APON promotes research at Pbi University

Patiala, June 12

The Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Punjabi University, is running various projects with funds worth Rs70 lakh provided by the SERB (Science and Engineering Research Board) and the AISTIC. The department is also running an APON (Advanced photonics and optical networking) lab to promote research. The lab was inaugurated by the Punjabi University Vice Chancellor, Dr Arvind, last week.

Department officials said at present, two projects worth Rs70 lakh, funded by the SERB and the AISTIC, were running at the APON. A project worth Rs1.1 crore was also started while another of around Rs93 lakh was accepted under the RUSA grant, they added.

Recently, the APON principal investigator, Dr Simranjit Singh, submitted Rs37 lakh project under the CRG scheme of the SERB. Seven PhD students are carrying out research at the lab.—TNS