PSG GRD Science and Technology Museum launched in honour of Dr. G.R. Damodaran in Coimbatore

PSG & Sons Charities launched the PSG GRD Science & Technology Museum project on Wednesday, featuring interactive exhibits, a 12D theatre, exploration systems, and Augmented Reality. The Museum, to come up on the PSG I-Tech Campus, will have model exhibits of rockets and satellites, a 15-min video on industrial revolution, an AI perspective of Western Ghats, and a powerful telescope. The initiative is backed by the PSG & Sons Charities Trust and the PSG Tech Alumni Foundation, and will be open to public from Jan 2024.

COIMBATORE PSG & Sons Charities on Wednesday launched the PSG GRD Science & Technology Museum project that will feature over 150 interactive exhibits, a 100-seater 12D theatre, Science on a Sphere exploration systems, and Augmented Reality.

A. Rajarajan, Director, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, launched the project, started in honour of founder of The GRD Trust, Dr. G R Damodaran.

L. Gopalakrishnan, Managing Trustee, PSG & Sons’ Charities, and A.V. Varadharajan, Trustee, PSG Tech Alumni Foundation were also present.

In his address, Mr. Rajarajan elaborated on the untapped potential in launching satellites and developing applications with the data.

Through a tie-up with Indian Space Research Organisation, the Museum, to come up on the premises of PSG I-Tech Campus, Neelambur, will have model exhibits of various types of rockets and satellites on display, and enthuse general public and students in the region to incubate futuristic ideas.

A 15-minute video will focus on the industrial revolution witnessed in Coimbatore with variety of exhibits on foundry, pumps and motors, textiles, and engineering, besides highlighting an AI perspective of the Western Ghats region. Also, through its subscription to NASA, the Museum will present information and video on various topics of interest covering Nature, science, and technology. It will also have an Observatory with powerful telescope.