WATTSRI - Women Advanced Technical Trainers for Sustainable Research Infrastructure
Principal Investigator
Prof. Shantanu Pradhan
Objective
- To establish advanced technical training programs to build a skilled workforce, ensure continuity and sustenance of high value sophisticated facilities, retaining domestic talent, while ensuring principles of inclusivity, equity, and gender balance
Description
- Significant investments in educational and research infrastructure ? geared toward innovation, future discoveries, and commercial and technological benefits ? require a skilled, competent workforce for sustainable operation. This IIT Madras initiative establishes advanced technical training programs for early career women scientists, researchers, and technical staff, building a gender-balanced, inclusive workforce capable of operating high-end sophisticated facilities in biotechnology and life sciences ? improving employment opportunities, scientific output, and long-term sustenance of India's national research infrastructure.
Impact
- The early career women scientists, researchers, and technical staff trained under this intensive hands-on project will have improved opportunities for employment in biotechnology and life sciences and will be more productive and efficient in scientific output and service to society, High-end sophisticated technical infrastructure and established core research facilities can be sustainably operated by competent trained staff while providing adequate technical support to the host research and educational organization
Budget in Lakhs
100.00
Duration
2 years