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January - February 2016 NEWSLETTER OF COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Cusat Vice Chancellor Dr. J. Letha presided over the function. Dr. K. Poulose Jacob, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Dr. K.A. Zakkaria, Sri. R.S. Sasikumar (Syndicate Members), Dr. K.G. Nair (Director, Centre for Sciene in Society) and Dr. S. David Peter, Registrar offered felicitations. The Prof. M.V. Pylee Award consists of a purse of Rs. 1 lakh and a citation. Dr. Jancy Dr. M.S. Valiathan is presenting Prof. M.V. Pylee Award for the best Academician James, who was earlier a pro- of India to Dr. Jancy James, former Vice Chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi University. fessor at Institute of English Tough to find Best Teacher : Dr. Valiathan The main goal of a teacher country require a lot of scaling and Director of the Centre for should be to teach the stu- up despite advancements in Comparative Literature at the dents effectively, said Padma the higher education sector. University of Kerala, was the Vibhushan Dr. M.S. Valia- She also advised researchers first woman to become a than, noted educationist. not to look for shortcuts while University Vice Chancellor in pursuing their goals. the state of Kerala. In his address after pre- senting the Prof. M.V. Pylee Award for the Best Academi- cian of India instituted at Cusat to Dr. Jancy James, former Vice Chancellor of Central University, Kasargod, at Cusat on 16th February, Dr. Valiathan pointed out that the number of teachers encourag- ing their students to follow their dreams seems to be decli- ning. It has become tough to find best teachers, he said. In her acceptance speech Dr. M.S. Valiathan is addressing the audience after presenting the award. Dr. K. Poulose Jacob, Prof. M.V. Pylee, Vice Chancellor Dr. J. Letha, Dr. Jancy Dr. Jancy James said emplo- James, Dr. K.G. Nair, Sri. R.S. Sasikumar, Dr. K.A. Zakkaria and Dr. S. David yability skills of students in the Peter are on the dais. come eligible for "subst- for accreditation in its Editorial... antial equivalency" in 15 signatory countries. Est- foreign countries includ- ablished in 1989, the sig- I am excited and ing the US and the UK. natories as of 2014 are thrilled by the news that Thus the School of Engi- Australia, Canada, Tai- all the seven B. Tech neering, Cusat has acqu- wan, Hong Kong, India, Engineering programmes ired a unique position Ireland, Japan, Korea, offered by the School of among the institutions Malaysia, New Zealand, Engineering, Cusat have offering Engineering Russia, Singapore, South been accredited for two programmes in the state. Africa, Sri Lanka, Tur- that an Engineering insti- years by the National key, the UK and the USA. Board of Accreditation tution in Kerala is getting The National Board (NBA) under Tier-I sys- accredited by NBA under of Accreditation (NBA) The agreement reco- tem. I take this opportu- Tier - I Category. As you has been accorded per- gnizes that there is sub- stantial equivalence of Testimonial of Academic Excellence programme accredited by those signatories. Gradu- nity to personally congra- may be aware, Tier-I pro- manent signatory status ates of accredited progr- tulate the teaching and grams are housed in insti- of Washington Accord on ams in any of the signa- non-teaching staff as tutions with the auto- th 13 June 2014. As per tory countries are recog- well as the students of nomy to review the curri- Washington Accord agre- nized by the other signa- the School of Engineering culum content and make ement, recognition of tory countries as having for achieving this honour. changes based on reco- programs by other signa- met the academic requ- I am sure that this will mmendations from accre- tories applies only to irements for entry to the ensure transnational ditation visits. The pro- programme accredited practice of engineering. mobility and competitive- gramme offered by IIT's, by NBA and offered by This accreditation is a ness of our students. IISc's, NIT's, Constituent education providers Departments/Colleges of shot in the arm for all accepted by NBA as Tier Our B.Tech progra- Central, State and Dee- concerned in their march 1 Institutions. The Wash- mme in Civil Engineering, med-to-be Universities to ensure total quality in ington Accord covers Computer Science & and Autonomous Institu- engineering and techno- undergraduate enginee- Engineering, Electrical & tions are eligible for logy education. It is our Electronics, Electronics & accreditation under Tier- ring degrees under Out- duty to take this achieve- Communication, Infor- I system. All the colleges come-based education ment as a stepping stone mation Technology, Mec- affiliated to a University approach. for future glory. I hope hanical and Safety & are accredited only un- As we know, the this honour will provide a Fire Engineering have der Tier-II system. Washington Accord is an new impetus