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ANNUAL REPORT

2018-19

An autonomous organization jointly established by theDepartment of Science & Technology

Govt. of India and the U.S. Department of State

Indo-U.S. Science and Technology ForumCatalyzing Indo-U.S. Science, Technology and Innovation

Collaborations for over 19 years!

ANNUAL REPORT 2018-19ANNUAL REPORT 2018-19

The Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum

(IUSSTF) established under an agreement

between the Governments of India and the

United States of America in March 2000,

is an autonomous, bilateral organization

jointly funded by both the Governments

that promotes science, technology,

engineering and biomedical research

and innovation through substantive

interaction among government, academia

and industry. The Department of Science &

Technology, Government of India and the

U.S. Department of State are the respective

nodal departments.

ContentsFrom the Desk of the Executive Director: Past Submits and New Frontiers ............. 06

Introduction to IUSSTF ..................................................................................................... 09

Governance Structure ...................................................................................................... 15

Year at a Glance ................................................................................................................ 21

• OperationalIndicators

• StrategicInitiatives

Section I: Scientific Networks .......................................................................................... 23

A. BilateralWorkshops/TrainingPrograms

B. Indo-U.S. Virtual Network Centers

Section II: Innovation and Entrepreneurship ................................................................ 31

A. U.S.-IndiaScienceandTechnologyEndowmentFund

B. WomenEntrepreneurQuest

C. IndiaInnovationGrowthProgram

Section III: Research and Development ......................................................................... 43

A. Indo-U.S.JointCleanEnergyResearchandDevelopmentCentre

B. PartnershipforInternationalResearchandEducation

C. PACEsetterFund

D. RealTimeRiverWaterandAirQualityMonitoringProgram

Section IV: Visitations and Fellowships ......................................................................... 53

Section V: Promotion, Showcasing, Outreach and Events ........................................... 59

Section VI: Money Matters ............................................................................................... 65

Section VII: Annexures ..................................................................................................... 73

Annual Report 2018-196

(From the Executive Director’s Desk)

ItiswithasenseofsatisfactionandpridethatIpresent thisAnnual Report (2018-19) of the bi-national Indo-U.S.Science&TechnologyForum(IUSSTF) to all our patrons and stakeholders.Asyouwouldnoticegoing throughthisReport,IUSSTFcontinuestomarchaheadwithrenewedvigorandasenseofpurposeinrealizingitscoremandateofpromotingmeaningfulengagementsbetween the United States and India across the entire spectrum of scientific cooperationas well as the entire length of the R&D value chain.IUSSTFcontinuestoplayitspivotalrolein

catalyzing the strategic science, technology and innovation partnerships between both nationsthrough our diverse programs that help buildscientific networks, promote innovation andentrepreneurship,andtrainthenextgenerationofscientistsandstudentstobecomeaproductivepartofaglobally-engagedscientificcommunity.

Our program in the Innovation andEntrepreneurship space– the U.S.-India S&TEndowment Fund– is growing steadily and wehave thus far supported 32 joint U.S.-India

PAsT sUmmiTsANd NEw FRONTiERs

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entrepreneurial projects through 8 Calls. Wearecurrentlyintheprocessofwrappingupthe9thCall thatreceivedanoverwhelmingresponsefrom our stakeholders. IUSSTF also provides aplatform for a largenumberof exchange visitsfor scientists, faculty and students across several institutions on both the sides. These visitations notonlysustaincurrentcollaborationsbutmoreimportantlyactasprecursorstobiggerinitiativesand long-term engagements in the years to follow.

Over the past 19 years, we have establishedan active stakeholder base of close to 600 institutions and 5000 individual scientists and academiciansinboththecountries.Wepartnerwith a large number of constituents of the STIeco-system comprising of federal agencies,academic institutions, national laboratories,industries, professional bodies and industryassociations.Throughtheextendednetworksofour partner institutions, we reach out tomorethan 100,000 individual nodes on regular basis.IUSSTF can therefore rightfully claim a greatdeal of accomplishment in its journey up untilnow, fully justifying the cause for which it wasestablished. However, there still lies enormousscopetocaptureseveralun-tappedopportunities

inmultipleways,consideringthevastnessoftheU.S.-IndiaS&Tlandscapeandthecommonvaluesthatconnectthetwosocietiesatafundamentallevel.Ithinkitisnowtimetoestablishthosenewpathwaysthatleadtohighersummitsandsecureresourcesthatmaybeneededforbothscaling-upaswellasaforward-backwardintegration.

IwillsoonbecompletingmytermastheExecutiveDirectorof IUSSTF.Duringmytenure, Imadeagenuine attempt to envision several strategicinitiatives that I believed were needed to serve thecauseof IUSSTFgoingforward.Whiletheseinitiatives were well received by the Governing Board,andIamthankfulforthat;thefactofthematter is thatmanyof themare still awork inprogress.IearnestlyhopethatthenewleadershipwillbeabletotakethemtofructificationwiththesupportofboththeGovernments.

Iwouldliketoputonrecordmysinceregratitudeand genuine appreciation to our patrons,partners, stakeholders and my colleagues inIUSSTF who have all contributed to script thissuccessstory till so far. IUSSTFwill surelyneedtheir wholesome support and blessings incharteringthenextlegofitsaspirationaljourney.

Rajiv Kumar TayalExecutiveDirector,IUSSTF

iNTROdUCTiON


IUSSTF: The GenesisThe Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) is a bi-national organization jointlycreatedby IndiaandtheUnitedStatesofAmerica, throughaformalagreementsignedbythetwoGovernmentsonMarch21,2000.IUSSTFacquiredlegalstatusafewmonthslater,whenitwasregisteredasaSocietyunderthe“SocietiesRegistrationAct”inIndiainJune2000,withitsofficeatNewDelhi.

IUSSTF is also the secretariat for the U.S.-India Science and Technology Endowment Fund,whichwasjointlysetuplaterbythetwoGovernments,throughaseparateagreementintheyear2009.

TheDepartmentofScienceandTechnology(DST)oftheMinistryofScienceandTechnology,Govt.ofIndia,andtheU.S.DepartmentofState,arethearmsofthetwoGovernmentsthatoverviewthefunctioningof IUSSTFthroughaGoverningBody,havingequalrepresentationfrombothsides.


IUSSTF: Vision,MissionandObjectives

VISION MISSION

ObjEcTIVES

Excellence in Science, Technology and Innovation space through collaborative initiatives between India and the United States of America.

• Act as a catalyst to promote long-term scientific collaborations between India and the U.S. through partnership amongst individual scientists, scientific institutions and the scientific community at large.

• Establish platforms and mechanisms to connect the S&T eco-systems of both the countries to act as a fertile ground to foster individual and institutional partnerships in a natural and sustainable manner.

• Create awareness through exchange dissemination of Information and Opportunities in S&T cooperation.

• Capitalize and build on the scientific and technological synergy leading to long term partnership on shared values.

• Support exciting program portfolio that leads to sustainable interactions and strengthens strategic partnerships.

• Nurture contacts between young and mid-career scientists to develop mutual trust, foster excellence and explore new frontiers.

• Encourage public-private partnership to foster elements of Innovation, Application and Enterprise.


I. Scientific Networks

• BilateralWorkshops/TrainingPrograms/Symposia

• Indo-U.S.VirtualNetworkedCenters

II. Innovation and Entrepreneurship

• U.S.-IndiaScienceandTechnologyEndowmentFund(USISTEF)

• IndiaInnovationGrowthProgram(IIGP)

• WomenEntrepreneurQuest(WEQ)

• MakeTomorrowforInnovationGeneration

III. Research and Development

• Indo-U.S.JointCleanEnergyResearchandDevelopmentCentre(JCERDC)

• PartnershipsforInternationalResearchandEducation(PIRE)

• PACEsetterFund

• RealTimeRiverWaterandAirQualityMonitoring(WAQM)

IV. Visitations and Fellowships

• BhaskaraAdvancedSolarEnergy(BASE)Fellowships

• Bioenergy-AwardsforCuttingEdgeResearch(B-ACER)

• BuildingEnergyEfficiencyHigher&AdvancedNetwork(BHAVAN)Fellowships

• WaterAdvancedResearchandInnovation(WARI)Fellowships

• GenomeEngineering/EditingTechnologyInitiative(GETin)

• ASM-IUSSTFIndo-U.S.ProfessorshipinMicrobiology

• IUSSTF–AmericanPhysicalSocietyFellowships

• Indo-U.S.FellowshipforWomeninSTEMM(WISTEMM)

• ResearchInternshipsinScienceandEngineering(RISE)

• GraduateResearchOpportunitiesWorldwide(GROW)

• S.N.BoseScholarsProgram

• KhoranaProgramforScholars

• IUSSTF-ViterbiProgram

• InitiativeforResearch&InnovationinScience(IRIS)

IUSSTF Program Portfolio(Classified by Verticals)


I. IUSSTF core

• BilateralWorkshops/TrainingPrograms/Symposia

• Indo-U.S. Virtual Networked Centers

• IUSSTF-ViterbiProgram

• IUSSTF-APSFellowships

• ASM-IUSSTFProfessorship

• ResearchInternshipsinScienceandEngineering

• S.N.BoseScholarsProgram(U.S. component)

II. U.S.-India Science and Technology Endowment Fund (USISTEF)

III. Extra Mural Programs- EMPs (Supported by External Agencies/ Industry)

• IndoU.S.JointCleanEnergyResearchandDevelopmentCentre

• PartnershipforInternationalResearchandEducation

• PACEsetterFund

• RealTimeRiverWaterandAirQualityMonitoring

• BhaskaraAdvancedSolarEnergyFellowships

• Bioenergy-AwardsforCuttingEdgeResearch

• BuildingEnergyEfficiencyHigher&AdvancedNetworkFellowships

• GenomeEngineering/EditingTechnologyInitiative

• Indo-U.S.FellowshipforWomeninSTEMM

• WaterAdvancedResearchandInnovationFellowships

• GraduateResearchOpportunitiesWorldwide

• KhoranaProgramforScholars

• S.N.BoseScholarsProgram

• InitiativeforResearch&InnovationinScience

• MakeTomorrowforInnovationGeneration

IUSSTF Program Portfolio(Classified by Nature of Support)

gOvERNANCEsTRUCTURE


IUSSTF Organizational chart

Administrative Mechanism• Autonomous

• Bilateral

• Non-Governmental

• NotforProfitSociety

Funding Source• AnnualInterestfromU.S.EndowmentFundwith matchingcontributionfromDST,Govt.ofIndia

• FreedomtoSecurePrivateandOtherFunding


IUSSTF Governing board

Ashutosh Sharma co-chair

DepartmentofScience&Technology,Govt.ofIndia

jonathan Margolisco-chair

U.S.DepartmentofState

b. AnandDepartmentofScience&Technology, Govt. of India

Elizabeth UrbanasU.S.DepartmentofEnergy

Indranil MannaIndian Institute of

Technology-Kharagpur

F. Gray Handley National Institutes of Health

Hari S. bhartiaJublilantBhartiaGroup

Alka SharmaDepartmentofBiotechnology,

Govt. of India

Mark colesNationalScienceFoundation

Ambuj D. SagarIndian Institute of Technology - Delhi

Kumud SrinivasanIntel®Corporation

Gopal Iyengar MinistryofEarthSciences,

Govt. of India


Functional Structure for USISTEF


USISTEF board

H.K. Mittalco-chair

DepartmentofScience&Technology,Govt.ofIndia

j. Robert Garverickco-chair

U.S.Embassy,NewDelhi

S. K. VarshneyDepartmentofScience&Technology, Govt. of India

Steven FergusonNational Institutes

of Health

b.V. PhaniIndian Institute of TechnologyKanpur

Mojdeh baharU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture

P.S. GangadharDirector(Americas)

MinistryofExternalAffairs Govt. of India, New Delhi

Sashi ReddiSRICapital

Shirshendu MukherjeeDBT-BIRAC-BMFG- WelcomeTrust

Alka SharmaDepartmentofBiotechnology

Govt. of India

Vipin KumarNational Innovation

Foundation

Lisa brodeyU.S.DepartmentofState

Ananta P. AnantaramSarma

Former-SIDBIVenture CapitalLtd.

