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Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati IITG Monitor1April–June 2014

Indian Institute of Technology GuwahatiVolume: V, Issue: II, The Quarterly Newsletter, April–June 2014

THE IITGMONITORTHE IITGMONITOR

In this issue

£ IIT Guwahati Makes it to World’s Top 100 Young

Universities £ Conference on Sustainable Development

of Environmental Systems £ Symposium on Solid

Waste Management £ Mathematics Training and

Talent Search Programme £ STC on Advanced

Techniques in Cellular and Molecular Biology £

Postgraduate Level Training Programme on Differential

Equations £ Technology Transfer £ MoU £

Publications £ New Joinings £ Achievement/Award/

Felicitation £ PhDs Completed

IIT Guwahati Makes it to World’s Top 100 Young Universities

IIT Guwahati, the sixth member of the IIT fraternity, has entered the coveted list of the top 100 best young universities of the world under 50 years. The Times Higher Education 100 under 50 university rankings which was announced on May 2014 ranked IIT Guwahati at 87th. IIT Guwahati is India’s first and only entry into this ranking. The ranking analysed 800 new-breed universities from 29 countries, including the US and the UK. The Institute congratulates all the students, faculty members and non-teaching employees for this epoch making success.

The Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 2014—published

or Oxford. As stated by the magazine the ranking “provides a glimpse into the future, showcasing not those institutions with centuries of history, but the rising stars which show great potential”. The magazine employs the same indicators as the famous Times Higher Education World University Rankings, but the 100 Under 50 2014 methodology has been carefully re-calibrated to reflect the special characteristics of younger universities, giving less weight to subjective indicators of academic reputation.

The scores of IIT Guwahati in the ranking are: Overall score – 31.7, Teaching – 29.4, International Outlook – 17.5, Research

by London-based Times Higher Education (THE) magazine—is a ranking of the top 100 universities under 50 years old. Two years ago, the magazine has started this separate ranking for universities, which are below 50 years of age, to suggest which institutions have the potential to become the next generation’s Harvard

– 17.0 and Citations – 53.6.

Mr. Phil Baty, editor of Times Higher Education Rankings said, “… it is cause for optimism that the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, breaks into the top 100.”

IIT Guwahati also ranked 74th in the top 100 Universities of Asia published by The Times Higher Education (THE) magazine in June 2014.

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Conference on Sustainable Development of Environmental Systems

Annual Symposium on Solid Waste Management

The National Conference on Sustainable Development of Environmental Systems (NCOSDOES 2014) was organised at IIT Guwahati during 20-21 June 2014. The main objective of the conference was to discuss and spread awareness about challenging environmental issues in the recent times like climate change and global warming, environmental pollution, solid waste management, urbanisation and many more. Thematic experts from different parts of the country along with young researchers participated to present their work in the conference. The technical schedule included invited talks, oral and poster presentations. Prof. O. P. Singh, NEHU, Shillong, Dr. C. S. Srinivasan, ex-Joint Director, Coffee Board, Dr. Bharti Singh, Institute of Management Technology, Uttar Pradesh, Dr. Mou Mukherjee Das, Aliah University, Kolkata and Mr. Sanjeev Dhanashetti, GKN Aerospace India were some of the invited speakers. Around 100 participants registered in the conference. An abstract book consisting of around 80 research papers was also published and circulated among all the participants. Prof. Gopal Das, Head, Centre for the Environment, IIT Guwahati chaired the conference while Dr. Deepmoni Deka, Technical Officer, Gr-I, Centre for the Environment, was the convener.

‘RECYCLE 2014—Turning Waste into Resources’, the 2nd annual symposium on solid waste management was organised by Association of Civil Engineers, Department of Civil Engineering on 6 April 2014. The theme of the symposium was Waste Management which included—a) collection and recycling of solid wastes, b) treatment and disposal of solid wastes and c) E-waste and medical waste management. The symposium consisted of guest lectures, oral presentation and poster presentation. Mr. David Allen Douglass, Resident Project Manager, The Louis Berger Group, Inc., USA delivered a lecture on ‘Landfill Design’. The students from various institutions including IIT Guwahati, Tezpur University, Assam Engineering College, RIST Meghalaya presented papers and posters, and also participated actively in the symposium. Dr. Ajay Kalamdhad, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering was the convener of the symposium.


