ANNUALANNUAL REPORTREPORT 2015–20162015–2016

Indian Guwahati 781039, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati is the sixth member of the IIT family. Indian Institute of Technology– Society was formed in February 1989. The foundation stone of IIT Guwahati was laid in July 1992 in Guwahati. The Institute of Technology (Amendment) Act 1994, passed by the Parliament, was notifi ed in the Gazette of India on May 26, 1994, by which the IIT Guwahati– Assam Society was made into IIT Guwahati. By the Gazette of India notifi cation of the Ministry of Human Resource Development dated September 1,1994, the Central Government declared September 1,1994, as the date on which the Institute of Technology (Amendment) Act 1994 (No. 35 of 1994) came into force and IIT Guwahati was established. Enrollment of students started in 1995. Annual Report 2015–2016: Highlights

Growth

Particulars 2014–2015 2015-2016 Growth in %

Student Strength 5186 5533 6.7

Faculty Strength 372 402 8.06

R&D Funds Received (In crores of `) 73.95 65.67 - 11.2

Total Research Publication 1250 1588 27.04

Major R&D Projects Received:  Scheme for fi nancial assistance for setting up of electronics and ICT academies; Centre for Educational Technology; DeitY; ` 1750 lakh E-Kalpa-2 creating digital environment for design in India; Centre for Educational Technology; MHRD; ` 840 lakh Unnat Shikshak – Unnat Bharat, centre for excellence in science and mathematics education; Centre for Educational Technology; MHRD; ` 339 lakh Fundamental molecular investigations in biotechnology; Biosciences and Bioengineering; DBT; ` 248 lakh Visvesvaraya PhD scheme for electronics and IT; Electronics and Electrical Engg.; Media Lab Asia; ` 237 lakh Development of abiotic stress resilient tropical pulses through tailoring of ABA receptor genes; Biosciences and Bioengineering; DBT; ` 156 lakh

Major Conference Held: South Asian Workshop on Optics and Photonics 2015 under UNESCO IYL Celebration (SAWOP 2015), November 2015 4th International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterial and Nanotechnology (ICANN – 2015), December 2015 Indian Chemical Engineering Congress 2015 (CHEMCON 2015), December 2015 22nd National Conference on Communications (NCC – 2016), March 2016 2nd National Workshop on NEMS/MEMS and Theranostics Devices (NWNTD – 2016), March 2016 4th Annual Chemical Engineering Symposium (REFLUX 2016), March 2016 Annual Report 2015–2016 A Quick Look

Department/Centre Academic Department 11 Academic Centre 5 Service Centre 5

Grants (` in crores) MHRD Non-Plan: 117.15 Plan: 165.00 Total ` 282.15 crores

Students Admitted Students Strength Preparatory 5 Preparatory 5 BTech/BDes 639 BTech/BDes 2615 MTech/MDes/MS(R) 452 MTech/MDes/MS(R) 827 MSc/MA 157 MSc/MA 314 PhD/DUAL Degree 401 PhD/DUAL Degree 1772 Total 1654 Total 5533

Number of Degrees Awarded 17th Convocation (8 June 2015) BTech/BDes 578 MTech/MDes 267 MSc 124 MA 24 PhD 124 Total 1117

Faculty/Staff Strength Faculty 402 Scientifi c Staff 35 Non-Teaching Staff (Group A) 39 Non-Teaching Staff (Group B & C) 363 Total 839

Research Papers Journal Papers 883 Conference Papers 705 Total 1588

Consultancy Projects Sponsored Research Projects New Projects 135 New Projects 116 Outlay (Rs. in crore) 3.99 Outlay (Rs. in crore) 61.00 CONTENTS

PART I Organisation 11 IIT Council 13 Board of Governors 14 Senate 15 Finance Committee 16 Building and Works Committee 17 Executive Summary 18

PART II ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS Biosciences and Bioengineering 35 Chemical Engineering 53 Chemistry 62 Civil Engineering 72 Computer Science and Engineering 83 Design 88 Electronics and Electrical Engineering 94 Humanities and Social Sciences 105 Mathematics 114 Mechanical Engineering 121 Physics 130 ACADEMIC CENTRES Centre for Energy 141 Centre for the Environment 146 Centre for Linguistic Science and Technology 151 Centre for Nanotechnology 154 EXTRAMURAL CENTRES Lakshminath Bezbaroa Central Library 161 Centre for Educational Technology 164 Central Instruments Facility 168 Computer and Communication Centre 170

PART III Research Publications 175 Details of Research and Development Projects 323

PART IV APPENDICES Faculty 351 Officers and Scientific Staff (Group A) 356 Degree Awardees 358 Progress in Construction Works 384 Summary of Institute Accounts 386 PART I

Organisation IIT Council Board of Governors Senate Finance Committee Building and Works Committee Executive Summary ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016

Organisation

Chairman, Council of IITs Dean, Outreach Education Programme Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani Prof. A. K. Gogoi Hon’ble Minister for Human Resource Development, Govt. of India Registrar Mr. U. C. Das Chairman, Board of Governors Dr. R. P. Singh (Up to 07.02.2016) Associate Dean, Academic Affairs Former Chairman and Managing Director Prof. A. Saikia Power Grid Corporation of India Limited Associate Dean, Institute Works Dr. Rajiv I. Modi (From 08.02.2016) Dr. R. K. Bhattacharjya Chairman & Managing Director Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited Associate Dean, Research and Development Cadila Corporation Campus, Prof. S. R. M. Prasanna (Upto 14.07.2015) Sarkhej-Dholka Road, Bhat, Prof. Gopal Das (From 05.10.2015) 382 210, Associate Dean, Students’ Affairs Director Prof. L. Rangan Prof. Gautam Biswas Prof. K. Pakshirajan (Upto 22.02.2016)

Deputy Director Head, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering Prof. P. K. Bora Prof. V. V. Dasu (Up to 22.02.2016) Prof. K. Pakshirajan (From 23.02.2016) Dean, Academic Affairs Prof. M. G. P. Prasad Head, Department of Chemical Engineering Prof. B. Mandal Dean, Faculty Affairs Prof. P. Mahanta Head, Department of Chemistry Prof. B. K. Patel Dean, Research and Development Prof. D. Chakraborty (Up to 14.07.2015) Head, Department of Civil Engineering Prof. S. R. M. Prasanna (From 15.07.2015) Prof. S. Dutta

Dean, Students’ Affairs Head, Department of Computer Science and Prof. Chandan Mahanta Engineering Prof. D. Goswami Dean, Infrastructure, Planning and Management Prof. S. K. Kakoty Head, Department of Design Prof. U. Dean, Alumni Affairs and External Relations Prof. S. C. Mishra (Up to 21.07.2015) Head, Department of Electronics and Electrical Prof. R. M. Punekar (From 22.07.2015) Engineering Prof. Chitralekha Mahanta

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Head, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Head, Central Instruments Facility Dr. A. Saikia Dr. G. Krishnamoorthy

Head, Department of Mathematics Head, Centre for Educational Technology Prof. S. N. Bora Prof. P. Yammiyavar (Up to 12.05.2015) Prof. S. K. Khijwania (From 13.05.2015) Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering Prof. A. K. Dass Head, Computer & Communication Centre Prof. S. V. Rao Head, Department of Physics Prof. P. Poulose Head, Centre for Linguistic Science and Technology Prof. S. Nandi Head, Centre for Energy Prof. P. Goswami Head, Centre for Career Development Prof. S. Natesan (Up to 06.04.2015) Head, Centre for the Environment Prof. K. Mohanty (From 07.04.2015) Prof. G. Das (Up to 06.08.2015) Prof. V. K. Dubey (From 07.08.2015) Librarian Dr. T. Guha Head, Centre for Nanotechnology Prof. R. P. Paily

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IIT Council

Minister in charge of Technical Education in the Central Government (Ex-Officio) Chairman

Chairman of Board of Governors of all Indian Institutes of Technology (Ex-Officio) Member

Director of all Indian Institutes of Technology (Ex-Officio) Member

Chairman, University Grants Commission (Ex-Officio) Member

Director General, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (Ex-Officio) Member

Chairman, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (Ex-Officio) Member

Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (Ex-Officio) Member

Three nominees of the Central Government To represent the Ministry concerned with Technical Education Member To represent the Ministry of Finance Member To represent any other Ministry Member

Nominee of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) Member

Nominees of the Visitor (minimum 3 and maximum 5) Member

Three Members of Parliament (two from and one from ) Member

Secretary to the Council Secretary

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Board of Governors

Chairman Member-Nominee of the Govt. of Assam Dr. R. P. Singh (Up to 07.02.2016) Shri H. K. Sharma, IAS Former Chairman and Managing Director Commissioner and Secretary to the Govt. of Assam Power Grid Corporation of India Limited Higher Education (Technical) Department Dispur, Guwahati 781 006 Dr. Rajiv I. Modi (From 08.02.2016) Chairman & Managing Director Member-Nominee from North Eastern Region Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited Mr. Er. Liansanga (Up to 10.06.2015) Cadila Corporation Campus, Ex Engineer-in-Chief, PWD Sarkhej-Dholka Road, Bhat, Shivaji Tillah, Khatla Ahmedabad 382 210, Gujarat Aizawl, Mizoram

Member (Ex-Officio) Mr. C. Lalhmachhuana, ITS (From 11.06.2015) Prof. Gautam Biswas Secretary, Information & Telecommunication Director Technology Department IIT Guwahati Government of Mizoram, Aizawl

Member-Nominees of the IIT Council Member-Nominees of the Senate Prof. Asis Datta (Up to 17.03.2016) Prof. R. Alam Professor of Eminence Professor National Institute of Plant Genome Research Department of Mathematics Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, Post Box No. 10531 IIT Guwahati 110 067 Prof. A. Chattopadhyay (Up to 31.12.2015) Ms. (Dr.) Chitra Dutta (From 18.03.2016) Professor Head, Structural Biology and Informatics Division Department of Chemistry CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology IIT Guwahati Kolkatta 700 032 Prof. C. Mahanta (From 01.01.2016) Prof. M. K. Chaudhuri Professor Vice-Chancellor Department of Electronics & Electrical Engineering Tezpur University IIT Guwahati Napaam, Tezpur 784 028 Secretary (Ex-Officio) Mr. Pydah Venkatanarayana Mr. U. C. Das Member, Pydah Educational Academy Registrar 3-16B-115, Santhi Nagar, Kakinada 533 003 IIT Guwahati

Dr. D. B. Goel Former Professor, IIT Roorkee 268/5, 16 Civil Lines Roorkee 247 667

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Senate

Composition of the Senate

1. The Director Chairman (Ex-Offi cio)

2. The Deputy Director Member (Ex-Offi cio)

3. All Professors of the Institute Members (Ex-Offi cio)

4. Three persons, not being employees of the Institute, to be nominated by the Chairman, BOG in consultation with the Director, from among educationists of repute, one each from the fi elds of science, engineering and humanities Board Nominated Members Prof. A. C. Bhagabati National Highway No. 37 (Bypass) Guwahati 781 014

Prof. B. P. Chetiya H. No. - 2 Banipur Path, Beltola West Guwahati 781 028

Prof. H. K. Das Pro. V. C, Assam Downtown University H. No. - 1, 2nd Bye lane Baranachal Road, Bamunimaidam Guwahati 781 021

5. Head of the Academic Departments and Academic Centres Members (Ex-Offi cio)

6. Librarian of the Institute Member (Ex-Offi cio)

7. Chairman, Hostel Aff airs Board Member

8. Registrar of the Institute Secretary (Ex-Offi cio)

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Finance Committee

Dr. R. P. Singh (Up to 07.02.2016) Chairman (Ex-Offi cio) Former Chairman and Managing Director Power Grid Corporation of India Limited

Dr. Rajiv I. Modi (from 08.02.2016) Chairman & Managing Director Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited Cadila Corporation Campus, Sarkhej-Dholka Road, Bhat, Ahmedabad 382 210, Gujarat

Prof. Gautam Biswas Member (Ex-Offi cio) Director IIT Guwahati

Prof. P. K. Bora Member Professor, Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering IIT Guwahati

Director (IITs) Member Department of Higher Education Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi 110 115

Director (Finance) Member Integrated Finance Division, Department of Higher Education Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi 110 115

Prof. Dilip Kr. Barua Member Former Principal, Cotton College, Guwahati

Mr. U. C. Das Secretary (Ex-Offi cio) Registrar IIT Guwahati

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Building and Works Committee

Prof. Gautam Biswas Chairman (Ex-offi cio) Director IIT Guwahati

Superintending Engineer (CPWD), Assam Member (Ex-offi cio) Assam Central Circle–II, CPWD Complex, Garchuk, NH Bye Pass 37 Opposite DY 365 Offi ce, Guwahati 781 035

Chief Engineer (Buildings), PWD, Assam Member (Ex-offi cio) PWD, Govt. of Assam Chandmari, Guwahati 781 003

Shri Mrinal R. Das Member Former Secretary, PWD, Govt. of Assam

Shri Pramathesh Choudhury Member Director, Design (Retd.), PWD, Govt. of Assam

Prof. P.K. Bora Member (Ex-offi cio) Deputy Director and Professor, Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, IIT Guwahati

Prof. S. K. Kakoty Member (Ex-offi cio) Dean, Infrastructure, Planning and Management and Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Guwahati

Prof. Rajib Kr. Bhattacharjya Special Invitee Associate Dean, Infrastructure, Planning and Management and Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Guwahati

Mr. U. C. Das Member Secretary (Ex-offi cio) Registrar, IIT Guwahati

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Executive Summary

THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Dr. Rajiv I. Modi, Chairman and Managing Director, Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited has been nominated as the Chairman of Board of Governors of IIT Guwahati. He assumed his charges from 8 February 2016. I welcome Dr. Modi on behalf of the Institute.

Dr. R. P. Singh’s tenure as the Chairman, Board of Governors, came to an end on 7 February 2016. I off er our heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Singh for his constant support and guidance to the Institute.

Mr. C. Lalhmachhuana, ITS, Secretary, Information and Telecommunication Technology Department, Government of Mizoram, joined the Board in June 2015 as a nominee from the North Eastern Region. Prof. Chitralekha Mahanta, Professor, Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, IIT Guwahati joined the Board in January 2016 as a nominee of the Senate. Prof. Arun Chattopadhyay, Professor, Department of Chemistry, has completed his INTRODUCTION tenure as the nominee of the Senate in December 2015. On behalf of the Board, I welcome the new members to The year 2015 has seen its seventeenth batch of students the Board and thank the outgoing members for their taking their degrees in the month of June. The Institute contributions. takes pride in the achievements of its students and gladly announces that almost all the passed out students have ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES been well placed in various government organisations The Institute has 11 academic departments, 5 inter- and multi-national companies in India and abroad. All disciplinary academic centres and 5 extramural centres. the achievements in academic and research areas have IIT Guwahati has newly created an academic centre for been successful only because of the relentless efforts Rural Technology to promote multidisciplinary research of dedicated faculty members and the commendable and societal activities. The Centre has primary objective cooperation of all other non-teaching employees of the of teaching, research and to provide consultancy support Institute. to various needs of the Indian rural sector. Moreover an Here is a brief report on the activities and achievements of extramural centre namely Centre for Creativity was also the Institute during the year 2015-2016. established. These are:

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Departments Master of Design (MDes) programme in Design; Biosciences and Bioengineering (BSBE), Chemical Master of Science (MSc) programmes in Chemistry (CH), Engineering (CL), Chemistry (CH), Civil Engineering (CE), Mathematics and Computing (MC), and Physics (PH); Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Design (DE), Master of Arts (MA) programme in Development Studies Electronics and Electrical Engineering (EEE), Humanities (DS) in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences and Social Sciences (HSS), Mathematics (MA), Mechanical (HS); Engineering (ME), and Physics (PH) (PhD) programmes in all the Academic Centres Departments and in the Centre for Energy (EN), Centre for the Centre for Energy, Centre for the Environment, Centre Environment (EV), and Centre for Nanotechnology (NT); and for Nanotechnology, Centre of Linguistic Science and Dual (MTech+PhD) programme in the Department of Technology, and Centre for Rural Technology Computer Science and Engineering (CS). Extramural Centres A Master of Science by Research [MS (R)] programme in Energy (EN), and a Dual [MS (Eng.) + PhD] programme in Computer and Communication Centre, Central Instruments Electronics and Electrical Engineering (EE), was started in Facility, Centre for Educational Technology, Centre for Career July 2015. Development, and Centre for Creativity The total number of enrolled students in 2015-16 is 5533. The Institute off ers academic programmes covering a wide Of these, 52.65% are postgraduate students. The detailed range of science, engineering, and humanities disciplines break up is — as given below:

Bachelor of Technology (BTech) programmes in Course 2014-2015 2015-2016 Biotechnology (BT), Chemical Engineering (CL), Chemical Science and Technology (CT), Civil Engineering (CE), Preparatory 3 5 Computer Science and Engineering (CS), Electronics and BTech and BDes 2570 2615 Communication Engineering (EC), Electronics and Electrical MTech and MDes 760 817 Engineering (EE), Engineering Physics (EP), Mathematics and MSc 262 265 Computing (MC), and Mechanical Engineering (ME); MA 47 49 Bachelor of Design (BDes) programme in Design (DD); MS - 10 Master of Technology (MTech) programmes in BT, CL, CE, Dual Degree 13 29 CS, EE, and ME; (MTech+PhD)

Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, Hon’ble Minister of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India; Sri Sarat Bokotoky (R2), Hon’ble Minister of Education, Assam; Dr. R. P. Singh (L), Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Guwahati; Prof. Gautam Biswas (R), Director, IIT Guwahati, along with the gold and silver medal winners at the 17th Convocation

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Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, Hon’ble Minister of Human Resource Development, A view of the dias of the 17th Convocation with the Chief Guest, Chairman, Govt. of India with a medal winner at the 17th Convocation Board of Governors, the Director and the Members of the Board of Governors

Course 2014-2015 2015-2016 Programme Nos. PhD 1531 1743 Total 24 Total 5186 5533 MTech/MDes

Seventeenth Convocation Biotechnology 25 In the Seventeenth Convocation held on 8 June 2015, a total Chemical Engineering 27 number of 1117 students received their BTech, BDes, MA, Civil Engineering 58 MSc, MTech, MDes and PhD degrees as given below: Computer Science and Engineering 38 Design 26 Programme Nos. Electronics and Electrical Engineering 35 BTech/BDes Mechanical Engineering 58 Biotechnology 38 Total 267 Chemical Engineering 52 PhD Chemical Science and Technology 31 Civil Engineering 63 Biosciences and Bioengineering 16 Computer Science and Engineering 80 Chemical Engineering 19 Design 35 Chemistry 16 Electronics and Communication Engineering 79 Civil Engineering 8 Electronics and Electrical Engineering 47 Computer Science and Engineering 8 Engineering Physics 28 Design 2 Mathematics and Computing 48 Electronics and Electrical Engineering 10 Mechanical Engineering 77 Humanities and Social Sciences 3 Total 578 Mechanical Engineering 12 MSc Mathematics 9 Chemistry 42 Physics 15 Mathematics and Computing 46 Centre for Energy 2 Physics 36 Centre for the Environment 2 Total 124 Centre for Nanotechnology 2 MA Total 124 Development Studies 24 Grand Total 1117

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ISHĀN VIKĀS

Started in 2014 with a focus on developing the education scenario of the North-Eastern part of the country, Ishān Vikās is getting the momentum it requires. IIT Guwahati has been initiating comprehensive plans, with support from the MHRD, to bring selected schoolchildren and engineering college students of the North-Eastern region in close contact with various IITs, IISERs, NITs and NIAS.

About 1000 schoolchildren and 250 engineering students studying in various institutions in the North East have participated in the programme till date. Almost all the IITs, IISERs and NIAS have acted as host institutes and the participants have greatly benefi tted from their exposure to High Performance Computing Cluster (HPCC) such premier institutions in engineering, technology and the pure sciences. International Indian Course Name Duration Expert Expert(s) Optimisation Prof. Fouad Prof. R. K. 4-8 May Methods for Bennis, Ecole Bhattacharjya, 2016 Engineering Centrale de Civil Planning and Nantes, France Engineering Design Boiling Heat Prof. Vijay Dhir, Prof. Gautam 23 May Transfer University of Biswas, Dr. – 3 June California, Los Amaresh 2016 Angeles, USA Dalal, Mechanical Engineering Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) Infrastructure Dr. Hemanta Dr. L. Boeing 27 June Projects Doloi, University Singh, Civil - 8 July The Govt. of India approved a new programme titled Planning and of Melbourne, Engineering 2016 Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) in Higher Modelling Australia Education aimed at tapping the talent pool of scientists Campaigns, Prof. Holli A. Dr. Pahi Saikia, 16-20 and entrepreneurs internationally, to encourage their Media and Semetko, Emory Humanities May 2016 engagement with the institutes of Higher Education in India Infl uence University, and Social Atlanta, USA Sciences so as to augment the country’s existing academic resources, to accelerate the pace of quality reform, and to elevate India’s Green Material Prof. Jay S. Dr. R. Ganesh 6-11 June Forming and Gunasekera, Narayanan, 2016 scientifi c and technological capacity to global excellence. Joining Ohio University, Mechanical USA Engineering With support from GIAN, IIT Guwahati too has organised the following courses during the reporting year — Distributed Dr. Stefan Dr. P. S. 27 June Network Schmid, Mandal, – 2 July Algorithms Deutsche Mathematics 2016 Course International Indian Duration Telekom Name Expert Expert(s) Laboratories Optimisation Prof. Dr. M. K. 7-11 (T-Labs) and TU methods to Konstantinos Goyal, Civil March Berlin, Germany groundwater Katsifarakis, Engineering 2016 resources Aristotle ACADEMIC INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT management University of A number of new equipment have been added to the Thessaloniki, laboratories of the Departments and Centres. Some of the Greece major equipment and facilities acquired by the Institute More number of courses are going to be off ered in the during the year under report are – coming months. Some of them are — } High Performance Computing Cluster (HPCC) ` 878 lakh

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250 KN Servo Hydraulic Universal Testing Machine Field Emission Scanning Electron Mi croscope and Electron Beam Lithography The Computer and Communication Centre has augmented } Field Emission Gun Transmission Electron Microscope its facilities to provide better service in connectivity. The ` 669 lakh Centre also acts as a nodal centre for various network } High End Optical Microscope ` 284 lakh related activities of the North-Eastern states. Projects } Oxidation Diff usion Furnace ` 250 lakh of the National Knowledge Network and the ERNET are } Raman Spectroscopy ` 132 lakh being actively pursued in the Centre. The Centre has also purchased a high performance computing system of } Material Printing System ` 125 lakh around 250 TF with 300TB PFS storage with infi niband } DC Probe Station ` 102 lakh interconnect with a total cost of around 9 crore in Lakshminath Bezbaroa Central Library is a major service association with CDAC, Pune, for setting up a state-of-the- centre of the Institute which provides library and art CDAC–IIT Guwahati supercomputing facility. information services to support the teaching, learning, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT research activities. During the reported period, the total library circulation transactions have increased substantially The number of PhD students on campus is increasing and stand at around 1.63 lakhs. The Library remains open every year. This year has seen a big jump in number, from 8.00 am to 12.00 midnight, throughout the year to 1531 students last year to 1743 this year. The current PhD provide reading facility to the Institute’s community.The students’ to faculty ratio stands at a satisfactory 4.34. library has a collection of about 1.58 lakhs of printed books The other component of our research programme is and bound volumes of journals, 1.47 lakhs of e-books, and sponsored (or directed) research. There are 428 research 90 print and 24000 online journals along with a substantial projects in progress with a total sanctioned value of about number of other documents.

Material Printing System Raman Spectroscopy

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`335 crore. In the year under report we received 116 new (DAE), Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY), projects with a sanctioned value of `61 crore. The R&D Council of Scientifi c and Industrial Research (CSIR) and projects are mainly sponsored by Government Ministries Defence Research Labs (DRL). We also have a considerable and Departments with major support coming from number of industry supported research projects. 280 the Ministries of Environment (MoE), Human Resource personnel are engaged in various research projects at the Development (MHRD), Steel, Departments of Science and Institute with 375 Principal Investigators involved. Technology (DST), Biotechnology (DBT), Atomic Energy

Some of the major research projects received during the year are— Amount Funding Project Title Department/ Centre Sanctioned Agency (` in lakhs) Scheme for fi nancial assistance for setting up of electronics Centre for Educational DeitY 1750 and ICT academies Technology E-Kalpa-2 creating digital environment for design in India Centre for Educational MHRD 840 Technology Unnat Shikshak – Unnat Bharat, centre for excellence in science Centre for Educational MHRD 339 and mathematics education Technology Fundamental molecular investigations in biotechnology Biosciences and DBT 248 Bioengineering Visvesvaraya PhD scheme for electronics and IT Electronics and Media Lab 237 Electrical Engg. Asia Development of abiotic stress resilient tropical pulses through Biosciences and DBT 156 tailoring of ABA receptor genes Bioengineering Development of comprehensive interactive well monitoring Centre for Energy ONGC 151 software tool for drilling supervisors Studies and application of redox enzymes for bioelectronics Biosciences and DBT 145 devices Bioengineering Investigation on evaluation pressure for unique redox Biosciences and BCIL 106 metabolism of leishmania parasite Bioengineering Terminal Oxo and Imido transition-metal complexes of group Chemistry DST 83 11 (Cu,Ag,Au): Strategies for sequential C-H bond activation, functionalisation, Carbon-Heteroatom (C-N and C-O) bond- forming reactions and group-transfer catalysis Using fi eld and modelling studies to investigate noise Civil Engineering MoES 56 propagation in urban traffi c corridor Table–1 BCIL – Biotech Consortium India Limited DBT – Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India DeitY – Department Electronics and Information Technology, Govt. of India DST – Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India MHRD – Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India MoES – Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India ONGC – Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited

In addition to sponsored research projects, IIT Guwahati Industries and Financial Institutions. Consultancy projects undertakes consultancy assignments for various State make signifi cant contributions to the industrial, economic Government Departments, the Railways, the National and social growth of the country with special emphasis on Highways Authority of India, the Oil and Gas Sector, this region. Construction and Infrastructure Companies, the Power Sector, Educational Institutes, Health and Pharmaceutical A total of 135 new consultancy projects were carried out 23 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI

IUPAP Conference on Computational Physics during the year. The total value of consultancy projects CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS/SYMPOSIA undertaken during this year is `3.99 crores, and `6.43 Various conferences, seminars and workshops were crores was received for all consultancies. organised by the Departments and Centres of the Institute during the year. A few of them are— IIT Guwahati Technology Incubation Centre (IITG-TIC) is facilitating ten incubating companies out of which three } Symposium cum Workshop on Advances in are new. These incubatees are currently working in IT, Computational Biology and Computer Aided Drug electronics, bio-engineering and innovative design related Design, June 2015 projects. One company has successfully graduated. } Regional Celebration of Women in Computing, East and North-East, November 2015 The Institute has so far applied for 69 patents out of which } South Asian Workshop on Optics and Photonics 6 have been granted. 13 patents were applied for in the 2015 under UNESCO IYL Celebration (SAWOP 2015), reporting year. November 2015 FACULTY AND STAFF } XXVII IUPAP Conference on Computational Physics The faculty strength at the end of March 2016 was 402.This (CCP2015), December 2015 is an increase of 30 from 372 at the end of last year. } 4th International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterial and Nanotechnology (ICANN-2015), December 2015 The number of non-teaching staff at the end of the fi nancial year 2015-2016 was 437 which is 21 higher than the previous year.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS The faculty members of the Institute have been actively publishing research papers in international and national journals as well as in conference proceedings. The number of publications during the past one year is: Papers in Journals: 883 Papers in Conference Proceedings: 705

In the previous year 763 papers in journals and 487 papers in conference proceedings were published by the faculty of the Institute. The increase of over 25% in research publications is commendable. 5th IEEE Applied Electromagnetics Conference (AEMC-2015)

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Indian Chemical Engineering Congress 2015 (CHEMCON 2015)

} 5th IEEE Applied Electromagnetics Conference (AEMC- 2015), December 2015 22nd National Conference on Communications (NCC-2016) } Indian Chemical Engineering Congress 2015 (CHEMCON 2015), December 2015 in-service teachers of Assam. } Workshop on Tone and Intonation-3, January 2016 MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING AND } 22nd National Conference on Communications (NCC- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 2016), March 2016 The Institute signed twenty one new Memoranda of } Research Conclave 2016 – An amalgamation of Understanding (MoUs) with various educational and Academia, Industry and StartUps, March 2016 research institutes across the world during the year under } 2nd National Workshop on NEMS/MEMS and report. The MoUs are mainly on academic and research Theranostics Devices (NWNTD-2016), March 2016 collaborations, and student exchange. Some of these } 4th Annual Chemical Engineering Symposium (REFLUX institutes are KAIST, Korea Advanced Institute of Science 2016), March 2016 and Technology, Korea; UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, USA; University of The Institute has also organised around 30 short Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV), USA; Belarusian State University term courses under the Technical Education Quality of Informatics and Radioelectronics, Minsk, Belarus Improvement Programme (TEQIP), E-kalpa, Electronics (BSUIRMB), Belarus; Uppsala University, Sweden; Kyoto and ICT Academy, projects funded by the Govt. of India. Institute of Technology, Japan; Queen’s University Belfast, Moreover teacher training camps were also held for Northern Ireland, Ireland; University of Passau, Germany; teachers of high and higher secondary schools under University of Southampton, UK; Novosibirsk State Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhijan (RMSA). The aim of University, Russia; University of South Pacifi c, SUVA, Fiji. the training camps is to strengthen the quality of science (physics, mathematics and chemistry) teaching amongst

His Excellency, Mr. Richard Rahul Verma, US Ambassador to India, visited IIT Prof. Gautam Biswas, Director, IIT Guwahati with the representatives of the Guwahati Semi-Conductor Labs, DST

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Delegation of Gifu University, Japan, with IIT Guwahati offi cials

A substantial number of international students from top movement. He subsequently became a highly successful universities visit IIT Guwahati every year to pursue full time entrepreneur and a renowned tea-planter. His later years masters, doctoral and short-term courses as exchange were spent at his Korangani Tea Estate where he utilised students and interns. Students who have benefi tted from his scientifi c mind to make numerous innovations in the their association with the Institute include those from processes of growing and manufacturing tea. The annual institutes like TUM, Germany, RWTH Aachen University, interest generated from the endowment will be used to Germany, National University of Singapore, University of create the following awards: (i) Jadav Prasad Chaliha Award Nottingham, UK, University of Pardubice, Czech Republic for Academic Excellence to be awarded to toppers at the and many universities of Portugal, Ethiopia, Israel, Syria, Myanmar and Bangladesh. As of today there are about 50 international students studying in the campus.

IIT Guwahati and the Chaliha Foundation signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the institution of awards/fi nancial support scheme for the Institute students in January 2016. The trustees of the Chaliha Foundation handed over an endowment of `30 lakhs to the Institute for awards in memory of Late Jadav Prasad Chaliha. Late J. P. Chaliha was not only a bright student who studied at Presidency College and Scottish Church College, but also an active nationalist who took part in the freedom

Students from Hanyang University, South Korea, during their internship at IIT Guwahati. Seen here with Dean, AER, Prof. R. M. Punekar

end the fi rst year in MSc (Physics), MSc (Chemistry), MSc (Mathematics and Computing) and MA in Development Studies (ii) Jadav Prasad Chaliha Merit-cum-Means Award to be awarded to toppers at the end the fi rst year amongst those students with yearly family income lower than `4.5 lakhs in the above four programmes (iii) Jadav Prasad Chaliha Award for the Diff erently Abled to be awarded to the student with the highest CPI at the end of the fi rst year amongst all the students in the Diff erently Abled category in the BTech programme (iv) Jadav Prasad Chaliha Bursary to be awarded to a needy student with a satisfactory academic performance. Each of the above ten awards will be of `20,000 and will be given during the Independence Prof. Gautam Biswas, Prof. Toru Terao and Prof. R.M. Punekar after signing the MoU between IIT Guwahati and Kagawa Univesrity, Japan Day celebrations at the Institute starting with this year. The

26 ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 institute highly appreciates this generous gesture from the was awarded the Gandhian Young Technological Chaliha Foundation. Innovation (GYTI) Award in March 2016 at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi. ALUMNI ACTIVITIES } Prof. B. K. Patel, Department of Chemistry, was given The past one year has seen a steady increase in donations Coastal Chemical Research Society Award-2015 by to the institute through its alumni and other well-wishers. Coastal Chemical Research Society. Alumnus Mr. Ankit Nagori (BDes 2004 batch), a well-known } Prof. Parameswar K. Iyer, Department of Chemistry, name in the corporate world in India, donated `10 lakh to received the International Association of Advanced the Institute in January 2016. Many alumni have visited the Material Science and Technology (IAAM) Scientist campus during the year and interacted with the students Award 2016. and shared ideas. A couple of alumni meets and discussions } Dr. Bhubaneswar Mandal, Department of Chemistry, were also held to strengthen ties with the alumni of the won the Industrial Green Chemistry World Award (IGCW Institute. 2015) conferred by the Industrial Green Chemistry FACULTY ACHIEVEMENTS Foundation. } Dr. M. Qureshi, Department of Chemistry, has been A number of faculty received awards and brought accolades elected as a Fulbright-Nehru academic professional for the Institute during the year. Some of them are: excellence fellow by USIEF, USA. } Prof. Arun Chattopadhyay, Department of Chemistry, } Dr. Chandan Mukherjee, Department of Chemistry, has was elected a fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences been elected as Young Associate, Indian Academy of (2016). Science, Bangalore. } Prof. T. Punniyamurthy, Department of Chemistry, was } Prof. Arup Kumar Sarma, Department of Civil elected a fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences Engineering, was awarded the Bimla Prasad Chaliha (2016). Chair Professorship for Water Resources on December } Prof. Vikash Kumar Dubey, Department of Biosciences 2015. and Bioengineering, received Dr. P. N. Raju Oration } Dr. Manish Kumar Goyal, Department of Civil Award by Indian Council for Medical Research, Engineering, has been awarded the PROVIA fellowship in January 2016. from the United Nations Environment Programme } Dr. B. Anand, Department of Biosciences and (UNEP). Bioengineering, received the INSA medal for } Dr. Bimlesh Kumar, Department of Civil Engineering, Young Scientists; associate, Indian Academy of won the Prof. R. J. Garde Research Award 2015 of the Sciences, Bangalore, and the DBT-Innovative Young Indian Society for Hydraulics (ISH) for outstanding Biotechnologist Award. research in the fi eld of Hydraulics and Water Resources. } Dr. Kusum K. Singh, Department of Biosciences and } Dr. Abhishek Kumar, Department of Civil Engineering, Bioengineering, received Albert’s Global Researcher won the Young Engineer award 2015 from the Reunion Award, 2016. Institution of Engineers (India). } Dr. Biman B. Mandal, Department of Biosciences and } Ms. Charu Monga, Department of Design, won the Bioengineering, received the INSA-Medal for Young Microsoft faculty research grant award 2015. Scientists 2015 awarded by the Indian National Science } Dr. Chandan Kumar, Department of Electronics and Academy, India. Electrical Engineering, was awarded the Alexander von } Dr. P. Chandra, Department of Biosciences and Humboldt Research Fellowship. He also received the Bioengineering, was selected for the award of the POSOCO Power Systems Award for doctoral work for Ramanujan Fellowship from the Ministry of Science and the year 2016. Technology, Department of Science and Technology, } Dr. R. S. Kshetrimayum, Department of Electronics and Government of India. Electrical Engineering, won the Institution of Electronics } Dr. Nanda Kishore, Department of Chemical and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) — Manorama Engineering, received the Institution of Engineers Rathore Memorial Award 2015. (India) Young Engineers Award for the year 2015-2016 } Dr. S. Kanagaraj, Department of Mechanical Engineering, in Chemical Engineering. has displayed prosthetic and orthotic products } Dr. Vimal Katiyar, Department of Chemical Engineering, developed by his lab at various technical exhibitions and his research group’s work on Biobased Adhesive 27 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI

Shri , Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya, His Excellency, Hon’ble Governor of Assam, Shri Tarun Gogoi, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Assam; Smt. Smriti Irani, Hon’ble Minister of HRD, GoI; Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Hon’ble Minister for Sports and Youth Aff airs and Entrepreneurship and Skill Development; Dr. Jitendra Singh, Hon’ble Minister, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region; Shri Sarat Borkotoky, Hon’ble Minister of Education, Govt. of Assam; and other dignitaries sitting on the dais on the occasion of Hon’ble Prime Minister’s address to the faculty, students and staff members of the higher education institutions of the North East.

across India. He also received the silver award for the VISIT OF HONORABLE PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA best innovator at the 7th India Innovation Initiative — i3 National Fair 2015— organised by the DST, AICTE Honorable Prime Minister of India, Mr. Narendra Modi and CII. Dr. Kanagaraj’s project entitled “Improving hip visited IIT Guwahati on January 19, 2016 and addressed and spine stability of trans-femoral amputees by deep the gathering of students, faculty members and campus squat using the inexpensive polymer/composite based residents. During this visit, he inaugurated Electronics & ICT polycentric knee joint” was one of the top 7 fi nalists in Academy of IIT Guwahati as a part of Digital India initiative. Samsung Innovation Awards 2015. Hon’ble Prime Minister also inaugurated the new campus } Prof. P. Muthukumar, Department of Mechanical of IIIT Guwahati during his visit. Engineering, became the President of the Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ISHRAE), Guwahati sub-chapter, from March 2016. He was also elected fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India) in September 2015. Dr. Muthukumar also won the Er. M. P. Baya National Award 2015 for outstanding Mechanical Engineer from the Institution of Engineers (India), Udaipur. } Dr. S. Thota, Department of Physics, has been awarded the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) – IIT Faculty Bilateral Exchange Fellowship Award 2015. He also received the Young Scientist Research Award (YSRA) from the Department of Atomic Energy, Govt. of India. Shri Narendra Modi, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, being welcomed by Prof. Gautam Biswas, Director, IIT Guwahati. Also seen in the picture, Smt. Smriti } Dr. Shakuntala Mahanta, Associate Professor, Zubin Irani, Hon’ble Minister for Human Resource Development, Govt. of India Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, was and Prof. Gautam Barua, Mentor Director, IIIT Guwahati awarded Fulbright-Nehru academic and professional excellence fellowship 2015-2016 to visit University of CONSTRUCTION AND CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT Massachusetts, Amherst. In conformity with the continuous growth of the students, Our congratulations to all of them. the existing infrastructure of the Institute has been strengthened with new construction and extensions. 28 ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016

Students’ Hostels Proposal for construction of 80 units of D type, 40 units In the tenth boys’ hostel, Lohit – with a capacity of 200 rooms of C type and 50 units of B type residential quarters has with attached toilet for PhD scholars/foreign students and also been taken up. Architects to provide comprehensive 804 normal single seater rooms – 684 normal rooms and 24 consultancy services for these buildings have already rooms with attached toilets are occupied, whereas another been engaged and the plan and layout are under review. 150 rooms will be ready before the commencement of the Construction is expected to start by the end of 2016. new academic session. As the construction works of the residential quarters stated Construction work of boys’ hostel number eleven is above will take some time to complete, the Institute has progressing as scheduled. At present 50% of the foundation taken up construction of 12 units of residential quarters in work has been completed. RCC framing work for the 1st prefabricated structure to meet the immediate demand for fl oor slab has started in one block. Out of the slated 1152 accommodation of faculty and staff . Since such buildings single seater rooms, 580 rooms are expected to be made require less construction time, the Institute has taken up ready for occupation by March 2017. The entire hostel this proposal in view of the serious problems faced to should be ready for residency by September 2017. accommodate the newly joined faculty and staff . The second girls’ hostel, Dhansiri – with a capacity of 172 double seater, 176 single seater rooms– was completed and has been handed over in July 2015 for occupation.

The extension work of the married scholars’ hostel is progressing well. Out of the 96 units 32 units have been completed and occupied. The remaining 64 units are expected to be ready for occupation by October 2016.

Class Room Complex and Research Building Complex The construction work of the Class Room Complex as well as the Research Building Complex are progressing as per plan. They are expected to be completed by December 2016.

Expansion of Academic Complex (Phase-V) New Guest House Expansion of the Academic Complex under Phase-V The work of the new Guest House is under progress and consists of expansion works in the Departments of Chemical around 70% works have been completed. Out of 157 Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Design, general rooms, 32 rooms are being used from November Humanities and Social Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, 2015. The remaining rooms are expected to be completed and a new building for the Centre for Nanotechnology in 2016. and a Clean Room. The work was awarded for a value of `6994.74 lakhs in March 2015. Most of the structural works INSTITUTE EXPENDITURE in all Departments are nearing completion. The piling The details of expenditure during the year 2015-2016 are as and foundation works in the Centre for Nanotechnology follows (in crores of `): and Clean Room are also nearing completion. The work is expected to be completed by March 2017 as scheduled. Recurring: 164.45 Non-recurring: 215.23 Residential Quarters Sponsored Research: 63.82 The Institute has approved an estimate for the construction Total Expenditure: 443.5 of 160 units of F-Type residential quarters in 4 towers having G+9 storied residential buildings. An architect In comparison, in 2014-2015, `344.14 crores were spent. has already been engaged for providing comprehensive consultancy services. Site development work by fi lling of STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES soil is in progress. On completion of the site development Alcheringa, the annual cultural festival of IIT Guwahati, work, initial test pile shall be done to fi nalise the design of was held during 28-31 January this year. Alcheringa is the foundation after which the construction process will be now regarded as a much anticipated students’ cultural started. event in the North-East where thousands of students 29 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI

Other regular student events like Manthan, Spirit, Spardha were successfully organised by the students during the year. Moreover, there have been regular events and competitions organised by the various clubs and societies of the Institute. The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences also hosted the Young Poet Laureate for London Ms. Aisling Fahey on 26 September 2015 for a performance poetry session after a workshop with student-poets from the Institute literary society.

STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENTS

} Ms. Bhaswati Deka and Mr. Abhishek Goyal, BTech Alcheringa students, have been chosen as the Aditya Birla Scholars across the country take part in various youth oriented for the year 2015. competitions, workshops, seminars and informal events. } The Sahitya Akademi Award, 2015 (in Assamese The performances of musicians and performing artistes of Literature) has been awarded to Mr. Kula Saikia, PhD scholar of the Department of Humanities and Social repute are the real crowd puller. In the past Alcheringa has Sciences, for his short-story collection Akashar Chhabi featured some exhilarating performances from some of the Aru Anyanya Galpa. biggest names in the entertainment industry, namely Sonu } Mr. Satyapriya Bhandari, a PhD student, Department of Niigaam, Shaan, KK, Parikrama, the Raghu Dixit Project, Chemistry, was awarded the Materials Research Society Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Mohit Chauhan, Javed Ali, Anoushka of India young scientist oral award 2015. Shankar, Lucky Ali, etc. } Dr. Saroj Kumar Rout, a former PhD student, Department -2015 – the annual techno-management festival of Chemistry, received Eli Lilly Outstanding Thesis of the Institute – was held during 1–4 September 2015. Award 2014. Techniche has been an extra-ordinary platform to showcase } Mr. Biswajit Pathak, a PhD student, Department of the latest inventions, exhibitions and technological Physics, won offi cer travel grant award from SPIE to advances from all over the globe and organises a plethora attend the SPIE Photonics West conference in USA in February 2016. of events and competitions all designed to make the participants step outside their comfort zones and challenge } Mr. Devendra Kumar Maravi and Mr. Chitta Ranjan Barik, PhD students, Centre for Energy, were selected for the the institution of conventional thinking. The 2015 edition of UGSAS-GU six month Sandwich Programme 2015, at this festival saw the congregation of eminent personalities the United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, like Daniel Domscheit-Berg, German technology activist; Gifu University (UGSAS-GU), Japan, for the period Claude Nicollier, astronaut; Rajdeep Sardesai, journalist October 2015 to March 2016. and author, etc. } Ms. Visva Bharati Barua, a PhD student, Centre for the Environment, received the ISWA-SWIS Winter School full scholarship 2016 to attend Winter School at University of Texas, Arlington, Texas, USA on Landfi ll Design and Operations, in January 2016. } Mr. Mitradip Bhattacharjee, a PhD student, Centre for Nanotechnology, and Ms. Neelima Tripathi, a PhD student, Department of Chemical Engineering, received the Gandhian Young Technology Innovation Awards (GYTI) 2016. } Ms. Namami Goswami, a PhD student, Centre for Nanotechnology, was awarded the Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship (Asia-Pacifi c), 2015-2016. She also attended the Scholars’ Retreat in September 2015 Alcheringa at the Google Shanghai Offi ce.

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} Mr. Anirban Chowdhury, PhD student, Department of } IIT Guwahati was given a special award by YUVA- Design, received Springer Young Researcher Award Unstoppable at a solemn function in IIM Ahmedabad (Doctoral) from Indian Society of Ergonomics (ISE) at on September 12, 2015. The award is attributed to HWWE2015. the contributions made by consistent eff orts of NSS volunteers to alleviate illiteracy in the nearby villages. } Mr. Piyoosh P. and Mr. Tushar Semwal, PhD students, The contribution of IIT Guwahati in conducting health Department of Computer Science and Engineering, care and skill development related activities in the received TCS PhD fellowship in January 2016. nearby villages were also mentioned. } Mr. Biswajit Bhowmick, PhD student, Department of } Mr. Atul Kumar, PhD student, Department of Biosciences Computer Science and Engineering, received young and Bioengineering, was selected for EMBO travel scientist award at IEEE TENCON 2015. award to attend the EMBO | EMBL Symposium: Tumour } Mr. Harsha Vardhan, Mr. Shubhankar Jha and Mr. Microenvironment and Signalling at Heidelberg, Vishal Kashyap, BTech students, Department of Civil Germany in April 2016. Engineering, were awarded Future HKUST PhD fellow } Ms. Prarthana Saikia, PhD student, Department of for a study trip to Hong Kong. Humanities and Social Sciences, has been awarded } Mr. K. Dhamodharan, PhD student, Department of Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar–2016 in Assamese for Civil Engineering, won best student oral presentation her novel Jatadhari. at the International Seminar on Renewable Energy Our heartiest congratulations to all of them. and Sustainable Development, Thimphu, Bhutan, June 2015. PERFORMING ARTS } Ms. Boga Madhulatha, PhD student, Department of Civil Engineering, won best paper award at the North- One of the most innovative concepts of the institution East Students’ Geo-Congress (NESGC 2016), Agartala, in has been the bridging of science and arts through the January 2016. discourses of performance narratives. IIT Guwahati has introduced “Performing Arts” as part of curriculum. } Mr. Shiv Shankar Kumar, PhD student, Department of In every semester IIT Guwahati is running zero-credit Civil Engineering, won best paper award at the Indian courses (Senate approved) in the following disciplines of Geotechnical Conference (IGC2015), Pune. “Performing Arts”: Indian Classical Dance (with a special } Mr. Deepak Joshi, a PhD student, Department of focus on Sattriya Dance), Instrumental Music (Violin) and Electronics and Electrical Engineering, received student Hindustani Vocal Music. At the moment, IIT Guwahati has best oral paper award at Radioelectronika 2015, four Artists in Residence. Pardubice, April 2015. }One of the artists, Dr. Anwesa Mahanta has won the } Mr. Ravi Nishant and Ms. Shubhangi Gupta, BTech prestigious Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar from students, have made to the top three teams at the the Central Sangeet Natak Akademi, the National International Green Champ competition in 2016, an Academy for Music, Dance and Theatre, New Delhi. annual event held by Schneider Electric of USA. Our heartiest congratulations to her. 31 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI

out of 26 registered candidates. For PhD programmes, 5 TRAINING AND PLACEMENT PhD students have received job off ers out of 42 registered candidates in the education and research sector. The placement scenario at IIT Guwahati for the year 2015-2016 has been very impressive so far. A total of 140 CLOSING REMARKS companies from various sectors have already participated in campus recruitment. The total no. of registered students As the captain of a high-achieving and energetic team, for campus placement in the year 2015-2016 is 922. The I share its vision of excellence and holistic growth. It is a overall placement of BTech and BDes students is 76.83%. vision that is inclusive rather than exclusive, organic and For BTech and BDes, the total number of jobs off ered is 431 deep-rooted rather than superfi cially target-oriented. for 561 students. An average package off ered for BTech We refl ect on our annual report in order to congratulate and BDes students is `15 lakhs per annum (treated as CTC). ourselves on our laurels as well as to discover new ways The placement for MTech and MDes students is reasonable in which we can continue to instruct, innovate and inspire. and stands at 42.45%. An average package off ered for We seek to do that not as a functioning machine with MTech and MDes students is `12 lakhs per annum (treated inputs and intellect but as a healthy organism with feelings as CTC). For MSc programmes, 9 students have been placed and emotions that uphold the values of our great country.

32 PART II

ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS Biosciences and Bioengineering Chemical Engineering Chemistry Civil Engineering Computer Science and Engineering Design Electronics and Electrical Engineering Humanities and Social Sciences Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Physics

ACADEMIC CENTRES Centre for Energy Centre for the Environment Centre for Linguistic Science and Technology Centre for Nanotechnology EXTRAMURAL CENTRES

Lakshminath Bezbaroa Central Library Centre for Educational Technology Central Instruments Facility Computer and Communication Centre ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 DEPARTMENT OF BIOSCIENCES AND

The Department at a Glance

Year of Establishment: 2002 BIOENGINEERING Academic Programmes Off ered: Bachelor of Technology (BTech) Biotechnology Master of Technology (MTech) Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Total Faculty Strength: 38 • Professor: 12 • Associate Professor: 11 • Assistant Professor: 14 • Visiting Assistant Professor: 1

New Faculty Members Joined: 5 • Assistant Professor: 4 • Visiting Assistant Professor: 1 Total Student Strength: 441 BTech: 185 MTech: 63 PhD: 193 New Students Joined in 2015-2016: 128 BTech: 49 MTech: 34 PhD: 45

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LABORATORY FACILITIES i) Biological control The department spans the N and O blocks of the institute ii) DNA fi ngerprinting and Transformation studies occupying approximately 3637 squared meters. Around iii) Studies on extracellular enzymes and toxic 40% of the total are is dedicated for running the laboratory metabolite production courses of the B. Tech. and M. Tech. academic programmes. iv) Development of a potent biopesticide Currently the department holds 30 individual research 17. INFECTIOUS DISEASE BIOLOGY LAB laboratories working in diverse fi eld of biological sciences. 18. INTEGRATED BIOPROCESSING LAB These laboratories include: 19. K P LAB: The labspecializes on biological removal of 1. APPLIED BIODIVERSITY LAB: Addresses the research pollutants (organic/inorganic) and resource recovery from questions in areas of Applied Biodiversity with special wastes. reference to bioresources of using an integrative approach 20. MALARIA RESEARCH LAB: The laboratory has focused on the biological and molecular processes driving malaria 2. BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING LAB: Addresses the research related functional abnormalities with-in brain, liver and questions in areas of Bioprocess development (upstream to immune cells of the host. downstream), Metabolic Engineering, Bioenergy. 21. MECHANISTIC APPROACHES TO BIOLOGY LAB: The main 3. BIOENGINEERING RESEARCH LAB: Addresses the research interest of this lab is in RNA Biology concerns with the questions in areas of Biomedical Engineering, Biodiversity mechanistic understanding ofCRISPR-Cas adaptive immune and Bio-entrepreneurship system, Ribosome Assembly and Riboswitch mediated gene 4. BIOINTERFACE ENGINEERING LAB: Addresses the research regulation. questions in areas Surface and interfacial science particularly 22. MOLECULAR INFORMATICS AND DESIGN: The research is in the area of Bio-interfaces and Biomaterials focused on 1) Development of peptide based antibiotics and 5. BIOMATERIAL AND TISSUE ENGINEERING LAB: Addresses tumor targeting drug delivery systems 2) Design of bio-nano the research questions in areas of developing lab grown assemblies and devices 3) Development of ‘target’ and ‘small tissue/organ replacements for human transplantation molecule’ profi ling systems for specifi c applications and 6. BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES LAB: Addresses the research 4) in silico and in vitro approaches to understand protein- questions in specific group of calcium permeable ion aggregation and neuro-degeneration. channels called store operated calcium channels 23. MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY LAB: Addresses the 7. BIOPAT LAB: Addresses the research questions in building research questions in the development of diagnostics and quality in to products by innovation process design vaccine for spirochetes. 8. BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LAB: Addresses the research 24. PLANT TISSUE CULTURE AND SECONDARY METABOLITE questions on peptides based antibiotics, protein/peptide PRODUCTION: Focus of the Laboratory aggregation and peptide membrane interactions. • Micropropagation / Clonal-propagation of elite medicinally 9. BIOPROCESS DEVELOPMENT LAB: Addresses the research and economically valuable plants for mass multiplication. questions on development for various value added products • In vitro Double-haploid and Triploid production to improve using microbes as a cell factory like biodiesel, bioethanol the plant yield and quality. and butanol production. • Cytological and Histological studies of in vitro raised 10. BIOSENSOR LAB: Addresses the development rapid cultures to understand their development and origin. detection methods such as,lab-on-chip and biosensors for • Somatic - embryogenesis for synthetic seed production. clinical applications. • Protoplast isolation and regeneration for single cell cloning 11. CALCIUM SIGNALLING LAB: Addresses the research and isolation of mutants. questions on calcium signaling, Genetics, DNA repair. • Selection of elite cell lines for high yield of Secondary 12. CANCER BIOLOGY LAB: Addresses the research questions Metabolites of industrial importance. on cancer development, diagnosis and its treatment 25. PLANT TISSUE CULTURE ROOM-R.C. LAB 13. CARBOHYDRATE ENZYME BIOTECHNOLOGYLAB: Addresses the research questions on structural and 26. PROTEIN BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR functional proteomics of carbohydrate active enzymes and PARASITOLOGY LAB: other industrial microbial enzymes 27. PROTEIN BIOPHYSICS LAB. 14. COMPUTATIONAL AND CELL CULTURE LAB: 28. Stem and Cancer Biology Lab: Through collaborations with 15. ENZYME APPLICATIONS LAB: The lab focuses on hospitals in the North East, the lab studies the therapeutic understanding the chemical basis of enzymes which renders use of stem cells in tissue repair and regeneration. We also them their biological function. study chemo-resistance in several cancers with special focus on bone metastasis. 16. FUNGAL BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH LAB: The lab focuses on 29. STRUCTURAL & COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY LAB (2 Nos.):

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In this laboratory, researchers try to use the knowledge MAJOR AREAS OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT of various techniques such as computational biology, The major thrust of the department includes biochemical molecular biology, structural biology (X-ray Crystallography) engineering, tissue engineering, plant biotechnology, and biophysical and biochemical studies to understand environmental biotechnology, nanobiotechnology, the mechanism of diff erent biological functions. At the molecular biology, stem cell biology, gene therapy, computational Biology/Chemistry group research is focused computational biology, cancer biology, infectious diseases on understanding the speed and accuracy of translation and proteomics. Keeping in mind the demands of the using Computer Simulations. modern biotechnological research, the plans for establishing 30. VIRAL IMMUNOLOGY LAB: Working on virology and advanced research facilities are underway. In addition immunology of major animal and poultry pathogens. department is also involved in promoting science and In addition, the dry lab courses are conducted in the education in the north east pertaining to the field of Computational Biology Laboratory located in the O-block. biotechnology by organizing workshops, symposium and The department also houses a “Bioinformatics Infrastructure seminar. Facility” funded by the Department of Biotechnology, India. The laboratories are well-equipped for smoothly carrying OUTREACH PROGRAMME out the experiments of the academic curricula. Student Approximately 40% of the total space is dedicated to the Schools Date Activities research laboratories. The research laboratories are used participants for carrying out the routine experiments. For specialized Delhi Public 1st Brief presentation 60, XI level experiments, department hosts a “Cell Culture Laboratory”, School Oct by Dr. Sachin Science a “Spectroscopy Laboratory”. Apart from the departmental Guwahati 2015 Kumar on Students instruments housed at different locations within the departmental alongwith department, the department has a DBT funded Program activities, their few Support Instrument Facility (N-block, ground fl oor). laboratory teachers The technical staffs of the department support the Bongaigaon 7th demonstration and 50 +2 level smooth conduct of experiments and maintenance of the Rly. H.S. March visit to department Science laboratories. Most of the laboratories and faculty rooms School, 2016 common facility in Students are equipped with centralized air conditioning facilities. Bongaigaon groups alongwith The laboratories are equipped with adequate furniture, their few chemical, glassware, and water supply units, maintained by teachers the individual project grants and the IIT facility. Botany 18th Brief presentation 30 students Dept., March by Prof. Rakhi of both UG MAJOR EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES ACQUIRED Handique 2016 Chaturvedi on and PG of Girls' Tissueculture Botany Dept Equipment Qty. College, and its scope, Refrigerator 03 Guwahati Laboratory Refrigerator 02 demonstration and visit to department Water purifi er 01 common facility in Peristaltic pump 01 groups Spectrophotometer 01 Dept. of 19th Brief presentation 11 Balance (4 decimal) 02 Molecular March by Dr. Ranjan students of Autoclave (table top) 02 Biology and 2016 Tamuli on Integrated Biotechnol- departmental MSc Ultra Low Temp. freezer 03 ogy (MBBT), activities and visit 4thSemester Magnetic Stirer cum Hot plate 02 Tezpur to department along witha Inverted Microscope with fl uorescence 01 University common facility in few faculty groups members Chiller 03 Compressor 02 Scanner, Auto duplex, in-built LAN support 01 Nikon 5mp ccd Camera 01 Chemidoc 01

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MAJOR INITIATIVES AND BREAKTHROUGH IN RESEARCH 2. Dual Eff ect of copper ion on the aggregation behavior AND DEVELOPMENT of Albumin. Prof A. Ramesh: Prof. P. Goswami: 1. Rationally designed low molecular weight synthetic 1. Novel fabrication method for paper based microfl uidic amphiphiles and their metal complex have been diagnostic platform developed that prevents sample exploited in antibacterial and antibiofi lm applications leakage during tests and thereby reducing the cost of by developing delivery systems based on biocompatible laminating both sides of the device. New design and nanomaterials. Another signifi cant research endeavor method for preparing the test zone of paper based has focused on exploring small molecule ligands microfl uidic device with hassle-free spotting of reagents as sensors for metals and anions having healthcare and treatment of the test zone was also developed and implications. Target analyte detection has been achieved validated with both chemical and biomolecule targets. both in solution as well as in live cells using imaging tools. The prepared device requires low sample volume, involves reduced cost of production, and enables the Dr Sachin Kumar: integration of customized test zones. 1. Analysis of complete genome sequence of Newcastle Dr. Biman B. Mandal: disease virus (NDV) from Northeast. 1. Our “Biomaterial and Tissue Engineering” laboratory 2. Report of fi rst outbreaks of NDV and infectious bursal is granted a “Unit of Excellence” status by DBT at disease virus (IBDV) from Northeast. Biosciences and Bioengineering Department, IIT 3. Development of diagnostics against Newcastle disease Guwahati. We have focused on a number of tissue virus using recombinant phosphoprotein. engineering projects generously funded by Government 4. Development of diagnostics against classical swine fever of India towards aff ordable human healthcare using virus using recombinant envelope protein natural resource North-East silk as a biomaterial. To name a few, in our research group, we are working towards Dr Manish Kumar: developing transplantable “human corneas” for vision 1. Dr Manish Kumar molecular microbiology laboratory has restoration and “bioartificial pancreas” for sustained deciphered the architecture of Leptospira CRISPR- Cas delivery of insulin to diabetic patients. We are further subtype I-B and has further elucidated the biochemical developing narrow diameter “human blood vessels” for characteristics of one of the core Cas proteins of by-pass surgery patients. These vessels are of advanced Leptospira, Lep_Cas2. This study supports their level as compared to existing products in the market. hypothesis that one of the possible reasons for diffi culty In one of our International collaborative projects, we in genetic manipulation of pathogenic form of Leptospira are developing “human skin” grafts and “smartwound in comparison to saprophytic form of Leptospira is due dressings” specifi cally targeted for diabetic ulcer patients. to the existence of functional CRISPR-Cas defense system To combat back pain, cartilage and bone degeneration, only in pathogenic form of Leptospira. we are developing “intervertebral disc” for slip disc patients and “bone implants” for patients with soft tissue/ Dr. Vikash Kumar Dubey: bone damage. 1. Conserved hypothetical proteins, LdBPK_070020, was Prof. R. Swaminathan: found to be novel drug target against Leishmania. LdBPK_070020 gene knocked out Leishmania has 1. A steady state fl uorometer has been built in our lab several morphological changes and impaired growth by Mr. Alark S. Kulkarni (M.tech Student) using mostly and infectivity (Arch Biochem Biophys. 2016,596,10-21). indigenous components. 2. We report a novel molecule, PS-203 {4-(4,4,8-trimethyl- Prof. Siddhartha Sankar Ghosh: 7-oxo-3-oxabicyclo[3.3.1]non-2-yl)-benzoic acid methyl 1. Gene Therapy: Our group is mainly focused in developing ester}, as eff ective against a miltefosine-unresponsive ‘Gene Therapy Vectors’. We have established molecular strain of the parasite. Further, combinations of PS-203 mechanism of cell death via apoptotic signaling in suicide with miltefosine were also showed promising results gene therapy. Combination therapy involving various against a miltefosine-unresponsive strain (Antimicrob cytokines, cell signaling molecules and nanomaterials Agents Chemother. 2015, 59, 7826-9). is another area of our interest. Dr. L. M. Pandey: 2. Nanobiotechnology: We are pursuing interdisciplinary 1. Kinetic studies of attachment and re-orientation of collaborative research at the Centre for Nanotechnology on octyltriethoxysilane for formation of self assembled “nanoparticles and nanocomposites”. We are developing monolayer on a silica substrate. new nanoclusters for the potential applications as sensors, antimicrobial and anticancer agents.

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Dr. L. Sahoo: responsive genes by excess copper stress in Arabidopsis for low nutrient soil agriculture 1. The laboratory has developed transgenic cowpea and mungbean for salinity tolerance through overexpressing 3) Molecular analysis of VuSTOP1 overexpression in cowpea vacuolar sodium proton transporter gene. The lab has to contribute in acid-soil stress tolerance. recently characterized of cowpea isolates of Begomo Dr. Rakhi Chaturvedi: viruses severely infecting cowpea in India, demonstrated that broad-spectrum resistance in transgenic cowpea 1. Her work on two complex tree specis where she using RNAi technology against cowpea-begomoviruses. developed in vitro Haploids and Triploids of Neem, and Besides, the lab has developed transgenic Jatropha with Haploids of Tea that has brought the Tissue Culturists a improved oil quality and mustard for tolerance to both step closer to develop homozygous diploid (Pure) lines drought and salinity. amenable to generate hybrid vigour which otherwise is impossible to achieve conventionally. Dr. Yasufumi KOBAYASHI 2. To develop a process for simultaneous recovery of 1) Novel aluminum stress signaling mediated by MPK6- three important anti-cancer pentacyclic triterpenoids - related MAP cascade in Arabidopsis for implementing Betulinic, Oleanolic and Ursolic acids - from L.camara and in acid soil agriculture an antimalarial alkylamide, spilanthol - from S.acmella, 2) Expression regulation of iron and copper defi ciency for the fi rst time, using in vitro raised cell biomass.

CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS/SYMPOSIA ATTENDED

International/ Name of Faculty Name of Conf./Workshop Place Date National Prof. Arun Goyal 11th Carbohydrate Bioengineering Espoo, Finland 10-13 May International Meeting 2015 Prof. Arun Goyal 1st Biomass to Biovalue Summit (BBS- Mohali, Punjab 11-12 Feb National I), Center for Innovative and Applied 2016 Bioprocessing Prof. Arun Goyal 56th International Annual Conference Jawaher Lal Ne- 7-10 Dec 2015 National of Association of Microbiologists of hru University, New India (AMI) Delhi Prof. Kannan Pak- 68th Annual Session of the Indian Insti- IIT Guwahati 27-30 Dec National shirajan tute of Chemical Engineering Congress 2015 CHEMCON 2015 Prof. Kannan Pak- Non Conventional Sources of Energy : Royal Group of Insti- 30 Jan 2016 National shirajan Prospects andChallenges NCSE-2016 tutions, Guwahati Prof. Kannan Pak- 4th Annual Chemical Engineering Sym- IIT Guwahati 25-27 Mar National shirajan posium REFLUX 2016 2016 Prof. L. Rangan 22nd ISCB International Conference Uka Tarsadia Univer- 6-8 Feb 2016 International sity, Surat, Gujrat Prof. L. Rangan 3rd International Congress of the Ravishankar Univer- 18-21 Feb International Society for Ethanopharmacology (SFEC sity, Raipur. 2016 2016) Prof. L. Rangan 3rd International Congress of the Ravishankar Univer- 18-21 Feb International Society for Ethanopharmacology (SFEC sity, Raipur 2016 2016) Prof. L. Rangan International Conference on New Ho- Trivandrum, India 22-25 Nov International rizons in Biotechnology: 12th Annual 2015 Convention of The Biotech Research Society, India.

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International/ Name of Faculty Name of Conf./Workshop Place Date National Dr. Anil M. Limaye 3rd International conference on Herbal Pune 7-9 Jan 2015 International and Synthetic Drug Studies (HSDS- 2016) Dr. Ranjan Tamuli BIRAC Innovators Meet 2015 Manesar, Gurgaon, 15-16 Sep National Haryana. 2015 Dr. Manish Kumar 9th International Leptospirosis Society Semarang, Indone- 7-10 Oct 2015 International Scientifi c Meeting, 2015 sia Dr. Manish Kumar Global Symposium on “Animal Health: Khanapara, Assam 12-14 Feb International Newer Technologies and their Applica- 2016 tions” in Veterinary College Khanapara Dr. Manish Kumar Global Biotechnology Summit, New Vigyan Bhawan, New 5-6 Feb 2016 International Delhi 2016 Delhi Dr. Sachin Kumar National conference on new avenues in WBSU, Barasat, West 18-19 Mar National microbiology and biotechnology chal- Bengal 2016 lenges and prospects Dr. Sachin Kumar XXIX annual convention of Indian as- AAU Khanapara and 12-14 Feb International sociation of veterinary microbiologists, NRCP Rani, Guwa- 2016 immunologist and specialist in infec- hati tious diseases Dr. Sachin Kumar VIROCON, XXIV National Conference of NEIGRIHMS, Shillong 8-10 Oct 2015 National Indian Virological Society Meghalaya Dr. Shirisha Nagotu 9th International conference on Yeast Kolkata, India 9-12 Dec 2015 International Cell BiologyInvited talk – Peroxisome biogenesis in yeast Prof. Utpal Bora “Fogarty Annual Symposium 2016” Hotel Lily, Guwahati 25-28 Jan International organized by Department of Psychiatry 2016 Guwahati Medical College Hospital, Guwahati Prof. Utpal Bora “National Seminar on Problems & IIE, Lalmati, Guwa- 25-26 Feb National Prospects of Muga and Eri Silk Sectors” hati 2016 organized by CMER&TI, Lahdoigarh, Jorhat, Assam Dr. B. Anand RNA-2015 University of Wiscon- 26-31 May International sin-Madison, USA 2015 Dr. B. Anand MCB-75 Indian Institute of 11-14 Dec International Science, Bangalore 2015 Dr. B. Anand 81stAnnual Meeting of Indian Academy IISER, Pune 6-8 Nov 2015 National of Sciences Dr. B. Anand Annual Meeting of Indian National Sci- IISER, Bhopal 28-30 Dec National ence Academy 2015 Prof. Rakhi 22nd ISCB International Conference – Surat 6-8 Feb 2016 International Chaturvedi Recent Trends in Aff ordable Sustainable Drug Discovery and Development Prof. Rakhi A Bioprocessing India 2015: Innova- IIT Madras 17-19 Dec International Chaturvedi tive Bioprocesses with Engineered Cell 2015 Factories Dr. Lalit Pandey UNESCO SAARC Workshop on Optics & IIT Guwahati 17-18 Nov International Photonics "SAWOP 2015" 2015

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International/ Name of Faculty Name of Conf./Workshop Place Date National Dr. Lalit Pandey Recent Developments in Medical IIT Guwahati 6-7 Dec 2015. National Biotechnology and Structure-Based Drug Designing (RDMBSBDD) 2015, IIT Guwahati Dr. Kusum K. Singh 08th RNA Meeting CSIR-Centre for Cel- 8-10 Jan 2016 National lular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad Prof. Pranab Gos- Elsevier Editors’ conference Beijing, China 22-25 Oct International wami 2015. Dr. Biman B. Mandal TERMIS World Congress Boston, USA 8-11 Sep 2015 International Dr. Pranjal Chandra National Conference on Function Mate- Deen Dayal Upad- 10-12, 2016 National rials during March hyay Gorakhpur University Prof. R. Swamina- 10th European Biophysics Congress Dresden, Germany 18-22 Jul International than (EBSA 2015) 2015 Prof. R. Swamina- Optics within Life Sciences (OWLS Tata Institute of Fun- 16-19 Mar International than 2016) damental Research, 2016 Prof. L. Sahoo UGSAS-GU 12 Round Table and Sympo- United Graduate 25-26 Aug International sium 2015 School of Agricul- 2015 tural Science, Gifu -Shizouka University, Japan Dr. Yasufumi Ko- Techniques in Basic Biotechnology and Gauhati University 18 Mar 2016 National bayashi Bioinformatics

INVITED LECTURES OF FACULTY: IN INDIA, ABROAD

Name of Faculty Name of Lecture Name of Inst./Org. Place Date Prof. Arun Goyal Recombinant carbohydrate ac- Centre for Innovative and Ap- Mohali 11-12 Feb tive enzymes and their applica- plied Bioprocessing 2016 tions in conversion of biomass to biovalued products or processes Prof. Arun Goyal Recombinant pectate lyase Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi 7-10 Dec (CtPL1B) from Clostridium ther- 2015 mocellum: Characterization and applications in bioscouring and inhibition of cancer cells. Prof. Kannan Bioprocess Engineering Tezpur University Tezpur 21-22 Nov Pakshirajan 2015 Prof. Kannan Fungal pelleted bioreactor for IIT Guwahati Guwahati 28 Dec 2015 Pakshirajan wastewater treatment Prof. Kannan Biohydrogen - prospects and IIT Guwahati Guwahati 7 Mar 2016 Pakshirajan potential Prof. Kannan Biorenewables and Biofuels: pros- Royal School of Engineering Guwahati 30 Jan 2016 Pakshirajan pects and challenges and Technology Prof. Kannan Sophorolipids: production, char- IIT Guwahati Guwahati 21 Jan 2016 Pakshirajan acterization and properties

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Name of Faculty Name of Lecture Name of Inst./Org. Place Date Prof. Kannan Industrial wastewater treatment IIT Guwahati Guwahati 21 Jan 2016 Pakshirajan using surfactants Prof. Kannan Bioremediation of contaminated IIT Guwahati Guwahati 22 Jan 2016 Pakshirajan soils using biosurfactants Prof. L. Rangan Flow mining- Application and IISC Bangaluru Bangalore 14-18 Mar Progress in Plant Science, 17th 2016 Indo-US Workshop on Flow Cytometry Prof. L. Rangan New positives of biotech research SIBBR&D Cochin 18 Dec 2015 in renewable energy resources- Success story of Pongamia, National Seminar on Biofuel A Search for New Fire Prof. L. Rangan Morphological, biochemical and Central University Hyderabad Hyderabad 26 Aug 2015 genomic studies in Pongamia Dr. Anil M. Limaye Molecular insights into the che- NIRRH Mumbai 2 Jul 2015 mopreventive or chemothera- peutic potential of the green tea polyphenol Epigallocatechin- 3-gallate. Dr. Anil M. Limaye Mechanistic insights into the an- NIPER Guwahati 30 Mar 2016 ticancer properties of the major green tea polyphenol (-)-epigal- locatechin-3-gallate Dr. Anil M. Limaye Principles of hypothesis testing: NIPER Guwahati 30 Mar 2016 z-test, t-test and ANOVA Dr. Shankar Structural Bioinformatics: Tips Tezpur University Tezpur, Assam 5 Mar 2016 Prasad Kanaujia and Tools Dr. Shankar Computational methods for func- IIT Guwahati Guwahati 25 Jun 2015 Prasad Kanaujia tional annotation of membrane proteins Dr. Manish Kumar "Gene Cloning and Expression as Veterinary College Khanapara 12.Mar.2016 a tool for development of novel diagnostics and vaccines" Prof. Rakhi Exploring Plant Improvements Gauhati University, Guwahati 21 Mar 2016 Chaturvedi using Plant Tissue Culture Tech- niques Prof. Rakhi Exploring Plant Improvements CSIR-NBRI Lucknow 25-27 Feb Chaturvedi and Bioaccumulation Capabilities 2016 of Plant Cells using Plant Tissue Culture Techniques Prof. Rakhi Screening and isolation of natu- ISCB, Lucknow and Uka Tarsa- Surat 7 Feb 2016 Chaturvedi ral products from plant tissue dia University, Surat cultures for the development of a new lead drug agent from the genus Spilanthes Prof. Rakhi In vitro plant cell diff erentiation IIT Madras Madras 17-19 Dec Chaturvedi from somatic tissues and its ap- 2015 plicability for the production of secondary metabolites

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Name of Faculty Name of Lecture Name of Inst./Org. Place Date Prof. Rakhi Plant Tissue Culture and its Appli- Guwahati Biotech Park Guwahati 20-21 Nov Chaturvedi cability for Bioresource Recovery 2015 Dr. Senthilkumar Biocalorimetry: State of Art and IIT Madras Chennai Dec 2015 Sivaprakasam Potential Application as PAT Process Analyzer for Bioprocess Monitoring and Control Dr. Vikash Kumar Recent development in Leish- Algappa University, Karaikudi Karaikudi 16-19 Feb Dubey mania research: Promising drug 2016 candidates in pipeline. 8 th Na- tional symposia cum workshop on Recent Trends in Structural Bioinformatics and Computer Aided Drug Design Dr. Ajaikumar B. Fruits, Vegetables and their Proceedings of the 8th Interna- San Fransisco 6-8 Nov Kunnumakkara Components in Cancer Preven- tional Aroma Therapy Confer- 2015 tions: What we learned thus far? ence (Keynote Lecture) Prof. Pranab Gos- Biofuel cell Assam Engineering College Guwahati 10 Mar 2016. wami Prof. Pranab Gos- Biosensors - an Eff ective Tool for Assam Agricultural University, Guwahati 6 Jan 2016 wami Disease Diagnosis Khanapara Dr. Biman B. Challenges in Tissue Engineering IIT Guwahati Guwahati 30 Mar 2016 Mandal Dr. Biman B. Making Human Tissues IIT Guwahati Guwahati 19 Mar 2016 Mandal Dr. Biman B. Human Tissue Engineering IIT Guwahati Guwahati 9 Dec 2015 Mandal Dr. Biman B. Human stem cells for tissue engi- BIT Mesra Ranchi 16 Nov 2015 Mandal neering Dr. Pranjal Chan- Biophysicochemical sensing sys- Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakh- Gorakhpur. 12 Mar 2016 dra tems for biomedical diagnostics pur University and therapeutics Prof. R. Swamina- Aggregation of hen lysozyme FOM Institute AMOLF Amsterdam 13 Jul 2015 than protein at alkaline pH: Mecha- nisms, Inhibition and Applica- tions Prof. R. Swamina- Crowding by specifi c dextran FOM Institute AMOLF Amsterdam 14 Jul 2015 than switches the substrate specifi city of acetylcholinesterase enzyme Prof. R. Swamina- Aggregation of hen lysozyme University of Brest-France Brest, France 16 Jul 2015 than protein at alkaline pH: Mecha- nisms, Inhibition and Applica- tions Prof. Lingaraj Applications of Molecular Tools in Tezpur University Tezpur 13 Nov 2015 Sahoo Plant Improvement Prof. Lingaraj Functional Genomics for Discov- Tezpur University Tezpur 14 Nov 2015 Sahoo ery of Novel Plant Genes Prof. Lingaraj Genetic Improvement of Orphan Tripura University Agartala 31 Mar 2016 Sahoo Grain Legumes

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Name of Faculty Name of Lecture Name of Inst./Org. Place Date Prof. Lingaraj Biotechnology for Crop Improve- Nagaland University Lumami 1 Apr 2015 Sahoo ment Dr. RanjanTamuli Biotechnology, scientist, and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Nalbari 24.Nov.2015 society Dr. Yasufumi Aluminum and Low-pH tolerance Tezpur University Tezpur 13-14 Nov Kobayashi connected by STOP1-related 2015 signaling pathway Dr. Yasufumi Multiple acid-soil stress tolerance Tripura University Tripura 30 Mar-1 Apr Kobayashi mechanisms in plants 2016 Prof. S. S. Ghosh MALDI-TOF /TOF For Potential SCIEX Seminar On Mass spec- Guwahati 22 Sep 2015 Therapeutic Nanomaterials trometry By AB SCIEX Prof. S. S. Ghosh Nanotheranostics for imaging IIT Mandi Mandi 6-7 Nov and targeted drug delivery 2015 Prof. S. S. Ghosh Strategies for Recombinant Pro- IIT Guwahati Guwahati 8-11 Dec tein Therapy using Nanocarriers 2015 Prof. S. S. Ghosh Session Chair IIT Guwahati Guwahati 8-11 Dec 2015 Prof. S. S. Ghosh Cloning, Purifi cation and MALDI- IASST Guwahati 21 Jan 2016 TOF Analysis of Recombinant Proteins to Explore Therapeutic Potentials Prof. S. S. Ghosh Recombinant Proteins in Nano- IIT Roorkee Roorkee 13 Feb 2016 theranostics Prof. S. S. Ghosh Applications of TEM in Nanother- IIT Guwahati Guwahati 16 Feb 2016 anostics Prof. S. S. Ghosh Cancer Nanomedicine Smartens IIT Guwahati Guwahati 21 Mar 2016 up Prof. S. S. Ghosh Theranostic Cancer Nanomedi- North Eastern Hill University Shillong 28 Mar 2016 cine

VISITORS FROM OTHER INSTITUTES/UNIVERSITIES/ORGANIZATIONS / INVITED LECTURES:

Name Name of Inst./Univ./Org. Purpose/ Name of Lecture Date Remarks Dr. William G. NIH, Washington, USA Institute Lecture 20 Oct Dr. Telford is world Telford 2015 renowned cytometrist and authority in the Laser and its appli- cation in Flow par- ticularly as it relates to clinical and diagnostic testing Dr. Patrick Douglas Instruments Ltd. Random microseeding and mul- 9 Dec Biotalk Shaw Stewart Douglas House, East Garston, tivariate experimental designs 2015 Hungerford, Berkshire,UK for successful protein crystal- lization Dr. Monica University of Arizona, School Functional Foods: Using Bio- 24 Feb Biotalk Schmidt of Plant Sciences, BIO5 Insti- technology to Make Foods 2016 tute,1657 E.Helen St, Tucson, Better for Consumers Arizona, USA

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Name Name of Inst./Univ./Org. Purpose/ Name of Lecture Date Remarks Dr. Junpei Hokkaido University Boron Transport in Plants - Al- 25 Jan Classroom lecture Takano leviating Boron Defi ciency in 2016 Crops Prof. Tsutomu Gifu University, Japan Heat Induced Floret Sterility in 30 Nov Lab lecture Matsui Rice 2016 Prof. Yoshiha- Gifu University, Japan Prediction-oriented promoter 17 Sep Biotalk ru Yamamoto analysis to study environmental 2015 response of higher plants Mr. Kazutaka Gifu University, Japan Transcriptomics of Tree spe- 15 Sep Classroom Lecture Kusunoki cies for Understanding Stress 2015 Response Prof. Takahisa Gifu University, Japan Thermodynamically-Based 11 Aug Biotalk Nishizu Evaluation Method of Whipped 2015 Cream Texture Prof. Jeff rey L. University of Georgia, USA Analysis of Cereal Genome 5 May Biotalk Bennetzen Structure and Evolution 2015 Dr. Krishanu Tata Institute of Fundamental Nano-size Motors and Meter- 18 May Biotalk Ray Research, Mumbai Long Journeys 2015 Dr. Gopal National Centre for Cell Sci- Osteopontin, a Chemokine like 29 May Biotalk Kundu ence, Pune Protein acts as Novel Therapeu- 2015 tic Target Covering all Hallmarks of Cancer Prof. Kasturi Jawaharlal Nehru University, Diff erential Response of Overex- 8 Jun Biotalk Datta New Delhi pression of Hyaluronan Binding 2015 Protein 1 (HABP1), A Multifac- eted Protein in Diverse Cell Lines: Implications in Cancer Progression Prof. Takahisa Gifu University, Japan Thermodynamically- Based 11 Aug Biotalk Nishizu Evaluation Method of Whipped 2015 Cream Texture Dr. Sarala Chief Scientist, CSIR and Drug Discovery and Develop- 4 Nov Biotalk Balachandran Project Director. Open Source ment in Tuberculosis with an 2015 Drug Discovery unit Aim to Benefi t the Masses Dr. Shabir University of Lisbon, Portugal A Multi-faceted approach to un- 6 Nov Biotalk Najmudin derstanding the assembly and 2015 function of the CELLULOSOME: a Mega-Dalton, Multi-Enzyme Complex involved in the decon- struction of Complex Plant Cell Wall Carbohydrates Prof. Jonathan UCL Eastman Dental Institute, Phosphate Based Glasses and 13 Nov Biotalk C. Knowles University College London, UK their Development as Biomate- 2015 rials for Tissue Engineering Prof. Chan- Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Raman Spectroscopy in Nano- 18 Nov Biotalk drabhas Advanced Scientifi c Research, Biotechnology 2015 Narayana Bangalore

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SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES/SHORT-TERM COURSES ORGANISED

Name of Faculty (Conve- Name of Sem./ International/ No. of par- Funded By Date ner/ Co-ordinator, etc.) Wor./Con. National ticipants Dr. Vikash Kumar Dubey, Recent Develop- DBT, DST, ICMR, 6-7 Dec 2015 International 250 Dr. Sankar P Kanaujia ments in Medical CSIR etc Biotechnology and Structure-Based Drug Designing [RDMBSBDD 2015 Dr. Vikash Kumar Dubey, Conference on Bioin- DBT-BIF 7 Dec 2015 National 60 Dr. Ranjan Tamuli formatics and Com- puter Aided Drug Design [CBCADD 2015] Dr. Vikash Kumar Dubey, Symposium cum DBT-BIF 24_26 Jun National 120 Dr. Ranjan Tamuli Workshop on 2015 "Advances in Com- putational Biology and Computer Aided Drug Design" Prof. Pranab Goswami KIC-TEQIP Short- World bank as- 28-29 Dec Natrional 27 Term Course On sisted national 2015 Recent Trends in level project of Fuel Cell Technology MHRD, GOI (Orgainzed under Centre for Energy, IITG)

PATENTS Name of Faculty and Date Applied/ Title Application No. co researcher Granted Bora U. and Das S. Silk based electrically conductive nerve conduit 2 Jul 2015 721/Kol/2015 and the method for preparing the same Vibin Ramakrishnan, Magnetic hydrocarbon crystals 31Mar 2016 201631011471, Sajitha Sasidharan, Nitin dated. Indian Chaudhary and Gaurav Patent offi ce Pandey Kolkota Pranab Goswami, DNA aptamers specifi cally binding to human Dec 2015 Application Ankana Kakoti heart type fatty acid binding protein (FABP3) no.1287/ KOL/2015 Biman B Mandal and Electrospun sericin/PVA mat as a prospective 638/KOL/2015 Sween Gilotra wound dressing material Biman B Mandal and Patterned silk fi lm based vascular grafts and it 1246/KOL/2015 Prerak Gupta use thereof Biman B Mandal. Indian silk based injectable hydrogel and its use 31008502 thereof K S Shripad, H B Nemade, Cost eff ective, portable optoelectronic instrument 7 Nov 2015 R E F : 1136/ R. Swaminathan to measure steady state fl uorescence and its set KOL/2015 up.