Peter T. DabrowskiTanoCapital/Tano

Ventures

Sanjay Vijay KumarStartupvillage,Kochi

Philip SingermanNational Institute of

Standards & Technology


IUSSTF Staff Members

Rajiv Kumar TayalExecutiveDirector

R. VaradarajanController

Nikhil jainAssociateAccountsOfficer

babulal chaudharyProgramOfficer

Pushpa IyerProgramOfficer

Priya ThomasProgramOfficer

Nishritha bopanaPrincipalScienceOfficer

Monika MadanSeniorPersonalSecretary

chaitali bhattacharyaPrincipalScienceOfficer

Manoj PrasadAssistantAdminOfficer

Core Staff

Program Staff

Aasita ApoorvaAssociateProgramOfficer

Rakesh Kumar SinghSenior Accounts Associate-I

Rakesh bhandariAdminAssociate

Sravan Kumar PaletiAssistantProgramOfficer

Subhashree basuAssociateProgramOfficer

Anita VishwakarmaSenior Accounts Associate-I

Akanksha KaushikAssociateProgramOfficer

YEAR AT AgLANCE


Highlights of the Year

Operational Indicators

Strategic Initiatives• New Partnerships

o MemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)signedbetweenIUSSTFandtheAmerican ChemicalSociety(ACS)

• Virtual Platforms and Networks

o LaunchofSPARK(ScoutforPartnerships,ResourceandKnowledge):IUSSTFAlumniNetwork

o GatewayforDonationstoIUSSTFontheIUSSTFwebsite(qualifying for exemptions under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act in India and Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code in the United States.)

o FilmontheIndo-U.S.JointCleanEnergyResearchandDevelopmentCentre(JCERDC)

S.No. Item Numbers

1 bilateral WorkshopsAwardedHeld

1917

2 Virtual Networked centersAwardedOngoing

1023

3 USISTEF 9th Call RegistrationsSubmittedApplicationsAwards

2269389

6

sCiENTiFiCNETwORKs

sECTiON-i


IUSSTFfundedcollaborationsprovideaplatformforyoungandearly-careerscientiststo interactandnetworkwiththeirseniorandwell-establishedcounterparts,whocouldpotentiallybecomebothlifelongmentorsandcollaborators.Buildingscientificnetworksnotonlyhelpsshareexpertisetherebydoublingthevalueoftheeffort;butalsomanytimesleadstothegenerationofcompletelynovelideas.

IUSSTFpromotessuchnetworkstofosterlong-termcollaborationsbetweenthescientificcommunitiesof India and theUnited States through two separate yet complimentary programs.While “bilateral Workshops” areexpectedtoactasaninstantconnectandpointofformalinitiation;“Virtual Networked centers”provideaformalmechanismtosupportspecificcollaborationsforanextendedperiodoftime.

There are ‘two’ Calls for proposals for BilateralWorkshops and ‘one’ for Virtual Networked Centers,eachyear.ThetablebelowprovidesasummaryofBilateralWorkshopsandVirtualNetworkedCenterssupportedoverthepastthreeyears:

Scientific Networks

2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 cumulative (2001-2019)

NumberofBilateralWorkshops/TrainingSchools

17 18 19 381

NumberofVirtualNetworked Centers

8 13 10 90


bilateral WorkshopsaretargetedtopromoteinteractionsbetweenIndianandAmericanscientistsandengineersfromacademia,laboratoriesandindustrywiththeexplicitaimtodevelopsustainedlinkages.Proposalsarepeer-reviewedbothinIndiaandtheUnitedStates.Thereviewparametersincludenoveltyoftopic,mutualbenefitstoIndiaandtheU.S.,backgroundofworkshopcoordinatorsandparticipants,potentialfordevelopingnewandsustainedbilaterallinkages,extentofstudentparticipation,etc.

Eighteen Bilateral Workshops were selected for support during the year 2018-19 (List provided as Annexure I).ThelistofWorkshopsthatwereawardedearlierbutwereheldduringtheyear2018-19areplacedatAnnexure II.Thedatapertainingtothelastthreeyearsispresentedbelow.

bilateral Workshops/Training Programs

2016-17 2017-18 2018-19

NumberofApplicationsReceived 44 47 40

NumberofAwards 17 18 19

Funding (INR/Million) 19.4 20.9 16.05

(USD/Million)* 0.28 0.30 0.23

*1USD= 69 INR ; The exchange rate is as per values on 31st March 2019.


Workshops: Area -wise Distribution (2018-19)

Mathematical&computational

Sciences 5%

Lifeand Medical Science

47%

Physical Sciences 11%

Engineering Sciences 32%

Earth and Atmospheric Sciences 5%

Workshops: Area -wise Distribution (2014-19)

Mathematical Sciences 7%

Lifeand Medical

Science27%

Physical Sciences12%


Earth and Atmospheric Sciences 17%

Chemical Sciences 5%


TheaimofVirtual Networked centers istoenableIndianandAmericanscientiststocarryout jointresearchactivitiesbyleveragingalreadyexistinginfrastructureandfundingavailablewiththepartnersonbothsidesthroughalinkageestablishedbyavirtualmechanismthatprovidesforseamlessconnectivityandexchangeoffaculty/scientistsandstudentsfrombothsides.Thesecentersaresupportedundertwocategories:

• Knowledge R & D Networked Centers

o Partners:R&Dlabsandacademiapartnership(2+2)

o Provideopportunitiesforintegratingresearchandeducation

• Public-Private Networked Centers

o Partners:Academia/R&Dlab-Industrypartnership(2+2)

o Promotepre-commercialR&Dwithapplicationpotential

Thus far, 90 Virtual Centers have been supported. 10 Joint centers were awarded during the year 2018-19,(listprovidedasAnnexure III).Thedataforthelastthreeyearsispresentedbelow:

Virtual Networked centers

2016-17 2017-18 2018-19

NumberofApplicationsReceived 33 56 61

NumberofAwards 8 13 10

Funding (INR/Million) 29.84 48.72 33.00

(USD/Million)* 0.43 0.70 0.47



Area-wise Distribution: Last Five Years (2014-2019)

Area-wise Distribution (2018-2019)


Lifeand Mediacal Sciences 20%

Chemical Sciences

10%

Earth and Atmospheric

Sciences 10%

Engineering Sciences

40%


MathematicalSeiences

7%


Lifeand MedicalScience

27%

ChemicalSciences

5%

Earth and AtmosphericSciences 17%

MathematicalSciences

10%


Virtual centers - Institutional Engagement (2018-19)

India USA

• AllIndiaInstituteofMedicalSciences, New Delhi

• DepartmentofWildlifeProtection,JammuandKashmir

• IndianInstituteofScience,Bengaluru

• IndianInstituteofTechnology,Bombay

• IndianInstituteofTechnology,Delhi

• IndianInstituteofTechnology,Hyderabad

• IndianInstituteofTechnology,Jammu

• IndianInstituteofTechnology,Kanpur

• IndianInstituteofTechnology,Kharagpur

• IndianInstituteofTechnology,Madras

• IndianStatisticalInstitute,Kolkata

• IndraprasthaInstituteofInformationTechnology, Delhi

• InternationalAdvancedResearchCentreforPowderMetallurgyandNewMaterials,Hyderabad

• JadavpurUniversity,Kolkata

• NationalInstituteofTechnology,Jamshedpur

• Sher-e-KashmirUniversityofAgriculturalSciences&TechnologyofKashmir,Shalimar

• S.N.BoseNationalCenterforBasic Sciences,Kolkata

• WildlifeInstituteofIndia,Dehradun

• ArgonneNationalLaboratory,Argonne

• AuburnUniversity,Auburn

• BoiseStateUniversity,Boise

• HarvardMedicalSchool,Boston

• IndianaUniversity,Indianapolis

• MichiganTechnologicalUniversity,Houghton

• MontanaTech,Butte

• NanomechanicsaKLATencorCompany, OakRidge

• RochesterInstituteofTechnology,Rochester

• SmithsonianConservationBiologyInstitute,NationalZoologicalPark,WashingtonD.C.

• SUNYPolytechniqueInstitute,NewYork

• TexasAandMUniversity,Texas

• TheOhioStateUniversity,Columbus

• TheSamrakshCompany,Dublin

• UniversityofBridgeport,Mansfield

• UniversityofBuffalo,Buffalo

• UniversityofHawaiiatManoa,Honolulu

• UniversityofIllinoisatChicago

• UniversityofMassachusetts,Dartmouth

• UniversityofSouthernCalifornia,LosAngeles

• UniversityofTexas,Austin

• VirginiaCommonwealthUniversity,Richmond

iNNOvATiON ANdENTREPRENEURsHiP

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Innovationsupportedbyavibrantentrepreneurialecosystemwillbethekeytosucessinthiseraofrapidtechnological evolution.

IUSSTF supports a rich portfolio of programs to promote innovation and entrepreneurship. TheseinitiativesareS&Tdrivenandhavethecapabilityandpotentialtobenefitnotonlyourtwocountries,butthe world at large.

IUSSTFprovidesgrant-in-aidfundingsupporttostartupsundertheUnited States India Science and Technology Endowment Fund (USISTEF),whichisourflagshipprograminthespaceofinnovationandenterprise.ThisprogramenablesbilateralteamsfromIndiaandUnitedStatestotranslateS&Tdriveninnovationsintodistinctmarketopportunities.

IUSSTFalsoimplementstheIndia Innovation Growth Program (IIGP) and Women Entreprenuership Quest (WEQ) in partnership with other Agencies and Ecosystem Partners. Both IIGP and WEQ areempoweringmechanismstorecogniseandrewardoutstandinginnovationsandinnovators.

Innovation and Entrepreneurship


ThegovernmentsoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica(throughtheDepartmentofState)andIndia(throughtheDepartmentofScience&Technology)establishedtheU.S. - India Science and Technology Endowment Fund (USISTEF)forthepromotionofjointactivitiesthatwouldleadtoinnovationandentrepreneurshipthroughtheapplicationofscienceandtechnology.