A four-week mathematics summer training camp titled Mathematics Training and Talent Search (MTTS) Programme was organised by the Department of Mathematics during 23 June –19 July 2014. The programme was funded by the National Board for Higher Mathematics, DAE, Govt. of India. Thirty seven undergraduate students drawn from all parts of the country took part in the programme and went through rigorous training in basic mathematics. The resource persons for the programme were active mathematicians with a commitment to teaching and are from leading national institutions. Dr. K. V. Krishna, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics was the coordinator of the programme.

Mathematics Training and Talent Search Programme – 2014

Prof. Gautam Biswas, Director, IIT Guwahati, inaugurating the souvenir along with Prof. V. Muruganandam (2R), NISER, Bhubaneswar, Prof. Arindama Singh (2L), IIT Madras, Prof. Bhaba Kumar Sarma (R), Head, Department of Mathematics, IIT Guwahati, and Dr. K. V. Krishna (L) during the inauguration of MTTS–2014.

The participants with the subject experts and the organisers


STC on Advanced Techniques in Cellular and Molecular Biology

A short-term training course on ‘Advanced Techniques in Cellular and Molecular Biology’ was organised by the Department of Biotechnology, IIT Guwahati, during 24–26 June 2014. The training course was funded by the DBT Programme Support Project at IIT Guwahati. The course was designed to offer research scholars a platform to learn various modern tools of molecular and cellular biology that are now regularly used in advanced research laboratories. There were lectures followed by extensive hands-on laboratory sessions on fundamental aspects of Flow Cytometry, Quantitative PCR, MALDI and Surface Plasmon Resonance based Biosensor. Research scholars of various universities and research institutes throughout the country

A three-week long postgraduate level training programme on Differential Equations was organised by the Department of Mathematics during 2-21 June 2014. The aim of the training programme was to impart advanced knowledge in theory and numerics of differential equations at the postgraduate level. Distinguished resource persons from IITs, IISc, JNTU, Hyderabad and SAU, Delhi delivered lectures in this workshop. This programme saw the enthusiastic participation of 49 participants from different institutions across the country. It was sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India through National Programme on Differential Equations: Theory, Computation and Applications (NPDE-TCA), IIT Bombay. The workshop was coordinated by Prof. Rajen K. Sinha, Dr. Bhupen Deka, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, from IIT Guwahati and Dr. S. Baskar and Dr. S. Ganesh from IIT Bombay.

Postgraduate Level Training Programme on Differential Equations

attended this short-term course. Prof. Gautam Biswas, Director, IIT Guwahati, inaugurated the course. Prof. Debi Prasad Sarkar, Delhi University, Prof. Siddhartha Sankar Ghosh, IIT Guwahati, Dr. Debasis Manna, IIT Guwahati and other experts from industry delivered talks on various advanced tools of cell and molecular biology. Dr. Biplab Bose, Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnology, was the convener of the short-term course.


RuTAG-NE Initiated Technology TransferRuTAG-NE in collaboration with Assam Mahila Samata Society, Guwahati has successfully field tested a low cost supari cutting tool developed under the leadership of Prof. S. K. Kakoty, Coordinator, RuTAG-NE, IIT Guwahati. Local artisans from Goalpara district of Assam involved in supari business found it suitable for use. The productivity of the technology is four times higher than the existing tool.

RuTAG-NE is working for development of a solar aerator for fish farmers of North Eastern region under the supervision of Prof. A. K. Das, Department of Design. The first part of the technology was successfully tested and is under process for further improvement to make it more user friendly.

Prof. S. Nonomura, Prof. M. Koketsu and Prof. U. Yoshihiko, a team from GIFU University Japan visited Centre for Energy on 21 April 2014 for collaboration in terms of faculty-student exchange and joint research projects.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was also signed between Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati and the Faculty of Engineering, GIFU University, Japan, on faculty and student exchanges.