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AWARDS AND HONOURS Netherlands Prof Arun Goyal: 2016 (b) Lead Guest Editor of the special issue ‘Biotechnology 1. Invited as “Member Expert Committee” of NER Twinning in Environmental Monitoring and Pollution Abatement RnD program of NERBPMC, DBT, Govt. of India Mar 11, 2015’ published in BioMed Research International, a peer- 2016. reviewed, open access journal (impact factor = 2.436) by Hindawi Publishing Corporation. 2. Invited as External Examiner, Doctoral thesis, Department of Biotechnology, IIT Hyderabad, March 10, 2016. (c) Co-editor of the book Platform Chemical Biorefi nery: Future Green Industry by Elsevier Publications. 3. Invited as “Member of Screening Committee” of NER Twinning RnD program of NERBPMC, DBT, Govt. of India Prof. Vikash Kumar Dubey: to review the project proposals, Feb 2, 2016. 1. Dr. P.N. Raju Oration Award by Indian Council for Medical 4. Invited as an “Expert member for Selection Committee” Research, Government of India (Award received during for recruitment of Associate Professor at Department of January 2016). Forestry, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and 2. Invited and participated as an “Expert member for Technology, Jan 29, 2016. Selection Committee” for recruitment of Faculty 5. Invited as an “Expert member for Selection Committee” members at IIT Banaras Hindu University. for recruitment of Associate Professor at Department of 3. Invited and participated as an “Expert member for Human Physiology, Agartala University, Tripura, Jan 15, Selection Committee” for recruitment of Faculty 2016. members at NIT-Arunachalpradesh. Prof Arun Goyal: 2015 4. Invited for several projects reviews from SERB,Govt. of 6. Member, Scientifi c Advisory Committee, Cancer Research India Foundation, India. 5. Invited for several projects reviews from Ministry of 7. Invited to Co-chair a session during 56th International Health, Govt. of Italy Annual Conference of Association of Microbiologists 6. Appointed as Member, Institutional Biosafety Committee, of India (AMI), December 7-10, 2015, Jawaharlal Nehru Pig Research Institute, Rani, Guwahati (2015 onwards). University, New Delhi. 7. Invited as External Examiner, Doctoral thesis, from many 8. Invited as member “National Jury” for India Innovation institutes including IIT Hyderabad, JNU, CDRI, NII, JNTU, Initiative a National-level competition organized jointly NIPER-Mohali etc. by CII with DST, Government of India and All India Council Prof. Utpal Bora: for Technical Education (AICTE). 1. Appointed as Member, Programme Advisory Committee, 9. Invited as Expert, member selection committee for National Science and Technology Management faculty members at Department of Molecular Biology & Information System (NSTMIS), Department of Science Genetic Engineering, GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Government of India (2015-2018) & Technology, , Oct 31, 2015. 2. Appointed as Member, Institutional Biosafety Committee, 10. Invited as an “Expert member for selection committee” College of Veterinary Sciences, Khanapara, Assam for recruitment of Professor at Department of Molecular Agricultural University (2015 onwards) Biology and Bioinformatics, Agartala University, Tripura, 3. Appointed as Member, Scientifi c Advisory Committee October 9, 2015. meeting of Muga Silkworm Seed Organization, Central 11. Invited to Chair a session in “Update on Advances in Silk Board, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India Cancer Rsearch”, September 10, 2015, B. Barooah Cancer (2014-2016) Institute, Guwahati, Assam, India. 4. Appointed as Expert Member, Board of Studies in 12. Nominated as member, Scientifi c Advisory committee, Biotechnology, Mizoram University (2015) Cancer Research Foundation, India. 5. Appointed as Member, Programme Advisory Committee, 13. Invited to Chair the session in National Conference on National Science and Technology Management Challenges in Environmental Research, 4-6 June, 2015, Information System (NSTMIS), Department of Science IIT Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, India. and Technology, Government of India (2015-2018). 14. Invited to Chair 2 sessions in 2nd North Eastern Regional Dr. B. Anand: Conference on Head and Neck Oncology, May 22-23, 1. INSA medal for Young Scientists. 2015, B. Barooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati, Assam, India. 2. Associate, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore Prof. K. Pakshirajan 3. DBT-Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award (a) Outstanding Reviewer 2015 Award of the Journal Dr. Kusum K Singh: of Hazardous Materials, Elsevier , Amsterdam, The 1. 2016 Albert’s Global Researcher Reunion Award

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Prof. P. Goswami: Dr. Rakhi Chaturvedi 1. Prof. Pranab Goswami has received Certificate of 1. Associate Editor of the Journal - In Vitro Cellular & Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing for the quality Developmental Biology- Plant [Publisher: Springer] of the journal Biosensors and Bioelectronics (Elsevier, 2. Member, International Society for In Vitro Biology (SIVB), Amsterdam, The Netherlands) awarded in June 2015. USA 2. Prof. Pranab Goswami has been awarded full sponsorship 3. Member of National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI) by Elsevier, UK to participate Editor’s conference held at 4. Selected Member of the prestigious society - Plant Tissue Beijing, China during 22-25th October 2015. Culture Association (India) (PTCA-I) 3. Prof. Pranab Goswami has been appointed as Co- 5. National Jury Member, India Innovation Initiative (i-3) a Chairman of the screening committee of the NER national level competition jointly organized by, AICTE, Twinning R&D programmes for the year 2015-2016 by CII and DST with an aim to expend and strengthen Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. entrepreneurial ecosystem of the country. 4. Prof. Pranab Goswami has been appointed as member of a selection committee held on 23rd February 2016 for STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENTS promotion of Professor I to Professor II in IASST, Guwahati. 1. Mr. Rwivoo Baruah, PhD student working under Prof. Arun 5. Prof. Pranab Goswami has been appointed as member Goyal won the Best Poster Award for “Characterization of of a screening committee of applications held on 23rd glucan from Weissella cibaria RBA12 as a potential food February 2016 for promotion of faculty members in additive and hydrocolloid” in the Food and Agricultural IASST, Guwahati. Biotechnology category in the International conference 6. Prof. Pranab Goswami has been appointed as member of on New Horizons in Biotechnology (NHBT-2015) held at a selection committee meeting held on 6th June 2015 for CSIR-National Institute for Inter-disciplinary Science and the faculty position in the centre for energy, IIT Guwahati. Technology, Thiruvananthapuram during November 22- 7. Prof. Pranab Goswami was appointed as viva-voce 25, 2015. examiner of a student for PhD degree at Department of 2. Ms Priyanka Nath, PhD student working under Chemistry, Gauhati University during May 2015. Prof. Arun Goyal won the Best poster award for 8. Prof. Pranab Goswami has been Selected as editorial “Identifi cation of promising functional residues capable board member of the international journal, Biocatalysis of introducing endo-xylanase activity into an exo-acting and Agricultural Biotechnology (Elsevier,ISSN:1878-8181) arabinofuranosidase (Ct43Araf) with enhanced activity: Dr. Biman B Mandal: An in silico approach” presented at 56th International Annual Conference of Association of Microbiologists of 1. INSA-Medal for Young Scientists 2015 by Indian National India (AMI), held at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Science Academy, India.Citation and cash award. Delhi during December 7-10, 2015. Dr. P. Chandra: 3. Rohit P. James, an M Tech project (MTP) student working 1. Selected for the award of RAMANUJAN FELLOWSHIP from under Prof. Kannan Pakshirajan, was awarded with the the Ministry of Science and Technology, Department of Best Poster for his MTP work ‘Screening of fungal strains Science and Technology, Government of India. for chitosan production using paper and pulp mill Prof. Lingaraj Sahoo: wastewater as feedstock’ in the 4th Annual Chemical 1. Appointed as Guest Professor at Gifu University, Japan. Engineering Symposium REFLUX2016, held at IIT Guwahati during March 25-27, 2016. 2. Nominated as Member of Board of Governers (BOG) of Univesrsity of Science & Technology, Meghalaya. 4. Poster presented by Ananya Barman, Manju Nagar, and Ajeet Kumar were among the three best posters from 3. Invited as an “Expert member for Selection Committee” the Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, for recruitment of Associate Professor at Department of and fi nally won second runner-up, during theResearch Botany, Nagaland University, February 2, 2016. Conclave, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India, 4. Invited as an “Expert member for Selection Committee” 18-20 March, 2016. for recruitment of Professor, Associate Professor and 5. Atul Kumar, Ph D student under Dr. Bithiah Grace Assistant Professor at Department of Biotechnology, Jaganathan was selected for EMBO travel award to attend Cotton University, Assam, July, 2015. the EMBO | EMBL Symposium: Tumour Microenvironment 5. Invited as an “Expert member for Selection Committee” and Signalling at Heidelberg, Germany to be held 3-6 for recruitment of Professor, Associate Professor and April 2016. Assistant Professor at Department of Life Sciences, 6. Karukriti Kaushik Ghosh, a PhD student under supervision Sambalpur University, Orissa, December 11-12, 2015. of Dr. Manish Kumar won “Best Poster Award” entitled

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“Characterization of Hypothesized Outer Membrane 13. Ganesan Padmavathi, a PhD student under supervision Protein of Leptospira interrogans Copenhageni” in the of Dr. Ajaikumar B. Kunnumakkara won‘Best Poster International conference on “6th Indo Global Summit Award’ for ‘Prevention of Azoxymethane induced colon and Expo on Vaccines and Vaccination” organized at carcinogenesis by the spice Carum copticum (Ajwain)’ Hyderabad International Convention Centre, Hyderabad at 6th Internatiomal Translational Cancer Research in November, 2015. Conference “Prevention and Treatment of Cancer: Hypes 7. Bhuvan Dixit, a PhD student under supervision of and Hopes”, Feb 4-7, 2016, Hyatt Residency, Ahmedabad. Dr. Manish Kumar won “Best Poster Award” entitled 14. Young Scientist Award to Anindita Deka, a summer “Characterization of one of core Cas protein of CRISPR trainee undersupervision of Ajaikumar B. Kunnumakkara Cas subtype I-B in Leptospira interrogans Copenhageni for ‘An investigation on the anticancer activities of “Indian strain Fiocruz L1-130” in the International conference trumpet fl ower” on colorectal cancer’ at 6th Internatiomal on “Innovative Research in Biotechnology, Biomedical Translational Cancer Research Conference “Prevention Sciences, Bioinformatics and Stem Cell application” and Treatment of Cancer: Hypes and Hopes”, Feb 4-7, organized at Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi in 2016, Hyatt Residency, Ahmedabad. January, 2016. 15. Mr. Mallesh Santhosh, PhD student working under the 8. Ketan Ganar was awarded consolation prize for poster supervision of Prof. Pranab Goswami has received 2nd presentation in VIROCON, XXIV National Conference of best student paper award in contributory research Indian Virological Society held in NEIGRIHMS, Shillong category in the South Asian workshop on Optics and Meghalaya from 8th-10th October, 2015. Photonics (SAWOP 15) organized by UNESCO New Delhi 9. Barnali Nath was awarded consolation prize for poster held during 17-18 November, 2015 at IITG, Assam, India. presentation in XXIX annual convention of Indian 16. Sharmila Narayanan won the “Best Poster award” in the association of veterinary microbiologists, immunologist 4th International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterial and specialist in infectious diseases held in AAU Khanapara and Nanotechnology (ICANN-2015) and NRCP Rani, Guwahati from 12-14th Feb, 2016. 17. Archita Ghoshal won the “Best Poster award” in the 10. Moushumee Das was awarded appreciation prize for 3rd International Conference on Biotechnology and poster presentation in XXIX annual convention of Indian Bioinformatics (ICBB-2016) association of veterinary microbiologists, immunologist 18. Archita Ghoshal and Neha Arora were invited as the and specialist in infectious diseases held in AAU Khanapara “Instructors” to conduct “Advances in Proteomics and NRCP Rani, Guwahati from 12-14th Feb, 2016. workshop” organized by the Bioinformatics Centre, 11. Prakash Saudagar, best poster award at International Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, Conference on Infectious Diseases and Nanomedicine-2015 Guwahati (ICIDN-2015), Kathmandu for following work:- Prakash Saudagar, and Vikash Kumar Dubey. “Betulin attached to 18. Any Other (Special Mention) functionalized carbon nanotubes showed better effi cacy Prof. Arun Goyal: against Leishmania parasite”. 2nd International Conference on Infectious Diseases and Nanomedicine-2015 1. Jun 2015 - Jul 2015 - Visiting Professor, Department of (ICIDN-2015), Kathmandu, Nepal,December 15-18, 2015. Animal Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (FMV), (Best poster Award) University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal. 12. 2nd Best Paper Award to Vartika Srivastava for 2. May 2015- May 2015 - Visiting Professor, Department of ‘Establishment of in vitro callus cultures for the Food and Environmental Science, University of Helsinki, analysis of essential phytochemical constituents from Finland Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Miers ex Hook. F. Thoms Prof K Pakshirajan: against challenging diseases’ at International Seminar 1. Expert Member of theBoard of Research Studies at the on Prevention, Promotion and Pacifi cation of Ayurvedic Assam downtown University, Guwahati, since August Landscape, Feb 9-11, 2016, Science City Auditorium, 2015. Kolkata.

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FACULTY MEMBERS

Sl. Name PhD Designation Areas of Interest No. 1. Baskaran, Anand IIT Kanpur Assistant Professor Structural Biology, Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, RNA Biology, Molecular Evolution 2. Bora, Utpal Institute of Professor Biomaterials, Nanotechnology, Drug Genomics and Delivery and Tissue Engineering Integrative Biology, Delhi 3. Bose, Biplab AIIMS, New Delhi Associate Cell Signaling, Computational Biology, Professor Recombinant Proteins 4. Chandra, Pranjal Pusan National Assistant Professor Clinical Diagnostics (Cancer cells, DNA, (Joined on University, Busan, RNA, bio-markers)using electroanalytical 21.07.2015) South Korea methods such as cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry,impedance spectroscopy, Nano-biosensors (Aptamer, antibody, enzyme) based biological phenomenon investigation, Porous silicon based label free self reporting optical nanosensors, Microfl uidics and Nanomachines 5. Chaturvedi, Rakhi University of Delhi, Professor Plant Cell, Tissue & Organ Culture, Delhi Protoplast Isolation and Regeneration, Isolation, Purifi cation and Characterization of Plant Secondary Metabolites 6. Chaudhary, Nitin Centre for Cellular Assistant Professor Peptide self-assembly and amyloid and Molecular aggregates, Peptide-membrane Biology, Hyderabad interactions, Curvature inducing proteins 7. Das, Debasish IIT Bombay Associate Metabolic engineering, Biochemical Professor engineering, Modelling of fermentation process, Biofuel 8. Dasu, Veeranki IIT Madras Professor Bioprocess Development (upstream to Venkata downstream), Metabolic Engineering, Bioenergy 9. Dubey, Vikash Kr. Benaras Hindu Professor Protein Biochemistry; Parasite Biochemistry University, Varanasi 10. Ghosh, S. S. Indian Institute of Professor Gene Therapy, Expression Cloning Chemical Biology, (Mammalian Systems), Nanobiotechnology Kolkata 11. Goswami, Pranab NEIST, CSIR, Jorhat Professor Biocatalysis, Biosensor, Enzymatic Biofuel cell, and Biotransformation 12. Goyal, Arun IIT Kanpur Professor Molecular Biology, Protein Engineering, Structural and Functional Proteomics of Carbohydrate active enzymes and other industrial microbial enzymes 13. Jaganathan, Bithiah Frankfurt University, Associate Stem Cells, Cancer and cell therapy Grace Germany Professor 14. Kanaujia, Sankar Indian Institute of Assistant Professor Structural and Computational Biology Prasad Science Bangalore

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Sl. Name PhD Designation Areas of Interest No. 15. Kobayashi, The United Visiting Assistant Yasufumi (Joined on Graduate School Professor 23.07.2015) of Agriculture, Gifu University, Japan 16. Kumar, Manish University of Assistant Professor Molecular interaction of host-pathogen- Maryland, College vector of infectious diseases, Vector borne Park, USA diseases of Zoonotic importance 17. Kumar, Sachin University of Assistant Professor Identifi cation of molecular determinants Maryland of avian paramyxovirus virulence, Reverse genetics study of avian paramyxoviruses: Newcastle disease virus as a model, Vaccine development against avian paramyxoviruses using reverse genetics system, Viral vector study-Avian paramyxoviruses and adenoviruses 18. Kunnumakkara, University of Calicut Associate Role of infl ammatory pathways in Ajaikumar Bahulayan Professor cancer development, Identifi cation of novel biomarkers for cancer diagnosis and prognosis, Cancer drug discovery, Development of transgenic and gene knockout mouse models for biomedical research 19. Limaye, Anil Mukund IISc Bangalore Associate Molecular endocrinology, Cancer biology, Professor Gene expression and regulation in Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic systems 20. Maiti, Soumen Kr. IIT Bombay Assistant Professor Biochemical Engg, Biofuel, Bioprocess modeling 21. Mandal, Biman Behari IIT Kharagpur Associate Cell based tissue engineering, Biomaterials, Professor Stem cells, Drug delivery systems 22. Nagotu, Shirisha University of Assistant Professor Organelle biology and Inter-organelle (Joined on Groningen, communication, Cellular Ageing, 23.07.2015) Groningen, the Membrane fi ssion and fusion. Netherlands 23. Pakshirajan, K. (Head IIT Madras Professor (a) Environmental Biotechnology: of the Department) biological removal of organic and inorganic pollutants from water and wastewaters (b) Biotechnological Products and Process Engineering: production, characterization and properties, process design, kinetics and optimization (c) Biohydrometallurgy and (d) Biofuels 24. Pandey, Lalit Mohan IIT Delhi Assistant Professor Surface and interfacial science, Protein’s adsorption and aggregation, Environmental Biotechnology 25. Patra, Sanjukta Central Food Associate Enzymes - applications in pharma and food Technological Professor industry Research Institute, Mysore

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Sl. Name PhD Designation Areas of Interest No. 26. Ramakrishnan, Vibin IIT Bombay Associate Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Professor Biophysics, Bio-Organic Chemistry, Bionanotechnology 27. Ramesh, Aiyagari Central Food Professor Nanobiotechnology, Biological Activity of Technological Synthetic Amphiphiles and Metal Complex, Research Institute, Probiotics and Antimicrobial Peptides Mysore 28. Rangan, Latha M.S. Swaminathan Professor Molecular systematics, Biofuel, IPR Research Foundation, Chennai, International Rice Research Institute, Philippines 29. Sahu, Lingaraj MaharshiDayanand Professor Genetic engineering and functional University, Rohtak genomics of plants 30. Saini, Gurvinder Kaur Andhra University, Associate Fungal Biotechnology, Biological Control, Visakhapatnam Professor DNA fi ngerprinting and Transformation studies, Studies on extracellular enzymes and toxic metabolite production, Development of a potent biopesticide 31. Satpati, Priyadarshi Indian Institute Assistant Professor Classical molecular dynamics (MD) free (Joined on of Science (IISc), energy simulation, Electronic Structure 01.06.2015) Bangalore calculations that predict the structure, properties, reactivity, bonding etc 32. Singh, Kusum Institute of Assistant Professor Post-transcriptional gene regulation Kumari (Joined on Molecular Medicine, 13.07.2015) Heinrich-Heine University of Duesseldorf, Germany 33. Sivaprakasam, Central Leather Assistant Professor Bioprocess Analytical Technology (BioPAT), Senthilkumar Research Institute, Biocalorimetry, Bioprocess Monitoring and Chennai Control Environmental Bioprocess Sytems 34. Sukumar, Piruthivi University of Leeds, Assistant Professor Smooth muscle and endothelial cell UK function, Cardiovascular diseases, Diabetes, Obesity 35. Swaminathan, R. Tata Institute of Professor Protein Structure, Function and Dynamics; Fundamental Fluorescence Spectroscopy Research, Mumbai 36. Tamuli, Ranjan Centre for Cellular Associate Calcium signaling, DNA repair and Molecular Professor Biology, Hyderabad 37. Thummer, Rajkumar University of Assistant Professor Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative P. (Joined on Groningen, Medicine 23.07.2015) Groningen, The Netherlands 38. Trivedi, Gaurav Jawaharlal Nehru Associate Intracellular Signaling in Plasmodium University, New Professor falciparum Delhi

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The Department at a Glance

Year of Establishment: 2002 Academic Programmes Off ered:

Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in ENGINEERING o Chemical Engineering Master of Technology (MTech) in (1) Petroleum Science and Technology (PST), (2) Material Science and Technology (MST) Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Total Faculty Strength: 35 • Professor: 11 • Associate Professor: 11 • Assistant Professor: 12 • Adjunct Faculty: 1 New Faculty Members Joined: Nil • Assistant Professor: Nil Total Student Strength: 650 BTech: 293 MTech: 179 PhD: 178 New Students Joined in 2015-2016: 213 BTech: 78 MTech: 90 PhD: 45

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LABORATORY FACILITIES Contamination detector, Tar viscometer, Softening point • UG Labs: 7 apparatus, Carbon residue apparatus, Bomb calorimeter, Vapour – Liquid Equilibrium, Steam Distillation, Digital o Fluid Mechanics Lab: Flow through Fluidized Bed, Penetrometer. Centrifugal Pump Test Rig, Flow through Helical Coil, Nozzle Meter Test Rig, Packed Bed, Pitot Tube, Rotameter • Other Labs: 2 Test Rig, Drag Co-efficient Apparatus, Reynolds’s o Analytical Lab: Atomic absorption spectrophotometer, Apparatus, Notch Tank Apparatus, Impact of Jet on Autotitrator, BET surface area analyzer, Buchi rheometer, Vane Apparatus, Reciprocating Pump Test Rig, Bernoulli Chemisorb surface area analyzer, Diff erential scanning Apparatus, Flow Meter Demonstration Rig, Energy Losses calorimeter, Digital polarimeter, Ellipsometer, In Pipes, Energy Losses In Bends. Fourier Transform Infrared spectrophotometer, Gas o Mechanical Operation Lab: Ball mill, Froth fl oatation cell, chromatography with TCD, FID, ECD detector, Gas Hammer mill, Jaw crusher, Roll crusher, Plate and frame chromatography with TCD, FID, PPFD detector, Gas fi ltration, Rotary drum Vacuum fi lter, Vibrating screen, chromatography mass spectroscopy, High performance Sieve shaker, Cyclone separator, Cyclone Scrubber, liquid chromatography, Interfacial rheometer, Karl Fisher Elutriator, Sedimentation, Leaf Filter. titrator, Laser particle size analyser, Microscope, Millipore water purifi cation, Refractometer, Rheometer, Spinning o Heat Transfer Lab: Extended Surface heat exchanger, drop tensiometer, Tensiometer, Thermogravimetric Tubular heat exchanger, Jacketed vessel heat exchanger, analyzer, Total organic content analyzer, UV-Visible Plate heat exchanger, Shell and tube heat exchanger, spectrophotometer, X Ray diff raction, Zeta potential. Emissivity measurement apparatus, Composite wall, Conductivity of metal rod, Calandria evaporator, o CoE-SusPol: Centre of Excellance for Sustainable Vertical & horizontal condenser, Unsteady state heat Polymers (CoE-SusPol) is funded by Department of transfer, Heat transfer in forced convection, Multi eff ect Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals and evaporator. Fertilizers. The objective of CoE-SusPol is to develop cost eff ective and scalable technologies for the production o Chemical Reaction Engineering: Packed bed reactor, of biodegradable polymer based end products using Trickle bed reactor, RTD studies in CSTR, RTD studies both petrochemical and renewable bio- feedstock in plug fl ow reactor, Cascade CSTR, Isothermal batch and stablish state of the art facilities in biodegradable reactor, Combined flow reactor, RTD of packed bed polymers area. Both experimental and computational reactor, Spinning basket reactor, Bubble cap Distillation. laboratory has been setup under this project facility and o Mass Transfer Lab: Double glass wall distillation signifi cant high end equipments have been purchased apparatus, Bubble cap distillation set up, Packed bed in the department. distillation set up, Mass transfer with and without chemical reaction, Liquid - liquid extraction in packed MAJOR EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES ACQUIRED: bed, Solid - liquid extraction in packed bed, Absorption in packed bed, Vapour in air diffusion, Rotary drier, o Emissivity measurement Forced Draft tray drier, Water cooling tower. Batch o Column Floatation setup crystallization. o Thermo gravimetric Analyser o Process control Lab: Two Tank Non-Interacting o 2 stroke single cylinder Petrol engine System, Two Tank Interacting System, Control Valve o Heat transfer with forced convection Characteristics, Temperature Control Trainer, Pressure Control Triner, Flow Control Trainer, Level Vontrol Trainer, o Batch Crystalliser Cascade Control Trainer, First-Order and Second-Order o TGA-Hyf-FTIR System, Multi Process Trainer, Multi Variable Control o Modulated DSC Trainer, PLC Trainer. o High Pressure Microwave Reactor for Polymerization o Thermodynamics Lab: Vapour - liquid equilibrium o Mini Extruder and injection molding Machine apparatus, Liquid - liquid equilibria, Equillibrium Flash Distillation Apparatus, Separating & Throttling o Polarizing Optical Microscope and Micro tensile stage Calorimeter. o Water Vapor Transmission Tester • PG Labs: 1 o Optical Polarimeter o Petroleum Lab: Acidity and Alkalimetry, Aniline point, o Computerized Melt Flow Index Instrument Burning test lamp, Cloud & Pour Point, Flash & Fire o Heat Defl ection/Vicat Softning Temperature tester Point, Melting point apparatus, Red wood Viscometer, o Instrument for Contact Angle Reid vapour pressure, Smoke point, U -Tube Viscometer, o Probe Sonicator ASTM Distillation, Kinematic Viscometer bath, Drop point grease apparatus, Burning quality of kerosene, o Polymer Film Extrusion line

54 ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 o Material Studio Software o Physiochemical water/ wastewater treatment techniques o Tear Tester o Screening of novel microbial strains for treatment of o Polyfl ow organic/inorganic wastewater o Sonolysis and Sono-hybrid Advanced Oxidation MAJOR AREAS OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: techniques • Fluids o Treatment of industrial effl uent o Design and development of micro-pumps and actuators o Polution trading o Surfactant Enhanced oil recovery • Process Systems Engineering o Experimental and computational fl uid dynamics o Al based Optimization Techniques o Experimental and computational multiphase fl ows o Computational transport processes o Field driven fl uid fl ows o Deterministic, evolutionary and global optimization o Mechanics, patterns, and stability of fl uids o Material processing o Micro- and nano-fl uidic devices o MEMS & NEMS o Minerals processing o Molecular simulation o Multi scale bubble dynamics and applications o Optimization and control o Rheology of complex fl uids o Planning and scheduling o Transport through meso-porous materials o Process control • Reaction Engineering o Process design & techno-economics o Catalysis electrolysis and Heterogeneous reactions o Process intensifi cations o Electrochemical corrosion o Process modeling o Electroless plating o Randomized algorithms o Hydrocarbon processing o Self-assembly and self-organization o Interfacial reactions o Soft lithography o Kinetic analysis o Statistical mechanics and thermodynamics o Micro- and nano-fl uidic reactors • Materials Engineering o Non-equilibrium reactive systems o Bio-lubricant o Pyrolysis of waste plastics o Complex organic solids o Separations with chemical reaction o Functional multiscale structures & composites o Sono-process engineering o Graphene synthesis and application • Chemical Engineering Science o Ionic liquids o Biological physics o Liquid crystalline materials o Chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) o Low cost ceramic membranes o Colloids and interfacial science o Micro- and nano-sensors o Dewetting and phase separation o Non-Newtonian Fluids o Phase equilibria and thermodynamics o Palladium membranes o Phase equilibria of ionic liquids o Reactive systems and gels o Phase transition in polymers (nucleation, crystallization, o Responsive materials for environmental, biological and collapse transition) chemical separation o Structure property relations o Self-healing surfaces o Super-hydrophobic and self-cleaning surfaces o C-C Composites and C-Polymer Composites • Environmental Pollution Control • Polymer Science and Engineering o Air pollution o Polymers Synthesis and Characterization o Biological wastewater treatment (biosorption, o Polymer Reaction Engineering bioaccumulation, biodegradation, bioreduction, o Polymer Processing biotransformation) o Polymer Rheology o Electro remediation of water/wastewater o Polymer Solutions and Thermodynamics o Membrane bioreactors 55 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI o Polymer Simulation and Computing o Combustion and gasifi cation reaction kinetics o Polymer based Nano and biocomposites o Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis o Polymer Degradation o Fuel cells o Polymer and Nano-material Migration Studies o Hydrogen production and storage o Polymer Recycling and Reuses o Utilisation of lignocellulosic biomass for fuel/chemicals o Biodegradable Polymers o Solar cells o Polymer based Technology Development, licensing, o Nuclear reactor Training and Entrepreneurship o Membrane reformer for hydrogen production o Biodegradable polymers and biobased nanocomposites • Separation and Mixing Processes • Energy Engineering o Adsorption o Artifi cial photosynthesis o Bio-separation o Biofuels: biodiesel, bioethanol, biobutanol, bio hydrogen o Membrane Separation Processes and Bio oil o Micro-mixers & separators o Biomass gasifi cation and pyrolysis o Post CMP cleaning o Carbon dioxide capture and conversion to Fuel o Separation using Supercritical Fluids o Clean coal technology o Surfactant mediated separation processes

CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS/SYMPOSIA ATTENDED

International/ Name of Faculty Name of Conf./Workshop Place Date National Dr. Anki Reddy Katha Complex fl uids symposium IISER Pune 2-4 Jan 2016 National Dr. Ashok Kumar 2nd National Workshop on NEMS/MEMS IIT Guwahati 21-22 Mar 2016 National Dasmahapatra and Theranostic Devices Dr. Ashok Kumar 3rd Indo-German Workshop on Advances IIT Guwahati 23-26 Feb 2016 International Dasmahapatra in Materials, Reaction and Separation processes Dr. Ashok Kumar Chemcon 2015 IIT Guwahati 27-30 Dec 2015 International Dasmahapatra Dr. Ashok Kumar COMPFLU 2016 IISER Pune 2-4 Jan 2016 National Dasmahapatra Dr. Ashok Kumar IUPAP CCP 2015 IIT Guwahati 2-5 Dec 2015 International Dasmahapatra Dr. Ashok Kumar National Workshop on Atomistic IIT Guwahati 21-24 Dec 2015 National Dasmahapatra Simulation Technique Prof. G. Pugazhenthi International Conference on Penang, 18-19 Aug International Environment 2015 (ICENV-2015) Malaysia 2015 Dr. A. K. Golder International Conference on Bioscience Colombo, 2016-01-12 international and Biotechnology- 2016 Srilanka 0000-00-00 Dr. Amit Kumar 4th International Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Agra 6-8 Dec 2015 International Conference Dr. Amit Kumar International Conference of Chemical, Milan, Italy 14-15 Sep 2015 International Biological and Environmental Engineering Dr. Subrata Kumar Chemical Engineering Congress-2015, IIT IIT Guwahati 27-30 Dec 2015 International Majumder Guwahati

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International/ Name of Faculty Name of Conf./Workshop Place Date National Dr. Subrata Kumar Environment, Agricultural and Civil Holiday Inn 24-25 Mar 2016 International Majumder Engineering (ICEACE-2016), March 24-25, Express London 2016 - Heathrow T5, London Prof. K. Mohanty Global Energy Summit New Delhi 6-8 Nov 2015 International Dr. Pankaj Tiwari International Conference on Colombo 12-14 Jan 2016 International Bioscience and Biotechnology -2016 (BIOTECH-2016) Dr. Rajesh Kumar Gas-Liquid and Gas-Liquid Solid (GLS)-12 New York 28 Jun-1 Jul International Upadhyay 2015

INVITED LECTURES OF FACULTY: IN INDIA, ABROAD

Name of Name of Lecture Name of Inst./Org. Place Date Faculty Dr. R. Anandal- Transport Phenomena in Food Processing GIFU University, Japan 7-15 Dec akshmi Japan 2016 Dr. Rajesh Kumar Radioisotope Applications in Chemical Engi- Indian Institute of Kolkata 7 Oct Upadhyay neering Research Engineering Scienc- 2015 es and Technology (IIEST) Shibpur Dr. Dipankar Nano-enriched Digital Microfl uidics Form Still IIT Hyderabad Hyderabad 4 Dec Bandyopadhyay life, Portraits, Landscapes to Impressionism 2015 Dr. Tapas K. Man- Current research trend of fl uid fl ow Haldia Institute of Haldia, West 23 Jan dal Technology Bengal 2016 Dr. Vimal Katiyar Bionano-Fillers based High Performance Sus- NanoSciTech Chandigarh. 18-20 tainable Polymer based Technologies Feb 2016 Dr. Vimal Katiyar Sustainable Approach for Production of Petro- Measures for devel- Assam 18 Feb chemicals & Plastics- A Perspective’in Exclusive opment of Chemi- 2016 Workshop on Adaptation of Environmental cals & Petrochemi- Safety cals in North East Dr. Vimal Katiyar High Performance Sustainable Polymer Based National Cheng Taiwan 29-30 Technologies using Bionano-Fillers Kung University Jan 2016 Dr. Vimal Katiyar Polymers for fuel cell applications IIT Guwahati Guwahati 28-29 Dec 2015. Dr. Vimal Katiyar Bionano-fi llers for Designing High Performance IIT Guwahati Guwahati 29 Dec. Sustainable Plastics 2015 Dr. Vimal Katiyar Polymorphs of Cellulose Nanocrystals (CNCs) Saurashtra Univer- Rajkot 29-31 and its Applications sity Oct 2015

SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES/SHORT-TERM COURSES ORGANISED:

Name of Faculty Funded International/ No. of (Convener/ Co- Name of Sem./Wor./Con. Date By National participants ordinator, etc.) Dr. Ashok Kumar 2nd National Workshop on DeitY, 21-22 Mar National 200 Dasmahapatra NEMS/MEMS and Theranostic Govt. of 2016 (Convener) Devices India

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Name of Faculty Funded International/ No. of (Convener/ Co- Name of Sem./Wor./Con. Date By National participants ordinator, etc.) Dr. Ashok Kumar CCP 2015 IUPAP and 2-5 Dec 2015 International 300 Dasmahapatra others (Member, LOC) Dr. Ashok Kumar Chemcon 2015 Reliance 27-30 Dec International 1200 Dasmahapatra Industries 2015 (Member, LOC) and others Dr. Ashok Kumar 3rd Indo-German workshop Max Plank 23-26 Feb International 200 Dasmahapatra Society, 2016 (Organizing Germany secretary) and others Prof. K Mohanty Refl ux 2016 25-27 Mar National 150 2016 Prof. Bishnupada The Indian Chemical Govt. and 27-30 Dec International 1200 Mandal Engineering Congress others 2015 (CHEMCON 2015) Dr. Prabu Vairakannu Short term course on "Advanced KIC-TEQIP 7-11 Mar National 4 clean fuel technologies and (MHRD) 2016 alternative energy systems" Dr. Raghvendra Short Term course on MHRD 7-11 Mar National 9 Gupta, Dr. Rajesh Multiphase Flow in Oil and Gas (Under 2016 Upadhyay, Dr. Pankaj Industry TEQIP) Tiwari Dr. Rajesh Kumar Multiphase Flow in Oil and Gas MHRD-KIC 7-11 Mar National 7 Upadhyaya, Dr. Pan- Industry 2016 kaj Tiwari, Dr. Ragh- vendra Gupta Dr. V. Prabu, Dr. R. Advanced Clean Fuel Tech- MHRD 7-11 Mar National 10 Prasanna Venkatesh, nologies and Alternative Energy 2016 Dr. R. Anandalakshmi, Systems Dr. Nageswara Rao Peela

PATENTS:

Name of Faculty and Date Applied/ Name Application No. co researcher Granted Dr. Vimal Katiyar and Silk-Poly (lactic acid) Nanocomposite Formulations 2 Mar 2016 201631007267 Rahul Patwa Dr. Vimal Katiyar and Process for Directing Electrospun Polymer Fibers 2 Mar 2016 201631007268 Narendren S. Dr. Vimal Katiyar and Biobased Adhesive -Formulation for Structural 15 Sep 2015 980/KOL/2015 Neelima Tripathi Dr. Vimal Katiyar and Dispersible Biobased Additive Formulations for 15 Sep 2015 981/KOL/2015 Akhilesh Kumar Pal Biodegradable Polymer Packaging

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AWARDS AND HONOURS: NEERI, 29th December, 2015. • Dr. Nanda Kishore received IEI Young Engineers Award • Dr. VaibhavV Goud received Mitacs Globalink Research for the year 2015 - 2016 in Chemical Engineering Division Award for hosting student from McGill University, Canada by The Institution of Engineers (India), 2015 to carry out small project over the span of 12 weeks • Dr. Vimal Katiyar’s group research works on Biobased Adhesive have been awarded by Gandhian Young STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENTS Technological Innovation (GYTI) Awards on Sunday, • Dr. Vimal Katiyar’s group Research work on Biobased 13 March, 2016 at Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre, Adhesive have been awarded by Gandhian Young President’s Estate, New Delhi. Technological Innovation (GYTI) Awards on Sunday, • Dr. Vimal Katiyar received 6th National Awards for 13 March, 2016 at Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre, Technology Innovation in Petrochemicals & Downstream President’s Estate, New Delhi. Plastic Processing Industry (2015-16) for Innovation in • Dr. Vimal Katiyar’s group received 6th National Awards for Polymer Waste Management & Recycling Technology and Technology Innovation in Petrochemicals & Downstream Green Polymeric Materials and Products “Value Added Plastic Processing Industry (2015-16) for Innovation in Cellulose Nanocrystals Production from Waste Resources Polymer Waste Management & Recycling Technology and and its High End Applications” from GoI. (January 20, Green Polymeric Materials and Products “Value Added 2016) Cellulose Nanocrystals Production from Waste Resources • Dr. Vimal Katiyar received 6th National Awards for and its High End Applications” from GoI. (January 20, Technology Innovation in Petrochemicals & Downstream 2016). Plastic Processing Industry (2015-16) on behalf of • Dr. Vimal Katiyar’s group received 6th National Awards Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati for for Technology Innovation in Petrochemicals & Innovation in Polymeric Materials “Industry Production Downstream Plastic Processing Industry (2015-16) on ofDegradable Packaging Films for Stringent Food behalf of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati for Packaging Applications” from GoI.(January 20, 2016) Innovation in Polymeric Materials “Industry Production • Dr. Vimal Katiyar received 6th National Awards for of Degradable Packaging Films for Stringent Food Technology Innovation in Petrochemicals & Downstream Packaging Applications” from GoI.(January 20, 2016). Plastic Processing Industry (2015-16) on behalf of Indian • Dr. Vimal Katiyar’s group received 6th National Awards for Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati for Innovation in Technology Innovation in Petrochemicals & Downstream Polymer Waste Management & Recycling Technology Plastic Processing Industry (2015-16) on behalf of Indian and Green Polymeric Materials and Products “Biobased Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati for Innovation in Adhesive for Structural Applications” from GoI. (January Polymer Waste Management & Recycling Technology 20, 2016) and Green Polymeric Materials and Products “Biobased • Dr. Vimal Katiyar received Distinguished Speaker Award Adhesive for Structural Applications” from GoI. (January of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers CHEMCON 20, 2016).

FACULTY MEMBERS

Sl. Name PhD Designation Areas of Interest No. 1. Anandalakshmi, R. IIT Madras Assistant Computational Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow, Process Professor Modeling and Simulation, Solar Thermal Energy Conversion, Energy Effi cient Design of Thermal Systems 2. Bandyopadhyay, IIT Kanpur Associate Colloid and Interfacial Phenomena, Computational Fluid Dipankar Professor Dynamics, Micro and Nano Fluidics, Complex Flow and Fluids, Clean Energy – Fuel and Solar cells 3. Banerjee, Tamal IIT Kanpur Associate Phase equilibria of ionic liquids, Molecular simulations, Professor Global optimisation, Statistical thermodynamics 4. Chatterjee, Jaideep Illinois Institute Adjunct Water Purifi cation, Oil-water interfaces, and Surfactant Of Technology Faculty Enhanced Oil Recovery Chicago 5. Das, Chandan IIT Kharagpur Associate Wastewater Treatment, Bioremediation, Membrane Professor based Separation Process

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Sl. Name PhD Designation Areas of Interest No. 6. Dasmahapatra, IIT Bombay Associate Complex fl uids, Phase transition in polymers Ashok Kumar Professor (Nucleation, crystallization, collapse transition, etc.), Structure-property relations, Molecular simulations, Biological physics 7. De, Mahuya IIT Kanpur Associate Catalysis and reaction engineering, adsorption, Professor hydrocarbon processing 8. Ghosh, Pallab IIT Bombay Professor Interfacial phenomena, Interfacial reactions, Membrane separation, Randomised algorithms 9. Ghoshal, Aloke IIT Kharagpur Professor Advanced Separation Technology, Modeling & Kumar Simulation, Environmental Pollution Control, Pyrolysis of waste plastics 10. Pattader, Partho Lehigh Assistant Stochastic dynamics, Colloid and Interface science, Sarathi Gooh University Professor Tribology, Soft matter 11. Golder, Animes Kr. IIT Kharagpur Associate Electroremediation of water/wastewater, Professor Physiochemical water/wastewater treatment techniques, Bioremediation, Electrochemical corrosion 12. Goud, Vaibhav IIT Kharagpur Associate Heterogeneous Reactions, Bio-energy and Green Vasant Professor Engineering, Biolubricant, Utilisation of Lignocellulosic Biomass for Fuel/Chemicals, Supercritical Fluids 13. Gumma, Sasidhar Cleveland State Professor Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics, Adsorption, University, USA Molecular simulation, Gas storage 14. Gupta, Raghvendra The University Assistant Multiphase fl ow, Microfl uidics and micro process of Sydney, Professor engineering, Computational and experimental fl uid Australia dynamics 15. Katha, Anki Reddy IISc Bangalore Assistant Computational study of polymer-composites, Professor Membranes, Poly electrolytes, Granular fl ows 16. Katiyar, Vimal IIT Bombay Associate Synthetic and Natural Polymers, Polymer Processing, Professor Biothermoset, Nanobiocomposite, Organic Solar Cells, Biodegradable Polymers 17. Kishore, Nanda IIT Kanpur Associate CFD, Bubbles, Drops and Particles Dynamics, Non- Professor Newtonian Fluids 18. Kotecha, Prakash IIT Bombay Assistant Optimization, Process Control, Artifi cial Intelligence, Professor Planning and Scheduling 19. Kumar, Amit University of Assistant Gas Transport in Nanoporous Materials, Molecular Delaware, USA Professor Simulation, Statistical Mechanics 20. Mandal, IIT Kharagpur Professor Separations with chemical reaction, Molecular based Bishnnupada membrane separation, Modeling and simulation of separation processes, Environmental pollution control 21. Mandal, Tapas Kr. IIT Kharagpur Associate Multiphase fl ow & Measurement in multiphase fl ow, Professor Bio-diesel 22. Mazumdar, Subrata IIT Kharagpur Associate Multiphase fl ow and reactor development, Kumar Professor Computational fl uid dynamics in multiphase fl ow, Mineral processing, Process intensifi cations and Micro- nanobubble science and technology 23. Mohanty, IIT Kharagpur Professor Bioseparation, Biofuels, Biological wastewater Kaustubha treatment, Membrane technology, Ionic liquids

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Sl. Name PhD Designation Areas of Interest No. 24. Moholkar, Vijay University Professor Bubble dynamics, CFD, Sono-process engineering, Bio- S. (Head of the of Twente, mass gasifi cation Department) Netherlands 25. Peela, Nageswara IIT Kanpur Assistant Heterogeneous Catalysis and reaction engineering, Rao Professor Biomass conversion to value added chemicals, Bio-oil up-gradation to transportation fuels, Carbon dioxide activation to valuable chemicals, Metal encapsulated zeolites 26. Prabu, Vairakannu IIT Madras Assistant Clean Coal Technology, Combustion and Gasifi cation, Professor Reaction kinetics 27. Pugazhenthi, G. IIT Kanpur Professor Membrane Separation, Polymer Nanocomposites, Nanomaterials, Catalysis & Refi nery Processes 28. Purkait, Mihir Kumar IIT Kharagpur Professor Advance Separation Processes, Membrane technology. Preparation/fabrication of ceramic/polymeric membranes and their application in RO, NF, UF and MF. Treatment of Industrial Effl uent, Surfactant mediated separation processes, Responsive materials for environmental, biological and chemical separation 29. Saha Prabir Kumar IIT Madras Professor Process Modeling, Optimisation and control, Membrane Based separation Process 30. Senthilmurugan, S. IIT Delhi Assistant Modeling and Optimization of Novel Processes, Process Professor Design and Operation of Membrane Separation Processes, Waste and waste water treatment (WWWT) for Process Industries, Novel Desalination Technologies, Smart Water Grid, Waste to Energy 31. Singh, Anugrah IISc Bangalore Professor Computational and Experimental Fluid Dynamics, Microfl uidics/Nanofl uidics, Material Processing, Flow through Porous Media 32. Tiwari, Pankaj University of Assistant Conventional and unconventional energies, Reservoir Utah, Salt Lake Professor Engineering, Complex organic solids, Biomass City, UT, USA conversion, Pyrolysis process, Kinetic analysis 33. Upadhyay, Rajesh IIT Delhi Assistant Multiphase Flow Reactor, Multiphase Flow Kr. Professor Measurements, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Residence Time Distribution, Novel Reactors 34. Uppaluri, Ramgopal UMIST, Professor Major: Electroless Plating, Evolutionary Engineering V. S. Manchester, Optimization, Low Cost Ceramic Membranes, UK Microfi ltration; Minor: Bio-systems Engineering, Polymer-natural fi ber composites, Process Design & Techno-economics, Refi nery Engineering, Reservoir Engineering; Extracurricular: Synthesis of Science and Spirituality 35. Venkatesh R. IIT Madras Assistant Electrochemistry, Chemical Mechanical Polishing (CMP), Prasanna Professor Post CMP cleaning, Refi nery Processes

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The Department at a Glance

Year of Establishment: 1995 Academic Programmes Off ered: Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in o Core (Theory and Laboratory) and Elective courses in Chemistry Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in o Chemical Science and Technology Master of Science (MSc) in o Chemistry Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Total Faculty Strength: 40 • Professor: 14 • Associate Professor: 16 • Assistant Professor: 10 New Faculty Members Joined: 5 • Assistant Professor: 5 Total Student Strength: 476 BTech: 159 MSc: 92 PhD: 225 New Students Joined in 2015-2016: 137 BTech: 42 MSc: 45 PhD: 50 DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY OF DEPARTMENT

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LABORATORY FACILITIES of Chemical Reactions, and, Resonances in Electron – Molecule Scattering, Biomimetic Chemistry and Chemical Laboratories for BTech and MSc programme: Biology, Computational Biophysics and Chemistry, Details No. Oxidation Catalysis, Molecular Magnetism, Synthesis of Single-Molecule Magnets (SMMs), MRI Contrast agents, Chemistry Laboratory (B. Tech, 1st sem) / 01 Water Oxidation Chemistry, Experimental & Theoretical Chemical Technology Lab – I, B. Tech (CST) Physical Chemistry, Self-organization and Nonlinear Chemical Technology Lab – II, B. Tech (CST) 01 dynamics, Liquid crystals, Functional Materials, Molecular Electronics, Self Assembly, Supramolecular dynamic Chemical Technology Lab – III, B. Tech (CST) / 02 aggregates, peptides, lipids, Time Resolved Absorption Physical Chemistry Lab (M. Sc) and Fluorescence Spectroscopy, SHG, MUPPETS, Synthetic organic chemistry, Natural product synthesis with the Inorganic Chemistry Lab (M. Sc) / Organic 01 emphasis of new synthetic methodology; development of Chemistry Lab (M. Sc) new reactions, asymmetric organocatalysis and transition Research Laboratories: metal catalysis with new catalyst design; mechanistic study, solar fuel from water, Gas/Vapor/Liquid Adsorption Details No. and Catalytic Applications of Metal-Organic Frameworks CHL –101, CHL – 102, CHL –103, CHL – 104, CHL 48 (MOFs), Peptidomimetics: Synthesis, Conformation and –105, CHL –106, CHL – 201, CHL-202, CHL-203, Biological activity, Nanofl uidics, Organometallic Chemistry CHL-204, CHL – 205, CHL – 206, CHL-3201, CHL- and Catalysis, Bio-inspired Polymer Materials, Drug Delivery, 3202, CHL-3203, CHL-3204, CHL-3207, CHL-3209, Open Microfluidics, Chemical Sensor, Organofluorine CHEL-004, CHEL-005, CHEL-006, CHEL –101, CHEL Chemistry etc. –102, CHEL –103, CHEL – 104, CHEL – 105, CHEL – 106, CHEL –107, CHEL –108, CHEL – 109,CHEL MAJOR INITIATIVES AND BREAKTHROUGH IN RESEARCH –201, CHEL –202, CHEL –203, CHEL – 204, CHEL AND DEVELOPMENT – 205, CHEL – 206, CHEL –207, CHEL –208, CHEL • Development of novel methods for the construction – 209, CHEL –301, CHEL –302, CHEL –303, CHEL of diverse organic molecules those are of important in – 304, CHEL – 305, CHEL – 306, CHEL –307, CHEL biological and medicinal sciences, –308, CHEL – 309. • Development of novel strategies for C-H activation Analytical equipment Lab I – VI 04 for the regioselective carbon-carbon and carbon- heteroatom bonds formations, which are important Computer Lab I and II 02 in academia and chemical industries from both Ultrapure (Milliipore) water Lab 01 environmental and economic standpoint, • Supramolecular chemistry of polypeptides which are important in drug delivery and nanotechnology, MAJOR EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES ACQUIRED • Design and development of novel approaches for the High Performance Computer Cluster (Make: HP, Model: development drugs for misfolding diseases, such as DL380GEN) Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Parkinson’s disease etc. • Development of atom economic routes for the MAJOR AREAS OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT construction of novel molecules which are important The Department is engaged in various research and in pharmaceuticals, materials chemistry such as Development activities such as: construction of devices etc. Catalysis, Supramolecular Chemistry, Nanoscale Science Breakthrough Innovations: and Technology, Synthesis, structure and reactivity There are some salient research achievements observed in of Inorganics, Newer reagents, Protocols and Newer the ongoing research and development under institutional methodologies, Synthesis of natural products and and sponsored research projects which has appeared in Carbohydrate Chemistry, Bio-organic Chemistry, Bio- reputed peer-reviewed journals recently in various fi elds of inorganic Chemistry and Co-ordination Chemistry & chemistry as mentioned below, Organometallics, Chiral recognition using metal complex based host, Metal removal from wastewater using polymer • C-H activationsfor carbon-carbon heteroatom bond based chelators, Polymer synthesis, Organic Photochemistry, formations such as Regiospecific benzoylation of Molecular dynamics, Quantum Molecular dynamics, Physical electron-defi cient N-heterocycles with methylbenzenes Chemistry – Spectroscopic and Theoretical investigations via a Minisci-type reaction, Benzylic ethers as on Novel Materials, peptide chemistry, Development of arylcarboxy surrogates in substrate directed ortho new theoretical approaches to: Laser Assisted Control C−H functionalization catalysed by copper, Generation

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of bis-acyl ketals from esters and benzyl amines and Thiadiazole derivatives, Eff ect of Regioisomerism under oxidative conditions, Copper-catalyzed cross on the Self-assembly and Photophysical Behavior of dehydrogenative coupling of N,N-disubstituted 1,3,4-Thiadiazole based Polycatenars, Self-assembly formamides and phenols: A direct access to carbamates, of luminescent N-annulated Perylene Tetraesters into Nano CuO catalyzed cross dehydrogenative coupling Fluid Columnar phases, Perylo[1,12-b,c,d] thiophene (CDC) of aldehydes to anhydrides, Copper(I) promoted tetraesters: A New Class of Luminescent Columnar cycloalkylation-peroxidation of unactivated alkenes via Liquid Crystals, Bay-annulated Luminescent Liquid sp3 C−H functionalization, Cyclic ethers to esters and Crystalline Perylene Tetraesters: A Study of Structure- monoesters to bis-esters with unconventional coupling Property Relationships etc. partners, Thioesterifi cation of alkylbenzenes with thiols, • Biological sciences such as “Direct chemoselective metal free domino synthesis of 3-aroylindoles etc. synthesis of N-3 substituted pyrimidinones in a • Natural product synthesessuch as Synthesis of oxygen microwave-assisted method”, “Development of and nitrogen heterocyclic compounds Multicomponent Nitrobenzofurazan derivatives as Potent and Selective Tandem Synthesis Higly Functionalzied Coumarins etc, Inhibitors of Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase” etc., • Green chemistry such as Synthesis of wide variety of • Medicinal chemistry such as “Synthesis and Antibacterial substituted exo-hexahydro-1H-chromeno[3,4-h][1,6] Activity of Novel Diarylmethylamines and Oxazines”, naphthyridine-3-carboxylate derivatives, regioselective drug design etc. synthesis of di- and tri- substituted 3,4-dihydro • Material chemistrysuch as “Applications of metal- thiochromeno [3,2-e][1,3]thiazin-5(2H)-one derivatives, organic framework (MOF) materials in hydrocarbons synthesis of 4-phenacylidene fl avenes, Fused pyrido adsorption and oxidation catalysis”, [2,3-c]coumarin derivatives, hiopyrano{2,3-b:6,5-b_} • Supramolcular chemistry such as “Reversible bis(thiochromene)-12,14(13H)-diones, wide variety of Deformation-formation of a Multistimuli Responsive 5,6-unsubstituted 1,4-dihydropyridines derivatives etc. Vesicle by a Supramolecular Peptide Amphiphile”, • Luminescent Discotic Liquid Crystals such as Columnar • Organocatalysis, etc. Self-assembly of Star-shaped Luminescent Oxadiazole

CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS/SYMPOSIA ATTENDED

Name of International/ Name of Conf./Workshop Place Date Faculty National Prof. Arun Indo-Finland joint Workshop on 'Novel Turku, Finland 28 Oct 2015 International Chattopad- Bioactive Materials' hyay MRS Trilateral Symposium Institute of Nanoscience 23-25 Nov International and Technology, Mohali 2015 Supramolecules and Forensic Nanotech- Gujarat Forensic Science 8-9 Jan 2016 National nology University International Workshop On Role Of Techno- Central Institute of Tech- 21-23 Jan International logical Advances, Incubation Themes, And nology, Kokrajhar 2016 Engineering Skills National Conference on Emerging Trends in Kirori Mal College, New 4-5 Feb 2016 National Chemical Sciences-2016 Delhi International workshop on Nano-biotech- Indian Institute of Tech- 9-14 Feb International niques nology Roorkie 2016 Frontiers in Chemistry-2016 North Bengal University 7-8 Mar National 2016

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Name of International/ Name of Conf./Workshop Place Date Faculty National Prof. B. K. National Symposium on Natural Products: CSIR-North East Institute 21-22 Mar National Patel Prospects and Perspectives(NPPP-2016) of Science and Technol- 2016 ogy, Jorhat Weaker the Better. DU-JAIST Indo-Japan University of Delhi, Delhi 26-27 Feb International Symposium on Chemistry of Functional 2016 Molecules/ Materials Intermolecular Marriages of Molecules:2nd Thapar University, Patiala 25-17 Feb National Conference on Microscopy in Material Sci- 2016 ence Inter-caste Marriages of Molecules: Vth Na- Gurunanak Dev Univer- 2-3 Feb 2016 National tional Symposium on Advances in Chemi- sity, Amritsar cal Sciences Inter-caste Marriages of Molecules: 52nd Jaipur 28-30 Dec National Annual Convention of Chemists and Inter- 2015 national Conferences on Recent Advances in Chemical Sciences The Inter-caste Molecular Marriages, 3rd B.R. Ambedkar Univer- 16-17 Dec International Costal Chemical Research Society (CCRS), sity, Srikakulam 2015. International Conference Prof. T. Pun- Regioselective C -H Functionalizations Centre for Biomedical 22 Feb 2016 International niyamurthy and Their Application for Medicinally Research, Lucknow Signifi cant Heterocycles, INDIGO Research Conference Regioselective C -H Functionalizations Gauhati University, Gu- 5 Nov 2015 National and Their Application for Medicinally wahati Signifi cant Heterocycles, Emerging Trends in Chemical Sciences, UGC-SAP National Seminar Carbon-Carbon and Carbon-Heteroatom BITS, Pilani 17 Nov 2015 International Bonds Formation and Their Application for Medicinally Signifi cant Heterocycles, NDCS 2015 Prof. Anil K. 1st International Caparica Christmas Con- Lisbon, Portugal 9-10 Dec. International Saikia ference on Translational Chemistry 2015 Contemporary Developments in Chemical Tezpur University 23-24 Nov National Sciences, CDCS-2015 2015 National Symposium on Natural Products: CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat 21-22 Mar National Prospects & Perspectives [NPPP-2016] 2016 Dr. Mo- International Conference on Advanced IIT Guwahati 9 Dec 2015 International hammad Nanomaterial and Nanotechnology Qureshi (ICANN-2015) Dr. Chandan Natural Products: Prospects & perspectives NEIST-Jorhat 21Mar 2016 National K Jana Dr. Subhas XVII Organic Chemistry Conference orga- Jaipur 27-30 Oct International Chandra nized by NOST 2015 Pan Dr. Sunanda Peptide Symposium JNCASR, Bangalore 24-25 Sep National Chatterjee 2016

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Name of International/ Name of Conf./Workshop Place Date Faculty National Dr. K. P. New Frontiers in Chemistry -From Funda- Department of Chem- 18-19 Dec National Bhabak mentals to Applications (NFCFA2015) istry, BITS Pilani KK Birla 2015 Goa Campus Dr. U. Workshop on corrosion and its control National Corrosion Coun- Sep 2015 National Manna cil of India 4th International Conference on Advanced IIT Guwahati Dec 2015 National Nanomaterial and Nanotechnology (ICANN-2015) Prof. Refl ux 2016 IIT Guwahati 25-26 Mar National Parameswar 2016 K. Iyer Research Conclave 16 IIT Guwahati 17-20 Mar National 2016 Elsevier Author’s Workshop Gauhati University 5 Mar 2016 National ICANN 2015 IIT Guwahati 8-11 Dec International 2015 27th MRSI Symposium NEIST, Jorhat 18-21 Feb National 2016 INUP Workshop Tezpur University 25-26 Feb National 2016 MACRO 2015 IACS, Kolkata 23-26 Jan International 2015 IJEGMBE 2016 KIT, Wakamatsu 23-25 Dec International 2015 Global Mind Seminar KIT, Tobata 19-20 Jan International 2016 Emerging Trends in Chemistry NEHU, Shillong 28-29 Mar National 2016 Recent Advances in Chemical Sciences AMU, Aligarh 29-30 Mar International 2016 APME 2015 Yokohama, Japan 18-22 Oct International 2015 CHEMCON 2015 IIT Guwahati 27-30 Dec National 2015 NWNTD-2016 IIT Guwahati 21-22 Mar National 2015 APTEM IIT Guwahati 15-16 Feb National 2015 250thACS Meeting Massachusetts, Boston 16-20 Aug International 2015 Indo-German workshop on renewable IISc Bangalore 1 Dec 2015 International energy (organic solar cells) and curriculum innovation in science education ICAER 2015 IIT Bombay 15-17 Dec International 2015

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INVITED LECTURES OF FACULTY: IN INDIA, ABROAD

Name of Name of Lecture Name of Inst./Org. Place Date Faculty Prof. T. Pun- New Cycloaddition/Cyclization Strategies for Nagasaki University Japan 11 Dec 2015 niyamurthy the Synthesis of Bio-active heterocycles C-H Functionalization Strategies for the Con- Nagasaki University Japan 10 Dec 2015 struction of Medicinally Signifi cant Hetero- cycles New Cycloaddition/Cyclization Strategies for Saga University Japan 9 Dec 2015 the Synthesis of Bio-active heterocycles C-H Functionalization Strategies for the Con- Kyushu Institute of Japan 8 Dec 2015 struction of Medicinally Signifi cant Hetero- Technology cycles New Cycloaddition/Cyclization Strategies for Kyushu University Japan 7 Dec 2015 the Synthesis of Bio-active heterocycles New Cycloaddition/Cyclization Strategies for Osaka Prefecture Uni- Japan 4 Dec 2015 the Synthesis of Bio-active heterocycles versity Development of Small Novel Molecules of Kobe University Japan 3 Dec 2015 Medicinal Importance C-H Functionalization Strategies for the Con- Yamaguchi University Japan 2 Dec 2015 struction of Medicinally Signifi cant Hetero- cycles C-H Functionalization Strategies for the Con- Yamaguchi University Japan 1 Dec 2015 struction of Medicinally Signifi cant Hetero- cycles New Cycloaddition/Cyclization Strategies for Kumamoto University Japan 30 Nov 2015 the Synthesis of Bio-active heterocycles Development of Small Novel Molecules of Kagoshima University Japan 27 Nov 2015 Medicinal Importance C-H Functionalization Strategies for the Con- Kumamoto University Japan 26 Nov 2015 struction of Medicinally Signifi cant Hetero- cycles C-H Functionalization and Their Application Kumamoto University Japan 25 Nov 2015 for the Construction of Medicinally Signifi cant Heterocycles Development of Small Novel Molecules of Kyushu University Japan 24 Nov 2015 Medicinal Importance Dr. Bhu- Peptide based pro-drug design against Al- JNCASR, Bangalore Bangalore 24-25 Sep baneswar zheimer's disease 2015 Mandal Novel and innovative strategies for peptide 402nd OMICS Inter- New Delhi 8-10 Oct based drug design against Alzheimer's disease national Conference, 2015 Pharmaceutical Sum- mit and Expo Dr. Debasis Oxindole Analogues with Promising Indole- MNIT JAIPUR Jaipur 23-25 Nov Manna amine 2,3-Dioxygenae 1 Inhibition Properties 2015 Dr. Chandan Substituent-Dependent Geometry, Electronic Jadavpur University, Kolkata Dec 2015 Mukherjee Structure, and Reactivity of Transition Metal- Kolkata Radical Complexes Dr. Subhas Organocatalytic Asymmetric Cyclization Reac- NEIST, Jorhat Jorhat 21-22 Mar Chandra Pan tions 2016

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Name of Name of Lecture Name of Inst./Org. Place Date Faculty Dr. Chandan Classical Reaction Route to Direct C(sp3)-H NEIST Jorhat Jorhat 21 Mar 2016 K Jana Arylation of Aliphatic N-Heterocycles Dr. Uttam Superhydrophobic-Superhydrophilic Patterns IIT Guwahati Guwahati 22 Jan 2016 Manna for Open Microfl uidics Application"

VISITORS FROM OTHER INSTITUTES/UNIVERSITIES/ORGANIZATIONS / INVITED LECTURES Name Name of Inst./Univ./Org. Purpose/ Name of Lecture Date P. Balaram IISC, Bangalore Institute Lecture 9 Oct 2015 Prof. Ryo Irie Kumamoto University, Japan New syntheticapproaches to heterohelicenes based 18 Sep 2015 on catalytic domino cyclization Dr. Michel Wong Ecole Nationale Supérieure New stimuli-responsive mesoporous hybrid silica as 16 Feb 2016 Chi Man de Chimie de Montpellier, drug carriers and drug delivery France Prof. Y. D. Vankar IIT Kanpur Chemistry of C-2 Functionalised Glycals: Synthesis of 22 Mar 2016 Some Biologically Important Molecules and A New Method of O-Glycosylation

Seminars/Workshops/Conferences/Short-Term Courses Organised Name of Faculty (Conve- Name of Sem./Wor./ International/ No. of par- Funded By Date ner/ Co-ordinator, etc.) Con. National ticipants Dr. M. Sarma (One of the XXVII IUPAP Confer- IUPAP, APS, EPS, 2-5 Dec International 500 organizer) ence on Computation- AAPPS, NVIDIA, In- 2015 al Physics (CCP 2015) tel, Fujitsu, Netweb Technologies Dr. M. Sarma (Mentor) Ishan Vikas IIT Guwahati 6-17 Dec National 150 2015 Dr. Sunanda Chatterjee Chemconvene Thermofi scher 8 Apr 2015 National 150

PATENTS Name of Faculty and co re- Name Date Granted Application No. searcher Arun Chattopadhyay, Anumita A device for visual detection of biliru- Indian patent ap- 631/KOL/2015 Paul, Srestha Basu, Amaresh Ku- bin plication submitted mar Sahoo and published on 26 June 2015 Arun Chattopadhyay, Sunil Kumar A Device with Integrated Methods Indian patent ap- 1259/KOL/2015 A Sailapu, Deepanjalee Dutta, Ama- For Reverse Transcription Polymerase plication submitted resh Kumar Sahoo, Siddhartha Chain Reaction (Rt-Pcr) And/Or Dna/ and published on 18 Sankar Ghosh Protein Array Based Analyses March 2016 B. K. Patel A process for the Preparation of Car- Indian Patent No. 270484 bodiimides Guillermo C Bazan, Bin Liu, Xiong Methods and devices comprising 4/28/2015 10/595,179 Gong, Alan J Heeger, Wanli Ma, soluble conjugated polymers Parameswar K Iyer Bhubaneswar Mandal and Ashim Beta Sheet Breaker Peptides for Anti- 17th September, E-2/1727/2015/ Paul Alzheimer's Drug Design 2015 KOL

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AWARDS AND HONOURS International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology-2015 held at IIT Guwahati, India. 1. Prof. Arun Chattopadhyay has been elected as aFellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences (2016). 4. Sujan Kalita became the finalist of the Samsung Innovation Award 2015 held on Oct 27, 2015 at IIT 2. Prof. B. K. Patel elected as Costal Chemical Research Guwahati. Society Award-2015 by Costal Chemical Research 5. Ashim Paul received the Talent Search Contest on Society. Innovative Research Ideas Leading to Enterpreneural 3. Prof. T. Punniyamurthy has been elected as Fellow of Venture in Biotechnology and Allied Areas on 21st Indian Academy of Sciences. Nov - 2015. 4. Prof. T. Punniyamurthy, Winner of CRSI Bronze Medal. 6. Sumana Mandal received the Second best poster award in NPPP-2016. 5. International Association of Advanced Material Science 7. Dr. Saroj. Kumar Rout received 2015 Eli Lilly and & Technology (IAAM) Scientist Award 2016 to Prof Company Asia Outstanding Thesis Award. Parameswar K. Iyer. 8. T Bhim Raju got BEST POSTER in APST 2015 conference 6. Dr. Bhubaneswar Mandal, Winner of the Industrial Green held at IASST, Guwahati Chemistry World Award (IGCW - 2015) conferred by the 9. Sameer Hussain, Akhtar H. Malik and M. Adil Afroz got Industrial Green Chemistry Foundation on 4th Nov, BEST POSTER AWARD at both Departmental as well as 2015. (photo attached) Institute level poster competition held during Research 7. Dr. Bhubaneswar Mandal, Winner of the “Outstanding Conclave 2016 at IIT Guwahati. Faculty Award (VIFFA-2015)” conferred by the Venus 10. Sameer Hussain got BEST POSTER AWARD in TEQIP International Foundation, 5th July, 2015. National Course organized by Centre for Education 8. Dr. M. Qureshi has been elected as Fulbright-Nehru Technology and Department of Chemical Engineering, Academic Professional Excellence Fellow by USIEF, USA IIT Guwahati, India. 9. Dr. Chandan Mukherjee has been elected as Young 11. Sameer Hussain and Akhtar Hussain Malik got BEST Associate, Indian Academy of Science, Bangalore POSTER AWARD in Annual Chemical Engineering Festival “Refl ux 2015” organised by the Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Guwahati, India. STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENTS 12. Sameer Hussain got Travel Fellowship Award from 1. Satyapriya Bhandari has been awarded the Materials Department of Science and Technology, Govt of India Research Society of India young scientist oral award and Centre for International Co-operation in Science 2015. (CICS) for presenting a paper in conference APME 2. Shilaj Roy has received best poster award at 6th 2011held at Pacifi co Yokohama in Yokohama, Japan, Materials Research Society trilateral symposium held at 13. Sameer Hussain got selected for BASF International Institute of Nanoscience and Technology, Mohali, India. Summer Course to be held in Ludwigshafen, Germany. 3. Sabyasachi Pramanik has received best poster award at

FACULTY MEMBERS

Sl. Name PhD Designation Areas of Interest No. 1. Achalkumar, CSMR, Bangalore Associate Liquid crystals, Functional Materials, Molecular Ammathnadu Sudhakar Professor Electronics, Self Assembly, Green Chemistry 2. Bag, Subhendu Sekhar IIT Kharagpur Associate Bioorganic Chemistry and Chemistry of Professor Unnatural Nucleic Acid and Peptides 3. Baruah, Jubaraj B. IISc Bangalore Professor Homogeneous Catalysis, Supramolecular chemistry and material design 4. Bhabak, Krishna Padak IISc Bangalore Assistant Organic and Bio-organic Chemistry (Joined on 29.04.2015) Professor 5. Biswas, Shyam Prosad Ulm University, Assistant Gas/Vapor/Liquid Adsorption and Catalytic Germany Professor Applications of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs)

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Sl. Name PhD Designation Areas of Interest No. 6. Chattopadhyay, Arun Columbia Professor Nanoscale Science and Technology University 7. Chatterjee, Sunanda IISc Bangalore Assistant Peptidomimetics: Synthesis, Conformation and Professor Biological activity 8. Das, Animesh (Joined on University of Assistant Organometallic chemistry and catalysis 01.05.2015) Goettingen, Professor Germany 9. Das, Gopal IIT Kanpur Professor Supramolecular, Bioorganic chemistry and Biomineralization 10. Das, Debapratim IACS, Kolkata Associate Supramolecular dynamic aggregates, peptides, Professor lipids 11. Dutta, Sumana IACS, Kolkata Associate Experimental & Theoretical Physical Chemistry / Professor Self-organization and Nonlinear dynamics 12. Gupta, Ashish Kumar Univ. of California, Professor Quantum Molecular Dynamics Los Angeles 13. Iyer, Parasmeswar K. CSMCRI, Professor Polymer synthesis, Organic / Organometallic Bhavnagar Chemistry & Device fabrication, Sensors 14. Jana, Chandan Kumar WWU Muenster, Associate Total Synthesis/ Natural Product Based Germany Professor Drug Discovery/ Synthetic Methodology/ Development of New Reaction 15. Kancharla, Pavan Kumar IIT Kanpur Assistant Organic Chemistry, Carbohydrate Chemistry, (Joined on 23.10.2015) Professor Development of Synthetic Methodology, Organocatalysis. 16. Khan, Abu Taleb Kalyani University, Professor Synthesis of Natural Products, Heterocycles and W.B. Carbohydrate Chemistry, Newer Methodologies 17. Krishnamoorty, IIT Kanpur Professor Organic Photochemistry & Spectroscopy Govindarajan 18. Kundu, Lal Mohan LMU Munich, Associate Nucleic Acid / Peptide Chemistry, DNA / RNA Germany Professor Damage and Repair, DNA Hybrid Materials 19. Mahata, Kingsuk University of Assistant Solar Fuel from Water, Supramolecular Catalysis, Siegen, Germany Professor Theranostic Nano-Medicine 20. Manivannan, V. IACS, Calcutta Professor Coordination Chemistry 21. Mandal, Bhubaneswar EPFL, Lausanne, Associate Peptide Chemistry and Amyloid Research Switzerland Professor 22. Manna, Debasis University of Associate Lipid-Protein Interaction, Lipid Synthesis Illinois at Chicago Professor 23. Manna, Uttam (Joined IISc, Bangalore Assistant Bio-inspired Polymer Materials, Drug Delivery, on 08.06.2015) Professor Open Microfl uidics, Chemical Sensor 24. Mondal, Biplab IIT Bombay Professor Coordination and Bioinorganic Chemistry 25. Mukherjee, Chandan Max-Planck Associate Oxidation Catalysis / Molecular Magnetism / Institute of Professor Synthesis of Single-Molecule Magnets (SMMs) / Bioinorganic MRI Contrast agents / Water Oxidation Chemistry Chemistry, Muelheim, Germany

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Sl. Name PhD Designation Areas of Interest No. 26. Pan, Subhas Chandra Max-Planck- Associate Synthetic organic chemistry: Natural product Institut fuer Professor synthesis with the emphasis of new synthetic Kohlenfor- methodology; development of new reactions, schung, asymmetric organocatalysis and transition metal Muelheiman der catalysis with new catalyst design; mechanistic Ruhr, Germany study 27. Panda, Aditya Narayan IIT Kanpur Associate Dynamics of bimolecular scattering processes Professor 28. Patel, Bhisma Kr. (Head of IIT Kanpur Professor Bio-Organic Chemistry and Newer the Department) Methodologies 29. Paul, Anumita Columbia Professor Surface Science, Catalysis, Thin Films University 30. Paul, Sandip IIT Kanpur Associate Computational Biophysics and Chemistry Professor 31. Punniyamurthy, T. IIT Kanpur Professor Synthetic Organic Chemistry 32. Qureshi, Mohammad IIT Kanpur Associate Materials Chemistry Professor 33. Ray, Manabendra IIT Kanpur Professor Bioinorganic and Coordination chemistry 34. Raidongia, Kalyan Jawaharlal Assistant Physical Chemistry Nehru centre for Professor advance Scientifi c research 35. Sahu, Kalyanasis IACS, Kolkata Associate Time Resolved Absorption and Fluorescence Professor Spectroscopy, SHG, MUPPETS 36. Saikia, Anil Kr. RRL Jorhat Professor New Synthetic Methodology & Natural Product Synthesis 37. Sastri, Chivukula University of Associate Biomimetic Chemistry and Chemical Biology Vasudeva Hyderabad Professor 38. Sarma, Manabendra IIT Bombay Associate Development of new theoretical approaches to Professor Laser Assisted Control of Chemical Reactions, and Resonances in Electron – Molecule Scattering Reactions 39. Seetharam, Akshai IISc Bangalore Assistant Organometallic Chemistry, Inorganic Kumar Alape (Joined on Professor Chemistry, Organofl uorine Chemistry, Catalysis 01.07.2015) (Homogeneous and Heterogeneous), C-H and C-F activation 40. Srimani, Dipankar IACS, Jadavpur Asst. Organic, Organonometallic Chemistry Professor