Throughahighlycompetetiveprocess,USISTEFselectsandsupportsfinanciallypromisingJointU.S.-Indiaentreprenuerialinitiativesonco-developingproductsortechnologiesthatarebeyondtheideationstage,highonsocietalimpactandhavesignificantpotentialtocommercializewithin2-3years.Theprojectsareorganizedintotwobroadcategories,namely“EmpoweringCitizens(EC)”and“HealthyIndividuals(HI)”.

USISTEFhas supported 32 jointU.S. India Entrprenuerial Projects through8 calls. The list of awardsapprovedunderthe9thcallduringtheyear2018-19ispresentedinAnnexure IV.

Highlights of the Year• The9th CallforProposalsunderUSISTEFclosedon15thJune2018andIUSSTFreceived389applications

–217 in theHealthy Individuals (HI)categoryand172 in theEmpoweringCitizens (EC)category. As the first step, all 389 applications were screened internally by IUSSTF to examine eligibility.Following this,210applications in theHI categoryand170applications in theECcategorywereshortlisted for reviewby the Joint Expert Panel (JEP). The JEP shortlisted48proposals in the ECcategoryand44intheHIcategoryforStage-I.ThesedetailedproposalswerethenreviewedbytheJEPand12applicationsinECCategoryand9applicationsinHIcategorywereinvitedforin-personpresentationstotheJointExpertsPanel(JEP)atWashingtonDCon24-25September2018.TheJEPshortlisted9projects(5inHIand4inEC)forsubsequentsite-visitsandFinancialDue-Diligence.

United States–India Science & Technology Endowment Fund (USISTEF)


• TheDue-DiligenceCommitteemeton14thNovember2018andreviewedthe9shortlistedprojects.Followingthis,the19thmeetingoftheUSISTEFBoardwasheldviaDVCon19thDecember2018and6Projectswereselectedforaward.

• AProjectMonitoringCommitteemeetingwasheldon11thFebruary2019atIUSSTF,NewDelhitoreviewtheprogressoftheselectedUSISTEFProjectsunderthe6th, 7thand8th calls.

• TheUSISTEFFilmon“Re-MotionKnee”wontheSpecialJuryAwardat8th NationalScienceFilmFestivalofIndia(NSFFI)2018,heldinGuwahatiinFebruary2018.

Product Launches• “BrailleMe” - theworld’smost affordable digital braille aid in Indiawas createdwith the aimof

bringingthedigitalworldtothefingertipsofthevisuallyimpaired.BrailleMehasbeendevelopedthroughthecollaborationbetweenInnovisionandPennStateUniversitywithfundingsupportfromtheU.S.-IndiaScienceandTechnologyEndowmentFund(USISTEF).



Overall Status Across all calls

calls

Ec HI Total

Projects

Funding

Projects

Funding

Projects

Funding

(INR/ Million)

(USD/ Million)*

(INR/ Million)

(USD/ Million)*

(INR/ Million)

(USD/ Million)*

First 1 24.92 0.36 0 0.00 0.00 1 24.92 0.36

Second 1 20.32 0.29 2 46.51 0.67 3 66.83 0.97

Third 3 66.34 0.96 4 97.72 1.42 7 164.06 2.38

Fourth 1 24.8 0.36 3 70.96 1.03 4 95.76 1.39

Fifth 0 0.00 0.00 3 67.31 0.98 3 67.31 0.98

Sixth 0 0.00 0.00 4 81.28 1.18 4 81.28 1.18

Seventh 2 43.3 0.63 3 66.23 0.96 5 109.53 1.59

Eighth 2 32.7 0.47 3 67.9 0.98 5 100.6 1.46

Ninth 2 32.5 0.47 4 62.5 0.91 6 95 1.38

Total 12 244.88 3.55 26 560.41 8.12 38 805.29 11.67


Award Status - in Numbers

Num

berofAwarde

es

First

8

6

4

2

0

Second Third Fourth Fifth

Calls

Sixth Seventh Eighth Ninth

HI-ProjectsEC-Projects Total-Projects

Calls

HI-ProjectsEC-Funding Total-Funding

First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth Ninth

Fund

ing(IN

R/Million)

Fund

ing(USD

/Million)

200

150

100

50

0

10

8

6

4

2

0

Award Status - Funding


EC- Empowering Citizens HI- Healthy Individuals

Overall Fund Distribution (Area Wise)

EC-Numbers 30%

HI-Funding 70%

Overall Fund Distribution (country wise)

India 47%

U.S. 53%

Overall Distribution in Numbers (Area Wise)

HI-Numbers 68%

EC- Numbers32%


IUSSTF partnered with the National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board(NSTEDB), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India and the Anita BorgInstitute(ABI),U.S.A.toenhancetheecosystemforwomenentrepreneursinIndiathroughtheWomen Entrepreneurship Quest (WEQ)thatisauniquebusinessplancompetitionforwomenentrepreneursin technology. The program is designed to reach out and identify talented women in the foundingor leadership role of early-stage startups, who have applied technology in innovative ways to solvemeaningfulbusinessproblemsand/oraddresssocietalissues.


Outofthe25womenentreprenuersshort-listed,10wereselectedfortheSiliconValleyExperientialVisit.(ListofawardeesatAnnexure V).

Women Entrepreneurship Quest (WEQ)



• BothinUniversityandOpenInnovationChallengeanonlineevaluationwasconductedwhereeachapplicationwasreviewedbymultipleexperts.Fromthepoolof3125Applications(710ApplicationsundertheUniversityChallengeand2415ApplicationsundertheOpenInnovationChallenge)andbasedontheevaluations,thetop40intheuniversitychallengewereshortlistedandthetop50inopeninnovationchallengewereshortlistedrespectively.

• TheUniversityChallengecompetitionwasheldat IITBombayfrom29-30 June,2018.Thetop40teamspitchedtoajuryof7-8membersineachtrack.Thejurythenwentontoselectthetop15teams(7fromsocialand8fromindustrial)forthefinalawards.

DST-Lockheed Martin India Innovation Growth Program (IIGP) 2.0

The2018EditionoftheIndia Innovation Growth Programme (IIGP) 2.0waslaunchedattheRashtrapatiBhawanon21st March2018duringtheconcludingsessionoftheFestivalofInnovation;inthepresenceofHon’blePresidentofIndiaShriRamNathKovind.IIGP2.0(introducedin2017)isanimprovedversionoftheProgramleveraginglearningsfromthepastdecade.Newcomponentssuchasgrantsandincubationsupport have been added. TATA Trusts joined the newly revamped IIGP 2.0 along with foundingstakeholderstheDepartmentofScienceandTechnology(DST)andLockheedMartinCorporation,withafocusoninnovationsaddressingsocio-economicchallenges.PartnershavecommittedafundingsupportofUS$2millionfortheprogram.

The Indo-U.S. Science andTechnology Forumand Federationof IndianChambersofCommerceandIndustry(FICCI)arethekeyimplementationpartnersforIIGP2.0.


• At IIM Ahmedabad, a week-long bootcamp from 16-21

July, 2018 was held. The top50 OIC 2018 teams and top9 university challenge 2017teamsattendedthebootcamp.

• FollowingarigorousweeklongbootcampatIIMAhmedabad,the50finalistsof the IIGP2.0Open Innovation Challenge2018 presented their innova-tionstoanexpertjurypanelatanInnovatorsCompetitionon1-2August2018inNewDelhi.The4topteamsfromthepreviousyear’sUniversityChallengealsocompetedalongsidethe50finalists. The jury panel announced 16 teams (8 social, 8 industrial) as winners of the Open InnovationChallenge2018.

• The IIGP2.0 award ceremonywasheldon2nd August, 2018atHotel TajMahal,NewDelhi. TheUniversityChallengewinnersandtheOpenInnovationChallengewereawarded.Tenwinningteamsofthe2017editionofIIGP2.0alsoshowcasedtheirinnovationsontheside-lines.

• Theawarded16teamswerealsosponsoredforU.S.ecosystemlearningvisitstoMITandHarvardinthemonthsofSep-Oct2018.


Make Tomorrow for Innovation Generation

‘Make Tomorrow for Innovation Generation’ is a public-private partnership initiated by NationalCouncilforScienceandTechnologyCommunication(NCSTC),DepartmentofScience&Technology,Govt.of India and Intel®withIUSSTFastheimplementationpartner.ItisalsosupportedbyNITIAayog-AtalInnovationMission.Designedtoworkwithschools,teachersandmakerspacestoskillyouthoncreatingindigenoustechnologybasedsolutionsforlocalcommunities,thisprogramwasinitiatedtonurtureanddevelopaninnovationecosysteminthecountry.

Undertheaegisoftheprogram,aseriesof5RapidPrototypingCamps(RPCs)wereheldforstudentsandteachersin5different locations–Dharamshala,Dehradun,Bhubaneshwar,ShillongandJamshedpur.EachRPCwasa3-dayresidentialeventandhadsessionsonDesignThinking,Ideation,IPR,Copyright,etc.;Techcreationhandsonactivities/DIYs,throughspeciallydesignedchallengesandbriefintroductionabout Atal Tinkering Labs. The sessions were designed in sync with the global learning path, andparticipantswereguidedbymentorsexperienced in conductingsuchworkshops, togetherwith localvolunteers.

Postthecamps,studentswereaskedtoidentifyproblemsinandaroundthemandsharetheirproposedsolutionsforthesameonlineandatotalof415ideaswerereceived.

The ideaswere judgedonlinebyapanelof judgesand50 ideaswereshortlistedand invited for theNationalShowcaseinDelhiduring1-4December,2018.Duringtheshowcase-cum-competitionevent,theseprojectswereevaluatedbyapanelofexpertsandtop10projectslistedinAnnexure VI were selected andfelicitatedduringtheAwardsceremony.

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IUSSTF supports a fairly broad portfolio of R&D programs in key strategic areas that are ofmutualinteresttobothcountries.Thecurrentportfolioincludesprogramslikethejoint clean Energy Research and Development centre (jcERDc) -thesecondphaseofPAcE-R on Smart Grid and Grid Storage; Partnership for International Research and Education, PAcEsetter Fund and Real Time River Water and Air Quality Monitoring.

