At present, the Institute has around 350 staff on its roll and a sizable number of project assistants and research fellows pursing their doctoral programme. The mission of our Institute is to be a highly creative and result oriented laboratory that synergizes internal and external capabilities to: - Constantly improve upon and popularize the knowledge and innovations required for utilization of coaster and wasteland resources
- Seize new opportunities to expand the utility of our competency base
Currently, the R&D activities of the Institute revolve around the following areas: - Inorganic chemicals and catalysis
- Membrane Science and Separation technology
- Bio-salinity
- Application of non-conventional energy sources
- Environmental Monitoring
The Institute boasts a good library and have facilities to develop chemical processes on bench and pilot scale. It has sophisticated analytical instrument facilities, including powder and single crystal X-ray diffractometers, wide assortment of spectrometers, electrochemical instrumentation, GC-MS, LC-MS, elemental analyzers and instruments for environmental monitoring and characterization of particulate matter. The Institute is well connected both locally and globally with niche IT infrastructure and solutions.
CSMCRI has forged partnership with leading industries such as Daimler-Chrysler, Hindustan Lever, Pepsico, Tata Chemicals, Chennai Petrochemicals, Indian Oil, Atul Industries, NALCO, GNFC and Strides Arcolab and also with technology facilitators such as UNDIP, Centre for High Technology and TIFAC. |