Prof. Chittaranjan Ray, Director, Nebraska Water Center and Professor of Civil Engineering has given an expert lecture on "Worldwide Potential of Riverbank Filtration for Water Supply Agriculture and Technology" on 8th November 2016 in the school of Infrastructure, IIT Bhubaneswar. Also, the faculty members of SIF had an interaction with Prof. Ray focusing on the future collaborative research and student exchange possibility between SIF and Nebraska Water Center.