Welcome to IMMT

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  The Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology-IMMT, (formerly Regional Research Laboratory, Bhubaneswar) was setup as a premier establishment of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi in 1964 in the State of Orissa, in eastern India. The laboratory specializes in providing R&D support for process and product development with special emphasis on conservation and sustainable utilization of natural resources. Over the years, IMMT has developed S&T capabilities in a wide range of areas from mineralogy to materials engineering. The laboratory has expertise in conducting technology oriented programmes in mining and mineral/bio-mineral processing, metal extraction and materials characterization, process engineering, industrial waste management, pollution monitoring and control, marine and forest products development, utilization of medicinal and aromatic plants and appropriate technologies for societal development.

CURRENT NEWS
Congratulations to Mr. K.Jayasankar, Dr. P.S.Mukherjee and Mr. A.K.Chaubey for the Best Paper Award under Oral presentation category for the paper entitled “Utilization of iron ore fines for making pig iron by thermal plasma technology” at NMD-ATM-2009 held at Kolkatta during 14th- 17th Nov 2009
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MoU has been signed between IMMT and Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA for Collaboration on the “Plasma Processing of Materials and Characterization”
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Congratulation to Mr. Alok Tripathy and Prof. B.K. Mishra on Receiving IIME Best Paper Award under ‘Modelling’ Category, Entitled “Simulation Study of Spiral Concentrator” at MPT-2009
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Congratulation to Dr. R.R. Nayak on Receiving the Best Paper Award, Entitled “Plasma Induced Surface Modification of Silk Fibres” at 23rd International Conference on Surface Modification Technologies (SMT 23), November 2-5, 2009 at IGCAR, Kalppakam.
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Congratulation to Dr. B.K. Mohapatra, Mr. N.Dash, Mr. P.P. Mishra and Prof. B.K. Mishra on Receiving IIME Best Paper Award under ‘Characterization’ Category, Entitled "Influence of Petro-fabric on upgradation of low grade siliceous manganese ore from different geo-environment" at MPT-2009
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Congratulation to Shri L.B. Sukla, Scientist-G, on getting extension in service for two years beyond the age of his superannuation
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Dr. Debi Prasad Das, Scientist has received 2009 CSIR Young Scientist Award
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SCIENTIST OF THE MONTH
Dr. Chittaranjan Panda has been selected as the scientist of the month. To know about his innovations & research interests.