to all Cusat thus achieved a cove- fraternity in their efforts Currently, from the international accredita- table position among the to achieve global stand- State of Kerala, only tion agreement for profe- prestigious institutions in ards of quality in all these seven programmes ssional engineering aca- the country. academic activities. offered at School of Engi- demic degrees, between It's for the first time neering, Cusat have be- the bodies responsible Dr. J. Letha Maritime Research Advisory Board constituted In an effort to overcome the un- ration, Indian Maritime University ns of NOx reduction. (II) Fuel oil precedented challenges with regard etc. MARPOL Commission of IMO emulsification techniques to com- to control of emission from ships stipulates the reduction of emi- ply with emission requirements. in the wake of MARPOL convention, ssion of oxides of Sulphur & Nitro- (III) Water injection into combus- the K.M. School of Marine Engi- gen from various ships, said Dr. tion chamber of compression igni- neering, Cusat has formulated a K.A. Simon, Director, K.M. School tion engine and scavenge air moist- Maritime Research Board involving of Marine Engineering. The Dire- the representatives of organiza- ctor of the School further explained urizing in order to regulate NOx tions such as Indian Register of that the immediate priority of the production and (IV) Study of nozzle Shipping, Directorate General research wing is the following. (I) flow characteristics of sonic and Shipping, Mercantile Marine Dept., Exhaust gas recirculation in Mari- subsonic flows with the aid of State Marine Development Corpo- ne diesel engine as a primary mea- anechoic chamber. Tejus January - February 2016 2 The Stratosphere Tropo- sphere (ST) Radar installed in the Cusat campus has comme- nced issue of weekly weather bulletins from Monday, 2nd November, 2015. Cusat Vice Chancellor Dr. J. Letha released the first weather bulletin during a function organized at The Centre for Atmospheric research at Cusat campus. She has also inaugurated the 32 m tall Meteorological Tower and Automatic Weather Station on Cusat Vice Chancellor Dr. J. Letha is inaugurating ST Radar Weather Station. Dr. the occasion. An introductory S. David Peter, Sri. Sebastin Ouseph, Dr. S. Anilkumar, Dr. K. Poulose Jacob and speech was delivered by Dr. K. Dr. K. Mohankumar are also seen Cusat ST Radar: Weather Bulletins commenced Mohan Kumar, Director of the 205 MHz. Radar of Cusat can of atmospheric conditions will Advanced Centre for Atmos- detect and analyze even the contribute immensely towards pheric Radar Research. Dr. K. slightest changes in air and diverse sectors like atmospheric Poulose Jacob, Pro-Vice Chan- other atmospheric forces at a research, defense, air transport cellor, Dr. S. David Peter, Regist- height of 20 km above the and weather analysis, according rar, Sri. Sebastian Ouseph, earth's surface on a 24-hr basis. to Dr. K. Mohan Kumar, Project Finance Officer and Dr. S. Anil Established with funding of Rs. Director. Weekly weather bulle- Kumar, Director, Public Rela- 20 Cr. from Dept. of Science and tin is available on www. acarr. tions and Publications were also Technology, Govt. of India, the cusat.ac.in, www.cusat.ac.in. present among faculty, scienti- project is the only one of its kind Training brochure on sts and media persons on the in India with ST Radar, Meteor- occasion. ological Tower, Automatic Taxonomy of Bivalve Weather Station and GPS Radio Conventionally weather Molluscs Sonde. predictions are made with the Cusat Vice Chancellor Dr. J. help of periodic relays from The ST Radar project's pre- Letha released the brochure of Radio Sonde equipment carried diction of wind storms and first International training work- by helium-filled balloons. The monsoon based on its analysis shop on "Taxonomy of Bivalve Molluscs" on 10th December 2015 in the School of Marine Sciences Auditorium, Cusat. The workshop was organized by the Dept. of Marine Biology, Microbiology and Biochemistry, Cusat and co-organized by the Dept. of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala, in collaboration with National Museum of Wales and School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor Univer- Dr. K. Mohankumar is elaborating the working of ST Radar to Cusat Vice sity, UK, said Dr. Bijoy Nandan. Chancellor Dr. J. Letha and other dignitaries Tejus January - February 2016 3 Ocean Wealth: India should exploit our seabed : NSTL Director "The seabed has vast resour- ces of mineral wealth, which have not been exploited through seabed explorations by India. On the other hand, China has established a huge lead in sea- bed exploration by developing the world's deepest diving vehicle, which can go deep even beyond 7000 metres. Our nation has to accelerate its programs Dr. C. Durgamalleshwar, Director NSTL is inaugurating SYMPOL, 2015 Dr. P.R.S. on a war footing for the extrac- Pillai, Dr. K. Poulose Jacob, Cusat Vice Chancellor Dr.