Expert talk by Prof. Rajkumar Pant

Department of Aerospace and Automotive Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, RUAS organizing an expert talk by Prof. Rajkumar Pant from the Department of Aerospace Engineering at IIT Bombay on 14th January 2026. The title of the talk is "Design and Development of Lighter-Than-Air Systems: Making Balloons Fly and Float."  

Speaker:
Prof. Rajkumar Pant 
Lighter-Than-Air Systems Laboratory
Department of Aerospace Engineering 
Indian Institute of Technology - Bombay 

Date: 14 January 2026
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Venue: A206, Ramaiah Technology Campus, Peenya, Bangalore

Session Highlights:

• Principles, classifications and applications of LTA systems
• Design, sizing, fabrication and flight testing of aerostats and airships
• Two decades of indigenous LTA research at IIT Bombay
• Student-led innovation & international collaborations
• Internship opportunities at IIT Bombay for UG and PG students