Research and Development


The Indo-U.S. joint clean Energy R&D centre (jcERDc) isa joint initiativeoftheMinistryofScienceandTechnology,Govt.ofIndiaandtheU.S.DepartmentofEnergy.Theprogrambeganintheyear2012with IUSSTFasthe implementingagency.Theaimoftheprogramwastofacilitate jointresearchanddevelopmentoncleanenergytechnologiesthatmaybedeployedrapidlywiththegreatestimpact.TheJCERDCisbasedonapublic-privatepartnershipmodeloffundingandisafirst-of-its-kindinitiativethathasbroughttogethermorethan100IndianandU.S.academicandindustrialpartnerstoworkjointlyinthespaceofcleanenergyresearch.

jcERDc Phase IThethreepriorityareasforcooperationunderthefirstphaseoftheJCERDCwereSolarEnergy,SecondGenerationBiofuels,andEnergyEfficiencyofBuildings.TheprojectsawardedundertheFirstPhasewere:

• TheSolar Energy Research Institute for India and the United States (SERIIUS), co-led by the IndianInstituteofScienceatBengaluru(IISc)andtheNationalRenewableEnergyLaboratory(NREL)

• TheU.S.-India joint centre for building Energy Research and Development (cbERD) co-led by CEPTUniversity-AhmedabadandtheLawrenceBerkeleyNationalLaboratory

• TheU.S.-India consortium for Development of Sustainable Advanced Lignocellulosic biofuel Systems (SALbS)co-ledbytheIndianInstituteofChemicalTechnology-HyderabadandtheUniversityofFlorida-Gainesville

The above projects concluded after their 5 year tenures in March 2018. A Final Review CommitteemeetingfortheseprojectswasheldattheIUSSTFOffice,NewDelhion25thMarch2019.Thecommitteewas chaired by Prof. Anil Kakodkar (Chairman, Rajiv Gandhi Science & Technology Commission) and comprised of eminent experts from the relevant fields and representatives fromGovt. of India andIUSSTF.

TheReviewCommitteewasoftheopinionthattheJCERDCmodelhasbeenoneofthelargestandmostsuccesful collaborative R&D initiatives. They noted that all three tracks had sucessfully achieved their objectivesandmandates.

joint clean Energy Research and Development center (jcERDc)


jcERDc Phase II

BasedonthesuccessofPhaseIoftheJCERDC,bothcountriesdecidedtoexpandthe“PartnershiptoAdvanceCleanEnergyResearch(PACE-R)”totwonewresearchareascriticaltoimprovingthereliability,flexibility,andefficiencyoftheelectricitydeliverysystem:Smart Grid and Energy Storage. This initiative wasenvisagedtobringtogethertopresearchersfrombothcountriesandgeneratekeytechnologicaladvancementsthroughcollaborationsbetweentheU.S.andIndia.TheU.S.DepartmentofEnergyandtheGovernmentofIndia(throughMinistryofScienceandTechnology)eachcommittedUS$1.5millionperyearoverafiveyearperiod(with50%costsharecominginfromtheconsortiumpartners).

Afteramulti-level,bi-nationalreviewprocess,aconsortiumtitled“UI-ASSIST: U.S.-India collAborative for smart diStribution System wIth Storage”ledinIndiabyProf.SureshC.SrivastavafromtheIndianInstituteofTechnology(IIT)KanpurandintheUnitedStatesbyProf.NoelSchulzfromWashingtonStateUniversity,Pullman,wasselectedandawardedinSeptember2017.

Institutional Engagement: UI-ASSIST

India USA

• IndianInstituteofTechnology,Kanpur

• IndianInstituteofTechnology,Delhi

• IndianInstituteofTechnology,Madras

• IndianInstituteofTechnology,Roorkee

• IndianInstituteofTechnology,Bhubaneswar

• TheEnergyandResourcesInstitute,NewDelhi

• NTPCEnergyTechnologyResearchAlliance,Greater Noida

• BSESRajdhaniPowerLtd.,NewDelhi

• UPPowerCorporationLimited,Lucknow

• PowerGridCorporationofIndiaLimited,Gurgaon

• CustomizedEnergySolution,Pune

• GEGlobalResearch,Bengaluru

• SynergySystemsandSolutions,Gurgaon

• Mindteck,Bengaluru

• PanasonicIndiaPvt.Ltd.,Gurgaon

• WashingtonStateUniversity,Pullman

• MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,Cambridge

• TexasA&MUniversity,CollegeStation

• HawaiiNaturalEnergyInstitute,Honolulu

• IdahoNationalLaboratory,IdahoFalls

• LawrenceBerkeleyNationalLab,Berkeley

• SnohomishCountyPublicUtilityDistrict,Everett

• AVISTAUtilities,Spokane

• BurnsandMcDonnell,KansasCity

• ETAP,Operationtechnology,Inc.,Irvine

• NationalRuralElectricCooperativeAssociation, Arlington

• GEGridSolutions,Redmond

• CleanEnergyStorage,Inc.,Temecula

• ABBInc,Sugarland

• PhiladelphiaNavyYard,Philadelphia


Objective of UI-ASSIST

• To evolve future distribution grid that will allow the continuing increase of Distributed EnergyResources(DER)penetrationtowardsacarbon-freeelectricitysystem.

• TodevelopanddemonstratetheDistributionSystemOperator(DSO)functionsforoptimalutilizationandmanagementofDERbyinterfacingwithDERcontrolandmicrogridcontrolsystemwithhighpenetrationofenergystorage.

Scope• R&DActivitiesonMicrogridandActiveDistributionNetworkConcepts,StorageOptimizationand

Management, Electric Vehicle and Renewable Integration, Microgrid and Advance DistributionManagementSystems,Cyber-securityMeasures,MarketandPolicyIssues.

• Labscalepilotsforproofofconcepts,and5fieldpilots,eachinU.S.andIndia,fordemonstrationinrural,semi-urbanandurbanareas.

• ManpowertraininginSmartGridarea.


Highlights under the project

S.No. Details Numbers

1 PaperspublishedinJournals 12

2 PaperspresentedinSymposia/Conferences 37

3 Jointworkshopsconducted 1

4 Scientists/FacultyExchangevisitsundertaken 6

5 Researcher/StudentExchangevisitsundertaken

3

Events• The first JointMeeting of India andU.S. ConsortiaMemberswas held during 2-3 August, 2018,

atPortland,Oregon,U.S.A. ItwasorganizedbyWashingtonStateUniversity,andattendedby14persons from the Indian consortium including5Ph.D. students,Dr.RajivK. Tayal from IUSSTF, Dr. Sanjai Bajpai fromDST, andDr.M. Ramamoorty,MemberAdvisoryBoard from India.Morethan35personsattendedfromtheU.S.includingconsortiamembersfromdifferentorganizations,AdvisoryBoardMembers,studentsandstaff.MichaelPesin,MerrillSmithandElenaThomas-KerrfromtheU.S.DepartmentofEnergyalsoattendedthemeeting.On2ndAugust,2018,abriefmeetingwiththeU.S.leadsandIndianteamwasheld,followedbyareceptiontonetworkfortheparticipantsfromIndiaandtheU.S.Thefulldayworkshopontheprojectactivitieswasheldon3rdAugust,2018.


• AFilmontheJCERDCProgramwasscreenedduring the workshop in Portland. The filmcovered the overarching objectives of theprogram, the objectives of the 4 projectsawarded thus far and the key outcomesundereachofthem.

• As part of the JCERDC, UI-ASSIST projectactivities, a two days’ workshop on 'SmartGridTechnology'washeldduring13-14Feb,2019atIITDelhi.Over60participantsmainlyfromutilities,industriesandR&Dorganizationswerepresentfortheworkshop.

• TheFirstProjectMonitoringCommiteeof theprojectwasheldonthe15thFeb2019at IITDelhi.ThemeetingwaschairedbyProf.Ramamoorthy,FormerChancellor,K.L.University,Vijayawada,AndhraPradeshandattendedbydomainexpertsandconsortiummembers.


RecognizingtheimportanceofdevelopingonlineRiverWaterandAirQualityMonitoring(WAQM)systems,theDepartmentof ScienceandTechnology (DST),Governmentof India and Intel® have collaborated to jointly initiate theResearch Initiative for Real-time River Water and Air Quality Monitoring. Theintentistodeveloptoolsandconstituentblocksthatwillenableend-to-endwaterandairqualitymonitoring systems on smart, networked, low cost, low power sensor nodes with large-scale cloudbaseddataanalysis.TheprogramisadministeredbyIUSSTF.UndertheWAQMcall,fourprojectswereidentified for award (Annexure VII) of these twohave been fundedunder ‘Air’ and twounder ‘Water’QualityMonitoringcategoriesrespectively.

Highlights of the YearThefirstandthesecondProjectMonitoringCommitteeMeetingswereheldatIUSSTFon15thJune2018and 7thDecember2018respectively,toreviewthescientificoutcomesofthefourawardedprojectsandmonitortheirprogressinconformitywiththemilestones,targetsandobjectives,andalsotoassesstheglobaldevelopmentsimpactingthedomainoftheProjects.

Research Initiative for Real-time River Water and Air Quality Monitoring


TheMinistryofNewandRenewableEnergy(MNRE),Govt.of IndiaandtheU.S.EmbassysupportthePAcEsetter Fund (PSF)thatisanINR50crore(USD7.9million)fundjointlycapitalizedbytheGovernmentsof the IndiaandtheUnitedStatesofAmerica.TheFund’smainpurpose is to improvetheviabilityofoff-gridrenewableenergybusinessesthatsellsmallscale(under1megawatt)cleanenergysystemstoindividualsandcommunitieswithoutaccesstogridconnectedpowerorwithlimited/intermittentaccess(lessthan8hoursperday).IUSSTFistheadministratorofthefund.

Highlights of the Year• A Techno-Financial Expert CommiteeMeeting (TFC)was held on 19th November 2018 at IUSSTF

to review 22 detailed proposals out of the 26 shortlisted EoI’s under PSF-Round II andmonitorthe progress of four projects supported under the PSF-Round I. Based on the technical merit,innovativeness,feasibilityofreal-timeapplication,possibilitytoscale-upasamarketableproduct,credentialsoftheapplicantandorganizationetc.14proposalswereshortlistedforTechno-FinancialPresentationinfrontoftheCommitee.

• On 19th February 2019, a Techno-Financial Expert CommiteeMeeting (TFC) was held at IUSSTF. 12projectteamspresentedtheirtechnology,objectives,milestones,deliverablesandfinances.TherecommendationoftheTFChasbeenputforthtothesteeringcommitteeforselectionofawards.

Indo-U.S. PAcEsetter Fund


PIRE or Partnerships for International Research and Education is the U.S. National Science Foundation’s (NSF’s) flagship international program to support high quality research and educationprojectsacrossalldisciplines.Theprogramaimstoleveragetheresourcesofindividualfundingagenciestowards advancement of knowledge and the individual efforts of research groups cutting across national boundaries. The Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) entered into a formalunderstandingwithNSFtopartnerforthePIREprogram.IUSSTFistheimplementationpartnerfortheprogramonbehalfofSERB.

Progress thus farAcurrentongoingprojectunderthePIREprogramistheProjectthatwasselectedforaward2014-15titled,“GROWTH:Global Relay ofObservatoriesWatching TransientsHappen”.GROWTH is an internationalcollaborative network of astronomers and telescopes dedicated to the study of short lived cosmictransients. The partners under the project are: India: Inter-University Centre for Astronomy andAstrophysics; U.S.A: San Diego State University, University of Maryland, Pomona College, UniversityofWisconsin, Los AlamosNational Laboratory; Japan: Tokyo Institute of Technology; Sweden: OscarKleinCenteratStockholmUniversity; Israel:Weizmann InstituteofScience;Taiwan: National Central University;Germany:HumboldtUniversityofBerlin

Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE)

Left: Inside the dome of GROWTH-India telescope at Hanle; Right: Omega Nebula captured by GROWTH-India telescope at Hanle in Ladakh.

