A grand celebration was organised by the Directorate of International Relations & Higher Studies on November 24, 2024, commemorating International Students’ Day at SRM University-AP. Exciting competitions and activities set the tone for the festivities including events such as the Campus Marathon, Skipping Rope, Pushup Challenge, Relay Race, Sit-ups Challenge, Bicep Curls, and Tug of War, showcasing students’ athleticism and teamwork. Fun-filled games like Squid Game, Spin Race, Charades, and the Lemon-on-Spoon Race brought laughter and energy, while the Eating Competition and Football matches added to the vibrant pre-celebration atmosphere.

The winners of the competitions were recognised during the final celebration day, where they were awarded certificates and medals, adding a sense of pride and accomplishment to the festivities. The grand event was a spectacular showcase of global cultures and talents, featuring captivating performances, cultural showcases, and engaging activities. An array of cultural performances featured traditional African dances, Sri Lankan songs, Nepali songs, artistic performances, and a stunning ramp walk showcasing traditional outfits. The short film screening and musical acts added a creative flair, while the open mic provided a platform for participants to engage and shine.

Distinguished leaders, Director of CLM – Mr Anup Singh Suryavanshi, Director of Communications – Mr Pankaj Belwariar, and Assistant Director IR&HS – Dr Sudeshna Saha, graced the occasion with their inspiring speeches. The event highlighted the diversity and enthusiasm displayed by the students, creating an atmosphere of celebration and camaraderie. With seamless organisation and enthusiastic participation, this day reflected the spirit of global unity and cultural exchange, leaving a lasting impression on everyone present.

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July, 2019: Jamshed Bharucha, VC of SRM AP, Amaravati was invited as a panel member in the second edition of BW Businessworld Engineering Conclave held in New Delhi. In the premise of increasing dynamism in the industry, the discussion on ” Future Skills: Are our engineers ready to adopt the global changes?” hold its own relevance.

Bharucha expressed his concern saying, ” Most of the engineers are not working in their field. What is missing from the curriculum is skill development that would help in learning new things. We are still following a failed way of learning i.e. passive learning, where the communication is one way but in SRM, we promote active learning by involving students during the process of learning as this will facilitate the problem-solving skills”. SRM AP has active learning classrooms where regular sessions are designed with a relentless focus on improving student learning outcomes and ensuring student success in high-demand careers.  Our students actively participate and engage in discussion, debates, and conversations that intrigues their interest and improves their skills. Also, for the first time in India, SRM AP introduces Collegiate Accelerator Programme presented by Minerva forum to advance the intellectual development of each student.

The Research Council will provide the future directions for the research to be carried out by the faculty members & research scholars of SRM at Amaravati. University Research Council will be chaired by Dr. V.K. Saraswat, Hon’ble Member, NITI-AAYOG.

What is Energy Storage?

Ever since humans mastered energy capture, energy storage and retrieval for use at a later point of time or place has been the key pursuit in power engineering. As per Wikipedia, “Energy storage is the capture of energy produced at one time for use at a later time. A device that stores energy is generally called an accumulator or battery.”

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Why is it important?

Energy comes in multiple forms, which include radiation, chemical, gravitational, electrical, temperature, and kinetic. Energy storage technology converts energy from these forms into economically storable forms that are safe and accessible.

Energy storage systems are assuming greater importance with the increasing focus on sustainable energy (solar, wind, hydro) electric vehicles and the rapid rise in use of battery-powered electronic devices like smartphones, which has led to a surge in production of lithium-ion batteries. This makes energy storage one of the most promising upcoming sectors.

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What are the industries involved in Energy Storage?

When one thinks of Energy Storage, one immediately thinks of batteries. However, batteries are about storage and retrieval of chemical energy, but energy is of many different types. A hydroelectric dam, stores gravitational potential energy, ice storage tanks store ice frozen by cheaper energy at night to meet peak daytime demand for cooling, and fossil fuels such as coal and gasoline store ancient energy derived from sunlight, buried and overtime and then converted into these forms. Industry applications include power storage and distribution obviously, but also automobiles, real estate, mining, and telecom.

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Video Link to ‘Beyond Batteries’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R7EzO3uBms

Who is the field relevant for?

The demand for energy storage systems is likely to grow exponentially globally as the world shifts towards renewable energy sources. This shift will mandate both grid level and unit level energy storage systems that are of viable size, cost, and energy efficiency. Significant research is currently being conducted on materials, engineering, and other optimisations.

The kind of backgrounds required for this field could include:

• Metallurgists for analysing the potential of viable materials,
• Chemical engineers and chemistry graduates,
• Electrical engineers
• Automobile engineers interested in electric vehicle development

However, energy storage is somewhat interdisciplinary, bringing together material science with expertise in energy storage using sectors.

What are the career prospects?

Estimates by Lux Research, independent research and advisory firm, suggest that the global industry for energy storage could be worth $100billion in the next few years.

Given the focus, demand, and growth, energy storage sector will generate significant jobs in the future. Moreover, due to the shortage of qualified professionals relative to demand, entry salary and salary growth prospects are positive.

Typical job roles are:

• Storage Systems Engineer
• R&D Engineer
• Reliability Engineers
• Modeling Technician
• Consultant

As per comparably.com, Energy Storage Engineer salaries average around USD110,000. Reliable estimates for India are difficult to make since it is still a niche area.

How do I get started?

The roadmap involves an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering or material sciences with a focus on specific courses in renewable energy and energy storage.

“The Role of Conductive Nanoparticles in Anaerobic Digestion: Mechanism, Current Status, and Future Perspectives” published in the Chemosphere Journal discusses in detail the application of conductive nanoparticles to enhance the AD process efficiency and the interaction between microbes in anaerobic conditions for electron transfer with the help of CNPs. Application of a variety of conductive nanomaterials as an additive is discussed with their potential biogas production and treatment enhancement in the anaerobic digestion process. The Impact factor of the journal is 5.77.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130601

The said research project has been carried out under the scheme of “Mentoring of Engineering Teacher by an INAE Fellow”, financially supported by the Indian National Academy of Engineering. The work goes forward in close collaboration with Pulsed Power & Electromagnetic Division, Beam Technology Development Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)-Vishakhapatnam.

The future projects of Dr Tewari involve working on simulations related to the compact IEC for study, analysis, optimization of different parameters of an IEC system and related experimentation in collaboration with BARC.