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• XXIX SERC Main School in THEP 2014-15

  • 15 Jul 2014
  • BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus

  December 20th, 2014 to January 8th, 2015

  XXIX SERC Main School in THEP 2014-15

  15 July 2014

  December 20^th, 2014 to January 8^th, 2015 | BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus

  The SERC(Science and Engineering Research Council, DST, Government of India, now known as SERB) schools in Theoretical High Energy Physics(THEP) are organized every year nationally. The aim is to provide an overview on different current topics in high energy physics to the Ph.D students in their early years of research. Each school has pedagogical lectures on selected topics supported by rigorous tutorial sessions.

  This year the XXIX SERC Main school in Theoretical High Energy Physics(SERCTHEP) will be organized by the Physics Department of BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus, Goa during the period December 20, 2014 to January 8, 2015.

  The school is funded by SERB, Department of Science & Technology(DST), Govt. of India.

  For programme details and registration, click here. 

• BITS Pilani Distinguished Alumnus Awardees, 2014

  • 12 Jul 2014
  • BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus

  Distinguished Alumnus Award 2014

  BITS Pilani Distinguished Alumnus Awardees, 2014

  12 July 2014

  The following alumni have been chosen for the 'BITS Pilani Distinguished Alumnus Award 2014'.
  
     1) Prof. Anil Pahwa (Professor at Kansas State University) for Academic Teaching and Research
     

     2) Prof. Gurinder Sohi (Professor at University of Winconsin-Madison) for Academic Teaching and Resaerch
     

     3) Dr. Chandrashekhar (Director CEERI, Pilani) for Professional Management of Businesses
     

     4) Mr. Pradeep Kashyap (Founder and CEO, MART) for Social Entrepreneurship
     

     5) Mr. Raju Reddy (Chairman, BITSAA International) for Entrepreneurship

   

   

  The awardees have been selected by a panel consisting of:
  

   

     1) Mr. K V Kamath, Chairman,ICICI Bank(as Chairman)
     

     2) Prof. Devang Khakhar, Director, IIT Bombay
     

     3) Mr. Kris Ramachandran, Advisor to the Chancellor, BITS Pilani
     

     4) Prof. B N Jain, Vice Chancellor, BITS Pilani
     

     5) Prof. K E Raman, Director, BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus
  
  The selection was based on the impact of one’s contribution to (a) Dissemination or creation of knowledge, (b) Enrichment of lives of people,  (c) Distribution or creation of wealth, or  (d) Promotion or establishment of high ethical standards in private or public life, as also upon the person’s integrity and stature, and who thereby makes his alma mater proud.

  
  

• Conference on Decentralized Biogas Digesters in November 2014

  • 04 Jul 2014
  • BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus

  Conference on Decentralized Biogas Digesters

  Conference on Decentralized Biogas Digesters in November 2014

  04 July 2014

  In light of rapidly rising costs associated with energy supply and waste disposal and increasing concerns with environmental quality degradation, conversion of organic wastes to energy is a more economically viable solution. Bioconversion technologies such as anaerobic digestion (AD) are more suitable compared to thermochemical conversion technologies such as combustion and gasification. AD is a biological process in which bacteria break down organic matter with biogas as the end product. AD is a promising technology which could effectively address the problem of waste disposal yielding valuable outputs like biogas and fertilizers. This conference will focus on the various anaerobic digestion technologies available and the methods to manage the slurry coming out of the digesters. This conference is organized to bring together researchers, scientists and professionals working in the field of biogas production so as to share experiences and to update technologies and to provide a platform for strong collaborative network among researchers, scientists, industrialists and end users. The conference to be held in Goa will provide a platform for the participants to share new approaches, knowledge and findings on biogas production and slurry management which are necessary for pollution control.

  For registration and programme details CLICK HERE

• The Braille Dicta-teacher - An innovative endeavor by Sanskriti and Aman

  • 29 May 2014
  • BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus

  Project Mudra –a Braille Dicta-teacher

  The Braille Dicta-teacher - An innovative endeavor by Sanskriti and Aman

  29 May 2014

  Sanskriti Dawle and Aman Srivastava of BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Cmapus have made their university proud by initiating an innovative project “ Project Mudra ” –a Braille Dicta-teacher .

  This project is so insightful to Braille learning that a user simply has to say a letter / number and the tactile interface denotes the corresponding Braille character. It works in two modes : browse and auto.

  Mudra aims to be a low cost Braille learning device and Sanskriti and Aman are now in the process of testing the device to check whether it can be produced at a mass scale.