Students for the Exploration and Development of Space
SEDS
Students for the Exploration and Development of Space
Beyond the obvious
SEDS INDIA is an organization run by students through various chapters in India for space exploration and research. SEDS KCT comes under the directions of SEDS INDIA. Students explore new ideas in the field of Space research. It is a chapter based organization with chapters throughout India, United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East.
Goal
Space is infinite and it is not as easy studying a nutshell. So, SEDS KCT ensures students multiply their knowledge about space and its living and persuades them to take up different space projects.
Faculty In charge : Dr. Premkumar P.S.
premkumar.ps.aeu@kct.ac.in
President: Janarthanan V
janarthanan.16me@kct.ac.in
Milestones
- Participated in the National level SEDS VIT’s event, Astra 2019.
- 54 Members were taken to ISRO-SHAR Visit by SEDS KCT.
- Attended Indian Space Conclave at VIT, Vellore with 52 students and won third prize in Paper Presentation.
- Papers Presented from KCT in Indian Space Conclave, VIT.
- Space radiation shielding using highly hydrogenated materials
- The use of Space technologies on Earth
- Energy from outer space by the use of Hybrid solar cells
- Solar sail
Significant events
- Kosmorena
What’s in for 2019 – 2020
SEDS Talk Series
Abdul Kalam birthday celebration
Spark off
Kosmorena’19
Einstein’s birthday celebration
Mercury transit live telecast
Solar eclipse – live telecast
Vikram sarabhai centenary celebration
SEDS VIT astra 2020
NIT syneryg- water rocketry
Ingenium, Energia – NIT Projects
Sounding Rocketry Projecticle tracker
Detailed Study of sun spots
Mechanism/process to eliminate space debris
Telescope automation KCT-Weather report