Welcome to Virginia Tech India Center for Advanced Research and Education. (VT, India). We are an extended arm of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, popularly known as Virginia Tech, a public, land grant Research University.
VT India is a ‘Not for Profit’ entity duly Registered under Indian Laws. Our proposed activities have three important facets – Advanced Research, Professional education and Outreach.We focus on Interdisciplinary research in selected areas of science and Technology of relevance to the global and Indian community. We encourage our researchers to create opportunities for novel industries, robust job growth and enhanced human capabilities.Our Educational initiatives aim towards upgradation of the Knowledge and Skills of students, staff and Corporate professionals. We welcome everyone to join us in the above sphere of activities and together we can create a New global and Indian Vision.
In an increasingly connected world, Virginia Tech (VT), www.vt.edu, is committed to be a global center for bright minds from across the world to engage in collaborative learning, research, innovation, and cultural exchange. After having identified India as one of the strategic countries for meeting its global vision, Virginia Tech, led by its Office of International Affairs (OIA), has established a not-for-profit entity, Virginia Tech India Research and Education Forum, also known as VT India under Section 8 of the Companies Act of India. Based in Chennai, it has engaged with Virginia Tech’s major interdisciplinary research institute–the Institute of Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS), www.ictas.vt.edu, to lead and promote cutting-edge research for advancing the scholarship and innovation in a few targeted areas, rich in complexity and scholarship for a sustainable future with an emphasis on serving the underserved.
With our firm belief in the incredible transformative power of interdisciplinary research, VT India seeks to bring researchers from different academic disciplines to intersect and lead technology transformation by nurturing a proactive, responsive, and nimble culture. There is a body of research that has shown conclusively a strong positive correlation between innovation and intersections. According to Kafatos and Eisener (Science, 303, February 27, 2004), “…the new frontier is the interface, wherever it remains unexplored…”. I resonate with this and believe that interfaces/intersections provide an effective format for conversations and connections that lead to new knowledge. It is my fervent hope that at VT India, my favorite quote, “Buds of creativity blossom at the intersections” will come to life.
I invite you to explore the interdisciplinary areas of research covered under the section on research on this website and provide us your valuable feedback. We would love to have you intersect with us to become partners in our journey.
