Centre of Materials Research in an interdisciplinary centre, promoting interdisciplinary research among the NITK community.

Activities

• Funded Research
• Organizing Workshop/ Conferences
• During the last four years, two International Conferences namely RETMAL-2010 and OMD-2013 were organized under this umbrella

Funding

A tune of about 17 lakhs has been received for funded research activity. 

A few research facilities set under this umbrella are, ion milling facility for Transmission Electron Microscopy, precision sample utility machine and other facilities.

Expertise available

• Faculties from following departments are involved in this centre:
• Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
• Physics
• Chemistry
• Mechanical Engineering
• Civil Engineering