Distinguished lecture on India’s initiatives on polar and ocean research
The Distinguished Lecture Series organised by the Department of Civil Engineering at SRM University-AP offers a congenial atmosphere in which students can connect with eminent scientists. The fourth episode in the series is scheduled to be held on October 23, 2021 (Saturday) from 9:30 am to 10:30 am. Dr M V Ramesh, Senior Scientist, National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), Goa – Ministry of Earth Science, GOI will be the guest speaker to deliver the lecture.
The lecture will cover topics such as the scientific programmes focusing on bipolar activities i.e. Antarctica as well as Arctic multi-disciplinary approach studies. Logistic support provided for Antarctica in particular as a nodal agency, LCS(Legal Continental Shelf), Bathymetric surveys of EEZ(Exclusive Economic Zone) in the deeper waters, Southern ocean Oceanography which is supposed to control the monsoon of India as well as South Asian countries will also be discussed. Other topics include ice core analysis of Antarctica for the better understanding of paleoclimate, polar remote sensing studies, and cryospheric studies in polar regions and Himalayas.
About the speaker
Dr M V Ramesh is a Senior Scientist and coordinator who obtained his doctorate (PhD) from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam in 1994 in Marine Geology. He worked on sedimentology and Geochemistry primarily on continental shelf sediments off Kalingapatnam-Pentakota, the East coast of India. He has pursued his post-doctoral course in a DST sponsored project- a collaboration project between Geology and Anthropology at Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. He had been deputed to Adikavi Nannaya University as a Visiting Scientist for one year during 2007-2008 and his teaching services have been availed off successfully to the students of Department of Geo-informatics in the I, II, and III semesters for a period of nearly 1 year He had been deputed to various multi-disciplinary cruises ( inclusive in the capacity as Deputy Chief scientist) as many as 18 in Number comprising 450 ship days inclusive of EEZ surveys/cruises, Post Tsunami multi-disciplinary cruise off Andaman & Nicobar Islands, exploration of polymetallic nodules on onboard Sagar Kanya and including the one Southern Ocean Expedition(2009) which proceeded up to 66.5◦S i.e. touching the Antarctica waters on onboard Academic Boris Petrov a Russian vessel. He had been deputed to Oman in Indo-US-Oman multidisciplinary cruise for a period of 14 days onboard Sagar Kanya. Altogether, he had been deputed 850 days on official duties. He has to his credit 36 scientific papers in various National as well as International Journals related to the Bay of Bengal, Arabia and in oceanography as a whole. His research areas are primarily sedimentology, clay mineralogy primarily off-shelf sediments and deep-sea sediment cores. He had worked on RS studies and GIS Technologies in NRSA, Ministry of space, Hyderabad for a period of 12 weeks during 2006-07. He has been actively involved in Outreach activities for more than 10 years in giving his services to students, Professors, Scientists and delegates from four corners of the Nation as well abroad (schools, colleges, universities and R&Ds).
Join this intriguing online lecture on October 23, 2021, at 09.30 am and enrich your knowledge through the scholarly voice of Dr M V Ramesh!
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Vivid minerals and colourful crystals: an inquiry into the creation of coloured compounds
The Department of Chemistry brings to all the distinguished Dr Srinivasan Natarajan for Department Lecture Series 2 on October 23, 2021, Saturday at 11.00 am. He is a professor in the Solid-State and Structural Chemistry Unit, IISc, Bangalore.
Dr Srinivasan Natarajan has devoted his research towards Inorganic Solid-State Materials Chemistry specifically into Synthesis, structure and Heterogeneous Catalysis of solids, Magnetism, Electrocatalysis (OER/ORR/HER), and Li-ion Battery Materials, Inorganic Pigments, and Multiferroics.
Dr Natarajan has to his name over 300 publications. He is also a member of numerous Editorial Boards such as European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry (Wiley-VCH) (2005-2015), Chemistry – An Asian Journal (Wiley-VCH) (2015-present), Chemistry Select (Wiley-VCH) (2016–present), Zeitschrift für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie (ZAAC) (Wiley-VCH) (2012–present), Crystal Growth and Design (ACS) (2012-2018), Associate Editor in Bulletin of Materials Science (Springer) (2013-2017), Chief Editor in Journal of Chemical Sciences, (Springer) (2019-present), Board Member in Current Science (2018-present), and Associate Editor in Resonance, Journal of Sci. Education (Springer) (2009-2014)
He is an Elected Fellow of Indian Academy of Sciences (Bangalore), National Academy of Sciences (India), The Indian National Science Academy as well as a Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry. Along with it, he has also been accorded as a Ramanna Fellow (DST, Government of India) (2007–2013), a JC-Bose National Fellow (SERB, Government of India) (2013–2023), a member of Research Council, CECRI, Karaikudi (2013-2016) a member of PAC, Inorganic/Physical Chemistry (2012–2018) at SERB, Government of India, and also the Chairman of PAC, SRG and NPDF (2019-present) at SERB, Government of India.
Dr Natarajan has attended as a visiting professor in RMIT, Melbourne, Australia from 2018-2020. He has many allocates to his name such as Professor P.K. Bose Memorial Medal Lecture from Indian Chemical Society, Professor Balakrishnan Endowment lecture medal from Madras University, and Professor S. Swaminathan 60th Birthday commemoration medal from INSA
Take part in this colourful session on October 23, 2021, Saturday from 11.00 am onwards.