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The Department at a Glance

Year of Establishment: 1998 Academic Programmes Off ered: Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in o Civil Engineering Master of Technology (MTech) in 1. Structural Engineering, 2. Water Resources Engineering and Management, 3. Geotechnical Engineering, 4. Environmental Engineering, 5. Transportation Systems Engineering, 6. Infrastructure Engineering and Management Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Total Faculty Strength: 47 • Professor: 14 • Associate Professor: 15 • Assistant Professor: 18 New Faculty Members Joined: 4 • Assistant Professor: 4 Total Student Strength: 513 ENGINEERING BTech: 251 MTech: 103 PhD: 159 New Students Joined in 2015-2016: 160 DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL CIVIL OF DEPARTMENT BTech: 66 MTech: 55 PhD: 39

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LABORATORY FACILITIES and rocks) and byproducts such as fl y ash etc. There are diff erent physical, chemical and geotechnical properties Structural Engineering Laboratory: determined in the laboratory that is required for identifying The Structural Engineering Laboratory in the department of the geomaterials. This information is used by geotechnical Civil Engineering at IIT Guwahati is one the best structural engineer for designing the type of foundations, earthworks engineering laboratories currently existing in India. The such as dams, embankments, tunnels, reservoirs, pavement laboratory serves a wide spectrum of activities covering those subgrades, and specialized applications like waste related to teaching, research, development, and consultancy. containment systems. The preciseness of such design is The primary activities include ambient vibration studies, entirely based on the experimental information obtained experimental studies on model/prototype of structural from a geotechnical laboratory. Therefore, geotechnical elements and assemblies under various static and dynamic engineering laboratory has a great role to play in rendering loading conditions. The Structural Engineering Laboratory the subsurface a safe and stable load bearing medium. also off ers technical services for testing and research on the The laboratory equipped with De-airing apparatus for structural behavior and properties of materials. he laboratory triaxial testing, Multi-channel data logging , relative density is equipped with servo-controlled hydraulic MTS actuators apparatus, Rock testing equipments, GeoStudio 2007 (100T, 25T, and 10T compression capacity) and required products are pc software for analysis of earth structures data acquisition systems, which are used for cyclic testing subjected to earthquake shaking and design are available. of reinforced concrete and steel specimens. A uniaxial shake table of 5T vertical load carrying capacity, maximum Miniature Pressure Transducer Tensiometer, Refi lling kit stroke of 500 mm, and maximum horizontal acceleration of for T-5 tensiometer, Research Centrifuge with rotor, Cross 2g is also available in the laboratory for simulating actual permeability test apparatus, HygoclipCP302 XXPVC, ground motions to understand the behavior of structures Humidity Temp Controller Model – 902 Duel Channel, under dynamic loading. Other major equipments include a Guelph Permeameter kit, Upgrading of Block vibration to 100T electronic UTM, a 200T CTM, Servo-control hydraulic computerized block vibration test equipment, Direct Q-3 jacks, LVDTs, Electrical strain gauges, accelerometers, etc. Ultrapure water purification system have processed for Sophisticated equipments to perform Non-destructive tests procuring in the current year. like Ultrasonic pulse wave, Rebound hammer, Permeability, Transportation Engineering Laboratory: Half-cell potential, Resistivity, Potentiometric Titrator, Bump integrator for pavement management, Brooke Field Resonant frequency, Digital pH meter, Rebar locator, etc Viscometer for testing of bituminous material as well as are also available and used extensively in various activities. marshall Design of fl exible pavement facilities, HDM4 for The concrete laboratory, which is also a part of structural highway development model, MXROADS for highway engineering laboratory, is equipped with all the equipments geometric design, rolling thin file oven, TRANSYT, ISIS, required for moderate-scale manufacturing and testing of HCS software, plate compactor, CBR fi eld apparatus, Driver specimens. Following fi gures show some of the facilities vision screen tester, Universal Penetrometer for bitumen available in the structural engineering laboratory.The testing including automatic pnetrometer timer, Eletric department has procured various state-of–the-art software plate compactor for preparation of triaxial sample, Testing required for Linear and Nonlinear Analysis of Structures equipment for falling Weight Deflectometer etc. are in (SAP2000, ABAQUS, ANSYS), Project Planning, Scheduling, working condition. Project Control (PRIMAVERA). Radar Gun, Video VBox 10Hz system, PTV vision software Environmental Engineering Laboratory: VISSIM, Standard TransCAD software (V-5) etc. has been Laser particle size analyzer, Atomic Absorption processed for procuring in the current year. Spectrophotometer, Ultra-pure water System Abmient, Ambient air pollutant measurement sampler, The fine Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering Laboratory: particular sampler, Micro-meteorological monitoring The laboratory provides support to both undergraduate and equipment with required accessories and data logging graduate, teaching so that students have the opportunity to system and software ( automatic), Trinocular laboratory see by themselves the essential fl uid mechanics principles. microscope complete with essential accessories and digital The hydraulics laboratory has flumes for undertaking camera etc. are in working condition. cutting edge research in the area of pipe fl ow, open-channel fl ow, sediment transport processes and other dedicated Ozone analyzer, Automative gas analyzer, Cascade Impactor, equipments like Venturimeters, Pelton wheel, Kaplan and BOD incubator, Electric muffl e furnace, Drying oven, Air Francis turbines and Reynold’s apparatus. Work is also compressor etc. have processed for procuring in the current being carried out in land use and land cover classifi cation, year. river migration, water-shed delineation, fl ow accumulation Geotechnical Enginering laboratory: and hill slope hydrology. This lab is also equipped with A typical geotechnical engineering laboratory helps in instruments like DGPS, Spectro-radiomenter and Canopy identifying the engineering behavior of geomaterials (soils analyzer. Latest software such as Geomatica, MIKE 21C

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& CCHE2D have been installed on different computers 06 Electronic Data Acquisition System for The Triaxial Shear in the Laboratory to carry out coursework.Infrastructure TestEquipment; Make: HEICO Engineering and Management Laboratory: 07 Snow Water Equivalent Recorder; Make: AIMIL Project Management Laboratory with well-equipped 08 Digital Water Level Recorder; Make:Virtual Electronics computing facilities along with the state of the art project Company management and infrastructure planning softwares such as 09 Dual Head Infi ltrometer; Make: Decagon Devices, USA MS Projects, Primavera Project Planner, and Autodesk Revit 10 Drone (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) for airborne data Building Suite. acquisition withTracking device and Mirror Stereoscope; Surveying Laboratory: Make: DJI, APPLE, Screen Scope; Model: INSPIRE1, IPAD Survey equipment / modern equipment like EDM, Total Air2, station, Electronic Theodolite, GIS for remote-sensing, 11 VideoVBOX PRO 10 Hz GPS Data logger with accessories; Digitizer, GPS etc for various studies topographic, Volumetric Make: RACELOGIC; Model: bench with set of weir &Notchs, Impact of Jet, Free & Force 12 Windows Server Vertex fl ow, Losses in Pipe system are in working condition. Engineering Geology: MAJOR AREAS OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Trinocular Stereo zoom Microscope, Petrographic Microscope • Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering • with digital image capturing facility, hardness box kit are Seismic Strengthening and Retrofi tting of Structures available. • Structural Health Monitoring, System Identifi cation, and Damage Detection MAJOR EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES ACQUIRED • Construction Management 01 Hand-held particle counter; Make: MET ONE • Heavy metal removal and recovery using functionalized INSTRUMENTS, USA; Model:GT-521S polymers in aqueous environment 02 Automatic Macro Block Digestion System; Make: Pelican • Biological treatment of phenolic wastewater Equipments, USA; Model: KEL PLUS Automatic Macro • Air quality model evaluation at traffi c intersections in (250ml) Block Digestion System urban environments for regulatory compliance 03 Research Centrifuge; Make: REMI; Model: R-241 • Environmental and social impact assessment of landfi ll 04 Micro climate monitoring package; Make:Decagon and compost facility at Garchuk, Guwahati Devices • Reinforced soil structures 05 5TM Moisture and Temperature Sensor, 5m cable, stereo • Seismic stability of slopes and retaining walls connector foruse with Decagon loggers, Minidisk Infi ltrometer Kit, MPS-6 Matric Potential and Temp Sensor, • Design of off shore foundations 5m cable, stereo connector for use with Decagon loggers • Seismic soil-structure interaction and Datatrac 3 graphing software-sinsle resistration • Landslides code; Make:Decagon Devices

CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS/SYMPOSIA ATTENDED International/ Name of Faculty Name of Conf./Workshop Place Date National Dr. A. Murali NESGC 2016 NIT Agartala 22 Oct 2016 National Krishna Dr. A. Murali ISSMGE Workshop on Advances in Soil-Struc- Pune 15 Dec 2015 International Krishna ture Interaction and Deep Foundations Dr. A. Murali Indian Geotechnical Conference 2015 COE, Pune 16-18 Dec National Krishna 2015 Dr. A. Murali Second Japan-India Workshop in Geotechnical Japan 14 Nov 2015 International Krishna Engineering Dr. A. Murali 15th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Me- Japan 9-13 May International Krishna chanics & Foundation Engineering 2015 Dr. Archana M. Industry Academia meet for geology in Oil Guwahati 21 Nov 2015 National Nair Industry

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International/ Name of Faculty Name of Conf./Workshop Place Date National Dr. Arindam Dey ISSMGE International Joint Workshop of TC207 Pune 14 Oct 2015 International and TC212 Advances in Soil-Structure Interac- tion and Deep Foundations Dr. Arindam Dey North-East Students GeoCongress on Advances Agartala 22 Jan 2016 National in Civil Engineering (NES GeoCongress 2016) Dr. Arindam Dey Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC 2015) Pune 15 Oct 2016 National Dr. Arindam Dey Consultation on Preparation of Earthquake Risk Guwahati 24 Sept 2015 National Mitigation Framework for the State of Assam organized by ASDMA along with the collabora- tion of NDMA and NIDM Dr. Arindam Dey NHIDCL Conference on Key Challenges in High- Guwahati 30 Jul 2015 National ways and Infrastructure Construction in the North Eastern Region Dr. T. V. Bharat Indian Geotechnical Conference Pune 16-19 Dec National 2015 Dr. Rajan Choud- 3rd International Conference of the Transporta- Kolkata 17-20 Dec International hary tion Research Group of India (CTRG 2015) 2016 Dr. Suresh A. Heap Leach Solutions 2015 (3rd International Reno, Nevada, 14-16 Sep International Kartha Conference on Heap Leaching) U.S.A. 2015 Dr. Manish Kumar Annual International Conference on Sustain- Shillong 17-19 Mar International Goyal ability 2016 Prof. Subashisa 4th India Water Week conference New Delhi 4-8 Apr 2016 National Dutta Prof. Subashisa 12th International Conference on Vibration IIT Guwahati 4-6 Dec 2015 International Dutta Problems, ICOVP 2015 Dr. H Shamra 41st Structures Congress (ASCE) Austin, TX 2009 International Dr. H Shamra ICCMS Chennai 9-14 Dec 2014 International Dr. H Shamra SEC New Delhi 22-24 Dec International 2014 Dr. Budhaditya International Conference on Vibration Prob- IIT Guwahati 10-15 Dec International Hazra lems (ICOVP) 2015

INVITED LECTURES OF FACULTY: IN INDIA, ABROAD Name of Name of Lecture Name of Inst./Org. Place Date Faculty Dr. Ankit Garg Green Geotechnics: Use of vegetation University of Macau Macau 15 Jun 2015 for enhancing soil strength Dr. Ankit Garg Use of harmful and waste weed species University of Macau Macau 23 Dec 2015 for enhancing soil strength Dr. Ankit Garg Application of vegetation for enhancing South China University Guangzhou 19 Dec 2015 soil strength of Technology Dr. Ankit Garg Sustainable Geotechnical Engineering University of Macau Macau 26 Dec 2015 Prof. Sajal Experimental and numerical study on BARC Mumbai 23 Oct 2015 Kanti Deb seismic response control of unreinforced masonry test model using U-FREI Dr. A. Murali Slope Instability and Stabilization as- Andhra University Visakhapatnam 5 Mar 2016 Krishna pects for Coastal Cities

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Name of Name of Lecture Name of Inst./Org. Place Date Faculty Dr. A. Murali Geotechnical Concerns in Seismic Analy- IGS Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar 3 Oct 2016 Krishna sis of Structures for Earthquake Disaster Mitigation Dr. A. Murali Stone Columns/Granular Piles for Im- IIT Roorkee Roorkee 27 Nov 2016 Krishna proving the Liquefi able Sites Dr. A. Murali Geocell Reinforced Foundations NIT Surat Surat 14 Dec 2016 Krishna Prof. Arup Kr. Water Management in Tea Industry ABITA Jorhat Jorhat 20 Feb 2016 Sarma Under Changing Climate Dr. Arindam Computation in Seismic Geotechnics IIT Guwahati Guwahati 27.Feb.2016 Dey Dr. Arindam Seismic stability of slopes and earth Jadavpur University Kolkata 6.Feb.2016 Dey retention structures Dr. Arindam Earth, Geology and Earthquakes IIT Guwahati Guwahati 13.Dec.2015 Dey Dr. Arindam Slope Stability and Stabilization Tech- Jorhat Engineering Jorhat 8.Dec.2015 Dey niques College Dr. Arindam Geophysical Investigation and its Role in Jorhat Engineering Jorhat 9.Dec.2015 Dey Geotechnical Engineering College Dr. Arindam Soils and Landslides: Looking Behind PWD Arunachal Itanagar 19.Sep.2015 Dey the Curtain Pradesh Dr. T. V. Bharat Advancements and Opportunities in RVR&JC College Guntur 28 Dec 2015 Geotechnical Engineering Dr. Rajan Warm Mix asphalt: A Sustainable Tech- Vivekananda Institute Jaipur 21 Dec 2015 Choudhary nology in Pavement Engineering of Technology Dr. Rajan Importance of Hot Mix Asphalt Mix Swami Keshvanand Jaipur 18 Jan 2016 Choudhary Design Institute of Technol- ogy Management & Gramothan Dr. Suresh A. Visiting Associate Professor Asian Institute of Tech- Bangkok 20 Sep-7 Dec Kartha nology 2015 Dr. Budhad- Probabilistic analysis in rocks IIT-Guwahati Guwahati 8 Apr 2016 itya Hazra Dr. Manish Some climate change studies at IIT Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 24 Jun 2015 Kumar Goyal Guwahati Thessaloniki, Greece Dr. Bulu Prad- Recent Advances in Durability of Con- SVNIT Surat Surat 10 Oct 2015 han crete Prof. Subashi- Impact of Climate Change on Floods in Cotton College Guwahati 7 Mar 2016 sa Dutta Brahmaputra Basin Prof. Subashi- Monsoon Rainfall Driven Fluvial Disas- Kyoto University Japan 14 Jan 2016 sa Dutta ters in Brahmaputra Basin Prof. Subashi- Monsson Rainfall and Flood Generation Kyoto University Japan 15 Jan 2016 sa Dutta in Brahmaputra Basin Prof. Subashi- Hydrological Modelling for Partially Tezpur University Tezpur 9 Jan 2016 sa Dutta Ungauged Basin: Plot – Scale Experi- ments and Macro – Scale Hydrological Modelling

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Name of Name of Lecture Name of Inst./Org. Place Date Faculty Prof. Subashi- Water and Sediment Waves in Braided IIT Guwahati Guwahati 6 Dec 2015 sa Dutta Brahmaputra River: Scale Issues and Advanced Measurements Prof. Subashi- Stochastic Bank Erosion model for the NIT Warangal Warangal 5 Sep 2015 sa Dutta Brahmaputra River Dr. Ajay Ka- Challenges of Solid Waste Management ENVIRON Guwahati 22 Jan 2016 lamdhad And Citizens Responsibility for Success- ful Management

VISITORS FROM OTHER INSTITUTES/UNIVERSITIES/ORGANIZATIONS / INVITED LECTURES Name of Inst./ Name Purpose/ Name of Lecture Date Univ./Org. Prof. Deepankar IIT Bombay Seismic Aspects of Design of Combined Pile-Raft Foundations 28 Dec Choudhury 2015 Dr. Tribikram University of Ultrasonic & electromagnetic waves for nondestructive evalua- 2 Feb 2016 Kundu Arizona tion and structural health monitoring Prof. Deepankar IIT Bombay Seismic Aspects of Design of Combined Pile-Raft Foundations 28 Dec Choudhury 2015 Prof. K. Katsifarakis GIAN Course 7-11 Mar 2016 Prof. Taiichi Kyoto University, Applications of observational research on the climate variability 27 Apr 2015 Hayashi Japan in Northeastern Indian Sub-continent Dr. A. Senthil IIRS (ISRO), Deh- Earth Remote Sensing: Social Benefi ts and Challenges 21 Jul 2015 Kumar radun

SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES /SHORT-TERM COURSES ORGANISED Name of Faculty No. of International/ (Convener/ Co- Name of Sem./Wor./Con. Funded By Date Partici- National ordinator, etc.) pants Dr. Rajan Choud- 3rd International Conference of 17-20 Dec International 350 hary the Transportation Research Group 2015 of India (CTRG 2015), Kolkata Dr. Rajan Choud- Meeting of Programme Advisory DST, GoI 13-15 Feb National 60 hary Committee (PAC) on Technology 2016 Systems Development Programme (TSDP) of DST Dr. Manish Kumar Short Term Course MHRD 7-11 Mar International 50 Goyal 2016 Prof. Subashisa Research Opportunities in Hydrol- Ministry of Earth 3-5 Apr National 70 Dutta and Dr. Man- ogy and Water Resources under Science, India 2015 ish Kumar Goyal Climate Change Prof. Subashisa Indo – Japan Workshop for Rainfall (GIAN) MHRD 9 Mar 2016 International 60 Dutta and Dr. Man- Disaster and Human Adaptability ish Kumar Goyal Dr. H. Sharma Impact and Blast Resistant Struc- QIP 23-27 Mar National tures 2015 Dr. Ajay Kalamdhad Biological Treatment of Solid TEQIP II, MHRD 8-10 Feb National 55 Waste 2016

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PATENTS Date Applied/ Name of Faculty and co researcher Name Application No. Granted B. Hazra, V. Badama, R. Panicker, V. Methods and systems to 2015 United States Patent Ryali, V. Rajagopalan, A. Behera monitor health of rotor blades Application 20150184536

AWARDS AND HONOURS STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENTS • Prof. Arup Kumar Sarma: Bimla Prasad Chaliha Chair • Harsha Vardhan, Shubhankar Jha and Vishal kashyap Professor for Water Resources. from B.Tech 3rd year (Department of Civil Engineering) were awarded Future HKUST PhD fellow award for a • Prof.Subashisa Dutta : Prof.Subashisa Dutta was elected study trip to Hong Kong. as Associate Editor for Elsevier Journal(Journal of Hydrology) for the term 2016 – 2018. • A research paper from Sanandam Bordoloi (PhD student) with a team of undergraduate students Vishal • Dr. Arindam Dey received theIGS SOIL-TECH BIENNIAL Kashyap (3rd year), Sameer Parmar (4th year), Shubham BEST PAPER AWARDfor the work on ‘Shallow Foundations’ Mourya (4th year) was selected among few for India for the period 2014-2016. The award has been conferred International Science Festival (IISF) held in New Delhi. by Indian Geotechnical Society at Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC), Pune, India held on 15.10.2016. • Dhamodharan K, Kalamdhad A.S., 2015. Anaerobic digestion of food waste with diff erent animal dung as • Dr. Manish Kumar Goyal has been awarded prestigious inoculum. Proc. International Seminar on Renewable PROVIA Fellowship from United Nations Environment Energy and Sustainable Development, Royal university Programme (UNEP) of Bhutan, Thimphu. (Best student oral presentation) • Dr. Bimlesh Kumar: Prof. R. J. Garde Research Award- • Varma, V.S., Kalamdhad, A.S., 2014. Eff ects of leachate Awarded by the Indian Society for Hydraulics (ISH) for during vegetable waste composting using rotary drum outstanding research in the fi eld of Hydraulics and Water composter. Environmental Engineering Research 19(1), Resources (2015) 1-7. (The Korean Society of Environmental Engineers • Dr. Abhishek Kumar: Young Associate Award 2015 to awarded as Most Cited paper in the year 2014) Dr Abhishek Kumar from Indian National Academy of • Boga Madhulatha, Research Scholar, received the best Engineers (INAE) paper award for “Numerical investigation of failure of • Dr. Abhishek Kumar: Young Engineer Award 2015 to Dr reinforced segmental retaining wall” jointly authored by Abhishek Kumar from Institution of Engineers , India Boga Madhulatha and Arindam Dey at the North-East Students Geo-Congress: NESGC 2016, Agartala. • Dr. Abhishek Kumar: Young Engineer Award 2015 to Dr Abhishek Kumar from Venus International Foundation, • Shiv Shankar Kumar, Research Scholar, received the India best paper award for “Dynamic response of river bed sands using cyclic triaxial tests” jointly authored by Shiv • Dr. Budhaditya Hazra: Certifi cate of recognized reviewer Shankar Kumar, Arindam Dey and A. Murali Krishna at from Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, the Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC), Pune. Elsevier.

FACULTY MEMBERS Sl. Name PhD Designation Areas of Interest No. 1. Barua, Gautam IIT Kharag- Professor Flow through porous media pur 2. Bharat, IISc Banga- Assistant Behavior of unsaturated soils during infi ltration & drainage, Tadikonda lore Professor Settlement behavior of ultra-soft soils and mine tailings, Con- Venkata taminant transport through landfi ll liners, Mineralogical aspects of clays, Inverse analysis of geotechnical &geoenvironmental engineering problems

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Sl. Name PhD Designation Areas of Interest No. 3. Bharati, IIT Bombay Assistant Hyperspectral and Thermal Remote Sensing, Advance process- Hrishikesh Professor ing and Analyses of High Resolution Images and Spectra for (Joined on Earth and Planetary Exploration, Optical and Microwave Remote 08.09.2015) Sensing for Natural Resource Management, Algorithm Develop- ment for Advance Image and Spectral Analyses, Geographic Information System and Modeling (3D), Thermal Characteriza- tion of Soil and Rocks, Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Urban Planning, Airborne Remote Sensing (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) for Mapping and Exploration 4. Bhattacharjya, IIT Kanpur Professor Water Resources System Management, Genetic Algorithms, Rajib Kumar Artifi cial Neural Networks 5. Chakraborty, Trinity Col- Associate Dynamic and Random Vibration, System identifi cation and dam- Arunasis lege, Dublin, Professor age detection, Wavelet analysis Ireland 6. Chakraborty, IIT Bombay Professor Water and Wastewater Treatment, Biodegradation of Industrial Saswati Wastewater, Removal of Heavy Metals from Wastewater 7. Choudhury, IIT Roorkee Associate Pavement Analysis and Design, Highway Construction and Rajan Professor Quality Control, Pavement Material Characterization, Pavement Evaluation and Maintenance, Traffi c Engineering 8. Das, Sandip IIT Kanpur Assistant Earthquake Engineering, Structural Dynamics, Random Vibra- Professor tion 9. Dasgupta, IIT Kanpur Assistant Earthquake Engineering, Design of Reinforced Concrete Struc- Kaustubh Professor tures, Retrofi tting of Structures 10. Dashora, Ajay IIT Kanpur Assistant Synthetic Simulation, Sensor Calibration, Airborne and Terrestri- (Joined on Professor al LiDAR, Integration of Remote Sensing Technologies, Develop- 01.06.2015) ment of Lumped Parameter Models, Flight Planning, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for Mapping 11. Deb, Sajal IIT Roorkee Professor Passive and semi-active control, Performance based seismic Kanti design, System identifi cation & structural health monitoring, Seismic damage assessment 12. Dey, Arindam IIT Kanpur Assistant Geosynthetic Reinforced Foundation Beds, Geotechnical Professor Lumped Parameter and Continuum Mechanics Modelling, Pa- rameter Estimation of Geotechnical Models, Optimization, GA, ANN and Soft Computing in Geotechnical Engineering, Ground Modifi cation and Improvement Practices, Soil-Structure-Foun- dation Interaction, Reinforced Soil Structures, Landslides and Slope Stability Analysis, Seismic and Ambient Health Monitoring of Geotechnical Structures, Reliability and Uncertainty Analysis in Geotechnical Engineering, Forensic Investigation in Geotech- nical Engineering, Subsurface Profi ling and Soil Investigation, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 13. Dutta, Anjan IIT Delhi Professor Finite Element Mesh Generation, Optimization, Control, Health Monitoring and Retrofi tting of structures 14. Dutta, Sub- IIT Kanpur Professor Meso-Scale Distributed hydrological modelling, Satellite ashisa (Head Remote Sensing and GIS for Water resources Management, of the Depart- Computational river hydraulics and its applications, Watershed ment) and Irrigation Management

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Sl. Name PhD Designation Areas of Interest No. 15. Gandhi, Indu IIT Madras Assistant Light weight concrete (Foam concrete), Durability related stud- Siva Ranjani Professor ies on concrete, Shrinkage behaviour and thermal performance of concrete, Sustainable materials in construction, Lean con- cepts of construction, Construction management 16. Garg Ankit Hong Kong Assistant Bio-Geotechnology, Soil-Root-Water Interaction University of Professor Science and Technology 17. Ghosh,Pranab IIT Kharag- Professor Water treatment for domestic and industrial use, Domestic and Kumar pur Industrial wastewater treatment, Sludge treatment by physico- chemical and biological process 18. Gokhale, Sha- IIT Delhi Professor Air Pollution and Environmental Noise rad B. 19. Goyal, Manish IIT Roorkee Assistant Stochastic Hydrology and Distributed Hydrological Modeling, Kumar Professor Hydro-climatology and Statistical Downscaling, Irrigation Man- agement and Crop Modelling Applications, Multivariate Statisti- cal Analysis, Machine Learning Models and Data Mining 20. Hazra, Budha- University Assistant Deterministic and Stochastic Structural Dynamics, System ditya of Waterloo, Professor Identifi cation, Blind source separation, Time-frequency analysis, Canada Vibration based condition monitoring 21. Jawed, Mo- IIT Kanpur Professor Biological Processes, Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment, Heavy hammad Metal Removal and Recovery, Water Treatment and Supply, Domestic & Industrial Wastewater Treatment 22. K., Ravi (Joined IISc Banga- Assistant Geo-environmental engineering, Geo-energy systems, Engi- on 27.07.2015) lore Professor neering behaviour of unsaturated soils, Research on hazardous waste management 23. Kalamdhad, IIT Roorkee Associate Solid waste management, Mechanical composting and vermi- Ajay Professor composting, Analysis of solid wastes 24. Kartha, Suresh IIT Kanpur Associate Flow and transport through porous media, Heap leaching, Hy- A. Professor drology, Numerical modelling 25. Kaushik, IIT Kanpur Associate Earthquake Resistant Design, Nonlinear Behaviour of Structures, Hemant B. Professor Retrofi tting of Structures, Finite Element Modeling 26. Kota, Sri Har- Texas A&M Assistant Formation, transformation and chemical mechanisms of air sha University, Professor pollutants near roadways, Development of air quality models, College Sta- Estimation of emission factors, Source apportionment of air pol- tion, USA lutants, Regional air quality 27. Kumar, Ab- Indian Assistant Seismic hazards of Urban Centers, Ground Motion Simulations, hishek Institute Professor Liquefaction, Seismic hazard for Nuclear Power Plants, Site re- of Science, sponse studies for deep basins, Multichannel Analysis of Surface Bangalore Waves (MASW) and Ground Penetration Radar (GPR), Subsoil Investigations and Geotechnical Engineering, Soil Dynamics, Dynamic testing’s on Piles, Ground Improvement, Reinforced earth structures, Deep Excavations 28. Kumar, Bim- IISc Banga- Associate Small scale studies of mixing tanks, Experimental Studies of lesh lore Professor Aeration Systems, Sediment Transport analysis, Pipeline analysis, CFD simulation, Surge analysis

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Sl. Name PhD Designation Areas of Interest No. 29. Mahanta, Jawaharlal Professor Water Quality, Sediment Dynamics in Fluvial Systems, Environ- Chandan Nehru Uni- mental Impact, Risk Assessment and Management, Environ- versity, New mental Geo-informatics, Engineering Geology Delhi 30. Mallikarjuna, IIT Delhi Associate Traffi c fl ow theory and Modeling, Traffi c data collection and Chunchu Professor analysis, Travel demand modeling 31. Maurya, Akh- IIT Kanpur Associate Driver behavior, Traffi c fl ow theory and modeling, Traffi c engi- ilesh Kumar Professor neering 32. Mishra, Anil Kyushu Assistant Chemical compatibility studies of soil-bentonite mixtures, Waste Kumar University, Professor (municipal, industrial and hazardous) management and dispos- Fukuoka, al, Unsaturated soil mechanics Japan 33. Murali Krishna, IISc Banga- Associate Soil Investigation, Reinforced Soil Structures, Geosynthetics and Adapa lore Professor Ground Improvement, Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering 34. Nair, Archana IIT Bombay Assistant Petroleum Exploration, Hydrogeology, Environmental Geosci- M. (Joined on Professor ence and remote sensing for geological applications 15.06.2015) 35. Pradhan, Bulu IIT Delhi Associate Durability studies in concrete, Corrosion of steel reinforcement Professor and protection measures, High performance concrete, Mass transport in cementitious materials, Non-destructive testing of concrete structures, Construction management 36. Ryntathiang, IIT Kharag- Associate Pavement Materials, Precast Concrete Block Pavement, Cast In- Teiborlang L. pur Professor Situ Concrete Block Pavement 37. Sarma, Arup Gauhati Professor Modelling& simulation in Free Surface Flow, Heuristic Method in Kumar University, Reservoir Optimization, GIS based Watershed Modelling Guwahati 38. Sharma, Hri- Texas A&M Assistant Impact and Blast Resistant Design, Reliability Analysis and shikesh University, Professor Performance Based Engineering, Design and Optimization of USA Protection Measures 39. Shelke, Amit The Universi- Assistant Ultrasonic wave propagation, Acoustic-Impact detection, Non- Balasaheb ty of Arizona, Professor destructive testing USA 40. Siddagangaia, IIT Madras Assistant Analysis and Design of Pavement Structures , Pavement Material Anjan Kumar Professor Characterization, Pavement Construction and Recycling, Pave- ment Management Systems, Pavement Evaluation using NDT, Forensic Investigations of Pavement Failures 41. Singh, Arvind IISc Banga- Professor Information Technology in Construction Engineering, Object- Kumar lore Oriented Programming, Constitutive modeling 42. Singh, Balesh- IIT Delhi Professor Marine Geotechnology, Modelling of Onshore & Off shore Foun- war dations, Soil Stabilization & Ground Modifi cation, Pavement Subgrade & Site Characterization 43. Singh, Konjen- Southamp- Associate Structural Analysis and Design, Finite Element Method, Fracture gbam Darun- ton Univer- Professor and Fatigue Mechanics kumar sity 44. Singh, Laish- IIT Madras Associate Public Private Partnerships, Risk Management, Construction ram Boeing Professor Management

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Sl. Name PhD Designation Areas of Interest No. 45. Sreedeep, S. IIT Bombay Associate Behavioral studies on unsaturated porous media, Characteriza- Professor tion of geo-materials (soils and rocks), Thermal characteristics of geo-materials, Contaminant transport and retention studies, Waste containment studies, Landslides 46. Sreeja, Pekkat IIT Bombay Associate Urban Flood Modeling, Modelling and Control of Open Channel Professor Flows, Infi ltration and artifi cial recharge, Stochastic Hydrology, River Mechanics 47. Talukdar, IIT Kanpur Professor Structural Dynamics, Bridge Engineering, Wind induced vibra- Sudip tion & control, Non destructive techniques

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The Department at a Glance

Year of Establishment: 1995 Academic Programmes Off ered: Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in o Computer Science and Technology Master of Technology (MTech) Dual Degree (MTech+PhD) Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Total Faculty Strength: 30 • Professor: 9 • Associate Professor: 5 • Assistant Professor: 14 • Honorary Professors: 2 New Faculty Members Joined: 1 • Assistant Professor: 1 Total Student Strength: 566 BTech: 357 MTech: 102 PhD: 90 MTech+PhD: 17 New Students Joined in 2015-2016: 163 BTech: 81 MTech: 50 PhD: 28 MTech+PhD: 4

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LABORATORY FACILITIES Arbitrary wave generator, digital oscilloscopes, Wireless 1. Open Source Intelligence Group: The lab focuses on Transmitter/Receiver pairs, Data acquisition/ Switch systematic acquisition of data at rest and stream from units, TDM pulse code modulator/transmitter and publicly available multi-modal heterogeneous data demodulator/receiver and other similar essentials. sources such as web, news publications, social media, 4. Robotics Lab: The Department boasts of a separate social networks etc., and processing, and deriving lab for Bio-inspired Robotics which is funded by the actionable intelligence from the acquired data. Major DST FIST scheme. The lab is equipped with Lego NXT activities of the group include real time event detection Mindstorms and NI robots and sensor nodes, GPS, and tracking, topic modeling, sentiment analysis, social cameras and a wide range of sensors. A CSL Workstation network analysis, terrorist network analysis. for Speech allows for studies in speech synthesis and 2. User-centric Computing and Networking: The processing for robots. The lab has developed Typhon - a labfocuses on the design and development of mobile agent platform based on LPA Prolog’s Chimera applications for computing devices that caters to Agent System which can be used to realize Networked heterogeneous user groups. The user-centric computing Robotics and an Intelligent Internet of Things. The paradigm (otherwise known as the human-computer platform supports programming and development interaction) is applied in the design of applicationsused of mobile agents that can migrate, clone and even in large-scale content delivery, to ensure good quality evolve in real or overlay networks. It can also support of experience to the consumers on heterogeneous specifi c robotic hardware-in-the-loop and is available devices and networks. The challenges that arise in the for download from the Lab.’s website (www.iitg.ernet. development of user-centric networked applications in/cse/robotics). are addressed both from theoretical as well as practical perspectives.This lab is equipped with Tobii eye tracker MAJOR EQUIPMENT ANDFACILITIES ACQUIRED (model: X2-60) and associated software for usability 6 Nos. of DELL Power Edge R430 High Performance studies, Mobile Devices (Android, iOS, Windows), Computational Servers with DELL NX 3230 8 TB Network Laptops, Tablets, Smart Phones, SDK Tools for Android, Attached Storage, DELL S 4048-ON 10/40 GbE Open Flow iOS, Windows Application Development, Desktop PCs, Switch with 1400 Gbps switching speed with Open Flow High performance computing servers, Wireless and SDN support. Wired Gigabit Routers, Reconfi gurable routers (built using 1Gbps DigilentNetFPGA Cards). MAJOR AREAS OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: 3. Hardware Lab: The Department hardware laboratory Algorithms; Computational Geometry; Systems Biology is equipped with educational tools to promote better (Bio-computing); Bio-inspired Robotics and related understanding of computer hardware and peripherals algorithms; Intelligent Mobile Agent Based Cyber-physical among the students. 8085/86 Microprocessor Trainer Systems; Human-Computer Interaction; Speech Processing; kits and 8031 Microcontroller kits are used to provide Multimedia: Image and Video Processing; Machine Learning; hands on experience to students about basic hardware. Information Retrieval; Data Mining; Web Mining; Formal New PIC based microcontrollers and FPGA boards have Verifi cation; Embedded Systems; Multi-processor Computer also been acquired. These are supported by Colour Architecture; Real-time Systems; Computer Security; Logic Analyzer and Pattern Generator, Function/ Networks; Distributed Systems.

CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS/SYMPOSIA ATTENDED: INTERNATIONAL, NATIONAL International/ Name of Faculty Name of Conf./Workshop Place Date National Dr. T. Venkatesh 8th International Conference on Communi- Bengaluru 6-9 Jan 2016 International cation Systems and Networks (COMSNETS) Dr. T. Venkatesh 7thIEEE International Conference on Tech- Warangal 10-12 Dec International nology for Education (T4E) 2015 Dr. Arnab Sarkar 29th VLSI Design Conference (VLSID) Kolkata 4-8 Jan 2016 International Dr. Arnab Sarkar 19th International Symposium on VLSI Ahmedabad 26-29 Jun International Design and Test (VDAT) 2015 Dr. Santosh Biswas 23th Mediterranean Conference on Control Malaga, Spain 16-19 Jun International and Automation (MED) 2015 Dr. S. Ranbir Singh IEEE SocialCom Chengdu, China 19-21 Dec International 2015

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International/ Name of Faculty Name of Conf./Workshop Place Date National Dr. Samit Bhat- 6th International Conference on Aff ec- Xian, China 21-24 Sep International tacharya tive Computing and Intelligent Interaction 2015 (ACII) Dr. John Jose IEEE 5th International Conference on Ad- Kochi 2-5 Sep 2015 International vances in Computing and Communications (ICACC) Dr. John Jose IFIP/IEEE International Conference on Very Daejeon, Korea 4-7 Oct 2015 International Large Scale Integration (VLSI-SoC) Dr. John Jose International Workshop on Network On Jaipur 11-12 Dec International chip 2015 Dr. Aryabarrta IEEE/ACM Design Automation and Test in Dresden, Ger- 14-18 Mar International Sahu Europe (DATE) many 2016

INVITED LECTURES OF FACULTY: IN INDIA, ABROAD Name of Faculty Name of Lecture Name of Inst./Org. Place Date Dr. T. Venkatesh Graph-based Internet Traffi c Clas- JNTU Kakinada College of Engi- Kakinada 18 Dec 2015 sifi cation neering (A.P) Dr. T. Venkatesh Cloud Data Centers: An Overview Assam Engineering College Guwahati 12 Mar 2016 Dr. T. Venkatesh Smartphone Sensing Systems: IIT BHU Varanasi 18 Feb 2016 Challenges of Large Scale Deploy- ment Dr. Arnab Sarkar Energy Aware Proportional Fair IIT Bombay Mumbai 30 Jun 2015 Scheduling Prof. S. B. Nair On Mobile Agents for Bio-inspired NCIT Itanagar 16 Sep 2015 cyber physical systems Dr. S. Ranbir Challenges in building Manipuri NIT Manipur Imphal 30 Nov Singh TTS 2015 Dr. S. Ranbir Opinion Mining from Social Net- MIT Manipur Imphal 1 Feb 2016 Singh work Dr. S. Ranbir Understanding Object Oriented MIT Manipur Imphal 1 Jan 2016 Singh Concepts Dr. S Ranbir Social Media Analysis Gauhati University Guwahati 5 Jan 2016 Singh Dr. John Jose On-chip interconnection net- Don Bosco University, Guwahati 28 Aug works: A computer Architecture 2015 Perspective Dr. John Jose Adaptive Routing in NoC by ex- MNIT Jaipur Jaipur 11 Dec 2015 ploiting memory level parallelism Dr. John Jose Advances in Superscalar Pipelin- Government Engineering College, Trivandrum 25 Feb 2016 ing Barton Hill Dr. John Jose Advanced cache optimization Government Engineering College, Trivandrum 29 Feb 2016 techniques Barton Hill Dr. John Jose Emerging NoC architecture for Government Engineering College, Trivandrum 1 Mar 2016 multicore designs Barton Hill

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VISITORS FROM OTHER INSTITUTES/UNIVERSITIES/ORGANIZATIONS / INVITED LECTURES Name Name of Inst./Univ./Org. Purpose/ Name of Lecture Date Dr. Parasara Sridhar Duggirala University of Connecticut, Dynamic Analysis of Cyber-Physical 5 Jan 2016 Storrs, Connecticut, USA Systems Dr. Akshat Kumar Singapore Management Automated Planning and Decision 5 Jan 2016 University Making Using Probabilistic Inference Prof. Bhargab Bhattacharya ISI Kolkata Visiting Faculty 1-31 Jul 2015

SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES /SHORT-TERM COURSES ORGANISED Name of Faculty (Conve- Funded International/ No. of Par- Name of Sem./Wor./Con. Date ner/ Co-ordinator, etc.) By National ticipants Samit Bhattacharya and T. User-centric Mobile Computing KIC 16-18 Nov National 15 Venkatesh TEQIP 2015

AWARDS AND HONOURS Dr. T. Venkatesh is appointed as an Adjunct Graduate Faculty of Telecommunications Engineering at the University of Missouri at Kansas City (UMKC), Kansas City, USA since March 2016.

STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENTS i. Piyoosh P and TusharSemwal received TCS Ph.D Fellowship in Jan 2016. ii. Young Scientist Award for paper by BiswajitBhowmick at IEEE TENCON

FACULTY MEMBERS Sl. Name PhD Designation Areas of Interest No. 1. Anand, Ashish Nanyang Technological Assistant Machine Learning and applications in Compu- University, Singapore Professor tational Biology, Systems Biology, Evolutionary Algorithms 2. Awekar Amit C. North Carolina State Assistant Data Mining University, Rayleigh Professor 3. Barua, Gautam University of California, Professor Distributed Systems, Networks, Operating Sys- Santa Barbara tems, Database Management Systems 4. Baruah, Rashmi Lancaster University, Assistant Evolving Intelligent Systems, Computational Intel- Dutta United Kingdom Professor ligence, Online Machine Learning, Learning from Data streams 5. Bhaduri, Purandar Washington State Uni- Professor Formal Modeling, Synthesis and Verifi cation of versity, Pullman Embedded Systems 6. Bhattacharya, IIT Kharagpur Assistant Human Computer Interaction, User Modeling, Samit Professor Model Based Evaluation of Interactive Systems, Rehabilitation Engineering 7. Biswas, Santosh IIT Kharagpur Associate Networking, Fault Tolerance, VLSI Testing, Embed- Professor ded Systems 8. Das, Pradip Kr. Delhi University Professor Speech Recognition, Pattern Recognition, Man- Machine Interaction Systems 9. Deka, Jatindra Kr. IIT Kharagpur Professor Formal Verifi cation, VLSI System Design 10. Goswami, Diganta IIT Kharagpur Professor Software Engineering, Distributed Systems (Head of the Department)

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Sl. Name PhD Designation Areas of Interest No. 11. Inkulu, Rajasekhar IIT-Chicago Associate Algorithms, Computational Geometry Professor 12. Jose, John IIT Madras Assistant Computer Architecture (Joined on 15.07.2015) Professor 13. K., Benny George TIFR Mumbai Assistant Word Combinatorics, Algorithms and Combina- Professor torics 14. Kapoor, Heman- London South Bank Associate Formal Verifi cation of Circuits gee Kalpesh University, UK Professor 15. Karmakar, Su- IIT Kharagpur Assistant Distributed algorithms, fault-tolerance, distrib- shanta Professor uted algorithms for ad hoc and sensor networks 16. Kesh, Deepanjan IIT Kanpur Assistant Computational Commutative Algebra, Data Professor Streaming 17. Mitra, Pinaki Simon Fraser Univer- Associate Computational Geometry, Parallel Algorithms, sity, Canada Professor Randomized Algorithms, Optimization 18. Nair, Shivashan- Amravati University Professor Bio-Inspired Robotics, Intelligent Mobile Agents kar B. and Systems and Internet of Thing 19. Nandi, Sukumar IIT Kharagpur Professor Networks (QoS, Wireless networks), Computer and Network Security 20. Rao, S. V. IIT Kanpur Professor Computational Geometry, Pattern Recognition, Image Processing 21. Sahu, Aryabartta IIT Delhi Assistant Advanced Computer Architecture, Multicore Professor Parallel Programming and Compiling, Embedded Systems, VLSI and FPGA Design 22. Sajith, G. IIT Kanpur Professor Parallel and Distributed Computing 23. Saradhi, V. Vijaya IIT Kanpur Associate Machine Learning, Kernel Methods and their ap- Professor plications 24. Sarkar, Arnab IIT Kharagpur Assistant Real-Time and Embedded Systems, Computer Professor Architecture, Algorithms 25. Shannigrahi, TIFR Mumbai Assistant Data Structures and Algorithms, Combinatorial Saswata Professor Geometry, Analysis of Social networks 26. Singh, Sanasam IIT Madras Assistant Web Search, Machine Learning, Information Re- Ranbir Professor trieval, Data Mining especially in the area of Web Search Engine 27. Sur, Arijit IIT Kharagpur Assistant Information Hiding: Steganography and Stega- Professor nalysis. Multimedia Security: Image and Video Wa- termarking. Network Security: Intrusion Detection System and Network Steganography 28. Venkatesh, T. IIT Madras Assistant WDM Optical Networks, IP over WDM Networks, Professor Broadband Access Networks, Performance Evalua- tion of Computer Networks, Network Tomography Visiting Faculty 29. Malhotra, Vishv Professor Modelling and Performance measurements, Ro- Mohan bust Environmental Sensor Networks, Operating (Released on Systems. 10.07.2015)

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The Department at a Glance

Year of Establishment: 1998 Academic Programmes Off ered: Bachelor of Design (BDes) Master of Design (MDes Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Total Faculty Strength: 25 • Professor: 5 • Assistant Professor: 19 • Visiting Assistant Professor: 1 Total Student Strength: 295 BDes: 172 MDes: 53 PhD: 70 New Students Joined in 2015-2016: 96 BDes: 46 MDes: 27 PhD: 23 DEPARTMENT OF DESIGN OF DEPARTMENT

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LABORATORY FACILITIES 7. Embedded Interaction lab 1. Ergonomics Lab: A well-equipped laboratory with 8. E-Kalpa lab various basic and applied research facilities for both 9. Usability Engineering and HCI Lab physical and cognitive ergonomics. Facilities available 10. Product Design & Development Studio include (a) Anthropometric measurement kit, (b) Equipment/ tools for biomechanical analysis, (c) Kit 11. Animation research lab for environmental variable measurement, (d) Tools/ 12. Visualisation lab equipment for cognitive workload analysis, (e) Digital 13. Sustainability and social Innovation Lab human modeling software for virtual ergonomics 14. Visual Communication studio evaluation, (f) Eye-tracker for visual attention analysis, and (g) Equipment for physiological variable analysis (ECG, EMG, EEG etc.). MAJOR EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES ACQUIRED: 2. Photographic Lab Human Vibration Analysis Kit (Hand Arm and Whole Body) [Make: MMF-GERMANY, Model: VM31-H], 3. Computer Lab Load Cell with its adapter (Make: Delsys-USA; Model No. 4. Workshop/Design lab Trigno S-type) 5. Media Lab Mobile respiratory gas analyser, K4b2 INT TX (under DIC 6. Material lab project)

CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS/SYMPOSIA ATTENDED Name of National/In- Name of Conf./Workshop Place Date Author ternational Dr. Sougata International conference “MED BY”- Beer-Sheva, Israel 5-9 Jul 2015. International Karmakar Mechanical Engineering & Design Dr. Sougata International Conference on Humaniz- Mumbai 6-9 Dec 2015. International Karmakar ing Work and Work Environment 2015 ( HWWE 2015) Dr. Pratul Ch. TED MINT SCE , Conference and Cre- Beer Sheva, Israel 7-15 Jan 2016 International Kalita ateam Workshop Dr. Charu India HCI 2015 IIT Guwahati 17-19 Dec 2015 National Monga Dr. Charu Academic Research Summit, Innovate , India 29-30 Jan 2016 National Monga for Digital India Dr. Swati Pal International Conference onHumaniz- IIT Bombay, Mumbai 7-9 Dec 2015 International ing Work and Work Environment 2015 Conference (HWWE 2015) Dr. Swati Pal XXVIIth Annual Conference of the , 18-20 Dec 2015 National Con- Physiological Society of India (PSI) Kolkata ference &VIth Congress of the Federation of Indian Physiological Societies (FIPS) (FIPSPHYSICON-2015) Dr. Urmi Ra- International Conference on HWWE IIT Mumbai 7-9 Dec 2015 International vindra Salve 2015 Dr. Urmi Ra- FIPS PHYSICON 2015 University of Calcutta, 18-20 Dec 2015 National vindra Salve Kolkota Prof. Pradeep E-Assam Challenge- ICT & digital In- Guwahati 10 Apr 2015 National Yammiyavar novations in Education Learning; April 10, 2015, Guwahati Prof. Pradeep UX Now- Annual Design Conference New Delhi 21 Oct 2015 National Yammiyavar

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Name of National/In- Name of Conf./Workshop Place Date Author ternational Prof. Utpal 8th International Painting and Sculp- Penza, Russia 3-20 May 2015 International Barua ture Symposium Prof. Utpal International Group exhibition at con- Penza, Russia 18-25 Jun 2015 International Barua temporary art gallery Prof. Utpal International Symposium at Orta lake Italy 21-30 Jun 2015 International Barua Prof. Utpal International Art axhibition at san Italy 28 Jun-5 Jul International Barua Rocco, Milan 2015 Prof. Utpal International group exhibition at Com- Italy 8-25 Aug 2015 International Barua mude di Milano,Milano expo by Palazzi no liberty Prof. Utpal Silk Journey to Art International Exhibi- Beijing,China 1-10 Sep 2015 International Barua tion at Millennium Museum

INVITED LECTURES OF FACULTY: IN INDIA, ABROAD Name of Name of Lecture Name of Inst./Org. Place Date Faculty Dr. Nanki Contemporary Graphic Design for M.Des. IIT Guwahati Guwahati 9 Sep 2015 Nath I year students as part of 'Design: An Introduction' Dr. Nanki 'Design: a third culture' for B.Des. III year IIT Guwahati Guwahati 1 Feb 2016 Nath students as part of 'Art Design and Soci- ety' lecture series Dr. Nanki 'Colour Principles in Visual Display IIT Guwahati Guwahati 14-16 Mar Nath Designs' for KIC-TEQIP 3-day national 2016 workshop, namely 'Visual Display Design: Scientifi c Way of Representation' Dr. Sougata Keynote: Ergonomics in Mechanical Engi- Shamoon College of Engineer- Beer-She- 6 Jul 2015. Karmakar neering & Product Design ing va, Israel Dr. Sougata Lead Lecture: Establishing an Ergonomics IIT Bombay Mumbai 8 Dec Karmakar Research Facility- Indian Context 2015 Dr. Sougata Invited talk: Research in Ergonomics in IIT Vishwakarma Institute of Tech- Pune. 3 Feb 2016 Karmakar Guwahati nology Dr. Pratul Ch. 3D Printing: Crowdsourcing with Online Shamoon College of Engineer- Beer-She- 14 Jan Kalita Design Ideation Tool ing va, Israel 2016 Dr. Charu “Shunaya Toolbox” Shamoon College of Engineer- Beer 10-14 Jan Monga Ing Sheva, 2016 Israel Dr. Swati Pal Lecture on ‘Ergo-Design and innovation’ Lukhdhirji Engineering College Morbi, 15-19 Jun in TEQIP-II sponsored short-term training Gujarat 2015 program on “Product Development and Value Engineering” Dr. Swati Pal Lecture on ‘Cognitive Aspects in Visual IIT Guwahati Guwahati 14-16 Mar Display’ in KIC-TEQIP workshop on “Visual 2016 Display Design: Scientifi c Way of Repre- sentation” Dr. Urmi Ra- Fundamentals of Ergonomics PEC University Chandi- 10 Mar vindra Salve garh 2016

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Name of Name of Lecture Name of Inst./Org. Place Date Faculty Dr. Urmi Ra- Indian Female Workers: Occupational University College of Science Kolkata 19 Dec vindra Salve Health and Design and Technology 2016 Prof. Pradeep Augmented reality applications for E-Assam Guwahati 10 Apr Yammiyavar School textbooks; Invited Presentation 2015 Prof. Pradeep Role of Culture in design; Inaugural Ad- UX Now-UX Now- Annual De- New Delhi 21 Oct Yammiyavar dress sign Conference , 2015 Prof. Ravi Mo- Cross Cultural Infusion on Product Form Hunan University Changsha 29 Jun-2 kashi Punekar – A study of Changsha Potery and Indian Jul 2015 Pottery and Metal ware along the Silk Trade Route from 6th -12th Century Dr. Avinash Workshop on Form studies IIT Kanpur Kanpur Sep 2015 Shende

VISITORS FROM OTHER INSTITUTES/UNIVERSITIES/ORGANISATIONS / INVITED LECTURES Name Name of Inst./Univ./Org. Purpose/ Name of Lecture Date Prof. Pramod Khambete 5 day workshop on ‘Design Design consultant and Adjunct faculty at IITB 29 Oct–8 Dec Research’ 2015 Prof. Pramod Khambete What is experience design Design consultant and Adjunct faculty at IITB 21 Mar 2016

SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES/SHORT-TERM COURSES ORGANISED Name of Faculty (Conve- Name of Sem./Wor./ International/ No. of par- Funded By Date ner/ Co-ordinator, etc.) Con. National ticipants Co-ordinator: Dr. Urmi Visual Display Design: KIC-TEQIP, Centre 14-16 Mar National 14 Salve Co-cordinator: Dr. a Scientifi c way of for Educational 2016 Nanki Nath Representation Technology (CET), IIT Guwahati (an MHRD initiative for IITs) Udaya Kumar, Pratul Ch. ABHILASHA- Design Design Innovation 2 Feb 2016 National Over 500 Kalita, Pankaj Upadhyaya, Education and Career Centre, IIT Guwahati school chil- Supradip Das, Abhishek Guidance dren and Shrivastava, Charu Monga, teachers Jagdish Kumar Charu Monga Animation and Game NID, Ahmadabad 24 Jul-2 National 20 Design (short term Aug 2015 course) Charu Monga Design of self As- TED MINT 2016, 10 Jan-14 International 10 sistance robots for Shamoon College Jan 2016 healthcare (workshop) of EngineerIng, Beer Sheva, Israel Dr. Urmi Ravindra Salve Visual Display Design: CET TEQIP 14-16 Mar National 15 Scientifi c way of Rep- 2016 resentation Ravi Mokashi Punekar and Creative Learning TEQIP , CET 10-15 Nov National 26 Pankaj Upadhyay Methods in Technical 2014 Education

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AWARDS AND HONOURS (FIPS) (FIPSPHYSICON-2015), University of Calcutta in 1. Dr. Sougata Karmakar received membership from December 2015. International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH). STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENTS 2. Ms. Charu Monga received Microsoft Faculty Research 1. Mr. AnirbanChowdhury, PhD scholar, received ‘Springer Grant Award 2015. Young Researcher Award (Doctoral)’ from Indian Society of Ergonomics (ISE) during international conference 3. Ms. Swati Pal chaired the session of ‘Biomechanics’, at HWWE2015. the International Conference on Humanizing Work and 2. Gunjan Sobhani, Anmol Srivastava, Himanshu Bansal, Work Environment 2015 (HWWE 2015), IIT Bombay, in Mannu Amrit (guided by Prof. Pradeep Yammiyavar) December 2015. won the SAMSUNG Innovation Finalist Award, 2015. 4. Ms. Swati Pal chaired the ‘Oral Presentation V’ 3. Eight students from the Department were selected for session at the XXVIIth Annual Conference of the the prestigious TED MINT 2016 conference at SCE Israel Physiological Society of India (PSI) & VIth Congress from 10-14 January 2016. of the Federation of Indian Physiological Societies

FACULTY MEMBERS Sl. Name PhD Designation Areas of Interest No. 1. Banarjee, - Assistant Profes- Design for sustainability, Bio-inspired design, Medi- Sharmistha sor cal product Design 2. Barua, Utpal IIT Guwahati Professor Graphic Design, Design drawing and (Head of the Visualisation,Visual design Principles and applica- Department) tions, Indian Symbology 3. Bokil, Prasad IIT Bombay Assistant Profes- Visual Language ,Design Semiotics, Graphic Design, sor Type Design, Design Research, Design ontology 4. Chakrabarti, Calcutta University Professor Ergonomics Research, Human Compatibility Factor, Debkumar Design ergonomics, product Environment Interface Design, Occupational Health 5. Das, Amarendra IIT Guwahati Professor Industrial Design, Rapid Prototyping and tooling, Kumar space Design, Environment Graphics, Design for Disabled 6. Das, Supradip - Assistant Profes- Origami Inspired Product Development, Toy for sor tomorrow, Paper Craft, Transformable furniture, Structural packaging design. 7. Kumar, D. Udaya IIT Bombay Assistant Profes- Topography, Type Design, Information Graphics, sor Motion Graphics, design Research, Exhibition De- sign, architecture 8. Gokhale, Sheetal - Assistant Profes- Film & Video story, telling &visual scripting, Anima- M. sor tion, Graphic Design 9. Iqbal, Shareka - Assistant Profes- Adaptive Reuse ,Solar Passive Architecture sor 10. Kalita, Pratul IIT Guwahati Visiting Assistant Design Management, Design Method, Design for Chandra Professor Development 11. Karmakar, Sou- Bharathiar Univer- Assistant Profes- Ergonomics, Human Factor, Design and work Envi- gata sity, Coimbatore sor ronment, Design and Occupational health 12. Kumar, Jagadish - Assistant Profes- Visual arts-Painting & sculpture, Print making (Released on sor Lithography, Woodcut, New media art, Video art 15.03.2016) sound art, Folk art tribal art studios. 13. Madhukailya, - Assistant Short Film, New Media theory, Video Art, Mriganka Professor Documentary Film, Participatory Theory

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Sl. Name PhD Designation Areas of Interest No. 14. Majhi, Manoj - Assistant Profes- Animation, Special Eff ects, Cartooning sor 15. Monga, Charu - Assistant profes- Visual communication, Design Research, Visual Eth- sor nography, Film Making, Animation, Game design, Edutainment. 16. Nath, Nanki - Assistant Profes- Graphic Design, Typography, Content develop- sor ment, Photography 17. Pal, Swati Gujrat University Assistant Profes- Ergo-design & Innovation, Physical Ergonomics, sor Cognitive Ergonomics, Design and Biomechanics, Occupational Health 18. Punekar, Ravi IIT Bombay Professor Industrial Design, Space Design, Facility Design, Mokashi Environmental Graphics, Design for disabled 19. Roy, Swaroop - Assistant Profes- Automobile Design & Styling, Automobile Sketch- sor ing and Rendering, Advance Automotive Forms, Concept Design (Character, vehicles , environment. Etc.), Illustrations 20. Salve, Urmi Ra- University of Cal- Assistant Profes- Human factor engineering, occupational Ergonom- vindra cutta sor ics, Research Methodology 21. Shinde, Avinash - Assistant Profes- Product Design, Furniture Design, Lighting design sor 22. Srivastava, Ab- - Assistant profes- Interaction Design, Design for Development, New hishek sor Media, graphic Design & cartooning. 23. Singh, Abhishek -- Assistant Profes- Automotive design, Product Design, Graphic De- sor sign, Design Researce. 24. Sorathia, Keyur - Assistant Profes- Interaction Design, Gesture controlled User Inter- Babulal sor faces, Design for development 25. Upadhaya, - Assistant Profes- Product design, Industrial Design, Design for Pankaj sor Manufacture, Consumer product Design, Industrial Equipment design. 26. Yammiyavar, IISc Bangalore Professor HCI-UE-Interaction Design, Product Design, Design Pradeep G. Management, Experimental Design, Design re- search, Interdisciplinary Design Pedagogy.

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The Department at a Glance

Year of Establishment: 1995 Academic Programmes Off ered: Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in o Electronics and Communication Engineering, o Electronics and Electrical Engineering Master of Technology (MTech) in (1) Signal Processing, (2) VLSI, (3) Power and Control, (4) Communication Engineering, (5) RF and Photonics Dual Degree [MS (Eng) + PhD] Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Total Faculty Strength: 42 • Professor: 11 • Associate Professor: 7 • Assistant Professor: 22 • Visiting Professor: 1 • Visiting Assistant Professor: 1 New Faculty Members Joined: 4 • Assistant Professor: 4 Total Student Strength: 505 BTech: 185 MTech: 109 PhD: 199 MS+PhD: 12 New Students Joined in 2015-2016: 151 BTech: 42 MTech: 66 PhD: 31 DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS ELECTRONICS OF DEPARTMENT

AND ELECTRICALAND ENGINEERING MS+PhD: 12

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LABORATORY FACILITIES laboratory used for lab courses such as control and The Department of EEE has 22 laboratories which are instrumentation lab (UG), and applied control lab equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and software. (PG). The laboratory has work benches equipped These laboratories are used for both instructional purposes with advanced test and measurement instruments and carrying out R&D activities in the various areas of like 200 MHz DSO, DDS function generator, 5½ digit interest. The list of laboratories presently functioning in the DMM, multioutput DC power supply, and PC. The Department is as follows: lab is equipped with large number of transducers for measurement of physical quantities like temperature, 1. Power System Lab (Instructional): The Power Systems displacement, level, force and strain, in addition to PLC, Laboratory is well-equipped with several experimental process calibrator, hot chamber, coupled tank system, setups and several software packages for real time motor speed control system and other facilities for experiments. The facilities include overcurrent, under instructional laboratory. The students instruction is voltage and diff erential relays. The major equipments focused to learn the design and implementation of in the Power Systems Laboratory include—Relay signal conditioning circuits and controllers like PID. Demonstration Setup: IDMT over current relay, Instantaneous over current relay, IDMT under voltage 7. System Simulation Lab (Instructional): The System relay, Current tranformer, Negative sequence relay, Simulation Laboratory is a fully computerized laboratory Differential relay. The lab has softwares like PSS/E, equipped with highly configured PCs and various PSCAD, DigSilent, etc. computational and simulation software like Matlab 7.3, Borland C++, FPGA Advantage from Mentor Graphics, 2. Electrical Machine Lab (Instructional): The machine Xilinx’s ISE foundation, Zeland’s IE3D EM simulation lab is equipped with all kinds of AC and DC motors SW, Altera’s Quartus webpack, Electronics Workbench, and generators required for undergraduate lab session MicroSim Design Lab (EDA software), Cadstar PCB (EE380) and research activities in the fi eld. For the better Design, Elanix’s Systemview, HP-Eesof, Hypersignal understanding of control of various motors lab also has and Operating System such as HP Unix, Sun Solaris, braking and drive modules for some motors. Redhat Enterprise Linux, Microsoft windows 2003 and 3. Electronic Circuit Lab- I (Instructional) windows 2000/XP. 4. Electronic Circuit Lab-II (Instructional): The Electronic 8. Embedded System Lab (Instructional): Circuits Lab – I & II mainly hold basic electronics lab for Microprocessors and Embedded Systems Laboratory fi rst year undergraduate students of all the departments. provides students with hands-on experience with The labs are equipped with large number of set ups each building, programming, testing, and debugging containing cathode ray oscilloscope, function generator, processor based systems. For example, systems that digital multimeter, and multioutput DC power supply. students build may incorporate audio and various input The labs are well-stocked with electronic components devices. It is an instructional laboratory. Lab courses like resistors, capacitors, diodes, transistors, analog like Digital Signal Processors Lab, Digital Circuits and and digital ICs. Experiments performed in the lab cover Microprocessors Lab and Embedded Systems Lab are hardware design and implementation of basic circuits held here. which include rectifiers, transistor characteristics, 9. High Frequency Lab (Instructional + R&D): High comparators, combinational logic circuits, synchronous Frequency Laboratory at EEE, IIT Guwahati is research and asynchronous counters, latches, and opamp circuits. cum teaching laboratory.Research works are carried out 5. Control & Instrumentation Lab-I (R&D): The Control in the area of antennas, computational electromagnetics and Instrumentation Laboratory I focus on the research and microwave engineering.Lab courses like Microwave and development activities related to Control Theory Engineering Lab, Communication Lab, Design Lab, etc. and Applications, Stochastic Systems, Robotics, are held in HF Lab. Ultrasonic Instrumentation, Underwater Acoustics etc. 10. Power & Control Lab (R&D): Research and Some of the current areas of interest include Robust Development Activities related to Power & Control and Adaptive Control theory, Relay Control Theory and areas are conducted in this lab. The Research Scholars, Applications, Mobile Robotics and Multi-Agent Systems, MTech/ Btech and Project Engineers working in these MEMS and SAW Devices, Fractional Order Systems. areas use this laboratory. Discrete Event Systems. Laboratory infrastructure includes personal computers for research scholars and a 11. Communication and Networking Lab (R&D): number of experimental set-ups, namely, Mobile Robot Research and Development Activities related to Platforms, Multi DOF manipulator, Twin Rotor MIMO Communication & Networking areas are conducted. The System, Inverted Pendulum Systems, Level Control Research Scholars, Mtech/ Btech and Project Engineers System. working in these areas use this laboratory. 6. Control & Instrumentation Lab-II (Instructional): The 12. Multimedia Analytics Lab (R&D): This Laboratory Control and Instrumentation Lab II is the instructional was set up in the department of Electronics

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and ElectricalEngineering (EEE), Indian Institute speaker recognition, children speech recognition, of Technology (IIT) Guwahati duringJuly, 2013. speech synthesis, stressed speech processing, fundus The lab focuses on the research and development image processing, ECG signal processing, biometrics activitiesrelated to multi-modal (video, speech and and handwriting data processing. text) analytics and applicationsof machine learning in 20. Image Processing and Computer Vision Lab (R&D): vision and robotics. The ongoing major activities in the Image Processing 13. Communication Lab-I (R&D): and Computer Vision(IPCV) Laboratory include music 14. Communication Lab-II (R&D): Research Scholars signal processing, histopathology image processing, working in diff erent communication related areas use denoising, video processing, image superresolution, this lab. image forensic, computer vision, image hashing, Gesture Recognition and HCI 15. Image & Signal Processing Lab (R&D): Image Processing is one of the prominent fields in signal 21. Power Electronics Lab (Instructional): The lab has processing area. Digital data in the form of an image started functioning from August 2015. It contains the is most common in mundane life and hence image major facilities required to perform undergraduate processing is inevitable in everyone’s life. The major and postgraduate experiments related to power areas of image processing which are of great interest electronics. In addition, design of power electronic in research in our laboratory are image compression, hardware, implementation of prototype and testing medical image processing, video processing, pattern can be performed in the lab. DSP and FPGA controllers recognition etc. for power electronics applications also can be tested. 16. VLSI Lab-I (R&D): VLSI design lab was setup in the 22. HPC and FPGA Design Lab (R&D): High Performance year 2004 as an integral part of the department of Computing and FPGA Lab (HPC and FPGA Lab) was Electronics and Electrical Engineering (EEE). Followed by established in 2012 at Department of Electronics and commencement of PG(M.Tech) and Ph.D. programme Electrical Engineering, IIT Guwahati with initial support in the fi eld of VLSI design subsequently. Ever since its from IIT Guwahati and Nvidia. The work at HPC & FPGA inscription the VLSI lab has constantly been upgraded Lab is focused towards exploring possibilities of high to match with the technologies of the modern era. performance computing and FPGA based system design The VLSI library integrated with the lab helps the in various fi elds related to Electrical Engineering and students, researchers and all enthusiasts to acquire Scientific Computing in non-electrical engineering all the much needed concepts to deal with diff erent disciplines. The mission of the group is to carry out practical experiments.The focus of this lab is widely multidisciplinary research in reconfi gurable, parallel spread towards diff erent pros and cons of the entire and distributed computing as a basis for long-term upgrading VLSI domain. Development works at diff erent partnership and collaboration amongst industry, levels like semiconductor device simulation, circuits academia, and government; focus on research in & system design and research in some recent trends advanced computer architectures,algorithms, networks like Biomedical signal processing has extensively been and systems, both theoretical and applied; to carry carried out. out state-of-the-art research and development with collaborators with maximized synergy and pooled, 17. VLSI-ADSP & Communication Lab (R&D): The leveraged resources. Being an educational institute, Department has set up a sophisticated DSP & to enrich the education of high-quality students, has Communication Laboratory with the state-of-the-art been the fi rst priority. In turn, focus is to contribute equipment from Analog Devices and Texas Instruments, knowledge and technologies in this fi eld. and Real Time DSP Software from Hyperception Inc. The Department has also received a donation from Analog Devices Inc. consisting of hardware kits and Visual DSP MAJOR EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES ACQUIRED: software. 1 NI Multisim Software 18. Signal Informatics Lab (R&D): Research and 2 Arbitrary Function Generator (NVIS, NVIS1025DGT) Development Activities related to Security & Document 3 a)20KVA Online UPS, Make: Eaton, Model: EDX20K4E Processing areas are conducted here. The Research b)15KVA Online UPS, Make: Eaton, Model: E-Series DX Scholars, Mtech/ Btech and Project Engineers working in these areas use this laboratory. c)10KVA Online UPS, Make: Orion, Model: Astra Series 19. Electro-Medical & Speech Lab (R&D): The Lab d)20KVA Three Phase Isolation Transformer, Make: Orion was set up during 2004. The laboratory focuses on e)150KVA Three Phase Isolation Transformer, Make: Orion the research and development activities related to 4 Monochrome Multifunction Unit for Copy, Print and Scan biomedical signal and image processing, speech signal 5 Triple Output DC Power Supply (Sairush, MOPS04) processing, coding and technology areas.Some of the current topics of interest include speech enhancement, 6 Oscilloscope, MaKE: Tektronix, Model: TDS2014C

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7 a) Setup of 3 HP/415V – Delta Connected Slip Ring Signal Processing; Microwave, Antenna Design, Wireless Induction Motor coupled with 3 HP/220V/1500 RPM/ Communication, Error Control Coding; Analog and Digital DC Shunt Motor along with Encoder Design, MEMS, VLSI CAD, Photonics, Semiconductor Devices; b) 3 PH Diode Rectifi er + 3PH 4 Leg IGBT Based Inverter Electrical Converters, Electric Drives, Smart Grids, Wind Stack Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Photovoltaic, Power Electronics and Power Systems; Control Systems, Stochastic Systems, c) High Voltage PFC Developer’s Kit Relay Based Identifi cation and Auto tuning, Control Systems, 8 Rotary Inverted Pendulum Control Theory Applications, Electrical machine design, 9 Coupled Tank System contactless charging system for EVs, Pattern Recognition, 10 Variable Output Liner DC Power Supply along with Machine Learning, Multimedia Analytics standard accessories as per OEM catalog (Aplab, L12825) 11 CarSim Software MAJOR INITIATIVES AND BREAKTHROUGH IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MAJOR AREAS OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Major initiatives: Image Processing, Computer Vision, Speech Processing, i. A prototype for contactless charging system for EVs. Biomedical Signal and Image Processing, Multimedia ii. Development of a smart urban transportation system

CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS/SYMPOSIA ATTENDED

Name of National/ Name of Conf./Workshop Place Date Faculty International Dr. Prithwijit The 5th National Conference on Computer IIT Patna 16–19 Dec National Guha Vision, Pattern Recognition, Image Processing 2015 and Graphics (NCVPRIPG 2015) Dr. Sonali 21st Asia-Pacifi c Conference on Communications Kyoto Japan 13-16 Oct 2015 International Chouhan (APCC) Dr. R. S. 22nd National Conference on Communications IIT Guwahati 4-6 Mar 2016 National Kshetrimayum Dr. R. S. 5th IEEE Applied Electromagnetics Conference IIT Guwahati Dec 2015 International Kshetrimayum Dr. R. S. IEEE International Conference on Digital Signal Singapore Jul 2015 International Kshetrimayum Processing Dr. R. S. IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Bangalore Jul 2015 International Kshetrimayum Computing and Communication Technologies Dr. R. K. Sonkar IEEE Workshop on Recent Trends in photonics IISc Bangalore Dec 2015 International 2015 Dr. Kalpana 22nd National Conference on Communications IIT Guwahati 4-6 Mar 2016 National Dhaka Dr. M. K. IEEE International Conference on Wireless Chennai 23-25 Mar 2016 International Bhuyan Communications Signal Processing and Networking (WiSPNET 2016) Dr. Praveen IEEE PESGM 2015 Denver, 26-30 July 2015 International Kumar Colorado, USA Dr. Praveen IECON 2015 Yokohama, 9-12 Nov 2015 International Kumar Japan

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INVITED LECTURES OF FACULTY: IN INDIA, ABROAD

Name of Name of Lecture Name of Inst./Org. Place Date Faculty Dr. Gaurav Make in India and RuralNorth-East: The NIRD&PR-NERC Guwahati 25-26 Feb Trivedi Challenges 2016 Prof. Roy Paily Introduction to Silicon nanometer College of Engineering Vadakara, 14 Dec 2015 Technologies Vadakara Kerala Prof. Roy Paily Introduction to Junctionless Transistors IIT Guwahati Guwahati 11 Dec 2015 Prof. Roy Paily The Opportunities and Challenges of Government Kozhikode 31 Oct 2015 Silicon based Field Eff ect Transistors Engineering College Kozhikode Prof. Roy Paily Analog Circuits Design NIT Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal 21-22 Sep Pradesh 2015 Prof. S. Majhi a)Identifi cation of Dynamic Models of IIT Guwahati Guwahati 10-12 Feb Plants, b)KIC-TEQIP Short Term Course on 2016 Advanced Process Control Prof. R. Communication System Simulation using IIT Guwahati Guwahati 12 Apr 2015 Bhattacharjee Simulink Prof. R. a)Off set Refl ector Antennas and matched NIT Silchar Silchar 18-22 May Bhattacharjee feed Design b)Antennas for wireless 2015 communication: Handset Antennas Prof. R. Technology in aid of Policing East India Regional Police HQ 7 May 2015 Bhattacharjee Workshop on Smart Guwahati Policing Prof. R. Antenna Design Considerations for Next Government Rajasthan 2 Jun 2015 Bhattacharjee Generation Wireless Communication Engineering College, System Ajmer, Rajasthan Prof. R. Trends in Wireless Communication and Tripura University Tripura 2 Aug 2015 Bhattacharjee Networks Prof. R. Next Generation Wireless Communication NIT Meghalaya Meghalaya 7-8 Aug 2015 Bhattacharjee Systems: Prospects and challenges Dr. R. K. Sonkar KIC-TEQIP Short Term Course on Advances IIT Guwahati Guwahati 25-26 Feb in Photonics 2016 Dr. Amitabh High Current Physics in Smart Power IISc Bangalore Bangalore 4-7 Dec 2015 Chatterjee Devices and GaN structures Dr. Shabari Power Electronics for Solar PV Applications IIT Guwahati Guwahati 23-27 Nov Nath 2015 Dr. Shabari Power Electronics for Renewable energy IIT Guwahati Guwahati 2-6 Mar 2015 Nath Dr. Praveen Trends in EVs and HEVs Osmania University Hyderabad 23-28 Nov Kumar 2015 Dr. Praveen Smart transportation system Delhi Technical Delhi 6-7 Nov 2015 Kumar University

VISITORS FROM OTHER INSTITUTES/UNIVERSITIES/ORGANISATIONS / INVITED LECTURES Name Name of Inst./Univ./Org. Purpose/ Name of Lecture Date Mr. Amit Raje Aartech Solonics Limited, Bhopal Talk on Entrepreneurial 7 Jul 2015 Opportunities in the Power Sector

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Name Name of Inst./Univ./Org. Purpose/ Name of Lecture Date Dr. Kailash Srivastava ABB Corporate Research Lab, Vasteras, Deliver Talk 17 Sep 2015 Sweden Mr. V. V. Pathy Keysight Technologies Pvt. Ltd., In connection with E&ICT Academy 15-16 Sep Bangalore Collaboration 2015 Ms. Sadiya Arshad and Coreel Technologies Pvt. Ltd., In connection with E&ICT Academy 16-18 Sep Mr. Balachander Bangalore Collaboration 2015 Dr. Amit Mishra University of Capetown, USA Interaction with Faculty and 29 Sep-4.Oct Students of EEE Dept. 2015 WG CDR Prince Indian Air Force Discussion Regarding Air Force 14-15 Oct Dedaraj SG CDR Projects Based on IOT/AR 2015 Umang Kumar Tom Murakami InspecInc, Japan In connection with Research 18-20 Nov Collaboration 2015 Mr. Samik Basu Coreel Technologies Pvt. Ltd., In connection with E&ICT Academy 23-24 Nov Bangalore Collaboration 2015 Prof. Raj Mittra University of Central Florida, USA Plenary Talks in connection with 18-21 Dec and King Abdulaziz University, Saudi AEMC-2015 2015 Arabia Dr. Goutam Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Plenary Talks in connection with 18-21 Dec Chattopadhyay CA, USA AEMC-2015 2015 Dr. D. V. Giri Pro-Tech, and Univ. of New Mexico, Plenary Talks in connection with 18-21 Dec USA AEMC-2015 2015 Prof. T. K. Sarkar Syracuse University, USA Plenary Talks in connection with 18-21 Dec AEMC-2015 2015 Prof. Magdalena CarlesIII University, Madrid, Spain Plenary & Invited Talks in connection 18-21 Dec Salazar Palma with AEMC-2015 2015 Eric L. Mokole Consultant, Burke, VA, USA Plenary Talks in connection with 18-21 Dec AEMC-2015 2015 Prof. Ramakrishna University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Invited Talks in connection with 18-21 Dec Janaswamy USA AEMC-2015 2015 Prof. K. T. Selvan SSN College of Engineering, India Invited Talks in connection with 18-21 Dec AEMC-2015 2015 Prof. Debatosh Guha IIT Kharagpur Invited Talks in connection with 18-21 Dec AEMC-2015 2015 Prof. Mohanan Cochin University of Science and Invited Talks in connection with 18-21 Dec Technology, Kerala AEMC-2015 2015 Dr. Rajib Kumar Mitra S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Invited Talks in connection with 18-21 Dec Sciences, Kolkata AEMC-2015 2015 Prof. Deb Chatterjee University of Missouri at Kansas City Invited Talks in connection with 18-21 Dec (UMKC), KC, MO,USA AEMC-2015 2015 Dr. P. H. Rao SAMEER, Chennai Conference Tutorial in connection 18-21 Dec with AEMC-2015 2015 Prof. R. Janaswamy University of Massaschusetts, Conference Tutorials in connection 18-21 Dec Amherst, USA with AEMC-2015 2015 Dr. Sumantra Dutta IIT Delhi In connection with TEQIP Workshop 4-8 Feb 2016 Roy and Dr. Chetan Arora

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Name Name of Inst./Univ./Org. Purpose/ Name of Lecture Date Dr. Samar Saha IEEE, EDS Deliver Talks 22-25 Feb 2016 Mr. Sanjay Deshmane Small Scale Industry Organization, In connection with collaboration 25-28 Feb Maharastra with IIT Guwahati 2016 Prof. Emeritus A. J. Stanford University, USA Plenary Talks in connection with 1-5 Mar 2016 Paulraj NCC-2016 Prof. B. Mukharjee University of California, Davis Plenary Talks in connection with 1-5 Mar 2016 NCC-2016 Prof. P. Vijay Kumar IISc Bangalore Plenary Talks in connection with 1-5 Mar 2016 NCC-2016 Prof. R. K. Mallik IIT Delhi Invited Talks in connection with 1-5 Mar 2016 NCC-2016 Prof. S. Chaudhuri IIT Bombay Invited Talks in connection with 1-5 Mar 2016 NCC-2016 Prof. B. Sundar Rajan, IISc Bangalore Conference Tutorials in connection 1-5 Mar 2016 Prof. C. Sekhar with NCC-2016 Dr. S. Shailendra TCS Bangalore Conference Tutorials in connection 1-5 Mar 2016 with NCC-2016

SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES/SHORT-TERM COURSES ORGANISED Name of Faculty International/ No. of (Convener/ Co- Name of Sem./Wor./Con. Funded By Date National participants ordinator, etc.) General 5th IEEE Applied CST ANSYS 18-21 International 250 Chairs: Ratnajit Electromagnetics ENTUPLES DRDO Dec Bhattacharjee, Conference (AEMC-2015) 2015 Goutam url:http://www.iitg.ernet.in/ Chattopadhyay aemc2015/index.html (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology) General Twenty Second NI MATHWORKS 4-6 Mar National 250 Chair: Ratnajit National Conference on & MELMAX 2016 Bhattacharjee; Communications : NCC 2016 ALTAIR & FEKO General Co-chair: (http://www.iitg.ernet.in/ CAPTRONIC Rohit Sinha ncc2016/ index.html) SYSTEMS Coordinator: Ratnajit Institute Lecture: A Brief IIT Guwahati 3 Mar 300 Bhattacharjee History of Three Ideas 2016 in Signal Estimation, Localization and Transmission Speaker: Arogyaswami Paulraj, Professor Emeritus (Research), Department of Electrical Engineering Stanford University Stanford Ca 94305 USA Coordinator: R. K. TEQIP Short Tem Course on MHRD 25-26 National 15 Sonkar Advances in Photonics Feb 2016

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Name of Faculty International/ No. of (Convener/ Co- Name of Sem./Wor./Con. Funded By Date National participants ordinator, etc.) Co-Convener: R. K. South Asian Workshop UNESCO 17-18 International 250(approx) Sonkar on Optics and Photonics - Nov SAWOP2015 2015

PATENTS Sl. Name of Faculty and Co- Date Applied/ Name Application No. Remarks No. Researcher Granted 1 Sai Krishna Santosh G. and Edge refl ection type 5 June 2015 633/KOL/2015 Published and Harshal B. Nemade, surface acoustic wave de- awaiting examina- vices on silicon substrate tion.

