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Newsletter CSIR-SERC CSIR-SERC Chennai Vol. 31, No. 3 July-September 2016 CSIR PLATINUM JUBILEE FOUNDATION DAY were made to receive the visitors and guide IN THIS ISSUE CSIR Platinum Jubilee Foundation Day was them through all the laboratories. More than celebrated on 28 September 2016, at CSIR 5500 visitors have visited the campus, which · CSIR Platinum Jubilee includes students and faculty of more than 20 Foundation Day Campus, Taramani, Chennai and at TTRS Campus, Tirusulam, Chennai by CSIR- engineering colleges and 10 schools. Many · Hindi Fortnight professionals from software industry, research Celebrations Structural Engineering Research Centre institutes, public sectors and also · Advanced Course (CSIR-SERC) and Regional Units of CSIR- entrepreneurs visited the campus. · General Events CECRI, CSIR-CEERI, CSIR-CSIO, CSIR-NEERI and CSIR-NML. Technologies, products and state-of-the-art · Deputation facilities were showcased and demonstrated As a part of CSIR Platinum Jubilee Foundation · Invited Talks for the benefit of the visitors who had first-hand Day celebrations, staff of CSIR-SERC and · Honours/ Awards/ glimpse of multifarious and multi-discipline CMC, viewed live telecast of CSIR Platinum Recognitions R&D programmes currently going on in the Jubilee Foundation Day function that was held · Patents Filed laboratories and the visitors interacted with the on 26 September 2016, at Vigyan Bhavan, New scientific staff. · Visitors Delhi. The staff were enlightened with the · Contribution to Industry “Special Address” by the Chief Guest of the Highlights of displays at CSIR-SERC include · Appointments/ function, the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India, world class state-of-the-art laboratories and Promotion/ Transfers Shri Narendra Modi. technologies of Advanced Seismic Testing & Research Laboratory, Fatigue and Fracture · Retirements On the occasion of Foundation Day celebration Laboratory, Wind Engineering Laboratory, · Termination on 28 September 2016, “Open Day” was Advance Materials Laboratory, Advance observed. All the laboratories in the CSIR Concrete Technology and Evaluation campus, Taramani, Chennai, i.e. CSIR-SERC Laboratory, Structural Testing Laboratory and and five regional units and TTRS at Tirusulam, Tower Testing & Research Station at Chennai were open for visitors between 9.30 Tirusulam. In the regional units: CSIR-CECRI am and 12.30 pm. Elaborate arrangements EDITORIAL TEAM Business, Knowledge Management & Development (BKMD) Division CSIR-SERC Live telecast of CSIR Platinum Jubilee Foundation Day Open day visitors accompanied by the staff Address by the Hon'ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi CSIR-SERC Newsletter July–September 2016 Newsletter CSIR-SERC Chennai has demonstrated the fuel cell development facilities; CSIR- organizations worldwide. Feeling proud of our past CEERI demonstrated the plastic sorters; CSIR-CSIO achievements, he urged that we must ensure that good displayed energy monitoring systems and bio sensors for science leads to good technology, which will help our medical applications; CSIR-NEERI demonstrated air country to achieve socio-economic prosperity and fulfill the pollution monitoring system and microbial fuel cell system unmet needs of the vast majority of our country men. for waste water treatment and CSIR-NML displayed various Recalling the message of the honorable Prime Minister beneficiation technologies for ores and minerals. “Work on Solutions in a Time Bound Manner and Ensure that it Reach the End Users” during his “Special Address” on the CSIR Platinum Jubilee foundation day function, Prof. Santosh Kapuria, expressed that it is a reflection of the message given by the first Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. The Director stressed the staff to take a pledge that with the whole hearted, consorted and dedicated effort of the entire team, we will come up to the high expectations of the President of CSIR Society and the Prime Minister of India. The brief Report on the Open Day was presented by Dr. S. Subba Rao, Chairman, Common Core Committee. Dr. K. Balaji Rao, Chief Scientist & Advisor (Management), introduced the Chief Guest, Padma Vibhushan Prof. Roddam Visitors having a glimpse of CSIR 800 Products Narasimha, DST Year of Science Professor, Jawaharlal The open day exposition demonstrated the commitment, Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bengaluru. resolve and team work of the staff in this campus to align to The chief guest Prof. Roddam Narasimha delivered CSIR the needs of the domestic industry and the common man Foundation Day lecture on “Why Indian Aviation Needs a with focus on leveraging science, technology and innovation Next-Gen Make-in-India Turboprop Initiative – Right Now”. for meeting the needs of the country. CSIR Foundation Day function was held in the afternoon, at the Vigyan Auditorium, CSIR-SERC. The function was held in two sessions; first session comprised of “CSIR Foundation Day Lecture” and honouring of employees and meritorious wards of the employees. In the second session, prizes were distributed for the