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• Faculty Excellence Award to Prof. Anil Kumar and Prof. Srinivas Krishnaswamy

  • 11 Jun 2018
  • BITS Pilani

  Faculty Excellence Award to Prof. Anil Kumar and Prof. Srinivas Krishnaswamy

  Faculty Excellence Award to Prof. Anil Kumar and Prof. Srinivas Krishnaswamy

  11 June 2018

  BITS Pilani Alumni Association (BITSAA) gives two awards annually to any full-time faculty member of BITS Pilani at its Pilani, Dubai, Goa or Hyderabad campuses with experience of at least three years at any of the BITS campuses. The award is instituted by the generosity of BITS Alumnus Mr. Karthik Krishna (1993 batch) in the name of Prof. S. Venkateswaran, former Director & Vice Chancellor, BITS Pilani and Prof. I. J. Nagrath former Deputy Director, BITS Pilani. The objective of these awards is to encourage and develop faculty. 

   

  Prof. S Venkateswaran Award, (INR 1, 00,000) instituted by Mr Karthik Krishna (1993 Batch) in the name Prof. S. Venkateswaran, former Director & Vice Chancellor of BITS Pilani to encourage and develop faculty. 

   

  Prof. I J Nagrath Award, (INR 1, 00,000) in the memory of Prof. I J Nagrath, retired as the Deputy Director after serving at BITS in various roles.

   

  Prof. Anil Kumar, Department of Chemistry, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus and Prof. Srinivas Krishnaswamy, Department of Chemical Engineering, KK Birla Goa Campus have been selected for Prof. S Venkateswaran Faculty Excellence Award and Prof. I J Nagrath Faculty Excellence Award, respectively, for the academic year 2017-2018.  

   

  Congratulations, to both the professors!!

• Eighth DAE-BRNS biennial symposium SESTEC 2018 inaugurated at BITS Pilani Goa Campus

  • 28 May 2018
  • BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus

  Eighth DAE-BRNS biennial symposium SESTEC 2018 inaugurated at BITS Pilani Goa Campus

  Eighth DAE-BRNS biennial symposium SESTEC 2018 inaugurated at BITS Pilani Goa Campus

  28 May 2018

  Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) in association with Department of Chemistry, BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus and the Association of Separation Scientists and Technologists (ASSET) organized the eighth edition of DAE-BRNS biennial symposium on “Emerging Trends in Separation Science and Technology (SESTEC-2018)” at BITS Pilani, Goa Campus, from 23rd to 26th May 2018. 

   

  The four-day symposium attended by about 250 delegates from India and abroad, was inaugurated by Prof. P R Vasudeva Rao, Vice Chancellor, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai.  The Director of BITS Pilani Goa Campus, Prof. G. Raghurama; Dr. P. K. Pujari, Co-Chairman of SESTEC-2018 and Associate Director, RC & I group, BARC, conveners and secretary of SESTEC-2018 were also present for the inaugural function.  Dr. Mainak Banerjee, Co-convener of SESTEC 2018 and faculty at BITS Pilani Goa Campus welcomed the dignitaries and delegates of the symposium on behalf of the organisers.

   

  In his remarks, Prof. G. Raghurama mentioned about the history and legacy BITS is carrying for last over half a century. He also highlighted the importance of collaboration of premier national research institutes with academia, in particular, privately funded universities.  Prof. Rao shared the recent advancement and future in separation science in India.  He also mentioned about the large uranium resource in sea water, which can generate large quantum of nuclear energy and cater the society as the alternative power source.  Dr. P K Pujari in his address mentioned about difficulties and the recent breakthroughs in separation of actinides and lanthandes.

   

  SESTEC series involves eminent separation scientists and technologists from India and abroad. The aim of this symposium is to hold an open deliberation on state-of- the-art developments in the important areas of R&D of separation science and technologies and allied areas. The major areas of the conference were separations in nuclear fuel cycle, membrane science and technology, treatment of industrial effluents, chromatography and pyrochemical separations, computational chemistry in separation science, radiochemical separations, green separations, speciation studies etc. It provided a forum for young research scholars to interact with senior scientists/ academicians and discuss the new frontiers in separation science and share their current research interests so as to have a fusion of viable ideas to be realized in future. 

   

  Photo 1: Prof. P R Vasudeva Rao, Vice Chancellor, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai inaugurates SESTEC 2018 in presence of the Director of BITS Pilani Goa Campus, Prof. G. Raghurama

   

  Photo 2: Chief Guest and other dignitaries launch book of abstracts of scientific papers to be presented at the symposium. 

   

  Photo 3: Delegates of SESTEC 2018

• BITS Pilani Goa Campus students awarded prestigious scholarships at world renowned Institutes

  • 22 May 2018
  • BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus

  BITS Pilani

  BITS Pilani Goa Campus students awarded prestigious scholarships at world renowned Institutes

  22 May 2018

  Mr. Aman Dalal, an early-graduate from the department for being awarded the following: Holland Scholarship from the Dutch Ministry of Education and Delft Faculty Scholarship to pursue his MSc in Integrated Product Design at TU Delft, The Netherlands.

  Aman will pursue a 2-year masters degree in a course that is a unique multidisciplinary blend of design and engineering. The IPD Master’s programme provides an integrated approach to the disciplines involved: advanced studies in innovative design theory and methods, aesthetics, ergonomics, engineering, and sustainability.

  Having a background in mechanical engineering from BITS Goa, extensive experience in graphics at his design firm Pixelworks, and a thesis in sustainable product design at National Institute of Design - Ahmedabad, Aman found a perfect fit in the design degree offered by TU Delft, which is one of its kind in the world.

  
  

  Mr. Suparno Pal, a third year student in the department, for being awarded the prestigious DAAD WISE Scholarship 2018.

  As part of this scholarship, Suparno will be pursuing a 12 week summer research project at TU Munich, Germany.

  He will be working with the Neuroelectronics Group to develop a portable device for screening nanoparticle impurities in water. This project has a larger scope towards developing better sensing platforms for neurodegenerative applications in vitro.

• National Technology Award To Prof. Suman Kapur

  • 14 May 2018
  • BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus

  National Technology Award To Prof. Suman Kapur

  National Technology Award To Prof. Suman Kapur

  14 May 2018

  Technology Start up award is one of the three awards set up by the Technology Development Board, DST for recognizing development of indigenous technologies with potential for commercialization. Xcellence in Bio Innovation and TechnologieS (xBITS) Pvt Ltd, an incubate company at BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus has been declared the winner for the year 2018. The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 15 L and a trophy.

   

  The President presented the awards to mark the 20th National Technology Day.

   

  President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday May 11 presented the national award for successful commercialization of indigenous technology. On this occasion, Prof. Suman Kapur had received the award from the President.

   

  Speaking on the occasion, the President noted that the Technology Day was landmark day for the country as it was on this day two decades ago that the Pokhran nuclear tests took place and demonstrated India’s capacity as a nuclear weapons state as well as a mature and responsible technology power, capable of harnessing sensitive knowledge.

   

  He said technology was a destiny for the country as all national programmes required a force multiplier in the form of technology. But, at the same time, it must also be about equity. “Its (technology’s) fruits must be accessible to all. Finance and resources should be available to all technologists who may wish to turn entrepreneurs – and to migrate from the lab room to the shop floor.” Above all, the President said, gender equity must be integrated with technology production and technology sharing.