AWARDS AND HONOURS 5. Editorial board member, International Journal of RF and Dr. Chandan Kumar Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering (Wiley), 2015. 1. Awarded the Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship. STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENTS: 2. Received “POSOCO Power Systems Award” for Doctoral • Received student best oral paper award by Deepak Work in the year 2016. Joshi (co-authors Satyabrata Dash, R. Bhattacharjee, Gaurav Trivedi), for the paper “A method of analog 3. Received top reviewer for the journal Sustainable circuit optimization using adjoint sensitivity analysis”, Energy, Grids and Networks (SEGAN) published by Radioelectronika 2015 April 21-22, 2015 Pardubice. Elsevier group for year 2015. • Received best paper award by Ankit Dalal, Mohammed Dr. Gaurav Trivedi Ansari and Praveen Kumar, Minoru Kikuchi, Kohei Paper (Satyabrata Dash, Krishna Lal Baishnab and Yamaguchi and Hideki Iwanaga, “Analytical Method Gaurav Trivedi, “Applying River Formation Dynamics to for Accurate Determination of Nonlinear Magnetization Analyze VLSI Power Grid Networks “, 29th International Curve of Induction Motor”, INDICON 2015. Conference on VLSI Design and 15thInternational Conference on Embedded Systems (VLSID), Jan. 2016, SPECIAL MENTION Kolkata,pp. 258-263) had got honorable mentioned award in VLSI Design 2016 atKolkata. a) S. Majhi Dr. R. S. Kshetrimayum 1. Member, Research Committee, National Institute of Technology Meghalaya, Shillong, Meghalaya, March 1. IETE M. Rathore Memorial Award 2015 2016-continuing. 2. Associate Editor: IET Journal of Engineering, 2016 2. Member, Board of Governing, Central Institute of 3. Editor: Transactions on Internet and Information Technology, Kokrajhar, Assam, July 2015-continuing Systems (Korean Society for Internet Information), 2016. b) S.K. Bose 4. Area Editor: AEU International Journal of Electronics and 1. Appointed Guest Professor, Soochow University, China, Communications (Elsevier), 2016. Jan 1, 2016 to Jan 1, 2019

FACULTY MEMBERS Sl. Name PhD Designation Areas of Interest No. 1. Adda, Ravindranath IIT Kanpur Assistant Power Electronics, Distributed Generation, and Professor Power Quality 2. Ahamed, Shaik Rafi IIT Kharagpur Associate Adaptive Signal Processing, Mobile Professor Communications, VLSI Signal Processing, Biomedical Signal Processing 3. Bhattacharjee, Jadavpur Professor Electromagnetics, Microstrip Antennas, Microwave Ratnajit University Engineering, Wireless Communication

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Sl. Name PhD Designation Areas of Interest No. 4. Bhuyan, Manas Kamal IIT Guwahati Associate Image and Video Processing, Computer Vision, Professor Pattern Recognition and Human Computer Interactions (HCI) 5. Bora, Prabin Kumar IISc Bangalore Professor Image Processing and Computer Vision 6. Bose Sanjay Kumar Stony Brook, Professor Modeling, Simulation and Analysis of USA Communication Networks 7. Chatterjee, Amitabh University of Visiting Devices California Assistant Professor 8. Chouhan, Sonali IIT Delhi Assistant Wireless Sensor Networks, Coding Theory, Wireless Professor Communications 9. Dandapat, IIT Kanpur Professor Signal Processing, Speech Processing, Biomedical Samarendra Signal & Image Processing, Biomedical Instrumentation 10. Das, Samarjit IISc Bangalore Assistant Information theory, Error correcting codes Professor 11. Dhaka, Kalpana IIT Delhi Assistant Cooperative Communication, Multi-hope relaying Professor systems, Multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) wireless communication system, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR Physical and MAC layer 12. Ganguly, Sanjib IIT Kharagpur Assistant Power distribution system planning and (Joined on 10.06.2015) Professor optimization, Distributed generation, Custom power devices, Evolutionary algorithms, Multi- objective optimization 13. Gogoi, Anup Kumar IIT Kanpur Professor Electro Magnetics, Microwave Engineering, RF circuits, System Design 14. Guha, Prithwijit IIT Kanpur Assistant Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Robotics Professor 15. Jacob, Tony IIT Kanpur Assistant Statistical Signal Processing and Information Professor Theory 16. Kar, Indrani IIT Kanpur Associate Control Theory and Applications, Soft Computing Professor Applications, Neural Network Based Adaptive Control, Applications of Fuzzy Logic and Neural Networks in Nonlinear Control, Kinematic and Dynamic Control of Robot Manipulators 17. Karthik, Kannan University of Associate Privacy Preserving Authentication and Multimedia Toronto Professor Searches, Fine Grained Access Control, Image and Audio Comparisons in lower-dimensional Spaces, Blind Image Forensics and Image Phylogeny 18. Krishnaswamy, IIT Bombay Assistant Control Systems, Cryptography Srinivasan Professor 19. Kumar, Chandan IIT Madras Assistant Smart Transformer Application in Power System, (Joind on 27.07.2015) Professor Grid Connected Converters and Microgrid, Power Quality Improvement using STATCOM, DVR, UPQC, Predictive Control of Power Converters, Parallel Operation of Voltage Source Converters

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Sl. Name PhD Designation Areas of Interest No. 20. Kumar, Praveen Delft University Associate Optimisation of electrical motors and drives, of Technology, Professor Algorithm development for Multi-objective The Netherlands optimisation and multicriteria decision making in engineering systems, Simulation and design of electrical motors and actuators using Finite Element Methods (FEM), Analytical modeling of electrical motors for rapid simulation, Simulation and Analysis of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles 21. Mahanta, Anil IIT Delhi Assistant Digital Signal Processing, High-speed VLSI (Joined on 21.09.2015) Professor structures for Signal Processing & Communication 22. Mahanta, Chitralekha IIT Delhi Professor Control System Theory and Applications, Control of (Head of the Nonlinear Uncertain Systems, Artifi cial Intelligence Department) based Control, Identifi cation and Control of Nonlinear Systems 23. Majhi, Somanath University of Professor Relay Based Identifi cation and Auto tuning, Control Sussex, Brighton, Systems, Control Theory Applications UK 24. Mallajosyula, Arun Tej IIT Kanpur Assistant Photovoltaics, Large Area Electronics, Organic and (Joined on 14.09.2015) Professor Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Semiconductor Devices and Layered 2D Materials 25. Nallam, Nagarjuna IIT Delhi Assistant Analog and RF integrated circuits Professor 26. Nath, Shabari University of Assistant Power Electronics, Application of Power Electronics Minnesota Professor to Power Systems 27. Nayak, Sisir Kumar IISc Bangalore Assistant Power fl ow analysis in AC and DC traction power Professor system, Electromagnetics, Lightning interaction with an electrical and mechanical system, High Voltage Engineering 28. Nemade, Harshal B. IIT Bombay Professor Electronic Instrumentation, Systems Design, Ultrasonic Instrumentation, Non-destructive testing, Electronic product design, EMI/EMC issues, Acoustic sensors, Under-water acoustics, Surface acoustic wave devices, MEMS 29. Palathinkal, Roy Paily IIT Madras Professor VLSI and MEMS 30. Prasanna, S. R. IIT Madras Professor Speech and Signal Processing Mahadeva 31. Rai, Brijesh Kumar IIT Bombay Assistant Communication Systems, Coding Theory Professor 32. Rajesh, A. IIT Kanpur Associate Coding and Modulation Techniques Professor 33. Rather, Zakir Hussain Assistant (Released on 28.12.2015) Professor 34. Sahambi, J. S. IIT Delhi Associate Digital Signal Processing, Wavelets, (On lien) Professor Microprocessors 35. Sethi, Amit Illinois, UIUC Assistant Computer Vision, Image Processing, Pattern Professor Recognition, Image Processing, Visual Perception 36. Shekhawat, University of Assistant System Theory, Applied Mathematics & Signal Hanumant Singh Twente, The Professor Processing Netherlands

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Sl. Name PhD Designation Areas of Interest No. 37. Shrestha, Govinda Bol Virginia Visiting Power Markets and Economics, Renewable Energy Polytechnic Professor Sources – Photovoltaic systems, Wind Generation Institute & State Systems, Generation and Transmission Planning University, USA Power System Analysis, Operation and Planning, Optimization and Uncertainty Techniques 38. Singh, Kshetrimayum NTU Singapore Associate Electromagnetic Band Gap, Filters, Metamaterials, Rakesh Professor Computational Electromagnetics and Periodic Structures 39. Sinha, Rohit IIT Kanpur Professor Speech and Audio Processing, Speech Recognition, Signal Processing 40. Sonkar, Ramesh IIT Kanpur Assistant Optoelectronics Device Characterization and Kumar Professor fabrication, Microelectronics and III-V Compound Semiconductors, Photonics Integrated Circuits, Integrated Optics Fiber Optics Communication 41. Sundaram, Suresh IISc Bangalore Assistant Pattern Recognition, Image / Video Processing and Professor Computer Vision 42. Tripathy, Praveen IIT Kanpur Assistant Power system dynamics and stability studies, Wide Professor Area Monitoring and Control of Power System, Optimal power dispatch and state estimation, Security analysis and control, Energy management system and distribution automation 43. Trivedi, Gaurav IIT Bombay Assistant Circuit Simulation (Analog & Digital) and VLSI CAD, Professor High Performance Computing, Computational Biology and Solar Photovoltaics

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Year of Establishment: 1998 Academic Programmes Off ered: Master of Arts (MA) in o Development Studies Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Total Faculty Strength: 27 • Professor: 7 • Associate Professor: 11 • Assistant Professor: 9 New Faculty Members Joined: 3 • Assistant Professor: 3 Total Student Strength: 125 MA: 49 PhD: 76 New Students Joined in 2015-2016: 48 MA: 27 PhD: 21

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LABORATORY FACILITIES English and Indian literature, Linguistics, Economics, Language-Cognition Lab: The lab is engaged in research in Psychology, Philosophy, Political Science, Archeology, language from a cognitive science perspective. We explore Sociology and History. Faculties and doctoral students the relationship of human language with cognition, with pursuing research within these disciplines have been culture as a possible third angle through studies of language engaged in teaching and research. Major areas of research processing in various domains. include Dalit literature, Marathi literature, North-Eastern Phonetics and Phonology Lab: Research on language Archeology and Heritage Management, Common Wealth and speech is an exciting area encompassing research in Literature, Aesthetics, Cultural Studies, Ecocritism and the fi elds of language technologies and human-computer Translations, Development Economics, Industrial Economics, interfaces in a way which can be employed to various ends Labour Economics, Phenomenology and Cognitive Science, ranging from language learning of intelligent systems to Phenomenology and Religion, Ethical Issues related the learning capabilities of humans. To fulfi ll these ends to Science and Technology, Organizational Behaviour, this lab would like to start a modern academic research Human Resource Management, Social/Environmental lab which is focused on the way speech is produced and Psychology, I-O Psychology, Literary and Cultural Theory, comprehended. The lab will be involved with experimental Microeconomics, Agricultural Economics, Environmental investigations of speech processes and their acquisition. Economics, Econometrics, Philosophy of Technology, Topics include: articulatory movements, measurements of Applied Philosophy, Peace Studies, Critical Thinking, Applied pressures and airfl ows in speech production, computer- Ethics, Philosophy of Education, Phonological theory with aided waveform analysis and spectral analysis of speech, special interest in Optimality Theory, vowel harmony, perception and discrimination of speechlike sounds, speech prosody, models for speech recognition, speech Experimental approaches to Phonology and its acquisition, disorders, and language acquisition. This laboratory will Social & Environmental History of Assam, Sociology also play an important role in recording and archiving the of Science, Historical Sociology, Cognitive linguistics, languages of the North-East. Apart from that, the facilities Endangered and lesser known languages, Language in this laboratory will also promote advanced research on typology, Sociolinguistics, Sleep and Information Processing, languages of the region. Macroeconomics, Applied Game Theory, Sociology of The Sleep and Cognition Lab at present is involved in Gender, Sociology of Law, Sociology of Communication, investigating the role of sleep on route learning in Humans. Socio-economic understanding of climate risk and The present project is funded by the department of science resilience, Urban Living and Sustainable cities, Development and technology, GOI.This lab has 40 channel Nihon- Economics, Informal Sector, Issues in Food Security and Khodenpolysomnography system, 2 High Speed Computing Social Security, Economics of Education, Identity issues of system, Iomed Phosphor high precision low voltage direct ethnic minorities, local governance, development policies, current stimulator & E-prime 2.0 for designing experiment. social movements, ethnic violence and confl ict prevention, Health and Clinical Psychology, Phonetics, Phonology, MAJOR EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES ACQUIRED: Acoustic Phonetics, Tibeto-Burman tones, Psychoacoustics, i. E-views 9.0 Enterprise Edition Perception, Public Economics, Dynamic Economic Theory, ii. Trinocular Ore Microscope Christianity, conversion, ethnic violence, kinship and family, urban issues, Socio-economic history. iii. Stata SE 11 Upgrade iv. Photocopier Konica Minolta bizhub 363 MAJOR INITIATIVES AND BREAKTHROUGH IN RESEARCH v. Mini Laptop HP 5 noes AND DEVELOPMENT vi. GSR module Initiative: vii. HP Workstation HSS Graduate Research Meet 2015 during 30.10.2015- viii. 2 Led Displays 55” 01.11.2015: This event brought together academicians and ix. HP Desktop 12 noes scholars to exchange and share their search experiences on diff erent aspects of humanities and social sciences. The meet MAJOR AREAS OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: off ered multidisciplinary platform for young researchers The faculties in the HSS department carry out research in to discuss the most recent innovations, trends, concerns, several fi elds of humanities and social sciences. This includes practical challenges, encountered in research and fi eld work.

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CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS/SYMPOSIA ATTENDED Name of Fac- National/ Name of Conf./Workshop Place Date ulty International Dr. Amarjyoti 2nd International Conference on South New Delhi 18-19 Feb International Mahanta Asian Economic Development 2016 Dr. Amarjyoti Public Economics Theory and Policy IIT Guwahati 8-9 Jan 2016 National Mahanta Prof. Archana Annual conference of the International Soci- Christian-Albrechts-Uni- 22-25 Jul International Barua ety for Environmental Ethics (ISEE) versity, Kiel, Germany 2015. Prof. Archana Bargeet : The Existential Link between the AITT(Arunachal Insti- 28-30 Mar National Barua Profane and the Scared tute of Tribal Study 2016 Prof. Arupjyoti Reframing the Environment: Resources, Risk University of Mumbai 21-22 Jan National Saikia & Resistance in Neoliberal India 2016 Prof. Arupjyoti IHOPE Annual Meeting Uppsala University Oct 2015 International Saikia Prof. Arupjyoti Writing Assamese Literary History University Mar 2016 National Saikia Dr. Avishek ICPR Teachers’ Meet on “The Crisis of Mul- IIT Guwahati 15-17 Feb National Parui tiple Identities in the Contemporary World” 2016 Dr. Bodhisattva Workshop in Economics (Invited Lecture) Limerick, Ireland 17-19 Aug International Sengupta 2016 Dr. Bodhisattva IIPF Dublin 20-23 Aug International Sengupta 2016 Dr. John Gender and Politics: Rhetoric and Applica- ICFAI University, Dima- 11-12 Feb National Thomas bility pur 2016 Prof. M. K. 17th Annual Conference of International University of Bedford- 21-23 May International Dutta Network for Economic Research (INFER), UK shire, Luton, UK 2015 Prof. M. K. International Conference on Water Resource St. Anthony’s College, 4-5 Nov International Dutta Management Shillong, Meghalaya 2015 Prof. M. K. 17th Annual Conference of North Eastern Rajiv Gandhi University, 30-31 Oct National Dutta Economic Association (NEEA) Itanagar Arunachal 2015 Pradesh Dr. Mithilesh Reconsidering Cultural Ideologies and Iden- Delhi 17-18 Mar International Kumar Jha tities in India and Beyond 2016 Dr. Mithilesh Ways of Seeing: Critical Questions on Indian ZHDC, Delhi 8 Mar 2016 National Kumar Jha Political Thought Dr. N. Kipgen Second International Conference on Con- IIM Calcutta, Kolkata 15-17 Jan International temporary Debates in public Policy and 2016 Management Dr. N. Kipgen Dialogues Across Fault lines of Territory & IIC Annexe, New Delhi 11-12 Dec National Peoples: Bridging State, Nation, Ethnicity in 2015 North East Dr. Pahi Saikia Paper presented at the New Zealand Politi- Wellington, New Zea- 30 Nov-2 International cal Science Association land Dec 2015 Dr. Priyankoo ICPhS18 Glasgow 10-14 Aug International Sarmah 2015 Dr. Priyankoo INTERSPEECH2015 Dresden 6-10 Sep International Sarmah 2015

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Name of Fac- National/ Name of Conf./Workshop Place Date ulty International Dr. Priyankoo LAMAS5 Semarang 2-3 Sep International Sarmah 2015 Dr. Priyankoo ICOLSI37 New Delhi 15-17 Oct International Sarmah 2015 Dr. Priyankoo NEILS9 Tezpur 5-8 Feb International Sarmah 2016 Dr. Priyankoo WISP2015 Hyderabad 12 Dec 2015 National Sarmah Dr. Priyankoo WISSAP2016 Chennai 8-11 Jan International Sarmah 2016 Dr. Rajshree National Seminar on Climate Change, Berhampur, Odisha 19-20 Oct National Bedamatta Agriculture and Food Security: Issues and 2015 Challenge Dr. Rajshree Food Security and Nutrition: Linkages with Institute for Human De- 23 Dec 2015 National Bedamatta Agriculture in India velopment, New Delhi Dr. Rajshree National Seminar on Poverty, Inequality and North Eastern Hill Uni- 8-10 Oct National Bedamatta Health in India with Special Reference to versity, Shillong 2015 North-East India Prof. Ro- Language as Contestation: JotibaPhule’s University of Harvard 17-20 Mar International hini Mokashi- Interventions in the Bilingual Public Sphere 2016 Punekar of 19th century Maharashtra Dr. S. Mallick 40th Annual Meeting of the Society for Denver, Colorado, USA 11-14 Nov International Social Studies of Science (4S) 2015 Dr. S. Mallick 41st ISS All India Sociological Conference KIIT University, Bhu- 27-29 Dec National baneswar 2015 R. Shukla and Biofuels and Bioenergy: International Con- MANIT, Bhopal 23-25 Feb International Dr. S. Mallick ference and Exhibition 2016 M. Kumari and Governance, Development and the State in Tezpur University 10-12 Mar National Dr. S. Mallick Contemporary Times 2016 Prof. S. Borbora the 4th International Interdisciplinary Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 26-29 May, International Business-Economics Advancement Confer- 2015 ence (IIBA) Prof. S. Borbora Conference on Look (Act) East Policy and Guwahati 25 Sep 2015 National North east India Prof. S. Borbora 17th Annual conference of NEEA Rajiv Gandhi University, 30-31 Oct National Itanagar 2015 Dr. Sukanya Oral Tradition: Continuity and Transforma- Shillong 1-4 Feb International Sharma tion 2016

INVITED LECTURES OF FACULTY: IN INDIA, ABROAD Name of Name of Lecture Name of Inst./Org. Place Date Faculty Prof. Archana An attempt at re-defi ning Caste, Tribe and Gauhati University Guwahati 23-25 Apr Barua Gender in 15th century Assam from the 2015 Neo-Vaishnavite Bhakti perspective of MahapurushSrimantaŚankaradeva and its emphasis on democratisation of Bhakti

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Name of Name of Lecture Name of Inst./Org. Place Date Faculty Prof. Archana Philosophy as Art, Metaphor and Poetry: Some Pandu College Guwahati 11 Nov 2015 Barua Glimpses From the Upanishads Prof. Archana Some Thoughts on International Women's Nowgong Girls' Col- Nowgong 8 Mar 2016 Barua Day-2016 lege Prof. Archana East–West Perspectives on Environmental Is- Dispur college Guwahati 14 Dec 2015 Barua sues: Some Philosophical Refl ections Prof. Arupjyo- Boats on the Brahmaputra: Nature and Human Nehru Memorial Mu- New Delhi 16 Apr 2016 ti Saikia Imagination Before Steamers (SrikantDutta seum and Library Memorial Lecture) Prof. Arupjyo- The River, the Floodplains, and Modern Assam: Dibrugarh University Dibrugarh 14 Mar 2016. ti Saikia An Environmental History of the Brahmaputra’, First Srutidev Goswami Memorial Lecture Prof. Arupjyo- Commodities, Border and Citizens: Assam, Indian Institute of Jul 2015 ti Saikia 1947-50 Advanced Studies Prof. Arupjyo- Wild Plants, Mosquito and Malaria: An Environ- IIT Madras Chennai Aug 2015 ti Saikia mental Essay on Assam Tea Plantations Dr. Avishek Literature, Storytelling and Memory Studies: EFLU Hyderabad Hyderabad 11 Sep 2015 Parui Research Possibilities Dr. Avishek Literary Studies, Memory Studies and Cogni- Hyderabad Central Hyderabad 8 Sep 2015 Parui tive Psychology: A Methodical Approach to University Interdisciplinary Research Dr. Avishek Narrating the Memory Machine: Remem- IIT Hyderabad Hyderabad 12 Sep 2015 Parui brance and Storytelling in Haruki Murakami’s Norwegian Wood and Jennifer Egan’s A Visit from the Goon Squad Dr. Avishek Literature, Storytelling and the Remembering Presidency University Kolkata 4 Mar 2016 Parui Mind Dr. Debarshi Profi tability in India's Organized Manufactur- University of Massa- Amherst, Apr 2015 Das ing Sector: The Role of Technology, Distribu- chusetts, Amherst USA tion and Demand Dr. Dilwar Coping with the stress North Eastern Police Umsaw, 1 Oct 2015 Hussain Academy Meghalaya Prof. M. K. Social Dynamics of Poverty and Confl ict: Issues Gauhati University Guwahati 28 Dec 2015 Dutta of Land Reform and Livelihood Prof. M. K. Rural Confl ict: Issues of Development and Gauhati University Guwahati 28 Dec 2015 Dutta Challenges Prof. M. K. Project Proposal, Funding and Documentation Gauhati University Guwahati 15 Feb 2016 Dutta Prof. M. K. Indicators of Sustainable Development IIT Guwahati Guwahati 11 Mar 2016 Dutta Prof. M. K. Survey Research IIT Guwahati Guwahati 15 Mar 2016 Dutta Dr. Mithilesh Hermeneutics in the Research Method Course IIT Guwahati Guwahati 22 Mar 2016 Kumar Jha for PhD Scholars in Social Science Dr. Priyankoo Language Maintenance and Shift: The Assam University of Dipone- Semarang, 2 Sep 2015 Sarmah Sora Perspective goro Indonesia Dr. Priyankoo Analyzing Tonal Features of Tibeto-Burman SSN College of Engi- Chennai 9 Jan 2016 Sarmah Languages neering

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Name of Name of Lecture Name of Inst./Org. Place Date Faculty Dr. Priyankoo Phonetics of Northeastern Languages: New IIIT Hyderabad Hyderabad 12 Dec 2015 Sarmah Challenges for Speech Technology Dr. S. Mallick Epistemology NIT Rourkela Rourkela 20 Feb 2016 Prof. S. Bor- Recent trends in Social Science Research OKDSCR Guwahati 20 Jul 2015 bora Prof. S. Bor- Women in Development HPB Girls’ College Golaghat 25 Aug 2015 bora Prof. S. Bor- Governance and Intuitional Reforms 17th Annual Confer- Itanagar 30 Oct 2015 bora ence of NEEA

VISITORS FROM OTHER INSTITUTES/UNIVERSITIES/ORGANIZATIONS/INVITED LECTURES: Name Name of Inst./Univ./Org. Purpose/ Name of Lecture Date Mahesh Rangarajan Ashoka University Nature and Nation (Suryya Kumar Bhuyan 6 Apr 2015 Memorial Lecture) Rana P. Behal Delhi University ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SERVITUDE: Political 15 May 2015 Economy of Tea Plantations in Amit R. Baishya University of Oklahoma Looking East: Melodramatic Narrative, Ecothe- 3 Jun 2015 ater and the Representation of the “Forgotten Long March” in Jangam Prof. Sharad Desh- Tagore Fellow at the IndianInsti- Enjoying Life 12 Jun 2015 pande tute of Advanced Study, Shimla. Dr. Indranil Dutta EFLU Hyderabad Static and dynamic models of formant transi- 28 Jul 2015 tions towards coronal place categorization in Malayalam Dr. Yahia Mahmoud Lund University, Sweden Modernization, Development Studies and 6 Aug 2015 Modernity Paul Wallace University of Missouri The 2014 Elections A Year Later: Modi the 20 Sep 2015 Modernizer or Hindu Extremist? Diana Archangeli University of Hong Kong & Uni- Ultrasound Technology in Language Research 13 Oct 2015 versity of Arizona Prof. Stephen Stich Rutgers University, USA The Geography of Philosophy:Exploring 11 Feb 2016 Cultural Diff erences; andCultural Universals in Philosophical Intuitions & Concepts Indranil Das Gupta Software programmer and Free/Libre Software - The story of the wan- 21 Mar 2016 activist, founder-member of dering minstrel, turned pariah,turned the the Ankur Bangla Group (Linux ultimate come-back rockstar of the history of Localization BN_IN) computing Prof. M. Asaduddin JamiaMilliaIslamia University, Conjectures on World Literature and Com- 26 Feb 2016 New Delhi parative Literature

SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES /SHORT-TERM COURSES ORGANISED Name of Faculty International/ No. of par- (Convener/ Co- Name of Sem./Wor./Con. Funded By Date National ticipants ordinator, etc.) Mrinal Kanti National Workshop on ‘Time Indian Economet- 6-10 Jul 2015 National 56 Dutta, Convener Series Econometrics’ ric Society and ICSSR, NE Region

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Name of Faculty International/ No. of par- (Convener/ Co- Name of Sem./Wor./Con. Funded By Date National ticipants ordinator, etc.) Avishek Parui Language, Literature and KIC, CET, IIT Guwa- 25-27 Nov National 30 Cognition hati 2015 Bodhisattva Workshop on Time Series ICSSR/TIES 5-8 Jul 2016 National 55 Sengupta(Co- Econometrics convenor) with M K Dutta Bodhisattva Workshop in Public Econom- ICSSR 8-9 Jan 2016 National 12 Sengupta ics: Theory and Policy Bodhisattva TEQIP workshop in Basic Sta- TEQIO 30 Mar-1 Apr National 10 Sengupta(with tistical Methods using SPSS 2016 Dilwar Hussain) Debarshi Das Workshop in Public Econom- ICSSR 8-9 Jan 2016 National 12 (present- (co-organiser) ics: Theory and Policy-2016 ers) Dilwar Hussain KIC-TEQIP workshop on Basic MHRD 30 Mar-1 Apr National 10 and B. Sengupta statistical tests and data analy- 2016 sisusing SPSS Rajshree Be- KIC-TEQIP Workshop on MHRD 10-11 Mar National 20 damatta “Sustainability Issues in the 2016 Human Development Frame- work” N. Kipgen and S. Ten-Day Research Method- ICSSR, New Delhi 14-23 Mar National 65 Mallick ology Programme for PhD 2016 Students in Social Sciences Sukanya Sharma The Crisis of Multiple Identi- Indian Council 15-17 Feb National 50 (co-organiser) ties in Contemporary World” of Philosophical 2016 Research N. Kipgen Ten-Day Research Method- ICSSR, New Delhi 14-23 Mar National 65 (Course Director) ology Programme for PhD 2016 Students in Social Sciences V.Prabhu (Co- Teacher’s Meet Indian Council of 17-19 Feb National 25 convener) Philosophical Re- 2016 search, New Delhi Arupjyoti Saikia Graduate Research Meet, 2015 ICSSR, NRL, OIL Oct 2015 National 70

AWARDS AND HONOURS 4. M. K. Dutta, Best Joint Research Paper Prize, 17th Annual 1. Archana Barua, The Heinrich Böll Foundation (www. Conference of International Network for Economic boell.de/en) partial travel grants, to join the ISEE Research (INFER), University of Bedfordshire, Luton, UK, conference in Kiel, Germany, July 23 to Aug 5 2015 May 21-23, 2015 at Keil, Germany on the International Society for 5. S. Mallick, Visiting Scholar, Centre for Studies in Science Environmental Ethics (ISEE) in Environmental Ethics: Policy, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 28 March Between Action and Refl ection . – 27 April 2016 2. Arupjyoti Saikia, Srikant Dutta Book Award, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi, 2015 for A STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT Century of Protests: Peasant Politics of Assam since 1900 • Ms. Violeena Deka, research scholar, visited the (Routledge, 2014). University of Kiel (Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu 3. Arupjyoti Saikia, Member, Scientifi c Steering Committee, Kiel, CAU), Germany, in July 2015 to deliver an invited Integrated History and future of People on Earth, lecture at the department of Philosophy. Uppsala University (IHOPE) [ihopenet.org].

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SPECIAL MENTION • S. Mallick, External Examiner, Upgradation from UGC- • S. Mallick, External Examiner, PhD Thesis, Department JRF to SRF, Department of Sociology, University of of Sociology, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Hyderabad, March 2016. November 2015. • V. Prabhu, Visiting fellow, Centre for studies in philosophy, • S. Mallick, External Member, Committee on Courses for Dibrugarh University, 6-12 March 2016 PG Programme in Social Work, Krishna Kanta Handiqui • V.Prabhu, Member, Institutional Animal Ethics State Open University, Guwahati, 16 February 2016. Committee (IAEC), Cotton College State University • S. Mallick, Referee, Technology in Society (Elsevier), (CCSU), March 2016 March 2016.

FACULTY MEMBERS

Sl. Name PhD Designation Areas of Interest No. PhD Designation Areas of Interest 1. Barua, Anamika University of Leeds Associate Socio-economic understanding of climate risk and Professor resilience, urban living and sustainable cities 2. Barua, Archana North Eastern Hill Professor Phenomenology, Existentialism, Feminist Epistemology, University Applied Ethics, Philosophy of Religion , Indian Philosophy, Gandhian Philosophy 3. Barua, Krishna Gauhati University Professor Commonwealth Literature, Aesthetics,Cultural Studies, (Retired on 29.02.2016) Ecocritism and Translation 4. Basu, Devapriya Jadavpur University Assistant Literature and culture of sixteenth century England, (Joined on 30.10.2015) Professor early modern women's writing, feminist literary theory, early modern English manuscript studies, textual and bibliographical studies, book history, physical and digital archives, digital humanities, TEI-XML, web technologies 5. Borbora, Saundarjya Gauhati University Professor Development Economics, Industrial Economics, Labour Economics 6. Bedamatta, Rajshree University of Calcutta Associate Development Economics, Informal Sector, Issues in Food Professor Security and Social Security, Economics of Education 7. Chatterji, Basudev Cambridge University Visiting Economic history, Intellectual history of India – late 19th (Released on 31.12.2015) Professor and 20thcenturies, Focus on Ramakrishna, Aurobindo, Tagore and Gandhi. 8. Das, Debarshi Jawaharlal Nehru Associate Development Economics, Macroeconomics, Applied University Professor Game Theory 9. Das, Liza Dibrugarh University Professor Literary and Cultural Theory 10. Dutta, Mrinal Kanti Gauhati University Professor Agricultural Economics, Environmental Economics, Development Economics 11. Hussain, Dilwar IIT Kanpur Assistant Health and Clinical psychology Professor 12. Jha, Mithilesh Kumar University of Delhi Assistant Political Thought in Comparative Perspective particularly (Joined on 22.09.2015) Professor Indian and Western Political Thought, PoliticalTheory, Indian Politics especially Language and related Issues of state formations in Modern India. 13. Kashyap, Naveen IIT Bombay Associate Sleep and Information Processing Professor 14. Mahanta, Amarjyoti Jawaharlal Nehru Assistant Industrial Organization, Auction Theory, Dynamics (Joined on 16.12.2015) University Professor Economics (adjustment processes) 15. Mahanta, Shakuntala Utrecht University, The Associate Phonological theory with special interest in Optimality Netherlands Professor Theory, vowel harmony, Experimental approaches to Phonology and its acquisition.

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Sl. Name PhD Designation Areas of Interest No. 16. Mallick, Sambit University of Associate Sociology of Science, Historical Sociology Hyderabad Professor 17. Punekar, Rohini Gujarat University Professor Research Interests: Culture and Translation Studies, Mokashi Modern British Literature, Indian Writing in English 18. Kipgen, Ngamjahao IIT Delhi Assistant Environmental Sociology, Cultural Politics, Traditional Professor Governance, Oral History 19. Parui, Avishek Durham University, UK Assistant Critical Theory; Masculinity Studies; Literature, Cognitive Professor Psychology and Philosophy of Mind 20. Ray, Sawmya University of Associate Sociology of Gender, Sociology of Law, Sociology of Hyderabad Professor Communication 21. Saikia, Arupjyoti University of Delhi Professor Social & Environmental History of 19th and 20th century (Head of the Assam. Department) 22. Saikia, Pahi McGill University, Assistant Identity issues of ethnic minorities, local governance, Canada Professor development policies, social movements, ethnic violence and confl ict prevention. 23. Sarmah, Priyankoo University of Florida, Associate Phonetics, Phonology, Acoustic Phonetics, Tibeto-Burman Gainesville Professor tones, psychoacoustics, perception 24. Sharma, Sukanya Deccan College PG and Associate Archaeology of Northeast India, Colonial history of Assam, Research Institute Professor Cultural Policy 25. Sengupta, McGill University Assistant Public Economics, Dynamic Economic Theory Bodhisattva Professor 26. Som, Bidisha Jawaharlal Nehru Associate Cognitive linguistics, Endangered and lesser known University Professor languages, Language typology, sociolinguistics. 27. Thomas, John JNU New Delhi Assistant Religion and Formation of Cultural and Political Identities; Professor Religion and Politics in North-East India; Social and Intellectual History of 19th Century Travancore; History of Missionary Encounter in South Asia 28. Tripathi, Nachiketa IIT Kanpur Professor Organizational Behaviour, Human Resource Management, Social/Environmental Psychology, I-O Psychology. 29. Venkataraman, Pondicherry University Associate Philosophy of Technology, Applied Philosophy, Peace Prabhu Professor Studies, Critical Thinking, Applied Ethics, Philosophy of Education. 30. Vijayakrishnan, K. G. Visiting (Released on 08.01.2016) Professor

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The Department at a Glance

Year of Establishment: 1995 Academic Programmes Off ered: Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in o Mathematics and Computing Master of Science (MSc) in o Mathematics and Computing Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in o Mathematics and Computing Total Faculty Strength: 33 • Professor: 11 • Associate Professor: 7 • Assistant Professor: 15 New Faculty Members Joined: 1 • Assistant Professor: 1 Total Student Strength: 359 BTech: 199 MSc: 84 PhD: 76 New Students Joined in 2015-2016: 106 BTech: 43 MSc: 42 PhD: 21 DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS OF DEPARTMENT

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LABORATORIES: (c) 30 KVA UPS system The Department has three very good advanced computer (d) 2 nos. of Workstations laboratories with a number of high-end severs, workstations (e) Heavy duty ADF scanner and storage area network in addition to regular facilities like (f) Upgradation of 25 nos. of desktop to Lenovo AIO desktop PCs with wired and wireless net connectivity. Each laboratory also has LCD projectors and remote operated screens. MAJOR AREAS OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: MAJOR EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES ACQUIRED: Analysis, Algebra and Number Theory, Linear Algebra, Graph Theory, Theoretical Computer Science, Combinatorics, (a) 16:1 CCTV set Numerical Analysis, Fluid Dynamics, Statistics and Probability, (b) Konika-Minolta high end printer Financial Mathematics.

CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS/SYMPOSIA ATTENDED

Name of Faculty Name of Conf./Workshop Name of Inst./Org. Date Dr. Arup Chatto- Complex Geometry and Operator Theory Indian Statistical Institute, 1-3 Dec 2015 padhyay Bangalore Centre Dr. Bikash Bhat- International Conference on Graph Theory and Amrita College of Engineer- 16-19 Dec 2015 tacharjya its Applications ing, Coimbatore Prof. Natesan International Conference on Computational NIT, Warangal 30 Nov-2 Dec Srinivasan Heat and Mass Transfer (ICCHMT 2015) 2015 Prof. Natesan Recent Trends of Mathematics and its Applica- Rajiv Ghandhi University, 6-7 Nov 2015 Srinivasan tions Itanagar Prof. Rafi kul Alam Numerical linear algebra, Matrix theory, Diff er- Technical University, Berlin 5-9 May-2015 ential-algebraic equations, and Control theory Prof. Rajen Kumar International Conference on Vibration Prob- IIT Guwahati 14-17 Dec 2015 Sinha lems Prof. Rajen Kumar Post Graduate Level Training Programme on IIT Kanpur 13 May-4 Jun Sinha Diff erential Equations 2015 Prof. Rajen Kumar Summer School on Current Research in Finite IIT Bombay 24 Jun-17 Jul Sinha Element Methods 2015 Prof. Rajen Kumar Teachers Enrichment Workshop IIT Guwahati 14-19 Dec 2015 Sinha Dr. Shreemayee Numerical Algebra, Matrix Theory, Diff erential- Berlin, Germany 6-9 May 2015 Bora Algebraic Equations and Control Theory Dr. Siddhartha P. National Seminar on Recent Developments in University of Kalyani 21-22 Jan 2016 Chakrabarty Mathematics and Its Applications Dr. Siddhartha P. STC in Recent Advances in Financial Economics Gauhati University 3-9 Mar-2016 Chakrabarty and Computational Techniques Dr. Siddhartha P. The Indo-French Centre for Applied Mathemat- Indian Institute of Science, 29 Jun-15 Jul Chakrabarty ics (IFCAM) Summer School on Applied Math- Bangalore 2015 ematics Prof. Sukanta Pati Teachers Training Camp IIT Guwahati 4-9 Jan 2016 Prof. Sukanta Pati Training Programme in Mathematics 2015 NISER, Bhubaneswar 25 May-8 Jun 2015 Prof. Swaroop 60th Annual Congress of Indian Society of MNIT Jaipur 16-19 Dec 2015 Nandan Bora Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Prof. Swaroop 8th International Congress on Industrial and Beijing, China 10-14 Aug 2016 Nandan Bora Applied Mathematics

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Name of Faculty Name of Conf./Workshop Name of Inst./Org. Date Prof. Swaroop International Conference on Vibration Prob- IIT Guwahati, Guwahati 14-17 Dec 2015 Nandan Bora lems Prof. Swaroop National Seminar on Recent Trends of Math- Rono Hills, Arunachal Pradesh 6-7 Nov-2015 Nandan Bora ematics and its Applications Dr. Vinay Wagh COCOA 2016 IIT 22-26 Feb 2016

INVITED LECTURES OF FACULTY: IN INDIA, ABROAD Name of Faculty Name of Lecture Name of Inst./Org. Place Date Dr. Bikash Bhat- Perfect State Transfer on Graphs Amrita College of Engi- Coimbatore 18 Dec 2015 tacharjya neering Prof. Jiten Chandra Symmetry, the Mathematical Way! Darrang College Tezpur 4 Jul 2015 Kalita Prof. Jiten Chandra Spiral growth in nature Darrang College Tezpur 4 Jul 2015 Kalita Prof. Jiten Chandra Mathematical modelling of love Gauhati University Guwahati 19 Nov 2015 Kalita Prof. Jiten Chandra Critical points and vortical struc- IIT Guwahati Guwahati 17 Dec 2015 Kalita tures in 3D separated fl ow Prof. Jiten Chandra Critical points and vortical struc- TIFR Bangalore Bangalore 21 Dec 2015 Kalita tures in 3D lid driven cavity fl ow Prof. Jiten Chandra Critical points and vortical struc- Technical University Delft Delft, Nether- 12 Feb 2016 Kalita tures in 3D lid driven cavity fl ow lands Prof. Jiten Chandra Critical points and vortical struc- Technical University Delft Delft, Nether- 15 Feb 2016 Kalita tures in 3D lid driven cavity fl ow lands Prof. Jiten Chandra Unsteady separation leading to Technical University Delft Delft, Nether- 19 Feb 2016 Kalita secondary and tertiary vortex lands dynamics: sub-alpha and sub-beta phenomena Prof. Jiten Chandra Moff att vortices in the lid-driven Technical University Delft Delft, Nether- 19 Feb 2016 Kalita cavity fl ow lands Prof. Jiten Chandra Critical points and vortical struc- KTH Royal Institute of Stockholm, 23 Feb 2016 Kalita tures in 3D lid driven cavity fl ow Technology Sweden Dr. P.A.S. Sree Short Term Course on Recent Ad- Gauhati University Guwahati 5 Mar 2016 Krishna vances in Financial Economics and Computational Techniques Dr. P.A.S. Sree Advanced Instructional School in North-East Hill University Shillong, 15-19 Jun- Krishna Diff erential Topology (2015) Meghalaya 2015 Prof. Rajen Kumar Variational Methods IIT Kanpur Kanpur 18 May-4 Sinha Jun 2015 Prof. Rajen Kumar Finite Element Methods for Heat IIT Bombay Mumbai 24 Jun-17 Sinha Equations Jul 2015 Prof. Rajen Kumar Approximation of functions, Nu- IIT Guwahati Guwahati 14-19 Dec Sinha merical Diff erentiation and Integra- 2015 tion Prof. Rajen Kumar A Posteriori Error Analysis of Finite IIT Guwahati Guwahati 14-17 Dec Sinha Element Method for Parabolic Inter- 2015 face Problems

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Name of Faculty Name of Lecture Name of Inst./Org. Place Date Prof. Rajen Kumar FEM for Parabolic Interface Prob- Defence Institute of Ad- Pune 15 Jan 2016 Sinha lems vanced Technology Dr. Shreemayee Structured Perturbations & Distance Institute for Mathematics: Berlin, Ger- 6-May 2015 Bora Problems Technical University of many Berlin Dr. Shreemayee 5 lectures on Fundamentals of IIT Guwahati Guwahati 15-19 Dec Bora Linear Algebra in the NBHM Teacher 2015 Enrichment Workshop Dr. Siddhartha P. Portfolio Optimization and Capital Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru 29 Jun-15 Chakrabarty Asset Pricing Jul 2015 Dr. Siddhartha P. Jump-Diff usion Model and Best Fit University of Kalyani Kalyani 21-22 Jan Chakrabarty for SENSEX and NIFTY for the Period 2016 2003-2012 Dr. Siddhartha P. Monte Carlo Simulation in Option Gauhati University Guwahati 3-9 Mar Chakrabarty Pricing 2016 Dr. Siddhartha P. Portfolio Optimization Gauhati University Guwahati 3-9 Mar Chakrabarty 2016 Prof. Swaroop Nan- Diff erential Equations: Occurrence North East Regional Nirjuli, 21-22 Nov dan Bora and Understanding Institute of Science and Arunachal 2015 Technology Pradesh Prof. Swaroop Nan- Diff erential Equations: Understand- IIT Guwahati Guwahati 14-19 Dec dan Bora ing the Geometry and Physics 2015 Prof. Swaroop Nan- Research (and Career) Opportuni- IIT Guwahati Guwahati 19-20 Feb dan Bora ties in Mathematics 2016 Prof. Swaroop Nan- Breakwaters and wave absorbers Rajiv Gandhi University Rono Hills, 6-7 Nov dan Bora in scattering and damping of water Arunachal 2015 waves Pradesh Prof. Swaroop Nan- Some insight into scattering and IIT Guwahati Guwahati 14-17 Dec dan Bora trapping of waves in two-layer 2015 fl uids Prof. Swaroop Nan- Water wave damping by porous MNIT Jaipur Jaipur 16-19 Dec dan Bora structures 2015

VISITORS FROM OTHER INSTITUTES/UNIVERSITIES/ORGANIZATIONS / INVITED LECTURES: Name Name of Inst./Univ./Org. Purpose/ Name of Lecture Date Prof. Shamik Ghosh Jadavpur University Interval Graphs and its variations 23 Apr 2015 Prof. Geetha Venkata- Ambedkar University, Quantifying fi nite Groups: From Holder to open 8 May 2015 raman Delhi questions Prof. Ayon Ganguly IIIT Allahabad Some contributions to step-stress life testing 23 Jun 2015 models Prof. Anant Shastri IIT Bombay Introduction to Lie Groups 6-7 Jul 2015 Prof. Parvati Shastri University of Mumbai On the fi fteen theorem of Conway-Schneeberg- 7 Jul 2015 er-Bhargava Dr. Subhamay Saha Technion-Israel Institute of Construction of Asymptotically Optimal Control 27 Aug 2015 Technology, Haifa for a Stochastic Network from a Free Boundary Problem. Dr. Nishant Chand- Finite diameter of the path space in Graphs 31 Aug 2015 gotia

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Name Name of Inst./Univ./Org. Purpose/ Name of Lecture Date Dr. Mohd. Arshad Aligarh Muslim University Selection and related estimation problems 1 Oct 2015 involving gamma populations Prof. Michael Hanke KTH Royal Institute of Towards multiscale modelling in neuroscience: 29 Oct 2015 Technology Stockholm, Experiences with coupling cellular and subcel- Sweden. lular levels of neuronal organisation Prof. K. B. Sinha Jawaharlal Nehru Centre (1) Evolution in a Hilbert space and the self-ad- 2 Nov 2015 for Advanced Scientifi c jointness problem and (2) Fundamental Theo- Research, Bangalore rem of Integral Calculus, its connection with topology and Physics Dr. A. Raghuram Indian Institute of Science From Calculus to Number Theory. 9 Nov 2015 Education and Research (IISER), Pune. Prof. Inder K. Rana IIT Bombay Integration from Antiquity to Lebesgue 23 Dec 2015 Prof. Mario Ahues Universite Jean Monnet de An Extension of the Product Integration Method 7 Jan 2016 Saint-Etienne France to L1 with an Application to Astrophysics Prof. Lorenzo Rob- Department of Mathemat- Solving Systems of Polynomial Equations 15 Feb 2016 biano ics, University of Genova Prof. Rajendra Bhatia Indian Statistical Institute, Perturbation Bounds for Eigenvalues 18 Feb 2016 Delhi centre Dr. Diganta Borah IISER, Pune Hartogs' extension phenomenon 15 Mar 2016

SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES /SHORT-TERM COURSES ORGANISED Name of Faculty (Conve- No. of Name of Sem./Wor./Con. Funded By Date ner/Co-ordinator, etc.) participants Dr. Gautam K. Das Algorithms In Engineering CET, IITG under TEQIP 15-19 Feb 21 (Co-ordinator) 2016 Dr. Shreemayee Bora Indian Women and Mathematics: The National Board for 19-20 Feb 65 (Co-ordinator) Regional Workshop on Research and Higher Mathematics 2016 Opportunities Dr. Bikash Bhattacharjya Mathematical Analysis and its Ap- CET, IITG 2-4 Jan 22 (Co-ordinator) plications to Engineering 2016 Prof. Bhaba Kumar Sarma Teachers Enrichment Workshop National Center for 14-19 Dec 19 (Co-ordinator) (TEW) Mathematics, Mumbai 2015 Prof. Rafi kul Alam Teachers' Enrichment Workshop National Centre for 14-19 Dec 19 (Co-ordinator, Commit- Mathematics, IIT Bom- 2015 tee-member) bay

FACULTY MEMBERS Sl. Name PhD Designation Areas of Interest No. 1. Alam, Rafi kul IIT Bombay Professor Linear and Numerical Linear Algebra 2. Bandopadhyay, ISI Delhi Assistant Operations Research Sriparna Professor 3. Bhattacharjya, IIT Kanpur Assistant Graph Theory Bikash Professor 4. Bora, Shreemayee IIT Guwahati Associate Perturbation Theory, Numerical Linear Algebra Professor

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Sl. Name PhD Designation Areas of Interest No. 5. Bora, Swaroop Dalhousie Professor Water Wave Dynamics, Ocean Engineering, Flow Nandan University, Canada through Porous Media (Head of the Department) 6. Chakrabarty, University of Associate Mathematical Biology, Optimal Control Theory, Siddhartha P. Illinois, Chicago, Professor Mathematical Finance USA 7. Chakrabarty, Anjan IIT Kanpur Assistant Functional Analysis K. Professor 8. Chattopadhyay, JNCASR Bangalore Assistant Functional Analysis and Operator Theory Arup Professor (Joined on 08.06.2015) 9. Dalal, Durga Charan IIT Kharagpur Professor Fluid Dynamics 10. Das, Gautam Kumar ISI Kolkata Associate Computational Geometry, Approximation Professor Algorithms, Wireless Networks 11. Deka, Bhupen IIT Guwahati Associate Numerical Analysis, Finite Element Methods, Professor Interface Problems, Numerical Solutions to Integro Diff erential Equations 12. Dey, Arabin Kumar IIT Kanpur Assistant Distributions models and its applications, Survival Professor Analysis 13. Dutta, Sagarmoy IIT Kanpur Assistant Quantum Computing, Complexity Theory Professor 14. Kalita, Jiten Chandra IIT Guwahati Professor Computational Fluid Dynamics, Numerical methods for PDEs 15. Kamal, Sameer TIFR, Mumbai Assistant Probability, Random graphs Professor 16. Kapoor, Kalpesh London South Associate Programming Languages, Concurrency, Software Bank University, UK Professor Testing 17. Krishna, P. A. S. Sree SUNY, Buff alo Assistant Hyperbolic 3-manifolds, Low-dimensional topology Professor 18. Krishna, Kanduru IIT Delhi Associate General Algebra, Theoretical Computer Science Venkata Professor 19. Kumar, Pratyoosh IIT Kanpur Assistant Harmonic Analysis Professor 20. Mandal, Partha Jadavpur Associate Wireless Sensor Networks, Distributed Computing Sarathi University Professor 21. Srinivasan, Natesan Bharathidasan Professor Diff erential Equations, Homogenization, Numerical University, Analysis Thiruchirappalli 22. Pati, Sukanta ISI Delhi Professor Spectral Graph Theory 23. Prasad, M. Guru IIT Kanpur Professor Complex Dynamics and Fractals Prem 24. Ramesh, H. IIT Madras Assistant Formal Languages and Automata Theory, Professor Membrane Computing 25. Saikia, Anupam University of Professor Algebraic Number Theory Cambridge, U.K. 26. Sarma, Bhaba Kumar Delhi University Professor Spectral Graph Theory, Combinatorial Matrix Theory

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Sl. Name PhD Designation Areas of Interest No. 27. Selvaraju, N. IIT Madras Professor Stochastic Modelling, Queueing Theory, Stochastic Modelling, Operations Research 28. Sinha, Rajen Kumar IIT Bombay Professor Numerical Analysis 29. Srikanth, K. V. SUNY, Buff alo Assistant Low Dimensional Topology Professor 30. Srivastava, Rajesh IIT Kanpur Assistant Harmonic Analysis Professor 31. Swain, Jitendriya IIT Madras Assistant Harmonic Analysis Professor 32. Upadhyay, CMI, Chennai Assistant Algebraic Combinatorics Shyamashree Professor 33. Wagh, Vinay University of Pune Assistant Algebraic Geometry Professor

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The Department at a Glance

Year of Establishment: 1995 Academic Programmes Off ered:

Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in ENGINEERING o Mechanical Engineering Master of Technology (MTech) in (1) Machine Design, (2) Fluid and Thermal Engineering, (3) Computer Assisted Manufacturing, (4) Computational Mechanics, (5) Aerodynamics and Propulsion Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Total Faculty Strength: 46 • Professor: 15 • Associate Professor: 13 • Assistant Professor: 18 New Faculty Members Joined: 3 • Assistant Professor: 3 Total Student Strength: 745 BTech: 331 MTech: 208 PhD: 206 New Students Joined in 2015-2016: 239 BTech: 77 MTech: 120 PhD: 42

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Laboratory Facilities the students at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. • Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory: Equipped with Most of the robotics activities are facilitated to students by advanced equipments for manufacturing including micro- this lab. fabrication facility using CO2 Laser cutting technology. • Instrumentation Laboratory: This lab performs calibration • Strength of Materials Laboratory: Basically dedicated for of pressure transducer/ gauge and other mechatronics doing all kinds of testing including tensile testing, fatigue apparatus, provides strain-gauge measurement facilities etc. testing, compressive testing, torsion testing, hardness • Theory of Machines Laboratory: This lab consists of all testing, impact testing etc. basic equipments for understanding mechanisms, apparatus • Materials Science Laboratory: Dedicated for carrying etc. at undergraduate level such as gyroscope, governor, out metallographic studies using highly precise microscope, jib-crane, screw jack, worm-wheel apparatus etc. XRD etc. • Tribology Laboratory: Provides facilities for carrying • Fluid Mechanics Laboratory: This lab has basic fl uid out wear test of specimens of diff erent materials under the mechanics set-up. The lab is equipped with diff erent fl ow condition of with lubrication/without lubrication. measuring set-ups such as venturimeter, orifi ce-plate, pitot • CAD/CAM Laboratory: Specialized in extending computer- tube, rotometer etc., where students can visualize the basic assisted software tools needed for design and analysis such theory of working of the fl ow meter. as ABAQUS, ANSYS, Master CAM, Pro/E, ADAMS etc. • Thermal Science Laboratory: This lab consists of heat • Metrology Laboratory: Provides facilities for carrying out exchangers, equipments for conducting experiments dimensional measurements up to high degree of accuracy. on conduction, convection and radiation, refrigeration systems etc. All these equipments facilitate learning In addition, 14 new labs (partially developed and occupied) of basic Thermodynamics and Thermal Engineering at have been built namely, undergraduate level. • Micro-machining lab • Turbo-machinery Laboratory: This lab has diff erent table- • Aerodynamics lab top model of pumps and turbines where students can study • Electromechanics lab the performance characteristics of those machines. Students • Composite and Fracture lab can strengthen their basic understandings of working and applications of these machines. • Welding lab • IC Engine Laboratory: This lab is for both undergraduates • Dynamics and Vibration lab and graduate students. Some of the experiments which are • Advance Mechatronics and Bio-materials lab performed by under-graduate students are performance • Computation MD Lab studies of both C.I. and S.I. engines, etc. Moreover studeis • Microfl uidics Lab-1 on the glorifi c values, exhaust gas characteristics, extensive studies of bio-diesel with both engines are done by post- • Microfl uidics Lab-2 graduate students in their respective project works • Smart materials and structures lab • Vibrations and Acoustics Laboratory: This lab • CFD lab demonstrates basic vibrational instruments to students at • Gasifi cation and Thermal Lab undergraduate level. Also provides facilities for measurement • Hydraulic lab of frequency signals, rpm etc, and facilities for data- acquisition which are very much benefi cial for research Major Equipment and Facilities acquired: activities in the domain of vibrational analysis. • Critical Speed Investigation Apparatus: 8,12,462.00 INR • Mechatronics and Robotics Laboratory: The Mechatronics • Gyroscope: 6,30,213.00 INR and Robotics lab is equipped with various facilities to educate

CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS/SYMPOSIA ATTENDED

National/In- Name of Faculty Name of Conf./Workshop Place Date ternational S. Arun and Dr. S. International Conference on Recent Ad- Sathyabama 8-10 Jul 2015 International Kanagaraj vances in Nano-Science and Technology University, (RAINSAT-2015) Chennai Prof. P. Muthuku- National Conference on Solar Thermal En- IIT Jodhpur 26-28 Feb National mar ergy Technologies (NCSTET) 2016.

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National/In- Name of Faculty Name of Conf./Workshop Place Date ternational Prof. P. Muthuku- 23rd National and 1st International ISHMT- Trivandrum, 17-20 Dec. International mar ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Kerala 2015 Trivandrum, Kerala Prof. P. Muthuku- ICAME 2015 TKM College of 14-16 Dec 2015 International mar Engineering, Kerala Prof. P. Muthuku- 6th World Hydrogen Technologies Conven- Sydney, Aus- 11-14 Oct. International mar tion, Sydney, Australia, 11 – 14th Oct. 2015. tralia 2015. Dr. Amaresh Dalal ASME 2016 5th Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Biopolis, Singa- 4-6 Jan 2016 International Mass Transfer International Conference pore Dr. Amaresh Dalal 1st ISHMT-ASTFE and 23rd National Heat and ISRO, Trivan- 17-20 Dec 2015 International Mass Transfer Conference drum Dr. Amaresh Dalal 42nd National Conference on Fluid Mechan- NITK, Surathkal 14-16 Dec 2015 National ics and Fluid Power Dr. Amaresh Dalal 17th ISME Conference IIT Delhi 3-4 Oct 2015 National Dr. Amaresh Dalal ICHMT International Symposium on Advanc- Rutgers Univer- 25-29 May International es in Computational Heat Transfer sity, Piscataway, 2015 USA Dr. Deepak 12th International Conference on Vibration IIT Guwahati 14-17 Dec 2015 International Sharma Problems

INVITED LECTURES OF FACULTY: IN INDIA, ABROAD

Name of Name of Lecture Name of Inst./Org. Place Date Faculty Prof. Gautam Dynamics of Bubble Formation and Detach- National Taiwan Taiwan 29 Dec 2015 Biswas ment in Film Boiling University Prof. Gautam Dynamics of Falling Drops Institute of Physics of Taiwan 31 Dec 2015 Biswas "Academia Sinica" Prof. U. S. Dixit Shape Optimization of rotating cantilever IIT Guwahati Guwahati 14-17 Dec beams and manipulators 2015 Prof. U. S. Dixit Expert lecture in Computational Modeling 3-7 June and Analysis using ANSYS and Creo (Co- 2015 MAAC) Prof. U. S. Dixit Expert Lecture on Gear Manufacturing in 21-22 Nov TEQIP course on Gear Engineering 2015 Prof. U. S. Dixit Expert Lecture on practical tips for FEM in 25-29 Jan TEQIP course on Practical Aspects of FEM 2016 Prof. U. S. Dixit Expert lecture on Challenges in the Model- IIT Kanpur Kanpur 12-14 Feb ling of Metal Forming Processes 2016 Prof. U. S. Dixit Expert lecture on microforming in a UGC Jadavpur University Jadavpur, West 17-19 Mar sponsored workshop on “Micromanufactur- bengal 2016 ing” Dr. S. Kanaga- Nanocomposites for total joint replace- IIT Bombay Bombay 1-4 Dec raj ments 2015 Dr. S. Kanaga- Design, development and testing of user Anna University Vellore 15-16 Oct raj friendly, light weight and inexpensive 2015 polymer composite based artifi cial limb for trans-femoral amputees

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Name of Name of Lecture Name of Inst./Org. Place Date Faculty Dr. Sachin D. Lecture on Electromagnetic Manufacturing VJTI Mumbai 19 Mar 2016 Kore in AICTE Sponsored One Week QIP On “High Voltage & Partial Discharge” Dr. Pankaj Principle and physics of welding NITTTR Kolkata 29 Oct 2015 Biswas Dr. Pankaj Welding Design and Symbols NITTTR Kolkata 29 Oct 2015 Biswas Dr. Pankaj Present trend in welding research NITTTR Kolkata 29 Oct 2015 Biswas Prof. P. Muthu- Thermal Energy storage systems for solar National Engineering Kovilpatti, Tamil 11 Mar 2016 kumar thermal power plant applications college, Nadu Prof. P. Muthu- Thermal Energy Storage Systems: Concepts Assam Engineering Guwahati 2 Mar 2016 kumar and Applications College Prof. P. Muthu- Metal Hydride based thermal machines TKM College of Engi- Kollam, Kerala 14 Dec 2015 kumar neering Prof. P. Muthu- Introduction to Green Energy Govt College of Engi- Adoor, Kerala 16 Dec 2015 kumar neering Prof. P. Muthu- Development of fast reaction metal hydride Sydney, Australia 13 Oct 2015 kumar reactors for thermal management applica- tions Dr. Amaresh Numerical Study of Droplet Hydrodynamics School of Mechani- Singapore 6 Jan 2016 Dalal on Mixed Wettability Surface cal and Aerospace Engineering, Nan- yang Technological University Dr. Amaresh Development of a General Purpose CFD NITK Surathkal 14 Dec 2015 Dalal Solver Dr. Amaresh Basics of CFD, FDM and FVM BHEL Bhopal 17 Aug Dalal 2015 Dr. Sukhomay Deterministic Inventory Models Arya Vidyapeeth Col- Guwahati 6 Oct 2015 Pal lege Prof. Niranjan High frequency sensors for force and heat IIT Guwahati Guwahati 16 Dec 2015 Sahoo transfer measurements during short dura- tion experiments Prof. Niranjan Engine modifi cations for experiments with MNNIT Allahabad 12 Oct 2015 Sahoo alternative fuels with eff ective utilization Prof. Niranjan Fluid Mechanics, Internal Combustion KIIT University Bhubaneshwar 22-23 Sep Sahoo Engines and Gas Turbines - Lecture series 2015 for Undergraduate (B. Tech- Third and Fifth Semester) Students

VISITORS FROM OTHER INSTITUTES/UNIVERSITIES/ORGANISATIONS / INVITED LECTURES: Name Name of Inst./Univ./Org. Purpose/ Name of Lecture Date Prof. Amitabh Michigan Technological Experimental and Modeling Results for Flow-Boilers (and 15 Jan 2016 Narain University, USA Flow Condensers) that Operate in Wavy Annular Thin Film Flow Regimes and at High Heat-Flux Values Prof. Partha P Texas A&M University, Mesoscale Perspective of Electrode Physics in Energy Stor- 18 Sep 2015 Mukherjee College Station, USA age

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SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES /SHORT-TERM COURSES ORGANISED

Name of Faculty International/ No. of par- (Convener/ Co-ordi- Name of Sem./Wor./Con. Funded By Date National ticipants nator, etc.) Deepak Sharma, S. Skill Development and Training Department 9-11 Sep National 25 Pal, Sachin D. Kore Programme for Executives and of Public 2015 Employees of State Level Public Enterprises Enterprises on Production Plan- ning, Inventory Control and Sup- ply Chain Management, Phase I Deepak Sharma, S. Skill Development and Training Department 18-20 Nov National 32 Pal, Sachin D. Kore Programme for Executives and of Public 2015 Employees of State Level Public Enterprises Enterprises on Production Plan- ning, Inventory Control and Sup- ply Chain Management, Phase II U. S. Dixit, Pankaj 12th International Conference on 14-17 Dec International 240 Biswas (members, Vibration Problems (ICOVP-2015), 2015 organising commit- Indian Institute of Technology tee), Satyajit Panda Guwahati (Treasurer) P. Muthukumar National Workshop on Recent ISHRAE 13 Feb 2016 National 100 Advancements in Refrigeration and Air-conditioning

PATENTS Date Sl. Name of Faculty and Name Applied/ Application No. Remarks No. co researcher Granted 1 Subhash C. Mishra, Self-Aspirated LPG Domestic Cooking Applied Indian Patent No: P. Muthukumar, Niraj Stove with a Two-Layer Porous Radiant 543/KOL/2015 Kumar Mishra Burner 2 Subhash C. Mishra, Medium-Scale Self-Aspirated Improved Applied P. Muthukumar, Niraj Air Entrainment LPG Cooking Stove Kumar Mishra and with a Two-Layer Porous Radiant Burner Snehasish Panigrahi

AWARDS AND HONOURS Dr. S. Kanagaraj Prof. U. S. Dixit (i) The prosthetic knee joint was displayed in Indian Medical Devices Exhibition during 08-10th April’2016 at College of (i) Executive Council Member of Assam Science and Engineering, Pune jointly organized by IITB, VNIT Nagpur Technology University from July 2014. and COEP (ii) Offi ciating Director CIT, Kokrajhar since 15th February (ii) The prosthetic and orthotic products developed were 2014 to May 2015. displayed in Make in India exhibition during 13-18th (iii) Editorial board member of Mechanics of Advanced Feb’2016 at BKC, Mumbai. Materials and Modern Processes (Springer Journal). (iii) Received Silver Award for Best Innovator at 7th India (iv) Technical Committee Chairman in National Convention of Innovation Initiative - i3 National Fair 2015 (Recognizing Production Engineers and National Seminar on Sustainable India’s top innovator& potential entrepreneurs) organized Manufacturing, July 18-19, 2015, The Institution of Engineers by DST, AICTE and CII (India), Tripura State Center, Agartala. (iv) The project entitled “Improving hip and spine stability of (v) Member of GATE Academic Standing Committee from trans-femoral amputees by deep squat using the inexpensive 2015 polymer/composite based polycentric knee joint” was one

125 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI of the top 7 fi nalists in Samsung Innovation Awards-2015 STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENTS (v) The paper on Development of Copper (Cu) – Carbon (i) Mr. Piyush Singh, PhD student, under the supervision of Nanomaterial (CN) based nanocomposite was awarded Dr. Sachin D. Kore, received First Runner Up Prize for Poster second prize in Best poster award in Techniche 2015, IIT Presentation Competition held during Research Conclave Guwahati 2016 held at IIT Guwahati during March 17-20, 2016. (ii) Mr. Bipul das has received the best technical paper Dr. P. Muthukumar award for the paper, Neurofractal modeling of weld quality (i) President, Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating and in friction stir welding (Co-authored by B. Das, S. Pal and S. Air Conditioning Engineers (ISHRAE), Guwahati sub-chapter Bag) at the International Conference on Cutting, Welding from March 2016 onwards and Surfacing (CWS 2015), 5-7 August 2015, Coimbatore. (ii) P.Muthukumar: Fellow, Institute of Engineers (India), SPECIAL MENTION September 2015 onwards. (i) Dr. Deepak Sharma was a visiting Assistant Professor, Industrial System Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology (iii) P.Muthukumar: Er. M.P. Baya National Award 2015 for Bangkok,Thailand during September–November 2015, outstanding Mechanical Engineer from Instituted by the funded by MHRD. Institution of Engineers (India), Udaipur (ii) Dr. Pranjol Paul, Technical Offi cer, qualifi ed the technical paper in Six-Sigma and bagged Green Belt Certifi cation from KPMG in April 2015 conducted in IIT Guwahati.