MoU with GIFU University, Japan

Dr. Fumiaki Suzuki, Executive Director, Vice-President (Academic Globalisation), GIFU University, Japan, Prof. S. C. Mishra, Dean, Alumni Affairs and External Relations, and Prof. Pinakeswar Mahanta, Mechanical Engineering after signing the MoU.

Prof. Gautam Biswas, Director, IIT Guwahati, along with others at the MoU signing ceremony.

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Solar aeratorSupari cutting tool


Publications (Research Journal/Book/Book Chapter)

Biotechnology

A. Iyer, A. Chandra and R. Swaminathan, ‘Hydrolytic enzymes conjugated to quantum dots mostly retain whole catalytic activity’, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 1840, 2935–2943, 2014

S. Morla, A. K. Tiwari, V. Joshi and S. Kumar, ‘Complete genome sequence of a Newcastle disease virus isolate from an outbreak from Northern part of India’, Genome Announcements, 2 (2), 2014

Chemistry

C. M. Rajesh and M. Ray, ‘Characterisation of a meso-chiral isomer of a hexanuclear Cu(II) cage from racemisation of L-alanine Schiff base’, Dalton Transaction, 2014 (DOI: 10.1039/C4DT01443J)

C. R. Das, S. K. Sahoo and M. Ray, ‘Chiral recognition and partial resolution of 1-Phenylethylamine through non-covalent interactions using binuclear Ni(II) complex as host’, Crystal Growth and Design, 2014 (DOI: 10.1021/cg5005566)

Civil Engineering

K. Dasgupta and C. V. R. Murty, ‘Improved Geometric Design of Earthquake-Resistant Reinforced Concrete Slender Structural Walls – Part I: Parametric Studies’, Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, 140 (5), 04014006, 2014

K. Dasgupta and C. V. R. Murty, ‘Improved Geometric Design of Earthquake-Resistant Reinforced Concrete Slender Structural Walls – Part II: Design Implications’, Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, 140 (5), 04014007, 2014

M. K. Goyal and V. Singh, ‘Discussion of SWAT-based evapotranspirative water conservation analysis performed on irrigated croplands to determine potential regional water savings’, ASCE - Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 140 (4), 2014 (DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0000684)

M. K. Goyal, ‘Modelling of sediment yield prediction using M5 model tree algorithm and wavelet regression’, Water Resources Management, 28, 1991-2003, 2014 (DOI: 10.1007/s11269-014-0590-6)

M. K. Goyal, ‘Statistical analysis of long term trends of rainfall during 1901-2002 at Assam, India’, Water Resources Management, 28, 1501-1515, 2014 (DOI: 10.1007/s11269-014-0529-y)

V. S. Varma and A. S. Kalamdhad, ‘Stability and microbial community analysis during rotary drum composting of vegetable waste’, International Journal of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture, 3 (52), 2014

J. Singh and A. S. Kalamdhad, ‘Effect of carbide sludge (lime) on bioavailability and leachability of heavy metals during rotary drum composting of water hyacinth’, Chemical Speciation and Bioavailability, 26 (2), 65-75, 2014

J. Singh and A. S. Kalamdhad, ‘Influences of natural zeolite on speciation of heavy metals during rotary drum composting of green waste’, Chemical Speciation and Bioavailability, 26 (2), 76-84, 2014

J. Singh and A. S. Kalamdhad, ‘Effects of natural zeolite on speciation of heavy metals during agitated pile composting of water hyacinth’, International Journal of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture, 3 (55), 2014

W. R. Singh and A. S. Kalamdhad, ‘Potential for composting of green phumdi biomass of Loktak lake’, Ecological Engineering, 67, 119-126, 2014

A. K. Nayak, V. S. Varma and A. S. Kalamdhad, ‘Stability and kinetic analysis of sewage sludge composting’, International Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering Research (IJESER), 5 (1), 1-11, 2014

