OTHER EVENTS

Indian National Society for Aerospace and Related Mechanisms (INSARM) Student Cell Meet and Technical Seminar on Launch Vehicles and Human Space Flight Mechanisms

The very first student cell of INSARM is opened at IIST in the year 2024, and the first meet of this student cell was held on 30th October 2024. Prof. Dipankar Banerjee, Director, IIST presided over the meet and Dr. Unnikrsihnan Nair S., Director VSSC (the president of INSARM National Council) delivered the inaugural address. Prof. Kuruvilla Joseph, Registrar, IIST and Dr. S S Vinod, Project Director of Gaganyaan (the President of INSARM Trivandrum Chapter) addressed the student members. The second half of the meet was a technical seminar on Launch Vehicles and Human Space Flight Mechanisms by Shri. Santhosh J Nalluvettil, Group Director, Aerospace Mechanisms Group (ASMG), VSSC. Nearly 150 students, with 88 members of IIST-INSARM Cell attended this opening meet. This occation was graced by the presence of Shri. M. Abdul Majeedand Shri. Gopalakrishna Pillai, the respected senior Members of INSARM. More than 12Scientists from ASMG, including 50% of IIST’s own Alumni working in ASMG, were present to motivate the student community.

Technical Talk on “Space Robotics – Vyommitra and beyond.. ” by Sri. Joji J Chaman, Deputy Director, IISU (SIS), ISRO on 03-12-2022
Annual general Body Meeting held on 03-12-2022
Webinar on "Compliant Mechanisms: Introduction, their Intrinsic Complexity and Benefits, and Some Exciting Applications"

by Dr. Ashok Midha ( Professor and Director Product Innovation and Creativity Center (PICC)
Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO on 25-06-2022

Annual general Body Meeting held on 27-11-2021
Talk by - Air Commodore Anupam Agarwal, VSM Commandant, Institute of Aerospace Medicine, Bengaluru on "Changes in Humans during Spaceflight" - 14-12-2019
Family Day and AGM 2019 – 10-08-19
Talk by - Shri. SooryaKrishnamoorthy on "Art and Engineering” the renowned cultural activist of India - 11-02-2018
Talk by - Dr. D Sam Dayala Dev on "Long Life Mechanisms" - 10-12-2016
Talk by Sri. N Viswanatha, ISAC on "Satellite Deployment Mechanisms" - 17-07-2015
INSARM - Family Get Together and colloquium in VSSC, Trivandrum - 14-12-2013