FACULTY MEMBERS

Sl. Name PhD Designation Areas of Interest No. 1. Bag, Swarup IIT Bombay Assistant Fusion welding processes, Finite element method, Laser Professor microjoining, Heat transfer and fl uid fl ow in fusion welding, Residual stress and distortion, Recrystallization in hot metal forming process, Optimization in manufacturing process 2. Bandopadhya, IIT Kanpur Associate Active materials, Artifi cial muscle materials, Smart Dibakar Professor structures, Robotics and mechanism, Composites, MEMS, Bio inspired design 3. Banerjee, Atanu IIT Kanpur Assistant Complaint Mechanism, Shape memory alloy, Bio- Professor memetic devices 4. Basu, Dipankar IIT Kharagpur Assistant Nuclear Thermalhydraulics, Supercritical Natural Narayan Professor Circulation Loops, Domestic Air-conditioning, Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer 5. Biswas, Pankaj IIT Kharagpur Associate Manufacturing and Design: Computational weld Professor mechanics, Solid state welding, Soft computing modeling of welding processes, FEM, Line heating 6. Biswas, Gautam IIT Kharagpur Professor and Computational Fluid Dynamics, Convective Heat Director of Transfer, Turbulence, Boiling Heat Transfer, Heat Transfer the Institute Augmentation, Turbomachinery 7. Chakraborty, IIT Kharagpur Professor FRP, Composites, FEM, Fracture Mechanics and Design Debabrata 8. Dalal, Amaresh IIT Kanpur Associate Computational Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer, Professor Finite Volume Methods and Unstructured Grid Techniques, Natural and Mixed Convection Flows 9. Das, Manas IIT Kanpur Assistant Advanced Finishing and Nano-fi nishing Processes, Professor Magnetorheological Finishing (MRF) Process, Advanced / Non-traditional Machining Processes, Machining of Advanced Engineering Materials, Micromanufacturing

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Sl. Name PhD Designation Areas of Interest No. 10. Dass, Anoop IISc Bangalore Professor Computational Fluid Dynamics and Turbomachines Kumar (Head of the Department) 11. De, Arnab Kumar IIT Kanpur Assistant Numerical Methods in Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer, Professor Convection, Turbulence 12. Dixit, Uday IIT Kanpur Professor Design and Manufacturing : FEM, Neural Network and Shankar Fuzzy Set Application; Mechatronics 13. Dwivedy, IIT Kharagpur Professor Non-linear Dynamics, Design and Robotics, vibrations Santosha K. 14. Gadgil, Hrishikesh IISc Bangalore Assistant Liquid atomization and fuel sprays, combustion, P. Professor propulsion 15. Gautam, Sachin IIT Kanpur Assistant Design and Manufacturing : Nonlinear Finite Element Singh Professor Analysis, Computational Contact Impact Analysis, Adhesion, Rough Surfaces, Time Integration Schemes, Mixed Time Integration Schemes, Plasticity, Ductile Fracture, Continuum Damage Mechanics 16. Joshi, Shrikrishna IIT Bombay Assistant Micro fabrication: Laser micro forming, Micro Nandkishor Professor machining: Micro electric discharge machining (EDM), Web based manufacturing, Process modeling and optimization of advanced manufacturing processes, Application of soft computing techniques in manufacturing 17. Kakoty, Sashindra IIT Kharagpur Professor Tribology, Duct Acoustics, Mechanical System Design, Kr. Rural Technology 18. Kalita, Karuna University of Associate Rotordynamics, Coupled Dynamics of Electro- Nottingham Professor Mechanical Systems, Vibration 19. Kanagaraj, S. IIT Kharagpur Associate Biomaterials, Carbon nanotubes based Professor nanocomposites, Nanofl uids, Materials characterization 20. Khanikar, North Carolina Assistant Microstructural Materials Modeling, Micro-mechanics, Prosenjit State University Professor Dislocation Density Based Crystal Plasticity, (Joined on 30.04.2015) Deformation and Failure Mechanisms of Metallic Materials, Finite Element Method, Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Fracture Mechanics, Aluminum Alloys, Microstructural Characterization 21. Kore, Sachin IIT Bombay Associate Experimental and numerical study of electromagnetic Dnyandeo Professor pulse processing, Solid state welding, Joining of similar, dissimilar and lightweight metals like Al, Steel, Al-Li, and Mg 22. Kulkarni, Vinayak IISc Bangalore Associate High enthalpy fl ows, scramjet engine, experimental, N. Professor aerodynamics, measurement science, CFD simulations 23. Kumari, Poonam IIT Delhi Assistant Theory of plates and shells, Computational mechanics, Professor Smart structures 24. Kumar, Bhaskar - Assistant Hydrodynamic Stability, Bluff Body Flows, Professor Computational Fluid Dynamics 25. Madhusudhana, IISc Bangalore Assistant Computational Fluid Dynamics, Heat Transfer, Cooling Gavara Professor of Electronics, Multi-phase fl ows, Cooling at Micro/Mini scales, Turbulent Fluid Flow and Heat transfer

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Sl. Name PhD Designation Areas of Interest No. 26. Mahanta, IIT Guwahati Professor Thermal Radiation with Participating Media, Pinakeswar Fluidization, Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy 27. Mehta, Balkrishna IIT Kanpur Assistant Experimental investigation of heat transfer in two- (Joined on 15.07.2015) Professor phase fl ow in mini/micro systems, Heat pipes, Thermosyphons, Heat transfer investigation of ferrofl uids in presence of magnetic fi eld, InfraRed thermography for temperature measurements 28. Mishra, Subhash IIT Kanpur Professor Analysis of Heat Transfer Problems involving Thermal C. Radiation 29. Mondal, Pranab IIT Kharagpur Assistant Microfl uidics, Electrokinetics, Two Phase Transport, Kr. Professor) Microscale Transport of Heat, Flow Through Porous (Joined on 21.05.2015) Media 30. Murthy, K. S. R. IIT Kharagpur Associate Finite Element Methods, Error Estimation and Fracture Krishna Professor Mechanics 31. Muthukumar, P. IIT Madras Professor Coupled heat and mass transfer analysis; Metal hydride based thermal machines, Conventional and Non- conventional refrigeration systems 32. Narayanan, IIT Bombay Associate Metal Forming: Sheet forming & Cold forging, Ganesh R. Professor Computer applications in Metal Forming 33. Natarajan, Ganesh IISc Bangalore Assistant Computational Fluid dynamics, Grid Adaptation, Error Professor Estimation, Immersed Boundary methods, Parallel computing, Biofl uid dynamics 34. Pal, Sukhomay IIT Kharagpur Associate Welding Process Monitoring and Control, Tool Professor Condition Monitoring, Non-Conventional Machining Process Application of Artifi cial Neural Network, Genetic Algorithms and Fuzzy logic in manufacturing 35. Panda, Satyajit IIT Kharagpur Associate Composite materials, Nonlinear vibrations, Smart Professor materials and structures, FEM, Functionally Graded materials and structures, Micromechanics. 36. Pandey, IIT Kanpur Professor Two-phase fl ow instabilities, Nuclear reactor thermal Manmohan hydraulics, Heat transfer in microchannels, Heat transfer in fl uidized beds 37. Rajendraswamy, IISc Bangalore Assistant Kinematics and Dynamics of rigid multi-body systems, Sangamesh Professor Compliant Mechanisms, Topology Optimization, Static Deepak Balancing 38. Reddy, Narayana IISc Bangalore Assistant Inverse Problems, Biomechanics, Compliant Professor Mechanisms, Topology Optimization, Nonlinear FEM, MEMS and Design of Materials 39. Robi, P. S. IIT Bombay Professor Coating, Fracture Mechanics, Materials Processing, Metal Matrix composite, Metal Casting, P/M Processing 40. Saha, Ujjwal Kr. IIT Bombay Professor Propulsion, Turbomachinery, Wind Energy Conversion, Internal Combustion Engines 41. Sahasrabudhe, IISc Bangalore Professor Vibration and Noise, Condition Monitoring, CAD/CAM Anil D. (On deputation w.e.f. 16.08.2006)

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Sl. Name PhD Designation Areas of Interest No. 42. Sahoo, Niranjan IISc Bangalore Professor Fluid and Thermal Engineering, Aerodynamics, Gas Dynamics, Instrumentation, Measurements and Experiments in Fluid 43. Sankar, Ravi M. IIT Kanpur Assistant Machining & Advanced Machining Processes, MEMS & Professor NEMS, Sustainable Machining, Micromanufacturing, Composite Materials, Online monitoring of Manufacturing Processes, Tribology, Precision Engineering 44. Senthilvelan, IIT Madras Associate Composites, Fatigue, Wear and Failure Analysis Selvaraj Professor 45. Sharma, Deepak IIT Kanpur Assistant Optimal Design: Modeling and Computation, Professor Engineering Design and Optimization, Genetic Algorithms, Multi-objective Optimization 46. Somayaji, Mississippi State Associate Renewable Energy, Non-Conventional Energy Sources, Chandramohan University Professor Engine After treatment Systems, Design of Heat Transfer Equipments, Chemical Reaction Engineering 47. Saxena, Anupam University of Visiting Compliant Mechanisms, Topology Design, CAD, (Released on Pennysylvania, Associate Robotics, MEMs, Optimization, Large Deformation 05.05.2015) Philadelphia, PA, Professor Systems USA 48. Tiwari, Rajiv IIT Kanpur Professor Rotor Dynamics, Vibrations, Identifi cation in Mechanical Systems, Rolling Element Bearing Design and Analysis, Application of Active Magnetic Bearings in Rotors, Vibrations based Condition Monitoring of Industrial Rotating Machines 49. Unal, Aynur - Visiting Smart Systems and Services (Released on Professor 29.02.2016)

129 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS The Department at a Glance

Year of Establishment: 1995 Academic Programmes Off ered: Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in o Engineering Physics Master of Science (MSc) in o Physics Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Total Faculty Strength: 39 • Professor: 10 • Associate Professor: 14 • Assistant Professor: 15 New Faculty Members Joined: 6 • Assistant Professor: 6 Total Student Strength: 371 BTech: 152 MSc: 89 PhD: 130 New Students Joined in 2015-2016: 107 BTech: 42 MSc: 43 PhD: 22

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LABORATORY FACILITIES • Transition Metal oxide system The Department has 21 laboratories for teaching and ii. Laser and Photonics (Theory and Experiments) research labs — • Fiber & Integrated Optics, Photonic Crystal Fiber and (a) Teaching Labs: (5 teaching laboratories) Applications, Surface Plasmon Resonance based i. Advanced Physics lab-01 Sensors, Fiber Bragg Gratings and based Devices, ii. B. Tech 1st year lab-01 Fiber Optic Sensor, Bio/Nano-Photonics iii. Electronics lab-01 • Laser cooling and trapping of atoms, iv. M.Sc lab-01 v. Numerical lab-01 • Laser Physics and Spectroscopy, Laser produced plasmas, (b) Research labs: (16 research labs) • Nonlinear optics i. Computational lab • Programmable Diffractive Optics, Confocal ii. Electro-ceramics lab Microscopy iii. Fiber optics lab iv. Furnace lab • Quantum Optics v. High Energy Physics lab • Ultrafast optics, Terahertz Plasmonics and vi. Holography and Optical imaging lab metamaterials vii. Laser and Photonics lab iii. High Energy Physics (Theory and Experiment) viii. Low temperature lab ix. Magnetism lab • Collider Phenomenology: Darkmatter studies, x. Material Science lab Supersymmetric models, Higgs Physics and Top xi. Nonlinear optics lab quark physics, Higher order QCD corrections, Flavour xii. Semiconductor labs (02) Physics and CP violation xiii. Solid State lab, Spectroscopy lab • Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics: Infl ationary xiv. Terahertz Photonics and Plasmonics lab models, Leptogenesis and Baryogenesis, Darkmatter xv. Thin fi lm lab studies, Supernovae neutrinos xvi. XRD labs (02) • Experimental High Energy Physics: B-physics, Neutrino Physics, ILC R&D MAJOR EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES ACQUIRED • Low energy QCD, Eff ective Field Theory i. Electrical resistivity set up with and without magnetic fi eld conditions (sponsored by DST) iv. Cosmology and Gravitation ii. Tunable wavelength Ar ion laser (Model no.35LAP431-230, • Astrophysical fl ows around compact objects, Ultra Make Melles Griot) high energy cosmic rays, Black hole perturbations, Gravitational waves Cosmology, Ads/CMT iii. High Performance Computing Cluster (12 nodes of 2xOctacore, 2GB RAM; QDR/Infi niBand) (DST/FIST) • General theory of relativity, Field theory on curved spacetimes, Black holes MAJOR AREAS OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MAJOR INITIATIVES AND BREAKTHROUGH IN RESEARCH The major research focus of the department is evenly poised AND DEVELOPMENT between diff erent branches of theoretical and experimental Physics. The thrust areas are: • A method and device for zonal wavefront sensing via sequential spatially shifted grating array patterns i. Condensed Matter Physics (Theory and Experiments) • The Department signed an MOU with Joint Institute for • Amorphous and nanocrystalline magnetic materials Nuclear Research (JINR), Dubna, Russia in June 2015 for • Amorphous and nanocrystalline semiconductor thin promoting cooperation in scientific and technological fi lms for solar cells and other devices. Thin fi lm and exchanges in neutrino physics, detector technology and Hetero-junction solar cells. related fi elds. • Atomistic Modeling of Materials for Energy and • Indigenous development of FeSiAl based alloy powders for Environmental Applications collinear load of industrial travelling wave linear accelerator. • Biophysics and Biomaterials • Nanocomposites based on bioactive glass/glass ceramics • Hybrid nanomaterials for energy and environmental for specifi c biomedical applications applications • Nanocrystalline FeCoAlSi alloys with enhanced soft • Microwave and piezoelectric bulk and thin fi lms magnetic properties for transformer cores. • Multilayer structured thin fi lms • System, apparatus and method for monitoring of surface • Nanostructured and Nanogranular magnetic materials profi le and thickness measurement in thin lms.fi 131 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI

CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS/SYMPOSIA ATTENDED National/In- Name of Faculty Name of Conf./Workshop Place Date ternational Dr. Arunansu Sil Frontiers in High Energy Physics (FHEP) IMSc, Chennai 22-25 Mar 2016 National III Dr. Sovan NuHoRizon 2016 Harishchandra 17-19 Mar 2016 International Chakraborty Research Institute (HRI) Dr. Debasish Borah Workshop on Recent Trends and De- Cotton College 11-12 Mar 2016 National velopments in General Relativity and State University Cosmology Dr. Bipul Bhuyan CALICE 2016 Kyushu University, 7-9 Mar 2016 International Japan Dr. M. C. Kumar Saha Theory Workshop: Multi-loop and Saha Institute of 22-27 Feb 2016 National Multi-leg processes for precision phys- Nuclear Physics, ics at the LHC Kolkata Prof. P. K. Giri National workshop on Advanced prob- IIT Guwahati 15-16 Feb 2016 National ing techniques in TEM Dr. B. R. Boruah Photonics West Sanfrancisco, USA 1 Feb 2016 International Dr. Debaprasad National workshop on mathematical NIT Silchar 29-31 Jan 2016 National Maity methods in physical science Dr. Santabrata Das Jet Triggering Mechanisms in Black TIFR, Mumbai 20-22 Dec 2015 International Hole Sources Prof. Sunil K. Khi- 12th International Conference on IIT Guwahati 13-17 Dec 2015 International jwania Vibration Problems (ICOVP – 2015) Dr. D. Pamu 4th International Conference on Ad- IIT Guwahati 8-11 Dec 2015 International vanced Nanomaterial and Nanotech- nology (ICANN-2015) Dr. Debasish Borah Workshop in High Energy Physics Phe- IIT Kanpur 4-13 Dec 2015 National nomenology Prof. Poulose Pou- SCALARS2016 University of War- 3-7 Dec 2015 International lose saw, Poland Dr. Santabrata Das TMT-India Science and Instrumenta- Tezpur University 3 Dec 2015 National tion Dr. Swati Bhat- XXVII IUPAP Conference on Computa- IIT Guwahati 2-5 Dec. 2015 International tacharya tional Physics Dr. Bipul Bhuyan XXVII IUPAP Conference on Computa- IIT Guwahati 2-5 Dec 2015 International tional Physics Prof. A. Perumal International Conference on Magnetic VIT, Vellore 2-4 Dec 2015 International Materials and Applications (IC-Mag- MA-2015) Prof. Saurabh Basu Computational Physics (CCP 2015) IIT Guwahati 2-5 Dec 2015 International Prof. Subhradip Electronic Structure Theory for the Ac- Moscow, Russia 26-30 Oct. 2015 International Ghosh celerated Design of Structural Materi- als Dr. Santabrata Das North East Meet of Astronomers Tezpur University 26-28 Oct 2015 National (NEMA-2015) Dr. Debaprasad AAPCOS 2015 Saha Institute, 14-17 Oct 2015 National Maity Kolkata

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National/In- Name of Faculty Name of Conf./Workshop Place Date ternational Prof. Sunil K. Khi- “OFS 24” - 24th International Confer- Curitiba (Paraná), 28 Sep-2 Oct International jwania ence on Optical Fiber Sensors Brazil 2015 Dr. Amarendra Metamaterial Congress 2015 Oxford University 7-11 Sep. 2015 International Kumar Sarma Prof. P. K. Giri Microscopy Conference (MC 2015) Gottingen Univer- 6-11 Sept 2015 International sity, Germany Dr. P. K. Padmanab- Advanced Materials World Congress Stockholm, Swe- 23-26 Aug 2015 International han den Prof. P. K. Giri 6th International conference on Ad- Aveiro, Portugal 20-22 Jul 2015 International vanced Nanomaterials (ANM 2015) Dr. Santabrata Das Summer School on `Astronomy and Cotton College 22-23 Jun 2015 National Astrophysics' State University Dr. Swati Bhat- Mainz Materials Simulation Days Max Planck Insti- 10-12Jun 2015 International tacharya tute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany Prof. Subhradip Nu-Mathimo school and workshop on Uppsala, Sweden 1 Jun 2015 International Ghosh Magnetism in materials-from funda- mentals to applications Dr. Santabrata Das Recent Trends in the Study of Com- ARIES, Nainital 6-8 May 2015 National pact Objects: Theory and Observation (RETCO-II)

INVITED LECTURES OF FACULTY: IN INDIA, ABROAD Name of Name of Lecture Name of Inst./Org. Place Date Faculty Dr. Arunansu Spontaneous CP-violation, nonzero the- IMSc, Chennai Chennai 24 Mar Sil ta-13 and Leptogenesis in Type-II seesaw 2016 Dr. Sovan NuHoRizon 2016 Harishchandra Research Allahabad 17-19 Mar Chakraborty Institute 2016 Dr. Debasish TeV Scale Radiative Seesaw: From Colliders Cotton College Guwahati 16 Mar Borah to Cosmology 2016 Dr. Debasish Cosmology: Standard Theory, Unsolved Cotton College State Guwahati 12 Mar Borah Mysteries and Recent Developments University 2016 Prof. Alika Atto Second Laser: Towards Ultrafast Phys- Saint Mary’s College Shillong 12 Mar Khare ics at New Frontiers. 2016 Dr. De- Introduction to General Relativity Cotton College State Guwahati 11-12 Mar baprasad University 2016 Maity Dr. Debasish Gravitational Waves: A new window to the Cotton College State Guwahati 28 Feb Borah Universe University 2016 Prof. S. Ravi Negative Magnetization and Exchange Bias B. S. Abdur Rahman Chennai 24-25 Feb Behavior in Perovskite and Spinel chromites University 2016 Prof. Alika Atto Second Laser: Towards Ultrafast Phys- Cotton College and IIT Guwahati 6 Feb Khare ics at New Frontiers. Guwahati 2016

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Name of Name of Lecture Name of Inst./Org. Place Date Faculty Dr. Amaren- Quantum Mechanics in Nano-optical Indian Statistical Insti- Silchar 29 Jan dra K. Sarma Systems tute, Kolkata and NIT 2016 Silchar Dr. Amaren- The Nonlinear Schrodinger equation Indian Statistical Insti- Silchar 29 Jan dra K. Sarma tute, Kolkata and NIT 2016 Silchar Dr. De- Introduction to General Relativity NIT Silchar Silchar 29-31 Jan baprasad 2016 Maity Dr. Santabrata Mass loss from accretion disk TIFR - Jan 2016 Das Prof. Poulose Multi-Higgs Scenarios at LHC Harish-Chandra Re- Allahabad 2016 Poulose search Institute Prof. Poulose Automatic Computations: Top Quark Phys- Physical Research Labo- Ahmedabad 2016 Poulose ics ratory Dr. Uday Na- Applications of FESEM as an advanced Panjab Univeristy Chandigarh, 2016 rayan Maiti microscopic tool in current nanomaterials Panjab research Prof. Pratima Current Research activities and future Gifu University Japan 10-11 Dec Agarwal research interests (at Ist GU-NAST Interna- 2015 tional Joint Meeting) Dr. D. Pamu Optical and Dielectric studies on Sn sub- IIT Guwahati Guwahati 10 Dec stituted nanocrystalline Mg2TiO4 thin 2015 fi lms for optical and integrated electronic applications Prof. Saurabh Three body interaction eff ects on the phase IIT Guwahati Guwahati 3 Dec Basu diagram of spinor bosons 2015 Prof. A. Pe- Fine tuning of magnetic properties of NiO IIT Guwahati Guwahati 3 Dec rumal nanoparticles 2015 Dr. Santabrata Estimation of mass loss from advetice ac- Tezpur University Tezpur Dec 2015 Das cretion disk around black hole Prof. Pratima Solar cells: Materials & Technology, c-Si IIT Guwahati Guwahati 23 Nov Agarwal and a-Si:H solar cells (at TEQIP-STC on Solar 2015 energy Conversion and Management) Prof. Pratima Solar cells: Materials & Technology, CdTe, IIT Guwahati Guwahati 24 Nov Agarwal CIGS, CZTS, Organic and Hybrid Solar cells 2015 (at TEQIP-STC on Solar energy Conversion and Management) Dr. Bipul Belle II experiment: Physics and Current Dibrugarh University Dibrugarh 2-5 Nov Bhuyan Status 2015 Dr. Bosanta R. Cylindrical vector beams and their genera- IIT Guwahati Guwahati Nov 2015 Boruah tion Dr. Amaren- Quantum Optomechanics: mechanics and Birla Institute of Technol- Mesra 8 Oct dra K. Sarma light mixed in the same cauldron ogy, Mesra 2015 Dr. Santabrata Outfl owing matter from an advective accre- Tezpur University Tezpur Oct 2015 Das tion disc around a spinning black hole

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Name of Name of Lecture Name of Inst./Org. Place Date Faculty Dr. P. K. Pad- Factors Infl uencing Fast ion Transport in KTH Royan Institute of Stockholm, 21 Aug manabhan Solids: Insights from Recent MD Simula- Technology Sweden 2015 tions Dr. P. K. Pad- Factors Infl uencing Fast ion Transport in SUBATECH, Ecole des Nantes, France 28 Aug manabhan Solids: Insights from Recent MD Simula- Mines de Nantes 2015 tions Dr. Subhash Reentrant Magnetic properties of few Max Planck Institute Dresden, Ger- 27 Jul Thota Inverse Spinels. for Chemical Physics of many 2015 Solids Dr. Subhash Magneto-structural Quantum Phases of few The Leibniz Institute for Dresden, Ger- 16 Jul Thota complex Spinels. Solid State and Materials many 2015 Research (IFW) Prof. P. K. Giri Effi cient Physical Functionalization of Gra- University of Aveiro Aveiro 21 Jul phene and Graphene Oxide for Photocata- 2015 lytic and Photoconductive Applications Prof. Subhra- Impact of magnetic interactions on func- Uppsala University Fagerudd, Swe- Jun 2015 dip ghosh tional properties in Mn2NiZ alloys den Dr. Santabrata Sun and formation of Sun like Star Cotton College State Guwahati Jun 2015 Das University Prof. S. B. Computational Physics University of Gour Banga Malda, West 17 May Santra Bengal 2015 Dr. Bipul Electromagnetic Calorimeter for DUNE-ND BARC Mumbai 6 May Bhuyan 2015 Dr. Santabrata Time dependent accretion solutions Aryabhatta Research In- Uttarakhand May 2015 Das around black holes stitute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) Dr. Bosanta R. Dynamic control of the amplitude and DBT Star College Mangaldai Col- Mar 2015 Boruah phase of laser beam in the laboratory Scheme organized by lege Mangaldai College Dr. Uday Na- Novel graphene gelation technology for SRM University Chennai 2015 rayan Maiti energy storage and beyond Prof. Sunil Optical Fiber Sensors for Structural Health IIT Guwahati Guwahati 2015 Khijwania Monitoring

VISITORS FROM OTHER INSTITUTES/UNIVERSITIES/ORGANISATIONS / INVITED LECTURES Name Name of Inst./Univ./Org. Purpose/ Name of Lecture Date Prof. S. Anantha IIT Kanpur Anisotropic metamaterials for unique applica- 5 May Ramakrishna tions 2015 Dr. Sovan Max Planck Institute for Phys- Neutrino Astrophysics: What we have learned 10 Aug Chakraborty ics; Föhringer Ring 6, 80805 and the way forward 2015 München, Germany Prof. Sanjib Sabha- RRI, Bangalore Fluctuations and large deviations in nonequilib- 31 Aug pandit rium systems 2015 Dr. Abhishek Iyer Tata Institute of Fundamental Bulk RS models, electroweak precision tests and 9 Sep Research (TIFR) 125 GeV Higgs 2015 Dr. Moon Moon Weizmann Institute of Science, Direct Detection of Dark Matter 22 Sep Devi P.O.B. 26, Rehovot 7610001, 2015 ISRAEL

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Name Name of Inst./Univ./Org. Purpose/ Name of Lecture Date Dr. Moitri Maiti Joint Institute for Nuclear Re- Superconducting junctions as detectors of Dirac 15 Oct search (JINR), Dubna, Russia and Majorana fermions 2015 Dr. Ashim Chakra- Michigan Technological Univer- Magneto-Optic Enhancement In Nano-Scale Iron 3 Nov varty sity Garnet Films 2015 Dr. Saurabh D. Physical Research Looking for new physics with the top quark 22 Dec Rindani Laboratory,Ahmedabad, Gujrat 2015 Dr. Subhasish Yale University From high temperature superconductivity to na- 5 Jan 2016 Mandal noscale electronics:A fi rst principles investigation Dr. Sudipta Kanun- Max Planck Institute For Chemi- Interplay of spin, lattice and orbitals in the 5d 12 Jan go cal Physics of Solids, Dresden, oxides: microscopic insight form fi rst principles 2016 Germany approach Dr. Gauhar Abbas IFIC, Universitat de València Top FCNC decays in the aligned two-Higgs dou- 8 Mar – CSIC, Apt. Correus 22085, blet model 2016 E-46071 València, Spain Dr. Ashok Mohapa- NISER Bhubaneswar Study of Rydberg blockade in thermal vapor 24 Mar tra 2016

SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES /SHORT-TERM COURSES ORGANISED Name of Faculty Name of Sem./Wor./Con. Funded By Date Internation- No. of (Convener/ Co- al/ National partici- ordinator, etc.) pants A. Perumal, P. K. Giri National workshop on Advanced Electron Micros- 15-16 Feb National 115 Probing Techniques in TEM copy Society of 2016 India Santabrata Das 100 years of General Relativity: IIT Guwahati 13 Feb 2016 National 150 Where do we stand? P. K. Padmanabhan TEQIP-National Workshop on IIT Guwahati 21-24 Dec National 24 Atomistic Simulation Techniques 2015 S. B. Santra, B. XXVII IUPAP Conference on Com- IUPAP, APS, EPS, 2-5 Dec. International 300 Bhuyan, R. Adhikarai putational Physics CCP2015 IMSc, NVIDIA, 2015 INTEL, FUJITSU, Netweb Sunil K. Khijwania South Asian Workshop on Optics UNESCO, OSA, 17–18 Nov International 150 & Photonics, "SAWOP-2015" Amil, IITG 2015 B. R. Boruah TEQIP symposium to celebrate KIC-TEQIP 31 Oct 2015 National 56 the international year of light 2015

PATENTS Name of Faculty and co re- Date Applied/ Application Name searcher Granted No. Biswajit Pathak, Rahul Kesarwani, System, apparatus and method for monitoring 12 Dec 2015 doi: 4088/ Alika Khare and B. R. Boruah of surface profi le and thickness measurement in DEL/2015 thin fi lms Santanu Konwar and B. R. Boruah Free space optical communication system ap- 15 Jul 2015 doi: 2153/ paratus and a method thereof DEL/2015

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AWARDS AND HONOURS entitled “Enhanced Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity • Dr. Amarendra K. Sarma has been Awarded with of Ag2O Decorated TiO2 Nanaorods Heterostructure”. International Travel Support by DST-SERB to present • Nitin Yadav (Supervisor: Bipul Bhuyan) – Talk on “Cosmic research work in 9th Metamaterial Congress held at Muon Removal Technique for Nova Experiment” at the Oxford University, UK during 7th-10th September 2015 APS April Meeting 2015, Baltimore, Maryland, April 11 – • Dr. S. Thota has been awarded the German Academic 14, 2015. Exchange Service (DAAD) - IIT Faculty Bilateral Exchange • Nitin Yadav (Supervisor: Bipul Bhuyan)- Poster on Fellowship Award-2015. “Message Service Analyzer and Error Handling in Nova • Dr. S. Thota has been awarded Young Scientist Research detector” was presented at the 21st International Award (YSRA) from Department of Atomic Energy of Conference on Computing in High Energy and Nuclear India. Physics (CHEP), Okinawa, Japan, April 13 -17. 2015. • Dr. Sayan Kumar Chakrabarti has been nominated as • Ramesh Ghosh, won the BEST POSTER AWARD at the the council member of Indian Association for General National workshop on Advanced Probing Techniques in Relativity and Gravitation for a period of 4 years from TEM (APTTEM-2016), IIT Guwahati, Feb 15-16, 2016, for his March, 2016 poster entitled “Electron Microscopy and Spectroscopic Studies of Arbitrary Shaped Si Nanocrystals Decorated • Prof. A. Perumal has been honored as Executive on Vertical Si Nanowires Array”. Committee Member of Magnetic Society of India • Sk. Md. Obaidulla, won the BEST POSTER AWARD at the • Prof. A. Perumal has been honored as Research Advisor, at Research Conclave, IIT Guwahati, March 18-20, 2016, Magnetic Materials Unit, National Institute for Materials Science, 2015, Tsukuba, JAPAN. for this poste entitled “Eff ect of Contact Metals on the Electrical Performances and the Bias Stress in SnCl2Pc • Prof. P. K. Giri has been awarded with International Travel Based n-channel Organic Field-eff ect Transistors”. Support by DST-SERB to present an invited talk at the 1st International Conference on Graphene Technology, • Biswajit Pathak has won third prize in the “GBP’s Talent University of Aveiro, Portugal, July 20-22, 2015. Search Contest on Innovative Research Ideas Leading to Entrepreneurial Venture in Biotechnology and Allied • Prof. P. K. Giri has been awarded with Nanoscience Areas”, organized by Guwahati Biotech Park. Research Leader Award, by Cognizure Corporation, India. • Biswajit Pathak has won the Offi cer Travel Grant Award • Prof. P. K. Giri has been awarded with Nanoscience from SPIE to attend the SPIE Photonics West conference Research Leader Award, by Cognizure Corporation, India. in USA in February 2016 • Prof. P. K. Giri has been elected as the Executive Council Member for Electron Microscope Society of India. SPECIAL MENTION • Prof. Sunil K. Khijwania has been Awarded with International Travel Support by DST-SERB for presenting • Bipul Bhuyan, Member of the National Organizing research work in “OFS 24” - 24th International Conference Committee of the Belle Analysis Workshop 2015, IIT on Optical Fiber Sensors at Curitiba (Paraná), Brazil Bhubaneswar, December 13 -21, 2015. during 28 Sept - 02 Oct, 2015. • Prof. A. Srinivasan served as a member in International Advisory Committee “International Conference on STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENTS Magnetic Materials and Applications (IC MagMA-2015)”, to be held at VIT University, Vellore - 632 014, INDIA • Camelia Das and A. Perumal, “Magnetic Properties of during December 02 - 04, 2015. single and multilayered CoFeB thin fi lms”, received one of the best poster awards in the international conference on • Prof. A. Perumal served as a member in National Advisory Magnetic Materials and Applications, Vellore, December Committee “International Conference on Magnetic 02 – 04, 2015 Materials and Applications (IC MagMA-2015)”, to be • Gone Rajender, won the BEST POSTER AWARD at held at VIT University, Vellore - 632 014, INDIA during the Fourth International Conference on Frontiers in December 02 - 04, 2015. Nanoscience and Technology (Cochin Nano-2016), • Bipul Bhuyan, Member of the National Organizing Feb 20-23, 2016, Cochin, India, for his paper entitled Committee of the conference on “Current Issues in “Graphene Quantum Dots and TiO2 Nanoparticle Cosmology, Astrophysics and High Energy Physics, Hybrid: An Effi cient Photocatalyst for Environmental Dibrugarh University, November 2 -5, 2015. Applications”. • Bipul Bhuyan, On the panel of DST-SERB, India; The • Kamal Paul, won the BEST POSTER AWARD Netherlands Organization for Scientifi c Research (NWO), at the International conference on Nanosceince, Netherlands and The Austrian Science Fund (FWF), Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials (NANOS 2015), Austria experts to review projects in Particle Physics for Dec 14-17, 2015, Visakhapatnam, India for his poster funding.

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FACULTY MEMBERS

Sl. No. Name PhD Designation Areas of Interest 1. Agarwal, Pratima IIT Kanpur Professor Thin fi lms and heterojunction solar cells, nanocrystalline semiconductors, nanomaterials, optoelectronic properties. 2. Basu, Saurabh IIT Kanpur Professor Condensed Matter Physics (Theory); High T C superconductors, Optical lattices, Transport in Magnetic semiconductors. 3. Boruah, Bosanta Imperial Associate Lasers and Optics (Experiment & Theory); Programmable Ranjan College Professor Diff ractive Optics, Confocal Microscopy, Phase Stepping London Interferometry, Vectorial Diff raction Theory. 4. Bhuyan, Bipul Delhi Associate High Energy Physics (Experiment); CP violation, Rare K and University Professor B meson decays, ILC R & D. 5. Bhattacharya, MPIP, Mainz, Assistant Soft Condensed Matter Theory and Simulation, Swati Germany Professor Computational Biophysics, Bio-Nano Interface 6. Bhattacharya, HRI, Assistant High Energy Physics (Theory), Phenomenology of Standard Subhaditya Allahabad Professor Model and Beyond, Supersymmetry, Dark Matter, LHC. 7. Borah, Debasish IIT Bombay Assistant Research: Particle Physics Model Building, Astroparticle (Joined on Professor Physics and Cosmology. 17.11.2015) 8. Chakrabarti, SINP, Kolkata Assistant : High Energy Physics (Theory), General relativity, Black Sayan Kumar Professor hole perturbations, Gravitational waves, Cosmology. 9. Chakraborty, SINP, Kolkata Assistant Astroparticle Physics, High Energy Astrophysics, Neutrino Sovam Professor Oscillations, Supernovae Neutrinos, Ultra High Energy (Joined on Neutrinos & Dark Matter. 01.03.2016) 10. Das, Santabrata SNBNCBS, Associate Astrophysics (Theory); Astrophysical fl ows around Kolkata Professor compact objects, Ultra high energy cosmic rays. 11. Dey, Tarak Nath PRL, Associate Quantum Optics (Theory); Coherent control of pulse Ahmedabad Professor propagation, Nonlinear optics, Optical solitons, Negative index media, Bose-Einstein condensates. 12. Ghosh, SNBNCBS, Professor Condensed Matter Physics (Theory); Electronic Structure Subhradip Kolkata theory, Ordering and Phase stability of disordered alloys, Vibrational properties of metallic aloys. 13. Giri, Pravat IIT Kanpur Professor Condensed Matter Physics (Experimental); Semiconductor Kumar nanostructures, Ion-solid interactions, Optoelectronic materials & devices, Nanotechnology. 14. Kadolkar, IIT Bombay Associate Condensed Matter Physics (Theory); Magnetism, Defects in Charudatt Y. Professor Ionic Materials, Group Theoretical approaches to Molecular Problems. 15. Khare, Alika IIT Kanpur Professor Laser and Photonics ( Experiment and Theory) 16. Khijwania, Sunil IIT Delhi Professor Fiber Optics (Experiment & Theory); Fiber & Integrated K. Optics, Photonic Crystal Fiber and Applications, Surface Plasmon Resonance based Sensors, Fiber Bragg Gratings and based Devices, Fiber Optic Sensor, Bio/Nano- Photonics. 17. Kumar, Gagan IIT, Delhi Assistant Terahertz Plasmonics and metamaterials, Guided Wave Professor Devices, Ultrafast Spectroscopy. 18. Kumar, Meduri Univ. of Assistant High Energy Physics (Theory), Particle Physics, Higher Chakravartula Hyderabad Professor order QCD corrections for LHC and Tevatron, Standard (Joined on Model and beyond. 21.01.2016)

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Sl. No. Name PhD Designation Areas of Interest 19. Maity, IACS, Kolkata Assistant High Energy (Theory); Cosmology, Ads/CMT. Debaprasad Professor 20. Maiti, Uday Jadavpur Assistant Graphene, carbon nanotube, Inorganic nanostructures, Narayan University, Professor Energy storage and conversion, Nanomaterials based Kolkata electronic devices. 21. Majhi, Bibhas SNBNCBS, Assistant High Energy Physics (Theory); General theory of Ranjan Kolkata Professor relativity, Field theory on curved spacetimes, Black holes, Cosmology, Thermodynamical aspects of gravity, Fluid- gravity correspondence. 22. Mishra, Pankaj IIT Kanpur Assistant Nonlinear Physics (Theory and Simulation): Quantum Kumar Professor turbulence, Instabilities and turbulence in thermal (Joined on convection and MHD, Supercooled liquid and glasses. 03.02.2016) 23. Mishra, Tapan IIA, Assistant Condensed Matter Physics (Theory); Quantum Phase (Joined on Bangalore Professor Transitions, Many-body physics with strongly correlated 17.12.2015) quantum gases in optical lattice. 24. Nandy, Malay IIT Kanpur Associate Theoretical Physics; Statistical Physics, Condensed Matter Kumar Professor Physics, Turbulence Field Theory, Plasma Physics, Quantum Computation. 25. Nandi, Soumitra Univ. of Assistant High Energy Physics (Theory); Quark and Lepton Flavour Calcutta Professor Physics, Flavour Symmetries, CP violation, precision calculations in the SM, Special interest in QCD, Heavy Quark Eff ective Theory and Soft Collinear Eff ective Theory. 26. Padmanabhan, IISc, Associate Condensed matter (Theory); Atomistic Modeling and Padma Kumar Bangalore Professor Simulation of Condensed States of Matter. 27. Pal, Dilip TIFR, Mumbai Associate Low Temperature Physics and Material Science Professor (Experimental); Strongly Correlated Electron Systems, Vortex states in superconductors, Superconductivity and Magnetism. 28. Pamu, Dobbidi Univ. of Associate Condensed Matter Physics; High-k and low loss materials, Hyderabad Professor FerroelectricsCeramics, Oxide thin fi lms Nanomaterials. 29. Pandey, IISc, Assistant Atomic, molecular and optical physics (Experiment); Kanhaiya Bangalore Professor Laser cooling and trapping of atoms, BEC, Many body (Joined on physics, artifi cial gauge fi eld; Atomic coherence, EIT, 23.12.2015) magnetometry; Spectroscopy and frequency metrology of optical-atomic transitions. 30. Alagarsamy, IIT Kharagpur Professor Condensed Matter Physics (Experimental); Magnetism, Perumal Nanostructured Materials, Nanocrystalline Materials, Magnetic Thin Films, Metallic Glasses. 31. Poulose, Poulose PRL, Associate Theoretical Physics; High energy physics phenomenology, (Head of the Ahmedabad Professor CP violation, Mass Generation mechanism, Low energy Department) Gravity. 32. Raha, Udit University Assistant Quantum Chromodynamics and Nuclear Eff ective Field of Bonn, Professor Theories. Germany 33. Ravi, Univ. of Professor Condensed Matter Physics (Experimental); Magnetism, Seenipandian Hyderabad Superconductivity, Low temperature Physics. 34. Santra, Bose Professor Condensed Matter Physics (Theory); Condensed Matter Sitangshu Bikas Institute, Physics, Statistical Physics. Kolkata

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Sl. No. Name PhD Designation Areas of Interest 35. Sarma, IIT Delhi Associate Photonics (Theory) and Theoretical Physics; Solitons, Amarendra Professor Metamaterials and Plasmonics, Ultrafast optics, Nonlinear Kumar Fiber Optics, Nonlinear Optics. 36. Sharma, Ashwini IIT Kanpur Associate Laser ablation, characterization, deposition and Kumar Professor applications of nanostructures 37. Setlur, Girish Univ. of Professor Theoretical Physics; Optoelectronic properties of Sampath Illinois graphene, Nonchiralbosonization of fermions in one and higher dimensions. 38. Sil, Arunansu Univ. of Associate High Energy Physics & Cosmology (Theory); Calcutta Professor Phenomenology of Physics beyond the Standard Model, Supersymmetry and its breaking, Neutrino Physics, Matter- antimatter asymmetry of the Universe, Infl ation. 39. Srinivasan, IISc, Professor Condensed Matter Physics (Experimental); Glasses Ananthakrishnan Bangalore and Disordered Materials, Thin Films, Metallic Alloys, Nanophase materials, Shape Memory Alloys. 40. Thota, Subhash IIT Kanpur Associate Material Science and Engineering; Magnetic Nanostructu Professor res,OxideHeterostructures, superlattices, Magnetocaloric eff ects Semimagnetic semiconductors Bandgap Engineering.

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The Centre at a Glance CENTRE FOR ENERGY

Year of Establishment: 2004 Academic Programmes Off ered: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Master of Science by research [MS (R)]

Total Faculty Strength: 3 • Assistant Professor: 1 • Visiting Faculty: 2 New Faculty Members Joined: 3 • Assistant Professor: 1 • Visiting Faculty: 2 Faculty Members Associated: 18 Total Student Strength: 59 PhD: 49 MS(R): 10 New Students Joined in 2015-2016: 24 PhD: 14 MS (R): 10

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LABORATORY FACILITIES such as biofuel cell & other applications. The Centre has the following laboratories— 6. [vi] Biofuel Laboratory: Facility for production and 1. [i] Energy Effi ciency Laboratory: Fuel testing facility analysis of biofuels process. (calorifi c value, viscosity, fl ash point, fi re point, cloud 7. [vii] Analytical Laboratory: Houses facility for analysis of & pour point, cetane index), proximate analysis facility, gas, oil, volatile materials, gravimetric analysis, thermo anemometer, pump testing setup, biomass gasifi cation gravimetric analysis of samples, microbial incubation, unit, fl ue gas analyzer, GC for biogas analysis, natural sterilization. convection grain drier, fuel cell demonstration unit, fi bre 8. [viii] Biogas Development and Training Centre (BDTC): analysis system etc. A portion of the energy effi ciency The biogas development and training centre (BDTC), laboratory is based in the technology complex (TC) funded by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy to house the noisy, rugged and robust facilities like (MNRE), New Delhi has been functioning from the biomass gasifi er units, IC engine set up, pump testing Centre for Energy at the technology complex for set-up etc. promotion of biogas technology in the NE states since 2. [ii] Bio-energy Laboratory: Micro propagation facility for 2006. energy and bio-fuel crops, autoradiogram development 9. [ix] Internal Combustion Engine Laboratory: Facility facility, genetic engineering facility, biotransformation of recent developments to petrol and diesel engines and cloning and testing of various alternative fuels, located at 3. [iii] Solar Energy Laboratory: The Solar energy laboratory Technology Complex has the facilities for the transport and spectral response measurement of solar cells and other materials MAJOR EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES ACQUIRED: and device in the presence of light. The transport 1. Microplate Nanodrop Spectrophotometer measurements are also possible as a function of temperature in the temperature range 250-450K. 2. Exhaust Gas Emission Analyser Further, the laboratory has a thermal evaporation unit 3. Lyophilizer for the preparation of thin fi lms by physical vapour 4. Kjeldahi Nitrogen Analyzer deposition technique. The facility for the fabrication of thin film and heterojunction solar cells based MAJOR AREAS OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: amorphous and microcrystalline silicon is also available Biosensor, Biofuel cells, Amorphous and nano-crystalline in collaboration with Physics department. semiconductor thin films for solar cells, perovskite 4. [iv] Fuel Cells Laboratory: Fabrication and solar cells, heterojunction solar cells and other devices, characterization of bioelectrodes for biofuel cell and Biomass(microorganism/waste/plant materials) to biofuel/ biosensors applications, etc. Facility for development bio-oil/biodiesel/biogas/power through physical/chemical/ and characterization of composite proton exchange biological means, Clean coal technology,Combustion and membranes for fuel cell applications. energy effi ciency of systems, Sustainable biofuel, Bio-energy 5. [v] X-ray Crystallography Laboratory: Sample preparation and Green Engineering, Bio-mass gasifi cation, Wind Energy for studies on structure of enzymes and their interaction Conversion, Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy, with nanostructured materials for bioelectronics devices Solar energy conversion.

CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS/SYMPOSIA ATTENDED

Name of National / Name of Conf./Workshop Place Date Faculty International Prof. V. S. NHBT-2015 Trivandrum, Kerela 22-25 Nov International Moholkar 2015 Chemcon-2015 I.I.T. Guwahati 27-30 Dec International 2015 Recent Advances in Bio-energy Research, S.S.S.N.I.R.E, Kapurthala, 25-27 Feb International ICRABR-2016 Punjab 2016 Sanjeev IGCS (Indo-German Centre for Sustain- IIT Madras 22 Feb-5 International Mishra (RS) ability) Winter School 2016 on Sustainable Mar 2016 Application of Liquid Biofuels Dr. P. Kalita Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan organized by India Habitat Centre, New 16-17 Nov National the ministry of HRD, Government of India Delhi 2015

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Name of National / Name of Conf./Workshop Place Date Faculty International Dr. P. Kalita Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) coordinators IIT Delhi 17 Sep 2015 National meeting Dr. Harsh DST PAC Review Meeting IIT Guwahati Feb 2016 National Chaturvedi Dr. Harsh Conf- Prog Co-ordinator, invited lecture University of Delhi Mar 2016 International Chaturvedi and Co-chair in ICMST , DST-AAAS

INVITED LECTURES: IN INDIA, ABROAD Name Name of Lecture Name of Inst./Univ./Org. Place Date Prof. P. Agar- Current Research activities and future Gifu University, Japan Japan 10-11 Dec wal research interests (at Ist GU-NAST Interna- 2015 tional Joint Meeting) Dr. H. Exhibition of fabricated devices to Industries Global R&D Meet Vigyan New Delhi 7-8 Dec Chaturvedi Bhawan 2015 Prof. P. Agar- Solar cells: Materials & Technology, c-Si and IIT Guwahati Guwahati 23 Nov wal a-Si:H solar cells (at TEQIP-STC on Solar en- 2015 ergy Conversion and Management) Prof. P. Agar- Solar cells: Materials & Technology, CdTe, IIT Guwahati Guwahati 24 Nov wal CIGS, CZTS, Organic and Hybrid Solar cells 2015 (at TEQIP-STC on Solar energy Conversion and Management) Prof. Biofuel cell Assam Engineering College Guwahati 10 Mar P.Goswami 2016. Dr. P. Kalita Energy Management and Energy Effi ciency One day awareness pro- Guwahati 11 Mar gramme on energy effi cient 2016 technology organized by MSME-development institute Dr. P. Kalita Wind Energy and Ocean Thermal Energy Assam Engineering College Guwahati 11 Mar Conversion and Geothermal Energy Conver- 2016 sion Dr. P. Kalita Biofuels Applications as Fuels for IC Engine IIT Guwahati Guwahati 7 Mar 2016 Dr. P. Kalita Fuel Cell Power Plant IIT Guwahati Guwahati 29 Dec 2015 Dr. P. Kalita Fundamentals of Solar Energy (Part-I And IIT Guwahati Guwahati 27 Nov Part-II) 2015 Dr. H. Solar Technology IIT Guwahati Guwahati 27 Nov Chaturvedi 2015 Dr. H. Separation of SWNT by Light IIT Guwahati Guwahati 8-11 Dec Chaturvedi 2015 Dr. H. Advances in Biofuel Cells IIT Guwahati Guwahati 29 Dec Chaturvedi 2015 Dr. L. Barbora Solar Powered Fuel Cell as a Progressive Bio- IIT Guwahati Guwahati 29 Nov mimetic Technology for Waste Water Treat- 2015 ment and Electricity Generation Dr. L. Barbora Biofuel Cells: Applications, Challenges and IIT Guwahati Guwahati 28 Dec Prospects 2015

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SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES/SHORT-TERM COURSES ORGANISED Name of Faculty Interna- No. of (Convener/ Co- Name of Sem./Wor./Con. Funded By Date tional/ partici- ordinator,etc.) National pants Prof. P. Goswami KIC-TEQIP Short-Term Course World bank assisted 28-29 Dec National 27 On Recent Trends in Fuel Cell national level project of 2015 Technology MHRD Dr. P. Kalita, Prof. P. KIC-TEQIP Short-Term Course World bank assisted 23-27 Nov National 28 Agarwal, Dr. Anan- On Solar Energy Conversion national level project of 2015 dalakshmi R. and Management MHRD

PATENTS Name of Faculty Date Applied/ Name Application No. Remarks and co researcher Granted Gordon R, Gorod- Processes for extracting car- - US Patent Applica- Assignee: Cavita- nitsky I, Moholkar bohydrates from biomass and tion, Publi. No. US tion Technologies VS converting carbohydrates into 2014/099687 A1 Appl. Inc., Chatsworth, biofuels No. 14/100,562 CA, USA Gordon R, Gorod- Processes for increasing bioalco- - US Patent Applica- Assignee: Cavita- nitsky I, Promtov hol yield from biomass tion, Publi. No. US tion Technologies MA, Moholkar VS 2014/0363855 A1, Inc., Chatsworth, Appl. No. 14/466,841 CA, USA

AWARDS AND HONOURS organized by SAB, IIT Guwahati. 1. Prof. Pranab Goswami has received Certificate of 2. Devendra Kumar Maravi got selected for the UGSAS-GU Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing for the quality 6-month Sandwich Program 2015, from October 1st of the journal Biosensors and Bioelectronics (Elsevier, 2015 to 31st March 2016: The United Graduate School of Amsterdam, The Netherlands) awarded in June 2015. Agricultural Science, Gifu University (UGSAS-GU), Japan. 2. Prof. Pranab Goswami has been awarded full sponsorship 3. Ms Shuchi Singh won the best poster award for by Elsevier, UK to participate Editor’s conference held at “Intensifi cation of ethanol production from Parthenium Beijing, China during 22-25th October 2015. hysterophorus by sonication: A mechanistic 3. Prof. Pranab Goswami has been appointed as Co- investigation at 7th ISEES International Workshop on Chairman of the screening committee of the NER Sustainable Energy, Environment & Safety with Railway Twinning R&D programmes for the year 2015-2016 by Centric Theme, December 21-23, 2015, Research Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. Designs & Standards Organization, Ministry of Railways, 4. Prof. Pranab Goswami has been Selected as editorial RITES, Ministry of Railways, Lucknow, India board member of the international journal, Biocatalysis 4. Arupjyoti Borah, Neha Singh, Amit Batghare, Shyamli and Agricultural Biotechnology. Sarma, Ritesh Malani and Pritam Kumar Dikshit received 5. Prof. V.S. Moholkar has received Outstanding Reviewer 1st Runner-up award in ‘Departmental Level’ (Centre Award for Elsevier Journals: 1. Renewable Energy; 2. for Energy) at Research Conclave 2016 held at Indian Biomass and Bioenergy; 3. Energy; 4. Fuel Processing Institute of Technology Guwahati (17th – 20th March, Technology; 5. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical 2016) Engineers; 6. Energy Conversion and Management; 7. 5. Chitta Ranjan Barik got selected for the UGSAS-GU Applied Energy; 8. Chemical Engineering & Processing: 6-month Sandwich Program 2015, from October 1st Process Intensifi cation. 2015 to 31st March 2016: The United Graduate School of 6. Prof. V.S. Moholkar has received 3 Year membership of Agricultural Science, Gifu University (UGSAS-GU), Japan. ACS: Chemistry of life. SPECIAL MENTION STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENTS ABB’s Scholarships- Industry Sponsored Scholarship for 1. Asha Yadav and Pilik Basumatary won the Best Poster M.S(R) and Ph.D. Students at Centre for Energy, IIT Guwahati. award of the Center for Energy in Research Conclave’16, Investigators: Dr. S. Senthilmurugan, and Prof R. Uppaluri

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CORE FACULTY Sl. No. Name PhD Designation Areas of Interest Core Faculty 1 Kalita P. IIT Guwahati Assistant Professor Clean coal technology, energy storage, (Joined on 24.07.2015) biomass energy thermal Visiting Faculty 2 Chaturvedi H. University of North Visiting Faculty Directed assembly of hybrid functional (Joined on 28.09.2015) Carolina (UNCC) at nanomaterials, lithography fabrication, Charlotte, USA prototype development of electro optic wearable devices, biosensors, Flexible electronics, solar cells 3 Srinivasan K. Australian National Visiting Faculty Diff usion in liquids (Joined on 20.01.2016) University, Canberra

FACULTY MEMBERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CENTRE Sl. No. Name Designation and Department 1. Agarwal P. Professor, Department of Physics 2. Das A K Professor, Department of Design 3. De Mahuya Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering 4. Das D. Associate Professor, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering 5. Dubey Vikash K. Professor, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering 6. Goswami P. Professor, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering (Head of the Centre) 7. Goud V. V. Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering 8. Kalita K. Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering 9. Kulkarni V. Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering 10. Mahanta P. Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering 11. Mohanty K. Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering 12. Moholkar Vijay S. Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering 13. Robi P S Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering 14. Qureshi M Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry 15. Saha U. K. Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering 16. Sahoo N. Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering 17. Sahoo L. Professor, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering 18. Uppaluri Ramgopal V.S. Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering

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The Centre at a Glance

Year of Establishment: 2004 Academic Programmes Off ered: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Faculty Members Associated: 37 Total Student Strength: 33 PhD: 33 New Students Joined in 2015-2016: 11 PhD: 11

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LABORATORY FACILITIES • High Vacuum pump , Make: M/S Spac –N-service, Model: • Research laboratory – I: (Location: fi rst fl oor, I block) DC-102 It is used as workplace by research students to • Students Biometric Attendance System, Make: ESSL carry out routine laboratory experiments which can Model: ESSL X990 accommodate 10 students. • -20°C Refrigerator • Research Laboratory – II: (Location: second floor, I • -80°C Refrigerator block) It is used as workplace by research students to • Still camera with telescopic and macro lens carry out routine laboratory experiments which can accommodate 28 students. • Thermocycler • Analytical laboratory: (Location: Research lab-II, MAJOR AREAS OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: second fl oor, I block) It is equipped with sophisticated • Water and Wastewater Treatment equipment essential for environmental research. • Solid Waste Management and Recycling • Computational laboratory- (Location: Research lab-II, second fl oor, I block). This facility is accessible to the • Environmental Bioremediation/ Environmental students for their computer related work. At present Biotechnology 20 computers are available for the users. • Bio-sorption& Bioremediation of heavy metals • Institutional Biotech Hub Laboratories • Bio-filtration for treating Waste Gases and Green • Mammalian Cell Culture Laboratory: (Location: Research Solvents lab-1, fi rst fl oor, Centre for the Environment, I block) • Removal of Toxic and Recalcitrant Compounds • Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Laboratory, • Biodegradation/Bio-detoxifi cation of Toxic Wastes (Location: Second Floor, Centre for the Environment, • Environmental Genomics and Proteomics I- Block) • Green Chemistry • Cell Culture Laboratory (Location: First Floor, Centre for • Greenhouse gas Capture and Storage. the Environment, I-Block) • Biofuels MAJOR EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES ACQUIRED: • Air pollution- Dispersion, Control & Modeling • GPU Server, make: Dell, Model: Poweredge R730 • Waste Immobilization • Portable personal Noise Dosimeter, Make: M/S 3M Quest • Soil-water-contaminant Interaction Technologies, USA, model: NP-DLX-CBL • Contaminant Transport and Retention in Porous Media • Portable VOC Monitor, Make: M/S Ion Science , UK, • Environmental History Model: Phocheck Tiger • Environmental Economics • Spinix Orbital Shaker, Make: Tarsons • Green Design • Canon Printer Make: canon, Model: LBP 6030B • Global Warming and Climate Modeling • 5 KVA Servo Stabilizer, Make: Orion, Model: Orion 11 series

CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS/SYMPOSIA ATTENDED Name of Faculty/ International/ Name of Conf./Workshop Place Date Student National Dr. Ranjan Tamuli National Conference on Challenges in Envi- IIT Guwa- 4-6 Jun 2015 National ronmental Research (NCOCER 2015) hati (Chaired a session on 5.06.2015) VisvaBharatiBarua Short Term Course on Biological Treatment of IIT Guwahati 8-10 Feb 2016 National Solid Waste NiharikaKashyap Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI) JNU, New Delhi 7-10 Dec 2015 International Prof. Utpal Bora Fogarty Annual Symposium 2016 organised Guwahati 25-28 Jan International by Department of Psychiatry, Guwahati Medi- 2016 cal College Hospital, Guwahati

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Name of Faculty/ International/ Name of Conf./Workshop Place Date Student National Prof. Utpal Bora National Seminar on Problems & Prospects IIE, Guwahati 25-26 Feb National of Muga and Eri Silk Sectors organised by 2016 CMER&TI, Lahdoigarh, Jorhat, Assam

INVITED LECTURES OF FACULTY: IN INDIA, ABROAD Name of Fac- Name of Lecture Name of Inst./Org. Place Date ulty Prof. Utpal Bora Genomics in Mental Health at “Fogarty Annual Guwahati Medical Guwahati 25-28 Jan Symposium 2016” College Hospital 2016 Prof. Utpal Bora Silk in Biomedical Applications at “National CMER&TI, Jorhat, IIE, Guwahati 25-26 Feb Seminar on Problems & Prospects of Muga Assam 2016 and Eri Silk Sectors” Prof. Utpal Bora Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Guwahati College Guwahati 22 Sep 2015 Development Prof. Utpal Bora Scope and Challenges in Entrepreneurship Research Conclave IIT Guwahati 19-20 Mar 2016

VISITORS FROM OTHER INSTITUTES/UNIVERSITIES/ORGANIZATIONS / INVITED LECTURES Name Name of Inst./Univ./Org. Purpose/ Name of Lecture Date Dr. Bob Wasson National University of Singa- Catastrophic fl oods in the Himalaya: Causes, knowl- 2 Dec 2015 pore edge, requirements and solutions Dr. BibhashNath Columbia University, USA Sediment logical controls on distribution and het- 16 Nov 2015 erogeneity of arsenic aquifers Dr. Lex van Columbia University, USA Processes regulating groundwater arsenic levels in 16 Nov 2015 Geen Bangladesh that might be relevantto Assam Prof. Subhas IIT Kharagpur Prospects of silk materials for regenerative medicine 18 Mar 2016 Chandra Kundu Dr. Kari Tami Aalto University, Finland Mechatronics for Biomedical Engineering 13 Jan 2016

SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES /SHORT-TERM COURSES ORGANISED Name of Faculty Funded International/ No. of par- (Convener/ Co- Name of Sem./Wor./Con. Date By National ticipants ordinator,etc.) Prof. Gopal Das, Chair- National Conference on Challeng- External 4-6 Jun National 120 man; Dr. Deepmoni es in Environmental Research source 2015 Deka, Convener Prof. Mihir Purkait TEQIP Short term course on TEQIP 19-23 Jan National - Surfactant mediated pollutant 2016 removal techniques Dr. Ajay Kalamdhad TEQIP Short term course on Bio- TEQIP 8-10 Feb National - logical Treatment of Solid Waste 2016 Prof. Utpal Bora, Chair- Symposium on Biomedical Engi- IITG Bio- 23 Dec National 28 man; Dr. RanjanTamuli, neering tech Hub 2015 Co-Chairman

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Patents

Sl. Name of Faculty Date Applied/ Application Name No. and co researcher Granted No. 1. Bora U and Das S Silk based electrically conductive nerve conduit and 2 Jul 2015 721/Kol/2015 the method for preparing the same

AWARDS AND HONOURS: STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENTS • Prof. Vikash Kumar Dubey: Dr. P.N. Raju Oration Award • M. Gopikiran received award for presenting the paper by Indian Council for Medical Research, Government of entitled “Sulfate reducing bacteria from a lab scale up India (Award received during January 2016). fl ow anaerobic packed bed reactor for heavy metal • Dr. Vikash Kumar Dubey: Appointed as Member, removal and its characterization” at the National Institutional BiosafetyCommittee, Pig Research Conference on Challenges in Environmental research Institute, Rani, Guwahati (2015 onwards) (NCOCER 2015), held during June 4-6, 2015 at IIT Guwahati, Assam India. • Prof. Utpal Bora, appointed as Member, Programme Advisory Committee, National Science and Technology • Mr. LalitGoswami and Mr. Jayakrishnan U received Management Information System (NSTMIS), Department award as winners and 1st runner-up respectively in the of Science and Technology, Government of India (2015- poster competition in Research Conclave 2016 held on 2018) March 17-20. • Prof. Utpal Bora, appointed as Member, Institutional • Ms. VisvaBharatiBarua received the ISWA-SWIS Winter Biosafety Committee, College of Veterinary Sciences, School full scholarship 2016 to attend Winter School Khanapara, Assam Agricultural University (2015 at University of Texas, Arlington, Texas, USA on Landfi ll onwards) Design and Operations, from 18-29 January 2016. The Scholarship included free air tickets (round trip), free • Prof. Utpal Bora, appointed as Member, Scientific lodging, free fooding, free registration for the winter Advisory Committee meeting of Muga Silkworm Seed school and free transportation during the stay. Organization, Central Silk Board, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India (2014-2016) • Prof. Utpal Bora, appointed as Expert Member, Board of Studies in Biotechnology, Mizoram University (2015)

FACULTY MEMBERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CENTRE

Name Designation and Department Bag, S. S. Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry Banerjee, T. Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering Barua, A. Associate Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Bora, U. Professor, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering Chakraborty, S. Professor, Department of Civil Engineering Chaturvedi, R. Professor, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering Das, C. Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering Das, G. Professor, Department of Chemistry (Head of the Centre) Dasu, V. V. Professor, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering Dubey, V. K. Professor, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering Dutta, M.K. Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Ghosh, P. K. Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering Ghosal, A. K. Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering Gokhale, S. Professor, Department of Civil Engineering

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Name Designation and Department Golder, A. K. Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering Goud, V. V. Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering Goyal, A. Professor, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering Jawed, M. Professor, Department of Civil Engineering Kalamdhad, A. Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering Kundu, L. M. Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry Mahanta, C. Professor, Department of Civil Engineering Mandal, B. Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering Mandal, T. K. Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering Mohanty, K. Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering Mukherjee, C. Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry Pakshirajan, K. Associate Professor, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering Pandey, L. M. Assistant Professor, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering Patel, B. K. Professor, Department of Chemistry Patra, S. Assistant Professor, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering Purkait, M.K. Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering Patra, S. Associate Professor, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering Ray, M. Professor, Department of Chemistry Sarma, A. K. Professor, Department of Civil Engineering Sastri, C. V. Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry Senthilkumar, S. Assistant Professor, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering Senthilmurugan, S. Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering Tamuli, R. Assistant Professor, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering

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The Centre at a Glance

Year of Establishment: 2014 AND TECHNOLOGY Academic Programmes Off ered: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Faculty Members Associated: 16 Total Student Strength PhD: Academic Session will start from July 2016

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MAJOR AREAS OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Speech and Language Technology, Text Analytics, Digital Heritage

VISITORS FROM OTHER INSTITUTES / UNIVERSITIES / ORGANISATIONS / INVITED LECTURES

Purpose/ Name of Name Name of Inst./Univ./Org. Date Lecture Prof. Manjari Ohala San Jose State University, Linguistics and Language Lecture 24-25 Feb 2016 Development Prof. John J. Ohala University of California, Berkeley and International Lecture 24-25 Feb 2016 Computer Science Institute, Berkeley Prof. T. V. Sreenivas Dept. of Electrical Communication Engineering, IISc Adjunct Professor 1 May -17 Jul Bangalore 2015 Prof. Amitabha Dept. of CSE, IIT Kanpur Lecture 10-16 May 2015 Mukherjee Prof. Bidyut B. Chaud- Indian Statistical Institute Lecture 9-12 Aug 2015 huri Prof. Santanu Chaud- Dept. of Electrical Engineering, IIT Delhi Lecture 5 May 2015 hury Prof. B Yegnanaraya IIIT, Hyderabad Lecture 25 Sep 2015 Dr. T Samudravijaya TIFR Lecture 26 Sep 2015 Prof. Jayanta Mukho- IIT Kharagpur Interaction 14 Nov 2015 padhyaya

SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES /SHORT-TERM COURSES ORGANISED Name of Faculty Funded International/ No. of par- (Convener/ Co-ordi- Name of Sem./Wor./Con. Date By National ticipants nator, etc.) Dr. Shakuntala Mah- Workshop on Tone and Intona- Microsoft 7-8 Jan 2016 International 50 anta tion-3 Research Prof. Sukumar Nandi Brainstorming : A national DST 15-16 Jan National 30 Research Framework develop- 2016 ment meeting on Indian Digital Heritage Prof. SRM Prasanna Third Brain Storming session on DST 23-24 Nov National 30 Researches for Linguistics and 2015 Technology Development of North-eastern Languages Prof. SRM Prasanna Second Brain Storming session on DST 26-27 Oct National 30 Reserches for Liguistics and Tech- 2015 nology Development of North- eastern Languages Prof. SRM Prasanna First Brain Storming session on DST 21 Sep 2015 National 30 Reserches for Liguistics and Tech- nology Development of North- eastern Languages

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FACULTY MEMBERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CENTRE Sl. No. Name Designation and Department 1. Bhattacharya, S. Associate Professor CSE 2. Bokil, P. Assistant Professor Design 3. Dandapat, S. Professor EEE 4. Das, P. K. Professor CSE 5. Guha, P. Assistant Professor EEE 6. Mahanta, S. Associate Professor HSS 7. Nandi, S. (Head of the Centre) Professor CSE and Head CLST 8. Prasanna, S. R. M. Professor EEE 9. Saikia, A. Professor HSS 10. Sarmah, P. Associate Professor HSS 11. Sharma, S. Associate Professor HSS 12. Shrivastava, A. Assistant Professor Design 13. Sinha, R. Professor EEE 14. Som, B. Associate Professor HSS 15. Sundaram, S. Assistant Professor EEE 16. Udaya Kumar, D Assistant Professor Design

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The Centre at a Glance

Year of Establishment: 2004 Academic Programmes Off ered: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Faculty Members Associated: 11 Total Student Strength: 34 PhD: 34 New Students Joined in 2015-2016: 4 PhD: 4

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LABORATORY FACILITIES Development of Nanoelectronic Theranostic Devices’. Nano- 1. Name of the lab Electronics group focuses on Micro-Nano fabrication, Optical and Electronic Characterization of Micro-Nano Devices, 2. Material Res. Lab development of SAW sensors, ECG amplifier and blind 3. XRD Lab assisted walker. Nanoscale science and technology group 4. TEM Lab have recently developed a device for visual detection of 5. Optoelectronic Device Fabrication Lab bilirubin and another device with Integrated Methods For Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (Rt-Pcr) 6. Nanobiotech Lab And/Or Dna/Protein Array Based Analyses . Gene Therapy 7. Cell culture Lab group is mainly focused in developing ‘Gene Therapy 8. Synthesis Lab Vectors’. They have established molecular mechanism of 9. Nano Fabrication Lab cell death via apoptotic signaling in suicide gene therapy. 10. MEMS & NEMS Lab Combination therapy involving various cytokines, cell signaling molecules and nanomaterials is another area 11. SPM Lab of our interest. Nanobiotechnology group is pursuing 12. Thin Film and Micro Fluidics Lab interdisciplinary collaborative research at the Centre for 13. Lithography Fabrication Lab Nanotechnology on “nanoparticles and nanocomposites”. 14. Micro-Nano Characterization Lab They are developing new nanoclusters for the potential applications as sensors, antimicrobial and anticancer agents. 15. Micro-Nanoelectronic Characterization Lab Nanophysics group is working on the various aspects on the 16. Wet Lab defects of carbon nanotube and their possible application as sensor. A combined group of faculty members from MAJOR EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES ACQUIRED Chemistry and Physics are working on Organic light emitting Equipment: 1) Materials Printing System, 2) AFM - TERS, 3) diode (OLEDs), Conjugated oligomer and polymer synthesis, EBL- FESEM, 4) High End Confocal Microscope, 5) Thermal Organic Field Eff ect Transistors (OFETs), Organic Solar Cells and E-beam Evaporator, 6) Oxidation Diff usion Furnace, (OSCs), Memory devices, Theranostic devices, Sensors. 7) RF-Magnetron Sputtering, 8) DC Probe Station, 9) Mask and Nanotube based transistors. In addition Centre is also Writer, 10) HPCC, 11) Refrigerated High Speed Centrifuge, involved in fostering growth of science and education in the 12) Spectroradiometer, 13) Muffle Furnace, 14) Horiba north east in the fi eld of nanotechnology by conference, Fluoromax spectrofl uorometer. workshops, symposium and seminars. Facilities: 1) 1.5 TR Split AC, 2) Desktop PC, 3) Nitrogen Regulator, 4) Argon Gas Cylinder, 5) 450nm Filter for Elisa MAJOR INITIATIVES AND BREAKTHROUGH IN RESEARCH Plate Reader, 6) X-ray tube KFL-Cu-2K etc. from Bruker, 7) AND DEVELOPMENT: OPTO INTERRUPTER MODULE, CONN. FEM TRNS, OPTO • Development of Class 100 and Class 1000 Clean Room INTERRUPTOR I.R. REFLECTIVE SENSOR, GEAR MODIFIEWD facilities at IITG. WORM WHEEL for Fluorolog-3. • Development of a device for visual detection of bilirubin. • Development of a device with Integrated Methods For MAJOR AREAS OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (Rt- The centre is pursuing research in the multi-disciplinary area Pcr) And/Or DNA/Protein Array Based Analyses of Nanotechnology required to meet the future challenges • Design Development of an amylase detection device. and to augment academic partnerships with industry. A • Design Development of a microfl uidic electrolyzer for sponsored research project of Rs. 57.75 Crore sanctioned hydrogen production from DeitY is implementing at the Centre with experts from multi-disciplinary areas of science and engineering • Design and Development of a microdroplet energy for establishing a ‘Centre for Excellence in Research and harvester.

CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS/SYMPOSIA ATTENDED

International/ Name of Faculty / Student Name of Conf./Workshop Place Date National Ashok Kumar Dasmahapatra IUPAP CCP – 2015 IIT Guwahati 2-5 Dec International 2015 Ashok Kumar Dasmahapatra Chemcon 2015 IIT Guwahati 27-30 Dec International 2015

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International/ Name of Faculty / Student Name of Conf./Workshop Place Date National Ashok Kumar Dasmahapatra 3rd Indo-German Workshop IIT Guwahati 23-26 Feb International on Advances in Materials, 2016 Reaction and Separation processes Abir Ghosh, DipankarBandyopadhyay 3rd Indo-German workshop: IIT Guwahati 2016 International and Ashutosh Sharma Advances in Materials, Reac- tions & Separation Processes Amit Kumar Singh, Tapas Kumar Man- Nanoparticle Assembly: IIT Bombay 2016 International dal, DipankarBandyopadhyay From Fundamentals to Ap- plications, Faraday Discus- sion SurjenduMaity, Shreya Mukherjee, CHEMCON 2016 IIT Guwahati, 2016 International ShirsenduMitra and DipankarBandyo- padhyay Joydip Chaudhuri, SeimTimung, Tapas REFLUX 2015, IIT Guwahati 2015 National Kumar Mandal and DipankarBandyo- padhyay Joydip Chaudhuri, SeimTimung, Tapas CHEMCON 2015 IIT Guwahati 2015 International Kumar Mandal and DipankarBandyo- padhyay Bolleddu Ravi, DipankarBandyopad- ICANN – 2015 IIT Guwahati 2015 International hyay Bolleddu Ravi, DipankarBandyopad- CHEMCON – 2015 IIT Guwahati 2015 International hyay Joydip Chaudhuri, Tapas Kumar Man- COSSE Workshop, 2015 Nuremberg, 2015 International dal and DipankarBandyopadhyay Germany ShirsenduMitra, Abir Ghosh, Surjendu- ICANN – 2015 IIT Guwahati 2015 International Maity and DipankarBandyopadhyay ShirsenduMitra, Abir Ghosh, Surjendu- CHEMCON – 2015 IIT Guwahati 2015 International Maity and DipankarBandyopadhyay Mitradip Bhattacharjee, HarshalNe- ICANN-2015 IIT Guwahati 2015 International made and DipankarBandyopadhyay, ,. MitradipBhattacharjee, SaptakRarotra India International Science IIT Delhi 2015. International and DipankarBandyopadhyay, , Festival-2015 MitradipBhattacharjee, HarshalNe- XXVII IUPAP Conference on IIT Guwahati 2015 International made and DipankarBandyopadhyay, Computational Physics, , 2015. MitradipBhattacharjee, SeimTimung, Refl ux -2015, IIT Guwahati 2015 International Nilanjan Mandal, HarshalNemade and DipankarBandyopadhyay, Archita Ghoshal and Siddhartha San- 8th Euro Biotechnology Frankfurt, 18-20 Aug International kar Ghosh congress Germany 2015 Archita Ghoshal, Upashi Goswami, 4th International Confer- Guwahati 8-11 Dec International Arun Chattopadhyay and Siddhartha ence on Advanced Nanoma- 2015 Sankar Ghosh terial and Nanotechnology (ICANN-2015)

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International/ Name of Faculty / Student Name of Conf./Workshop Place Date National Sharmila Narayanan, Lingaraj Sahoo International Conference Pune 19-21 Nov International and Siddhartha Sankar Ghosh on Cancer. Research: New 2015 Horizons Sharmila Narayanan, Lingaraj Sahoo 4th International Confer- Guwahati 8-11 Dec International and Siddhartha Sankar Ghosh ence on Advanced Nanoma- 2015 terial and Nanotechnology (ICANN-2015) Md Asif Raza and Siddhartha Sankar Global Cancer Summit Bangalore 18-20 Nov International Ghosh 2015 Archita Ghoshal, Upashi Goswami, 3rd International Confer- Pune 5-7 Feb International and Siddhartha Sankar Ghosh ence on Biotechnology and 2016 Bioinformatics (ICBB-2016) Deepanjalee Dutta,Amaresh kumar 8th India Bangalore Nano Bangalore 3-4 Mar International Sahoo, Arun Chattopadhyay and Sid- 2016 dhartha Sankar Ghosh Sunil kumar Sailapu, Deepanjalee Refl ux 2016 Guwahati 25-27 Mar National Dutta, Amaresh kumar Sahoo, Sid- 2016 dhartha Sankar Ghosh, and Arun Chattopadhyay T. Bhimraju, Anamika Kalita, Sameer 27th MRSI Symposium NEIST, Jorhat 18-21 Feb National Hussain, Akhtar H. Malik, Parameswar 2016 K. Iyer Anamika Kalita, Parameswar K. Iyer INUP Workshop Tezpur Uni- 25-26 Feb National versity 2016 Sameer Hussain, Akhtar H. Malik, MACRO 2015 IACS, Kolkata 23-26 Jan International Parameswar K. Iyer 2015 Parameswar K. Iyer IJEGMBE 2016 KIT, Waka- 23-25 Dec International matsu, Japan 2015 Akhtar H. Malik, Parameswar K. Iyer Global Mind Seminar KIT, Tobata, 19-20 Jan International Japan 2016 Parameswar K. Iyer RECENT ADVANCES IN AMU, Aligarh 29-30 Mar International CHEMICAL SCIENCES 2016 Sameer Hussain, Parameswar K. Iyer APME 2015 Yokohama, 18-22 Oct International Japan 2015 Sameer Hussain, Akhtar H. Malik, CHEMCON 2015 IIT Guwahati 27-30 Dec National Parameswar K. Iyer 2015 Anamika Dey, Dipjyoti Das, Ashish NWNTD-2016 IIT Guwahati 21-22 Mar National Singh, Parameswar K. Iyer 2015 Sameer Hussain, Akhtar H. Malik, APTEM IIT Guwahati 15-16 Feb National Parameswar K. Iyer 2015 Anamika Dey, Parameswar K. Iyer 250th ACS Meeting Massachu- 16-20 Aug International setts, Boston, 2015 USA Rahul Narasimhan, Anamika Indo-German workshop on IISc Banga- 1 Dec 2015 International Dey, Dipjyoti Das, Ashish Singh, renewable energy (organic lore Parameswar K. Iyer solar cells) and curriculum innovation in science educa- tion

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International/ Name of Faculty / Student Name of Conf./Workshop Place Date National Ashish Singh, Parameswar K. Iyer ICAER 2015 IIT Bombay 15-17 Dec International 2015 Larionette P L Mawlong, Ravi K Biroju, ICANN 2015 IIT Guwahati 8-11 Dec International P K Giri 2015

INVITED LECTURES OF FACULTY: IN INDIA, ABROAD Name of Faculty Name of Lecture Name of Inst./Org. Place Date Prof. Arun Chat- Indo-Finland joint Workshop on Turku, Finland Turku, Fin- 28 Oct topadhyay Novel Bioactive Materials land 2015 Prof. Arun Chat- MRS Trilateral Symposium Institute of Nanoscience and Mohali 23-25 topadhyay Technology, Mohali Nov 2015 Prof. Arun Chat- Supramolecules and Forensic Nano- Gujarat Forensic Science Uni- Gujarat 8-9 Jan topadhyay technology versity 2016 Prof. Arun Chat- International Workshop On Role Of Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar, 21-23 Jan topadhyay Technological Advances, Incubation Kokrajhar Assam 2016 Themes, And Engineering Skills Prof. Arun Chat- National Conference on Emerging Kirori Mal College, New Delhi New Delhi 4-5 Feb topadhyay Trends in Chemical Sciences-2016 2016 Prof. Arun Chat- International workshop on Nano- Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, 9-14 Feb topadhyay biotechniques Roorkee India 2016 Prof. Arun Chat- Frontiers in Chemistry-2016 North Bengal University Darjeeling, 7-8 Mar topadhyay West Bengal 2016 Prof. Siddhartha MALDI-TOF /TOF For Potential Thera- SCIEX Seminar On Mass spec- Guwahati 22 Sep S. Ghosh peutic Nanomaterials trometry By AB SCIEX 2015 Prof. Siddhartha Nanotheranostics for imaging and BioX-Academia Industry Con- IIT Mandi 6-7 Nov S. Ghosh targeted drug delivery clave -2015 2015 Prof. Siddhartha Strategies for Recombinant Protein IIT Guwahati Guwahati 8-11 Dec S. Ghosh Therapy using Nanocarriers 2015 Prof. Siddhartha Session Chair at ICANN-2015 IIT Guwahati Guwahati 8-11 Dec S. Ghosh 2015 Prof. Siddhartha Cloning, Purifi cation and MALDI-TOF Institute of Advance Study Guwahati 21 Jan S. Ghosh Analysis of Recombinant Proteins in Science and Technology 2016 to Explore Therapeutic Potentials at (IASST), Guwahati Advances in Proteomics workshop Prof. Siddhartha Recombinant Proteins in Nano- IIT Roorkee Roorkee 13 Feb S. Ghosh theranostics at International Winter 2016 School and Hands on Training pro- gramme on “Nano-Biotechniques” (I WiSH NanoBio: 2016) Prof. Siddhartha Applications of TEM in Nanother- IIT Guwahati Guwahati 16 Feb S. Ghosh anostics at National workshop on 2016 "Advanced Probing Techniques in TEM" Prof. Siddhartha Cancer Nanomedicine Smartens IIT Guwahati Guwahati 21 Mar S. Ghosh up at Second National workshop 2016 on NEMS/MEMS and Theranostic Devices

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Name of Faculty Name of Lecture Name of Inst./Org. Place Date Prof. Siddhartha Theranostic Cancer Nanomedicine School of Technology at North Shillong 28 Mar S. Ghosh Hands on Training Workshop on Eastern Hill University, Shillong 2016 “Synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials for Biotechnological application” Prof. Parameswar Emerging Trends in Chemistry NEHU, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong 28-29 Mar K. Iyer Shillong Shillong 2015 Prof. Parameswar Invited University of Delhi New Delhi 1-4 Mar K. Iyer 2015 Prof. Parameswar Plenary University of Tripura Agartala 6-7 Aug K. Iyer 2015 Prof. Parameswar Invited JNCASR, Bengaluru and IITB Goa 15-17 K. Iyer Aug 2015 Prof. Parameswar Plenary IIT Madras Chennai 3-4 Oct K. Iyer 2015 Prof. Parameswar Plenary Kyushu Institute of Technology, Fukuaka, 23-25 Dec K. Iyer Tobata Campus Japan 2015 Prof. Parameswar Plenary Kyushu Institute of Technology, Fukuaka, 19-20 Jan K. Iyer Wakamatsu Campus Japan 2016 Prof. Parameswar Plenary (Recent Advances In Chemi- Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh 29-30 Mar K. Iyer cal Sciences) 2016 Dr. Ashok Kumar Molecular Simulation in Polylmeric IIT Guwahati Guwahati 21-24 Dec Dasmahapatra Systems at National Workshop on 2015 Atomistic Simulation Technique Dr. Ashok Kumar Fullerene Transport across a Cell IISER Pune Pune 2-4 Jan Dasmahapatra Membrane: A Coarse grain Molecular 2016 Dynamics Study at COMPFLU – 2016 Prof. Pravat K. Microscopy Conference (MC 2015) Gottingen, Germany Germany 6-11 Sep Giri 2015 Prof. Pravat K. 6th International conference on Ad- Aveiro, Portugal Portugal 22-22 Giri vanced Nanomaterials (ANM 2015) July 2015 Dr.Dipankar Ban- “Nano-enriched Digital Microfl uidics IIT Hyderabad Hyderabad 2015 dyopadhyay Form Still life, Portraits, Landscapes to Impressionism”, ChEmference 2015, IIT Hyderabad Dr. Dipankar “Nano-enriched Digital Microfl uidics IIT Guwahati. Guwahati. 8-11 Dec Bandyopadhyay Form Still life, Portraits, Landscapes 2015 to Impressionism”, ICANN 2015, Dr. Dipankar “Fabrication of Nanodroplets Thailand Thailand 2015 Bandyopadhyay Employing the Dewetting of Liquid Films”, EMN Meeting on Droplets Phuket – Thiland, 2015. Dr. Dipankar “Self-Motile Systems”, International Haldia Institute of Technology, Kolkata 2015 Bandyopadhyay Conference on NanoTechnology, Kolkata Haldia Institute of Technology, 2015.

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SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES /SHORT-TERM COURSES ORGANISED Name of Faculty (Convener/ Name of Sem./ International/ No. of par- Funded By Date Co-ordinator, etc.) Wor./Con. National ticipants Prof. P. K. Iyer (Convenor) ICANN-2015 DST, RSC, SRL, Jaco- 8-11 Dec International 400 mex, Tektronix, etc. 2015 Prof. R. P. Palathinkal (Chair- NWNTD-2016 DeitY 21-22 Mar National 200 man), Dr. A. K. Dasmahapatra 2016 (Convener)

PATENTS Sl. Name of Faculty and Name Date Applied/Granted Application No. co-researcher No. 1 A. Chattopadhyay, A. A device for visual detection of bilirubin Indian patent application 631/ Paul, S. Basu, A. K. Sahoo submitted and published KOL/2015 on 26 June 2015 2 A. Chattopadhyay, S. K. A Device with Integrated Methods For Indian patent application 1259/ Sailapu, D. Dutta, A. K. Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain submitted and published KOL/2015 A Sahoo, S. S. Ghosh Reaction (Rt-Pcr) And/Or Dna/Protein Ar- on 18 March 2016 ray Based Analyses

AWARDS AND HONOURS STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENTS • Prof. Arun Chattopadhyay has been elected as a Fellow • Mitradip Bhattacharjee has been awarded Gandhian of the Indian Academy of Sciences (2016). Young Technology Innovation Award, 2016. • Prof. P. K. Giri has been awarded Nanoscience Research • Satyapriya Bhandari has been awarded the Materials Leader Award 2015, Cognizure Corporation, India. Research Society of India young scientist oral award 2015. • Dr. Dipankar Bandyopadhyay has been awarded NCL’s • Namami Goswami has been awarded The Google Anita Prof K Venkataraman Chemcon Distinguished Speaker Borg Memorial Scholarship (Asia-Pacifi c), 2015-16 and Award, CHEMCON 2015 she also attended the Scholars’ Retreat from September • Prof. Parameswar K. Iyer has been awarded International 8-11, 2015 at the Google Shanghai Offi ce. Association of Advanced Material Science & Technology • Best poster Award Refl ux-2016 for the paper “Droplet (IAAM) Scientist Award 2016. based organic vapor sensor”, Authors: M. Bhattacharjee, V. Pasumarthi, J. Chaudhuri, A. K. Singh, H. Nemade and D. Bandyopadhyay.

FACULTY MEMBERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CENTRE Sl. No. Name Designation and Department 1. Bandyopadhyay, Dipankar Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering 2. Bose, Biplab Assistant Professor, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering 3. Chattopadhyay, Arun Professor , Department of Chemistry 4. Ghosh, Siddhartha Sankar Professor, Department of Biotechnology 5. Giri, Pravat Kumar Professor, Department of Physics 6. Iyer, Parameswar Krishnan Professor, Department of Chemistry 7. Mandal, Tapas K. Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering 8. Nemade, Harshal B. Associate Professor, Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering 9. Palathinkal, Roy Paily Head, Centre for Nanotechnology, Professor, Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering 10. Paul, Anumita Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry 11. Sahoo, Lingaraj Professor, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering

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LAKSHMINATH BEZBAROA CENTRAL LIBRARY

Lakshminath Bezbaroa Central Library is a major service 1. Collection Development: centre of the Institute, provides library and information a) The library has a fast growing collection of books, journals, services to support the teaching, learning, research magazines both in print and digital format. A large number activities by creating state-of-the-art facilities and off ering of books,database,international and national journals on innovative services. The library is a window to the world various subjects have been added during the Financial Year of latest information in sciences, engineering, technology, 2015-16. The total collection strength of the Librarynow humanities & social sciences. The library has a fast growing stands as follows: collection of books, journals, magazines both in print and Collection Size digital format. It is housed on a four stored building having ITEMS (2015-16) a fl oor area of about 7500 sq. meter and can accommodate nearly 300 readers at a time. The in-house services of the Printed Books and bound volume 1,57,955 library are fully computerized and the entire premise is journals provided with wi-fi facility for connecting to the internet E- books 1,47,463 and accessing Institute’s electronic resources. Back fi le electronic journals 2,060 During the reported period, the total library circulation Theses, standards, Reports etc. 2,803 transactions has increased substantially and stands around Non-Book material (CD, DVD, etc.) 5,242 1.63 lakhs.Total 359 visitors from other academic Institutions have also availed the reference and reading facility of the Print Journal Subscription 90 Library. Library remains open from 8.00 am to 12.00 midnight Current electronic journals (includ- 24,012 throughout the year,to provide the reading facility to the ing journals subscribed and access Institute’s academic community. provided by Consortia) b) The growth of the collections during last fi ve years stands as follows:

Sl. F.Y. Collection No. 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 (i) Printed Books and Bound Volume Journals 1,34,687 1,40,434 1,48,181 1,54,564 1,57,955 (ii) Theses collection 1,048 1,119 1,169 1,343 1,471 (iii) Printed Journals 578 591 151 120 90 (iv) Online Journals 9,795 12,630 12,656 12,835 24,012 c) As most of the research activities are heavily dependent In addition to that,Institute is having access to 20,052 on the journal publications, Library has emphasized on online journals through ‘e-ShodhSindhu Consortium’ and enhancing the subscription current journals and expanded ‘DeLCON:DBT- Electronic Library Consortium’. the collection signifi cantly over last couple of years. Further, d) Apart from the above, Library has procured some of the for better accessibility of the contents, eff orts have been world’s most renowned abstract/full-text database like made to increase the online journals over the printed Scopus, INSPEC, IEC Standards, ACSESS archive and some journals. Presently the Library is subscribing 2,296 titles national level database i.e. CMIEProwees,BIS Standards, across all academic areas of which 2,206 are online journals. EPWRF Time Series, etcduring the reporting period.

