Congratulations Kathu Sudevan, Research Scholar, Advanced Microwave Lab, on Receiving the IEEE APMC 2026 Student Travel Grant
Ms. Kathu Sudevan, Research Scholar at the Advanced Microwave Lab, Department of Avionics, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), under the guidance of Prof. Chinmoy Saha, has been awarded the IEEE Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC) 2026 Student Travel Grant. The grant provides travel support of ¥100,000 to present her research paper titled “Spectrally Efficient Single-Sideband PWM Timed Arrays Using Digitally Controlled I/Q Signals.” The conference will be held in Fukuoka, Japan, from 8–11 November 2026.
IIST Granted 28th Patent
The Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) has been granted its 28th patent by the Indian Patent Office for an invention entitled Hybrid Nonlinear-Linear Quantum-Enhanced Optical Gyroscope. The patent, numbered 605906, was filed under Application No. 202641015052 on 11 February 2026 and granted on 14 October 2026. The inventors of the patent are Mr. Ashok Kumar and Ms. Priyanka M. The patent has been granted to the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology for a term of 20 years from 11 February 2026 under the Patents Act, 1970.
The IETE SVC Aiya Memorial Award Lecture " 2026 2006–2026: Two Decades of Innovation in Metamaterials, Metasurfaces, and Wireless Power Transfer — Shaping the Future of Electromagnetic Technologies"
Prof. Chinmoy Saha, Professor, Department of Avionics, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram, has been conferred with the prestigious IETE–Prof. SVC Aiya Memorial Award 2026 by the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE). The award was presented during the 69th Annual IETE Convention (AIC–2026), held in Kolkata on 25–26 September 2026, with the theme “Network Security and Blockchain Technology.” According to the award communication from IETE, Prof.
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Smt. Minu Pramod, assumed charge as Registrar, IIST on 1st October, 2026. Before joining IIST she was a distinguished Officer from the 1997 batch of the Indian Civil Service (IRS- Customs and Indirect Taxes). A gold medalist Post Graduate in Biology, she also holds a distinction in MBA (HR) and brings with her near three decades of multifaceted administrative and leadership experience across India's indirect tax and public governance architecture.