INDO - US S & T Agreement (2005)

Bilateral agreement to initiate wide range of scientific and technical cooperation between the two countries

Establishes for the first time the IPR sharing protocols

Encourages Public - Private Partnership in R & D

Establish Joint Commission to coordinate, facilitate and review cooperative activities

“The new Science and Technology Agreement will complement theactivity of the Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum byfacilitating follow-on technical collaborations.”

- Fact SheetU.S. Department of StateJuly 18, 2005

Organizational Structure

Co-Chair INDIA GB

Executive Director

INSTP

IUSSTF Secretariat

Administrative Mechanism Autonomous Bilateral Non-Governmental Not for profit society

Funding Source Annual Interest from US Endowment Fund with matching contribution from DST, Government of India Freedom to secure private and other

funding

Co-Chair U.S.

Governing BodyIndian Co-Chair

T. Ramasami

Secretary, Department of Science and Technology

Govt. of India

Indian Members

Maharaj K. Bhan

Secretary, Department of Biotechnology

Samir Brahmachari

Director-General, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

Sanjay G. Dhande

Director, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

Murali Sastry

Chief Scientist, Tata Chemicals Ltd

R. Seshasayee

MD, Ashok Leyland India

Sheila Sangwan

Addl. Secretary & Financial Advisor, DST

US Co-Chair

Norman P. Neureiter

Adviser, American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS)

US Members

Michael Clegg

Foreign Secretary, National Academy of Science

Roderic Pettigrew

Director

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging & Engg

Subra SureshDirector, The National Science Foundation

Phyllis G. Yoshida

Deputy Assistant Secretary

US Department of Energy

Ray O. Johnson

Sr. VP and Chief Technology Officer

Lockheed Martin Corp.

Venkatesh Narayanamurti

Director, Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs

Harvard University

Objectives

Create awareness through exchange and dissemination of information and opportunities in S & T cooperation

CATALYST to facilitate, seed and promote US-India bilateral collaboration in science, technology, engineering and biomedical research through substantive interaction among government, academia and industry

Capitalize and build on the scientific and technological synergy leading to long term partnership on shared values

Support exciting program portfolio that lead to sustainable interactions and strengthens strategic partnerships

Nurture contacts between young and mid career scientists to develop mutual trust, foster excellence and explore new frontiers

Encourage public-private partnership to foster elements of innovation, application and enterprise

IUSSTF Program Portfolio

Capacity Building Programs

Flagship Programs

Industry Programs

Strategic Initiatives

Innovation Programs

Collaborative Research Networks

Program Portfolio

Program Portfolio of Indo-US S&T Forum

Bilateral Workshop/ Symposia

Public – Private Networked Centres

Knowledge R & D Networked Centres

Training / Advanced Schools

Travel Grants

Submission Deadlines Award Announcements

15 February May

15 June September

15 October January

Partnership to Advance Clean Energy (PACE)

Partners: Govt of India & US DOEProgram coordinated by DBT & DST and administered through IUSSTF

Objective: To facilitate joint R & D aimed towards deployment for

clean energy technologies

Priority Areas: • Solar Energy• Second generation biofuels• Energy efficiency of buildings

Funding: US $ 5 million each year for 5 years from GOI

and DOE. The center will receive matching private funding

Establishment of Indo- US Clean Energy Research & Development Center (JCERDC)

Snapshot of Indo-US S&T Forum Supported Activities

Programmatic

Activities

Accomplished

2001-2010

Planned Activities

2011

Bilateral Workshops/ Round Tables

158 17

Training Programs/ Advanced Schools

31 3

Joint Centers 24 4

Support to International Events

92 -

Travel grants 45 2

Events have led to interaction of over 9500 US and Indian scientists

Cutting Across Disciplines

Outcome of Workshop / Symposia

Source: NISTADS Report 200765 % events have resulted into various outcomes

IUSSTF – Industry linkages

Training Programs

Science Technology and Innovation Enrichment of Science Communication in Museums Digital Visualization of Archaeological Sites Weather Research & Forecasting Modeling Integrated Water Resource Management Computational Methods in Aeroelasticity Electronic Structure in Computational Materials Theory Microsoft Summer School on Cryptology Systems and Networks Lecture Series on Mathematical Chemistry Monitoring and Assessment of Biodiversity Flow cytometry and Signal Transduction Complex Systems in Physical and Life Sciences School on Immunology

R & D Knowledge Networked Center

R & D labs and academia partnership (2+2) Network focal areas of thematic research Provide opportunities for integrating research and education Leverage existing infrastructure and funding All partners to have stake

Public-Private Networked Center

Foster academia - R & D lab - industry partnership (2+2) Promote pre-commercial R & D with application potential Frontier areas and bottom of the pyramid technologies Leverage existing infrastructure and funding All partners to have stake

IUSSTF Funding (Period - 2 years)

Exchange travel support and hospitality Database development and dissemination/ publication

Indo – US Joint Center

Indo-US Knowledge R & D Networked Center

iGEON - India (Geological Information Networking) University of Hyderabad University of California, San Diego Jammu University University of Oklahoma Penn State University Pune University

Climate Change and Impact on Arabian Sea National Institute of Oceanography, Goa Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, Maine Space Application Center, Ahmedabad University of South California, LA Old Dominion University, Norfolk

Indo-US Knowledge R & D Networked Center

Correlated Electrons in Materials S.N. Bose National Center for Basic Sciences, Kolkata University of Arizona, Tuscon Mississippi State University, Drawer Indian Association for Cultivation of Science, Kolkata

Theoretical Physics of Ultra-Cold Atoms Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore Georgetown University, Washington DC Indian Association for the Cultivation of Sciences, Kolkata Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Accelerators & Detectors for High Energy Physics University of Delhi, Delhi Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Illinois Bharat Electronics Ltd, Bangalore Argonne National Laboratory, IL

