‘Super Randonneur’ title for SRM AP student, Saiprasad Koneru for remarkable talent in cycling
Amravati, February 16, 2022
SRM University-AP’s Computer Science Engineering student Koneru Saiprasad won the ‘Super Randonneur’ title for his outstanding talent in cycling. Saiprasad recently set a new record for the longest distance cycling organized by Audax Club India with its headquarters in Guntur, shortly after reaching the target.
Saiprasad elaborated his quest with a beaming note, “On November 6, we cycled from Vijayawada to Nallajerla for 13 hours and then back to Vijayawada (200 km). Similarly, on November 27, he cycled from Vijayawada to Suryapeta on the Hyderabad route for 20 hours and then back to Vijayawada (300 km). He cycled from Vijayawada to Nakrekal for 27 hours on December 18 and back to Vijayawada (400 km). A week ago, he cycled from Guntur to Ramoji Film City and back to Guntur (600 km) in 40 hours, setting a record.”
Saiprasad won the ‘Super Randonneur’ title reserved for those who complete these four events. Saiprasad informed that he has loved cycling since he was a child and focused on long-distance cycling during lockdowns. He dedicated his achievement to his parents and university professors for their support and encouragement in all possible ways.
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Tenancy and Credit: Exploring Facts below the Crust in AP
SRM University-AP is proud to announce that Dr Ghanshyam Kumar Pandey, Department of Economics, has received the prestigious NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development) grant of Rs 14.85 lacs for a duration of 10 months of active research on “Tenancy and Credit: Exploring Facts below the Crust in AP”.
About the Research
The study will attempt to identify different possible sources of credit of agriculture households in the Guntur district of AP and then an analysis of the impact at the macro level will be carried out. The role of self-help groups and microfinance on agriculture and livelihood will be one important component of this analysis. Transaction cost, cascading effect, and loan waiver impact will be estimated across tenant and owner cultivators, and social groups.
The study will help to understand the improvement in the life of tenants due to the adoption of the ‘Model Tenancy Act’ and provide feedback on the Tenancy Certificate introduced in AP for enabling farmers to access bank/formal credit and whether the formation of JLGs has led to increase in the credit availability to tenants or not.
The project will help understand the sociological impact of economic decisions by the governance and help direct policies to more beneficial outcomes especially in terms of Tenancy and Credit.
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Molybdenum as the next-generation catalyst
The Department of Environmental Science is proud to announce that Dr Lakhveer Singh has published his paper titled, “Progressions in cathodic catalysts for oxygen reduction and hydrogen evolution in bioelectrochemical systems: Molybdenum as the next-generation catalyst” in a prestigious journal Catalysis Review with a high Impact Factor of 20.21.
The article is published in collaboration with NCL Pune, Hong Kong Baptist University, and VITO-Flemish Institute for Technological Research, Belgium.
Abstract of the Research
Oxygen reduction reactions (ORR) are unanimously a key factor of system performances in bioelectrochemical systems (BESs), low-temperature fuel cells, and generally in several electro-chemical platforms. Platinum (Pt)-based catalyst is the finest electrocatalyst for ORR in BESs; however, it is constrained by its low abundance, high price, and poor catalytic durability in an electrochemical setup for cathodic reaction kinetics. Molybdenum (Mo) with its multi-dimensional form as 2D and 3D layers and synergistic combination with other non-metals offers prospects of extraordinary performance as a low-cost metal-based ORR catalyst over the Pt in delivering enhanced ORR potential.
About the Research
This article throws light on the current requirements of sturdier catalyst material and thus provides a comprehensive review of the continuing efforts in exploring the possibility of Mo as a low-cost metal-based ORR catalyst for sustainable energy production.
Mo-based catalysts have been now widely used for their applications in environmental and energy-based catalysis due to the low cost of Mo, high stability, and excellent activity.
In the future, Dr Lakhveer Singh and his collaborators are working on overcoming limitations to fabricate durable, stable, and catalytically active micro/nanoscale two-dimensional MoS2-based cathodes at an industrial scale, commercial bioelectrochemical devices can be obtainable in future.
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Agni Putri Dr Tessy Thomas addressed SRM University-AP on Research day
The fourth edition of Research Day at SRM University-AP was held on Saturday, February 19, 2022. The missile woman of India, Dr Tessy Thomas appreciated the efforts of SRM AP in entering into new areas of research and encouraged the scholars to contribute to the country’s growth by developing indigenous technologies. The Research day is conducted as a breakthrough opportunity for the faculty members, research scholars and students of SRM University-AP to exchange and exhibit their ideas on research.
In her keynote address, Dr Thomas explicated that the DRDO’s efforts positioned the nation among the top few countries in the world with multilevel strategic capability. These include the Agni series, anti-ballistic missile programmes, underwater weapon systems, main battle tanks, multi-range radar systems, electronic warfare, fighter aircraft, Light Combat Aircraft and its variants, and airborne early warning and control systems.
Delivering the welcome address, Prof D Narayana Rao, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, SRM University – AP highlighted that India needs to gradually move from a net consumer of knowledge to a net producer of knowledge as India emerges as one of the world’s largest economies.“Therefore, SRM University-AP provides faculty members and research scholars the required support to carry out research in new domains of knowledge” he added. He further talked about the 25 years vision of SRM University-AP in research and development starting from 2022 to 2047. During the next 25 years, the faculty members and research scholars of SRM AP will pursue significant and outstanding research in the areas of water resources and management, blue economy, self-diagnostic medical devices, new-age medicine, hydrogen as a potential replacement of fossil fuels and many more novel branches of scientific knowledge.
University Vice-Chancellor Prof V S Rao recollected the interaction he had with Dr Tessy Thomas in BITS Pilani Hyderabad campus and invited Dr Thomas to visit the SRM University-AP campus physically to converse with the students. During interaction with students and faculty members, Dr Tessy Thomas elaborated how industrial and academic collaborations facilitate the development of indigenous technologies.
Among 285 submissions from students and from the faculty community of SRM AP on various thematic areas, selected papers were awarded gold and silver medals. Prof V S Rao, Vice-Chancellor; Prof D Narayana Rao, Pro-Vice-Chancellor; Prof Sudhindra Nath Panda, Dean – Faculty & Academic Affairs; Prof B V Babu, Dean-School of Engineering and Sciences; Prof R S Desikan, Associate Dean-in-charge, School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (SLASS) & School of Entrepreneurship and Management Studies (SEAMS); Prof T Ragunathan, Associate Dean-in-Charge (Engineering)-School of Engineering and Sciences gave away the medals and certificates. Further, a special issue of abstracts that comprises all the submitted abstracts was unveiled on behalf of Dr Tessy Thomas for public readership.
Dr Murali Krishna Enduri, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science Engineering was the convener and Dr Anandarao Suvvari, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics; Dr Sabyasachi Chakrabortty, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry; and Dr Lakshmi Sirisha Maganti, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering were the co-conveners of the Research Day-2022.
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