RESOURCE PERSON : Dr.B.S.Sundar Daniel,
Professor, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering and Center of Nanotechnology, IIT Roorkee
Report on Guest lecture by Dr.B.S.Sundar Daniel, Professor, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering and Center of Nanotechnology,IIT Roorkee on 29/12/2017. Venue: Hall S13 Time: 11 a.m.
The department of Mechanical Engineering has organized a guest lecture on “Recent Trends in Material Science” for second year mechanical engineering students and staff members of mechanical and physics department. Professor Daniel started the lecture from the basics of materials science and explained the importance of the molecular structure of ferrous alloys, the importance of vacancies, dislocations in surface, volume and in the edge deformations and its influence on the material properties . He highlighted the ductility and brittle nature of materials, the investigation of the orientation of the slip plane with respect to the applied stress and slip as a result of simple shearing stress. Also,he illustrated the resolution of the axial tensile load along the shear plane, normal to the tensile load and the slip movement in the direction of shear on the shear plane. It was pointed out that close-packed rows are farther apart from each other than rows that are not close-packed, therefore they can slip past each other with less interference. Since the atoms are not bonded directly together, but are merely held together by the free electron gas, these close-packed rows of atoms could slide past each other particularly easily without coming apart. In addition, less displacement is required to move the atoms into unstable positions from which they will be pulled forward into stable ones, when these stable positions are closer together. After the lecture session Mr.Shiva Shankar from the department of mechanical engineering and staff members from the physics department interacted with Professor about their research work.
The Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering Organized a Guest Lecture on “Mobile Communication – New Trend – from 2G to 5G” by Mr. A. S. Saravanan, Director, Vestel Telecom Services, Chennai, accompanied with Mr. Eazhumalai, for the second year ECE Students on 5 th Jan 2018 (Friday) between 11.00 a.m. and 12.50 p.m., at F14 Seminar Hall, KCG College of Technology. Mr. Saravanan conveyed the features of mobile communication from 2G to 5G with various parameters such as data rate, reliability, etc. and demonstrated the working of software defined radio using 2G communication. Mr. Eazhumalai discussed the concepts of MIMO communication, TDMA, FDMA, CDMA and OFDM technology. He discussed about the types of antennas and its pros and cons, with various propagation methods. The talk was very useful for the students.
Participants
From KCG College of Technology:
- Dr. V. Subbaroyan
- Dr. Albert P’Rayan
- Dr. C. Emilin Shyni.
- Dr. Thomas John
- Dr. Jose Anand
- Dr. Deepa Jose
- Dr. R. Jaya
- Ms. D. Revathi
- Mr. I. Manikandan
- Mr. S. Prabakeran
- Mr. K. Karthikeyan
- Mr. J. John Alexander
- Mr. C. Akin
- Mr. Vignesh Babu
The one day Faculty Development Program on “Counseling Training in Higher Education Abroad” organized by Higher Education Cell and Office of International Affairs, commenced at 10.40 am with a prayer. It was followed by welcome speech by Dr. Albert P’Rayan, Head, Higher Education Cell.
From Hindustan University:
- Dr. Sheeba Chander
- Dr. D. Dinakaran
- Dr. A. K. Parvathy
- Dr. M. M. Ramya
- Dr. D. G. Harris Samuel
- Dr. V. Preethi
Session – 1 commenced at 11am. The initial lecture was by Mr. Rajaram of IDP Education. In his lecture he elaborated on the needs and expectations of the students in studying abroad. Some of the points he mentioned include the Subjects and Universities available in the five English speaking countries namely Australia, United Kingdom, USA, Canada and New Zealand. He also gave the details about intakes as well as about the tuition fees. He spoke in detail about the Eligibility and other Criteria.
He started the elaborations with Australia, the dream destination for students. In his lecture he covered all the points including the popular Universities and the courses available in Australia and also about the post study work rights.