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e) During the reporting period the Library has added about 3. Services and Facilities: 1693 nos. of e-books across all disciplines of academic a) To facilitate the users, a digital repository of theses, interests. submitted by the Ph. D. scholars of the Institute,has f) To make awareness about the regional culture and to been created and made accessible to the academic generate interest about the vernacular literature, Library has community. By the end of the reporting period, total also developed a reasonably good collection on Assamese 599 full-text theses has been uploaded in the stated language and on literary works of Sahityarthi Lakshminath repository. Bezbaroa. b) To provide suffi cient reading facility, the Central Library 2. Budget: has added 51 seatingcapacity during the reporting period. With this the total seating capacity now stands The books and research journal budget of the Lakshminath 301. Bezbaroa Central Library has also increased over the last 5 fi nancial years, details of which as follows: c) To extend better searching of huge electronic resources of the Library a world renowned Discovery Service has Research Journal Books Budget Financial Year Budget (Rs. in (Rs. in Lakhs) Lakhs) 2011-12 275.00 301.90 2012-13 125.00 350.00 2013-14 150.00 573.00 2014 -15 200.00 690.00 2015–16 125.00 750.00

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been made available to the academic community of the c) Online catalogue kiosks have been installed for the users Institute. to browse the library collection. d) Barcode based automated circulation system continues d) Separate computer terminals have been provided for the to provide hassle free transactions for the users’ visitors to access internet and library facilities. community. The system is being revamped with better barcode technology for faster transactions. 5. Recent Events e) For safe keeping of personal belongings of the library a) A workshop-cum-training programme on Institutional users, key based Locker Units has been made available Digital Repository and Metadata Engineering was throughout the library operation hours. organized by Lakshminath Bezbaroa Central Library & Centre for Career Development, IIT Guwahati and 4. Infrastructural development : National Digital Library (NME-ICT Project), IIT Kharagpur a) For enabling better delivery of circulation facility, the on 4th& 5th July 2015. The event was attended by library management software has been upgraded 42participants from diff erent academic Institutes and to web-based version. This helped to provide better Universities of the North-Eastern region. browsing of the library collection, instant email and SMS b) To guide and motivate the young researchers and generation for individual library transactions. authorsof the Institute, a workshop on “Book Publishing b) RFID based circulation and security system is being at IIT Guwahati” was conducted with the help of Elsevier implemented for helping the users to do self check-in / South Asia on 17th August, 2015. check-out of library books in near future. LIBRARIAN Dr. Tamal Kumar Guha

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CENTRE FOR EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CENTRE: 2004 • E-Learning Class Room: Provides all facilitates to conduct ON Line lectures and connects across the Nation. ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES OFFERED: Provides facilities for IITG Faculty to conduct Lectures in other IITs, & institutions from IITG campus. Has a Sl. Academic Programme Scheme seating capacity of 50 students. Students of IITG can No. Off ered display Webcasts and lectures held elsewhere in other Interdisciplinary/Industry GIAN institutions. Due to space constraints Digital Recording oriented/Research oriented Studio and Webcast Studios are co located in E-Learning academic courses jointly de- class Room. 1 veloped by an international • NKN-Video Conferencing Room: Provides Conferencing faculty of repute and an IITG Facilities for 25 participants through NKN dedicated line faculty using which IITG Faculty conduct classes for other IITs / Masters & PhD (All Engineer- QIP Institutions from within IITG. This space also doubles up 2 ing Departments) for use as Regular Conference & meeting room for CET. Teachers Training Camp IITG MoU with • E Kalpa Lab: The e-kalpa lab located at 2nd floor of 3 RMSA, Assam Design department has facilities for Video recording and editing, Product Photography and computers required MITACS - Canadian Student TEQIP 4 to generate content for Design Education and e-learning Exchange Program • Virtual Labs: Under Virtual lab project there are total Short Term courses for Curriculum Devel- 18 nos. of Labs which are physically located in 6 5 Teachers of Technical Insti- opment Cell departments at IITG. tutes under QIP i) Virtual Mass Transfer Lab: This is a chemical engineering Short term courses; Training Knowledge Incu- lab developed using labview software. A total of 12 Programs under TEQIP bation Cell (KIC): 6 experiments have been developed under this lab. Quality Circles- TEQIP ii) System, Communication and Control Lab: This lab is under electrical and electronics engineering department. Ten experiments are developed out of which 4 LABORATORIES: experiments are real time experiments. Labview software • Web Laboratory: Uploads &maintains NPTEL Content on is used to develop the experiments. Servers for National & International web cast via NPTEL iii) Virtual Labs for Mechanical Vibrations: This lab is under HQ at IITM. mechanical engineering department. Ten experiments • Video Studio: Captures using HD cameras educational are developed using Labview software. content of lectures, shows, demonstrations, etc given by iv) Speech Signal Processing Lab: This lab is under Authors of NPTEL Courses. electrical and electronics engineering department. Nine • Sound & Broadcast Studio: Edits sound in educational experiments are developed using Scilab software. content created at IITG v) Digital VLSI Design Lab: This lab is under electrical and • 3D Virtual Content Creation Lab: Conducts Research on electronics engineering department. Seven experiments creation of next generation 3D Virtual reality educational are developed using NGSpice software. Currently the lab content using a Virtual Reality System with Headgear is integrated and hosted in the cloud. mount.

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vi) Signals and Systems Lab: This lab is under electrical and using Labview software. electronics engineering department. Five experiments xvi) Remote triggered digital system design lab: This is a are developed using Labview software. Currently the lab real time lab under Computer Science and Engineering is integrated and hosted in the cloud. dept. Ten experiments are developed under this lab. vii) Electrical Machines Lab: This lab is under electrical and xvii) Virtual robotics lab: This is a real time lab under electronics engineering department. Nine experiments mechanical engineering lab. Eight experiments are are developed using adobe fl ash software. Currently the developed under this lab. lab is integrated and hosted in the cloud. xviii) Remote triggered electromechanical conversion viii) Electronic Instrumentation Lab: This lab is under lab: This is a real time lab under electrical and electronics electrical and electronics engineering department. Nine engineering lab. experiments are developed using Labview software. Currently the lab is integrated and hosted in the cloud. MAJOR EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES ACQUIRED: ix) Virtual Laboratory Experience in Fluid and Thermal Sciences: This lab is under mechanical engineering Sl. No. Equipment Qty department. Twelve experiments are developed using 1 Laptop HP Pavilion x360 13-S102TU 01 Labview software. 2 Nikon DSLR Camera 02 x) Digital North East: This lab which is actually a 3 Convertible Laptop 01 repository of rare periodical archives, ethnographic reports etc is under humanities department. 4 Chroma screen 02 xi) Virtual English and Communication: This is a laboratory 05 21” Mac Computers (Under E Kalpa) 10 under humanities department. This laboratory is about English comprehension, grammatical errors, passage MAJOR AREAS OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: making etc. Eight experiments are developed using html, Pedagogy Training, Teachers training, MOOCS content adobe fl ash software. Currently the lab is integrated and creation, Course Content Creation with aforeign expert hosted in the cloud. under GIAN, xii) Virtual Anthropology Lab:This laboratory is under Generation of design education courseware, Indian Craft humanities department. A total of nine experiments are resources, Case studies and video lectures for e-learning. developed using adobe fl ash software. Currently the lab Development, Integration and Hosting of the virtual labs is integrated and hosted in the cloud. on cloud. xiii) Ergonomics Lab for accessing physical aspect of design: This lab is under design department. Ten MAJOR INITIATIVES experiments are developed using adobe fl ash software. i) Teachers Training Camp was held for Rashtriya Madhyamik Currently the lab is integrated and hosted in the cloud. Shiksha Abhijan (RMSA) xiv) Creative design, prototyping and experimental ii) A course entitled “Optimization Methods to Groundwater simulation in human computer interaction: This lab Resources Management“ was organized under Global is under design department. Sixteen experiments are Initiative of Academic Networks(GIAN) developed using html5 and php. iii) E-learning Course Contents launched and available at xv) Remote triggered fi ber optic communication lab: (www.dsource.in) This is a real time lab under electrical and electronics engineering department. Six experiments are developed iv) 08 nos. of web and video courses completed under NPTEL

CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS/SYMPOSIA ATTENDED: INTERNATIONAL, NATIONAL Name of Faculty (Convener/ Funded International/ Name of Sem./Wor./Con. Date Co-ordinator, etc.) By National Prof. Sunil Khijwania International Seminar on Teaching-Learning British 25-26 International and New Technologies in Higher Education Council Feb 2016

VISITORS FROM OTHER INSTITUTES/UNIVERSITIES/ORGANISATIONS / INVITED LECTURES Name Name of Inst./Univ./Org. Purpose/ Name of Lecture Date Prof. Prathap Haridoss IIT Madras Lecture on NPTEL Online Certifi cation 16-03-2016 Initiatives and CSS-MOOCs.

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SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES/SHORT-TERM COURSES ORGANISED Name of Faculty Interna- No. of Sl. Funded (Convener/ Co- Name of Sem./Wor./Con. Date tional/ partici- No. By ordinator,etc.) National pants Under TEQIP 1 Dr. Pankaj Kalita, Dr. R. Solar Energy Conversion and MHRD 23-27.11.15 National 21 Anandalakshmi, Dr. P. Management Agarwal 2 Prof. P. Goswami Recent trends in fuel cell tech- MHRD 28-29.12.15 National 11 nology 3 Dr. Ajay Kalamdhad Biological Treatment of Solid MHRD 08-10.02.16 National 27 waste 4 Prof. M. K. Purkait Surfactant Mediated pollutant MHRD 19-23.01.16 National 33 removal techniques 5 Prof. G. Krishnamoorthy Modern Instruments in Re- MHRD 29.03.16 to National 3 search 01.04.16 6 Prof. Prabirkumar Saha Advanced Process Control MHRD 10-12.02.16 National 8 7 Dr. V. Prabu, Dr. R. Advanced Clean Fuel Tech- MHRD 07-11.03.16 National 4 Anandalakshmi, Dr. R. nologies and Alternative Energy Prasanna Venkatesh, Dr. Systems Nageswara Rao Peela 8 Dr. Rajesh Upadhyay, Dr. Multiphase Flow in Oil and Gas MHRD 7-11.03.16 National 7 Pankaj Tiwari, Dr. Ragh- Industry vendra Gupta 9 Dr. Samit Bhattachrya, Dr. User Centric Mobile Computing MHRD 16-18.11.15 National 15 T. Venkatesh 10 Dr. Urmi R. Salve, Ms. Visual Display Design: Scientifi c MHRD 14-16.03.16 National 14 Nanki Nath way of Representation 11 Dr. Brijesh Kumar Rai, Dr. Advances in Photonics MHRD 25-26.02.16 National 6 Ramesh Kr. Sonkar 12 Dr. Dilwar Hussain, Dr. B. Basic Statistical Tests and Data MHRD 30.03.16 to National 10 Sengupta Analysis Using SPSS 01.04.16 13 Dr. R. Bedamatta Sustainability Issues in the Hu- MHRD 10-11.03.16 National 10 man Development Framework: Measurements and Accounting 14 Dr. Shakuntala Mahanta, Language, Literature and Cog- MHRD 25-27.11.15 National 8 Dr. Avishek Parui nition 15 Dr. Gautam K. Das Algorithms in Engineering MHRD 15-19.02.16 National 21 16 Dr. Bikash Bhattacharya, Mathematical analysis and its MHRD 2-4.01.16 National 21 Dr. Jitendriya Swain applications to engineering 17 Dr. S. Senthilvelan Advanced Gear Engineering MHRD 21-22.11.15 National 20 18 Dr. Pranab Kr. Modal, Dr. Fundamentals of Microfl udics MHRD 22-23.01.16 National 11 Balkrishna Mehta and its application in Bio-Medi- cal Engineering 19 Prof. S. K. Dwivedy A short Term Course on Advanc- MHRD 13-15.12.15 National 19 es in Vibration Engineering 20 Dr. R. Tiwari A Short Term Course on Rotor MHRD 16-18.12.15 National 14 Dynamics: Theory & Practice

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21 Dr. Sachin Singh Gautam Practicle Aspects of Finite Ele- MHRD 25-29.01.16 National 14 ments Analysis 22 Dr. P.K Padmanabhan, Dr. National Workshop on Atom- MHRD 21-24.12.15 National 9 S. Ghosh istic Simulation Techniques for Materials Science, Nanotechnol- ogy and Biosciences 23 Dr. Bosanta R Boruah Celebrating the 2015 Interna- MHRD 31.10.15 National 56 tional year of Light and Light based Technologies Under the Project “Creating Digital Learning Environment for Design in India – E-kalpa” 24 Prof. Udaya Kumar, Prof. One day Exposure program “In- IIT Bom- 02.02.16 National 600 school Pankaj Upadhyay, Prof. troduction to Careers in Design bay students Pratul Kalita, Prof. Ravi and 30 Mokashi Punekar, Prof. School Charu Monga teachers Under the Project ” Electronics and ICT Academy” 25 Dr. Gaurav Trivedi, Prof. Foundation of C Programming E&ICT 23-31.12.15 National 35 Rohit Sinha, Prof. Ratna- Academy and 25- jitBhattacharjee and NITS 27.3.16 Mirza Under Virtual Lab Project 26 Prof. RatnajitBhattacha- Virtual lab workshop at Assam Virtual 18.3.2015 National 31 rjee, Prof. SantoshBiswas Don Bosco University Lab 27 Prof. RatnajitBhattacha- Virtual lab workshop at IIIT Virtual 19.3.2015 National 160 rjee, Prof. SantoshBiswas Guwahati Lab 28 Prof. Sukanya Sharma Virtual lab workshop at Madhya Virtual 28.3.2015 National 23 Kamrup College Lab 29 Prof. RatnajitBhattacha- Virtual lab workshop at VC Virtual 21.9.2015 National 40 rjee, Prof. SantoshBiswas Meet, IIT Guwahati Lab 30 Prof. SantoshBiswas Virtual lab workshop at Kalyani Virtual 9-10.1.2016 National 155 Government Engineering Col- Lab lege 31 Prof. SantoshBiswas Virtual lab workshop at Tripura Virtual 14.1.2016 National 47 University Lab 32 Prof. SantoshBiswas Virtual lab workshop at Central Virtual 21.1.2016 National 63 Institute Technology Lab 33 Prof. SantoshBiswas Virtual lab workshop at Royal Virtual 26.2.2016 National 91 Group of Institutions Lab 34 Prof. SantoshBiswas Virtual lab workshop at NIT Virtual 2.4.2016 National 87 Arunachal Lab

FACULTY MEMBERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CENTRE Sl. Name Designation and Department No. 1 Bhattacharjee, R. Professor, Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering 2 Deka, J. Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering 3 Khijwania, S. (Head of the Centre) Professor, Department of Physics 4 Punekar, R. M. Professor, Department of Design

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CENTRAL INSTRUMENTS FACILITY

YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CENTRE: 2004 source) • Surface Area and Pore Size Analyzer and High Pressure EXISTING FACILITIES (MAJOR EQUIPMENT): Analyzer Make: Quantachrome Instruments, Model: • 400 MHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Isorb HP1 (Surface Area and pore size analyzer), Model: Spectrometer, Make: Varian, Model: Mercury plus Autosorb, IQ MP (High Pressure analyzer) • Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) Spectrometer, Make: JEOL, • Impedance and Material Analyzer (IMA), Make: Model: JES-FA200 Quantachrome Instruments, Model: Autosorb, IQ MP • Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Make: LEO, Model: • 600 MHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) 1430vp Spectrometer, Make: Bruker, Model: Ascend 600 • Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope (CLSM), Make: Zeiss, • Single Crystal X-ray Diff ractometer for Large Molecules, Model: LSM 510Meta Make: Rigaku, Model: Micromax-007HF • Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FESEM), • Micro Particle Image Velocimetry, Make: DANTEC, Model: Make: Zeiss, Model: Sigma 9080M0571 • Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) and Scanning Tunneling • Isothermal Titration Calorimeter, Make: Wipro GE, Model: Microscope (STM), Make: Agilent, Model 5500 series itc200 • Laser Micro Raman System, Make: Horiba Jobin Vyon, • High Temperature Gel Permeation Chromatography, Model LabRam HR Make: Agilent, Model: G 7820A • High Temperature Differential Scanning Calorimetry • MALDI Toff -Toff Mass spectrophotometer, Make: Bruker, (DSC)/Thermo Gravimetric (TG) System, Make: Netzsch Model: Autofl ex speed Model: STA449F3A00 • Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM), Make: JEOL, MAJOR EQUIPMENT ON THE PROCESS OF INSTALLATION Model: JEM 2100 • Universal Testing Machine (UTM), Make: Biss, Model: • Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM), Make: Lakeshore, Median 250 Model:7410 series • Field Emission Gun Transmission Electron Microscope • Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometer (LCMS/MS), Make: Waters, Model: Q-Tof Premier SPECIAL MENTION: • Picosecond Time-resolved cum Steady State Luminescence • External Sample Collection: An amount equals to Rs. 2 Spectrometer, Make: Edinburg Instruments, Model: lakhs approximately has been collected as charges of Lifespec II (Time resolved Instrument), FSP920 (Steady external samples analysis for the period from 1st April State Instrument) 2015 to 31st March 2016. • Physical Property Measurement System (PPMS), Make: • Short Term course: For the second time a short term Quantum Design, Model: PPMS-9 course on “Modern Instruments in Interdisciplinary Research” was organized by the center from 29th March • Nanoindentor Make: CETR, Model: UNMT-1 to 1st April 2016. • Spectroscopic Ellipsometer Make: SEMILAB, Model: GES5E VISITORS • Single Crystal X-ray Diff ractometer for Small Molecules, A Team from Gifu University, Japan Make: Agilent, Model: Single source supernova E (Mo Prof. Shipad Revankar, University of Purdue, USA

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Institute benefi tted from the facilities of CIF 14. Regional Dental College & Hospital, Guwahati 1. Gauhati University, Guwahati 15. C. Abdul Hakeem College of Engineering and 2. Tezpur University, Tezpur Technology, Melvisharam 3. Manipur University, Manipur 16. Regional Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Agartala 4. Girizananda Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, Guwahati 17. Central Institute of Technology (CIT), Kokrajhar 5. National Institute of technology (NIT) Tiruchiraapalli 18. Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable development, Manipur 6. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 19. North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and 7. North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong Technology (NERIST), Itanagar 8. Assam Don Bosco University, Guwahati 20. LNM Institute of Information Technology, Jaipur 9. Veterinary College, Khanapara 21. Assam Down Town University, Guwahati 10. Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), Guwahati FACULTY MEMBER ASSOCIATED WITH THE CENTRE 11. Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Aligarh Krishnamoorthy, G. (Head of the Centre) 12. Shri Shankaradeva Nethralaya, Guwahati Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry 13. National Institute of Technology (NIT) Silchar

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COMPUTER AND COMMUNICATION CENTRE

INTRODUCTION equipments like Precision Air Conditioning, VESDA, Fire Detection and prevention mechanism in the 3rd fl oor of The Computer and Communication Centre of IIT Guwahati the building to cater the recent needs for the institute. The is the central computing resource pool of the institute. The Centre will move all its servers to the Data Center as soon Centre is responsible for: as it is ready. A new set of 80KVA x 3 nos. UPS has also been • Providing Email service and Internet connectivity to the installed for uninterrupted power supply to Data Center. institute • Catering to the general purpose as well as high Computer Network Enhancement computational need of the users The centre is responsible for providing the network • Maintenance of the campus network connectivity to upcoming hostels/building as well as to • Hosting and maintenance of Institute’s web pages reinforce the existing network infrastructure. To cater the • Providing EPABX services need a number of network equipment were purchased. • Providing Offi ce Automation services They include Wall-mount racks, LIUs and other Fibre passive The Centre has been involved in development of several in- components like patch cord, pig-tail etc. The center has also house software packages. It is also providing assistance to extended the network and voice facility to some new offi ces other academic institute of north-east region of India. The and infrastructures, like Civil department extension block, centre also conducts summer training to facilitate external New Boys and girls hostel, new academic extension blocks students. of various departments. Apart from these, for the upcoming IITG Data Centre, we The computer lab of the centre presently has more than 280 have procured managed network switches and its various computers with confi gurations like 4 GB RAM, tri/core-i3 associated passive components. processors etc. The lab remains open for 16 hours in a day which is accessible to all authorized users of the Institute. Also, the existing Bharti Airtel 45 Mbps internet link has been Computer practical for the common courses are held in the successfully upgraded to 60 Mbps. Centre. The computer lab facilities of the Centre are also Servers and PCs extended to the students of other institutes. The resources On the Server front, the Computer Centre has two Clusters – of the Centre are constantly upgraded to meet the ever one high availability Cluster meant for regular programming evolving standards of information technology. and the other is meant for High Performance Computing The Centre provides and maintains the PCs of the faculty (HPC), which is integrated with the Nation-wide Garuda Grid. and staff members of the Institute. In addition to providing Apart from these, a mix of high-end Servers from IBM, Dell, direct support to the members of the Institute, the Computer SUN, and HP caters to the need for Authentication, E-mail, and Communication Centre also frequently hosts write-ups Proxy, Automation and Web services. (HOW-TOs, FAQs etc.) in its Intranet website. The Centre also This year a total of 15 new high end servers has been maintains an online E-Notice board for posting and viewing procured to upgrade the Proxy servers, Mail Exchanger etc. notices electronically campus-wide, a web-based Complain and a blade chassis with fi ve blade servers to be used in Management Information System etc. Automation project specifi cally. MAJOR EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES We have also replaced the paper based Email and Proxy request process to an on-line request process. We had also The major equipment purchased in 2014-2015: increased the storage capacity of our mail backup server Data Centre with an addition of 2TB. Moreover, we had upgraded the A 1100 sq ft Data Center has been build up with all latest mail fi lters with new hardware and updated software under

170 ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 the hardware refresh policy of Barracuda. ONGOING SPONSORED PROGRAMMES Renewal/Procurement of MoU/ Licenses/Softwares National Knowledge Network (NKN) Project This year the Centre had signed a MoU with CDAC, Pune, for Our Institute is an active partner of the National Knowledge setting up an establishment of State-of-the-Art CDAC – IIT Network (NKN). This year our Bandwidth from NKN has been Guwahati Supercomputing Facility. upgraded to 2Gbps connectivity for video conferences, Also, the Centre had renewed the Microsoft Campus License, virtual classrooms and high-speed internet services. the Matlab software with 165 licenses and Plagiarism This year NKN had organised its prestigious 3rd NKN Annual detection Software TURNITIN with 1000 student user Workshop at IIT Guwahati where delegates from all over licenses. India and abroad had participated. Expansion of existing EPABX system ERNET Point of Presence With the expansion of the campus, the Centre has IIT Guwahati, a PoP (Point-of-Presence) for ERNET India in increased the capability of the existing EPABX system and the whole of North-Eastern India is entrusted with the task also extended its telephone network to new offi ces and of networking the academic institutions of the region and expansion wings of the institute. provide technical assistance where required. Currently the It has been observed that due to carbon decomposition and following, seven educational and research institutes have subsequent damaging of Krons in the outdoor telephone taken Internet connectivity from the ERNET PoP. cables, we have been facing a lot of problems in EPABX based IIT Guwahati , (1:1) 8 Mbps leased line solutions. So, this year we have taken up a major work for Tezpur University, Assam, (1:1) 2 Mbps leased line the renovation of the whole IITG campus telephone outdoor Assam Agricultural University,Guwahati. (1:1) 2 Mbps terminations. leased line National Research Centre on Pigs, (1:1) 1 Mbps leased line Offi ce Automation Services Centre of Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, (1:1) The Computer and Communication Centre has been involved 2Mbps leased line in development of several in-house software packages for Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh, (1:1) 2 Mbps providing services to institute’s various offi ce automation leased line work. These include online (Dual-Degree+MA+MTech- North Lakhimpur College, Assam, (1:1) 2 Mbps leased line MDes/MS+MTCS+PhD) application as well as data process, The ERNET node is upgraded with high end Juniper routers, Training and Placement, Student Course Registration, switches and fi rewalls. Now, the PoP backbone is upgraded Alumni Registration, Student Aff airs, Faculty Online Leave, to 1 Gbps connectivity to NKN Guwahati, NKN Delhi, and Staff Administration, Faculty Administration, Student Course NKN Mumbai. Feedback, e-Payment application, ID Card online application, IITG Payroll online. CONSULTANCY AND OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICES This year, we have released IITG Payroll online and new The Centre has been involved in setting up of campus online application for PhD-JRF and MTech-TCS. We have network and providing consultancy services to nearby also integrated Donation module to the existing e-Pyament educational institutes and state government. application, Staff +Faculty+Alumni ID Card module to the existing ID Card online application and backlog course WORKSHOP ORGANISED registration module to the existing Student Course The 3rd NKN Annual Workshop was jointly organized with Registration. We are planning to implement Application National Informatics Centre (NIC) during15-17 December Software for diff erent purposes for Academic, Student aff airs, 2014. Medical section and Accounts along with the inclusion of hostel dues payment through e-Payment, automation of FACULTY MEMBER ASSOCIATED WITH THE CENTRE electricity bill and PDA . Rao, S. V., Professor, Computer Science and Engineering (Head of the Computer and Communication Centre)

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RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS Journal Papers Conference Papers Books Book Chapters

DETAILS OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 Page Ending 27 35 Page Starting Issue Number 2015 5 78 63634 63640 2015 2015 57 2015 172015 7/6/2016 1752016 132 8 7 139 3863 2 3874 2016 57 12 5473 5479 uidics 2015 9 26502 1 11 Journal Name Year Volume Database: The Journal The Database: Databases of Biological and Curation Res.Nucleic Acid J MicrobiolCan 2016Journal of Molecular 44Graphics and Modelling 2015 5 61Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology 2348 12 in Natural Sci- Advances 2361 and Nanoscience ences: 983Nanotechnology BioresourceTechnology 989 2015 192 - 494 500 The Journal of Gene The Medicine RSC Advances Desalination and Water Water Desalination and Treatment Biomicrofl uidic device device uidic Paper Title Paper Curcumin Resource Database Resource Curcumin directs cap-and A short conserved motif in ALYREF EJC-dependent assembly of export on complexes mRNAs spliced virus gene of infectious bronchitis protein design Characterization to of ICAM-1 biophore blockingcytoadherence peptides multicomponent from Heavy metal removal the cyanobacteria by system Nostocmuscorum: kinetics and interaction study synthesis of gold nanoparticlesGreen using aque- ous extract of Dillenia indica reduction method using sulfate biological A novel hydrogenogeniccarboxydotrophicmesophilic bacteria of suicide gene therapy Nanomolar Zn(II) sensing and subsequent PPi de-Nanomolar Zn(II) sensing and subsequent PPi with cells medium and live tection in physiological functionalized chemosensor a benzothiazole amount of fats and oils using a yeast bioreactor bioreactor amount of fats and oils using a yeast and continuous fed-batch under batch, system operation Low cost design and fabrication method for devel- and fabrication method for design cost Low paper based microfl oping a leak proof with customized test zone test with customized Authors A. Kumar, H. Chetia, S. Shar- A. Kumar, Talukdar, Kabiraj, N. C. ma, D. U. Bora A. M. Gromadzka, A. L. Steck- K. K.elberg, Singh, K. Hof- mann, N. H. Gehring A. Makhija, S. Kumar Vibin A. Mehra, Gaurav Jerath, Ramakrishnan, Trivedi Vishal usage in spike codon of synonymous Analysis N. A. Manikandan, J. A. S. Roy, Hazarika, M. B. K. Pakshirajan, Syiem P. A. Sett, M. Gadewar, Bora Sharma, M. Deka, U. N. A. Manikan- A. Sinharoy, dan, K. Pakshirajan A. Raza, V. Kohila, S. GhoshV. A. Raza, cytosine E.coli Redesigned deaminase: a new facet A. Gogoi, S. Mukherjee, A. Ramesh, G. Das A. Daverey, K. PakshirajanA. Daverey, of dairy high containing wastewater Treatment A. Kakoti, F. Siddiqui, P. Siddiqui, P. A. Kakoti, F. Goswami Journal Papers and Bioengineering Biosciences

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176 ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 Page Ending 76 82 85 91 5068 Page Starting Issue Number 2015 160 9 2359 2366 2016 91 2016 2015 102016 12 112016 e014 1 12 67 1 97 12015 222 26 5 485 490 2016 129 5 912 920 Biosciences and Bioengineering Biosciences Journal Name Year Volume Arch Virol Arch Autophagy Biodegradation 2015 J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol 26 4 299 311 FEBS Letters One PLoS Anticancer Pat Recent Drug Discov Analytica Chimica Acta 2015 Sci. J Cell 882 Micro Pathog in outbreaks erent Paper Title Paper Analysis of synonymous codon usage in VP2 pro- usage in codon of synonymous Analysis gene of infectious bursal disease virus tein of assays the use and interpretation Guidelines for edition) (3rd autophagy monitoring for reduction variables on the sulfate ect of process Eff metal-containing treating in bioreactors process sur- factorial and response design wastewaters: analyses face anti- non-steroidal L. prevents rotundus Cyperus ammatory dam- gastric mucosal drug-induced infl stress inhibiting oxidative age by Dual Nuclease activity of a Cas2 protein in CRISPR- Dual Nuclease activity protein of a Cas2 interrogans subtypeCas I-B of Leptospira adhesion, survival promoteshigher and Collagen cells stem of mesenchymal proliferation Chemosensi- Cell in Cancer Agents Multi-Targeted Far Thus Curcumin from Learnt We What tization: Molecular disease characterization of Newcastle diff from virus strains isolated Northeast India during 2014-15 A near-infrared emissive Al3+sensing platform for for Al3+sensing platform emissive A near-infrared c detectioncells and probing in solution, specifi DNase activity of senescence suppression Nanog induces of p27KIP1 expression downregulation through Authors C. S. Kumar, N. M. J. Hazarika, N. M. J. C. S. Kumar, S. Kumar K. Klionsky, Abdelmohs- J. D. Abedin, H. M. J. en, A. Abe, Aro- A. Acevedo Abeliovich, S. Dubey, Vikash Kumar zena, M. Zughaier K.Villa-Gomez, Pakshira- K. D. N. S. Mushi, P. jan, R. Maestro, L. Lens E. S. Govindhan, Thomas, D. A. B. G. Padmavathi, C. Baiju, Kunnumakkara, Padikkala J. Bhuvan Dixit, Karukriti Kaushik Ghosh, Gary Fer- Pre- Kumar, Pankaj nandes, rana Gogoi, Manish Kumar D. C. Somaiah, A. Kumar, Patil, A. Sharma, S. D. Mawrie, Bhattacharya,J. R. Swamina- G. Jaganathan than, B. J. N. K. Bordoloi, Roy, D. A. B. Monisha, G. Padmavathi, Kunnumakkara B. Nath, N. Barman, S. B. Kumar B. K. Datta, D. Thiyagarajan, C. Thiyagarajan, K.B. Datta, D. A. Ramesh, G. Das Kar, D. Thier, Muenst, M. C. B. R. P. M. Helfen, Winnemoeller, Edenhofer F. Thummer, Journal Papers Journal Papers

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193 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI Page Ending 116 42 54 180 184 2559 2570 Page Starting Issue Number 1159251 19443994. 2016. 2015 9 1 46 54 2015 52016 36 28410 6 28423 2015 8 2 133 137 2016 142 2015 102016 3 DOI: 10.1080/ 450 465 2015 156 2 596 607 2016 572015 29 74 2015 13807 23 13817 22015 132 104 3 116 - - ca- c & c c Journal of Chemical Engineering Journal Name Year Volume Chemexpress Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering Science Asia-Pacifi Chemical Engineering Water Desalination and Treatment Separation and Purifi tion Technology Journal of Scientifi RSC Advances Journal of Applied Poly- mer Science RSC Advances Desalination and Water Water Desalination and Treatment Industrial Research Science and Compost Utilization Paper Title Paper in con- ionic microbubble ciation by ne particles binary from mixture by ect of surfactant and sonication on Pd(II) on the propertiesect content of of graphene lms Flotation of fi Flotation ionic microbubbles Terminal rise velocity, size distribution and stabil- size rise velocity, Terminal suspension ity of microbubble Eff synthetic electroless plating adsorption from activated charcoal solutions using commercial adsorbent tinuous plant prototype: Effi ciency and its analysis Effi tinuous plant prototype: kineticby model Mineral benefi Dye Decolorization with hybrid advanced oxida- advanced with hybrid Dye Decolorization like/ Fenton sonolysis/ comprising tion processes A mechanistic investi- systems: Ferrioxalate photo gation Analysis of Frictional Pressure Drop based on Flow based on Flow Drop Pressure of Frictional Analysis in Pipeline Flow of Oil-water Regimes Eff poly(lactic acid) nanocomposites palmi- and characterization of sucrose Fabrication poly(lactic acid) bionanocomposite reinforced tate fi behavior and Pyrolysis Insights of the Combustion using Reactive Molecular Dynamic Coals Three of Simulation Ni(II) ac- adsorption characteristics of commercial synthetic electroless plating carbon from tivated solutions Nanocrystals Agricul- of Cellulose from Fabrication tural Compost Lifetime of microbubble-anLifetime interpretation Chemexpress Authors Rajeev Parmer, Subrata Kumar Subrata Kumar Rajeev Parmer, Ghosh Pallab Majumder, Rajeev Parmar, Subrata Kumar Subrata Kumar Rajeev Parmar, Majumder Ramagopal Rajesh Yennam, Uppaluri Rajeev Parmar, Subrata Kumar Subrata Kumar Rajeev Parmar, Majumder S. Chakma, L. Das, V. S. Mo- V. S. Chakma, L. Das, holkar Rambhupal Naidu, Tapas Ku- Tapas Rambhupal Naidu, Subrata Kumar mar Mandal, Majumder G. Pugaz- Valapa, Ravi Babu henthi, Vimal Katiyar G. Pugaz- Valapa, Ravi Babu henthi, Vimal Katiyar K. Banerjee, Mo- T. S. Bhoi, hanty Rajesh Yennam, Ramagopal Rajesh Yennam, Uppaluri Rashmi R. Devi, Prodyut Vimal Kalamdadh, Ajay Dhar, Katiyar Rajeev Parmar, Subrata Kumar Subrata Kumar Rajeev Parmar, Majumder Journal Papers Journal Papers

194 ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 Page Ending 1 12 8310 95 19 485469 494 478 276 287 252245 263 256 Page 53529 53542 Starting Issue Number jiec.2016.03.009 2015 5 2015 60 2015 33 2016 DOI: 10.1016/j. 2015 572015 42463 29 359 381 2016 34 2015 210 2016 2016 2015 26 2015 76 Chemical Engineering Journal Name Year Volume Journal of Taiwan Taiwan Journal of Institute of Chemical Engineers Journal of Industrial Chem- and Engineering istry RSC Advances Journal of Industrial Chem- and Engineering istry Ultrasonics Sonochem- istry Indian Chemical Engi- neer Particulate Science and Particulate Technology and Mes- Microporous Materials oporous Process Safety and Envi- Safety Process Protection ronmental Environmental Progress Progress Environmental & Sustainable Energy Ultrasonics Sonochem- istry Internationa Journal of Multiphase Flow cation and cation Paper Title Paper using treatment cation of wastewater oxalate System for Decolorization of Azo Decolorization Dye for System oxalate tion of Carmoisine of recalcitrant degradation and its application for pollutants and Sonocataly- Adsorption of Dye Using Removal sis Process. Ibuprofen sono-hybrid processes: An overview of mechanis- sono-hybrid processes: tic synergism Shear induced migration of concentrated suspen- of concentrated migration Shear induced bifurcationchannels Y-shaped sions through mes- and characterization of ordered Synthesis support silica membrane: Role of porous oporous and gas permeation study Reactive extraction seeds and storage of castor biodiesel stability characteristics of produced Lead (II) adsorption from aqueous solutions onto aqueous solutions onto (II) adsorption from Lead Ag nanoparticles: ed Modeling and optimi- modifi zation en- Mechanistic ultrasound induced insight into of simultaneous saccharifi hancement for hysterophorus of Parthenium fermentation ethanol production particleShear induced of concentrated migration channels suspension in 3D bifurcating Authors S. Chakma, V. S. MoholkarV. S. Chakma, Mechanisticof Hybrid Analysis Sono-Photo-Ferri- S. MoholkarV. S. Chakma, Mechanisticof Sono-Photolysis Analysis Degrada- S. MoholkarV. S. Chakma, ZrFe2O5 Sonochemical synthesis of mesoporous S. MoholkarV. S. Chakma, Fast of Bi-Metallic Oxides Nanotubes for Synthesis S. Chakma, V. S. MoholkarV. S. Chakma, in Sono-Enzymatic Investigations of Degradation S. Chakma, V. S. MoholkarV. S. Chakma, Intensifi S. Yadav, Mallikarjuna Reddy, Mallikarjuna Reddy, Yadav, S. Singh Anugrah Sanjib Barma, Bishnupada Mandal S. R. Dasari, V. Bouragadda, V. V. Bouragadda, V. S. R. Dasari, Goud V. S. J. Hosseini, H. Aghaie, M. Hosseini, H. Aghaie, S. J. Ghaedi, K. Dashtian, M. K. Purkait S. Singh, Sarma, M. Agrawal, S. Moholkar V. A. Goyal, Mallikarjuna Reddy, Yadav, S. S. Anugrah Journal Papers Journal Papers

195 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI 024 Page 907-9 Ending 1 10 69 78 31 40 231 239 1927 1939 1766 1778 Page 907-1 Starting Issue Number 2016 57 2015 4015020 2015 143 2 024 2015 932015 10 362016 1 3 57 2015 8 98 336 347 2016 59 2015 89 31 2015 89 Chemical Engineering Journal Name Year Volume Desalination and Water Water Desalination and Treatment Journal of Energy Engi- Journal of Energy neering Journal of Chemical Physics Environmental Technol- Environmental ogy Water Desalination and Treatment The Canadian Journal Canadian The of Chemical Engineer- ing Chemical Engineering and Design Research Journal of the Taiwan Taiwan Journal of the Institute of Chemical Engineers and non- patterns ow uroromethanesulphonyl) Paper Title Paper ows Development of Ceramic Membranes from Low Low Membranes from of Ceramic Development Emul- the Separation of Oil-Water for Clays Cost sion cally modifi ed high free fatty acid castor oil methyl fatty oil methyl acid castor ed high free cally modifi blending and optimization study esters: Capillary force mediated fl mediated Capillary force characteristics of oil- drop pressure monotonic water microfl Graphene based multifunctional superbots Carbon Coarse-grain Molecular Dynamics Study of Fuller- Membrane a Cell across Transport ene A Pilot Plant Study of the Degradation of Brilliant Plant Study of the Degradation A Pilot Microbubbles: Mechanism Dye using Ozone Green and Kinetics of Reaction (V) of As Adsorption based adsor- on zirconium bents Quantitative Prediction of Hydroxyl Radical of Hydroxyl Gen- Prediction Quantitative Microbubbles Ozone eration from amide with hydrocarbons, alcohols and aqueous alcohols amide with hydrocarbons, based binary interac- using a correlative systems tion parameter PC-SAFT predictions on mixtures of 1-alkyl-3meth- ylimidazolium-bis(trifl Graphene based multifunctional superbots Carbon Authors Suresh Kanchapogu, G. Pug- Suresh azhenthi V. B. Borugadda, V. V. GoudV. V. Borugadda, B. V. properties of chemi- temperature low Improved Seim Timung, Vijeet Tiwari, Tiwari, Vijeet Seim Timung, Tapas Singh, Amit Kumar Dipankar Mandal, Kumar Bandyopadhyay Sunny Kumar Singh, Amit Kumar Sunny Dasma- Kumar Ashok Kumar, Mandal, Kumar Tapas hapatra, Dipankar Bandyopadhyay Sridhar Akshay, Bharath Sridhar Akshay, Ashok Srikanth, Amit Kumar, Dasmahapatra Kumar Snigdha Khuntia, Subrata Ku- Ghosh Pallab mar Majumder, Snigdha Khuntia, Subrata Ku- Ghosh Pallab mar Majumder, Snigdha Khuntia, Subrata Ku- Ghosh Pallab mar Majumder, Suman Mahato, Amit Kumar, Amit Kumar, Suman Mahato, Banerjee Tamal Singh, Amit Kumar Sunny Dasma- Kumar Ashok Kumar, Mandal, Kumar Tapas hapatra, Dipankar Bandyopadhyay Journal Papers Journal Papers

196 ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 Page Ending 1 10 371 383 7348 7354 Page 68557 68557 Starting Issue Number DOI: 10.1021/acs. energyfuels.6b00047 2015 5 2015 292016 10 6670 6677 2015 39 2015 20162015 7 3 1 23 30 2016 18 2 529 540 Journal Name Year Volume Energy & Fuels Energy Solar EnergyRSC Advances 2016RSC Advances 124 2015 5 2016 177 6 183 40414 7 40421 5341 5349 RSC Advances New Journal of Chem- istry & fuels Energy Energy Science & Engi- Energy neering Journal of Cleaner Production onlineTribology and Biomass Waste 2015Valorization 10 5 354 359 Clean Technol. and Clean Technol. Policy Environ. cation Paper Title Paper violet) removal electrochemically on Sn and Zn violet) removal anode using Co3O4 electrocatalysts reduction of CO2 to HCOOH on Zn and Sn electro- HCOOH to reduction of CO2 catalysts electrochemi- the reduction of CO2 tion towards using various electrolytes HCOOH cally to adsorbent of brous of a functionalized fi Synthesis high uptake capacity: a study on Pb(II) uptake and model development simple acidic site Transesterifi for Flyash from like Materials synthesized Sn electrocatalyst using Co3O4 anode using Co3O4 Sn electrocatalyst synthesized as electrocatalysts uct oxide using zinc and cobalt (Cathode) (anode) and Cu2O Co3O4 synthesized as electrocatalysts of bio-lubricant base stock synthesis from high of bio-lubricant synthesis from base stock fatty oil acids castor free modifi ed waste cooking oil methyl esters for bio- cooking esters ed waste oil methyl modifi lubricant application (IR-120) for catalyst ous acidic ion-exchange resin bio-lubricant application and their blends cookingof waste oil epoxide Authors V. S. K. Yadav, M. K. PurkaitYadav, S. K. V. (Crystal reduction and dye Simultaneous CO2 V. S. K. Yadav, M. K. PurkaitYadav, S. K. V. and its applica- of Pb2O electrocatalyst Synthesis K. Ghosh, A. K. Kulkarni, P. V. V. Golder M. K. PurkaitVolli, V. and Characterization of Hydrotalcite Preparation V. S. K. Yadav, M. K. PurkaitYadav, S. K. V. the for electrochemical process Solardriven cell V. S. K. Yadav, M. K. PurkaitYadav, S. K. V. on a HCOOH to Electrochemical reduction of CO2 M. K. PurkaitYadav, S. K. V. single prod- to Electrochemical reduction of CO2 M. K. PurkaitYadav, S. K. V. reduction using CO2 Electrochemical studies for V. B. Borugadda, V. V. GoudV. V. Borugadda, B. V. Response surface optimization methodology for V. B. Borugadda, V. V. GoudV. V. Borugadda, B. V. thermo-oxidative stability Improved of structurally GoudV. V. Borugadda, B. V. oil using heterogene- of castor In-Situ epoxidation GoudV. V. Borugadda, B. V. Physico-chemical characterization and rheological Journal Papers Journal Papers Chemical Engineering

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248 ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 7 Page Ending Physics Page 973916 973916- Starting Issue Number 2015 5 10 107232 2016 6 - 24976 24984 2015 75 12 578 - 2015 862016 12 - 1250022015 - 340 - - 12015 56 - 12 63 - 1 10 2016 93 1 13006 - 2015 92 6 64026 - c Journal Name Year Volume Ceramics InternationalCeramics 2015Journal of Electronic Materials 41Applied Surface Sci- ence 1AIP Advances S296 S302 International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology. Proceedings of SPIEProceedings of SPIEProceedings 2016 97410TReview of Scientifi 2016 97410T-8Instruments - - Physical Review APhysical 2016RSC Advances 93 - 33845 - Phys.Rev. D Phys.Rev. Phys. Rev. D Rev. Phys. Eur.Phys.J. C Eur.Phys.J. cient Visible Light Visible cient lm Paper Title Paper Capacitors Deposited by RF Magnetron Sputtering RF Magnetron by Deposited Capacitors for Films Ba5Nb4O15–BaWO4Composite tered Applications Window Electronic and Smart by Deposited Films Thin nocrystalline Ba5Nb4O15 Sputtering RF Magnetron of RF response thermochromic Irreversible for smart lms nanocrystallinesputtered BaWO4fi applications window and Micro- Broadband, Impedance Spectroscopy, Dielectric of Mechanically Properties Alloyed wave Ba5Nb4O15Ceramics Binary wave- based high speed zonal hologram estimation time sensing with reduced front in a error of algorithm discretization Investigation estimation process wavefront zonal array sensing using a grating wavefront Zonal fi on a polyester printed Ground-state cooling of micromechanical oscilla- of micromechanical cooling Ground-state induced sideband regime in the unresolved tors a quantum well by Effi NitrideGraphitic Carbon for Blue of Methylene Photodegradation Spontaneous CP violation in lepton-sector: A com- and the Dirac CP phase, Theta_13, for mon origin leptogenesis Sultana-Dyer black hole: A time dependent case behavior of black holes behavior Authors C. Anil Kumar, D. Pamu D. C. Anil Kumar, Pamu D. C. Anil Kumar, Dielectric and Electrical of BaWO4 Film Properties Dielectric and Optical Characterization of RF Sput- Pamu D. C. Anil Kumar, Santhosh Dielectric, Optical and Electric Studies on Na- T. C. Anil Kumar, Pamu D. Kumar, Dobbidi Chikkala Anil Kumar, Josephine Sylvester Pamu, Biswajit Pathak, Bosanta R. Biswajit Pathak, Boruah Bosanta R. Biswajit Pathak, Boruah Suraj Kumar, Biswajit Pathak, Bosanta R. Boruah Bijita Sarma, Amarendra K.Bijita Sarma, Amarendra Sarma K. Giri P. Biswajit Choudhury, of Bulk and Nanosheets Isotype Heterostructure Biswajit Karmakar, Arunansu Biswajit Karmakar, Sil Bibhas Ranjan Majhi hidden symmetry Near horizon of and entropy Bibhas Ranjan Majhi anomalies and one-dimensional Gravitational Journal Papers Journal Papers

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262 ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 Page Ending Page Starting Year 2016 - - 2016 -2016 489a - 2015 - 1932015 193 70 77 2015 - - 2015 - - 2016 -2015 - - - 2015 - - 2015 - - Biosciences and Bioengineering Biosciences ux 2016 ux ux 2016 ux Seminar/ Symposia Proceedings Seminar/ Symposia Name of Conference/ Workshop/ Workshop/ Name of Conference/ Proceedings of the National Seminar on Proceedings IVS-XXIV National conference – VIROCON – National conference IVS-XXIV 2015National seminar on plant genomics and challenges and opportuni- biotechnology, -ties in 21stcentuary So-60thAnnual Meeting of the Biophysical JOURNAL cietypublished inBIOPHYSICAL - 68th Annual Meeting of Indian Institute of 2015), IIT (CHEMCON Chemical Engineers Guwahati Insect-Plant interaction 68th Annual Meeting of Indian Institute of 2015), IIT (CHEMCON Chemical Engineers Guwahati 4th International Conference on Advanced on Advanced 4th International Conference and Nanotechnology Nanomaterial (ICANN-2015) 56th International Annual Conference of As- 56th International Annual Conference of Indiasociation of Microbiologists (AMI) New Horizons in Biotechnology New Horizons Sympo-4thAnnual Chemical Engineering sium Refl 56th International Annual Conference of As- 56th International Annual Conference of Indiasociation of Microbiologists (AMI) 4thAnnual Chemical Engineering Sympo-4thAnnual Chemical Engineering sium Refl lm using lm Paper Title Paper functional cation of promising residues cation and characterization of dextransucrase Molecular characterization and infectivity of a infecting severely of Begomoviruses isolate cowpea and mungbean in India cowpea in geneti- geminivirus resistance RNAi – mediated (Vigna cowpea unguiculata) cally engineered in the features spectroscopic of novel Investigation non-aromatic arising from region near ultraviolet amino acids in peptides and proteins with heavy met- Remediation of Soils contaminated als of cyanobacterialDevelopment biofi chitosan as biofi lm inducing material for biofuel cell for biofuel lm inducing material as biofi chitosan applications Recombinant Plant Phytaspase Ensemble-Compos- Plant Phytaspase Recombinant Caspase-like Nanoparticles Activ- ite Potentiating for Therapy ity in Cancer Purifi and production of iso- WeissellacibariaRBA12 from maltooligosaccharides BA12 as a potential food additive and hydrocolloid additive food BA12 as a potential removal and nitrogen multaneous CO2sequestration ammonium rich wastewater from Identifi endo-xylanasecapable of introducing activity into an exo-acting arabinofuranosidase (Ct43Araf) with activity:enhanced Anin silicoapproach using paper and pulp mill wastewater as feedstock using paper and pulp mill wastewater Authors S. Kumar, B. Tanti, S. K. Tanti, B. S. Kumar, Mukharjee, L. Sahoo S. K. Tanti, B. S. Kumar, Mukharjee, L. Sahoo B. A. Paul, I. Mondal, S. Prasad, R. Venkatramani, R. Mandal, Swaminathan Abshar Hasan, Tiwari, Sakshi Ajeet Singh, Lalit Pandey Utpal BoraSambhavi, Sharbani Kaushik, Pranab Goswami and its applications culture Animal cell Sharmila Narayanan, Lingaraj Sharmila Narayanan, Siddhartha Sahoo, Sankar Ghosh Rwivoo Baruah, Barsha Deka, Arun Goyal Rwivoo Baruah, Arun Goyal cibariaR- Weissella Characterization of glucan from S. Arun, K. Pakshirajan si- Algae based photo-activated for sludge system Priyanka Nath, Anil Kumar Arun Dhillon, Kedar Verma, Sharma, Arun Goyal Rohit P. James, K. James, PakshirajanRohit P. production chitosan of fungal strains for Screening Conference Papers Papers Conference

263 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI Page Ending Page Starting Year 2016 - - 2016 1172015 402 117 409 2015 -2015 - - - 2015 - - 2016 852016 85 87 87 2015 - - Biosciences and Bioengineering Biosciences Land- cation: Ayurvedic Seminar/ Symposia Proceedings Seminar/ Symposia Name of Conference/ Workshop/ Workshop/ Name of Conference/ Annual Chemical Engineer- The ux 2016, National Seminar on Problems and Pros- National Seminar on Problems ing Symposium, IIT Guwahati ing Symposium, pects of Muga and Eri Silk Sectors 14th FAOBMB congress and 84th anual congress 14th FAOBMB meeting of SBC(I) International Conference on Cancer Re- on Cancer International Conference New Horizons search: 7th ISEES International Workshop on Sus- Workshop 7th ISEES International and Safety Environment tainable Energy, Theme with Railway Centric 4thInternational Conference on Advanced on Advanced 4thInternational Conference and Nanotechnology Nanomaterial (ICANN-2015) 11thCarbohydrate Bioengineering Meeting Bioengineering 11thCarbohydrate 2015 - Pro- International Seminar on Prevention, motion, and Pacifi scape - 22ndISCB International Conference-2016- and Sustainable ordable in Aff trends Recent Drug Discovery and Developments 56th International Annual Conference of As- 56th International Annual Conference of Indiasociation of Microbiologists (AMI) ciently hydrolyzing hydrolyzing ciently Paper Title Paper c Detection of Malaria Silk in biomedical applications Newcastle disease virus isolated from an outbreak in an outbreak from disease virus isolated Newcastle India Unveling the importance of functionallyUnveling active Cas- in cancer Phytaspase recombinant pase like protease therapeutics Intensifi cation of ethanol production from Parthe- cation of ethanol production from Intensifi sonication: A mechanistic nium hysterophorusby investigation From waste to health care product: Pectic oligosac- product: Pectic health care to waste From of treatment citrus peels by from charides produced endo-pectate cancer lyase (PL1B) inhibiting colon cells the analy- for cultures Establishment of in vitrocallus fromTi- constituents sis of essential phytochemical Thoms Miersnospora cordifolia(Willd.) ex Hook. F. diseases against challenging important of two Screening alkaloids cell from (Willd.) cordifolia Tinospora of suspension cultures using high-throughput Thoms & Miers ex Hook. F. methods screening genomics and proteomics for device Bench top Refl the cellulosic substrates the cellulosic Paper Based Electrochemical Sensor for Species Based Electrochemical Sensor for Paper Specifi Authors Suradip Das, Swagata Sharma, Swagata Suradip Das, Utpal Bora Manoj Gadewar, Umesh Kumar, S. KumarUmesh Kumar, Molecular characterization strain of of an apoptotic Sharmila Narayanan, Lingaraj Sharmila Narayanan, Siddhartha Sahoo, Sankar Ghosh Shuchi Singh, Arun Goyal, V. S. V. Shuchi Singh, Arun Goyal, Moholkar Singh, Arun GoyalShweta Isolation of bacterial strain effi Soumyadeep Chakraborty,Soumyadeep Arun Goyal Vartika,Srivastava Chaturvedi Rakhi Vartika,Srivastava Chaturvedi Rakhi Deepan- Sailapu, Sunil Kumar Kumar jalee Dutta, Amaresh Siddhartha Sahoo, Sankar Ghosh, Arun Chattopadhyay Smita Das, Priyamvada Jain, Priyamvada Smita Das, Babina Chakma, Pranab Goswami Conference Papers Papers Conference

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265 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI Page Ending Page Starting Year 2016 -2016 - - 20162015 - - - - - 2015 - - 2015 -2015 - 2015 - - - - 2015 - - 2015 -2016 - - - 2016 - - Chemical Engineering Seminar/ Symposia Proceedings Seminar/ Symposia Name of Conference/ Workshop/ Workshop/ Name of Conference/ International Conference on Recent on Recent International Conference Sciences, & Material in Engineering Trends ICEMS-2016, Jaipur National University on materials conference 5th international and characterization (ICMPC processing (2016) Proceedings Today: 2016) Materials Materials Advanced MRSI Symposium-2016, Sustainable Applications for 68th Annual Meeting of Indian Institute of 2015), IIT (CHEMCON Chemical Engineers Guwahati The Indian Chemical Engineering Congress Indian Congress The Chemical Engineering 2015) (CHEMCON International Conference on Environment on Environment International Conference 2015 (ICENV-2015) The Indian Chemical Engineering Congress Indian Congress The Chemical Engineering 2015) (CHEMCON on New Frontiers International Conference and Environmental Energy in Chemical, Telangana Warangal, (INCEEE), Engineering 68th Annual Meeting of Indian Institute of 2015), IIT (CHEMCON Chemical Engineers Guwahati The Indian Chemical Engineering Congress Indian Congress The Chemical Engineering 2015) (CHEMCON International Conference on Bioscience and on Bioscience International Conference 2016 Biotechnology- 5th International Conference of Materials of Materials 5th International Conference and Characterization (ICMPC Processing (2016) Proceedings Today: 2016) Materials sh scales sh (Lac- lled Poly ed gas-aided ex- erent Gases erent olds Fabrication olds Paper Title Paper aqueous solution using from ltration of FeCl3 xation of small bones bio wastes Fish Scale Derived Hydroxyapatite reinforced reinforced Hydroxyapatite Scale Derived Fish for Possibilities lms: Bio-fi acid) Polymeric Po(lactic Devices Sealing/locking the Internal Fixation fi fabrication through Nano Hydroxyapatite and Characterization of Poly Studies on Fabrication Ortho- for Composites (Lactic Acid)/Hydroxyapatite paedic Applications Metal of Mixed Oxides and its Characteri-Synthesis on Diff the Adsorption zation for Ultrafi MCM-41 ceramic composite membrane MCM-41 composite ceramic Synthesis and Characterization of Thermally Stable Thermally and Characterization of Synthesis Separation CO2 Membrane For Bio-Polymer ow hold up in an ejector induced Gas-liquid-liquid fl column ow bubble fl down Studies on gas holdup in a modifi traction column Density Of Blended Alkanolamine Aqueous Systems Monoetha- With Of Piperazine 1-(2-Aminoethyl) From 1-Propanol nolamine And 2-Amino 2-Methyl 323) K To (298 nickel nanoparticles application and its potential State of ArtState Leaching Particulate Casting on Solvent OrthopedicMethod for Scaff Biowastes Processed Hydroxyapatite fi Hydroxyapatite Processed Biowastes tic acid) Bio-composite open reduction internal- for fi Authors Arbind Prasad, Siddharth Arbind Prasad, M. Ravi Sankar, M. Bhasney, Katiyar Vimal Katiyar, Vimal Arbind Prasad, M. Ravi Sankar Katiyar, Vimal Arbind Prasad, M. Ravi Sankar Bish- Gopal Das, Arun Kumar, nupada Mandal Ashim Kumar Basumatary, R. Basumatary, Kumar Ashim Pratim Partha Kumar, Vinoth Adhikari, Gho- Aloke Kumar G. Pugazhenthi shal, Babul Prasad, H. Kalita, Bish- Babul Prasad, nupada Mandal Goshika,Bharath Kumar Sub- Majumder rata Kumar Goshika,Bharath Kumar Sub- Majumder rata Kumar Binay Deogam, Bisweswar Deogam, Bisweswar Binay Bishnupada Mandal Das, Ch. V. Rao, A. K. Rao, GolderV. Ch. Nerium Oleander leaf extract synthesis of mediated Arbind Prasad, M. Ravi Sankar, M. Ravi Sankar, Arbind Prasad, Katiyar Vimal Arbind Prasad, Siddharth Arbind Prasad, M. Ravi Sankar, M. Bhasney, Katiyar Vimal Conference Papers Papers Conference

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324 ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 years years years years Duration ` ) (in 9,84,000.00 1 year Amount Amount 38,50,000.00 2 years 22,89,000.00 - Sanctioned tors Co-investiga- mar 6,00,000.00 2 years 6,00,000.00 2 Agency Funding Funding SERB 23,10,000.00IITG 3 DST 5,00,000.00 2 83,00,000.00 5 SERB Amit Ku- Dr. DRDO - ABB-CoE 30,72,000.00 4 IITG 5,00,000.00 2 years IITG 5,00,000.00 2 DRL, Tezpur - SERB 22,80,982.00 DBT 42,17,200.00 3 years DBT 42,17,200.00 3 years SERB 31,70,000.00 3 lms and ns via iron and heat transfer ow Chemistry Chemical Engineering pathogen and for cation system uid Chiral and Achiral Hydrofunctionalisation of Olefi Chiral and Achiral High (X:Cto Activation Reactions: and O) Acess X-H Catalysed Cobalt Chemicals and Commodity Materials value Fuels,Organic Doped pi-conjugated mol- Heteroatom Catalyst: Via Materials Organic Activation Reactions Metal CatalysedC-H Transition ecules via Sequential C-H Bond Activation, Function- for Strategies (Cu,Ag,Au): Reactions and C-O) Bond- Forming (C-N alisation, Carbon-Heteroatom catalysis and Group-transfer 'Thermo-Pack' Dense palladium membrane preparation using porous SS and ceramic SS and ceramic using porous Dense palladium membrane preparation supports rig an in-house membrane test for Energy for achieved by supercritical fl supercritical by achieved other contaminants free drinking free other contaminants water K. Raul Scientist, and Sri Bodhaditya Das, (In with Sri P. collaboration Tezpur) Laboratory, Research Defence Chemistry, Water Division of value added chemicals process process Nandi, Indian Barun Kumar School of Mines, (In with Dr. collaboration Mehabub Rahaman, University, Jadavpur JharkhandDhanbad, and Dr. Kolkata) to conversion and Fructose) Glucose (Cellulose, Carbohydrates 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural mesoporous using ionic liquid encapsulated catalysts zeolite Principal InvestigatorPrincipal Title Project Seetharam Seetharam Upadhyah Peela Sl. 31. Alape Akshai Kumar Dr. 32. Alape Akshal Kumar Dr. 33. Animesh Das Dr. 11 of Group Complexes Transition-Metal and Imido Oxo Terminal 27. Gupta Raghvendra Dr. 28. in microchannelsregimes ow in slug-annular fl Processes Transport Rajesh Kumar Dr. 29. SERB S. Senthilmurugan Dr. with Centre associated MS, ME/M.Tech PhD, ABB-CoE Scholarship for 30. KatiyarVimal Dr. packaging polymer based thermally conductive Biodegradable fi 26. R. Anandalakshmi Dr. on thermo syphon fl Experimental investigations 23. M. K.Purkait Dr. of portable Development purifi water 25.Tiwari Pankaj Dr. yield targeted plastics to studies of waste and combustion Pyrolysis 22. M. K. Purkait Dr. low-cost drinking using a hybrid of contaminated water Treatment 24. Nageswara Rao Dr. No. No.

325 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI years years Duration ` ) (in Amount Amount 19,20,000.00 2 years 49,05,000.00 3 years Sanctioned tors Co-investiga- Mandal Agency Funding Funding SERB IITG 5,00,000.00 2 years IITG 5,00,000.00 2 IITGSERB 5,00,000.00 2 SERB Biman Dr. 26,70,000.00 3 SERB 22,80,000.00 3 years SERB 22,80,000.00 3 CSIR 6,00,000.00 3 years CSIR 6,00,000.00 3 SERB 52,50,000.00 3 years SERB 52,50,000.00 3 IITG 5,00,000.00 2 years IITG 5,00,000.00 2 SERB 30,31,000.00 IITG 5,00,000.00 2 years IITG 5,00,000.00 2 DST 35,00,000.00 5 years DST 35,00,000.00 5 SERB 30,90,000.00 3 years SERB 30,90,000.00 3 SERB 46,90,000.00 3 years SERB 46,90,000.00 3 uidic Chan- uidic interaction inside surfactantuorophore as- Two-Dimen- uidic Channels of Reconstructed Post Doctoral Fellowship Post Development of Synthetic Organoselenium compounds as Chemo- compounds Organoselenium of Synthetic Development of cancer the treatment for Agents preventive the synthesis of a-sialic acid glycosides for group Study with Biological the synthesis of SUGiol and its Derivatives side chains y3/y2 amino acids with proteinogenic containing Metabolising Enzymes mixtures-spectroscopic and theoretical approach mixtures-spectroscopic and theoretical semblies Through Heterojunctions of Cation-Anion Selective Nanofl of Cation-Anion Heterojunctions Through nel Networks sional nanometrials for Chiral Resolution sional nanometrials for Metals: Exploring Potential Catalytic Application Catalytic Metals: Exploring Potential towards enantioselective synthetic routes of versatile structural of versatile motifs enantioselective synthetic routes towards Access to Optically Active Disubstituted N-heterocycles and Their Ap-Their and N-heterocycles Disubstituted Optically Active to Access plications in Synthesis Bearing Structurally Tunable Co-ordination Spheres Tunable Bearing Structurally Principal InvestigatorPrincipal Title Project Asthana Bhabak Sl. 47. Mrityunjaya Dr. 46. Krishna Pada Dr. 48. K. Kancharla Pavan Dr. participating A novel benzonitrile: protecting 2-(Hydroxymethyl) 49. S. Chandra Pan Dr. 50. Sunanda Chattrejee Dr. Benzylic Organocatalytic Asymmetric C-H Activation: Application to Peptides hybrid of ay analysis synthesis and conformational Design, 44. Bhabak Krishna P. Dr. 45. Bhabak Krishna P. Dr. Grant Resaerch DST-INSPIRE Sphingolipid for Substrate Fluorescent of Novel and Synthesis Design DST 35,00,000.00 5 years 43. Kalyanasis Sahu Dr. in solvent photo-physics driven hydrogen-bonding state Excited 42. Kalyanasis Sahu Dr. Study of nanoparticle-fl 41. Kalyan Raidongia Dr. Transport Ionic Analogues of Semiconductor p-n junction: Ion 40. Kalyan Raidongia Dr. Application of nanofl 39. Dipankar Srimani Dr. Transition Row with First Complexes of Pincer and Synthesis Design 38. Dipankar Srimani Dr. acids: with chiral bronsted catalysis of photoredox Integration 37. Chandan K.Jana Dr. sp3C-H Arylation: Stereoselective Facile Metal and Oxidant Free 34. Animesh Das Dr. 35. Biplab Mondal Dr. 36. SastriV. C. Dr. Catalysts New opportunities Acid Based Lewis with a New Calcium and phenol ring nitration complexes Copper-peroxynitrite IITG Metal Intermediates Structure-ReactivityValent of High Correlations SERB 5,00,000.00 2 years 41,90,000.00 3 years No. No.

326 ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 years years years years years years years years years years years Duration ` ) (in 5,00,000.00 2 years Amount Amount 35,00,000.00 - 55,98,299.00 3 years 49,10,000.00 3 years Sanctioned tors Co-investiga- Kota Agency Funding Funding DST IITG 5,00,000.00 2 MOES, GOI Harsha Dr. SERB 25,06,000.00IITG 3 5,00,000.00 2 DST 5,30,000.00 2 SERBIITG 38,78,000.00 3 5,00,000.00 2 IITG 5,00,000.00IITG 2 DST 5,00,000.00 2 22,00,000.00IITG 3 IITG 5,00,000.00 2 5,00,000.00 2 SERB Civil Engineering Project Title Project of design cation of Guwahati city and development c corridor c eld based measurements Delhi mote Sensing Techniques Sensing mote Urban traffi oxidative coupling reactions coupling oxidative Department Ryo Kum- Lrie, of Chemistry, (In with Dr. collaboration Japan) University, amoto Formation Release response spectra and geo- detailed in-situ geotechnical response considering studies physical methods acquisition aerospace tal for reserves of petroleum reassessment for Analysis core system modeling using hydrological catchment river Teesta partupstream of and fi Principal Investigator Principal Sl. 65. Sri Harsha Kota Dr. Games in 2010 at New Wealth Studying air quality during Common 62. Rishikesh Bharti Dr. 63. Re- Rajasthan Advance Using Western of Duricrust Mapping in Paris Gokhale Sharad B. Dr. 64. Gokhale Sharad B. Dr. Global Impacts Urban Black Carbon Mitigations and Local in noise propagation investigate and modelling studies to Field Using 51. PunniyamurthyT. Dr. asymmetric cycloaddition and for of chiral catalysts Development 52. PunniyamurthyT. Dr. 53. C-C C-H Activation for and C-H Bonds Regioselective Toward Studies Uttam Manna Dr. Drug Triggered for Materials Superhydrophobic Stimuli Responsive 54. Abhishek Kumar Dr. INSPIRE 55. Abhishek Kumar Dr. Seismicclassifi site 56. Dashora Ajay Dr. 57. Shelke Amit B. Dr. data airborne photographic High cost Resolution mapping using low 58. Ankit Garg Dr. 59. using phononic crys- system health and usage monitoring Protective M. Nair Archana Dr. 60. Shelf Basin based on routine of Upper Assam Evaluation Formation Budhaditya Hazra Dr. surface uptake induced water root settlement A study on vegetation 61. structural cost low health monitoring of a real-time Development IITG Manish Kumar Dr. contribution in and glacier melt runoff of snowmelt Assessment No. No.

327 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI year years years years years years years years months months Duration - ` ) (in Amount Amount Sanctioned tors Co-investiga-

7,50,000.00 3 Agency Funding Funding IITGMicrosoft 4,99,536.00 1,50,000.00 2 IITG 4,95,000.00 2 IITG 4,92,000.00 2 BRNS 3,90,000.00 1 ERASMUS+ Capacity Building in Higher Edu- cation IITGIITG 4,99,400.00 2 5,00,000.00 2 IITK, MHRD SG-IITG 5,00,000.00IITG 2 5,00,000.00MHRD 2 6,50,000.00 3 MHRD 6,80,000.00 c in large ection routers Design Centre for Educational Technology Educational for Centre Computer Science and Engineering Science Computer Project Title Project ective Interactive Voice Response System Response System Voice ective Interactive defl for techniques cient fault tolerant An ergonomic approach to improve daily living of Elderly with specifi improve to approach ergonomic An Product Analysis using Lifecycle approach considering user, designer designer user, considering approach using Lifecycle Analysis Product The International Learning Networks on Sustainability Networks International Learning The of Bramhaputra in Assam Education and Entertainmentnology for (IVRs) Mesh-on-Chips networks interconnection ning Effi Power Frugal Design Approach Design Frugal perspective eye and birds (In with IIT Kharagpur) collaboration reference to product design in virtual product design to environment reference station in Assam gramme (In with IIT Kharagpur) collaboration management (Un- resources Optimisation Methodsgroundwater to der GIAN Programme) Principal Investigator Principal Punekar Goyal Sl. 68. Abhishek Shrivastava and evaluation of eff Design 71. Ravi Mokashi Dr. 69. Charu Monga70. Charu Monga Dr. & Documentation of Craft A Documentary on the Banks Practise Film tech- elds of interventions in the fi Design using animation techniques 66. Aryabartta Sahu Dr. 67. scan- cargo for image enhancement of X-ray GPU based acceleration John Jose Dr. 72. Upadhyay Pankaj 73. Suradip Das the North for East using a Pump Water Tradle of a Mechanical Design 74. Pal Swati 78. Saikia Pahi Dr. Programme) (Under GIAN uence & Infl Campaigns,Media 75. Urmi Ravindra SalveWork- jewellery Manufacturing Traditional Intervention Ergonomic in 76. L. Boeing Singh Dr. InfrastructurePlanning and Modelling (Under GIAN Pro- Projects 77. Manish Kumar Dr. No. No.

328 ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 years years years years Duration - 4 years ` ) (in 6,50,000.00 3 months 5,00,000.00 2 years 5,00,000.00 2 years 5,90,000.00 6 days Amount Amount 31,90,000.00 3 years 29,27,400.00 2 years 840,00,000.00 338,70,800.00 2 years Sanctioned 17,50,00,000.00 4 years tors Co-investiga- 6,60,000.00 6 days 6,60,000.00 6 Trivedi Mathemat- try, ics and Physics 237,24,000.00 5 L. and Dr. Barbora Agency Funding Funding Media Lab MHRD MHRD IITG IITK, MHRD DEITY Gaurav Dr. MHRD Chemis- HODs, Asia ASTEC 2,70,000.00ONGC 2 151,34,000.00MNRE 2 N. Sahoo Dr. KTH Royal Institute Sweden IITG 5,00,000.00 2 Centre for Energy for Centre Humanities and Social Sciences Electronics and Electrical Engineering Distributed Network algorithms (Under GIAN Programme) algorithms (Under GIAN Programme) Network Distributed (In with IIT Kharagpur) collaboration Setting up of Electronics and ICT for Assistance Financial Scheme for Academics in India Design for E-Kalpa-2 Environment Digital creating ematics Education Electronics and IT Phd Scheme for Visvesvaraya North-eastern suitable for heat recovery of India drilling supervisors for tool biogas based and performanceDevelopment evaluation of a 3kWe biomass utilising lignocellular generation system power Council) Research Swedish Gullen Cederlof, (In with Dr. collaboration Green Material Forming and Joining (Under GIAN Programme) Forming Material Green MHRD and thermal system solar photovoltaic combined Principal InvestigatorPrincipal Title Project Mandal rjee Punekar thinkal hanta anan Sl. 79. Sarathi Partha Dr. 81. Ratnajit Bhattacha- Dr. 82. Ravi Mokashi Dr. 83. Sunil Khijwania Dr. in Science & Math- Excellence for 84. Bharat,Centre Unnat Shikshak-Unnat Gautam Biswas Prof. (Under GIAN Programme) Transfer Boiling Heat 86. Nagarjuna Nallam Dr. 87. Pala- Paily Roy Dr. an in-band full-duplex for radio circuits of CMOS integrated Design 88. SERB Sanjib Ganguly Dr. Planning of smart-grid Part-I:Optimal Microgrids under uncertainity90. IITG Kalita Pankaj Dr. 91. Senthilmurugan Dr. Bed paddy dryer with waste of a Fluidised and development Design 92. software monitoring well interactive of comprehensive Development Ma- Pinakeswar Prof. 93. Saikia Arupjyoti Dr. India-China The Corridor Research 80. R. Ganesh Naray- Dr. 85. Chandan Kumar Dr. of multifunctional Development connected inverter grid 89. Kalita Pankaj Dr. and thermodynamic management of a improvement Performance No. No.

329 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI years years years Duration ` ) (in 8,96,720.00 1 year 8,17,520.00 1 year Amount Amount 28,64,750.00 3 years 32,26,000.00 3 years 12,10,750.00 1.5 years 21,73,600.00 2 years Sanctioned tors Co-investiga- Deepak 16,40,220.00 1.5 years raj 16,40,220.00 1.5 Agency Funding Funding NIRDESH NIRDESH CSIR 18,96,000.00 3 DST Sangamesh Dr. Gas Turbine Research Establu- ishment ARDB KulkarniV. Dr. IITG 34,98,000.00 2 years 5,00,000.00 2 IITG 5,00,000.00 2 years IITG 5,00,000.00DBT 2 S. Kanaga- Dr. years BRNS 22,62,500.00 3 IITG 5,00,000.00 2 ICSSR 12,00,000.00 2 years ICSSR 12,00,000.00 2 uids Physics Mechanical Engineering ux measurements in Gas Turbine and internal and internal Turbine in Gas ux measurements in gas turbine element simulations of fatigue crack growth nite Numeric Methods for dynamic analysis of adhesive contact problems of adhesive dynamic analysis Numeric Methods for SERB Thin Films for Spintronic Applications Spintronic for Films Thin boo Stripes Manufacturing 3D fi disk and heat fl temperature Application Engine Combustion ect and surface wettabil- eff of Electromagnetic uences infl Combined uids in a Microfl ity on the contact line dynamics of immiscible fl and Samaj in Early Twentieth Century Mithila (1905-1940) Twentieth and Samaj in Early and emission studies on biofuel blended with high oxy- Performance capacitygen storage nanoparticles using an indirect injection engine of Ulster, University Pimenidou, Panagiota (In with Dr. collaboration UK) Co., Road Newtownabbey Shore of High Flow Aspect ratio Micro holes using Abrasive Nano Finishing Process Finishing Conditions Under HighMetallic Strain Rate Loading Alloys sam Principal InvestigatorPrincipal Title Project tam Murthy Mondal Somayaji Shankar Sl. 97. K. S. R. Krishna Dr. 99. N. Sahoo Dr. localised Sensors for Thermal method of High Calibration Frequency 95. Jha Kumar Dr.Mithilesh Notions of Desha Vernacular: Imaginaries in the Social and Political 96. Chandramohan Dr. 98. Mamilla Ravi Dr. 94. Ray Sawmya Dr. in As- and Law Women Against Violence In of Gender Justice: Search No. No. 106. A. Perumal Dr. and and Characterisation of Nano-Sized NiO Powders Preparation 104. Kore Sachin D. Dr. bam- Equipments for of manually Operated and Development Design 107. A. Perumal Dr. for soft applications magnetic lms thin fi magnetic Laminated BRNS 101. Khanikar Prasenjit Dr. Mechanisms of and Multiple Fracture Behavior Study of Deformation 102. S. Kanagaraj Dr. 103. S. Senthilvelan Dr. wool in lieu of ceramic insulation material Thermal Bearings Thordon of Failure Studies om Premature 105. Sachin Singh Gau- Dr. 100. Kumar Pranab Dr.