winners of science talent competitions and quiz competition - Eureka-2016. During the first session, Prof. Santosh Kapuria, Director, CSIR-SERC and Coordinating Director, CMC, welcomed the gathering and delivered the inaugural address. In the inaugural address, Prof. Santosh Kapuria congratulated all the members of CSIR family on the occasion of CSIR Padma Vibhushan Prof. Roddam Narasimha, delivering Platinum Jubilee foundation day celebrations and felt CSIR Foundation Day lecture honoured to be a part of this great organization at the historic moment. He said that, CSIR in its 74 years of existence has The Chief Guest then gave away the “Dr. M. Ramaiah Prize” played pivotal role in strengthening the Indian industry over for the best technical paper published by the scientists of a range of fields, for meeting the needs of the common man. CSIR-SERC during the year 2015-16. This year the prize was Praising CSIR for holding the largest IP portfolio and jointly awarded to: (i) Smriti Raj, Ramesh Kumar, V., Bharath leadership position in science in the country, he said, CSIR th Kumar, B.H., Smitha Gopinath and Nagesh R. Iyer, for the has secured 12 rank among 1200 Government research research paper “Flexural studies on basalt fiber reinforced 2 CSIR-SERC Newsletter July–September 2016 composite sandwich panel with profile sheet as core”, with and without internal pressure”, International Journal of published in the Construction and Building Materials, Vol. Pressure Vessels and Piping, Vol. 138, 2016, pp 19-30, and 82, 2015, pp 391-400 and (ii) Ahsana, P. V., Balaji Rao, K., (iii) Jothi Saravanan, T., Gopalakrishnan, N. and Prasad and Anoop, M.B., for the research paper “Stochastic analysis Rao, N. “Damage detection in structural element through of flexural strength of RC beams subjected to chloride propagating waves using radially weighted and factored induced corrosion”, published in Materials Research, Vol. RMS”, Measurement, Vol. 73, 2015, pp 520-538. 18, No. 6, 2015, pp 1224-1241. Prof. Santosh Kapuria, Director, CSIR-SERC and In addition, “Certificate of Merit” was presented to the Coordinating Director, CMC, honoured employees of CSIR- authors of three research papers, viz., (i) Saptarshi Sasmal, SERC and CSIR-CMC, who have superannuated/retired Chandra Prakash Khatri and Ramanjaneyulu, K. “Numerical during the past one year. They were honoured with shawl, simulation of performance of near-surface mounted FRP- memento and Samman Patra in felicitation of their valuable upgraded beam–column sub-assemblages under cyclic service. CSIR-SERC and CMC employees, who have loading”, Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, Vol. 11, completed 25 years of service in CSIR, were also recognized No. 8, 2015, pp 1012–1027; (ii) Saravanan, M., by way of presenting wrist watches. The Chief Guest and Vishnuvardhan, S., Gandhi, P., Pukazhendhi, D.M., Raghava, Director, presented Cash and Studentship Awards to the G.,Sahu, M.K., Chattopadhyay, J. and Dutta, B.K. “Fracture wards of CSIR-SERC and CMC employees who have proved studies on carbon steel elbows having part-through notch their meritorious educational achievements. Competition to Ms. Smriti Raj receiving Dr. M. Ramaiah prize Prof. Santosh Kapuria, receiving studentship and cash award from for the best research paper Chief Guest on behalf of his son Shri Siddharatha Kapuria, for securing admission in IIT, Kharagpur and scoring high marks Dr. M.B. Anoop receiving Dr. M. Ramaiah prize for the best research paper Chettinad Vidyashram school receiving first prize in “EUREKA-2016” CSIR-SERC Newsletter July–September 2016 3 Newsletter CSIR-SERC Chennai create a slogan for printing in the CSIR Foundation Day HINDI FORTNIGHT CELEBRATIONS 2016 T-shirt was conducted for the staff of CSIR-SERC and CSIR- Hindi Fortnight, 2016 was celebrated in CSIR Campus, CMC. Shri E. Parthiban, Sr. Tech. Officer, CSIR-SERC was Chennai during 1–15 September 2016. During the given the best slogan award. Dr. G. Raghava, Chairman, celebrations various competitions/events were organized for CSIR-SERC Open Day Committee, proposed vote of thanks. the staff members of CSIR-SERC and CMC. Hindi Fortnight In the second session, Dr. G.S. Palani, Chairman, Inter- was inaugurated with a workshop on “Noting and Drafting” school Science Quiz Committee, presented a special report on 1 September 2016. Hindi Quiz competition on 2 on the “CSIR EUREKA-2016 an Inter-School Science Quiz September 2016, Hindi Writing competition on 6 September Competition” conducted on 19 September 2016. CSIR 2016, Hindi Typing competition on 7 September 2016 and th EUREKA-2016 is the 9 in this series being conducted every Hindi songs competition on 8 September 2016 were year in the Campus for X, XI and XII standard students of organized. To ensure more participation and effective schools in and around Chennai as part of the CSIR implementation of official language policy in the Campus, Foundation Day celebrations. The Science Quiz Competition the participants were categorized into various groups was conducted by Shri V.V. Ramanan of The Hindu as Quiz keeping in view their academic qualification in Hindi and their Master.