Nobel laureate Prof Serge Haroche and his wife Claudine Haroche inaugurated the Mech-Tech garage in Sahyadri campus. Mech-Tech garage is a facility created by Bhandary Foundation, management of Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management, Mangaluru. Students design, build and test vehicles such as the student version of Formula car, All Terrain vehicle and Go-cart to participate in National International competitions organised by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). Complimenting the students, Prof Serge appreciated the efforts of Manjunath Bhandary and wished that the facility will boost the learning and understanding of the technology and help students in acquiring the necessary skills.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2012 was awarded jointly to Serge Haroche and David J Wineland for 'ground-breaking experimental methods that enable measuring and manipulation of individual quantum systems'.
Manjunath Bhandary, Chairman, Prasanna Bhandary, secretary of Bhandary Foundation and others were present.
