We are happy to announce that Prof. K. G. Sreejalekshmi and Ms. Srujana Juratagi from the Department of Chemistry have been granted a patent for their research work.

Patent No.: 566746

Title: Random Positioning Machine (RPM) with a Tilt Setup for Microgravity Simulation

Application No.: 202441007645

Date of Filing: 05 February 2024

Date of Grant: 27 May 2025

This invention marks a significant step in supporting scientific experiments to be performed under simulated microgravity conditions. Congratulations Prof. Sreekjalekshmi and Ms. Srujana Juratagi.

Ms. Subhadrita Ghosh, M.Tech student, Department of Avionics, Thiruvananthapuram, has received the Mojgan Daneshmand Award 2025 at IEEE APS/URSI 2025 for her paper titled "Surface Wave Reflector Integrated Dual Polarized Wideband

Holographic Metasurface Antenna for J band Application.” The work was carried out under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Chinmoy Saha at the Advanced Microwave Lab, IIST.

Ms. Aishwarya Satheesh, PhD scholar, has been awarded the Korea Foundation Fellowship. She is currently pursuing her research under the guidance of Dr. Babitha Justin in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences

Advancing Indo-French Space Academic Cooperation

On 20 June 2025, IIST hosted H.E. Dr. Thierry Mathou, Ambassador of France to India, and a distinguished delegation from the French Embassy, CNES, and academic institutions.