V. S. Varma, M. Chatuphale and A. S. Kalamdhad, ‘Effects of bulking agent in composting of vegetable waste and leachate control using rotary drum composter’, Sustainable Environmental Research, 24 (4), 245-256, 2014

J. Singh and A. S. Kalamdhad, ‘Uptake of heavy metals by natural zeolite during agitated pile composting of water hyacinth’, International Journal of Environmental Sciences, 5 (1), 1-15, 2014

W. R. Singh, S. K. Pankaj, J. Singh and A. S. Kalamdhad, ‘Evaluation of bioavailability and leachability of heavy metals during vermicomposting of phumdi biomass of Loktak Lake using Eisenia fetida’, Chemical Speciation and Bioavailability, 26 (3), 158-166, 2014

T. Borah and R. K. Bhattacharjya, ‘Development of unknown pollution source identification models using GMS ANN–based simulation optimisation methodology‘, Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste, 2014, (DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HZ.2153-5515.0000242)

H. M. Kalita, A. K. Sarma and R. K. Bhattacharjya, ‘Evaluation of optimal river training work using GA based linked simulation optimisation approach’, Water Resources Management, 28 (8), 2077-2098, 2014

Computer Science and Engineering

S. S. Jha, W. W. Godfrey and S. B. Nair, ‘Stigmergy based synchronisation of a sequence of tasks in a network of asynchronous nodes’, Cybernetics and Systems: An International Journal, 45 (5), 373-406, 2014


Design

A. Chowdhury, S. Karmakar, S. M. Reddy, S. Ghosh and D. Chakrabarti, ‘Usability is more valuable predictor than product personality for product choice in human-product physical interaction’, International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 2014 (DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2014.07.008)

T. Patel and S. Karmakar, ‘Book review: Automotive Ergonomics: Driver-Vehicle Interaction’, Journal of Transport Geography, 2014 (DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2014.06.001)

J. Sanjog, S. Karmakar, T. Patel and A. Chowdhury, ‘Towards virtual ergonomics: aviation and aerospace’, Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, 2014 (DOI: 10.1108/AEAT-05-2013-0094)

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

M. Manohar, R. S. Kshetrimayum and A. K. Gogoi, ‘A compact printed triangular monopole antenna for ultra-wideband application’, Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, 56 (5), 1155-59, May 2014

P. K. Padhy and S. Majhi, ‘Adaptive integral filter for the identification of two-input two-output processes’, International Journal of Systems, Control and Communications, 6 (2), 136-152, 2014

K. P. S. Parmar, S. Majhi and D. P. Kothari, ‘LFC of an interconnected power system with multi-source power generation in deregulated power environment’, International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, 57, 277-286, 2014

Humanities and Social Sciences

A. Majumdar and S. Borbora, ‘Productive efficiency of the urban informal manufacturing sector in Assam’, International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging Economies, 7 (2), 125-140, 2014

Mathematics

S. Das and S. N. Bora, ‘Wave damping by a vertical porous structure placed near and away from a rigid vertical wall’, Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics, 108 (2), 147-167, 2014

S. Das and S. N. Bora, ‘Reflection of oblique ocean water waves by a vertical rectangular porous structure placed on an elevated horizontal bottom’, Ocean Engineering, 82, 135-143, 2014

N. Choudhary and S. N. Bora, ‘Linear sloshing in a vertical circular cylinder with curved bottom in the presence of a rigid baffle’, Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Mathematics, 2014 (DOI: 10.5373/jaram)

M. Hassan and S. N. Bora, ‘Hydrodynamic coefficients in surge for a radiating hollow cylinder placed above a coaxial cylinder at finite ocean depth’, Journal of Marine Science and

Technology, 2014 (DOI: 10.1007/s00773-014-0280-3)

Mechanical Engineering

K. Acharyya, A. Chattopadhyaya and U. S. Dixit, ‘Determination of effective shear modulus of graphite/epoxy mixture by an inverse method’, International Journal of Materials Forming and Machining Processes, 1 (Inaugural issue), 1-13, 2014

