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NATIONAL SEMINAR ON HYDROGEN ENERGY
AND OTHER RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
(HEAM Scientist 2014)
November 17-18, 2014
Trivandrum, India
Patrons Dr. P. K. Radhakrishnan Hon. Vice‐Chancellor University of Kerala Dr. K. K. Appukuttan Director MANIT‐Bhopal Convenor Dr. S. M. A. Shibli University of Kerala Trivandrum Co­convenor Dr. K.Sudhakar Energy Centre MANIT‐Bhopal Organizing secretary Dr. Suneesh. C. V. University of Kerala Trivandrum Organizing Committee Prof. T. S. Anirudhan University of Kerala Prof. A. Rehman MANIT‐Bhopal Mr. M. Shaneeth VSSC, Trivandrum Dr. Bipin Kumar Gupta NPL, New Delhi Dr. Damaraju Parvatalu ONGC, Mumbai Prof. Saroj Rangnekar MANIT‐Bhopal Dr. Arvind Mittal MANIT‐Bhopal Dr. Prashant Baredar MANIT‐Bhopal Dr. Sony George University of Kerala Dr. E. G. Jayasree University of Kerala Dr. Ani Deepthi University of Kerala Dr. Bibin John VSSC, Trivandrum Mr. B. Jayakrishnan VSSC,Trivandrum organized by
UNIVERSITY OF KERALA
in association with
MANIT Bhopal
& IAHEAM
www.iaheam.org
Venue: Department of Chemistry,
University of Kerala, Kariavattom. Trivandrum
Conference themes:
Hydrogen and fuel cells
Novel materials for energy application
Renewable energy and green technology
Green building
Alternative fuels
Biomass conversion technology
Solar thermal and solar photovoltaic energy systems
Energy generation from waste
Energy conservation and management
Energy efficiency, energy storage
Artificial photosynthesis
Advanced materials related to any renewable energy
Awards: HEAM Scientist 2014; HEAM Scholar 2014; Best paper and poster
awards
Registration fees (in Rupees):
Delegates (faculty and scientist): 1,000/Industrial Participant
: 2,000/Student
: 500/Attendee
: 500/To be paid online in favour of: ‘HEAM Scientist’, A/C no. 67204326515,
(State Bank of Travancore, Kariavattom Branch, Thiruvananthapuram)
Convenor: Dr. S. M. A. Shibli; Ph: 085470 67230 E‐mail: hydrogenmela@gmail.com; smashibli@yahoo.com Co‐convenor / organizing secretary Dr. K. Sudhakar; Ph: 075666 02579; E‐mail: nittsudhakar@gmail.com Dr. C. V. Suneesh; Ph: 09446260614; E‐mail: suneeshcv@gmail.com Please visit: www.iaheam.org More details: Over leaf The Registration and other nomination forms are attached with this brochure
About Department of Chemistry, University of Kerala Please visit: www.keralauniversity.ac.in About MANIT Bhopal Please visit: http://www.manit.ac.in/manitbpl/ About IAHEAM Please visit: www.iaheam.org The Young Scientist award: The prestigious national level young scientist award: ‘HEAM Scientist – 2014’ will be given to a young researcher who is less than 35 years of age, working in the area of hydrogen energy and advanced materials (The major part of the concerned research work should have been carried out in India). The selection will be done by an expert committee after screening the nominations. Those who have already got any award from IAHEAM will not be considered. A cash prize of Rs. 30,000 will also be given to the winner of the Title. Nominations may be made by sending a detailed bio‐data (in M. S. Word or pdf in the prescribed format) to The President, IAHEAM. The Young Scholar award: ‘HEAM Scholar – 2014’ is the third of its type in an annually conducted idea / project competition among research scholars who pursue their Ph.D. degree programme in Indian Institutions. Highly competent M.Tech / MS students will also be considered in this category. Self‐nominations are welcome from research scholars with their C V and a project proposal (Abstract). Few scholars will be initially selected for oral presentation. They need not to pay the registration fee for attending the two days national seminar on Hydrogen Energy and Other Renewable Energy Sources, to be conducted along with this competition. The presentation of the nominee along with their academic performance will be evaluated by an expert committee. The presentation of their project may reveal their exclusive idea or proposal and the same need not be evidenced by practical results. Ideas / imaginations based on national / international news / reports are also welcome. The award winner i.e., HEAM Scholar – 2014 will be given a cash prize of Rs. 10,000 and the title. The Venue The Department of Chemistry, University of Kerala, Kariavattom is situated at a distance of 