330 ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 years years years Duration ` ) (in 5,00,000.00 2 years Amount Amount 45,99,200.00 3 years 26,65,200.00 3 years 25,60,000.00 3 years 36,00,000.00 - Sanctioned tors Co-investiga- Basu Agency Funding Funding SERB BRNS S. Ravi Dr. 34,03,500.00 3 years GOI BRNS 21,58,520.00SERB 3 BRNS 25,20,000.00 3 DBT 22,85,000.00 3 Saurabh Dr. Institute (General) Project Title Project Development of (K, Na)NbO3 ceramics modifi ed with LiTaO3 and ed with LiTaO3 of (K,Development Na)NbO3 modifi ceramics sensor applications and pyroelectric LiNbO3 forpiezo plasmonic metamaterials on s/c surfaceplasmonic metamaterials sic in Zn1NiO/NiO phase composite two KNbO3 and NaNbO-NiO piezoelectric applications for nanopores Protein through Make-in India Week (In with IIT Bombay) collaboration Make-inWeek India Principal Investigator Principal Sl. No. No. 108. Bipul Bhuyan Dr. 109. Pamu D. Dr. at Belle and II experiments KEK Japan B-Physics 110. Gagan Kumar Dr. 111. Gagan Kumar Dr. 112. using engineered components THz waveguide active and passive Thota Subhash Dr. 113. based terahertzdevices Plasmonic metamaterials guided wave Thota Subhash Dr. extrin- dielectic and the role behavior of the relaxor-like Investigation 114. Bhattacharya Swati Dr. of the dielectric and ac-conductivity Investigation response studies of SERB Translocating Molecular Dynamics Study Electronics Sensing of DNA 115. Maiti Narayan Uday Dr. electronics wearbale for source self-charging power Graphene gfor IITG 116. Dean, R&D

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Major Consultancy Projects (above ` 5.00 lakhs) Received During 2015-2016

Title Principal Investi- Clients gator Vetting of Design & Drawing for CA No.: CE(AF)SZ/BOR/14 Dr. Arun Chandra Govind Khaitan, Partner, M.P. of 2013-14, Additional/Alteration to three Existing Technical Borsaikia Khaitan, Ulubari, Ghy buildings (PEB) at AFS Borjhar Proof checking of design and drawing for RCC campus retain- Dr. Arun Chandra Ankan-The Design Desk, Ghy ing wall at FCI sit Phesama, Kohima, Nagaland Borsaikia Mix Design of concrete M-25 for the work of permanent Dr. Arunasis Tribeni Construction Ltd, Ghy campus for regional centre of IIMC complex at Aizawl and Chakraborty investigation of cement Test on Physical and Mechanical properties of SHYAM Fe 500 Dr. Arunasis Offi ce of the Chief Engineer, Ghy Bar Chakraborty Rebound Hammer Test on the Foundation of Tower Ioc. No. Dr. Arunasis Power Grid Corporation of Indian 10/0 of 400kV D/C BTPS Bongaigaon Chakraborty Ltd, Lower Nangarh Laplang Shillong Vetting of Drawing and Design of Structure and Retaining Dr. Arunasis Wall in CPP-IPR Assam Chakraborty Mix design of concrete M-25 for the work of Disability Studies Dr. Arunasis Central Public work Develop- in Aizawal, Mizoram and Investigation of cement Chakraborty ment, Aizwal, Mizoram Test on Physical & Mechanical properties of SHYAM & TATA Dr. Arunasis N.F. Railway, Agartala TMT Bar Chakraborty Mix Design of concrete M-25 for piles and other works for Dr. Arunasis Hindustan Prefab Limited, Ghy the construction of Academic & Admin Block at IIIT Guwahati Chakraborty permanent campus near Mirza, under Kamrup Dist. Guwahati and Investigation of cement Vetting of structural design of 33KV Substation, CPP-IPR Dr. Arunasis centre of Plasma Physics IPR Nazirakaht, Assam Chakraborty Nazirakaht, Tepesia, Assam Quality Test on RCC Structure of Under Construction Jawahar A. Chakraborty M/S ZORAM Industries Develop- Navodaya Vidyala at Mizoram ment Corporation New Secretari- at Complex, Aizwal, Mizoram. Proof checking of Jubilee bridge across river Hooghly of Prof. Anjan Dutta Eastern railway Eastern Railway Test on physical & mechanical properties of Jindal Panther Fe Prof. Anjan Dutta M/s VNR Infrastructure Ltd., 500D Hyderabad Proof checking of the detailed design of approach roads o Prof. Anjan Dutta Rail Vikas Nigam Limited, Kolkata cable stayed road over bridge at Barddhaman in the state of West Bengal Test on Physical & Mechanical properties of Jindal Panther Fe Prof. Anjan Dutta Engineering Section, IITG 500D Proof checking of design and drawings of foundation, sub- Prof. Anjan Dutta STUP Consultants Pvt Ltd, Mum- structure, N.F. Railway, Mizoram bai Test on Physical properties of Dalmia cement OPC 53, OPC 43 Prof. Anjan Dutta Offi ce of the Chief Engineer, PWD, & PPC Chandmari, Ghy Test on Physical & Mechanical properties of Satyam TMT bar Prof. Anjan Dutta Satyam ISPAT (North-East) Ltd, Arunachal Pradesh Investigation of soundness and stability of 120 Men Barrack Prof. Anjan Dutta CPWD, Offi ce of the Executive at BSF campus, Mawpat Shillong Engineer, Meghalaya

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Title Principal Investi- Clients gator Repair and rehabilitation of damaged bridges no 46/3 and Prof. Anjan Dutta National Highway Authority of 73/3 on NH-31C India, Govt. of India Bongaigaon Test on Physical & Mechanical properties of RASHMI 550 TMT Prof. Anjan Dutta Simplex Infrastructures Ltd, Ghy Bar Test on Physical & Mechanical properties of Purlin and site Prof. Anjan Dutta Airports Authority of India, LCBI, Bracing with GI coating Ghy proof checking of design and drawings of fundation & sub- prof. Anjan Dutta STUP Consultants pvt Ltd Kolkata structure for the proposed via-duct of rail bridge at Nabad- wip across river Hooghly Test on physical & Mechanical properties of SAIL TMT Bar Prof. Anjan Dutta N.F. Railway, Agartala Proof checking of design and drawings of superstructure, Prof. Anjan Dutta STUP Consultants Pvt Ltd Kolkata substructure and foundation of 323m fl yover A and 429m fl yover B across Kona Expressway at ingress and egress points of Santragachi bus terminus, Kolkata Analysis of water sample for drinking purpose Dr. Ajay Kalamd- Offi ce of the Director Water & had Sanitation Support Organization, Public Health Engineering Dept., Ghy:35 Evaluation of water sample for construction purposes Dr. Ajay Kalamd- NTPC Limited, Bongaigaon had Testing of Bio-Tank effl uent Dr. Ajay Kalamd- N.F. Railway, Maligaon, Ghy had Evaluation of water sample for construction purpose Dr. Ajay Kalamd- NTPC Limited Bongaigaon had Technical consultancy towards the development of a traffi c Dr. A.K. Maura PMT (NEP) ASIGHAT sensor Consultancy work for evaluation of quality of Binder and Bitu- Dr. A.K. Maura 87 Road Construction Coy men Emulsion Conducting C-0 test for determination of angle friction for Dr. Anil Kumar NCC Limited, Agartala, Tripura the soil sample received from NCC Limited Mishra Technical examination and recommendation of the river Prof. Arup Kr. Assam Petro-Chemicals Ltd., water intake structure Sarma Guwahati Proof checking of Detailed Design of Overfl ow section Prof. Arup Kr. Ministry of Water Resources, River adjacent to the sluice of Jakaichuk Drainage Development Sarma Development & Ganga Rejuven- Scheme tion, Offi ce of Chief Engineer-I, Brahmaputra Board, Basistha, Ghy-29 Morphological studies of rivers Brahmaputra, Subansiri and Prof. Arup Kr. Govt. of India, Central water Com- Pagladia Sarma mission, Morphology Directo- rate, 906 (S), Sewa Bhawan, R.K. Puram, New Delhi-110066 Design study of Submerged Dike & Gablon weir in the river Prof. Arup Kr. NTPC Limited, Bongaigaon Champamati Sarma Design of Soil-lime mixes for heavy rainfall roads Dr. Anjan Kumar S Border Roads Task Force-758, Sik- kim, Pin-930758 Field performance evaluation of cement concrete roads Dr. Anjan Kumar S L&T IDPL, Chennai Road Surface Condition Evaluation Dr. Anjan Kumar S Professional Civil Infra Pvt Ltd, Bangalore

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Title Principal Investi- Clients gator Design of Rigid Pavements on Low Volume Roads Dr. Anjan Kumar S Border Roads Task Force-758, Sikkim Forensic Investigation of failures of link way at Air Force Sta- Dr. Anjan Kumar S tion Design of Bituminous mixes for high altitude and heavy Dr. Anjan Kumar S Border Roads Task Force-758, Sik- rainfall area kim, Pin-930758 Proof checking of designs for ground improvement using Dr. A. Murali M/s S.C. Construction, Ghy PVD for NF Railway project at Garjee, Agartala, Tripura Krishna Proof checking of the design of sheet piling work at Udaipur Dr. A. Murali Geotechnical Solutions, Chennai station building Krishna Proof checking of the structural design and drawings for Dr. A. Murali Creative Design Consultants & strengthening of foundation system, platform supporting Krishna Engineers Pvt. Ltd system etc for Udaipur station complex for Agartala-Sab- room, new BG Railway line project of N.F. Railway Landslide study and evolution of mitigation method Dr. Arindam Dey PWD Arunachal Pradesh Mix design of concrete M-25 for pile foundation & structural Dr. Amit Shelke M.N. Rao, Project Manager (Ray- works CA cement ang), Pasighat Mix design of concrete M-25 for the work of C/o MP Building Dr. Amit Shelke CPWD, Imphal, Manipur for NIT at Langol, Imphal , Manipur and Investigation of ce- ment ( Dalmia) content 410kg/cum of mix Mix design of concrete M-25 for the work of C/o M.P. Build- Dr. Amit Shelke CPWD, Imphal, Manipur ing for NIT at Langol, Imphal, Manipur and Investigation of cement (Dalmia) content 330kg/cum of mix Mix design of concrete M-25 for construction of offi ce build- Dr. B. Hazra Power Grid Corporation of India ing and investigation of cement Ltd., Ghy Proof checking of the structural design & drawings of build- Dr. B. Hazra IIIT Guwahati ing of IIIT Guwahati Surge analysis of MUW line-graphite-NTPC kudgi super ther- Dr. Bimlesh Kumar Graphite India Ltd, Maharashtra mal power project Surge Analysis of make up water line at NTPC super thermal Dr. Bimlesh Kumar power project LARA, Rajasthan Transient analysis of about 170 kms of Nawa Rural Water Dr. Bimlesh Kumar SHIPPL, Jaipur supply network to 72 village with four pumping stations of Tehsil-nawa Dist. Nagaur-Rajasthan Test on physical properties o Star Cement OPC 43 grade Dr. Bulu Pradhan Assistant Engineer, Manipur Project Sub-Division-II, CPWD, Imphal Manipur Mix design of concrete M-35 & M-40 for construction of the Dr. Bulu Pradhan Kulajit Talukdar, Sr. Manager super structure works investigation of cement (Project) Numaligarh Refi nary Ltd. (NRL), 122A, Christianbasti, G.S. Road, Guwahati-05 Test on Physical & Mechanical properties of Jindal Panther Fe Dr. Bulu Pradhan M/s Simplex Projects Ltd 500 D Test on Physical & Mechanical properties of Jindal Panther Fe Dr. Bulu Pradhan Asst. Engineer, Manipur Project 500D for the construction of 300 boys hostel for NIT Manipur Sub-Division-I, CPWD, Imohal, at Langol, Imphal Manipur

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Title Principal Investi- Clients gator Mix Design of concrete M-30 & M-35 grade for the construc- Dr. Bulu Pradhan Tribeni Construction , Ghy tion work of IWT RO RO Terminal at Dhubri and investigation of cement (Topcem) Proof checking of design and drawing of 82.40 MRT PMT Dr. B. Singh M/s Shree Gautam Construction Bridge with RCC decking over steel beam bottom grinder Company Ltd superstructure on satluj at Hussainwala Barrange in Punjab State Consultancy services for preparation of feasibility report for Dr. D.N. Burago- PWD, Ghy, Govt. of Assam proposed 6-lane bridge over river Brahmaputra connecting hain Narengi (near Ghy ) with Kurua (at North Bank) with road link upto Consultancy services for recheking/proof of the design of Dr. D.N. Burago- PWD, Lawngtlai, Govt of Mizoram 8 nos of bridges on kaladan Multi Modal Transit Transport hain Project Route in Mizoram Test on physical and mechanical properties of Jindal Panther Dr. Hemant B. Assistant Engineer, Manipur Fe 500D & SAIL Fe 500D Kaushik Project Sub-Division-II, CPWD, Imphal, Manipur Mix Design of concrete M-25 for the construction of strength- Dr. H.B. Kaushik HSCC (India) Ltd, Noida ening and upgradation of general hospital at Naharlagun, Arunachal Pradesh and investigation of cement Mix Design (Pumpable) and investigation of construction Dr. H.B. Kaushik RITES Limited, Gurgaon materials (Reinforcement & Cement) Test on Physical & Mechanical properties of Jindal Panther Fe Dr. H.B. Kaushik CPWD, Imphal, Manipur 500D Test of Admixture FOSROC Dr. H.B. Kaushik CPWD, Imphal, Manipur Test on Physical properties of Star Cement OPC 43 grade Dr. H.B. Kaushik CPWD, Imphal, Manipur NDT and Concrete Corecutting at Luxmi Market and New Dr. H.B. Kaushik PWD, Govt of Manipur Market in Imphal Inspection of 5 nos. PEB Hangars at Air Force Station Jorhat Dr. Hrishikesh M/s. Modern Prefab Systems Pvt. Sharma Ltd., Plot No.- 273, 274 Sector-7, IMTManesar, Dist- Gurgaon -122050, Haryana Consultancy for 50M tower measurements at AIR, Tripura Dr. Hrishikesh Kadevi Industries Ltd., Hy- Sharma derabad-500062 Proof checking for the construction of proposed viral diag- Dr. Hrishikesh CPWD, Borjhar, Ghy nostic building for RMRC Dibrugarh, Assam Sharma Mix design of concrete M-25 for the construction of nurses Dr. Hrishikesh HSCC (India) Ltd. LGB Regional hostel Tezpur, assam and investigation of cement Sharma Institute of Mental Health, Tezpur, Assam Test on Physical & Mechanical properties of TATA Tiscon 500D Dr. Hrishikesh Rajkumar Biswas, Hojai Assam Sharma Mix Design of concrete M-25 for CA No. CCE (Army) No. 2/01 Dr. Hrishikesh A.K. Gupta, col, Project Manager of 2015-16: Completion of incomplete work for provision of Sharma 2, Pin:908471 Pre Cast/Prefabricated RCC wall and Allied facilities in Misa- mari, Assam and Investigation of cement Proof checking consultancy service of structural drawings Dr. Hrishikesh Sikkim University and design of sikkim University Sharma

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Title Principal Investi- Clients gator Proof checking consultancy service for proposed develop- Dr. Hrishikesh JACOBS CES, Kolkata West Bengal ment at shalimar Station, West Bengal Sharma Mix Design of concrete Dr. Hrishikesh RITES LTD, Gurgaon Sharma Test on Physical & Mechanical properties of Tata Tiscon TMT Dr. Hrishikesh N.F. Railway, Agartala Bar Sharma 3rd party quality assurance for IWT RORO Terminal at Dhubri Dr. Hrishikesh Govt. of Assam, Offi ce of the Sharma Executive Engineer, Ghy Central Division, CPWD, Ghy78 Consultancy of Vertically and Twist Angle Test Report of 50 M Dr. Hrishikesh Pragati Electrocom, Gurgaon FM Tower at Goalpara Site-Assam Sharma Proof checking for the construction of proposed extension of Dr. Hrishikesh United Design Studio, Dispur roof over galleries of Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Sarusa- Sharma Hatigaon Road, Ghy-6 jai Sports Complex Investigation of PVC Door Dr. K. Dasgupta Mr. Rahul Kumar Tulsyan Checking of strengthning work of Taj Vivanta at Guwahati Dr. K. Dasgupta Indian Hotels Company Limited, Mumbai Test on physical properties of timber specimen Dr. K. Dasgupta Hema Pradhan, Aizal, Mizoram Testing of HDGI perforated cable tray material made of MS Dr. K. Dasgupta IOCL, Noonmati, Ghy sheet Mix design of concrete M-25 for proposed construction work Dr. K. Dasgupta Engineering Cell, IITG of extension investigation of cement Test on Physical & Mechanical properties of Electro steel Fe Dr. K. Dasgupta NF Railway, Agartala 500 Bar Mix Design of concrete M-25 for renovation, modernization Dr. K. Dasgupta Power Grid Corporation of India and augmentation of hostels Ltd Mix Design of concrete M-25 for the work of C/o 300 boys Dr. K. Dasgupta CPWD, Imphal hostels for NIT at Langgoi, Imphal, Manipur and investigation of cement (TAJ) Test on physical properties of Magic Cement PPC & OPC 43 Dr. K. Dasgupta RNB Cements Ltd, Ghy Test on Physical & Mechanical properties of Electrosteel Fe Dr. K. Dasgupta M.K. Engineering, West Maligaon, 500 Bar Ghy Test on Physical & Mechanical properties of Jindal Panther Fe Dr. K.D. Singh N.F. Railway 500D Mix design of concrete M-25 against CA No.: CESZ/NAR/09 of Dr. K.D. Singh B.K. Batra, AE (Civil), AGE B/R-I 2015-16 (Topcem OPC 43) narangi, Narangi Military Station, Ghy-27 Consultancy for proof checking for structural design of pro- Dr. K.D. Singh pwd Govt. of Manipur posed construction of memorial pilar of anglo-manipuri war 1891 at Khebaching, Khongjom, Manipur Mix Design of concrete M-40 for constructing major bridge Dr. K.D. Singh N.F. Railway, Silchar no 44 in J-I project and investigation of cement Test on Physical & Mechanical properties of TATA Tiscon Fe Dr. K.D. Singh IIT Guwahati 600 Mix Design of concrete M-20 & M-25 for construction of some Dr. K. D. Singh WAPCOS LIMITED, New Delhi buildings in NEPA Complex, Umiam, Meghalaya and Investi- gation of cement (Topcem OPC 43)

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Title Principal Investi- Clients gator Air purifi cation using foams and grey water purifi cation Dr. Pallab Ghosh Unilever Industries Pvt Ltd. Bangalore Job Mix formula for WMM, DBM and BC as per MoRT & H Dr. Rajan Choud- Mr. Pankaj Kumar, EE Civil, Offi cer specifi cations hary Commandin Riding quality test on Jorabat-Shillong of NH-40 Dr. Rajan Choud- Jorabat-Shillong Expresshighway hary Ltd Testing of stone spalls for use for highway construction Dr. Rajan Choud- MBL-ABCI (JV), DN 23, 2nd Floor, hary SectorV, Salt Lake City, Kolkata Job Mix formula for WMM, DBM and BC as per MoRT&H speci- Dr. Rajan Choud- Mr. Pankaj Kumar, EE Civil, Offi cer fi cations hary Commanding Mix design of concrete M-25 for the works C/o 300 boys hos- Dr. Sandip Das M/s P&C -AAS construction (JV), tel for NIT at Langol and investigation Manipur Mix design of concrete M-25 for proposed construction work Dr. Sandip Das Dilip Kumar, Head Projects of boundary wall, building etc for SAIL dept. warehouse at (ASME), HSCL, Kolkata Amingaon, Ghy and investigation of cement Test on Physical & Mechanical properties of SHYAM 500D Dr. Sandip Das S.S. Khongrymmai, Dy. Chief Engineer/Con-2, N.F. Railway, Agartala Mix Design of concrete M-25 for piles and other works for the Dr. Sandip Das CPWD, Ghy Central Sub-Division, construction of executive hostels cum guest house, security Katabari, GPRA Colony, Ghy-35 barrack and tennis cour for central Academy for state Forest Services at Burnihat, Assam Test on Physical properties of TATA TISCON SD TMT Bar Dr. Sandip Das Numaligarh Refi nery Ltd Dam Break Analyss of Karbi Langpo Hydro Electric Project, Prof. Subashisa Karbi Anglong, Assam Dutta Non destructive evaluation at Down Town University, Assam Dr. S.K. Deb Down Town Charity Trust, Dispur, Guwahati Mix design of concrete M-25 for pile foundation & structural Dr. S.K. deb M.N. Rao, Project Manager (Ray- works CA and investigation of cement (Ultratech PPC) ang), Pasighat Test on Physical & Mechanical properties of Jindal & TATA TMT Dr. S.K. Deb M/s Engineering Projects (India) bar Ltd Mix Design of concrete M-25 & M-30 at Jote, Itanagar and Dr. S.K. deb CPWD, NIT Arunachal Pradesh investigation of cement Test on Physical and Mechanical properties of Tata Tiscon SD Dr. S.K. Deb NF Railway, Agartala TMT Bar Mix design of concrete M-25 for the work of permanent infra- Dr. S.K. Deb CPWD, Ghy structure for 33rd Hqrs SSB Rangia under FTR Hqrs, Ghy and investigation of cement Mix Design of concrete M-35 for the construction of 1500 Dr. S.K. Deb Power Grid Corporation of India capacity boys hostel at NIT Agartala, Tripura and investigation Ltd. Ghy of cement Test on Physical & Mechanical properties of Jindal Panthers Dr. S.K. Deb N.F. Railwaay, Agartala TMT Bar Test on physical properties of Topcem cement OPC 53 Dr. S. Talukdar Offi ce of the SSE/CS/MIRZA/ NFRailway Test on physical properties of Amrit Cement OPC 43 Dr. S. Talukdar Sailendra Dutta, Asst. Manager, Amrit Cement, Meghalaya

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Title Principal Investi- Clients gator Design mix for pavement quality concrete (PQC-45 kg/cm) Dr. S. Talukdar M/s MP Khaitan, Guwahati and investigation of materials: Hasimara Design mix cement Dr. S. Talukdar K.s. Sandhu, AE Civil, Hasimara Test on physical properties of star cement PPC Dr. S. Talukdar CMC Ltd. Ghy Proof checking of design of foundation, column, plinth BG Dr. S. Talukdar Rajkumar Biswas, Dangariabari line project Natun Bazar, Hojai Mix Design of concrete M-30 Tezpur, Assam and investigation Dr. S. Talukdar HSCC (India) Limited, Tezpur of cement Test on Physical and Mechanical properties of SAIL, Jindal Dr. S. Talukdar N.F. Railway, Agartala Panther 500D & Shyam 500D Test on Physical & Mechanical properties of SHYAM Fe 500 Bar Dr. S. Talukdar N.F. Railwat Ghy Mix Design of concrete M-20 and Investigation of cement Dr. S. Talukdar ATC India Tower Corporation Proof checking of design & drawing of Railway span of Road Dr. S. Talukdar Govt. of Assam, PWD, Offi ce of Over Bridge at Chainage 769/585M at North Lakhimpur, As- the chieg Engineers, Chandmari, sam Ghy Testing of Paver Blocks M-40 grade Dr. S. Talukdar Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, Ghy Investigation of existing Aditya Group Hospital Building at Dr. S. Talukdar GNRC Medical, North Ghy Kolkata for structural stability Proof Checking of design of foundation & column for the Dr. S Talukder Probir Kanti Roy, Ramendra Kuthi, work: Construction of station building at Manubazar in con- Colonel Choumuhani, Agartala -1 nection with Agartala - Sabroom new BG line project Physical test of SAIJI TMT bar 25mm dia Dr. S Talukder Authorized Signatory, M/s. Asclapius Hospitals & Healthcare Pvt. Ltd., Guwahati Proof checking of design of Pile, Pile Cap & Grade Beam for Dr. S Talukder Authorized Signatory, M/s. Crea- the work: Construction of Station building Bishalgarh in con- tive Consulatant & Builders, Vive- nection with Agartala - Sabroom new BG line project kananda Road, Silchar, Assam Evaluation on properties of PMB-70 Dr. T.L.Ryntathiang J.P. & Sons, Ghy Performance testing and certifi cation of solar lanterns Dr. Pankaj Kalita M/s Regnant Energy Solutions, New Delhi Performance Testing of Solar Lanterns Dr. Pankaj Kalita Assam Electronics Development Corporation Ltd, Ghy Respond to inter-parties review of USPN 8911808 Dr. V.S. Mohalkar Cavitation Technologies Inc., USA Development of local language interface and pronunciation Dr. Priyankoo SpeecHWareNet (I) Pvt Ltd., Ghy dictionary (LLIPD) for Hindi & English Sarmah Consultancy assignment for conducting a study to assess the Prof. Diganta Assam Rural Infrastructure and status of e-district implementation to scope out the areas of Goswami Agricultural Services Society, synergy with the ACCSDP for ustained e-enabled delivery in Ghy-22 Assam Enhancing Quality of Care and Treatment of Children Living Dr. P.K. Das United Nations Children's Fund with HIV through Off -the-grid Telemedicine in North East India Ecosystem-based livelihood promotion in Mizoram Dr. Avinash UNIDO Shende Design of fruit and vegetable cart for GMC Dr. D. Udaya Guwahati Municipal Corporation, Kumar Guwahati

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Title Principal Investi- Clients gator Logo design for district disaster management Dr. Udaya Kumar Additional District Magistrate, Kamrup (M), Ghy Design for fl ag for Assam police Dr. Udaya Kumar Additional Director General of police (A), Assam Police HQ, Ghy Logo design for integrated Guwahati fl ood management Dr. Udaya Kumar Additional District Magistrate, programme Kamrup (M), Ghy Logo design for IIT Hyderabad Dr. Udaya Kumar IIT Hyderabad Badge and fl ag design for Assam Rajiv Gandhi University of Dr. Udaya Kumar Assam Rajiv Gandhi University Cooperative Management of Cooperative Management, Sivasagar, Assam Development of system for digitized recording of DG set Dr. Harshal B. 14 BRD, Indian Air Force, AFS parameters Nemade Borjhar, Ghy781015 Rural water supply & sanitation project for low income states Dr. S.K. Kakoty State Project Management Unit, Public Health Engineering Dept., Govt of Assam Material characterization of BIS standard TMT bar Dr. Pankaj Biswas Pawan castings (Meghalaya) Pvt. Ltd Harlibagab, Byrnihat Thermodynamic management of a PVT system Prof. P. Mahanta PVT Power AG, Zurich, Switzer- land Development of Metal Hydride based hydrogen purifi cation Prof. P. Muthuku- NTPC, ECE Noida offi ce, EOC, Sec- system mar tor 24, Noida

339 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI 2 Duration (In Years) Co- than Utpal Bora 4 Investigator Amount Amount 50.70 (IITG) ( ` in Lakh) Sanctioned IITG 5 - 3 DST 25.0 Anil Verma 3 DST 60 .52 - 3 DST 24.0 G. Jagana- B. DBT 55.00 Utpal Bora 3 DBT 26.73 - 3 DBT 72.69 - 3 DBT 72.88 (Total), DBT 52,75 - 3 DBT 46.62 - 3 DBT 14.45 G. Pugazenthi 1 ICMR 10 - 3 ICMR 7.95 - 3 Agency Sponsoring environmen- to cations in exposure Name of Project Research Projects Completed During 2015-2016 Completed Projects Research of membrane proteins outer cation and characterization of recombinant of Lepto- membrane protein outer cation and characterization of putative tal pollution using Neurospora crassa as a model system tal pollution using Neurospora ity anism underlying the activity of antitumor agents as antileishmanial and therapy. for their potential Leishmania donovani Leishmania Leptospira interrogans for vaccine and diagnostics vaccine for interrogans Leptospira mania donovani spira interrogans (NE-Twining project) (NE-Twining from Northfrom Region Eastern around coal mining areas using native cyanobacterial using native mining areas strains coal around sulphate rich wastewater treatment rich wastewater sulphate EGCG in ER positive breast cancer cells: A microarray study A microarray cells: cancer breast in ER positive EGCG lines cell cancer in prostate inhibitors Principal Principal Investigator Ranjan TamuliRanjan of epigenetic modifi Molecular investigation Vikash Kumar Dubey Kumar Vikash toxic- to heavy metal response le of legume plants in profi in proteome Variation Vikash Kumar Dubey Kumar Vikash Deciphering the molecular mech- Award Scientist Project Young DBT-Innovative Vikash Kumar Dubey Kumar Vikash Studies on trypanothione a key enzymemetabolism of synthetase, of redox Manish Kumar Purifi Vikash Kumar Dubey Kumar Vikash crystallographic enzymes structure elucidation of key drug target X-ray of Leish- Manish Kumar Purifi Ranjan TamuliRanjan crassa in Neurospora proteins of calcium signaling roles Studies on the cellular L. Rangan Molecular and physico-chemical characterization of selected species ginger Kannan Pakshirajan the mitigation of heavy metals in surface for Development waters Strategy Kannan Pakshirajan for microorganisms hydrogenogenic using native conversion monoxide Carbon Biosciences and Bioengineering Biosciences Anil M. LimayeAnil M. Limaye lines cell cancer prostate SHBG-RSHBG pathway: insights from The Anil M. Limaye polyphenol tea the green by gene expression regulated Modulation of estrogen and their ling of matrix metalloproteinases profi Real-time PCR based expression DST 19.0 - 3

340 ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 3 3 7 7 3 5 Duration (In Years) Co- Patra Patra Sahoo L. Sahoo, L. Sahoo, L. Sahoo, L. Sahoo, Goswami Goswami B. Bose, A. Bose, B. B. Bose, A. Bose, B. Ramesh, S. Ramesh, S. P. Goswami, P. Investigator 2.25 Utpal Bora 3 35.00 Utpal Bora 3 55.00 Utpal Bora 3 12.96 - 14.69 Pranab 52.55 Pranab 58.44 Tamuli Ranjan 72.88 Utpal Bora 3 3 45.30 Ranjan Tamuli 3 Amount Amount ( ` in Lakh) Sanctioned DST DBT 1133.68 Goswami, P. DBT DBT DBT DBT DBT DBT DBT DBT 84.8 Ranjan Tamuli 3 Textiles Agency DIT, MCITDIT, 71.18 Utpal Bora, L. Ministry of Central Silk Central Board (CSB), (CSB), Board Sponsoring spectroscopyuorescence BRNS, DAE 9.35 Utpal Bora 3 environmen- to cations in exposure neural for conduits cial nerve growth Name of Project hepatic tissue engineering olds for ber scaff ber cation and characterizationsome indig- of bioactive molecules from nology - Phase I tal pollution using Neurospora crassa as a model system tal pollution using Neurospora east India Synthesis of biodegradable nanocarriers for targeted drug delivery targeted nanocarriers for of biodegradable Synthesis (NE-Twining project) (NE-Twining Nanoparticle lines siRNA delivery cell cancer targeted to mediated tissue engineering Electrospun nanofi enous medicinal plants of NE region of India with special reference to anti-oxi- to of India with special reference enous medicinal plants of NE region propertiesdant and hypolipidemic Principal Principal Investigator S. Ghosh in Biotech- Molecular Investigations Support on Fundamental Programme DBT S. K. KhijwaniaTamuliRanjan fl induced wave sensor based on evanescent Glucose of epigenetic modifi Molecular investigation S. Ghosh in Biotechnology Molecular Investigations Fundamental Pranab Goswami Pranab Utpal Bora of enzyme biosensor Development the construction of cholesterol electrode for CSIR Pranab Goswami Pranab Enzymatic biomedical application for biofuel cell Utpal Bora Latha RanganUtpal Bora of North- in Zingiberaceae inventory based biodiversity DNAB (DNA Barcoding) Ranjan TamuliRanjan crassa in Neurospora proteins of calcium signaling roles Studies on the cellular Utpal Borafor neural tissue engineering olds Silk based scaff Utpal BoraUtpal Bora Identifi Utpal Bora cancer breast for of aptamer based molecular diagnostics Development artifi derived of silk protein Development DBT 154.85 Tamuli Ranjan 4

341 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI 3 4 7 7 Duration (In Years) S. Co- Patra Patra Ramesh L. Sahoo, L. Sahoo, B. Bose, A. Bose, B. Ramesh, S. topadhyay, topadhyay, Biplab Bose Investigator 23.00 - 3 Amount Amount ( ` in Lakh) Sanctioned DBTBose 111.42 Biplab 3 DBT 94.75 Anand B. 4 DBT 4.05 Senthilkumar DBT 31.03 3 DBT 82.52 - 4 DBT 169 A. Chat- DBT 78.40 7 DBT 102.82 A. Bose, B. TRACK Agency DST-FAST DST-FAST DAE-BRNS 16.85 - 3 Sponsoring c ber reinforced composite with composite ber reinforced Name of Project on silk fi erentiation tem for abiotic stress tolerance in crops tolerance abiotic stress for tem gregation and RNA helicase activitygregation from Hetero-tactic Polypeptide Constructs; Applications in Drug Deleivery Hetero-tactic and from Polypeptide Nano-Scale devices storage energy tunable strength and degradation towards enhanced osteogenesis enhanced towards and degradation tunable strength genic and de novo designed peptides designed genic and de novo and tissue cultures of Tinospora cordifolia (willd.) Miers ex Hook. F. & Thoms. & Miers (willd.) ex Hook. F. cordifolia Tinospora of and tissue cultures Ribosome Assembly ties phytochelatin synthase gene from Eichhornia crassipes synthase gene from phytochelatin tions Principal Principal Investigator L. Sahoo sys- an optimal transcriptional control develop to Exploring the binding space Biman B Mandal diff cell Stimulation of stem R. Swaminathan on the mechanism of lysozyme ag- investigations uorescence Single molecule fl Vibin RamakrishnanVibin and Characterization of Self-assembled Synthesis Molecular Design, Materials Biman B MandalBiman B Mandal engineering blood vessel silk vascular grafts for Bioengineered Nitin Chaudhary bone tissue engineering for matrices silk composite Mechanically strong of cation-π interaction in the self-assembly of amyloido- Understanding the role ICMR - BRNS DAE 17.00 10.00 - - 3 3 Rakhi Chaturvedi cell by production of therapeutic compounds for strategies enhancement Yield B. AnandB. AnandB. Structuralthe Maturation of the Prokaryotic siRNA Basis for - 16S rRNA Interactions Dynamical and its Implication Aspects in of Era GTPase DBT 40.44 - 3 S. Ghosh activi- and anticancer antimicrobial towards targeted nanoscale materials Novel L. Sahoo Molecular cloning and functional characterization specifi of heavy metal stress S. Ghosh Core-I Grant DBT 760.18 Goswami, P. P. GoswamiP. BoseB. S. Ghosh enzymes bioelectornics devices Studies and application of redox for on the molecular mechanism of nanomaterial-cellular antibody interac- Investigations using suicide genes and recombinant therapy Combination DBT DBT 94.96 S. Patra 97.32 S. Ghosh 7 7

342 ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 5 Duration (In Years) Co- Srinivasan Goswami, A. Investigator 32 Amit Kumar 2 Amount Amount ( ` in Lakh) Sanctioned IITG 5.00 - 2 DST 24.20 - 3 DST 21.382 - 3 DST 649.89 D. M. Qureshi, DBT 14.85 - 3 DBT 83.34 2 CSIR 18.00 - 3 BRNS 17.00 - 3 of Food of Food Agency Industires Processing Processing DST (SERB) 26.90 - 3 Sponsoring Salts: New uroborate Name of Project Electrophilic Reagents in Asymmetric Organocatalysis Electrophilic Reagents in Asymmetric and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Contrast Agents, Employing a Common a Common Employing Agents, Imaging (MRI) Contrast and Magnetic Resonance Backbone Alcohols to Aldehydes Aldehydes to Alcohols tion of Mechanistic Principal and Strategies for Therapeutic InterventionTherapeutic for and Strategies tion of Mechanistic Principal man Protein Lamellipodin and its Pleckstrin Homology (PH) Domain man Protein sure Induced Hydrophobic Interactions and the Pressure Induced Hydrogen Induced Hydrogen Interactions Induced Hydrophobic and the Pressure sure and DynamicsBond Properties TFTs based on molecular, polymeric and composite materials polymeric and composite based on molecular, TFTs Investigation of Diblock Copolymer Crystallization of Diblock Copolymer Molecular Simulation by Investigation CSIR 12 Catalysis Asymmetric 3 Interference (RNAi) Principal Principal Investigator Subhas Chandra PanTetrafl and N-Alkynyl Pyridinium –Ammonium N-Vinyl Chandan Mukherjee Dye Solar Sensitized Cell for of Sensitizers Synthesis Chandan Mukherjee Single-Molecule Oxidation Catalysts, Magnets (SMMs), Water of Development BRNS 23.51 - 3 Chandan Mukherjee Oxidation of Aerial Metal-Complex Catalyzed Transition Radical-Containing Debasis Manna Domain: Elucida- Interaction Homology (PX) of Phosphotidyl Inositol with Phox Debasis Manna Mechanistic Insights the Phosphatidyl Inositol of Hu- (IP) Binding Properties into Sandip Paul (TMAO)Trimethylamine-N-Oxide on the Pres- Solutions of Role of Aqueous The Parameswar K. IyerParameswar and organic oganic solar cells and fabrication of OLED, and development Design Chemical Engineering Das- Kumar Ashok mahapatra KatiyarVimal KatiyarVimal BioThermosets GreenPACKChemistry K.B. Patel PunniyamurthyT. PunniyamurthyT. Azoles of Benzofuzed the Synthesis of C-H Activation for Study and Chiral Recognition for of Chiral Macromolecules and Development Design and Applications Mechanistic Investigations Heterocycles: to Approaches Newer CSIR SERB 15.00 - 48.00 - 3 DST Ministry 3 22 Amit Kumar 3 L. Sahoo of RNA Tool the Using Resistance Virus for Cowpea Transgenic of Development

343 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI 3 2 Duration (In Years) Co- tachara tacharya Investigator 32 - 4 21.00 - 3 19.00 - 3 Amount Amount ( ` in Lakh) Sanctioned DST 14.00 - 3 ISRO 9.60 - 2 BRNS 17.00 - 3 TRACK) Warfare Warfare Agency Drinking marg, J&K marg, DST (FAST DST (FAST Sanitation Water and Water BRNS-DAE 25.00 - 3 Ministry of School, Gul- School, Sponsoring ect ers DST 11 - 3 and its eff c conditions technologies composting erent DST (SERC) 18.50 - 3 Name of Project ow-occupancy relationships. relationships. ow-occupancy Aakash Lab application development MHRD 55Venkatesh T. 3 Design and Development of Gear for Avalanche Survival Avalanche of Gear for and Development Design High Atitude waste waste Synthesis and biological evaluation of a novel class of multi-target-directed evaluation of a novel and biological Synthesis diseases leads against amyloid ligands as potential on fl ting Diodes amyloiddisrup- for approach of a novel di-peptides: development Beta breaker tion Management Resources Water Principal Principal Investigator Ajay KalamdhadAjay KalamdhadAjay using diff hyacinth of water Composting KalamdhadAjay composting Lake Manipur through of Loktak of Phumdi weeds Bio-processing and Engineering Science Computer Waste High of Institutional Rate Organic Composting Sanasam Ranbir Singh CSIRVenkatesh T. Arijit Sur Yammiyavar P. or No Buff Tiny Highspeed with Networks for and Protocols Architectures 16.70 in IndicVirtual Keyboards Languages of Standardisation Video Bit Rate Low Very For Watermarking Video Shot Based - IIT Guwahati 5.00 3 - DST DeiTY 2 20.00 6.40 Samit Bhat- - 2 Design Yammiyavar P. Ravi Mokashi Language Assamese for Virtual key Board Punekar DeiTY 10 Samit Baha- Ajay KalamdhadAjay digestion of kitchen and anaerobic digestion (composting) of aerobic Potential Bhubaneswar Mandal A. S. Achalkumar Light Emit- Liquid Crystals Discotic the Application in Organic for Luminescent Bhubaneswar Mandal Civil Engineering Mallikarjuna C.Subashisa Dutta under varying gap maintaining behavior traffi Vehicle Altimetry using Satellite and Applications in Variations Modelling River Level

344 ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 2 3 3 3 3 Duration (In Years) Co- Prasanna Dandapat Prassanna Sinha and S. Investigator 336 - 3 2.25 18.5 - 56.87 - 30.00 S.R.M. Amount Amount ( ` in Lakh) Sanctioned DST 4.30 Arun Borsakia - DST 13.44 3 DBT Steel SERB India Agency and Train- cal Studies ing Eastern ing Eastern ICSSR-NWO 4.21 1 Sponsoring IIT Guwahati 5.0 - IIT Guwahati 0.15 KSRK Murthy 1 der NME-ICT SDF and Tata Tata SDF and Archaeologi- cial limbs through plant in a steel processes erent Name of Project Welded Structures Welded ing Department Nanotechnology-based modifi cation of conventional materials and optimizing materials conventional cation of modifi Nanotechnology-based enhancing their functional for performance design mechanical component formulations for heat recovery in diff heat recovery for formulations block units in wall system of a structure block units in wall system East India. Systems Principal Principal Investigator Sachin D. KoreSachin D. BiswasPankaj and Sheets Tubes Shearing Of Electromagnetic of and Distortion Numerical and Experimental Study on Residual Stress Control Pankaj BiswasPankaj Lab of Mechanical of material Engineer- strength of Lab Manual for Preparation S. KanagarajS. Kanagaraj based nanocomposite (CN) Nanomaterial – Carbon (Cu) of Copper Development durable and user friendly artifi light weight, Developing Sukanya Sharma Laboratory Virtual Anthropology Mechanical Engineering DixitU.S. individual AAC Bonding Mechanism for of Proper and Development Design MHRD 65.00 S Nandi, R M Humanities and Social Sciences Bidisha Som of sensory among the Bodos in North ethnolinguistic account An perception Sukanya Sharma Arunachal Pradesh of the Himalayan Region: Book of the Archaeology Source for Centre Electronics and Electrical Engineering S. R. M. Prasanna person authentication system of speech based multilevel Development DEiTY 162.00 S. Nandi, R. S. R. M. PrasannaR. Sinha in Assamese guided phonetic engine of prosodically Development Indrani Kar Virtual Laboratory and Systems on Signals Planning of Mobile Robots and Extension Multi-Agent to and Path Navigation DEiTY 40.00 S. Dandapat 2 un- MHRD,

345 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI 2 2 Duration (In Years) Co- Sahoo Kulkarni Investigator 51.44 - 3 Amount Amount ( ` in Lakh) Sanctioned DST 18.81 - 3 DST 30.25 - - CSIR 29 - 2 CSIR 18.6 - 3 CSIR 14.2 - 3 BRNS 25 - 3 DRDO 34.92 - 3 AR&DB 16.043 Vinayak Agency Sweden DST-SERB 89.66 U Bora 3 search link,search Sponsoring ect near ect lms (nc-Si and nc-Si/a-Si:H Name of Project superlattice) and solar cells superlattice) tronic application tronic media room temperature room for Stagnation Point Heat Transfer Rate Transfer Heat Point Stagnation for beam manipulation mechanism based beam scanning and programmable tor length scales puter simulation studies on NASICON-type solids. simulation studies on NASICON-type puter DST-FIST Project (Infrastructure the department) Project project to DST-FIST applications solar photovoltaic DST (FIST) 229 - 5 Principal Principal Investigator Energy AgarwalPratima fi silicon Thin studies on Transport and Optoelectronic A. Srinivasan Nath DeyTarak for magneto-caloric lms and spin- based thin fi of Heusler alloys Development controlled coherently raction-less in multidimensional light propagation Diff A. Srinivasan of Ni-Mn exhibiting high magneto-caloric Development based alloys eff P. MuthukumarP. Sukhomay Pal Plant Power Thermal Solar for Systems Storage Energy Thermal of Development Niranjan Sahoo friction for stir welding system of monitoring Development Correlation Capabilities of Existing cation of Kulkarni DSTVinayak Verifi and Development Tube Shock applications hypersonic for solver transfer heat of a conjugate Development AR&DB 128 - SERB 11.632 Niranjan Subhradip Ghosh 4 alloys Theory in substitutionally disordered of phonon excitations 9.24B R Boruah -B R BoruahS. Basu with spatiallight modula- microscopes and implementation of confocal Design Re- Swedish sensor of light beams and implementation of a high speed wavefront Design 3 Phases of the interacting Bose gas? simulating quantum phenomena at large DeitY 67.21 A Khare 4 P. K. PadmanabhanP. com- modeling and conductionAtomistic uencing fast ion in solids: Infl Factors Atanu BanerjeeAtanu Physics actuators of SMA Modelling and active control Dept. of Phys- Head, ics (coordinator) K. GiriP. for heterostructures and studies on semiconductor nanowire growth Controlled DST 17 - 3

346 ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 3 3 5 3 3 3 5 3 3 3 Duration (In Years) Co- Bose Bose Deepak Qureshi, Qureshi, Srinivasan Ramesh, B. Ramesh, B. hyay, Biplab hyay, Goswami, A. topdhyay, A. topdhyay, Investigator 25 -- 92 - 202 - 169 A. Chattopad- 9.72 - 9.98 S. Ghosh 2 16.88 - 16.00 - 55.00 Utpal Bora - 23.28 Anil Verma 3 649.89 Mohd 190.60 - 102.62 A. Chat- Amount Amount ( ` in Lakh) Sanctioned DST DST DST DST DBT DBT DBT CSIR CSIR BRNS (DRDO) Agency Sponsoring environmental cations caused by Name of Project for Solar Photovoltaic Applications Solar Photovoltaic for materials polymeric and composite based on molecular, TFTs Development of Nanoscale Materials for Bacteria Removal from Surface Water Surface Bacteriafrom Removal for of Nanoscale Materials Development DRL ties. Novel Nanoscale Materials: Generation, Characterization, Applica- Nanoscale Materials: and Device Novel tions Newer Chemical and Physical Methods of Engineering Devices with Nanoscale MethodsDevices of Engineering Chemical and Physical Newer Components Functional Treatment. Microorganism(s) pollution using Neurosporacrassa as a model system pollution using Neurosporacrassa toxicity Synthesis, Characterization of Metal Oxides and Their Application to Wastewater Wastewater Application to Their Characterization of Metal Oxides and Synthesis, Principal Principal Investigator Pravat K. GiriPravat K. IyerParameswar Heterostructures and Studies on Semiconductor Nanowire Growth Controlled and organic oganic solar cells and fabrication of OLED, and development Design Arun Chattopad- hyay Siddhartha S. Ghosh with therapeutic implications Nanoscale materials Siddhartha S. Ghosh activi- and anticancer antimicrobial towards targeted nanoscale materials Novel Arun Chattopdhyay and their Applications in nanotechnology Nanoscale Materials Engineering DST Arun Chattopad- hyay Nanotechnology Arun Chattopad- hyay Gopal Das A. K Ghoshal using suitable in packed Bed reactor treatment Wastewater Petroleum M. K. Purkait drinking technique using electrocoagulation of contaminated water Treatment Tezpur DRL, Ranjan TamuliRanjan of epigenetic modifi Molecular investigation Environment K. DubeyV. to heavy metal response le of legume plants in profi in proteome Variations

347 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI 3 Duration (In Years) Co- Majhi Mandal K. Verma K. Dwivedy Investigator R. Uppaluri, A. 9.5 - 3 Amount Amount ( ` in Lakh) Sanctioned DST 10 - 3 Track Agency DST Fast DST Fast DST SERB 45 K. Tapas Sponsoring lm transistor lm DST 34.60 - 3 Name of Project lms System, Communication and Control Lab and Control Communication System, Lab Transfer Virtual Mass R. Sinha, S. Virtual Labs for Mechanical Vibration MechanicalVirtual Labs for S. K.Tiwari, R. Virtual Phase Lab-Pilot MHRD 200 6 A combined experimental and theoretical study on the instability and pattern- experimental and theoretical A combined ing of thin liquid crystal fi lease System External Field Driven Flow Induced micro/nano scale Patterning, Mixing, Heat Mixing, scale Patterning, Induced micro/nano Flow Driven External Field Devices Fluidic in micro/nano and Mass transfer Principal Principal Investigator Centre for Educational Technology Educational for Centre Ratnajit Bhattacha- rjee Dipankar Bando- padhyay K. GoswamiD. A. Khan thin fi and Characterization of Organic Fabrication Re- Nanogels/Nanoparticles of Stimuli Sensitive Controlled Development for Dipankar Bando- padhyay

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APPENDICES

Faculty Offi cers and Scientifi c Staff (Group A) Degree Awardees Progress in Construction Works Summary of Institute Accounts

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Appendix–I FACULTY

Biosciences and Bioengineering 14 Sukumar, P. Professor 15 Thummer, R.P. (From 23.07.15) 1 Bora, U. 2 Chaturvedi, R. Chemical Engineering 3 Dasu, V.V. Professor 4 Dubey, V.K. 1 Ghosh, P. 5 Ghosh, S.S. 2 Ghoshal, A.K. 6 Goswami, P. 3 Gumma, S. 7 Goyal, A. 4 Mandal, B. 8 Pakshirajan, K. 5 Mohanty, K. 9 Ramesh, A. 6 Moholkar, V.S. 10 Rangan, L. 7 Pugazhenthi, G. 11 Sahu, L. 8 Purkait, M.K. 12 Swaminathan, R. 9 Saha, P.K. 10 Singh, A. Associate Professor 11 Uppaluri, R.G.V.S. 1 Bose, B. 2 Das, D. Associate Professor 3 Jaganathan, B.G. 1 Bandyopadhyay, D. 4 Kunnumakkara, A.B. 2 Banerjee, T. 5 Limaye, A.M. 3 Das, C. 6 Mandal, B.B. 4 Dasmahapatra, A.K. 7 Patra, S. 5 De, M. 8 Ramakrishnan, V. 6 Golder, A.K. 9 Saini, G.K. 7 Goud, V.V. 10 Tamuli, R. 8 Katiyar, V. 11 Trivedi, V. 9 Kishore, N. 10 Majumder, S.K. Assistant Professor 11 Mandal, T.K. 1 Baskaran, A. 2 Chandra, P. (From 21.07.15) Assistant Professor 3 Chaudhary, N. 1 Anandalakshmi, R. 4 Kanaujia, S.P. 2 Dr.Prasanna, V.R. 5 Kobayashi, Y. (From 23.07.15) 3 Gupta, R. 6 Kumar, M. 4 Katha, A.R. 7 Kumar, S. 5 Kotecha, P. 8 Maiti, S.K. 6 Kumar, A. 9 Nagotu, S. (From 23.07.15) 7 Murugan, S.S. 10 Pandey, L.M. 8 Pattader, P.S.G. 11 Satpati, P. (From 01.06.15) 9 Peela, N.R. 10 Tiwari, P. 12 Singh, K.K. (From 13.07.15) 11 Upadhyay, R.K. 13 Sivaprakasam, S. 12 Vairakannu, P. 351 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI

Chemistry 8 Gokhale, S.B. Professor 9 Jawed, M. 1 Baruah, J.B. 10 Mahanta, C. 2 Chattopadhyay, A. 11 Sarma, A.K. 3 Das, G. 12 Singh, A.K. 4 Gupta, A.K. 13 Singh, B. 5 Iyer, P.K. 14 Talukdar, S. 6 Khan, A.T. 7 Krishnamoorthy, G. Associate Professor 8 Manivannan, V. 1 Chakraborty, A. 9 Mondal, B. 2 Choudhury, R. 10 Patel, B.K. 3 Kalamdhad, A. 11 Paul, A. 4 Kartha, S.A. 12 Punniyamurthy, T. 5 Kaushik, H.B. 13 Ray, M. 6 Krishna, A.M. 14 Saikia, A.K. 7 Kumar, B. 8 Mallikarjuna, C. Associate Professor 9 Maurya, A.K. 1 Bag, S.S. 10 Pekkat, S. 2 Das, D. 11 Pradhan, B. 3 Dutta, S. 12 Ryntathiang, T.L. 4 Jana, C.K. 13 Sekharan, S. 5 Kundu, L.M. 14 Singh, K.D. 6 Mandal, B. 15 Singh, L.B. 7 Manna, D. 8 Mukherjee, C. Assistant Professor 1 Bharat, T.V. 9 Pan, S.C. 2 Bharati, R. (From 08.09.15) 10 Panda, A.N. 3 Das, S. 11 Paul, S. 4 Dasgupta, K. 12 Qureshi, M. 5 Dashora, A. (From 01.06.15) 13 Sahu, K. 6 Dey, A. 14 Sarma, M. 7 Garg, A. (From 27.04.15) 15 Sastri, C.V. 8 Goyal, M.K. 16 Sudhakar, A.A. 9 Hazra, B. 10 K., Ravi (From 27.07.15) Assistant Professor 11 Kota, H. 1 Bhabak, K.P. (From 29.04.15) 12 Kumar, A. 2 Biswas, S.P. 13 Mishra, A.K. 3 Chatterjee, S. 14 Nair, A.M. (From 15.06.15) 4 Das, A. (From 01.05.15) 15 Ranjani, G.I.S. 5 Kancharla, P.K. (From 23.10.15) 16 Sarma, H. 6 Mahata, K. 17 Shelke, A. 7 Manna, U. (From 08.06.15) 18 Siddagangaiah, A.K. 8 Raidongia, K. 9 Seetharam, A.K.A. (From 01.07.15) Computer Science and Engineering 10 Srimani, D. Professor 1 Barua, G. Civil Engineering 2 Bhaduri, P. Professor 3 Das, P.K. 1 Barua, G. 4 Deka, J.K. 2 Bhattacharjya, R.K. 5 Goswami, D. 3 Chakraborty, S. 6 Kapoor, H.K. 4 Deb, S.K. 7 Nair, S.B. 5 Dutta, A. 8 Nandi, S. 6 Dutta, S. 9 Rao, S.V. 7 Ghosh, P.K. 10 Sajith, G.

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Associate Professor Electronics and Electrical Engineering 1 Bhattacharya, S. Professor 2 Biswas, S. 1 Bhattacharjee, R. 3 Inkulu, R. 2 Bora, P.K. 4 Karmakar, S. 3 Bose, S.K. 5 Mitra, P. 4 Dandapat, S. 6 Sahu, A. 5 Gogoi, A.K. 7 Saradhi, V.V. 6 Mahanta, C. 7 Majhi, S. 8 Singh, S.R. 8 Nemade, H.B. 9 Sur, A. 9 Palathinkal, R.P. 10 Venkatesh, T. 10 Prasanna, S.R.M. 11 Sinha, R. Assistant Professor 1 Anand, A. Associate Professor 2 Awekar, A.C. 1 Ahamed, S.R. 3 Baruah, R.D. 2 Bhuyan, M.K. 4 Jose, J. (From 15.07.15) 3 Kar, I. 5 Joshi, S.B. (Upto 30.09.15) 4 Karthik, K. 6 Kenkireth, B.G. 5 Kumar, P. 7 Kesh, D. 6 Rajesh, A. 8 Malhotra, V.M. (Upto 10.07.15) 7 Singh, K.R. 9 Sarkar, A. 10 Shannigrahi, S. Assistant Professor 1 Adda, R. 2 Chatterjee, A. Design 3 Chouhan, S. Professor 4 Das, S. 1 Barua, U. 5 Dhaka, K. 2 Chakrabarti, D. 6 Ganguly, S. (From 10.06.15) 3 Das, A.K. 7 Guha, P. 4 Punekar, R.M. 8 Jacob, T. 5 Yammiyavar, P.G. 9 Krishnaswamy, S. 10 Kumar, C. (From 27.07.15) Assistant Professor 11 Mallajosyula, A.T. (From 14.09.15) 1 Banerjee, S. 12 Nallam, N. 2 Bokil, P. 13 Nath, S. 3 Das, S. 14 Nayak, S.K. 4 Gokhale, S.M. 15 Rai, B.K. 5 Iqbal, S. 16 Rather, Z.H. (Upto 28.12.15) 6 Kalita, P.C. 17 Sekhawat, H.S. 7 Karmakara, S. 18 Sethi, A. 8 Kumar, D.U. 19 Shrestha, G.B. 20 Sonkar, R.K. 9 Madhukaillya, M. 21 Sundaram, S. 10 Majhi, M. 22 Tripathy, P. 11 Monga, C. 23 Trivedi, G. 12 Nath, N. 13 Pal, S. Humanities and Social Sciences 14 Roy, S. Professor 15 Salve, U.R. 1 Barua, A. 16 Shende, A. 2 Borbora, S. 17 Singh, A. 3 Das, L. 18 Sorathia, K.B. 4 Dutta, M.K. 19 Srivastava, A. 5 Punekar, R.M. 20 Upadhyay, P. 6 Saikia, A. 21 V., Jagadish K. (Upto 15.03.16) 7 Tripathi, N.

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Associate Professor 5 Dey, A.K. 1 Barua, A. 6 Dutta, S. 2 Bedamatta, R. 7 Kamal, S. 3 Das, D. 8 Kumar, P. 4 Kashyap, N. 9 Palaparthi, A.S.S.K. 5 Mahanta, S. 10 Ramesh, H. 6 Mallick, S. 11 Srikanth, K.V. 7 Ray, S. 12 Srivastava, R.K. 8 Sarmah, P. 13 Swain, J. 9 Sharma, S. 14 Tiwari, S. 10 Som, B. 15 Upadhyay, S. 11 Venkataraman, P. 16 Wagh, V.V.

Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering 1 Barua, K. (Upto 29.02.16) Professor 2 Basu, D. (From 30.10.15) 1 Biswas, G. (Director) 3 Chaterjee, B. (Upto 31.12.15) 2 Chakraborty, D. 4 Hussain, D. 3 Dass, A.K. 5 Jha, M.K. (From 22.09.15) 4 Dixit, U.S. 6 Kipgen, N. 5 Dwivedy, S.K. 7 Mahanta, A. (From 16.12.15) 6 Kakoty, S.K. 8 Parui, A. 7 Mahanta, P. 9 Saikia, P. 8 Mishra, S.C. 10 Sengupta, B. 9 Muthukumar, P. 11 Thomas, J. 10 Pandey, M. 12 Vijayakrishnan, K.G. (Upto 08.01.16) 11 Robi, P.S. 12 Saha, U.K. Mathematics 13 Sahasrabudhe, A.D. Professor 14 Sahoo, N. 1 Alam, R. 15 Tiwari, R. 2 Bora, S.N. 3 Dalal, D.C. Associate Professor 4 Kalita, J.C. 1 Bandopadhya, D. 5 Pati, S. 2 Biswas, P. 6 Prasad, M.G.P. 3 Dalal, A. 7 Saikia, A. 4 Kalita, K. 8 Sarma, B.K. 5 Kanagaraj, S. 9 Selvaraju, N. 6 Kore, S.D. 10 Sinha, R.K. 7 Kulkarni, V.N. 11 Srinivasan, N. 8 Murthy, K.S.R.K. 9 Narayanan, R.G. Associate Professor 10 Pal, S. 1 Bora, S. 11 Panda, S. 2 Chakrabarty, S.P. 12 Saxena, A. (Upto 05.05.15) 3 Das, G.K. 13 Senthilvelan, S. 4 Deka, B. 14 Somayaji, C. 5 Kapoor, K. 6 Krishna, K.V. Assistant Professor 7 Mandal, P.S. 1 Bag, S. 2 Banerjee, A. Assistant Professor 3 Basu, D.N. 1 Bandyopadhyay, S. 4 Das, M. 2 Bhattacharjya, B. 5 De, A.K. 3 Chakrabarty, A.K. 6 Gadgil, H.P. (Upto 29.05.15) 4 Chattopadhyay, A. (From 08.06.15) 7 Gautam, S.S.

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8 Gavara, M.R. 4 Dey, T.N. 9 Joshi, S.N. 5 Kadolkar, C.Y. 10 Khanikar, P. (From 30.04.15) 6 Nandy, M.K. 11 Kumar, B. 7 Padmanabhan, P.K. 12 Kumari, P. 8 Pal, D. 13 Manadal, P.K. (From 21.05.15) 9 Pamu, D. 14 Mehta, B. (From 15.07.15) 10 Sarma, A.K. 15 Natarajan, G. 11 Sharma, A.K. 16 Rajendraswamy, S.D. 12 Sil, A. 17 Reddy, A.N. 13 Thota, S. 18 Shankar, M.R. 19 Sharma, D. Assistant Professor 20 Unal, A. (Upto 29.02.16) 1 Bhattacharya, S. 2 Bhattacharya, S. Physics 3 Borah, D. (From 17.11.15) Professor 4 Chakrabarti, S.K. 1 Agarwal, P. 5 Chakraborty, S. (From 01.03.16) 2 Alagarsamy, P. 6 Kumar, G. (From 21.01.16) 3 Basu, S. 7 Kumar, M.C. 4 Ghosh, S. 8 Maiti, U.N. 5 Giri, P.K. 9 Maity, D. 6 Khare, A. 10 Majhi, B.R. 7 Khijwania, S.K. 11 Mishra, P.K. (From 03.02.16) 8 Poulose, P. 12 Mishra, T. (From 17.12.15) 9 Ravi, S. 13 Nandi, S. 10 Santra, S.B. 14 Pandey, K. (From 23.12.15) 11 Setlur, G.S. 15 Raha, U. 12 Srinivasan, A. Centre for Energy Associate Professor Assistant Professor 1 Bhuyan, B. 1 Chaturvedi, H. (From 28.09.15) 2 Boruah, B.R. 2 Kalita, P. (From 24.07.15) 3 Das, S. 3 Sreenivasan, K. (From 19.05.16)

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OFFICERS AND SCIENTIFIC STAFF (GROUP A)

Offi cers (Group A) Name Designation Dept./Section Das, U. C. Registrar Barua, S. K. Academic Registrar Academic Aff airs Bhuyan, K. Deputy Registrar Establishment and QIP Boro, D. Deputy Registrar PIO & EO-cum-SRC Goswami, D. J. Deputy Registrar Administration Haokip, T. T. Deputy Registrar S&P Hazarika, P. Deputy Registrar Finance and Accounts Sharma, D. Deputy Registrar R&D Boishya, L. D. Assistant Registrar Finance and Accounts Borgohain, P. Assistant Registrar Faculty Aff airs Choudhury, S. (on lien) Assistant Registrar Establishment Das, G. Assistant Registrar Medical and QIP Das, K. C. Assistant Registrar Admn. (Rectt.) Dutta, D. Assistant Registrar Internal Audit Kakati, M. Assistant Registrar Students’ Aff airs Konwar, L. K. Assistant Registrar Public Relations Mandal, S. Assistant Registrar R&D Phukan, A. Assistant Registrar Director’s Offi ce Salhotra, N. D. Assistant Registrar Legal Cell Shynret, A. W. Assistant Registrar AA&ER Goswami, A. Superintending Engineer (Elect.) Engineering Section Singh, T. J. Superintending Engineer (Civil) Engineering Section Bhagawati, D. Exe. Engineer (Elect.) Engineering Section Roy, N. Exe. Engineer (Civil) Engineering Section Barman, K. Asst. Exe. Eng. (Elect.) Engineering Section Dutta, D. Asst. Exe. Eng. (Civil) Engineering Section Gogoi, A. K. Asst. Exe. Eng. (Civil) Engineering Section Sarma, N. K. Asst. Exe. Eng. (Civil) Engineering Section Senapati, S. Asst. Exe. Eng. (Elect.) Engineering Section Guha, T. K. Librarian LNB Central Library Saibaba, B. Deputy Librarian LNB Central Library Deka, S. Assistant Librarian LNB Central Library Rajbangshi, R. K. Assistant Librarian LNB Central Library

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Name Designation Dept./Section Borthakur, M. Chief Medical Offi cer (NFSG) Medical Barua, L. Chief Medical Offi cer (NFSG) Medical Baruah, A. K. Chief Medical Offi cer (NFSG) Medical Gohain, B. B. Sr. Security Offi cer Security

Scientifi c Staff (Group A) Name Designation Department/Centre Das, S. Sr. Technical Offi cer Electronics and Electrical Engineering Dutta, P. K. Sr. Technical Offi cer Computer and Communication Centre Sharma, L. N. Sr. Technical Offi cer Electronics and Electrical Engineering Kalita, R. Technical Offi cer Gr. I Chemical Engineering Biswanath, H. Technical Offi cer Gr. II Chemical Engineering Das, B. Technical Offi cer Gr. I Chemistry Baruah, A. M. Technical Offi cer Gr. II Chemistry Borsaikia, A. C. Technical Offi cer Gr. I Civil Engineering Saikia, J. Technical Offi cer Gr. I Civil Engineering Kalita, K. Technical Offi cer Gr. II Civil Engineering Kalita, S. Technical Offi cer Gr. II Civil Engineering Borah, B. Technical Offi cer Gr. I Computer Science and Engineering Kachari, N. A. Technical Offi cer Gr. I Computer Science and Engineering Das, M. P. Technical Offi cer Gr. I Electronics and Electrical Engineering S. Josephine Technical Offi cer Gr. I Electronics and Electrical Engineering Paul, P. Technical Offi cer Gr. I Mechanical Engineering Saikia, R. Technical Offi cer Gr. I Mechanical Engineering Sarma, D. K. (on lien) Workshop Supdt. Mechanical Engineering Sarma, S. Technical Offi cer Gr. I Physics Borgohain, C. Technical Offi cer Gr. I Central Instruments Facility Senapati, K. K. Technical Offi cer Gr. I Central Instruments Facility Gogoi, D. Technical Offi cer Gr. II Central Instruments Facility Barbora, L. Technical Offi cer Gr. I Centre for Energy Baruah, D. Technical Offi cer Gr. II Centre for Energy Deka, D. Technical Offi cer Gr. I Centre for the Environment Kumari, N. K. P. Technical Offi cer Gr. II Centre for the Environment Borah, M. M. Technical Offi cer Gr. I Computer and Communication Centre Das, S. Technical Offi cer Gr. I Computer and Communication Centre Inam, I. Technical Offi cer Gr. I Computer and Communication Centre Islam, J. Technical Offi cer Gr. I Computer and Communication Centre Saikia, G. K. Technical Offi cer Gr. I Computer and Communication Centre Ghosh, J. K. Technical Offi cer Gr. II Computer and Communication Centre Pathak, D. Technical Offi cer Gr. II Computer and Communication Centre Acharyya, K. Technical Offi cer Gr. I Nanotechnology Das, P. Technical Offi cer Gr. I Nanotechnology

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DEGREE AWARDEES

th In the 17 Convocation held on 8 June 2015, a total Degree Programme number of 1117 students received their BTech, BDes, MA, Awarded MSc, MTech, MDes and PhD degrees as given below: MTech/MDes Degree Programme Biotechnology 25 Awarded Chemical Engineering 27 BTech/BDes Civil Engineering 58 Biotechnology 38 Computer Science and Engineering 38 Chemical Engineering 52 Design 26 Chemical Science and Technology 31 Electronics and Electrical Engineering 35 Civil Engineering 63 Mechanical Engineering 58 Computer Science and Engineering 80 Total 267 Design 35 PhD Electronics and Communication 79 Biosciences and Bioengineering 16 Engineering Chemistry 16 Electronics and Electrical Engineering 47 Chemical Engineering 19 Engineering Physics 28 Civil Engineering 8 Mathematics and Computing 48 Computer Science and Engineering 8 Mechanical Engineering 77 Design 2 Total 578 Electronics and Electrical Engineering 10 MSc Humanities and Social Sciences 3 Chemistry 42 Mechanical Engineering 12 Mathematics and Computing 46 Mathematics 9 Physics 36 Physics 15 Total 124 Centre for Energy 2 MA Centre for the Environment 2 Development Studies 24 Centre for Nanotechnology 2 Total 24 Total 124 Grand Total 1117

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Gold and Silver Medalists List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for award of B.Tech. degree in Computer Science and President of India Gold Medal Engineering Shubham Luhadia BTech (Computer Science and Engineering) Sl. No. Roll No Name 1. 11010101 ABHISHEK SARKAR Silver Medals 2. 11010102 ADITYA KUMAR JHA Kshitiz Gupta 3. 11010103 AJAY KUMAR KILAKA BTech (Electronics and Communication Engineering) 4. 11010104 AKSHAY JAJOO 5. 11010106 ARIHANT SETHIA Narravula Harshavardhan Reddy 6. 11010107 ARPIT AGRAWAL BTech (Mechanical Engineering) 7. 11010108 ARUN BHATI 8. 11010109 B NITIN CHANDRA Bhavesh Shrimali 9. 11010110 B SRIHARSHA BTech (Civil Engineering) 10. 11010111 BANKURU PRASANNA KUMAR 11. 11010112 BHANU TEJA GULLAPALLI Anshul Mittal 12. 11010113 BHAVYA MADAN BTech (Biotechnology) 13. 11010114 BINGI NARASIMHA KARTHIK 14. 11010115 CHAITANYA AGARWAL Dandamudi Chola Bhargava 15. 11010117 CHETAN ANAND BTech (Chemical Engineering) 16. 11010118 GAVVA AVANEESH REDDY 17. 11010119 GONUGUNTLA CHANDRIKA Rajat Kulshreshtha 18. 11010120 HARSHA SRIMATH TIRUMALA BTech (Electronics and Electrical Engineering) 19. 11010121 HARSHIL LODHI 20. 11010122 HITESH ARORA Anand Kumar 21. 11010123 JILLELLA SURENDRANATH REDDY BTech (Engineering Physics) 22. 11010125 K YOSHITHA 23. 11010126 KANDREGULA S V A RAVI TEJA Shashwat Gupta 24. 11010127 KARRA DINAKAR REDDY BTech (Chemical Science and Technology) 25. 11010129 KURITI PRASANTH VERMA 26. 11010132 MADHU PRUDHVI RAJ Romel Baral 27. 11010133 MADHURI VITTHAL TIKHE BTech (Mathematics and Computing) 28. 11010134 MAINAK SETHI 29. 11010136 MASIH TAMSOY Soumya Tiwari 30. 11010137 MATE ABHISHEK GAJANAN BDes (Design) 31. 11010138 MD SIDDIQ 32. 11010139 MOHAMMED RIYAZ Dibyashree Sengupta 33. 11010142 MOPURU SANKETH MSc (Physics) 34. 11010143 MS NEHA DAMADYA 35. 11010144 N M HARSHA Utsarga Adhikary 36. 11010145 NAGELLI KARTHEEK MSc (Chemistry) 37. 11010146 NAVEEN SAHU 38. 11010147 NISHANT YADAV Biltu Dan 39. 11010149 PADIGELA HARSHITH REDDY MSc (Mathematics and Computing) 40. 11010152 PIYUSH DHORE 41. 11010153 PUSHPRAJ YADAV Santarpana Choudhury 42. 11010154 RACHIT KUMAR MA (Development Studies) 43. 11010155 RACHURI ANIRUDH 44. 11010156 RAHUL RAGHAVENDRA HUILGOL Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma Gold Medal 45. 11010157 RAKSHITA JAIN Akshay Jajoo 46. 11010158 ROHAN KUMAR KWATRA BTech (Computer Science and Engineering) 47. 11010159 ROHIT KAMRA 48. 11010160 SACHIN AGLAVE 49. 11010161 SAGAR PATEL 50. 11010162 SHASHANK RAI 51. 11010164 SHIVAM KUMAR

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52. 11010165 SIMRAT SINGH CHHABRA 22. 11010233 JATIN YADAV 53. 11010166 SPARSH KUMAR SINHA 23. 11010235 K VIJAY SAI 54. 11010167 TUPILI KISHORE 24. 11010237 KANDUKURI MANASA 55. 11010168 VEERA ANUDEEP 25. 11010238 KARAJADA RAMAKRISHNA BABU 56. 11010169 VENKATA ABHINAV BOMMIREDDI 26. 11010239 KASARLA ABHILASH 57. 11010170 VISHAL ANAND 27. 11010240 KSHITIZ JOSHI 58. 11010171 VISHAVDEEP MATTU 28. 11010241 KUMAR ABHISHEK 59. 11010172 VIVEK BHARGAV 29. 11010244 LOKESH SUTHAR 60. 11010173 VIVEK PODDAR 30. 11010245 MANGESH JOSHI 61. 11010174 SHYAMAL KEJRIWAL 31. 11010247 MAVILLA PARDHASARADHI 62. 11010175 ANCHA VENKATA SIDDHARTH 32. 11010248 MAYANK KUMAR 63. 11010176 SHUBHAM LUHADIA 33. 11010249 MAYANK SARDANA 64. 11010177 BASARGE SHREYAS NARENDRA 34. 11010250 MRINAL HALOI 65. 11010178 CHARANJIT SINGH GHAI 35. 11010251 NARESH GUPTA 66. 11010179 SHOBHIT CHAURASIA 36. 11010252 PACHA PARDHAKESWAR 67. 11010180 SOUMAK DATTA 37. 11010253 PARKI ALEKHYA MUTHYAM 68. 09010134 PRAVIN KUMAR CHATURVEDI 38. 11010254 PRAKASH HEMANI 69. 10010106 ADITYA SHARMA 39. 11010255 PRAKASH VADADA 70. 10010116 CHITTURI TARUN 40. 11010256 PRATYUSH KHATAIT 71. 10010123 HEMANT KUMAR MEENA 41. 11010257 PUSHPINDER GOYAL 72. 10010138 NISHANT SANKHALA 42. 11010258 RAHUL SONI 73. 10010146 PRATEEK RASTOGI 43. 11010260 S DIGVIJAY 74. 10010147 PRATEEK SAHU 44. 11010261 SAURABH GUPTA 75. 10010155 RONGALI SRAVAN KUMAR 45. 11010262 SHRI RAM BAIRWA 76. 10010156 SAMARTH TRIPATHI 46. 11010263 SOUMYA PATRO 77. 10010161 SHEFALI R KALYANI 47. 11010264 SOURABH BAGDI 78. 10010165 SRINIVAS YANAMADALA 48. 11010265 SUMEET SINGH 79. 10010171 VIVEK RAJWAR 49. 11010266 SUNKARI VENKATA ABHISHEK 80. 05010137 SHASHI KANT KUNAL 50. 11010267 TARUN KUMAR RAMCHANDANI 51. 11010268 VADDI CHANDRA SEKHAR List of students who have fulfi lled requirements 52. 11010269 VANEET SINGH YADAV for award of B.Tech. degree in Electronics and 53. 11010270 VISHAL VAIBHAV Communication Engineering 54. 11010271 VYSYARAJU KRISHNA PRAJEETH 55. 11010272 YERRAPATI RAJESH Sl. No. Roll No Name 56. 11010273 GAGANDEEP SINGH 1. 11010201 AASHISH AMBER 57. 11010274 RAJARSHI CHATTOPADHYAY 2. 11010202 ABHISHEK BANDEJIA 58. 11010275 M DHRUVA KARTIK 3. 11010203 AKSHAY GULATI 59. 11010276 GAUTAM SINGH 4. 11010204 AMISH MITTAL 60. 11010277 G BARATH SHANKAR 5. 11010205 AMIT KUMAR 61. 11010278 ASHUTOSH PANDEY 6. 11010206 AMODH KANT SAXENA 62. 11010279 VYSYARAJU KARUN RAJU 7. 11010209 ANAND JAISWAL 63. 11010280 KSHITIZ GUPTA 8. 11010212 ANUSHA KONDLE 64. 11010281 P HARSHAVARDHAN 9. 11010213 ARPIT JAIN 65. 11010282 SHASHANK GOYAL 10. 11010216 BATHINI VENKATA SAI BHARGAV 66. 11010283 KAKILETI SIVA TEJA 11. 11010217 BHARAT KAVALA 67. 10010209 ANUJ PRATAP SINGH 12. 11010218 BOJJA VENKATA SATYA SAI NAVEEN 68. 10010214 BHUKYA NAVEEN 13. 11010219 CHANDRA PRABHAKER 69. 10010218 DHRUBA CHARAN MUDULI 14. 11010220 CHEENU KHURANA 70. 10010224 KAMAL MADISHETTY 15. 11010221 CHILAKALA VENU GOPAL REDDY 71. 10010227 KUMAR SAURABH 16. 11010224 DIBBADA S V ASHOK 72. 10010244 PRAVEEN KUMAR PANKAJ 17. 11010227 GAURAV KUMAR SONWANI 73. 10010246 PURUSHARTH CHANDRAYAN 18. 11010228 GONA PRATEEK 74. 10010250 RAJESH RANJAN 19. 11010229 HARSHA RANJAN KUMAR 75. 10010252 RITESH KUMAR 20. 11010230 HARSHIT GUPTA 76. 10010264 VINOD KUMAR BAIRWA 21. 11010232 HIMANSHU BANSAL 77. 10010266 Y PRATHYUSHA

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24. 11010432 KASIREDDY PRAMOD 12. 11010618 DUGGIRALA BRAHMANANDAREDDY 25. 11010433 KORADA PADMA PRAKASHBABU 13. 11010620 KATIPALLI TARUN REDDY 26. 11010435 M PRASANNA 14. 11010621 KUNAL AGARWAL 27. 11010436 MAHAMMAD UBAID 15. 11010622 KUNAL KUMAR SOLANKI 28. 11010437 MANISH PURBIA 16. 11010624 MANIK GARG 29. 11010438 MEDA VINAY TEJA 17. 11010625 MAYUR MODI 30. 11010439 MOHNISH KUMAR SINHA 18. 11010626 NAVEEN KUMAR 31. 11010440 MUTHABATHULA RAHUL 19. 11010632 RUVVA RAHUL 32. 11010441 NAMIT JAIN 20. 11010633 SAGAR SINGH 33. 11010442 NARAYAN LAL MEENA 21. 11010634 SANNY CHAUHAN 34. 11010443 NIKIT JAIN 22. 11010635 SAURABH SRIVASTAVA 35. 11010444 PANKAJ KUMAR MEENA 23. 11010636 SHAKSHI GINODIA 36. 11010448 PREETY PRIYA 24. 11010637 SHASHANK AGRAWAL 37. 11010450 PURUSHOTTAM SHARMA 25. 11010638 SHEFALI GUPTA 38. 11010452 RAJESH BAJYA 26. 11010639 SHIVAM CHANDAK 39. 11010453 RAMANCHA MUKESH KUMAR 27. 11010640 SOUMITRA SAXENA 40. 11010455 REKULAPALLY SNEHITH REDDY 28. 11010641 SOURABH MANDAL 41. 11010456 ROHIT BANSAL 29. 11010642 SURABHI RANI 42. 11010457 SAHITHI REDDY BOMMA 30. 11010643 SWAPNIL CHAUHAN 43. 11010461 SUMIT DEWDA 31. 11010644 UTKARSH GUPTA 44. 11010462 SUNIL KUMAR 32. 11010645 VAISHALI BAKLIWAL 45. 11010463 SUNKAVALLI GOWTAM DORA 33. 11010646 VINEET BHAKHAR 46. 11010464 TANMAY AGARWAL 34. 11010648 YOGESH BAID 47. 11010465 UTKARSH PAGARE 35. 10010608 DAYALA PENTAIAH 48. 11010468 VISHAL ROHITWAL 36. 10010637 ROXY 49. 11010469 VISHESH KHATRI 37. 10010646 TEJAVATH SHIVA PRASAD NAIK 50. 11010470 YAMALA SRIKANTH 38. 08010618 MANJIT ARENG 51. 11010472 YASIR KHALIL 52. 11010473 YERRAMSHETTY UDAY KIRAN List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for 53. 11010474 BHAVESH SHRIMALI award of B.Tech. degree in Chemical Engineering 54. 10010403 AKSHAY H MEENA 55. 10010408 ANKIT RAGHAV Sl. No. Roll No Name 56. 10010409 ANOOP SHARMA 1. 11010701 AANCHAL GUPTA 57. 10010422 GIRRAJ PRASAD MEENA 2. 11010702 AASHISH KUMAR KRISHNATRE 58. 10010429 KOTA ANUROOP 3. 11010703 ABHISHEK JAIN 59. 10010431 KUMAR MOHIT JHANJRIA 4. 11010705 ANANTHAGIRI GEETH L D N VENKAT 60. 10010434 MANISH KUMAR 5. 11010706 ANKIT SINGH 61. 10010438 NAVWANT THAKUR 6. 11010707 ANKUR JAIN 62. 09010406 ANIKET JAIN 7. 11010708 ASHISH MANI 63. 09010427 K. SHIVA SHANKARAVARAPRASAD 8. 11010709 ASHOK BARJATI 9. 11010712 CHILAKAPATI SRI RANGA SAKET List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for 10. 11010713 CHINMAY PIRMIL SINGH award of B.Tech. degree in Biotechnology 11. 11010714 DANDAMUDI CHOLA BHARGAVA 12. 11010715 DEEPAK KUMAR Sl. No. Roll No Name 13. 11010716 GAJANAND YADAV 1. 11010602 ADITYABARNA PAL 14. 11010717 GUNTHAKANTI SHIVA REDDY 2. 11010603 AKESHWAR JHA 15. 11010719 JITENDRA MEENA 3. 11010604 AMIT SHARMA 16. 11010720 JITENDRA MEENA 4. 11010605 AMIT SINHMAR 17. 11010721 KRISHNA KANTA CHOUDHURY 5. 11010606 AMRISH YADAV 18. 11010722 KUMAR SANU MAHATO 6. 11010607 ANSHUL MITTAL 19. 11010724 LAKSHMANJI VERMA 7. 11010608 ARPITA DAS 20. 11010726 MAHESH KUMAR GUPTA 8. 11010610 AVASARALA RAGHAVENDRA SHILPA 21. 11010727 MANISH PRAJAPAT 9. 11010612 BANOTH PRANEETHA 22. 11010728 MIR AMIR ALI 10. 11010615 CHIRANMOY BORUAH 23. 11010730 MUKESH KUMAR GAUTAM 11. 11010617 DIMPLE CHOUHAN 24. 11010731 MUSKU UJWALA