The next session was on United Kingdom and it was covered by Ms. Ranjitha Shetty. She talked about the rich culture and heritage of UK referred to as the ancient destination. She touched upon Traditional and Modern University and their entry details. She also discussed the post study Tier system in UK.
Next she took over Canada the most popular destination now a day. She gave hints on the weather conditions prevailing at Canada and also about the various entrance examinations to be cleared before getting admission.
Mr. Rajaram continued the topic regarding admission for higher studies in Universities in New Zealand. He listed out all the requirements for applying to the Universities in New Zealand. He explained in detail about IELTS.
Finally Mr. Rajaram and Ms. RanjithaShetty explained the preparation details pertaining to Statement of Purpose and other salient features in filling up the application form. The morning session came to an end with vote of thanks proposed by
Dr. Parvathy from Hindustan University.
The second session after lunch was conducted by Dr. Shanthi Mohan of US India Education Foundation. She gave a lucid PowerPoint presentation on the following five points regarding admission to post graduate studies in USA:
1. Researching the Options
2. Finance for studies
3. Completing the application
4. Applying for Student Visa
5. Preparation for Departure to US
She elaborated on the Types of US Higher Education, Choosing a university, Scholarship opportunities, TOEFL & GRE and about Statement of Purpose (SOP). She gave full details about the financial assistance available to International Students and the useful websites and resources regarding the same.Dr. Shanthi Mohan then Highlighted the importance of getting proper letters of recommendation. During the lecture she gave tips and guidance for writing effective recommendation letters. Lots of case studies were discussed with ample interaction from participants.
The program came to a close with a vote of thanks proposed by Dr. Jaya, S&H Department, KCG College of Technology.
The Department of Civil Engineering conducted One-day Workshop on Career opportunities in Civil Engineering & How to Deal with Exam anxiety on 7 th January 2018 in F 14 Seminar Hall. The Program was attended by about 60 plus two students from different schools. Students from the following Schools participated in the workshop. 1. Kumara Raja Muthaiah School, Adyar 2. C.S.I. St. Pauls Higher Secondary School, Vepery 3. Government Higher Secondary School Velachery (GHSSV) 4. Government Higher Secondary School, Sholinganallur 5. Alpha Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Sembakkam Mr. K. Venkatesan, Chairman Builders Association of India Southern Chapter and Mr. S. Ramaprabu, Secretary Builders Association of India were the guests. The Head of the Department, Dr. V. Vandhana Devi welcomed the gathering. Mr. Venkatesan, Chairman BAI and Mr. Ramaprabu Secretary BAI delivered a talk on Career opportunities in Civil Engineering and highlighted the advantages of opting Civil Engineering as a career. Mr Praveen Joe, Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science Engineering delivered a talk on “How to deal with exam anxiety”.
Speaker: A. Alagu Vairamuthu, Asst Manager (Aircraft Technical service Engineer), Jet Airways
This seminar is an ideal platform for whoever wants to pursue in maintenance field. Mr Alagu vairamuthu who is an alumni of M.I.T Chennai, currently working as an aircraft technical service engineer in Jet Airways delivered the lecture. The seminar was attended by third year students of Aeronautical Department along with staffs. HoD Dr. K. Vijayaraja started the seminar by introducing the speaker. Mr. Alagu Vairamuthu started the seminar with his experience in MIT Chennai and how he faced his subjects, which was followed by the basic idea about maintenance required for an aircraft. He listed out the job opportunities based on maintenance and frame repairing. He shared his experience working with top company and the difficulties he faced in solving the problems with the aircraft. He has experience in training the students and workers for the particular aircraft. He shared his photos taken while working in air India and jet airways.
He gave a new idea to the students about the frame repairing work and possible methods of repairing. It was very useful to the students to direct themselves into the right field. Later there was an interaction section between students and the speaker. Various interesting quires were asked by the students and also by staffs. He also gave a brief idea about the higher studies and the sectors were the maintenance-oriented jobs are available. The seminar came to an end by giving a memento to the speaker as a token of love by Dr. Asad Ahmed. R, Asso Professor.