S. Anbarasu, P. Muthukumar and S. C. Mishra, ‘Thermal modelling of LmNi4.91Sn0.15 based solid state hydrogen storage device with embedded cooling tubes’, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2014 (DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.07.088)

B. Satya Sekhar and P. Muthukumar, ‘Thermal modelling of a double-stage metal hydride based heat transformer’, Numerical Heat Transfer, 2014 (DOI: 10.1080/10407782.2014.949204)

H. Niyas, L. Prasad and P. Muthukumar, ‘Performance investigation of high-temperature sensible heat thermal energy storage system during charging and discharging processes’, Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2014 (DOI: 10.1007/s10098-014-0807-7)

B. Satya Sekhar and P. Muthukumar, ‘Performance investigation of a single-stage metal hydride heat transformer’, International Journal of Green Energy, 2014 [DOI:10.1080/15435075.2014.892879]

Subhash C. Mishra, H. Poonia, A. K. Das, P. Asinari and R. Borchiellini, ‘Analysis of conduction-radiation heat transfer in a 2D enclosure using the lattice boltzmann method’, Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications: An International Journal of Computation and Methodology, 66 (6), 2014

S. C. Mishra, R. Singh, P. Agarwal and Ch. H. Krishna, ‘Analysis of radiative transport in a 2-D cylindrical participating medium subjected to collimated radiation’, Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications: An International Journal of Computation and Methodology, 66 (8), 2014

A. M. S. Kumar, S. Panda and D. Chakraborty, ‘Piezo-viscoelastically damped nonlinear frequency response of functionally graded plates with a heated plate-surface’, Journal of Vibration and Control, 2014 (DOI: 10.1177/1077546314532672)

A. M. S. Kumar, S. Panda and D. Chakraborty, ‘Harmonically exited nonlinear vibration of heated functionally graded plates integrated with piezoelectric composite actuator’, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 2014 (DOI: 10.1177/1045389X14536005)

S. P. Panda and S. Panda, ‘Micromechanical finite element analysis of effective properties of a unidirectional short piezoelectric fiber reinforced composite’, International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design, 2014 (DOI 10.1007/s10999-014-9256-z)

P. A. Kadam, S. Panda, ‘Nonlinear analysis of an imperfect


radially graded annular plate with a heated edge’, International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design, 2014 (DOI 10.1007/s10999-014-9249-y)

Physics

B. Pathak and B. R. Boruah, ‘Improved wavefront reconstruction algorithm for Shack–Hartmann type wavefront sensors’, Journal of Optics, 16 (5), 2014 (The paper was selected as the Journal of Optics paper of the week during 18-25 April 2014)

A. Das and B. R. Boruah, ‘Laser beam scanning using a ferroelectric liquid crystal spatial light modulator’, Review of Scientific Instruments, 85 (4), 2014

A. K. Sarma, M. Ali Miri, Z. H. Musslimani and D. N. Christodoulides, ‘Continuous and discrete schrodinger systems with PT symmetric nonlinearities’, Physical Review E, 89, 052918, 2014

B. Pal, S. Dhara, P. K. Giri and D. Sarkar, ‘Room temperature ferromagnetism with high magnetic moment and optical properties of Co doped ZnO nanorods synthesised by a solvothermal route’, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 615, 378-385, 2014 (DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2014.06.087)

R. K. Biroju and P. K. Giri, ‘Defect enhanced efficient physical functionalisation of graphene with gold atoms probed by resonance raman spectroscopy’, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 118 (25), 13833–13843, 2014

S. Dhara, K. Imakita, P. K. Giri and Minoru Fujii, ‘Strain dependence of the nonlinear optical properties of strained Si nanoparticles’, Optics Letters, 39 (13), 3833-3836, 2014

B. Santara, P. K. Giri, S. Dhara, K. Imakita and M. Fujii, ‘Oxygen vacancy mediated enhanced ferromagnetism in undoped and Fe doped TiO2 nanoribbons’, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 47, 235304, 2014

