IIT Delhi Awarded Fellowships to University of Canterbury researchers; Check Details Here

Content Curator | Updated On - Feb 22, 2024

The IIT-Delhi India-New Zealand Centre is a joint initiative between IIT-Delhi and eight New Zealand universities. The Centre aims to foster academic and cultural exchange between India and New Zealand through joint research in climate change.

IIT Delhi Awarded Fellowships to University of Canterbury researchers

New Delhi: Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT Delhi) has conferred two of its inaugural IIT-Delhi India-New Zealand Centre Fellowships to researchers from University of Canterbury.

Professor Montelle and Professor Matthew Wilson have been awarded the India-New Zealand Centre Fellowship.

What is the India-New Zealand Centre?

The IIT-Delhi India-New Zealand Centre is a joint initiative between IIT-Delhi and eight New Zealand universities. The Centre aims to foster academic and cultural exchange between India and New Zealand through joint research in climate change, disaster management, urban planning, and environmental monitoring, areas important to both countries.

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“The partnership is designed to build engagement between New Zealand universities and create opportunities for mutually beneficial research ties between our country and IIT-Delhi,” says UC School of Mathematics and Statistics Head of Department Professor Clemency Montelle.

Who is Professor Montelle?

Working alongside researchers in the Department of Civil Engineering at IIT-Delhi, Professor Montelle’s research aims to explore the mathematical and astronomical traditions of Indian knowledge systems and their connections to modern science and technology.

With a background in Sanskrit knowledge systems and her own experience of New Zealand Indigenous knowledge systems, Professor Montelle says the Fellowship plants the seed for long lasting relationships between the two countries.

“This isn’t an alternative to modern science, but instead understanding how Indigenous knowledge systems can enrich our current approaches”, says Professor Montelle.

About Professor Matthew Wilson?

Professor Matthew Wilson is the Director of Geospatial Research Institute at UC. She will use geospatial data and analysis to quantify flood hazards and water resources in India and New Zealand.

Working alongside water resource researchers in the Department of Civil Engineering at IIT-Delhi, Professor Wilson’s research aims to contribute to the development of technologies for monitoring and mitigating water hazards.

“This is an excellent opportunity to share expertise and establish collaborative research between IIT-Delhi and the University of Canterbury within the digital twin technologies for the good of humanity, and remote sensing for water resources and other critical targets, says Professor Wilson.

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