A fully robotic optical research telescope designed to capture cosmic events occurring in timescalesmuchshorter than lightyears–years,daysandevenhourshasbeensetup inHanle,Ladakh, India.Togetherwithpartner telescopesstrategically locatedaroundtheworld,continousmonitoringof theskyuninterruptedbydaylightwouldbepossible.Anextensionfortwoyearswasgrantedtotheprojectconsideringtheprogressmadeduringthefirstthreeyearsoftheprojecttenure.

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Ithasbeenunambiguouslydemonstratedthatprovidingstudentsandyoungscientistswithanexposuretocutting-edgescientificresearchexperiencesataformativestagenotonlybroadenstheirintellectualhorizonsbutalso leads to increasedengagements in scientificand technological research careers.AkeyareaoffocusisalsotobringtalentedAmericanstudentstoresearchlaboratoriesinIndiatobuildadeeperappreciationofthecultureofinnovationandlong-standingtraditionofscientificenquiryinIndia.

IUSSTF collaborates with several Federal agencies, Industry, Professional Bodies and Not-for-profitOrganizations to administer a large number of Visitation Programs, across various domains andstakeholder levels.

Visitations and Fellowships


Overall Matrix of Visitation Programs

S.No. Name of Program Partners* Area No. of Internships/Fellowships

1 Indo-U.S.GenomeEngineering/EditingTechnologyInitiative(GETin)

DBT Genomeengineering/editing technology

5StudentInternships;

5OverseasFellowships;

5VisitingFellowships;

2 Indo-U.S.FellowshipforWomeninSTEMM(WISTEMM)

DST Science, Technology, Engineering, MathematicsandMedicine


10OverseasFellowships

3 Water Advanced Research and Innovation(WARI)Fellowship

DST,

UNLand

DWFI

Water Science and Engineering


5Fellowships

4 Bhaskara Advanced Solar Energy (BASE)Fellowship

DST Solar Energy 7StudentInternships;

7Fellowships

6 Bioenergy-Awards for Cutting Edge Research(B-ACER)

DBT Biofuel and Bioenergy


5Fellowships

7 BuildingEnergyEfficiencyHigher&AdvancedNetwork(BHAVAN)Fellowships

DST Building Energy Efficiency


7Fellowships

8 IUSSTF–AmericanPhysicalSocietyFellowships

APS Physics 4Professorships;

4Fellowships

9 ASM-IUSSTFIndo-USProfessorshipinMicrobiology

ASM Microbiology Upto5Professorships

10 ResearchInternshipsinScienceand Engineering

All areas of Science and Technology

Upto30Internships

11 GraduateResearchOpportunitiesWorldwide(GROW)

SERB and NSF


Upto10Fellowships

12 KhoranaProgramforScholars DBT and WINStepForward

LifeSciences 50StudentInternships


*PARTNERS• APS-AmericanPhysicalSociety

• ASM-AmericanSocietyforMicrobiology

• DBT-DepartmentofBiotechnology,Govt.ofIndia

• DST-DepartmentofScienceandTechnology,Govt.ofIndia

• DWFI-RobertB.DaughteryWaterforFoodInstituteattheUniversityofNebraska

• NCSTC-NationalCouncilforScience&TechnologyCommunication,Govt.ofIndia

• NSF-NationalScienceFoundation(NSF)

• SERB-ScienceandEngineeringResearchBoard,Govt.ofIndia

• UNL-UniversityofNebraska-Lincoln

• USC-UniversityofSouthernCalifornia,LosAngeles

S.No. Name of Program Partners* Area No. of Internships/Fellowships

13 IUSSTF-ViterbiProgram USC Electrical Engineering, ComputerSciences and ComputationalSciences.

20StudentInternships

14 S.N.BoseScholarsProgram SERB and WINStepForward

All areas of Science and Technology (exceptLifeSciences)

50StudentInternships

15 Initiative for Research & InnovationinScience(IRIS)

(Details provided in Annexure VIII)

NCSTC, DST and Intel® through Intel® India


ForHighSchoolStudents



Actual Number of ExchangesNumbers

India to U.S.•Undergraduate/Postgraduates 114•Doctoral 52•Post-Doctoral 31•Professorship 4

Sub-Total 201U.S. to India•Undergraduate/Postgraduates 6•Doctoral 9•Post-Doctoral 5•Professorship 5

Sub-Total 25Total Number of Exchanges in 2018-19 226

Distribution Across InstitutionsHost Institution Numbers

•American 87•Indian 14

Total 101

Top Host InstitutionsU.S. INDIA

• CarnegieMellonUniversity• HarvardUniversity• JohnsHopkinsUniversity• LawrenceBerkeleyNationalLaboratory• MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology• NorthwesternUniversity• PurdueUniversity• StanfordUniversity• TexasA&MUniversity• TheOhioStateUniversity• UniversityofCalifornia,Davis• UniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego• UniversityofChicago• UniversityofMaryland• UniversityofMichigan,AnnArbor• UniversityofMinnesota• UniversityofNebraska-Lincoln• UniversityofSouthernCalifornia• UniversityofWisconsin-Madison

• BhaskaracharyaCollegeofAppliedSciences,University of Delhi

• ICAR,CentralInstituteforResearchonBuffaloes,Hisar

• IndianInstituteofAstrophysics,Bengaluru• IndianInstituteofScienceEducation

andResearch,Pune• IndianInstituteofScience,Bengaluru• IndianInstituteofTechnology,Bombay• IndianInstituteofTechnology,Kanpur• InstituteofTrans-DisciplinaryHealthSciences

andTechnology(TDU),Bengaluru• NationalCentreforBiologicalSciences-Tata

InstituteofFundamentalResearch (NCBS-TIFR),Bengaluru

• ShroffEyeHospital,NewDelhi• TibetanDelekHospital,Dharamsala• UniversityofDelhi,SouthCampus


2018-19 Fellows/Interns: Parent Institutes in India

Private Universities

18%

Public-funded Universities/

Institutions28%

IIIT’s2%

IISER’s 7%

IIT’s 37%

NIT’s8%

2018-19: Number of Interships/Fellowships and Professorships supported

High School Projects8%

Doctoral 24%

Post-Doctoral

15%

Professorship 4%

Postgraduates 16%

Undergraduates 33%

Gender Distribution among the Visitation Program Awardees

Female 44%

Male 56%

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a. Promotion and Showcasing

• On4th February2019,Dr. Thomas M. Connelly, ExecutiveDirectorandChiefExecutiveOfficerofthe American Chemical Society (ACS), and Dr. Rajiv Kumar Tayal,ExecutiveDirectorof the Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF),signedamemorandum ofunderstanding(MoU).TheMoUestablishes the intent to collaborate in areas seeking to focus on the United Nations Sustainable Developmentgoals(subjecttotheavailabilityofrequisitefunding).

• TheHon’bleMinisterofScience&Technology,Govt. of India- Dr. Harsh Vardhan and U.S. Secretary for Energy- Mr. Rick Perry meton 16th April 2018 inNewDelhi to discussfutureprospectsofCollaborationinthefieldof Clean Energy Research and strengthen and widentheexistingtiesbetweentheUnitedStates and India. The possibility to addnewareasofresearchcooperationincleancoal, carbon capture and accessible andaffordablewaterwasalsodiscussed.Theseareas will be in addition to strengthening ongoingpartnershipsunderPACE-R.


IUSSTF currently has a fairly activestakeholder base of at least 5000 individuals and 600 institutions in India and the United States. Additionally, IUSSTF has toucheduponthelivesofmorethan20,000peopleduring the course of its journey over thelastnineteenyears.Thefollowingaresomeof the key outreach activities during the lastyear:

• Dr. Rajiv K. Tayal, Executive Director, IUSSTF, interacted with Prof. Kumble R. Subbaswamy, Chancellor, Dr. Michael F. Malone, Vice Chancellor for Research & Engagement;Prof. Timothy j. Anderson, Dean and Prof. Russell Tessier, Associate Dean at the University of Massachusetts atAmherst.Healsomadeabriefpresentationtothefacultytitled“Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum: Catalysing bilateral collaborations for over 18 years!” at the UMass Campus.

• On7thAugust2018Dr. TayalmetDr. Tom Wang, Director, and Centre for Science Diplomacy,AmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofScience(AAAS)and julia Mackenzie, Director of International Relations, AAAStodiscusspossiblevisitationinitiativesandengagementopportunitieswithregardtoSciencePolicybetweenAAASandDST/IUSSTF.

• Dr. Tayal metwith, theACSLeadershiponthe8thAugust2018including,Dr.Thomas M. connelly jr., Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer; Flint Lewis, ACS Secretary; Glenn Ruskin, Senior Director, bradley Miller, Chief International Officer & Director of International Activities to discuss ongoing and existingprogramsandopportunities.HealsometAnirban Mahapatra, Assistant Director, Biological Chemistry, Publications Division and Erin Wiringi, Director, Marketing Communications and Community Development, Publications Division.

b. Outreach


• Dr. chaitali bhattacharya (Principal Science Officer, IUSSTF) and Ms. Subhashree basu (Associate Program Officer, IUSSTF) were invited to the Science and Research Opportunities Young Investigator Meeting - chicago (Sci-ROI YIM-c), ThirdAnnualeventheldon7-9September2018attheUniversityofChicago.TheyspokeonIndo-U.S.PartnershipModelsandthemanifoldavenuesavailable for bilateral S&T Collaborations.

• Sinceitsinceptionintheyear2000,IUSSTFhasplayedapivotalroleincatalyzingstrategic partnerships in science, technology and innovation between IndiaandtheUnitedStates.IUSSTFhasprovidedaplatformtothousandsofIndianandAmericanscientists,engineers,entrepreneursandstudentstocollaborateand enable the creation of sustainable and vibrant linkages between the two nations,aswellasbuildlong-termIndo-Americanscienceandtechnologyrelationships.Thevisionandmissionof theScout for Partnerships, Resource and Knowledge– “SPARK” is to create a virtual-seamlessnetworkof IUSSTFstakeholdersacross IndiaandtheUnitedStates.Thisuniqueplatform will enable Members to establish new connections, explore new opportunities, havecreative discussions about topical issues, and build a committed transatlantic grid of scientists,engineersandentrepreneurs.Atthesametime,itwillallowIUSSTFtore-establishandre-affirmourtieswithourvaluedstakeholders/patrons.


board Meetings

• The Ninteenth Governing Body Meeting of the Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum wasconvened at New Delhi on 12th March 2019undertheCo-ChairmanshipofProf. Indranil Manna, JC Bose Fellow & Institute Chair Professor, IIT Kharagpur (Indian Co-Chair) and Dr. jonathan Margolis, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science, Space, and Health, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (U.S. Co-Chair).Prof. Ashutosh Sharma, SecretaryDST,alongwithallBoardMembershadmadevaluablecontributionsintheproceedings.

