Over 40 IITaV Members had an opportunity to be swept away by the Monash Wind Tunnel Platform (MWTP) on 3rd October 2018. Thanks to Prof Raman Singh and Wind Tunnel Team for hosting us at  Monash University.

It is based around a large multi-purpose aerodynamic testing facility within the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. The Platform supports research, consulting, industry testing, post-graduate research and training, and undergraduate teaching endeavours in the field of aerodynamics and aero-acoustics. Current active areas of research and industry engagement include ground vehicle development, UAV and micro UAV, truck, train, building, sports, yachting, wind engineering, wind energy and various other fields of aerodynamics. The facility is available for industry, research and student use (Brief History).

 Several of IITaV Members participated in a Professional development event organized by University of Melbourne on ‘Post PhD Opportunities in Australia,’ for its students and shared their insights and experiences of settling in Australia after their IIT stints. Most of the Associate Members of IITaV are currently studying in University of Melbourne.

Dr Bala Kumble and Dr Yogendra Vashishtha shared their industrial experiences in power sector and the scope of research work in electrical, electronics and telecommunication industry in Australia. Dr Sarbjit Giddey, Principal Research Scientist at CSIRO re-emphasised the importance of publications. He briefly outlined the bright research prospects in Australia and provided details on how to apply at CSIRO. Dr Sunny Chandra lent useful insight to the Visa application process in Australia.  The final speaker, Mr. Ravi Rajasekhar motivated the audience to have a clear foresight of the future and provided interesting advice on goals planning.

Earlier in the event, Prof. Dick Strugnell, the former Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research and International) delivered the opening address and Dr Meenakshi Arora provided a detailed guideline on steps to survive PhD with ease. The event concluded with vote of thanks from the I2G committee, followed by a networking session over dinner. The event was attended by 65 participants.

First-aid is an important life-saving skill that everyone of us should have a basic knowledge. IITaV organized a group training program on Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation with Red Cross for the benefit of our Members and their family.  Around 20 IITaV Members attended this event.

Hemant Govekar Foundation has kindly agreed to provide 50% discount for the first 10 STUDENT Members who register for this program. Please note that this is only applicable to the students, and not their family members. We will share the email id of those students who have taken this discount with Hemant Govekar Foundation for their water safety campaign.

IITaV Vice President Ashok Sharma, Ted Gardner and Don Begbie have recently edited a book on Approaches to Water Sensitive Urban Design published by Elsevier. It is a comprehensive reference book covering almost every aspect of the water sensitive urban design (WSUD) paradigm. The book is divided into ten themes:  history of wsud and wsud approaches; stormwater quality; design guidelines and regulations; potential for wsud; ecological health covering impacts and benefits from wsud; economics and optimisation; urban heat island and greening the city; capacity building and community perception for wsud and wsud post implementation assessment and case studies. These themes are covered in 27 chapters contributed by 67 authors from academia and industry across the globe. It is anticipated that the book will be a useful resource for university students, researchers, engineers, water  practitioners, landscape architects and urban planners.

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Swinburne University of Technology is an Australian public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. Swinburne operates five campuses in two countries and has an enrolment of students across vocational, undergraduate  and postgraduate levels.

Swinburne has been ranked one of the world's top 400 universities by the prestigious 2015 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).  This result places Swinburne among the top 3% of universities in the world.

Swinburne was named one of the world’s top 400 universities by the Times Higher Education University World Rankings 2014–2015. In 2015, Swinburne was ranked for the first time in the Times Higher Education Top 100 Under 50 Rankings, an index of the world’s top universities under the age of 50.

 Currently, the University of Melbourne has more than 40 IIT alumni either working as academics or enrolled in PHD. IIT student association@Melbourne has recently been established. The University of Melbourne is pleased to join IITaV as a Corporate member. This collaboration would provide IIT alumni working/studying at the University of Melbourne various opportunities to engage with IIT alumni living across Victoria.