KIST has been recently recognised as Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (SIRO) by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) under the ministry of science and technology, Govt. of India. Keeping in view of this achievement KIST has formed a research council with the following members who have attended the first Research Council Meeting (RCM) at KIST on 26th December, 2015 to make a road map towards industrial research in KIST.
Members of KIST Research Council
| Sl.No. | Name | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr.Shyam Sundar Pattnaik | Vice Chancellor, Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT), Rourkela, Odisha. |
| 2 | Dr.Omkarnath Mohanty | Director, Technology and Academic Initiative, RSB Global (Ex-VC, BPUT) |
| 3 | Dr. Nandlal | Vice Chancellor, Sri Sri University |
| 4 | Dr. B.K.Satpathy | Executive Director, NALCO |
| 5 | Dr. Manoj Kumar Panda | Technical Head, Tata Consultancy Services. |
| 6 | Mr.P.K.Gupta | Director in chargeMSMEDI, Cuttack |
| 7 | Dr.B.K.Mallick | Director, CPDO, Bhubaneswar |
| 8 | Dr.P.N. Jagdev | Dean Research, OUAT, Bhubaneswar |
| 9 | Dr. Debasish Hota | Professor, AIIMS, Bhubaneswar |
| 10 | Dr.K.Laxminarayana | Principal Scientist, Regional Centre, ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Bhubaneswar, Odisha |
| 11 | Dr. S.K.Kar, | HOD, CTTC, BBSR, Odisha |
| 12 | Mr.. Jadvinder Singh | Zonal Head- Sales, Royal Enfield, Kolkata |
| 13 | Mr. Suman Hazra | Regional Marketing Manager, Jindal |
| 14 | Mr. Sibasish Mishra | Director (HR & IT), Gupta Powers |
| 15 | D.P.Chakravarthy | EESAVYASA |
| 16 | Er.Nityananda Padhy | Ex-Vice President Tata Steels |
| 17 | Swayam Prakash Baral | Director-Strategy and Business Development, Crux Power Pvt. Ltd., Bhubaneswar, Odisha |
| 18 | T.Raghavendra Rao | Director, Sustainable Technologies & Environment Projects Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai. |
| 19 | Dr.Alok Satapathy, | Associate Professor, NIT, Rourkela, Odisha |
| 20 | Dr. Laxmidhar Biswal | RBEI/EAE-PSE, Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions Pvt. Ltd. |
| 21 | Mr. Pradipta Panigrahi | CEO, G-On Energy Controls, Bhubaneswar |
| 22 | Sanjeeb Sahoo | ONGC |
| 23 | Susanta Kumar Sahoo | Mercedez Benz |
| 24 | Dr. T. Ganadurai | Manager, Engg R and D, Brakes India Private Ltd.-TVS, Chennai. |
| 25 | Mr.A.K.Mohapatra | Manager, TATA Motors, Bhubaneswar |
| 26 | Mr. P.K.Sahoo | Principal, RTTC, Bhubaneswar |
| 27 | Mr. Chinmayananda Padhy | Director, Udiyate Technologies Pvt. Ltd. |
| 28 | Mr. Paresh Bhanja | Project Manager, Adheep Agro |
| 29 | Girija Prasad Nanda | Infosys |
| 30 | Mr.Prasant Kumar Pattanaik | Director, Bharat ITC, BBSR |
| 31 | Dr. Subash Chandra Mishra | Ex-Chairman, Odisha Joint Entrance Examination |
| 32 | Dr. M.K.Pradhan | Asst. Professor, NIT, Bhopal |
| 33 | Dr. S.N.Pattnaik | Principal, HCE, Bhubaneswar |
| 34 | Dr. V.S.Murty | Distingished Professor, KIST,(Ex-Professor, IIT, Madrass) |
| 35 | Dr. Payodhar Padhi | Principal, KIST |