20 km from Trivandrum railway/bus station. The campus is cosy and environmental friendly, far away from the hustle and bustle of city life. The nearest airport, Trivadrum is around 20 km. Trivandrum has many interesting places to visit like Veli Tourist Village, Sangumugam and Kovalam Beaches, Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Sree Padmanabha Palace, Museum and Arts Gallery, Science and Technology Museum and Planetarium and etc. Accommodation Accommodation in guest houses/hotels at participant’s cost may be arranged on request. Hotel tariff at Trivandrum ranges from Rs. 500/‐ to 2000/‐ per day. Participants have to send the additional amount as hotel booking fee along with the registration fee. Submission of Extended Abstract The extended Abstract for the oral/poster presentation should be in ‘Times New Roman’, A4 format leaving 2.5 cm on top & bottom and 3.0 cm as left and right margins (not exceeding 1000 words + 3 Figures or Tables). The title (font size 14) should be in bold followed by authors name(s) and affiliation (font size 12), followed by the email ID (font size 10) in italics, of the presenting author. The presenting author should be underlined and the main author with an asterisk. REGISTRATION FORM (This form may be photocopied) (HEAM Scientist 2014) separately attached. 17/11/2014
09.30 am
Welcome
Dr. S. M. A. Shibli
President, IAHEAM
09.35 am
Introductory Note
Dr. K. Sudhakar
Asst. Prof., Energy Centre
MANIT-Bhopal
09.40 am
Presidential Note
Dr. T. S. Anirudhan
Dean, Faculty of Science,
University of Kerala
09.45 am
Theme Note
Dr. A. Rehman
Professor & Chairman Energy Centre
MANIT-Bhopal
09.50 am
Vote of Thanks
Dr. C. V. Suneesh
Department of Chemistry,
University of Kerala
10.00 am
Dr. Ch. Subrahmaniam
IIT Hyderabad, Hyderabad
IT-01: Non-conventional Methods of Hydrogen Production
10.40 am
Dr. S. Shanmuga Priya
MIT, Manipal University
IT-02: Design of Solar Photocatalytic and Biological Process
for Treatment of Industrial Effluent
11.15 am
Tea Break
11.30 am
Dr. M. M. Shaijumon
IISER, Trivandrum
IT-03: 2D Layered Nanostructures for Energy Applications
12.10 pm
Mr. Ajith Gopi
ANERT, Govt of Kerala
IT-04: Solar Photovoltaic Programme in Kerala
12.50 pm
Lunch Break
02.00 pm
Mr. Vikas Asawat
Reg. Patent attorney,
Jaipur
IT-05 (Patent Consultancy): Innovations and patents in
hydrogen and fuel cell
02.40 pm
Dr. K. Sudhakar
Energy Centre,
MANIT-Bhopal
IT-06: Recent Developments in Solar Energy Applications
and Research
03.15 pm
Dr. Bipin Kumar Gupta
CSIR-NPL, New Delhi
IT-07: Future Prospects of New Emerging Hydrogen
Technology: An Alternative Green Fuel for Indian Scenario
03.45 pm
Tea Break
04.00 pm
Award ceremony of HEAM Scholar 2014
Parallel Session of ‘HEAM Scholar 2014’ at 1.30 pm-4.00 pm.
The final list of contestants for HEAM Scholar 2014: Sreekuttan M.Unni, NCL, Pune; Dijo Damien,
IISER, Trivandrum; Nishanthi Thangaraj, MS University, T N.; Ruma Arora Soni, MA NIT Bhopal, MP; Anju V,
JNTBGRI, Trivandrum; Dharani P Kumar, Yogi V.University, AP; V. Vinoth, NIT Trichi; Ramendra Pandey and
Harshal Agarwal, both from CSIR CECRI, Chennai; Vimala Dhanala, IIT Hyderabad; T. Sadhasivam, Alagappa
University, TN; Anjali P., Amrita IMS. Cochin; Asha R, D B College, Kollam; Rashmi Chandra, IICT, Hyderabad.
18/11/2014
09.45 am12.00 noon
Paper Presentation by Young scientists on Renewable Energy Sources and Advanced
Materials (Oral & Posters)
12.00 noon
Dr. S. Jayaraj
Dept. Mechanical Engineering,
NIT, Calicut
IT-08: On-board Hydrogen Production for
Automobile Applications
12.30 pm
Dr. Kirubakaran
Rural Energy Centre,
Gandhigram Rural Institute,
Tamil Nadu
IT-09: Renewable Energy and its Conservation for Rural
Development
01.00 pm
Lunch Break
02.00 pm
Dr. D. Parvatalu
Energy Centre, ONGC,
Mumbai
02.30 pm
HEAM Scientist 2014: Competition – presentation
04.00 pm
Award Ceremony
04.15 pm
Tea
IT-10: Hydrogen is the Key to Success of Renewable Energy
Campaign: ONGC Energy Centre perspective
The final list of contestants for HEAM Scientist 2014: Dr. Bhanu Pratap Singh, NPL, N Delhi;
Dr.Kranthi Kumar Maniam, University of Manchester, UK; Dr. P. Manikandan, IISER Trivandrum; Dr. Dhanya
V.S., CE, Trivandrum; Dr. Rohit R. Shahi, MN NIT Allagabad; Dr. Aadesh P. Singh, IIT Delhi; Dr. M. Sterlin Leo
Hudson, Central University of T. N.
05.00 pm Preliminary Meeting to chart out ‘HEAM Scientist 2015’