IIT Gandhinagar faculty develops 3D printed defense structures for Indian Army

Manish Kumar has been honoured with Commendation Card for contributions to the Indian Army

In a proud moment for the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN), Dr Manish Kumar, Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering, IITGN, has been honoured with the Commendation Card (a badge that is worn at the chest) for providing overall leadership and guidance in developing 3D printed defence structures for the Indian Army.

Lieutenant General Jai Singh Nain, AVSM, SM, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of the Southern Command, Indian Army, presented the Commendation Card to him as a recognition of exemplary contribution and services to the Indian Army.

This work was a part of the PhD thesis of Shashank Shekhar, a PhD Scholar in Civil Engineering at IITGN and co-founder of MiCoB Pvt Ltd, a startup incubated at the IIT Gandhinagar Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (IIEC). Col Naval Joshi of Indian Army and Rishabh Mathur and Dr Ankita Sinha, PhD alumni of Mechanical Engineering at IITGN & team members of MiCoB, also contributed significantly towards the development of these defence structures.