Chennai, March 17 -- The IIT-Madras' Department of Ocean Engineering on Tuesday stepped into its Golden Jubilee year, marking five decades of contributions to ocean science, maritime engineering and national maritime infrastructure development.
Among the IITs, only IIT Madras and IIT Kharagpur offer specialised undergraduate programmes in this field.
As India strengthens its focus on the Blue Economy, deep ocean mission, shipbuilding and green port development, the Department aims to play a key role in advancing research, education and technology development related to ocean resources and maritime infrastructure.
The Department plans to expand research activities in offshore renewable energy, including wave energy and other ocean-based e...