• TheNineteenth Meeting of the U.S.-India Science and Technology Endowment board (USISTEb) was held via DVC on 19th December,2018undertheCo-ChairmanshipofMr. H. K. Mittal, Head, National S&TEntrepreneurshipDevelopmentBoard,DepartmentofScience&Technology,Govt.ofIndia(IndianCo-Chair)andMr. j. Robert Garverick,MinisterCounselor,Economic,Environment,Science&TechnologyAffairs,U.S.Embassy,NewDelhi(U.S.Co-Chair)totakeafinaldecisionontheprojectstobeawardedunderthe9th Call.

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IUSSTF receives funding from three broad channels• DirectsupportfromtheU.S.Government

• DirectsupportfromtheIndianGovernment

• ExtraMuralPrograms(EMPs)

ThesupportfromtheU.S.GovernmentcomesbywayofannualinterestontwoseparateEndowments(IUSSTFandUSISTEF),towhichtheIndianGovernmentprovidesmatchinggrantsannually.

Support for the EMPs is received from various federal agencies such asDST,DBT,MNRE, SERB andIndustries like Intel® andLockheedMartin.Suchsupportisprovidedinprojectmodefortheimplementationofspecificprogram(s).

Money Matters


(A) Overall Income (2016-2019)


S.No. Head2016-17 2017-18 2018-19

(INR/ (USD/ (INR/ (USD/ (INR/ (USD/Million) Million) Million) Million) Million) Million)

1 Core 60.76 0.87 53.34 0.77 53.38 0.77 2 USISTEF 143.73 2.08 143.93 2.09 129.49 1.883 EMPs 737.82 10.69 557.18 8.08 774.88 11.23

TOTAL 942.31 13.66 754.45 10.93 957.75 13.88

Income (2016-17)

Income (2018-19)

Income (2017-18)

Core 7%

Core 6%

Core 7%USISTEF

15%

USISTEF 13%

USISTEF 19%

EMPs 78%

EMPs 81%

EMPs 74%

Income over the years (2016-2019)

CoreUSISTEFEMPs

Over the Years

Income(IN

R/Million)

Income(USD

/Million)900.00

800.00700.00600.00500.00400.00300.00200.00100.00

-

13.0411.5910.148.707.255.804.352.901.45-

2016-17 2017-18 2018-19


(b) Overall Expenditure (2016-2019)

S.No. Head 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19(INR/ (USD/ (INR/ (USD/ (INR/ (USD/

Million) Million) Million) Million) Million) Million)1 Core 47.06 0.68 47.65 0.69 45.18 0.65

2 USISTEF 147.59 2.14 96.82 1.40 92.22 1.34

3 EMPs 383.04 5.55 639.50 9.27 579.76 8.40

4 EstablishmentCost

28.30 0.41 37.14 0.54 35.11 0.51

TOTAL 605.99 8.78 821.11 11.90 752.27 10.90 *1USD= 69 INR ; The exchange rate is as per values on 31st March 2019.

Expenditure (2016-17)

Core8%USISTEF 24%

EMPs 63%

EstablishmentCost 5%


Core 6%USISTEF 12%


EMPs 78%


Core 6%USISTEF 12%


EMPs 77%

Expenditure over the years (2016-2019)

CoreUSISTEFEMPsEstablishmentCost

Over the Years

Income(IN

R/Million)

Income(USD

/Million)

2016-17

700.00600.00500.00400.00300.00200.00100.00

-

10.148.707.255.804.352.901.45-

2017-18 2018-19


(c) Establishment cost (2016-2019)

S.No. Head 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19

(INR/ Million)

(USD/ Million)

(INR/ Million)

(USD/ Million)

(INR/ Million)

(USD/ Million)

1 StaffCosts 14.79 0.21 18.95 0.27 13.72 0.20

2 Premises 8.50 0.12 10.70 0.16 12.29 0.18

3 Others 5.01 0.07 7.49 0.11 9.10 0.13

TOTAL 28.30 0.41 37.14 0.54 35.11 0.51


costs (2016-17)

Other18%

Premises 30% StaffCosts

52%

Other20%

Premises 29%

costs (2017-18)

StaffCosts 51%

costs (2018-19)

StaffCosts 39%

Other26%

Premises 35%

Over the Years

costs over the years (2016-2019)

StaffCostsPremisesOthers

Income(IN

R/Million)

Income(USD

/Million)

2016-17 2017-18 2018-19

20.0018.0016.0014.0012.0010.008.006.004.002.00

-

0.29

0.22

0.14

0.07

-


(D) Expenditures - IUSSTF core Programs (2016-2019)

S.No. Head 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19(INR/

Million)(USD/

Million)(INR/

Million)(USD/

Million)(INR/

Million)(USD/

Million)1 BilateralWorkshops 21.87 0.32 17.52 0.25 15.73 0.232 Virtual Networked Centers 11.78 0.17 16.39 0.24 18.33 0.273 Visitations 8.54 0.12 7.01 0.10 7.29 0.11 4 DirectAdminExpenses 4.87 0.07 6.73 0.10 3.83 0.06

a) Governing Body Meetings 3.78 0.05 3.10 0.04 2.70 0.04 b) Foundation Day Expenses - - 2.07 0.03 - - c) Outreach Expenses etc. 1.09 0.02 1.56 0.02 1.13 0.02

TOTAL 47.06 0.68 47.65 0.69 45.18 0.65


Expenditures (2016-17)DirectAdmin Expenses10%

Visitations 18%

Virtual Networked Centers25%

Bilateral Workshops

47%

Expenditures (2017-18)

DirectAdmin Expenses14%

Visitations 15%

Virtual Networked Centers34%

Bilateral Workshops

37%

Expenditures (2018-19)DirectAdmin Expenses8%

Visitations 16%

Virtual Networked

Centers 41%

Bilateral Workshops

35%

Expenditures over the years (2016-2019)

BilateralWorkshops

Virtual Networked Centers

Visitations

DirectAdminExpensesOver the Years

Income(IN

R/Million)

Income(USD

/Million)25.00

20.0015.0010.00

5.00-

0.36

0.29

0.22

0.14

0.07

-2016-17 2017-18 2018-19


(E) Expenditures - USISTEF (2016-2019)

S.No. Head 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19(INR/

Million)(USD/

Million)(INR/

Million)(USD/

Million)(INR/

Million)(USD/

Million)1 Grants 130.66 1.89 85.05 1.23 83.86 1.222 Others(Meetings/

Outreach/Partnerships)

16.93 0.25 11.77 0.17 8.36 0.12

TOTAL 147.59 2.14 96.82 1.40 92.22 1.34


Expenditures (2016-17)Others

(Meetings/Outreach/Partnerships)11%

Grants 89%



Grants 88%



Grants 91%

Expenditure over the years (2016-2019)

Grants

Others(Meetings/

Outreach/

Partnerships)

Over the Years

Income(IN

R/Million)

Income(USD

/Million)

2016-17

140.00120.00100.0080.0060.0040.0020.00

-

2.031.741.451.160.870.580.29-

2017-18 2018-19


(F) Expenditures - Extra Mural Programs (2016-2019)

S.No. Head 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19(INR/

Million)(USD/

Million)(INR/

Million)(USD/

Million)(INR/

Million)(USD/

Million)1 JCERDC 103.51 1.50 156.25 2.26 168.85 2.452 IIGP 30.94 0.45 72.70 1.05 121.65 1.76 3 Scholarships&Fellowships 144.46 2.09 198.56 2.88 192.80 2.794 OtherPrograms 100.26 1.45 202.60 2.94 90.33 1.315 DirectAdminCosts 3.87 0.06 9.39 0.14 6.13 0.09

TOTAL 383.04 5.55 639.50 9.27 579.76 8.40 *1USD= 69 INR ; The exchange rate is as per values on 31st March 2019.


OtherPrograms

26%

JCERDC 27%

IIGP 8%

DirectAdminCosts 1%

Scholarships &Fellowships

38%


OtherPrograms

32%

JCERDC 24%

IIGP 11%

DirectAdminCosts2%


31%


OtherPrograms

16%JCERDC 29%

IIGP 21%

DirectAdminCosts 1%


33%

Expenditures over the years (2016-2019)

JCERDC

IIGP

Scholarships&Fellowsships

OtherPrograms

DirectAdminCostsOver the YearsExpe

nditu

res(IN

R/Million)

Expe

nditu

res(USD

/Million)250.00

200.00150.00100.00

50.00-

3.62

2.90

2.17

1.45

0.72

-2016-17 2017-18 2018-19

ANNEXUREs

sECTiON-vii


Annexure I

Workshops Awarded (2018-19)

Contd.

S. No Proposal Title Indian PI U.S. PI

1 Live Operative Training Workshop and Recent Updates on Urology Malignancies

Niraj Kumar SafdarjangHospitalandVardhmanMahaveerMedicalCollege,NewDelhi

Murugesan Manoharan MiamiCancerInstituteBaptistHealthSouthFlorida,Miami

2 Advancing Environmental Health Science Research and Translation in India through Community-based Participatory Research

Rajesh Tandon ParticipatoryResearchin Asia, New Delhi

Edith ParkerUniversity of Iowa, Iowa City

3 Nano/Micro 2D-3D Fabrication, Manufacturing of Electronic–Biomedical Devices & Applications

Kenneth Gonsalves Indian Institute of Technology,Mandi

Nan Marie jokerst DukeUniversity,Durham

4 15th EEG workshop and Masterclass for Epilepsy Surgery

P. Sarat chandra All India Institute of MedicalSciences, New Delhi

Ashwini Sharan ThomasJeffersonUniversity,Philadelphia

5 Advanced Instrumentation and Computational Techniques for Nuclear Reactor Safety

Suneet Singh Indian Institute of TechnologyBombay,Mumbai

Hitesh bindra KansasStateUniversity,Manhattan

6 Understanding Cell Biology through Proteomics and Metabolomics

Srikanth Rapole National Centre for Cell Science,Pune

john R Yates III TheScrippsResearchInstitute,LaJolla

7 Symposium on Allergy and Asthma Randeep Guleria All India Institute of MedicalSciences, New Delhi

Ruchi Gupta NorthwesternFeinbergSchoolofMedicine, Chicago

8 Multiscale Simulation and Mathematical Modeling of Complex Biological Systems

Arnab bhattacherjee Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Anatoly b KolomeiskyRice University, Houston

9 Bioacoustics Robin VijayanIndian Institute of Science Education and Research,Tirupati

Holger Klinck CornellLabofOrnithology,Cornell University, Ithaca


S. No Proposal Title Indian PI U.S. PI10 Sensor technology for next

generation IoT Shankar Ku. SelvarajaIndian Institute of Science, Bengaluru

Mike A carpenterSUNYPolytechnicInstitute,Albany

11 Data Representation and Organization Techniques

Devika P MadalliIndian Statistical Institute, Bengaluru

jane GreenbergDrexelUniversity,Philadelphia

12 Anomalies 2019 Priyotosh bandyopadhyayIndian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad

bhupal DevWashington University in StLouis

13 The study of decadal scale droughts and mega-droughts in semi-arid tracts of India and North America

Supriyo chakraborty Indian Institute of TropicalMeteorology,Pune

Atreyee bhattacharya University of Colorado, Boulder

14 Nonlocal Models: Mathematics, Computation and Applications

Kapil AhujaIndian Institute of Technology, Indore

Petronela RaduUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln

15 Next Generation Biologically Synthesized Nanofertilizers for Seed Coating and Foliar Application

Alok Adholeya The Energy and Resource Institute, Gurgaon

Upendra SinghFertilizerDevelopmentCenter,MuscleShoals

16 Next Generation Logistics & Supply Chains

bhaskar bhandarkarIndian Institute of Industrial Engineering, NaviMumbai

bopaya bidanda UniversityofPittsburgh,Pittsburgh,

17 India- USA Lecture Series on Aging Aircrafts

S. GopalakrishnanIndian Institute of Science, Bengaluru

Lalita UdpaMichiganStateUniversity,EastLansing

18 New Insights into the Inflammation, Immunity and Pathobiology of Diseases

jayasri Das SarmaIndian Institute of Science Education and Research,Kolkata

Randall j cohrsUniversity of Colorado SchoolofMedicine,Aurora

19 GROWTH winter school and conference on Transient Astronomy

Varun bhaleraoIndian Institute of TechnologyBombay,Mumbai

Mansi KasliwalCalifornia Institute of Technology,Pasadena


Annexure II

Workshops Held (2018-19)

Contd.