Sk. Md. Obaidulla, D. K. Goswami and P. K. Giri, ‘Low bias stress and reduced operating voltage in SnCl2Pc based n-type organic field-effect transistors’, Applied Physics Letters, 104, 213302, 2014

B. Santara, P. K. Giri, K. Imakita and M. Fujii, ‘Microscopic origin of lattice contraction and expansion in undoped rutile TiO2 nanostructures’, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 47, 215302, 2014

M. Singh, H. S. Jha and P. Agarwal, ‘Growth of large SP2 domain size single and multilayer graphene films at low substrate temperature using hot filament chemical vapour deposition’, Materials Letters, 126, 249-252, 2014

A. T. T. Mostako and A. Khare, ‘Large area deposition of Rh single and Rh/W/Cu multilayer thin films on stainless steel substrate by pulsed laser deposition technique’, Review of Scientific Instruments, 85 (4), 046101, 2014

P. P. Dey and Alika Khare, ‘Fabrication of luminescent a-Si:SiO2 structures by direct irradiation of high power laser on silicon

surface’, Applied Surface Science, 307, 77-85, 2014

Centre for Energy

S. Singh, S. Khanna, V. S. Moholkar and A. Goyal, ‘Screening and optimisation of pretreatments for Parthenium hysterophorus as feedstock for alcoholic biofuels’, Applied Energy, 129, 195-206, 2014

S. Khanna, A. K. Shukla, A. Goyal and V. S. Moholkar, ‘Alcoholic biofuels production from biodiesel derived glycerol by Clostridium pasteurianum whole cells immobilised on silica’, Waste and Biomass Valorisation, 2014 (DOI:10.1007/s12649-014-9291-x)

Centre for the Environment

S. Basu, A.S. Roy, K. Mohanty and A. K. Ghoshal, ‘CO2 biofixation an carbonic anhydrase activity in Scenedesmusobliquus SA1 cultivated in large scale open system’, Bioresource Technology, 164, 323-330, 2014

S. Singh, C. Mukherjee and A. Verma, ‘Development of catalytic activity protocol for electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to value added products’, Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2014 (DOI: 10.1007/s10098-014-0796-6)

Centre for Nanotechnology

S. K. Sailapu, A. K. Sahoo, S. S. Ghosh and A. Chattopadhyay, ‘Hierarchical logic structures based on responsive fluorescent gold nanoclusters’, Small, 2014 (DOI: 10.1002/smll.201401421)

Book Chapter

Humanities and Social Sciences

R. Mokashi-Punekar, ‘Dissenting voices: Continuities in the Varkari tradition’, Devotion and Dissent in Indian History, Ed. Vijaya Ramaswamy, Cambridge University Press, 145-168, 2014

Chemical Engineering

Title: Experimental characterisation of carbon steel corrosion in oil and gas industries by electrochemical impedance spectroscopyFunding Agency: DST-SERBPrincipal Investigator: Dr. R. Prasanna Venkatesh

Title: Studies on coalbed methane integrated underground coal gasification in Indian coals in the context of greenhouse gas emission controlFunding Agency: DST-SERBPrincipal Investigator: Dr. V. Prabu

New Research Projects


Speaker Topic of Lecture/Seminar Date

Civil Engineering

Prof. Damodar MaityDepartment of Civil EngineeringIIT Kharagpur

Recent Trends in Seismic Analysis of Concrete Gravity Dams

9 June 2014

Centre for Energy

Dr. Ranjit S. PatilDepartment of Mechanical EngineeringBITS Pilani, Goa Campus

Characteristics of Flow in Fluidised Bed and Microtubes

26 June 2014

Mathematics

Dr. Ananthnarayan HariharanDepartment of MathematicsIIT Bombay

Tales of a Local Algebraist 1 April 2014

Prof. John C. MeakinDepartment of Mathematics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Inverse Monoids and Immersions of 2-complexes

21 April 2014

Prof. C. S. RajanDepartment of MathematicsTIFR, Mumbai

Local Global Principle – An Introduction 17 May 2014

Prof. Phoolan PrasadDepartment of MathematicsIndian Institute of Science, Bangalore