Indo-US Knowledge R & D Networked Center

Nanoparticle Aerosol Science & Technology Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay Washington University, St. Louis C-DAC, Pune University of Iowa University of Maryland, MD

Highway & Airport Pavement Engineering Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Massachusetts Indian Institute of Technology, Madras University of Texas, El-Paso, Texas

Intelligent Structural Health Monitoring Indian Institute of Technology, Madras Northwestern University, Evanston, IL Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute, Kolkata Michigan State University, MI

Indo-US Knowledge R & D Networked Center

Nanomedicine & Cellular Engineering Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign NIIST, Trivandrum University of Notre Dame

Silk Protein Scaffolding Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur University of California, San Diego Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay Tufts University, Massachusetts Burnham Institute of Medical Research, San Diego

Indo-US Public- Private Networked Center

Composites through Microwave Processing Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur Penn State University Michigan Technological University Pradeep Metals, Mumbai

Cell-Targeted Diagnostics and Therapy using Nano-materials Amrita Centre for Nanosciences, Cochin Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Cochin Rice University, Houston, Texas University of Connecticut, Storrs Stanford University Cellworks India Private Ltd, Bangalore

Indo-US Public- Private Networked Center

Biomaterials for Healthcare Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur University of Washington, Seattle Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay University of Texas, San Antonio National Metallurgical Lab, Jamshedpur Brown University, Providence, RI Shaping Concepts LLC., USA

INDO - US Center for Research Excellence

Center for Research Excellence on Fabrionics Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur Northwestern University, Evanston University of California, Irvine Bengal Engineering College, Shibpur CMERI, Durgapur

Center for Research Excellence on Advanced Materials Research JNCASR, Bangalore Northwestern University, IL Argonne National Laboratory Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

INDO - US Center for Research Excellence

Center for Research Excellence on Nanobiotechnology

National Center for Biological Sciences, Bangalore Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA Stem Cell Institute, Bangalore Harvard - MIT Division of HST, Cambridge, MA Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research,

Bangalore

Center for Research Excellence on Nanomaterials for Energy

JNCASR, Bangalore Purdue University GE India Technology Centre, Bangalore

Exchange Programs

Student Visitation Program with APS

Visiting Professorship / Lectureship with APS

Visiting Professorship in Microbiology with ASM

MIT- IUSSTF Internship Program

Khorana Exchange Program with University of Wisconsin,

Madison & DBT

UC-Berkeley - IIT Kharagpur Exchange Program

Cornell Univ - State Agri Univ IARD Exchange

Viterbi - India Internship Program

Research Internship in Science and Engineering

Eligibility: Indian/ American Citizen Master and Ph.D. students enrolled in recognized institution

Duration: 3-6 months

Placements:Laboratories, universities and industries

Indo-US Research Fellowships

Partners: SERC (DST) - IUSSTF

Objective: Enable young Indian researchers to carry out research in frontier areas of S & T at premier institution in USA

Fellowship includes •Monthly stipend •Return airfare•Preparatory allowances •Conference allowances

Fellowship period3 months to 12 months

Submission Deadline: 31 December 2011

Stanford India Biodesign Fellowships

Partners: DBT- IUSSTF- STANFORD

Institutions: AIIMS- IIT Delhi- Stanford University

Objective: Biomedical Device Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Fellowship includes: •Monthly stipend •Return airfare•Preparatory allowances

Fellowship period:12 months

3rd Indo- American Frontiers of Engineering Symposium, 2010

• Health Diagnostics & Disease Monitoring Technologies• High Performance Computing• Advanced Engineering Materials• Clean Environment Technologies

4th Indo-US Frontiers of Science Symposium, 2011

• Algorithms & Big Data Sets/ Topological Order & Quantum Computation

• Biometric Materials• Creative Brain • Extinction- Causes & Consequences• Hydrological Cycles of Glaciers• Organic Synthesis & Drug Discovery • Genetic Basis of Disease

Frontiers Awards

Flagship Events

Indo-US Engineering Education Conclave

“Meeting Common Challenges: Strengthening Engineering Educational Institutions in India and the US” (10-11 January 2011)

• Educational and Research challenges in US and Indian engineering education institutions;

• Leading and managing engineering education institutions; and,

• Possible collaborative programs and activities.

"For Universities of the 21st century to succeed, I believe they need to cooperate to launch a movement of sharing and partnering in stages for course content exchange, course content collaboration, course content co-innovation, knowledge co-creation, and collaborative learning connection.”

- Minister Kapil Sibal speaking at the Indo-US Engineering Education Conclave

Programs in Partnership with Industry

DST- Lockheed Martin - FICCI - Univ of Texas, Austin- IUSSTFIndia Innovation Growth Program

Lockheed Martin - IUSSTF Academia Connect Program

IBM - IUSSTF Visiting Fellowship in Nanotechnology ▪ spintronics ▪ nanoelectronics ▪ nanophotonics ▪ materials and devices for energy conversion ▪ materials for memory devices

DST - INTEL - IUSSTF Technology Entrepreneurship Program- India Innovation Pioneers Challenge- Global Faculty Colloquium at University of California, Berkeley

HP Innovate- Recognize and reward engineering graduates with outstanding and creative ideas and expose them to best practices in US

Agilent Technologies Clean Air Challenge

Facilitate, seed & implement inter-governmental initiatives

Build programs with federal agencies - Create S & T networks for collaborative research

Link American universities with India- Research Internship for student exchange- Faculty fellowship and guest researchers program - Promote US partnerships in new institutions in India

Build academia - industry connect programs - Innovation and Entrepreneurship- Research Clusters- Internships

Promote Indo- US collaboration on engineering education

IUSSTF Vision

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