S. No ProposalTitle Date and Venue IndianPI USPI1 Functional Materials

(ISFM-2018): Energy and biomedical applications

13-15April2018,Chandigarh

Raju Kumar Gupta Indian Institute of Technology,Kanpur

Vikas berryUniversity of Illinois at Chicago

2 Coastal Groundwater Dynamics: Combining Future Climate Change and Human Development

07-09June2018,Puducherry

K. Srinivasamoorthy PondicherryUniversity

Saugata Dutta KansasStateUniversity,Manhattan

3 5th Bengaluru Cognition Workshop

17-29June2018,Bengaluru

balaji jayaprakash Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru

Thomas D. Albright Salk Institute for Biological Studies,LaJolla

4 Indo-U.S. Workshop on 3D Printing: A Solution for Medical Devices

17August2018,Thanjavur

S. SwaminathanSASTRA University, Thanjavur

Sangamesh G. Kumbar University of Connecticut, Farmington

5 Live Operative Training Workshop and Recent Updates on Urology Malignancies

18-19August2018,NewDelhi

Niraj Kumar SafdarjangHospitalandVardhmanMahaveerMedicalCollege, New Delhi

Murugesan Manoharan MiamiCancerInstituteatBaptistHealthSouthFlorida,Miami

6 Nano/Micro 2D-3D Fabrication, Manufacturing of Electronic–Biomedical Devices & Applications

31Octoberto2November2018,Mandi

Kenneth Gonsalves Indian Institute of Technology,Mandi

Nan Marie jokerst DukeUniversity,Durham

7 Water-Food-Energy-Climate nexus: A perspective towards a sustainable future

16-21November2018,Varanasi

Rajeev Pratap Singh Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

Shannon L. bartelt-Hunt University of Nebraska-Lincoln

8 15th National EEG workshop and Masterclass for Epilepsy Surgery: A collaborative Indo-American workshop

21-23November2018,Varanasi

P. Sarat chandra All India Institute of MedicalSciences, New Delhi

Ashwini Sharan ThomasJeffersonUniversity,Philadelphia

9 GROWTH winter school and conference on Transient Astronomy

03-08December2018,Mumbai

Varun bhalerao Indian Institute of Technology,Bombay

Mansi KasliwalCalifornia Institute of Technology


S. No ProposalTitle Date and Venue IndianPI USPI10 Indo-U.S. Training

Program & Workshop on Cancer Proteogenomics


Sanjeeva Srivastava Indian Institute of TechnologyBombay,Mumbai

D.R. ManiBroadInstituteofMITandHarvard,Cambridge

11 Understanding Cell Biology through Proteomics and Metabolomics

10-11December2018,Pune

Srikanth Rapole National Centre for CellScience,Pune

john R. Yates IIITheScrippsResearchInstitute,LaJolla

12 Indo-U.S. Symposium on Allergy and Asthma

15-16December2018,NewDelhi

Randeep Guleria All India Institute of MedicalSciences,New Delhi

Ruchi GuptaNorthwesternFeinbergSchoolofMedicine, Chicago

13 Advanced instrumentation and computational techniques for Nuclear Reactor Safety


Suneet Singh Indian Institute of TechnologyBombay,Mumbai

Hitesh bindraKansasStateUniversity,Manhattan

14 Indo-U.S. Symposium on Multiscale Simulation and Mathematical Modeling of Complex Biological Systems

30January- 01February,2019,JNU, New Delhi

Arnab bhattacherjee Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Anatoly b KolomeiskyRice University, Houston

15 Advancing Environmental Health Science Research andTranslation in India through Community-based Participatory Research

26-28February,2019,PRIA,NewDelhi

Rajesh Tandon Society for ParticipatoryResearch in Asia, New Delhi

Edith ParkerUniversity of Iowa City

16 Indo-U.S. Training Program on Bioacoustics

14-20March2019,IISERTirupati

Robin Vijayan Indian Institute of Science Education andResearch,Tirupati

Holger KlinckCornell University, Ithaca

17 Sensor technology for next generation IoT

15-16March,2019, IISc Bengaluru,

Shankar Kumar Selvaraja,Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru

Mike A carpenterSUNYPolytechnicInstitute,Albany


Annexure III

joint centers Awarded (2018-19)

S. No. Proposal Title Lead Indian PI Lead U.S. PI1 Center for Distributed Deep

Learning Framework for Classification

Ashish Ghosh Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata

Lance Fiondella UniversityofMassachusetts,Dartmouth

2 Center for Nanomagnetics for Energy Efficient Computing, Communications and Data Storage

Anjan barman S. N. Bose National Center forBasicSciences,Kolkata

Supriyo bandyopadhyay VirginiaCommonwealthUniversity, Virginia

3 Center for Time and Length Scale Dependent Flow

P. Sudharshan Phani International Advanced ResearchCentreforPowderMetallurgyandNewMaterials,Hyderabad

Erik G Herbert MichiganTechnologicalUniversity, Houghton

4 Center for Development of Sustainable Materials for Soil Remediation

Devendra Narain Singh Indian Institute of Technology,Bombay

Arvin Farid Boise State University, Boise

5 Center for Optimizing System Performance and Energy in Multi-sensor Visual Perception Systems

M. balakrishnan Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

Anish Arora TheOhioStateUniversity,Columbus

6 Centre for Sensor Science and Technology

Shankar Kumar Selvaraja Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru

Mike A carpenter SUNYPolytechniqueInstitute,NewYork

7 Center for Conservation and Restoration of Threatened Deer Species Through Conservation Breeding, Conservation Genetics and Community Development

Khursheed Ahmad Sher-e-KashmirUniversityof Agricultural Sciences & TechnologyofKashmir,Srinagar

William j. McShea SmithsonianConservationBiology Institute, Virginia

8 Center for Cellular Reprogramming in Regenerative Medicine

Sujata Mohanty AllIndiaInstituteofMedicalSciences, New Delhi

chandan K. Sen Indiana University, Indianapolis

9 Center for Transition metal carbide nanomaterials for Energy Storage Application

Subhash Singh National Institute of Technology,Jamshedpur

Sanjay K behura University of Illinois, Chicago

10 Centre for Rational Engineering of Quantum Materials

Srimanta Middey Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru

jayakanth Ravichandran University of Southern California,LosAngeles


Annexure IV

Details of USISTEF Projects to be Awarded under the Ninth call (2018-19)

ThefollowingSixprojectswererecommendedforsupport:

1. Low-cost, Anti-counterfeiting labelsIndian Partner U.S. PartnerDeepak Gupta

(IndianInstituteofTechnology,Kanpur) Pranav Asthana

(TranspacksTechnologiesPvt.Ltd., IndianInstituteofTechnology,Kanpur)

Sudhanshu bahadur (UniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley).

Low-cost,anti-counterfeitinglabelsthataretamper-proof,cannotbeclonedandcanbeusedtoverifytheauthenticityoftheproductusingalow-endsmartphone,withoutrequiringanyformofcommunication.

2. ArmAble: An Interactive Arm Training Rehabilitation DeviceIndian Partner U.S. Partner

Habib Ali (BeAbleHealthPvt.Ltd.,IndianInstitute

ofTechnologyHyderabad)

Ramana Kumar Vinjamuri (StevensInstituteofTechnology,Hoboken)

Low-costrehabilitationdevicethatallowsforintensive,interactiveandengagingtherapywithafullrangeofmotionwithappropriatemulti-sensorybiofeedback,andtrackingcapabilities.Thedevicewouldenableindividualswithupper-limbimpairmenttoperformgame-basedbilateralandunilateralrehabilitationforrestoringmotorfunction.

3. MIRAcLE Dialysis - Wearable Alternate KidneyIndian Partner U.S. Partner

Gowrishankar Wuppuluru (PadmaseethaTechnologiesPvt.Ltd.,Chennai)

beth Kolko (ShiftLabs,Seattle)

Wearable,simpleandsafe,anytime/anywherePeritonealDialysisCycler(PDC).UseofRecyclableMembranes(apatentappliednanotechnologycumproprietarychemicalsbasedurea/creatinineclearance)isanticipatedtocutcostsdowntoINR10,000permonthperpatient.


4. commercialization of advanced multi-layer wound dressing, for accelerated healing and infection prevention of Indian

Indian Partner U.S. PartnerVijay Viswanathan

(MVHospitalforDiabetesandProfM.ViswanathanDiabetesResearchCentre,Chennai)

Ashwinraj Karthikeyan (InMEDBioLLC,Neenah)

Aclinic-ready,safe,cost-effectiveandcomprehensivewound-caredressingdesignedtopreventinfectionandacceleratethewound-healingprocessfordiabeticfootulcerpatients.

5. Lab-on-a-strip (LOS): Towards Multi-analyte Screen Printed biosensor StripsIndian Partner U.S. PartnerVinay Kumar

(PathShodhHealthcarePvt.Ltd.,Bengaluru)Erik Sventeckis

(GSITechnologies,BurrRidge)Alab-on-a-strip(LOS)toenablechemicalanalysisformultipletests,onalow-costscreen-printedelectrodeforHbandSerumAlbumintestforAnemiaandMalnutritionscreening;SerumAlbuminandGlycatedAlbumintestforAdvancedDiabeticNephropathymanagement;and,MicroalbminuriaandUrineCreatininetestforearlyscreeningofChronicKidneyDisease.

6. GaN based High Power LNA for 5G ApplicationsIndian Partner U.S. Partner

Yogesh Singh chauhan (IndianInstituteofTechnology,Kanpur)

Amitava Das (TagoreTechnologyInc.,ArlingtonHeights)

ThegoalofthisprojectistodeveloptheLNAusingbothGalliumNitride(GaN)andGallium Arsenide(GaAs)technologies.NoveltyinthisapproachistheuseofGaNandGaAstechnologiesinacost-effectivewayonamodule.Theaimistodeveloplow-cost5Gsmallcellfrontend,sothatitcanbewidelydeployedincitiesandsmalltowns.


