...... PATRON ...... How to Reach : International Conference Air : is 5 k.m. away from Kolhapur city and on Dr. D. B. Shinde well linked with major cities Pune/Mumbai/Belgaum in Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, India. Train : Kolhapur is well connected by trains from Advances in Chemical Sciences University, Kolhapur. Kolhapur 416 004, , India different parts of India. Road : Kolhapur is well connected (ICACS 2018) with express roadways to all the major towns in the Dr. D. T. Shirke, Pro-Vice Chancellor, SUK Maharashtra State. Kolhapur is well connected by NH-4 Announcement and call for papers Dr. P. S. Patil, Dean, Faculty of Sciences, SUK National Highway. Dr. V. D. Nandavadekar, Registrar, SUK About Kolhapur : Kolhapur is a historic city on the banks of Shri. A. B. Chougule, Finance & A/c. Officer, SUK the Panchaganga River, in the Indian State of Maharashtra G. S. Gokavi, Chairman & HoD Chemistry, SUK with highest per capital income in state. It is known for its A. V. Ghule, Convenor S. S. Kolekar, Co-Convenor temples, like the ancient Mahalakshmi Temple, a Hindu pilgrimage site. Kolhapur is famous for its Kolhapuri S. D. Delekar, Secretary S. P. Hangirgekar, Treasurer Chappals (footwear). Kolhapuri jewellery (Saaj) a type of antique jewellery, jaggery.... foods and many more unique INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE things. Gedanken Aharon Sri Narayan Places around Kolhapur Bar-Ilan University, Israel Univ. of South California, USA Shri Mahalakshmi (Ambabai) Temple of Kolhapur in Kamat Prashant Zinigrad Michael University of Norte Dame, USA Ariel University, Israel Maharashtra, India, is one of the Shakti Peethas listed in Han Sung - Hwan Ling Yong- Chien various puranas of Hinduism. The temple belongs , S. Korea Natl. Tsing Hua University, Taiwan architecturally to the Chalukya Empire and was first built in Joo Oh-Shim Chang Jia-Yaw the 7th century. February 1-3, 2018 KIST, S. Korea Natl. Taiwan Sci.-Tech Univ. Taiwan New Palace-Museum, : Designed by Charles Pol Vilas Liu Jie ...... Venue ...... Purdue University, IN, USA Duke University, NC, USA Mant (1881) with an exquisite grace has an impressive Kim Jin Hyeok Dalal Naresh marquee with filigree work in stone which characterises the Dr. V. S. Khandekar Bhasha Bhawan Chonnam National Univ., S. Korea Florida State University, USA mixed Hindu style of architecture and is ornamented with a , Kolhapur Saha Sourav Fuhrhop Jürgen-Hinrich profusion of elaborate detail. Clemson University, SC, USA Freie Berlin, Germany Bhosale Sheshnath Nam Kyung - Wan Mahalakshmi Temple New Palace Rankala Lake RMIT University, Australia Dongguk University, S. Korea Panda D. K. Yakhmi J. Clemson University, USA BARC, Mumbai, India Shellikeri A. Acquach S. Florida State University, USA Florida State University, USA

NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE Dajipur Wildlife Sanctuary (“Bison Sanctuary”) is a Yadav G. D. (VC) Katti S. (Sr. VP) Gaikar V. G. (VC) wildlife sanctuary located in , Kolhapur among ICT, Mumbai Reliance Industries Ltd. BATU, Lonere (MS) the Sahyadri hills in the Western Ghats. a Maldar N. N. (VC) Chopade B. A. (VC) Salunke M. M. (VC) century old dam was built on Bhogawati River by Shahu Solapur University Dr. BAMU, A’bad www.unishivaji.ac.in Sharma- A. (IIT-K) Mishra M. K. Pillai V. K. Maharaj. Secretary, DST IIT, Mumbai Director,CSIR-CECRI near Kolhapur, is built on an outlying spur of ...... Organised by ...... Kale B. B. Ogale S. B. Sharma R. K. the Sahayadri is 400m. above plain, and is the largest of all the Department of Chemistry -Director, C-MET IISER, Pune Delhi University Deccan forts. Thomas S. Rawat D. S. Ganesh K. N. Shivaji University, MG Univ., Kerala Delhi University Director, IISER, Pune Wadgaonkar P. P. Mane R. S. Roy D. (CPC) Dajipur Sanctuary Radhanagari Panhala Fort Kolhapur- 416 004, Maharashtra (India) NCL, Pune SRTMU, Nanded BRNS-HBNI,Mumbai E-mail : [email protected] Madhukar K. Kotha S. Revankar V. K. Contact :+91-231-2609165/9311 Osmania University, Hyderabad IIT Mumbai Karnataka University Phase D. M. Shirsat R. N. Dhavale D. D. Mob. : +91-9145772101/9730283381 DAE CSR Indore Goa University SP Pune University Samanta A. Vasudevan S. Patil S. Kolhapur Climate : The climate of Kolhapur is very pleasant ...CONFERENCE SPONSORERS... Univ. of Hyderabad IISc, Bangalore IISc Bangalore all throughout the year with good blend of coastal and inland Gaikwad S. T. Juneja H. D. Mahulikar P. P. Dr. BAMU, Aurangabad RTMNU, Nagpur NMU , Jalgaon element, moderate winters in the months of November- February and summers from March to June. Average ORGANIZING COMMITTEE temperature hovers somewhere around 10-24 oC and thus is Patil S. R. Salunkhe R. S. Kolekar G. B. popular tourist destination. Chavan S. S. Garadkar K. M. Anbhule P. V. Pore D. M. Dagade D. H. Rashinkar G. S. Bhange D. S. Sankpal S. A. Tayade S. N. Welcome to the Deshmukh M. B. (BSR) Bhosale P. N. (BSR) Non Teach. Staff Ph.D. Students M.Phil. Students M.S c. Students Department of Chemistry ABOUT SHIVAJI UNIVERSITY : Shivaji University, ABSTRACTS AND POSTER : Author(s) are requested to send established in 1962, is named after the Great Maratha Warrior the abstracts of their original work which will be considered and founder of the Maratha empire Chhatrapati Shivaji. It was for oral/poster presentation. The electronic files of the inaugurated on 18th November, 1962 by Dr. Radhakrishnan abstract should be prepared using Microsoft Word (saved as (President of India). The University jurisdiction is spread over MS word) with