Question of Equivalence of Huygens’ and Fermat’s Methods of Wavefront Construction

2 June 2014

Prof. V. Muruganandam NISER, Bhubaneswar

Harish-Chandra —Part of His Mathematical Profile

27 June 2014

Guest Lecture / Invited talk / Seminar


New Joinings

Dr. R. AnandalakshmiAssistant ProfessorChemical Engineering

Dr. G. Indu Siva RanjaniAssistant ProfessorCivil Engineering

Dr. Abhishek KumarAssistant ProfessorCivil Engineering

Dr. Rashmi Dutta BaruahAssistant ProfessorComputer Science and Engineering

Ms. Charu MongaAssistant ProfessorDesign

Mr. Abhishek SinghVisiting Assistant ProfessorDesign

Dr. Swati PalAssistant ProfessorDesign

Ms. Nanki Nath Assistant ProfessorDesign

Mr. Pankaj UpadhyayAssistant ProfessorDesign

Dr. Ravindranath AddaAssistant ProfessorElectronics and Electrical Engineering

Dr. Nagarjuna NallamAssistant ProfessorElectronics and Electrical Engineering

Dr. Shabari NathAssistant ProfessorElectronics and Electrical Engineering

Dr. Ngamjahao KipgenAssistant ProfessorHumanities and Social Sciences

Dr. John ThomasAssistant ProfessorHumanities and Social Sciences


Achievement/Awards/Felicitation

Dr. Manish Kumar Goyal, Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering, has been awarded prestigious Erasmus Mundus Interweave Award, 2014 to deliver lectures and research at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.

Dr. R. S. Kshetrimayum, Associate Professor, Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, was selected Fellow of Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE), India.

Prof. S. C. Mishra, Department of Mechanical Engineering, was chosen as the Chair Professor of Indian National Academy of Engineering for the period 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2016.

Dr. P. Muthukumar, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, delivered an invited talk at Clean Energy Research Centre, University of South Florida.

Dr. Mamilla Ravi Sankar, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, received IEI Young Engineers Award 2014-2015 in the area of Production Engineering.

Prof. Debkumar Chakraborti, Department of Design, chaired a session on Industrial Safety at the First Asian Conference on Ergonomics and Design (ACED 2014) held in May 2014, at Jeju, South Korea.

Student AchievementMr. V. Sudharsan Varma, research scholar, Civil Engineering, won best poster award for the paper entitled ‘Evaluation of bioavailability of heavy metals and nutrients during agitated pile composting of green phumdi’ (Co-authors: S. K. Pankaj, W. R. Singh, J. Singh, A. S. Kalamdhad) published in the Proceedings of National Conference on Sustainable Development of Environmental System (NCOSDOES-2014), 20-21 June 2014, Centre for the Environment, IIT Guwahati. He is a research student of Dr. A. S. Kalamdhad, Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering.


THE IITG MONITOR, the quarterly Newsletter of Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati is published by the Public Relations Office, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati–781 039. Material for publication in the Newsletter should reach the Public Relations Office by 20th of every month (Email: [email protected], Phone: +91-361-2582010).

Department/Centre No. of Students

Biotechnology 14

Chemical Engineering 2

Chemistry 6

Civil Engineering 3

PhDs Completed During April–June 2014

Computer Science and Engineering 3

Design 3

Electronics and Electrical Engineering 3

Humanities and Social Sciences 3

Mathematics 1

Mechanical Engineering 1

Centre for Energy 2

Centre for the Environment 1

Total 42

The newly constructed Students’ Activity Centre

A team of 19 students of IIT Guwahati visited Japan during 16–24 June 2014 under the JENESYS (Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths) programme. The JENESYS programme is a project advanced by the Japanese government from the standpoint of providing a sound foundation for strong solidarity within Asia through large-scale youth exchange. Started in 2007, the programme has been carrying out exchange programmes aimed at promoting mutual understanding and friendly relations among the nations.

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