The Indian Concrete Institute (ICI)- Student Chapter was inaugurated by the Chief GuestDr. H. G. Sreenath (Technical Director, CCTRF Chennai), and Mr. R. Radhakrishnan (Secretary General, ICI-Chennai) along with our respected Principal – KCG College of Technology, and HoD/Civil Engg. The Chairman of the Student Chapter was announced as S. Suganya and Secretary as C. Akshaya(IV Year / Students).Dr. H. G. Sreenathdiscussed about ICI chapters all over India and its various operations, followed by his technical speech.
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DAY 1 |
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| 1 | Expert Lecture 1 – Important Parameters that govern the Durability of Concrete Structures
Dr. H. G. Sreenath Technical Director, CCTRF, Chennai |
| The lecture gave the basic knowledge about the composition of concrete, their behaviour and their properties. The session also provided information about the durability of structures, its importance and ways to achieve durability.
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| 2 | Expert Lecture 2 – Fundamentals of Concrete Technology
Dr.K.Balasubramanian Managing Director, Hitech Concrete Solutions Pvt Ltd, Chennai |
| The session was very interactive during the lecture and gave us a brief and self-explanatory lecture on concrete technology. His lecture was mainly concentrated on the area of fly ash as the mineral admixtures in concrete and he also explained about the various water cement ratios used in concrete mixes. He discussed various issues in concrete with real time examples | |
| 3 | Expert Lecture 3 – Overview on Eco-Friendly Geopolymer concrete with low carbon foot-print
Dr.N.P.Rajamane Head, Centre for Advanced Concrete Research, SRM University, Chennai |
| The lecture was mainly concentrated on the use of geopolymer in concrete. The session also explained how GPCs can be designed to possess satisfactory structural and durability performances related characteristics with low carbon foot-print. | |
| 4 | Expert Lecture 4 – Properties and Prospects of concrete with low carbon cement (LC3)
Mr.YuvarajDhandapani Research Scholar, IIT Madras |
| The lecture was about the research project experience on low carbon cement (LC3) of the speaker. He explained about the ingredients and the properties of LC3. The lecture also gave a clear idea about the hurdles we will face while doing a project in concrete. | |
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DAY 2 |
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| 1 | Expert Lecture 5 – Importance of long-term performance of concrete systems
Mr.T.Sakthivel Research Scholar, IIT Madras |
| The first lecture of the second day was very interesting and explaining about the importance of age of the structures while designing the concrete mix design. The long term effect on concrete such as creep, shrinkage and its behaviour were discussed in detail and factors to be considered to overcome the same were also discussed. | |
| 2 | Expert Lecture 6 – Advanced Cement Based Composites – A New Innovation in Materials Technology
Dr.M.Neelamegam Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Easwari Engineering College |
| The speakers explained about various new materials used in the industry in present scenario. Different composites used in the concrete to achieve greater strength and distinct functional requirement were explained with suitable pictures were discussed in this session. | |
| 3 | Expert Lecture 7 – Special Concretes
Mr.S.Ramakrishnan,Business Development Manager Technical Sales Division, BekaertMukand Wire Industries Pvt Ltd. |
| This session was the most interactive and active session among two days of the seminar. The speaker gave many practical ideas about various types of concrete prepared in various countries all over the world. Concrete such as translucent concrete, foam concrete, low cement concrete, etc were also discussed. | |
| 4 | Expert Lecture 8 – Performance of High-Volume Fly-ash Concrete
Dr. P.S.Joanna Professor, Department of Civil Engineering Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science |
| The last lecture of the two days seminar explained various properties of high volume fly ash concrete and the experimental investigation done by the author to study the various properties of the high-volume fly-ash replaced structures in her research project. An extensive idea about the behaviour and properties of high volume fly ash concrete was the yield of the session. | |