figures if any embedded in the file. Author(s) three districts viz. Kolhapur, and Satara with strength of should submit their abstracts only electronically via e-mail to about 3,00,000 students studying in 280 affiliated colleges and the Convenor : Dr. Anil Ghule ([email protected]). International Conference recognised institutes. A wide spectrum of programmes in Acceptance of the abstracts for oral/poster presentation will on Advances in Chemical Sciences different disciplines is being offered in this University. Due to be communicated through e-mail to the corresponding (ICACS 2018) its high quality infrastructure, academic and research author. Abstract should be typed in A4 size paper on one side excellence, Shivaji University has established itself as a only and 1.5 spacing using Times New Roman font of size 12 ..... Organised by ..... premier university in India. pt. It should not exceed 300 words. 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The complete postal address, synthetic chemistry, natural product and green chemistry, Kolhapur- 416 004, Maharashtra (India) telephone, fax number and e-mail address of the E-mail : [email protected] supramolecular chemistry, coordination, organo-metallic corresponding author should be indicated below the Contact :+91-231-2609165/9311 chemistry, medicinal chemistry, material chemistry, abstract. photochemistry, catalysis, synthesis of nano-materials and Mob. : +91-9145772101/9730283381 ORAL AND POSTER PRESENTATION AND PRIZES : Oral nanocomposite by tailoring of molecular precursors is presentation will be for 10 min each. Posters should be pursued. The department has published large number of REGISTRATION FORM prepared on flex with standard size of 1m x 1m. Orals and research papers, articles, book chapters and books. The st Format to be attached with Demand draft Posters will be evaluated by the team of experts and three (1 , department is recognized by Department of Science and nd rd 2 and 3 ) best oral and poster presentation prizes and five Technology (DST) under FIST program and by University consolation prizes would be declared immediately after the Name (Block letters) ______Grants Commission (UGC) under SAP-DRS. sessions. ______ABOUT THE CONFERENCE : The chemical sciences lies in the IMPORTANT DATES ease with which it forms overlap with disciplines such as Male/Female: ______v Last date for receipt of abstract : 30th December, 2017 medicine biology, physics, engineering and others. The v Confirm abstract acceptance : 5th January, 2018 Designation: ______overlaps results in diverse applications of science to v Early bird registration : 10th January, 2018 Organization : ______humanity. In the recent times, the progress of research in REGISTRATION FEE Address: ______chemical sciences has been phenomenal leading to Early Bird Registrations (Before 10th January, 2018) emergence of many sub-disciplines such as material science, Faculty (Academic/Research Institutes) : Rs. 5000 ______nanoscience and technology, chemical biology and others. Delegates from Industries : Rs.8000 ______The primary goal of the conference is to provide an Students & Research Scholars : Rs. 3000 Phone:______Fax : ______opportunity for wide ranging discussion on innovative Registrations after 10/01/2018 E-mail:______research in various fields of chemical sciences. Faculty (Academic/Research Institutes) : Rs. 6000 SUBJECT CATEGORIES Delegates from Industries : Rs. 9000 I will attend the Conference:(Y/N) ______The three-day Conference will cover Students & Research Scholars : Rs. 4000 I will present a Paper (Oral/Poster) :(Y/N)______v Multidisciplinary topics, Knowledge Economy Foreign Faculty(Academic/Research Institutes): $ 300 v Title of the Paper:______Nanotechnology and Materials Science Foreign Delegates from Industries : $ 500 v Synthetic chemistry, Natural Products and·Catalysis Foreign Students & Research Scholars : $ 200 ______v Radiation and Photochemistry Registration fee includes delegates kit, attractive souvenir, ______v Supra Molecular Chemistry breakfast, tea/coffee, snacks, lunch and dinner during the v Accommodation required: (Y/N)______Green Chemistry and Green Nanotechnology conference and should be paid along with the registration v Accompanied by ______Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, form. Registration fee is payable Online Payment Bioengineering, Biomedical and Agriculture sector. Gateway/Demand Draft of a Nationalized Bank only in favour Arrival Date______Departure Date ______v Co-ordination and Organometallic Chemistry of the Finance and Accounts Officer, Shivaji University, Registration fee/ Payment details/Online Payment v Magnetic and Spintronics Materials Kolhapur payable at Kolhapur vComputational and Theoretical Chemistry Draft /Trans. No.______Date ______vSpectroscopic and Advanced Techniques ACCOMMODATION : Accommodation would be arranged on Drawee Bank,______request and would be charged extra as per the request and vAnalytical Chemistry & Separation Science availability. Those participants who wish to stay in the hotels are Amount :______vEnergy materials, Energy Generation and Storage v requested to book their accommodation at least 15 days in Contemporary topics in Chemical Engineering, Applied advance on actual payment basis. and Industrial Chemistry For accommodation details please contact vIntellectual Property Rights-Technology Transfer Dr. G. B. Kolekar, E-mail: [email protected] vAny other areas related to chemical, allied sciences & at Dr. G. S. Rashinkar, E-mail: [email protected] Date:______Signature the interface.