Register to Join: https://bit.ly/SRMAP_Chemistry-Lecture-Series-02
Coordinator: Dr. Maram Pardha Saradhi, Associate Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, SRM-AP.
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Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy 2020
SRM University-AP is bringing forth the thirteenth edition of the University Distinguished Lecture on October 30, 2021, Saturday at 10.30 am. The globally established Dr Sandeep Verma, known for his contribution to the fields of bioorganic chemistry and chemical biology, will deliver a lecture on Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy 2020: A Transformative S&T Agenda.
About the Speaker:
Dr Sandeep Verma is a member of the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), a statutory body established by the Parliament of India in 2008. He took charge as the secretary of SERB in 2019. SERB aims to accelerate research in Scientific and Engineering fields at a global scale by providing funds through calibrated funding for researcher mobility, awards, and honours to name a few.
Dr Sandeep Verma reserves the credit for the synthesis of enzyme mimics using metal-mediated systems. His group is engaged in developing bio-inspired soft matter and protocols for using biological building blocks as diagnostic tools for diseases.
Dr Verma received his master’s degree from Benaras Hindu University and then went for a PhD in the University of Illinois Medical Center, Chicago, USA. He went for two post-doctoral research, first at Johns Hopkins Hospital and the second at Max Planck Institute for Experimental Medicine, before returning to India to join the Indian Institute of Technology as an Assistant Professor. Dr Verma serves as an affiliated faculty in the Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Center for Nanoscience, and Center for Environmental Science and Engineering at IIT, Kanpur.
Additionally, Dr Verma is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India, the Indian Academy of Sciences, the Indian National Science Academy (INSA), and a Senior Fellow of the Zukunftskolleg, University of Konstanz, Germany. The Chemical Research Society of India awarded him with a Silver Medal in 2017. He also received the National Prizes for Research on Interfaces between Chemistry and Biology (2017).
Along with it, Dr Verma is an Associate Editor for Chemical Communications (Royal Society of Chemistry, UK). He is also a member of the Editorial Advisory Boards of ChemBioChem, Cell Chemical Biology, and Journal of Peptide Science.
In 2010, Dr Sandeep Verma was awarded one of the highest Indian awards in the field of Science, the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize by The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. Dr Verma won the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund Award, P. N. Bhargava Medal and BHU Vice Chancellor’s Gold Medal for academic excellence in master’s degree examination, and the J. Watumull Endowed Award of the University of Illinois at Chicago. He won the B. M. Birla Science Prize (2003), Swarnajayanti Fellowship (2005) in Chemical Sciences, and Bronze Medal (2005) of the Chemical Research Society of India.
It is an honour and an incomparable opportunity for all to have such a distinguished guest in our midst and to learn from him. The University Distinguished Lecture (UDL) hosted by SRM University-AP is attended by about 2000 members from IITs, NITs, IISERs, Universities/Institutions, CSIR, DST, DBT, DRDO, DAE, ISRO, NARL, MoES and several others from different parts of the country.
SRM University-AP cordially invites everyone to the thirteenth University distinguished Lecture that will promote transformative Scientific and Technological innovations on October 30, 2021, Saturday at 10.30 am.
Register to Join: https://bit.ly/SRMAP_UDL13 (Registration Closed)
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Inauguration of SRM ECell microsite
Upscaling and Innovation are two of the most integral components of Entrepreneurship.
Hence after almost a year full of Phenomenal experiences, international connections, first-hand interactions with Founders, CEOs and Experts, SRM Entrepreneurship is delighted to announce its newest version SRM ECell 3.0
So hope all of you are ready for even more breathtaking roles and many more latest spectacular initiatives. Technology makes life easier for us in many ways. The student community of SRM E-cell has taken this initiative to reimagine data interaction.
We are honoured to state that the Inauguration Ceremony will be graced by our honourable Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof D Narayana Rao.
The inauguration ceremony is scheduled for October 25, 2021, at 11.30 am (IST). The latest SRM ECell microsite will also be unveiled during the event.
We look forward to your gracious presence that would add vibrancy to the entire event.
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Plastics: Pollution to Solution!
As a part of the “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav” campaign, the Department of Students’ Affairs at SRM University-AP is organising an awareness programme to avoid the threat of single-use plastics. Ms Janki Govani, Environment Advisor at Corpseed ITES Pvt. Ltd will be the guest speaker of the event scheduled to be held on October 28, 2021, at 6.30 pm.
Between 4 and 12 million metric tonnes of plastic enter the ocean each year due to rising plastic production, low recycling rates, and poor waste management—enough to cover every foot of coastline on the earth! In the next 20 years, that figure is expected to quadruple. Plastic pollution is one of the most serious threats to the health of the world’s oceans. However, there are a variety of plastic pollution solutions that you may get involved in. Join this engaging webinar to know more!
About the Speaker:
Ms Janki Govani is currently serving as Environment Advisor at Corpseed ITES Pvt. Ltd., Noida, Uttar Pradesh. Her major work involves advisory for plastic waste management, plastic waste recycling plant setup, extended producer responsibility (EPR), e-waste management, hazardous waste treatment and biomedical waste management. She has pursued MTech in Environmental Engineering earning a Gold medal from Marwadi University, Rajkot, Gujarat. She has worked on various plastic waste projects that are published as 2 articles and 4 book chapters on various international platforms. She has also been awarded for her work on making bioplastics from Gujarat Cleaner Production Centre. Her major area of interest is plastic waste management and waste-to-energy from refused derived fuel.
Tune in to this informative awareness programme on plastic pollution on October 28, 2021, at 6.30 pm.
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