IC-IMPACTS Hosts Public Lecture in Edmonton and Launches New Demonstration Project at KRS Dam in Mysore, India
IC-IMPACTS will be hosting a public lecture with Dr. Carlo Montemagno, Director of the Alberta Ingenuity Lab, on Tuesday May 31, 2016 from 6pm to 8pm. Held at the University of Alberta, Dr. Montegmagno will be exploring how nanotechnologies are being used to create unique solutions to some of the world's most complex challenges. The lecture is free to attend but seats are limited. To reserve your seat register at http://ic-impacts.com/lecture/
Dr. Vivek Bindiganavile (University of Alberta, Canada) and Dr. Narayana Suresh (National Institute of Engineering, India) are set for a field demonstration of their innovative sustainable material on the Krishna Raja Sagara Dam in Mysore, India. The Dam was built 100 years ago and is in desperate need of repair on the downstream side of the structure.
Telenetix pool campus recruitment drive
Telenetix conducted a pooled campus recruitment drive for the engineering students of the 2016 batch at the campus. Mrs. Sujaya Shetty, HR Department, Telenetix Pvt. Ltd accompanied by the panelists on the recruitment team was at the campus to facilitate the entire process. Twenty-two students have been shortlisted by the company to attend further rounds of selection.
Quote for the day
"The truth is you don't know what is going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride, and nothing is guaranteed.
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Dr. Navin N. Bappalige’s DST project proposal selected for presentation
Dr. Navin N. Bappalige’s DST-SERB-EMR project titled ‘Development of PLD grown BiFeO3 Thin film ethanol sensor device’ has been selected for the prestigious DST-SERB-EMR presentation. The proposed fund in this proposal is Rs. 57 lakhs out of which Rs. 29 Lakhs will be used for setting up Pulsed Laser Deposition thin film laboratory under Center of Excellence in Nanoscience and Technology (CENT).
Dr. Navin. N. Bappalige, Associate Professor in the Department of Physics an active researcher of CENT, is the principal investigator, Prof. Richard Pinto, Director-CENT and Prof. S.Dattagupta, IITB are the co-investigators of this project. This project was prepared under the guidance of Prof. Richard Pinto and was submitted with the help of Dr. Jayarama A. The project aims to room temperature alcohol (Ethanol) detection with high selectivity and sensitivity, which have tremendous application as a device in traffic management (drunken driving), food fermentation, wine making and medical process etc.
In connection with this proposal Prof. Richard Pinto has an Indian patent on growth of BiFeO3 films and its ethanol sensing properties obtained in 2002-03 during his TIFR-IITB days. Prof. Siddhartha Dattgupta, EE Department, IITB has expertise in tools for processing, characterization and computation as part of the IIT Bombay Nano Fabrication Facility (IITB-NF). He also has expertise in the applications of simulation softwares and in process tools such as, nano- structure generation set-up.
The Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) under Department of Science & Technology (DST), is a statutory body established through an Act of Parliament viz. the Science and Engineering Research Board Act, 2008. The Board funds basic research in emerging areas of Science & Engineering. Individual centric competitive mode of funding is provided under the Extra Mural Research (EMR). The proposals are selected for presentation by DST based on the novelty, PI’s/Co-PI’s expertise and infrastructural facilities available in PI’s Institute after independent peer review process.
College to Corporate Guest Talk for MBAs
Mr. Ronald Mendonca, Principal Consultant and Career Coach, SMART Solutions, Mangalore, addressed the second year MBA Students on the topic 'College to Corporate'. Some of the students have already been placed and the rest are in the process of being hired. Mr. Mendonca conducted an interactive session urging students to share their thoughts and ideas relating to the domain in which they would like to become experts in - HR, Finance or Marketing. Students had an opportunity to evaluate their strengths and weaknesses and work on their weaknesses which can take them to greater heights in their career. Mr. Mendonca briefed the students on the corporate expectations with regards to knowledge, skills and abilities and that students must inculcate the habit of reading that can polish their skills and make them fit for the industry.
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