Annexure V

WEQ: Winners 2018

S.No. Name and Affiliation

1 AnushkaShetty,Founder,Plopchat,Bengaluru

2 KalyaniKhona,Founder&CEO,Inclov,Delhi

3 NehaSatak,Founder&CEO,Astrome,Bengaluru

4 PallaviGupta,Founder,EspressoLabs,Delhi

5 RadhikaPatil,Founder&CEO,Cradlewise,Bengaluru

6 ShampaChoudhury,Founder&CEO,Citility,Bengaluru

7 ShruthiReddy,Founder&CEO,Anthyesti,Kolkata

8 SurabhiDas,Founder&ChiefLegalOfficer,ZirohLabs,Bengaluru

9 SuruchiRao,Founder,OssusBiorenewables,Bengaluru

10 TarushaMittal,Founder&COO,Ethx.co,Delhi


Annexure VI

Make Tomorrow for Innovation Generation: Top 10 Project Awards

S.No. Project Title Participants Name of School

1 SmartElectroplater Shiv TyagiPPJSaraswatiVihar,Nainital,Uttarakhand

2 SmokePurifierRohitSharma&Abhinav Dogra

TrinityPublicSchool,Banjar, Kullu,HimachalPradesh

3 Cardio-bandManjurAhmed& Md,Amaan

KendriyaVidyalayaAFSBorjhar,Guwahati,Assam

4 LPGLeakageDetector VishalRanjanDAVPublicSchoolKoylaNagar,Dhanbad, Jharkhand

5SmartSolarTrackerLightWithMotionDetector

MeharThakur&BhanuPrakashSingh

SanowarValleyPublicSchool,Kullu,HimachalPradesh

6 Ennioa SoumyadeepSahuDAVPublicSchool,unit–VIII,Bhubaneswar,Odisha

7 IOTBasedSmartStretcherSatyamSingh&SushantYadav

HiralalRamniwasInterCollege,Khalilabad,UttarPradesh

8 Agriculture Data Collecting BotAnshumanNigam&Bharat Jain

SethAnandramJaipuriaSchool,Kanpur,UttarPradesh

9Fashionable&Helpful-Women'sJewelleryAsSelf-defence

HappySingh& KashishAswal

PurkalYouthDevelopmentSociety, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

10 FloorCleaningRobotMadhubrataMohapatra& SehnaazBegum

KendriyaVidyalaya, Dhenkanal,Orissa


Annexure VII

WAQM Program: Awardees

S No. Project Title Indian Lead PI(Name and Affiliation)

Other Partner(s) U.S. Partner(s)

Air Quality Monitoring1. Streaming

Analytics over TemporalVariablesfromAir quality Monitoring(SATVAM).

Sachchida Nand TripathiIndian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay(IITB)

IndianInstituteofScience(IISc)Bengaluru

RespirerLivingSciencesPvt.Ltd.,Mumbai

Duke University, Durham

2. High resolution air quality monitoringandairpollutantdata analytics.

Amrutur bharadwaj Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru

CSIR-Central Electronics Engineering ResearchInstitute(CEERI),Pilani

University of Southern California, LosAngeles

Water Quality Monitoring

3. Design and Developmentof Aquatic AutonomousObservatory(Niracara SvayamsasitaVedhShala - NSVS)forinsituMonitoring,RealTimeDataTransmissionand Web based Visualization.

bishakh bhattacharya Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

KritsnamTechnologies,Kanpur Woods Hole OceanographicInstitution (WHOI),Falmouth

4. Integrated low cost water sensors for real-timeriver water monitoringand decision- making.

Arun Kumar Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

National Institute of Science and Technology(NIST),Berhampur

NationalEnvironmentalEngineeringandResearchInstitute(NEERI),Nagpur

CentreforMaterialsforElectronicsTechnology(CMET),Pune

University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad

AsiczenTechnologiesIndiaPvt.Ltd.,Bhubaneswar

SunMokshaPvt.Ltd.,Bengaluru

University of California(UCR),Riverside

MichiganStateUniversity(MSU),EastLansing

Stanford University(SU),PaloAlto

New Jersey Institute of Technology(NJIT),Newark


Annexure VIII

The Initiative for Research & Innovation in Science (IRIS) and Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) (2018-19)

ISEF 201825youngandbrightinnovatorswentonaspecialscience & technology journey from 14–18 May 2018 totheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Duringtheweek,TEAM Indiaparticipatedandcompetedatthe Intel® International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), Pittsburgh, USA, the world’s largestpre-collegiate high school science researchcompetition; and became part of a week-longexposuretriptoscience,researchandtechnologybasedactivitiesinmuseums,university,sciencecentreinPittsburghinadditiontomeetingofficialsfromIndianEmbassyandvisitingColumbiaUniversityatNewYork.

TEAMIndiaismadeupofstudentswhoarewinnersattheInitiative for Research and Innovation in Science (IRIS) 2017 a research based science fair initiative for school students held in India annually. IRIS isapublic–privatepartnershipheraldedbytheDepartmentofScience&Technology(DST),IntelandIndo-USScienceandTechnologyForum(IUSSTF)forempoweringthenextgenerationofinnovators.

AtaceremonyheldatNewDelhi,TEAMIndiawasflaggedoffbyProf. Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, DepartmentofScience&Technology,Mr. chander Mohan,Head-NCSTC,DepartmentofScienceandTechnology,GovernmentofIndia,Dr. Rajiv K. Tayal,ExecutiveDirector,Indo-USScience&TechnologyForumandMr. Kishore balaji,Director,IntelSouthAsia.BeforethedepartureofTeam–IndiaforUS,students got anopportunity tomeet theHon’bleUnionMinister of Science& Technology andEarthSciencesandEnvironment&ForestsDr. Harsh Vardhan at the Technology Day event held on 11thMay2018atVigyanBhawanalongwithSecretary,DST;Secretary,DBT;Secretary,TDBandDG-CSIR.

ISEFwasheldfrom14-18May2018atPittsburgh,USAwhereinaftercompetingwithmorethan1800participatingscienceandresearchprojectsfromover81countries.TeamIndiawon5GrandAwards,9specialAwards,1Honourablementioninadditiontohaving4planetsnamedafterthem.


Awards & Recognitions Team India -Intel ISEF 2018 Grand Awards

Team India - Intel ISEF 2018 Grand Awards

S. No. category Project Award Name of Student

School

1 PlantSciences

ThePlantDoctor-AnArtificialIntelligence Based Collaborative PlatformforPlantDiseaseIdentificationandTrackingforFarmers

4thPlaceGrand Award - US$500

KaushikKunalSingh

InventureAcademy,Bengaluru

2 SystemSoftware

MachineLearningApproachtoCancerIdentification

4thPlaceGrand Award - US$500

ShinjiniGhosh SouthPointHighSchool,Kolkata

3 Translational MedicalScience

AnInexpensiveSolutionforVisualAcuityTestinginPreverbalChildrenusingDeepConvolutionalNeural Networks

3rdPlaceGrand Award - US$1000

IshitaMangla DelhiPublicSchool, RKPuram,NewDelhi

4 Earth & Environment

Costeffective,Real-timemonitoringofpollutioninwaterbodiesusingaportablefloatingdevice

2ndPlaceGrand Award - US$1500 (Planet)

PranavShikarpur& Sidharth Vishwanath

Bangalore International Academy,Bengaluru

5 Translational Medicine

AnEconomicalEarlydetectinganddosagemonitoringtoolforPEM

2ndPlaceGrand Award - US$1500 (Planet)

Swasthik Padma&Mohd.Suhail

VivekanandaPre-University College & St AloysiusPre-UniversityCollege,Mangalore

6 SystemsSoftware

Connecting doctors for good using a PeertoPeerLungCancerDetectionProgram

Association ofComputingMachinery- US$3000

ParthRaghav- K.R.MangalamWorldSchool, New Delhi

7 SystemsSoftware

Connecting doctors for good using a PeertoPeerLungCancerDetectionProgram

KingAbdulazizFoundation-US$1000

ParthRaghav K.R.MangalamWorldSchool, New Delhi

8 PlantSciences


China Association of Science US$1200

KaushikKunalSingh


9 PlantSciences


-SamvidEducation Foundation

KaushikKunalSingh


10 PlantSciences


USAID - US$5000

KaushikKunalSingh



Team India -Intel ISEF 2018 Special Awards

S. No. category Project Award Name of Student

School

11 Mathematics SolvingaMathematicalMystery:Schinzel'sConjecture

MuAlphaTheta- US$1500

Sacheth Sathya-narayan

NationalPublicSchool,Chennai

12 BioMedicalEngineering

Non-invasive self detection ofasymptomaticacutemyocardialinfarctionusingBioElectrics:Atranslationalinvestigation of transcutaneous blood analysis

SamvidEducation Foundation-US$500

AkashManoj TheAshokLeylandSchool,Hosur,TamilNadu

13 Translational MedicalScience

AnInexpensiveSolutionfor Visual Acuity Testing in PreverbalChildrenusingDeepConvolutionalNeural Networks

ScholarshipfromUniversityofAmazon

IshitaMangla DelhiPublicSchool,RKPuram,NewDelhi

14 Earth & Environment

Costeffective,Real-timemonitoringofpollutioninwaterbodiesusingaportablefloatingdevice

USAID - US$5000

PranavShikarpur& Sidharth Vishwanath

Bangalore International Academy,Bengaluru

15 Translational Medicine

AnEconomicalEarlydetectinganddosagemonitoringtoolforPEM

SamvidCertificateofhonourable mention

Mohd.Suhail& Swasthik Padma

VivekanandaPre-UniversityCollege & St Aloysius Pre-UniversityCollege,Mangalore

IRIS 2018 Initiative for Research and Innovation in STEM (IRIS)encouragesyoungmindsinand around the nation to takeonscientificresearchthatbringsoutthebestfromthecountry. The public-private partnershipprogrambetweenDepartmentofScience&Technology(DST),IntelandIndo-USS&TForum (IUSSTF) promotes and nurturesyoung Indian innovators and recognizes outstandingprojectsinthefieldofSTEM

therebyprovidingaplatformtobeatglobalstagethroughIntelInternationalScience&EngineeringFair(ISEF)heldinUSAeveryyear.

At the three-day national fair held inNewDelhi, a total of 78 projects selected through a two levelevaluationprocessfrom1500onlineapplicationsreceivedfromacrossIndia,wereshowcasedby106studentsvyingfortheIRISGrandAwards.Anexpertjurycomprisingof25judges,includingmembersoftheIRISScientificReviewCommittee,andexternalJudgesfromtheScientificCommunityselectedthetop20projects.

IRIS2018washeldattheSamManekshawCentre,from02-04December2018whichsawthebrightestyounginnovatorsfromacrossthecountryshowcasingtheirprojects.These20winnerProjectswithatotalof25studentswillrepresentIndiaattheIntelISEFinPhoenix,Arizona,USAinMay2019.


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