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25. 11010732 NAVJOT KAUR 23. 11010835 TALLURI RAVITEJA 26. 11010733 NAZEEBUL ANSARI M A 24. 11010836 VADISALA GAUTAM KUMAR 27. 11010734 OMPRAKASH KUMAWAT 25. 11010837 VIKASH KUMAR 28. 11010735 PARAMATA SRAVYA 26. 11010838 VIKASH KUMAR 29. 11010737 PRATIK KUMAR 27. 11010840 YOGI ASHOK SUNIL 30. 11010738 PRATIK SWAIN 28. 11010841 RAVI SHANKAR 31. 11010739 PRINCE KUMAR KESHARWANI 29. 11010842 SAYAK SAHA 32. 11010740 RACHA RAHUL RATAN KUMAR 30. 11010843 PRANAV SODHANI 33. 11010741 RAHUL DOHARE 31. 11010844 SHAMIEK MANGIPUDI 34. 11010742 RAJAN KUMAR 32. 11010845 SOHAM MUKHERJEE 35. 11010743 RITU RAJKUMAR SURIN 33. 11010846 RAJAT KULSHRESHTHA 36. 11010745 SANKALP BORTHAKUR 34. 11010847 GAURAV AGGARWAL 37. 11010749 SHASHANK KUMAR GUPTA 35. 11010848 AKSHAT BORDIA 38. 11010751 SHYAM NARAYAN PRASAD 36. 10010805 ARVIND SOLANKY 39. 11010754 UDEPURKAR ANIKET PRADIP 37. 10010807 BANDEEP RABHA 40. 11010755 UDIT SINGH 38. 10010811 GANGADARI VARAPRASAD 41. 11010756 VIJAY LAXMI MEENA 39. 10010812 GANIVADA NAVEEN 42. 11010758 VINEET KUMAR 40. 10010816 HARIDEV DADHICH 43. 11010759 VINEET KUMAR DOSHI 41. 10010828 PATCHIPALA PRAVEEN KUMAR 44. 11010760 VINOD GODARA 42. 10010834 SAMRAT ROY 45. 11010761 VIPIN AGRAWAL 43. 10010839 SHYAM KUMAR MEENA 46. 11010764 YEWLE DURVANK PURUSHOTTAM 44. 10010840 SUNIL KUMAR 47. 10010704 AJAY KUMAR TYOUHARIA 45. 10010842 TURIMELLA SUSHMA 48. 10010715 BANOTH SHANKAR 46. 10010843 VIVEK GUNAWAT 49. 10010718 CHALAVADI SRAVANA SOUMYA 47. 09010802 AJAY KUMAR YADAV 50. 10010721 DEVID DAS 51. 10010764 YELLAPRAGADA V. SIVA HARISH List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for 52. 08010737 SANGISHETTY TARUN award of B.Tech. degree in Engineering Physics

List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for Sl. No. Roll No Name award of B.Tech. degree in Electronics and Electrical 1. 11012101 ABHILASH REDDY KALAM Engineering 2. 11012103 AMBER MADVARIYA 3. 11012105 ANAND KUMAR Sl. No. Roll No Name 4. 11012106 ANANYA PATRA 1. 11010801 AAYUSH GARG 5. 11012107 APARAJITA SINHA 2. 11010803 AKANKSHA DOKANIA 6. 11012109 A. BALA RAMANA BHARADWAJ 3. 11010806 ANURAG AGARWAL 7. 11012111 B R KEERTHI 4. 11010808 BHANU PRAKASH YADAV 8. 11012112 CHAUDHARI NILESH LAXMAN 5. 11010809 DESE JEEVAN RATHOD 9. 11012114 GANGSHETTIWAR ASHISH VITTHAL 6. 11010810 DHIRAJ KUMAR NAVAL 10. 11012116 GIRIDHAR VIDYADHAR KULKARNI 7. 11010811 DODDI VENKATA JEEVAN KUMAR 11. 11012117 ISHAAN RAJIV 8. 11010812 DOIPAYAN ROY 12. 11012118 JATIN AHUJA 9. 11010816 KONGARA S N RAJKUMAR 13. 11012119 KRTIN KUMAR 10. 11010818 KUMAR ROHIT SINGH 14. 11012120 MANOJ VITTHALRAO PAWAR 11. 11010819 MALEY HARSHITHA 15. 11012122 MUKESH GOLCHHA 12. 11010820 MANISH ARORA 16. 11012123 MURALIDHARAN G 13. 11010821 MORISHETTI LALITESH 17. 11012124 NALAWADE DHANANJAY BHIKU 14. 11010823 NEKKALAPU SAMEER 18. 11012127 PARTH SABHARWAL 15. 11010824 PARAG MAHESHWARI 19. 11012130 R HARIKESH 16. 11010825 PARIJAT ROY 20. 11012132 RISHABH PRASAD 17. 11010826 PAWAN KATIYAR 21. 11012133 RUPAVATH KRANTHI KUMAR 18. 11010827 PAWAN KUMAR 22. 11012134 SHREYAS JALNAPURKAR 19. 11010828 PRATEEK KUMAR KHEWARKER 23. 11012135 SUBHASH CHANDRA MEENA 20. 11010829 RAJAT KULSHRESHTHA 24. 11012136 SUMITH K S 21. 11010831 S A PRASHANTH 25. 11012137 VADDI RAMJEE 22. 11010832 SAHIL LOOMBA 26. 11012139 VIKASH KUMAWAT

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27. 11012140 VIVEK GHANGAS 13. 11012315 HIMANSHU UPRETI 28. 10012136 VINEET PATIDAR 14. 11012318 KUMAR HARSHA 15. 11012320 MANAN BHUTANI List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for 16. 11012321 MITTAL ADITYA SANJAY award of B.Tech. degree in Chemical Science and 17. 11012322 NAVEEN CHAUDHARY Technology 18. 11012323 NIKHIL AGARWAL 19. 11012324 PANCHASARA PAVAN KUMAR Sl. No Roll No Name 20. 11012325 PIYUSH BENGANI 1. 11012201 A SURAJ DEV YADAV 21. 11012326 PRANSHU ANAND 2. 11012202 ABHINAV ANAND 22. 11012327 PRASHANT SANKHLA 3. 11012203 ABHISHEK JAIN 23. 11012328 PRERAK GUPTA 4. 11012204 ADAPA SHABARI NATH 24. 11012330 RAJAT KAMRA 5. 11012205 AMAN TOMAR 25. 11012331 RAVI SHANKAR LAKRA 6. 11012206 ARVINDH SEKAR 26. 11012333 ROHIT R RANGAN 7. 11012207 ASHOK MEENA 27. 11012335 SANKET GARG 8. 11012208 AVINAY KUMAR SINGH 28. 11012338 SOURAV BIKASH 9. 11012209 AZEEM KHAN 29. 11012340 TANYA GOYAL 10. 11012211 B VINAY 30. 11012341 VISHAL KESHAV 11. 11012212 BELAL TAUHEED 31. 11012342 WANKHEDE ISHANT VIRENDRA 12. 11012213 BHAVESH KASANA 32. 11012343 RAHUL RADHAKRISHNAN 13. 11012217 HRADESH KUMAR GUPTA 33. 11012344 VISHAL JAIN 14. 11012219 KM SUMAN LATA 34. 11012345 VINITA CHAUDHARY 15. 11012220 M JAYAVARDHAN SAGAR 35. 11012346 ROMEL BARAL 16. 11012221 MOHIT GOPLANI 36. 11012347 TUMATI KIRAN KUMAR 17. 11012222 NELLURI LOKESHWAR RAO 37. 11012348 RAJAT SINHA 18. 11012223 NIKHIL SHARMA 38. 11012349 SRAVYA AMUDAPURAM 19. 11012224 PRIYANK GAUR 39. 10012301 AISHWARYA PRAKASH GUPTA 20. 11012225 RAVINDRA PRATAP SINGH 40. 10012302 AJAY PRATAP SINGH 21. 11012228 SAKSHI KHARE 41. 10012303 AJIT SINGH BHATI 22. 11012229 SAURABH SONI 42. 10012309 ANISH CHAND 23. 11012230 SHASHWAT GUPTA 43. 10012317 DIVYA PRAKASH 24. 11012232 SIDDHARTH SUBRAMANI 44. 10012318 GANGADHER MATTA 25. 11012233 SINGH KANISHKA OMPRAKASH 45. 10012321 LAVESH GUPTA 26. 11012235 SUNIL KUMAR 46. 10012330 SANKET D SOMKUWAR 27. 11012237 TEJASVINI SINHA 47. 10012334 VENISHETTY BHARGAVA MOURYA 28. 11012239 VINAY KUMAR 48. 10012337 VIVEK KUMAR 29. 11012240 VINAY KUMAR NAYAK 30. 10012219 MANISH MEENA List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for 31. 09012202 AMIT KUMAR BERI award of B.Des. degree in Design

List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for Sl. No Roll No Name award of B.Tech. degree in Mathematics and Computing 1. 11020501 AAYUSH JAIN 2. 11020502 AKASH HARLALKA Sl. No. Roll No Name 3. 11020503 AMIT JAGLAN 1. 11012301 AMANDEEP SINGH 4. 11020504 ANKIT KUMAR 2. 11012303 AMIT KUMAR 5. 11020505 ARUN SINGH 3. 11012304 AMIT MITTAL 6. 11020506 AVINANDAN BASU 4. 11012306 ANISH KUMAR JAISWAL 7. 11020507 BAGEPALLY KRISHNA GAUTHAM 5. 11012307 BEHALPADE TUSHAR ASHOKRAO 8. 11020508 BHAWNA AGARWAL 6. 11012308 BHUKYA GANESH 9. 11020509 CHIVUKULA SAI SHRUTHI 7. 11012309 DEVARSHI WAGHELA 10. 11020510 DESHPANDE SHAMBHAVI DATTATRAY 8. 11012310 GAJJI MALLIKARJUN 11. 11020511 DIVA SMRITI 9. 11012311 GAJULA JYOTHENDRANADH SAI 12. 11020512 DORAI RAJ NATHA 10. 11012312 GUDIPATI GOWTHAMI 13. 11020514 JATIN BAJAJ 11. 11012313 HANUMAN ACHOLIA 14. 11020516 LINU GEORGE M 12. 11012314 HIMANSHU MANGLUNIA 15. 11020517 NEERAJ TALUKDAR

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16. 11020518 NEHA 30. 132121034 SANJUKTA KUNDU 17. 11020519 NISHANT KANDOI 31. 132121036 SHEFALI UTTAM 18. 11020520 PANKAJ KUMAR MEENA 32. 132121037 SHEULY GHOSH 19. 11020521 POORVI VIJAY 33. 132121038 SONGSHAPTAK DE 20. 11020523 PRADEEP P 34. 132121040 SUBHAJIT PAL 21. 11020524 PRAKASH CHANDRA SHUKLA 35. 132121042 SUDIP JANA 22. 11020525 PRINCE BHARALI 36. 122121040 SIJOY CHANDRA BORO 23. 11020528 RICHA TRIPATHI 24. 11020529 RUPAM DAS List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for 25. 11020530 SAFINAH ALI award of M.Sc. degree in Chemistry 26. 11020531 SAI KIRAN MAGULURI 27. 11020535 SOUMYA TIWARI Sl. No. Roll No Name 28. 11020536 TUHINA DARGAN 1. 132122001 ABHIJIT NANDAN 29. 11020537 UTKARSH DWIVEDI 2. 132122002 AKHI SIRAJUDDIN 30. 11020538 UTKARSH MISHRA 3. 132122003 AMIT KUMAR 31. 11020539 VIKAS GOEL 4. 132122004 ANIRUDDHA DAS 32. 11020540 VISHESH KUMAR 5. 132122005 ARITRA SARKAR 33. 10020505 ALLA PREETHI 6. 132122006 ASIM SAMANTA 34. 10020531 PALEPU SAIBABA NAVEEN 7. 132122007 ASIT KUMAR DAS 35. 10020533 RANJU K RAVINDRAN 8. 132122008 DEBASIS GHOSH 9. 132122009 DEEPTI VERMA List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for 10. 132122010 DIBAKAR BISWAS award of M.Sc. degree in Physics 11. 132122012 KM USHA YADAV 12. 132122013 KOUSHIK MONDAL Sl. No. Roll No Name 13. 132122014 KUMARES SARKAR 1. 132121001 ABHINANDAN BHATTACHARJEE 14. 132122015 MADHURIMA BORAL 2. 132121002 ADESH KUMAR 15. 132122016 MANISH JANA 3. 132121004 AMIT KUMAR 16. 132122017 MANISHA TRIPATHY 4. 132121005 AMIT KUMAR PATEL 17. 132122018 MD ATIUR RAHMAN 5. 132121006 ANIRBAN SIKDAR 18. 132122019 MEENAKSHI PEGU 6. 132121007 ARJUN BISWAS 19. 132122020 MILAN MAJI 7. 132121008 ARNAB BANERJEE 20. 132122022 PAYEL GHOSH 8. 132121009 BARUN HALDER 21. 132122023 PIYALI DAS 9. 132121010 BHOLU RAM SWAMI 22. 132122024 POOJA SHARMA 10. 132121011 DEBARATI HAJRA 23. 132122025 PRASENJIT SAU 11. 132121012 DEEPAK 24. 132122026 PURUSHOTTAM 12. 132121013 DIBYASHREE SENGUPTA 25. 132122027 RITURAJ TAHU 13. 132121014 INDRANI NAYAK 26. 132122028 ROHAN DEY 14. 132121015 JUMAL DAS 27. 132122029 ROHIT HASDA 15. 132121017 MADHURJYA LALUNG 28. 132122030 RUPAM DUTTA 16. 132121018 MIR ALIMUDDIN 29. 132122031 SANKET PATHAK 17. 132121019 MRINMOY ROY 30. 132122032 SHREYA TRIPATHI 18. 132121021 NILANJAN KUNDU 31. 132122033 SOUMYA BHOWAL 19. 132121022 PARTHA KARAN 32. 132122034 SOURAV SAMANTA 20. 132121023 POULASTYA RAY 33. 132122035 SOUVIK MONDAL 21. 132121024 PRADIP KUMAR ACHARYA 34. 132122037 SUBRATA MONDAL 22. 132121025 PRALAY PAUL 35. 132122038 SUDIPTA DEB 23. 132121026 PRITAM BANERJEE 36. 132122039 SUMAN PAL 24. 132121027 PRITHA BARI 37. 132122040 SUNIT PAL 25. 132121028 RAJ SHANKAR HAZRA 38. 132122041 SUPRIYA BORAL 26. 132121029 RAJKAMAL KAKOTI 39. 132122042 SWAGATAM BARMAN 27. 132121031 RUMA DAS 40. 132122043 SWAPNA DEBNATH 28. 132121032 SAMBIT MOHAPATRA 41. 132122044 TOMOJIT CHOWDHURY 29. 132121033 SANJEEV KUMAR PANDEY 42. 132122045 UTSARGA ADHIKARY

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List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for 36. 132123041 SUMIT DAS award of M.Sc. degree in Mathematics and Computing 37. 132123042 SUSMAY NANDI 38. 132123043 SWARUP KUILA Sl. No. Roll No Name 39. 132123044 SYED FAISAL HASAN 1. 132123001 ABHIJIT GHOSH 40. 132123046 VISHU 2. 132123002 ABHIJIT SARKAR 41. 122123003 AMRITA PATGIRI 3. 132123003 AJIT KUMAR 42. 122123025 NIKHIL KUMAR SINGH 4. 132123004 AYAN CHANDA 43. 122123032 SACHIN SINGH 5. 132123005 AYAN SENGUPTA 44. 122123036 SHAILENDRA KUMAR SHUKLA 6. 132123006 BABAN HALDER 45. 122123038 SIYARAM 7. 132123007 BIKASH CHANDRA BARMAN 46. 122123039 SOMVEER SINGH 8. 132123008 BIKASH DEBNATH 9. 132123009 BILTU DAN List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for 10. 132123010 DEEPAK award of M.A. degree in Development Studies 11. 132123011 DIKSHYA RATHA 12. 132123012 DIPAK BARMAN Sl. No. Roll No Name 13. 132123014 GAUTAM SINGH 1. 132241001 AKASH DAS 14. 132123016 MANOJ KUMAR BARMAN 2. 132241002 AMIT PARASHAR 15. 132123017 MOHIT TRIPATHI 3. 132241003 ANAND PRAKASH 16. 132123018 NAVEEN CHANDRA BHAGAT 4. 132241004 ANVITA 17. 132123019 PALASH SARKAR 5. 132241006 ARPITA BHUYAN 18. 132123020 PRABHAT KUMAR 6. 132241007 ASHISH BAROI 19. 132123022 PRANOY MODAK 7. 132241008 BIDYUT BIKASH KATAKI 20. 132123023 PRIYA WADHWA 8. 132241009 DHIRAJ PEGU 21. 132123024 RAHUL KUMAR 9. 132241010 GAYATRI ROY 22. 132123025 RAKESH JANA 10. 132241013 HOIMAWATI TALUKDAR 23. 132123027 SHANTIRAM MAHATA 11. 132241014 HRISHIKESH THAKUR 24. 132123028 SHITU SINGH 12. 132241015 ISHANI IPSHITA SARMA 25. 132123029 SHREYASI GHORAI 13. 132241016 JITH J R 26. 132123030 SHRIJANI CHAKRABORTY 14. 132241017 KRISHNA SMITA PATHAK 27. 132123032 SHUBHAM GUPTA 15. 132241019 MRINAL KANTI BORAH 28. 132123033 SOMNATH GHOSH 16. 132241020 NAMRATA BORKOTOKY 29. 132123034 SONALI CHHABRA 17. 132241021 NAYANAKHEE SARMA 30. 132123035 SONU KARMAKAR 18. 132241023 PRADEEP B 31. 132123036 SUBHA PAL 19. 132241026 ROSE BASUMATARY 32. 132123037 SUBHA SARKAR 20. 132241027 RUCHINILO KEMP 33. 132123038 SUBHAJIT GIRI 21. 132241028 SANTARPANA CHOUDHURY 34. 132123039 SUDARSHAN SANTRA 22. 132241034 TULIKA 35. 132123040 SUJEET KUMAR SINGH 23. 122241002 ASHISH KUMAR 24. 122241003 ASHOK KUMAR DASH

List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for award of M.Tech. degree in Computer Science and Engineering Sl. No. Roll No Name Project Title 1. 11410126 JYOTIPRASAD BAISHYA Rogue IPv6 Router Advertisement Attack Detection in NDP Using MLD 2. 11410127 NAYANMANI SHARMA Event Detection in Soccer Video using Gesture Recognition 3. 11410142 PARIKSHIT SAIKIA MPIR-Mobility Pattern based Incentive Routing for DTN- An Application of VCG Mechanism 4. 124101002 KAKARALA RAJENDRA Proactive fault tolerance using failure prediction in Hadoop 5. 124101007 SURISHETTY SRINIVAS A Study of Packet Pacing and AQM Schemes in Short Buff er Networks 6. 124101008 SUBHRENDU Joint Transmit Power and Rate Scheduling in Wireless Mesh CHATTOPADHYAY Network for Performance Optimization ensuring Fairness

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Sl. No. Roll No Name Project Title 7. 124101010 VIVEK TIWARI Robust Watermarking of H.264/SVC-Encoded Video resisting Temporal Adaptation 8. 124101012 REDDAPPA NAIDU G Discrete and Geometric Unit Sector Cover 9. 124101013 KOTRIKE VENKATESH Evaluation of AQM strategies on the performance of applications 10. 124101016 ANKITA MAHAJAN Virtualization in 4-4 1-4 Data Center Network 11. 124101017 PANKAJ SACHAN A Robust Intra Mode Based Watermarking Scheme for H.265/HEVC Video Stream 12. 124101018 JITHIN K GEORGE Cooperative caching of Video on Demand (VoD) and User Generated Content (UGC) video applications in Hybrid CDN-ISP- P2P architecture 13. 124101032 VINOD KUMAR Probabilistic Minimum Dominating Set in Unit Disk Graphs 14. 124101033 JADHAV AMBADAS Object Motion Planning in Graphs DEVRAO 15. 124101034 AMBATI LAKSHMANA RAO Worst Case Coverage Path in Heterogeneous Sensor Networks 16. 124101036 KUNDAN KUMAR Distributed Trigger Counting for Ring Topology with Single Link Failure 17. 124101038 AKASH ANIL Modeling Evolution of a Social Network using Temporal Graph Kernels 18. 124101045 PRASHANT ARYA Solving Data Placement Problem Using Linear Programming 19. 124101047 SWARNENDU RAY A Pseudo-Deadline Based O(1) Proportional Share Scheduler for Embedded Systems 20. 124101061 ANKUSH PATEL Clustered based Hybrid Task Partitioning in Multiprocessor Systems 21. 124101062 ARIF ALI AP Computing Generating set of Lattice ideals 22. 124101063 KAMBLE ABHIJEET ARUN Implementation of QR algorithms in STXXL Library 23. 134101003 RAMAKANT SINGH Feature vector selection using kernel matrix learned from semidefi nite programming 24. 134101005 MANOJ ASHOKRAO BODE Managing Emergency Service vehicles amidst Urban Traffi c using a Multi-Agent based Internet of Things 25. 134101007 SIDHARTHA AUROBINDA Performance Analysis of Fibonacci Heaps DASH 26. 134101010 TUHIN BHATTACHARYA Speech Characterization based on Sound Cues for Clusterization 27. 134101012 SANKET KISHOR DAYMA Static Energy reduction by selective bank shutdown 28. 134101013 ANUPAM AGRAWAL Assessing Reliability of Protein Interactions using Learning to Rank 29. 134101014 LAT SAHAB Encoding User Supervision into Spectral Community Detection Algorithm 30. 134101015 MAYANK GUPTA Low Complexity Speech Representation Based on Temporal and Spectral Properties of Sounds 31. 134101017 DIPTESH MAJUMDAR Reconfi gurable Communication Middleware for FlexRay-based Distributed Embedded Systems 32. 134101021 SUMMIT VERMA Cache oblivious algorithms on VAT model 33. 134101033 PULKIT VERMA Resource Usage Analysis for Speech Recognition Techniques 34. 134101036 SWARUP RANJAN BEHERA Spectral Clustering using Convex and Constrained Settings 35. 134101038 SUDHANSHU KUMAR The incentive ratio of Linear utility market for 2 players

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Sl. No. Roll No Name Project Title 36. 134101055 BERHE GEBREZGIABHER Online testing of reversible circuits using M-out-of-N-checker WEKELLE 37. 134101057 EYERUSALEM DAGNEW Online Test for Reversible Circuit GEBRU 38. 134101071 DEVENDRA MALVIYA Implementation of bus Interconnect for chip Multiprocessors

List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for award of M.Tech. degree in Electronics and Electrical Engineering with specialization in Signal Processing Sl. No. Roll No Name Project Title 1. 124102011 TAMMINA SIVA NAGA Performance Evaluation of Video Interest Point Detectors SRINIVASU 2. 124102013 PASUPUREDDY VIJAYA Informed and Non-Informed Analysis of Linear & Rotational KUMAR Interpolations 3. 124102015 VISHWAJEET Facial Expression Recognition using DWT, DCT and SVM 4. 124102018 HIMANSHU SRIVASTAVA Backward-Forward Resosoning in Multiple Object Tracking 5. 124102019 MARUPALLI NARAYANA FACE EXTRACTION IN COMPLEX & STATIC BACKGROUNDS GANGADHAR 6. 124102020 SWAYAM SAMPANNA Methods for single-Image super-resolution PADHI 7. 124102021 NALLA KARTHIK Hierarchical Classifi cation of Broadcast News Video 8. 124102022 ARSI SHIVA Text Detection and Extraction in Broadcast Videos 9. 124102023 M PHANIDHAR KUMAR VIRTUAL CROWD SIMULATION IN SPACES WITH OBSTACLES 10. 124102027 SOMNATH GHORAI Novel Algorithms for Automatic Polyp Detection in Endoscopic Images 11. 124102028 CHETAN MEHRA Disparity Map Estimation for Stereo Images 12. 124102030 GASADA. V. B. PRAKASH Outlier Rejection with IRLS-RANSAC 13. 124102034 SREE NILENDRA GADRE Analysis of Excitation Source Information for Speaker Change Detection

List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for award of M.Tech. degree in Electronics and Electrical Engineering with specialization in VLSI Sl. No. Roll No Name Project Title 1. 124102001 VIJAYA KUMAR K ASIC Implementation of Multi-Standard LDPC Decoder 2. 124102002 THOTHADRI KRISHNA B Gm-C Filter for LTE 3. 124102003 PATAN IMRAN KHAN Design and implementation of FPGA based controllers for contactless power transfer 4. 124102004 S RAKESH KUMAR Design and Implementation of FBLMS based Adaptive Decision Feedback Equalizer using Distributed Arithmetic 5. 124102005 K.V. MAHESH FPGA BASED MATRIX ALGORITHMS FOR CIRCUIT SIMULATION 6. 124102007 GAJENDRA KUMAR Design and Implementation of FPGA based direct torque control of three phase induction motor 7. 124102008 NIKHIL DAS Design and Implementation of Baseband Processor for IR-UWB WBAN for IEEE 802.15.6 8. 124102009 KALI CHARAN DAS High Performance Telemetry Circuit Design for Cardiac Pacemaker 9. 124102010 PRITI SONOWAL A Device Specifi c Device Simulator for Novel Devices 10. 134102013 ANSHU CHAUHAN Area, Power and Performance Optimized Approximate Circuit Design Techniques for Computationally Intensive Algorithms

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List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for award of M.Tech. degree in Electronics and Electrical Engineering with specialization in Communication Engineering Sl. No. Roll No Name Project Title 1. 11410238 RAHUL CHHATWANI On the existence of sum-networks with linear coding capacity k/n only over a specifi c set of finite fi elds 2. 124102031 SALUNKHE AKSHAYKUMAR Investigation on Diff erent Aspects of Direction of Arrival ARVIND Estimation 3. 124102038 VOMMI DHOORJATI ON ADAPTIVE DISTRIBUTED STORAGE SYSTEMS 4. 124102041 MANISH SHAW MIMO communication using SAW devices 5. 124102042 NAGENDRA KUMAR Performance analysis of MIMO based cooperative communication in k-ų and ŋ- ų fading channels 6. 124102047 SHIBSANKAR SARKAR Beamforming & Tracking of Mobile users Using Smart Antennas 7. 124102048 SUBHRAJYOTI SUNANI Performance analysis of MIMO wireless communications with antenna selection 8. 124102049 PATEL PIYUSHKUMAR DESIGN OF DUAL BAND MICROSTRIP POWER DIVIDER WITH DINESHBHAI APPLICATION IN ANTENNAS 9. 124102050 SRINU NAIK MUDAVATHU De Brujin Sequences 10. 134102068 Y BHAGATH KUMAR REDDY Detection with erasure in cooperative relay system

List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for award of M.Tech. degree in Electronics and Electrical Engineering with specialization in Applied Control Sl. No. Roll No Name Project Title 1. 124102052 HARIOM CHAUHAN Speed Control of Brushless DC Motor Using Fuzzy Logic 2. 124102070 BANOTH SHIVA Design and Analysis of FEM based MEMS Piezoresistive Accelerometer for Involuntary Hand Motion

List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for award of M.Tech. degree in Mechanical Engineering with specialization in Machine Design Sl. No. Roll No Name Project Title 1. 124103002 AKOLKAR MANGESH RAOSAHEB Experimental verifi cation of optimal strain gage locations for the accurate determination of KI in internal cracked plates 2. 124103003 SEELAM VISHNUVARDHAN A new method for computation of stress intensity factors of NAIDU sharp V-notched two dimensional confi gurations 3. 124103004 TALATAM VISWANADH Experimental Estimation of Speed-Dependent Dynamic Parameters of Active Magnetic Bearings 4. 124103005 GAIKWAD HANMANT KRISHNA Multi-objective Optimization of Spherical & Tapered Roller Bearing Designs using Genetic Algorithms 5. 124103006 JANASWAMY TAGORE SAI Design of a viscoelastic composite for enhanced MANIKANTA SARMA unconstrained layer damping of structural vibration 6. 124103007 PATIL NILESH SUNIL FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF CARBON NANOTUBE BASED COMPOSITES 7. 124103009 RAKESH NATH Modeling of Largely Defl ected BeamS under Antagonistic SMA Wire Actuation for Energy Harvesting Application 8. 124103010 SIKHAKOLLI L V N AVINASH Dynamic Analysis of Multilayered Sandwich Beam with MRE Core 9. 124103012 HARSHWARDHAN RATNAPARKHI Development of High Performance Computing Tool For Structure Topology Optimizaton 10. 124103014 PATIL KAPEEL DINANATH Non-linear Finite Element Analysis of Beam under Follower Forces

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Sl. No. Roll No Name Project Title 11. 124103016 PURUSHOTTAM GANGSAR Fault Diagnostics of Rolling Bearing Based on Vibrations by Support Vector Machine Algorithm 12. 124103017 PANKAJ RAWAT Nonlinear frequency response analysis pf a smart functionally graded cylindrical shell under a heated shell- surface 13. 124103019 BHUSARE NEETIN NAVANATH Stability Analysis of Time Varying Dynamical Systems 14. 124103022 GAJENDRA MUNDEL Fabrication and Mechano-Tribological Characterization of LLDPE/Sea Shell Bio-Composite 15. 124103024 VISWESWARA RAO LENKA Design of Compact Active Magnetic Bearing 16. 124103025 SURAJ M G Performance Analysis of Gas Foil Bearing 17. 124103026 SUNIL KUMAR SINGH Experimental Investigation on the Eff ect of Diff erent Coatings on Laser Forming of Mild Steel Sheets 18. 124103030 LAXMAN RAM Customized Evolutionary Algorithm for Topology Optimization of Mechanical Components 19. 124103052 RAHUL YADAV DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THREE DIMENSIONAL FORCE MEASUREMENT SET-UP FOR FRICTION STIR WELDING 20. 134103045 ANURAG MISHRA Performance Evaluation of Polymer Composite Gears for Precision Motion and Bidirectional Load Application

List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for award of M.Tech. degree in Mechanical Engineering with specialization in Fluids and Thermal Engineering Sl. No. Roll No Name Project Title 1. 124103033 SUBHASH CHANDRA Simulation and Experimental Validation of Nanofuel In Direct LAIK Injection Diesel Engine 2. 124103035 SUNIL G N Computation of fl ow fi eld coupled with electric fi eld on unstructured grid 3. 124103049 SRIKANTH Study of convergence acceleration method in USHAS solver SURENDRANATH 4. 124103051 VIJAY SHANKER VERMA Experimental Investigation of A Dual Fuel Diesel Engine Run On Scrubbed Biogas 5. 124103056 KULDEEP KUMAR SINGH Design and Analysis of Spiral Plate Heat Exchanger 6. 124103066 SATYANARAYANA Numerical Simulation of Transients in Supercritical Water Cooled KUMBHA Recator 7. 124103093 SHATRUGHAN PRASAD A NUMERICAL STUDY OF NATURAL CONVECTION IN A WATER-FILLED JAISWAL CAVITY WITH DENSITY INVERSION 8. 124103101 PUSHPENDRA Performance Evaluation of Nanofl uid in a counter fl ow Heat Exchanger 9. 134103040 ANKIT KUMAR SHUKLA PERFORMANCE INVESTIGATIONS OF LATENT HEAT STORAGE SYSTEMS 10. 134103043 AMIT SHUKLA Computational Studies on High Speed Reacting Flows 11. 134103048 ROHIT CHANDRA Computational Analysis of Fluid Structure Interaction in Hypersonic PAURIYAL Flow 12. 134103049 GIRIRAJ SHARMA Numerical Optimization of Elliptical Savonius Rotor using Guideway Augmenters 13. 134103051 VINEET KUMAR MISHRA Investigation of fl uid fl ow & Heat Transfer in Straight & Diverging Microchannels

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Sl. No. Roll No Name Project Title 14. 134103052 MOHD IMRAN ANALYSIS OF COMPRESSION – DRIVEN METAL HYDRIDE BASED COOLING SYSTEM 15. 134103057 SANDIP KUMAR GUPTA Experimental Investigation on Liquid Mass Distribution By Using Pressure Swirl Automization 16. 134103058 SARBINDU KUMAR Numerical & Experimental studies of vertical axis helical water turbine 17. 134103075 ARIJEET BARDHAN Experimental Investigation of Impinging Jet Automization 18. 134103100 SWASTIK ACHARYA NUMERICAL MODELING OF CONTINUOUS CASTING OF STEEL 19. 134103102 ABHISHEK KUMAR NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF ELECTROHYDRODYNAMIC FLOW FIELD IN ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR AND PARTICLE TRACKING 20. 134103104 SANTOSH KUMAR SINGH NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF GROUNDWATER FLOW 21. 134103106 GIRJESH KUMAR COMPUTATIONAL STUDY OF DYE CELL

List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for award of M.Tech. degree in Mechanical Engineering with specialization in Computer Assisted Manufacturing Sl. No. Roll No Name Project Title 1. 124103070 ROKKHAM Experimental Comparative Study of Conventional, Textured and PAVANKUMARREDDY Textured with coating tools in machining 2. 124103073 ANCHE LOHIT Prediction of weld induced distortion of large structure 3. 124103076 MRUTYUNJAY Design and development of trans-femoral amputee walking simulator MAHARANA 4. 124103077 BIBHUTI RANJAN Development of Deformation Mechanism Maps by Static hot BHATTACHARJYA compression Testing 5. 124103082 JADDIVADA Design and Modelling of suspension system for walking apparatus SIDDHARTHA 6. 124103090 RICHA SINGH Residual stress and fatigue life prediction of laser welded stainless steel structure 7. 124103102 RAVI KUMAR Finite Element Modeling of Electromagnetic Shearing of Sheets & Tubes VALECHA 8. 124103107 UTTAM KUMAR TARAI Processing and Mechanical Property Evaluation of Ultra fi ne grained aluminum alloy by Friction Stir process 9. 134103001 NIZAR ALKAYEM MODELING AND OPTIMIZATION OF FRICTION STIR WELDING PROCESS USING SOFT COMPUTING TECHNIQUES

List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for award of M.Tech. degree in Mechanical Engineering with specialization in Computational Mechanics Sl. No. Roll No Name Project Title 1. 124103091 VINAY KUMAR MISHRA A meshfree solver based on meshless local petrov galerkin method for solid mechanics 2. 124103092 RAUT PRATHAMESH Solution to Inverse elasticity problem in the framework of Finite PRAKASH Element Method 3. 124103109 SAURABH A numerical study of self-induced oscillatory natural convection in a DHOPESHWAR top cooled cavity with a surface mounted heater 4. 124103112 NITIN CHAUHAN IMPLEMENTATION OF SPARSE LINEAR ITERATIVE SOLVERS: GMRES AND AMG 5. 124103114 RAJENDRA PRASAD Study of transient natural convection in a cavity with surface- mounted SONI heaters

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Sl. No. Roll No Name Project Title 6. 134103084 SATEESH KUMAR Numerical Simulations of Natural Convection Inside Complex Enclosure Filled With Nanofl uids 7. 134103121 PRABHASH GOYAL Real gas eff ect in shock wave boundary layer interaction 8. 134103123 SANDEEP KUMAR A TIME INTEGRATION SCHEME FOR DYNAMIC PROBLEM

List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for award of M.Tech. degree in Civil Engineering with specialization in Structural Engineering Sl. No. Roll No Name Project Title 1. 124104004 BRAHANDAM LAXMI Critical Issues in Nonlinear Static Analysis of RC Flat Plate Building NARASHIMHA KIREETI with Staircase and Elevator Core 2. 124104006 SANTANU SAMANTA Capacity Estimation of Nuclear Containment structural component (RC Slab) subjected to Impact Loading 3. 124104008 JIM NOBLE THOMAS NON-OBSTRUCTING BRACING CONFIGURATIONS FOR OPEN STOREY STRENGTHENING 4. 124104009 VETSA SRI RAM EFFECT OF STIFFENERS IN LEAN DUPLEX STAINLESS STEEL(LDss) GOWTHAM HOLLOW CIRCULAR STUB COLUMNS UNDER PURE AXIAL COMPRESSION 5. 124104011 MOHD ABDUL RAHEEM STRUCTRAL BEHAVIOUR OF LEAN PUPLEX STAINLESS STEEL WASAY I-SECTION STUB COLUMNS SUBJECTED TO AXIAL COMPRESSION 6. 124104014 MUKESH KUMAR ROY INFLUENCE OF OPENINGS IN MASONARY INFILLS ON LATERAL LOAD BEHAVIOUR OF OPEN GROUNG STOREY BUILDINGS 7. 124104015 SUBHASIS PRADHAN Flexibility based analysis of reinforced concrete frame structures 8. 124104016 GUMPENA RAJENDRA EVALUATION OF SEISMIC ENERGY DEMAND IN RC. FRAME WITH & WITHOUT MASONRY WALLS 9. 124104017 MOHAMED SAJEER M OPTIMAL DESIGN OF TUNED MASS DAMPER FOR SEISMIC RESPONSE CONTROL OF LINEAR TIME INVARIANT SYSTEM 10. 124104019 KULDEEP KHARE STATIC AND DYNAMIC RESPONSE ANALYSIS OF TALL STRUCTURES 11. 124104021 ARUNACHALAM J. Comparison of Linear and Nonlinear Static Methods of Analyses for Seismic Behaviour of Asymmetric RC Frame Buildings 12. 124104051 BURA AKSHAY RAMESH Eff ect of replacement level of fl y ash on strength and chloride induced corrosion of steel reinforcement in concrete 13. 124104073 KAVITA DEKA Capacity Estimate of RC Members Subject to Blast Loading 14. 134104100 WELDEBERHAN Utilization of Bamboo as a reinforcement in cement concrete for GEBREKIROS ADHANA low cost and hazard resitant housing

List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for award of M.Tech. degree in Civil Engineering with specialization in Water Resources Engineering and Management Sl. No. Roll No Name Project Title 1. 124104057 PRADIP KUMAR BARMAN Effi ciency of Non-Classical Optimization Algorithms in the estimation of Flow and Virus Transport Parameters 2. 124104060 RUPASREE PANDA Glacial Lake outburst fl ood and its impact on hydropower projects in Tawan Basin 3. 124104061 DINESH P Transient groundwater modeling of Bihar using GMS 3D grid approach 4. 124104062 CHANDRA UPADHYAYA Assessment of Environmental Flow Considering Eco-Index 5. 124104068 IROM ROYAL Study on soil carbon sequestration and carbon fl ux evaluation 6. 134104067 RANGANATHAN K An Integrated Study on carbon dioxide emissions from Indian energy and municipal solid waste sectors

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List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for award of M.Tech. degree in Civil Engineering with specialization in Geotechnical Engineering Sl. No. Roll No Name Project Title 1. 124104024 DAMMALA PRADEEP KUMAR Study on Behaviour of Cantilever Retaining Wall Backfi lled with Lightweight Materials 2. 124104028 CHARU BHARDWAJ A STUDY ON ANALYSIS AND PERFORMANCE OF FLOOD EMBANKMENTS 3. 124104031 BIPIN KUMAR GUPTA A STUDY ON LOAD-DEFORMATION BEHAVIOUR OF MONOPILE FOUNDATIONS FOR OFFSHORE WIND TURBINES 4. 124104032 SAYANTAN CHAKRABORTY A STUDY OF SOME DESIGN ASPECTS FOR PILED RAFT FOUNDATION 5. 124104033 CHANDRA BHANU GUPT Determination of volumetric Shrinkage Curve of Soils 6. 124104034 BIKASH KUMAR SAH Model studies on foundations with shredded tyre mixtures over clay subgrade 7. 124104035 YUDHVIR YADAV Analysis of Rainfall induced Landslide problems 8. 124104040 JANARDHAN TAHASILDAR Analysis of Shrinkage behaviour of compacted sand-bentonite mixtures 9. 124104041 HIMADRI BARUAH Consolidation Characteristics of Fiber Reinforced Sand- Bentonite Mixtures 10. 134104023 RISHIKESH KUMAR PANDEY EXPERIMENT EVALUATION OF CAPILLARY RISE IN SANDS 11. 134104058 AMRIT KUMAR Laboratory fall cone testing of unsaturated soils 12. 134104101 BEREKET MAMO Eff ect of Strain Rate, Relative Density and Specimen Size on GEBREMESKEL Shear Strength Parameters of Cohesionless Soil: Direct Shear Test

List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for award of M.Tech. degree in Civil Engineering with specialization in Environmental Engineering Sl. No. Roll No Name Project Title 1. 124104081 PRITI MISHRA REMOVAL OF HEXAVALENT AND TRIVALENT CHROMIUM FROM SYNTHETIC WASTEWATER USING IRON(II) SULPHIDE 2. 124104082 SHASHIBHUSHAN BILIANGADI Metal Uptakes by Granular Activated Alumina Exposed Repeatedly to Mono- and Binary Metal Ion Systems Comprising of Cr(III) and Pb(II) Ions through Batch Kinetics and Continuous Column Studies 3. 124104083 THAKER PRASHANT NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF CARBON MONOXIDE DISPERSION ASHWINKUMAR IN AN URBAN STREET CANYON WITH HETEROGENEOUS TRAFFIC 4. 124104084 MOHIT PRAKASH MOHANTY Studies on Eff ects of Phenol and Nitrate on Sulfate Reduction by Mixed Microbial Culture 5. 124104085 AKSHAY KUMAR Removal of Cu(II) and Pb(II) using Iron(II) Sulfi de in Mono and Binary Systems 6. 124104086 VIKAS KUMAR Anaerobic Digestion of Food Waste using Diff erent Inoculums 7. 124104088 KAMMA RAMU Composting of Vegetable waste using Diff erent Composting Techniques 8. 124104089 KANEKAR HIRANMAYEE DILIP Microbial Study of Rotary Drum Composting of Water Hyacinth 9. 124104090 MANOJ KUMAR YADAV Batch Kinetics and Continuous Column-Studies for Cu(II) and Pb(II) Uptake by Granular Activated Alumina Exposed Repeatedly to Mono-and Binary-Metal Ion Systems

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Sl. No. Roll No Name Project Title 10. 124104091 MOHNISH SATRAWALA EVALUATION OF IRON AND ARSENIC REMOVAL MECHANISM USING COMMUNITY FILTER SAND 11. 124104092 ABHIJITH K V INVESTIGATION OF POLLUTANT DISPERSION CHARACTERISTICS IN STREET CANYON IN PRESENCE OF TREES AND ON-STREET PARKED CARS 12. 124104093 ARUL NATH K ADSORPTION BEHAVIOUR OF LEAD, CADMIUM AND MERCURY ON CHITOSAN IN MONO, BINARY AND TERNARY SYSTEM 13. 124104094 BHAUTMAGE UTKARSH NUMERICAL SIMULATION AND FIELD VALIDATION OF CARBON PRAKASH MONOXIDE DISPERSION IN ROAD TUNNELS 14. 124104095 SHASHI KUMAR PANKAJ Bioavailability of Heavy Metals during Composting of Phumdi Biomass 15. 124104097 SANDEEP MARKAM DISTRIBUTION OF GROUND WATER ARSENIC IN AN ALLUVIAL AQUIFERS OF THE BRAHMAPUTRA FLOODPLAIN, ASSAM, INDIA

List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for award of M.Tech. degree in Civil Engineering with specialization in Transportation Systems Engineering Sl. No. Roll No Name Project Title 1. 124104036 BHARAT RAJAN DESIGN OF OPEN GRADED FRICTION COURSES 2. 124104042 ARIJIT KUMAR BANERJI STRENGTH CHARACTERISTICS OF EVOTHERM 3G WARM MIX 3. 124104046 MANISH RAJ EVALUATION OF PROPERTIES OF BITUMEN MODIFIED WITH DIFFERENT ADDITIVES 4. 124104050 M SURENDRANATH Eff ect of Maximum Aggregate Size With Its replacement By Lower Size And Fillers on Bituminous Mix Properties 5. 124104056 IBAIAHUN NONGBET SOHLANG ROLE OF MIX COMPACTION AND BINDER CONTENT IN MOISTURE SUSCEPTIBILITY OF HOT MIX ASPHALT

List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for award of M.Tech. degree in Civil Engineering with specialization in Infrastructure Engineering and Management Sl. No. Roll No Name Project Title 1. 124104074 NANDURU HARISH KRISHNA Analysis of impact of pre-construction practices on success of construction project 2. 124104075 MALLISETTI VARA PRASAD Pre-construction Risk Management in Infrastructure Development Projects 3. 124104077 MOJAHEDUL ISLAM NAYYER Procurement option analysis for public private partnership wastewater projects 4. 124104078 ARJUN P Decision support system for procurement option selection for municipal solid waste projects 5. 124104080 MUNA KALUNDIA Eff ect of added chloride dosage on properties of concrete 6. 124104101 JYOTISH KUMAR DAS Eff ect of corrosion inhibitor on chloride induced corrosion of steel in concrete

List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for award of M.Tech. degree in Biotechnology Sl. No. Roll No Name Project Title 1. 124106001 CHANDRA SHEKHAR Analysis Of synonymous codon usage of important proteins KUMAR encoded by Newcastle disease virus and infectious bursal disease virus 2. 124106022 RICHA ARYA Investigations into the role of amphiphilicity and aromatic interactions in Aβ16-22 self – assembly

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Sl. No. Roll No Name Project Title 3. 124106031 NIHARIKA CHANDRA Eff ect of light – dark Cycle and light intensity on Growth and lipid productivity of Chlorella sp FC2 IITG 4. 124106032 JAGGA BIKSHAPATHI Deciphering the Mechanism of 3’ end maturation of the 16S Ribosomal RNA 5. 134106001 KULKARNI ALARK SHRIPAD Instrumentation System Design and Fabrication of Cost – eff ective Portable Fluorometer Using LEDs 6. 134106002 SUBBI RAMI REDDY TADI Statistical optimization and kinetic modeling of D (-) lactic acid production in palmyra jaggery and whey protein hydrolysate based fermentation medium 7. 134106004 GARIMA SINGH Silk based injectable hydrogel as potential cell delivery matrix 8. 134106005 RAJANI KANT RAI Studies on Bactericidal and Antibiofi lm Potential of Metal – complexity Ligands 9. 134106006 EKTA KUMARI Integrated computational and biochemical studies on glutamine synthetase of Leishmania donovani 10. 134106007 PROMI DAS Mass Isotopomer Profi ling and Quantifi cation Of Glycerol Metabolism In E.coli 11. 134106009 BHANUPRIYA CHOUHAN Construction Of Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy Module for Inverted Fluorescence Microscope And Investigating Hen Lysozyme Aggregation using FCS 12. 134106011 RISHABH SINGH “Charaterization of predicted novel extracellular proteins of pathogenic Leptospira interrogans” 13. 134106012 SHRAYAN KUMAR DAS IN VITRO PRODUCTION OF AUTOTRAPLOIDS OF AZADIRACHTA INDICA A. JUSS 14. 134106014 SOMYA SRIVASTAVA Exploring Receptor Binding Domain of Diphtheria Toxin for Therapeutic Use 15. 134106015 IFFAT JAHAN “A funanofl avone karanjin : structural elucidation and its antibacterial activity with biocomposite copper nanoparticles” 16. 134106017 AMBUJ SRIVASTAVA Analysis and development of protein – protein docking algorithm 17. 134106018 KORE SUKHADEV APPANNA Towards understanding the role of GPR30 in Stromal – Epithelial interaction 18. 134106020 MAYENGBAM “Sensitizing Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cells to SHYAMANANDA SINGH Chemotherapeutic Agents” 19. 134106021 MOHD FARHAN SIDDIQUI A low cost design and fabrication method for developing a leak proof microfl uidic paper – based analytical device (µPAD) with customized test zone. 20. 134106023 RATNAKARAM SIVA KUMAR A novel combination therapy for highly resistant oral squamous RAJU cell carcinoma 21. 134106029 ASHISH ANAND Isolation, Identifi cation and Characterization of novel metabolities from an endophytic fungus Aspergillus tamari 22. 134106030 NAVEEN BEDI Development of An Improved In – situ Solvent Recovery Process for Acetone – Butanol – Ethanol ( ABE ) Fermentation 23. 134106031 AJAY KUMAR SAHI Advanced Glycation End products (AGEs) and macrophage Store Operated Calcium ( SOC ) channels 24. 134106033 NEITHOO Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles with Artemsia indica Willd and Tetrastigma voinierianum collected from Nagaland 25. 134106036 S VANITHA Functional characterization of silica nanoparticle - stabilized recombinant GMCSF protein for cancer therapy

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List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for award of M.Tech. degree in Chemical Engineering with specialization in Petroleum Science and Technology Sl. No. Roll No Name Project Title 1. 124107002 SONIT BALYAN Numerical and Experimental Studies on Underground Coal Gasifi cation 2. 124107004 KARAN MALIK Numerical Investigation of Bubble Column and Experimental Validation 3. 124107006 NAGIREDDI SRINU Pd(II) adsorption characteristics of glutaraldehyde crosslinked chitosan copolymer and Lewatit Monoplus TP214 resins 4. 124107007 KUNAL PANT Synthesis and Perfomance Evaluation of FAU Zeolite-Ceramic Composite Membrane by Separation of Cr (VI) from Aqueous Solution 5. 124107013 PRASENJIT BARMAN PROCESS INTENSIFICATION OF ESTERS SYNTHESIS BY HYDRO- DYNAMIC CAVITATIONS TECHNIQUE 6. 124107021 DEOASHISH PANJIARA Optimization of rubber oil methyl ester synthesis using response surface methodology 7. 124107023 VENKATA RAO JANAMALA MIXING CHARACTERISTICS IN HELICAL COIL 8. 124107026 SOURABH SHAW Characterization of Mesua Ferrea (Nahor) Oil for Biodiesel Production 9. 124107027 ARINDAM Mass transfer effi ciency of microbubble fl ow based on mixing phenomena 10. 124107029 SANDUP TSHERING BHUTIA Preservation and Storage Study of Clarifi ed Synthetic Juice: Experimental and Theoretical Consideration 11. 124107058 RAVI BHANDARI Preparation and Characterization of Fly Ash based Mesoporous Catalyst for Transesteriifi cation of Soybean Oil

List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for award of M.Tech. degree in Chemical Engineering with specialization in Materials Science and Technology Sl. No. Roll No Name Project Title 1. 11410728 SATENDRA KUMAR Artifi cial Intelligence based multi-objective optimization for combinatorial problems 2. 124107030 ABHINAV SHARMA Localized Electric Field Induced Transition of Two-Phase Flow Patterns inside Microchannels 3. 124107031 MANAS RANJAN BEHERA Foaming in Emulsion: Eff ect of Surfactant, Salt and Oil 4. 124107036 PRAKRAM SEHGAL Carbon Dioxide hydrogenation over alumina and ceria supported nickel and zinc catalysts 5. 124107037 PASUMARTHI VISWANATH Hydrogen production through self-motile microbots 6. 124107040 VISHAL KUMAR SANDHWAR TREATMENT OF HUMIC ACIDS USING SPINNING BASKET MEMBRANE MODULE 7. 124107041 PRADIP DAS Controlled Drug Delivery using Iron based Metal Organic Framework 8. 124107042 RAJASEKHAR KADAMBUR Optimal Scheduling of Production Operations 9. 124107046 MUDIT BAURAI Gas Adsorption characteristics of Amino-MIL-53(Al) Metal Organic Framework 10. 124107047 MURCHANA CHANGMAI Synthesis and characterization of surface modifi ed NiFe2 O4 nanoparticles and its application in adsorbent modifi cation 11. 124107048 CHIRANJIB DAS Studies on convective heat transfer of two phase fl ow in vertical helical coil 12. 124107051 PRADEEP KUMAR RAMTEKE Crystallization Kinetics of Diblock Copolymer Thin Film

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Sl. No. Roll No Name Project Title 13. 124107052 VARADE SHAILESH RAVI Ion-Specifi c Eff ect in Stability of Foams and Emulsions in Presence of Anionic Surfactant and 1:1 Electrolytes: Role of Adsorption and Interfacial Charge 14. 124107061 MERY KUMARI MEDIKONDA Biodegradation of Poly (Lactic acid) and its composites 15. 124107062 SOHAN BIR SINGH Desulphurization by reactive adsorption over zinc oxide based adsorbents 16. 124107065 SHRAVAN KUMAR Molecular Simulation Study of Gas Adsorption on Carbon Molecular Sieve

List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for award of M.Des. degree in Design Sl. No. Roll No Name Project Title 1. 134205001 SHRUTI PRABHAKAR SALE Exploring lifestyle products using Bamboo and Cane 2. 134205002 YASHODHAN VIKAS Board Game Design for Interest & Motivation in Chemistry MANDKE 3. 134205003 PRABHAT KUMAR TIWARI Supercar Concept for Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. 4. 134205004 ABIR NAGIA Packaging for Fruits 5. 134205005 SRI HARSHA VSSS ANDUKURI Communication Challenges of the deaf: Learnings from experiments in the fi eld 6. 134205006 ARUSHI SINGH Karuna: Smart Home Solutions for Indian Elderly 7. 134205007 ARUNIMA V J The Carnatic music experience 8. 134205008 KUNAL DREGO Exterior Styling of a C segment Hatchback for Renault 9. 134205009 PARVATHY V R Ancient Wisdom of India for the youth 10. 134205010 JAHNVI MUDGAL Exformation 11. 134205011 BINOY CYRIAC Easing of kitchen activites for elderly through design 12. 134205012 NIKHIL PAVITHRAN Hope for Autism: Interactive and Informative web based platform for the Autistic Community 13. 134205013 SUMIT ARORA Designing for accessibility : Solutions to enhance Smartphone usage among geriatric, motor and hearing impaired users 14. 134205014 ANISUR RAHMAN Branding on Muga Silk 15. 134205015 JOJO M GEORGE Thira: A Visual Guide of Malayalam Movies 16. 134205016 ADITYA CHAUDHARY Virtual Reality Game Experience Design 17. 134205017 DEEPIKA KASHYAP back to roots -storage for fruits and vegetable 18. 134205018 RANJITH R Behaviour Change Campaign : Infl uencing perception of single- use-commodities and promoting resuable behaviours 19. 134205019 RAJIB BHAKAT Removing Mobility Barriers for Paraplegic 20. 134205020 PRADYUT NATH` Strategy and Signage Design for Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (with specifi ¬c references for rural visitors) 21. 134205022 BRAJESH DHIMAN Solar Ambrosear 22. 134205023 KULMANALI TANAJI KHILARE Improving Quality of life for elderly through designing smart spaces 23. 134205024 SHILPA S BABU Bio Inspired Furniture for urban spaces 24. 134205025 SAURAV KHUTTIYADEORI Tourist Guide Book: Assam 25. 134205026 WANRISA BOK Collaborative Design for Tourism KHARKONGOR 26. 134205027 GASHAYE MAHTEMU AMARE Design through Exploration of Tensegrity

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List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for award of Ph.D. degree in Computer Science and Engineering Sl. No. Roll No Name Thesis Title 1. 03610105 PALLAV KUMAR An Online Semi Automated Part of Speech Tagging Technique Applied DUTTA To Assamese 2. 04610101 ABHIJIT SARMA Context Aware Handover for WiFi and Its Extension to WiMAX 3. 04610106 MAMATA SAMAL Quality Analysis of Correlation Clustering 4. 07610108 SUDDHASIL DE Improvements in Coordination Functionality of Tuple Space model for Mobile Middleware 5. 07610109 MAUSHUMI BAROOAH An Architectural Framework for Seamless Hand-off between UMTS and WLAN Network 6. 09610110 SHRINIVASA N. C. L. Asymmetric Region Local Binary Patterns for Face Image Analysis 7. 10610101 HARI PRABHAT GUPTA Stochastic Coverage and Connectivity in Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks 8. 10610106 TANIMA DUTTA Robust Compressed Domain Video Watermarking for H.264 / AVC

List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for award of Ph.D. degree in Electronics and Electrical Engineering Sl. No. Roll No Name Thesis Title 1. 06610211 G. ARUNA Performance Analysis of EGC and MRC Receivers over Fading Channels with Phase Estimation Error and Co-channel Interference 2. 07610203 SUMITRA SHUKLA SPECTRAL ANALYSIS OF STRESSED SPEECH FOR SPEECH RECOGNITION 3. 08610206 ASHISH KUMAR Surface Acoustic Wave Devices with Non-Contact Interdigital NAMDEO Transducers 4. 08610208 NAGESH CH DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF AN OSMOTIC PRESSURE SENSOR FOR GLUCOSE SENSING APPLICATION 5. 09610206 GAURAV SAXENA Design, Modeling and Fabrication of Microhotplate for Gas Sensing Applications 6. 09610208 RAHUL SHRESTHA VLSI Design and Implementation of High-Throughput Turbo Decoder for Wireless Communication Systems 7. 09610209 EZHIL REENA JOY T.P. Modeling and Analysis of Electric Vehicle Charging Interface 8. 09610219 HARIS B.C. JOINT SPARSE CODING OVER LEARNED DICTIONARIES AND THE USE OF LOW-COMPLEXITY PROJECTIONS FOR SPEAKER VERIFICATION 9. 10610220 MURLI MANOHAR Design, Fabrication and Testing of Printed Monopole Antennas for Super Wideband Applications 10. 11610222 BAJARANGBALI IDENTIFICATION OF PROCESS DYNAMICS USING RELAY WITH HYSTERESIS

List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for award of Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering Sl. No. Roll No Name Thesis Title 1. 07610309 LINTU ROY GROOVE LOCATIONS FOR OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE OF TWO-AXIAL GROOVE AND MULTI-LOBE HYDRODYNAMIC BEARINGS 2. 09610304 SHRAVANKUMAR C CRACK IDENTIFICATION IN ROTORS WITH FULL-SPECTRUM 3. 09610310 S. ANBARASU Studies on Metal Hydride Based Hydrogen Storage Device 4. 09610311 BIBIN JOHN Numerical Investigations of Shock Wave Boundary Layer Interaction in Hypersonic Flows 5. 09610314 RAVI KUMAR PEETALA CONJUGATE HEAT TRANSFER ANALYSIS IN HYPERSONIC APPLICATIONS 6. 10610303 DHRUBA JYOTI OPTIMUM MULTI-FAULT CLASSIFICATION OF GEARS WITH INTEGRATION BORDOLOI OF EVOLUTIONARY AND SVM ALGORITHMS

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Sl. No. Roll No Name Thesis Title 7. 10610305 PITAMBAR RAMBHAU MESOSCOPIC MODELING OF CAPILLARITY-WETTABILITY INTERACTION RANDIVE 8. 10610307 SUKANTA ROY AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A NOVEL SAVONIUS- STYLE WIND TURBINE THROUGH UNSTEADY SIMULATIONS AND WIND TUNNEL EXPERIMENTS 9. 10610311 SATHEESHKUMAR V. FORMING OF ADHESIVE BONDED STEEL SHEETS 10. 10610314 RUPESH SINGH Computational Study on Thermal Responses of Laser Irradiated Blood Perfused and Vascularized Tissues 11. 10610317 H. LALHMINGSANGA POST COMBUSTION CO2 CAPTURE THROUGH ADSORPTION PROCESS IN FIXED AND FLUIDIZED BEDS 12. 126103027 KOUSHIK DAS NON-INVASIVE DETECTION OF A TUMOR IN A HUMAN BREAST

List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for award of Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering Sl. No. Roll No Name Thesis Title 1. 08610406 ARUP BHATTACHARJEE NUMERICAL STUDIES ON DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF REINFORCED SOIL RETAINING WALLS 2. 08610409 ANIMESH DAS SEISMIC RESPONSE CONTROL OF LOW-RISE BUILDINGS USING FIBRE-REINFORCED ELASTOMERIC ISOLATOR 3. 09610405 M. LONGSHITHUNG PATTON Numerical Modelling of Lean Duplex Stainless Steel Hollow and Concrete-fi lled Columns of Square, L-, T- and +-shape Sections under Pure Axial Compression 4. 09610410 PARTHA PRATIM SARKAR ANALYSIS AND MODELING OF TRAVEL BEHAVIOR FOR A SMALL SIZED INDIAN CITY 5. 10610410 THIYAM TAMPHASANA DEVI DESIGN OF UNBAFFLED STIRRED TANK WITH CONCAVE BLADE IMPELLER 6. 10610417 HRIDAY MANI KALITA OPTIMAL PROTECTION MEASURES FOR CONTROLLING RIVER BANK EROSION 7. 11610414 RATAN SARMAH Two- and Three-Dimensional Analysis of Flow into Ditch Drains from a Ponded Field 8. 11610417 TRIPTIMONI BORAH Development of Effi cient Pollution Source Identifi cation Model Using ANN-GMS-GA Based Simulation-Optimization Approach

List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for award of Ph.D. degree in Design Sl. No. Roll No Name Thesis Title 1. 09610503 PRAKASH KUMAR Ergonomic Design Intervention for Pineapple Peeling Task in Small Fruit Processing Units 2. 09610510 SANGEETA PANDIT Assistive design intervention to reduce Occupational Ergonomic stress among Women Handloom Weavers of Assam

List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for award of Ph.D. degree in Biosciences and Bioengineering Sl. No. Roll No Name Thesis Title 1. 08610604 SAGARIKA MISHRA Novel Vacuolar Na+/H+ Antiporters Of Cowpea And Mungbean Confer Salt Tolerance In Transgenic Plants 2. 08610607 ASHOK KUMAR Recombinant Truncated Diphtheria Toxin for Possible Therapeutic Applications 3. 08610610 POJUL LOYING Regulation of Human Cripto-1 Expression 4. 08610613 TUSHAR Tapping Zingiberaceae – Wilderness to Mining Plastome

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Sl. No. Roll No Name Thesis Title 5. 08610616 SERAJ AHMAD Studies on Production, Characterization and Application Potential of Cholesterol Oxidase from Rhodococcus sp. NCIM 2891 6. 09610601 MITUN Molecular and Functional Characterization of a Novel Alcohol Oxidase From CHAKRABORTY Aspergillus terreus MTCC6324 7. 09610611 SOMASEKHAR STUDIES ON THE ALCOHOL OXIDASE FROM PICHIA PASTORIS FOR REDDY C D DEVELOPING NANOCOMPOSITE BASED ALCOHOL BIOSENSORS 8. 09610613 GAURI DEB MOLECULAR INSIGHTS INTO THE MODULATION OF GELATINASES BY THE GREEN TEA POLYPHENOL (-) - EPIGALLOCATECHIN-3-GALLATE (EGCG) IN HUMAN BREAST CANCER CELLS 9. 09610615 ARABINDA GHOSH Molecular cloning, expression, purifi cation and characterization of β-mannanase of family 26 glycoside hydrolase and associated family 35 carbohydrate binding module from Clostridium thermocellumand its application in manno-oligosaccharides production 10. 09610616 AYAN SADHUKHAN Isolation and functional characterization of a stress-inducible transcription factor VuDREB2A from cowpea 11. 09610617 HIMANGSHU STUDIES ON CYTOSKELETON, DIFFERENTIATION AND PHENOTYPIC SONOWAL PROPERTIES OF HUMAN MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS 12. 09610620 ANIL KUMAR DEVELOPMENT OF A CURCUMIN RESOURCE DATABASE AND IN-SILICO INTERACTION STUDIES WITH SELECTED TARGETS 13. 09610621 ANIL KUMAR Structural, biochemical and functional analyses of modular recombinant VERMA glucuronoxylan-xylanohydrolase (CtXynGH30) of family 30 Glycoside Hydrolase and its truncated derivative CtXyn30A and associate family 6 carbohydrate binding module CtCBM6 from Clostridium thermocellum 14. 09610622 KIMJOLLY Cloning, Over-expression and Biochemical Characterization of Putative LHOUVUM Protease PFI1625c from Plasmodium falciparum 3D7 15. 10610604 MUTHU SIVA RAMA Biocehmical and system biology approach to characterize novel fresh water PANDIAN M microalgal isolate directed towards biodiesel production 16. 10610614 DAMINI KOTHARI Synthesis, purifi cation, characterization and prebiotic applications of dextran and oligosaccharides from Leuconostoc mesenteroides NRRL B-1426 dextransucrase

List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for award of Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering Sl. No. Roll No Name Thesis Title 1. 08610705 ARIJIT MONDAL CO2-Selective Thin-Film Polymer Composite Membranes: Improvement of Thermal Stability and Role of Amine Carriers 2. 08610706 VINOTHKUMAR N Hydrogen production from water-methanol over visible light active modifi ed titanium and indium oxides based photocatalysts 3. 08610710 AVIJIT GHOSH Synthesis and Evaluation of Graphene for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell Components 4. 09610707 VENKATA SWAMY MOMENTUM AND HEAT/MASS TRANSFER PHENOMENA OF NALAJALA CONTAMINATED BUBBLES IN POWER-LAW LIQUIDS 5. 09610715 D. VASANTH Preparation, Characterization and Applications of Kaolin Based Low Cost Ceramic Membranes 6. 09610717 DASARI ANJALI Hydrodynamics of viscous oil-water fl ow through horizontal and upward inclined pipelines 7. 09610719 PRASHANT MISHRA The Role of Framework Flexibility and Coordinatively Unsaturated Metal Sites on Gas Adsorption of Selected Metal Organic Frameworks

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Sl. No. Roll No Name Thesis Title 8. 09610720 ARDHENDU SEKHAR GIRI ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESSES FOR TREATMENT OF MODELPHARMACEUTICAL WASTEWATER 9. 09610722 ANAND BABU DESAMALA Hydrodynamics of viscous oil-water fl ow through undulated pipelines 10. 09610723 YENNAM RAJESH Adsorption Characteristics of Activated Carbon for the Recovery of Ni (II) and Pd (II) from Synthetic Electroless Plating Solutions 11. 09610726 E. SRI HARSHA Microfi ltration Studies Using Low Cost Ceramic Membranes 12. 09610727 LEELA MANOHAR Studies on Solid Polymer Electrolyte for Direct Electrochemical AESHALA Reduction of CO2 to Fuel 13. 10610706 L. SRAVANTHI AMINE FUNCTIONALIZED MCM-41 FOR CO2 CAPTURE 14. 10610707 MRIGANKA SEKHAR Simultaneous Extraction and Recovery of Catechins using Liquid MANNA Membrane 15. 10610709 MURALI PUJARI Combinatorial plating characteristics of electroless processes for dense Pd-PSS composite membrane fabrication 16. 10610711 CHINA MALAKONDAIAH Preparation and Characterization of Low Cost Ceramic and Silver- KANIGANTI Ceramic Composite Membranes for Bacteria Filtration Applications 17. 10610714 SANTHI RAJU PILLI Extraction of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds from Aqueous Solutions using Ionic Liquids: Theoretical Predictions and Experimentations using Supported Liquid Membrane 18. 10610717 AMRITA AGARWAL Optimality of Electroless Plating Processes for Dense Metal Ceramic Composite Membrane Fabrication 19. 11610704 KRUSHNA PRASAD Thermal, Catalytic and Co-conversion of Non-edible Oil Seeds to SHADANGI Pyrolytic Oil

List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for award of Ph.D. degree in Physics Sl. No. Roll No Name Thesis Title 1. 09612102 TRIBEDI BORA Magnetic Properties of La-Cr-O and Nd-Cr-O Based Orthochromites 2. 09612103 ABHIJIT DAS Development of Optical Sectioning Microscope using Binary Diff raction Hologram 3. 09612105 DEEPANWITA DUTTA Branching fraction measurement for the decay Bs0 and search for the decay Bs0 at high energy e+e- collisions at (5S) energy 4. 09612107 ENAMULLAH A Theoretical Study of Rabi Oscillations In Graphene 5. 09612108 PADAM RAJENDER Study of Magnetic Properties and Exchange Bias in Co(Cr1-xMx)2O4 (M = Fe, Co & Al) 6. 09612109 BATAKRUSHNA SANTARA Studies on Intrinsic Defects and Doping Induced Tunable Optical and Magnetic Properties of TiO2 Nanostructures 7. 09612110 POULAMI GHOSH STUDIES ON VARIOUS MORPHOLOGIES OF ZINC OXIDE NANOSTRUCTURES GROWN VIA PULSED LASER DEPOSITION 8. 09612111 T SANTHOSH KUMAR Studies on bulk and thin fi lms of MgTiO3 ceramics for microwave and electronic applications 9. 09612112 AKHILESH KUMAR SINGH MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF SINGLE AND MULTILAYER STRUCTURED AMORPHOUS AND NANOCRYSTALLINE FeTaC MAGNETIC THIN FILMS 10. 09612113 SOUVIK PAUL First-principles electronic structure based investigations of Mn2NiX magnetic alloys with Inverse Heusler structure 11. 09612115 PATHI MUNENDHAR EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF FIBER BRAGG GRATING BASED SENSORS FOR STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING

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Sl. No. Roll No Name Thesis Title 12. 09612118 SHYNI P. C. MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF NANOCRYSTALLINE Fe-(AI,Cr)-Co-Si ALLOYS PREPARED BY MECHANICAL ALLOYING PROCESS 13. 09612119 APURBA BARMAN Studying Disorder and Correlation Eff ects on the Phase Diagram of Bosons via Mean Field Theory 14. 09612130 ONKAR NATH VERMA DIFFRACTION MANAGEMENT BY USING COHERENT CONTROL FIELDS IN OPTICAL MEDIA 15. 10612101 GEDDA MURALI Fabrication of CoPc and PTCDI-Ph based low-operating voltage organic fi eld-eff ect transistors

List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for award of Ph.D. degree in Chemistry Sl. No. Roll No Name Thesis Title 1. 08612223 V. ANILKUMAR Mechanistic Insights into Unusual Reactions by High - Valent Iron Intermediates 2. 09612201 SRIMANTA GUIN Beyond Traditional Coupling: Transition Metal Catalyzed C—C and C—O Bond Formations via C—H Activation 3. 09612205 THALLURI KISHORE Development of Chemoselective and Stereoselective Strategies for Peptide Synthesis and Related Organic Transformations 4. 09612207 BHASKAR NATH Supramolecular chemistry of Bis-phenols and related metal complexes 5. 09612210 RENJITH B. DNA Damage Induced by Low-Energy Electrons: A Theoretical Approach 6. 09612211 PARAMARTHA GOGOI Some Aspects of Chemistry of Oxygenated Heterocycles and Use of Chiral 1,3-Diols in Asymmetric Synthesis 7. 09612214 R. SIDICK BASHA Stereoselective Synthesis of 2-Deoxy-2-lodo-O-Glycoside in Biphasic Medium and BDMS Mediated Facile Access to 2,3-Unsaturated-O-Glycoside, Imidazopyridine and α-Aminoamidine 8. 09612215 NARSIMHA MAMIDI Design and Synthesis of Esters as Protein Kinase C (PKC)-C1 Domain Regulators 9. 09612216 BIGYAN RANJAN JALI Supramolecular chemistry of some naphthoquinone derivatives 10. 09612217 BURGULA LAXMINARAYANA Studies on the Synthesis and Properties of Modifi ed Pyrimidine Nucleobases, Bis-Pyrimidine Dimers and Peptide Nucleic Acids 11. 09612220 JIBAN SAIKIA Interfacial Interaction Study of Proteins and Pollutants onto Inorganic Surfaces 12. 09612223 KIRAN INDUKURI Stereoselective Synthesis of Some Six Membered Oxygen and Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds 13. 09612227 SAROJ KUMAR ROUT Beyond Retrosynthetic Analysis: Copper Catalyzed Synthesis of Esters via C—H Functionalization 14. 09612230 CHIRANTAN KAR Design, Synthesis and Application of Fluorogenic Probes for Selective Detection of Ionic Analytes in Physiological Condition 15. 10612246 SANGITA TALUKDAR Design, Synthesis and Studies on the Photophysical Properties of Unnatural Triazolyl and Tetrazolyl Nucleosides and the Applications of Triazolyl Nucleosides Thereof 16. 11612213 SAMIR GHORAI Geometrical and Substitutional Infl uences on the Electronic Structure and the Reactivity of First–Row Transition Metal– Radical Complexes

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List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for award of Ph.D. degree in Mathematics Sl. No. Roll No Name Thesis Title 1. 08612304 RAJ BHAWAN YADAV Density Results in C (Sn, Sn) for Lower Dimensions and Riemannian Morphisms 2. 08612306 NAMITA BEHERA FIEDLER LINEARIZATIONS FOR LTI STATE-SPACE SYSTEMS AND FOR RATIONAL EIGENVALUE PROBLEMS 3. 09612302 JITENDER KUMAR AFFINE NEAR-SEMIRINGS OVER BRANDT SEMIGROUPS 4. 09612305 KAUSHIK MONDAL Designing Localization Algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks: A Geometric Approach 5. 09612306 SANTU DAS LINEAR WATER WAVE DAMPING BY A BOTTOM-MOUNTED POROUS STRUCTURE AND BY VERTICAL DUAL POROUS PLATES 6. 09612313 BIDYUT BIKASH GOGOI SOME DIVERSE DIRECTIONS IN HIGHER ORDER COMPACT METHODOLOGY 7. 09612314 DINESH KUMAR DYNAMICS AND CONTROL OF A PREDATOR-PREY SYSTEM WITH THE SUPPLY OF ADDITIONAL FOOD TO PREDATORS 8. 09612317 MOHAMMAD HASSAN DIFFRACTION AND RADIATION OF WATER WAVES BY TWO COAXIAL VERTICAL CYLINDERS 9. 10612304 SUNANDA SAHA STUDY OF TRAPPED MODES IN TWO- AND THREE-LAYER FLUIDS

List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for award of Ph.D. degree in Humanities and Social Sciences Sl. No. Roll No Name Thesis Title 1. 06614104 JITU TAMULI Institution for the Use of Groundwater in Assam: A Study of Groundwater Markets with Special Emphasis on Structure, Determinants, Reliability and Effi ciency 2. 07614102 MAMTA TRIPATHI THE DYNAMICS OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN ORGANIZATIONS: ROLE OF LEADERSHIP, TRUST AND ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE 3. 07614104 DITEE MONI Polity and Petroleum - Making of an Oil Industry in Assam, 1825–1980 BARUAH

List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for award of Ph.D. degree in Energy Sl. No. Roll No Name Thesis Title 1. 09615103 SHUCHI SINGH Bioethanol production from Parthenium hysterophorus involving cellulase from Bacillusamyloliquefaciens SS35: Process development, optimization and intensifi cation 2. 09615108 DEBJYOTI SAHU Hydrogen Adsorption on Selected Metal Organic Frameworks

List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for award of Ph.D. degree in The Environment Sl. No. Roll No Name Thesis Title 1. 08615205 BHARATI STUDIES ON SULFATE REDUCTION TO ELEMENTAL SULFUR BRAHMACHARIMAYUM UNDER ANAEROBIC/MICROAEROBIC CONDITIONS 2. 09615201 NAYANMONI GOGOI ECOLOGICAL STUDY OF BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER FLOODPLAIN IN SELECTED AREAS OF MAJULI AND KAMRUP AND POTENTIAL BIORESOURCE UTILIZATION PERSPECTIVES

List of students who have fulfi lled requirements for award of Ph.D. degree in Nanotechnology Sl. No. Roll No Name Thesis Title 1. 06615301 AGILE MATHEW Cylindrical Quantum Dots, Spin Qubits, and Decoherence 2. 09615301 AMARESH KUMAR SAHOO Nanocomposites for Theranostic Applications

383 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI Appendix–IV oor shall also be ready before before oor shall also be ready rst fl Remarks Block A & B: Out of 528 rooms in these two blocks 504 rooms have have blocks 504 rooms in these two Block A & B: Out of 528 rooms shall be ready Remaining 24 rooms occupation. for been handed over this academic session. before Dining along with kitchen and kept Dining and Kitchen area: is ready court food in the fi The under use. this Academic session. this Academic facilities including games All common for Facilities: ready Common are Central etc. ce offi and caretaker’s warden security, rooms, occupation. been handed already in the block 204 have Block C: Out 324 rooms the start before this shall be ready 120 rooms and the remaining over session. Academic expected be to are All works completed. Block D: All foundation 2016. December, by complete handed over rooms in July 2014 while 176 single seater handed over in July 2015. the dining hall is construction above of an canteen for New proposal 2016. in March also complete with 32 units is Block-A in progress. works are nishing and the other fi 2016 and June, by Block-C shall be ready occupation. for handed over 2016. August, by Block-B Dormitory and occupied. Building: Handed over in lakhs) Financial Financial ` ( 31.03.2016 Total Progress upto Progress Total Physical During 2015-2015 Physical Progress Physical Upto 31.03.15 ( ` in 8228.00 70% 15% 85% 5741.40 Works: Complete. Pile 4240.17 90% 10%2532.53 100% 50% 4025.67 35% along with kitchen rooms and dining hall were 172 double seater 85% 1854.80 all structural Married is completed Scholar Building: R.C.C. for works works works lakhs) Cost of Cost PROGRESS IN CONSTRUCTION WORKS CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS oor area) oor Works atlet 6712sqm atlet oor area) oor oor area) oor (956 capacity with 31050 Sqm fl (500 capacity,13790 (500 capacity,13790 sqm fl and Dormitory Build- ing (96 fl fl 1. 10 Hostel Boys’ 2. 2 Hostel Girls’ 3. Married Scholars hostel Sl. No.

384 ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 nishing oor and AAC block oor and AAC Remarks work are in progress including HVAC and electrical works. including HVAC in progress are work 200 capacity galleries are two halls: Structural(ii) 6 nos. of top works in progress. It within December will be completed is expected that the work 2016. The expansion work of Chemistry, EEE and Mechanical Department. of Chemistry, expansion work The partitioning some additional internal except Has been completed of ME deptt. in some laboratories work (i) 18 nos 120 capacity hall: Internal fi Class Room Complex: It is G+7 is in progress. upto oor level masonry at various fl work 2016 within December, will be completed expected that the work DoD, CSE, Physics, Chemical, HSS and Math: About 85% of structural Chemical, CSE, Physics, DoD, It all structural in is expected complete works to is complete. work running on schedule. Work 2016. July, in the process done and pile caps are are Nano-Centre: All piling works of completion. 1st fl oor slab started available in one block.rooms shall be made 580 1st fl by will be completed hostel entire The March’17. by occupation for September’17 of 162 rooms, 32 nos room has been completed in last Dec15. It has been completed is 32 nos room of 162 rooms, the end of this year. the project by expected complete to level in the other block.level as the electrical overhead line had to be shifted. Now, the line has been Now, be shifted. line had to as the electrical overhead will be started shortly. APDCL and the work shifted by in this stretch within July 2016. will be completed work The in lakhs) Financial Financial ` ( 31.03.2016 Total Progress upto Progress Total Physical During 2015-2015 Physical Progress Physical Upto 31.03.15 808.03 -- 40% 40% 324.83 in one building and G+1 is in progress at G+2 level framing work RCC ( ` in 5675.46 35% 10% 45% 2501.80 at G+8 fl structural in progress The framing work 6094.68 65% 10% 75% 3918.97 Phase-IV 6944.71 -- 25% 25% 1186.46 2015. in March was allotted Work 9665.03 5% 20% 25% 2459.00 for framing work RCC has been completed. work 50% of the foundation 4059.00 45% 20% 65% 2126.50 Out 90% of structural and masonry The work till date. is completed 1476.90 60% 35% 95% 1512.52 Is left 500mtrs. out of around Only one stretch is complete. 95% work works works lakhs) Cost of Cost oor oor area) oor oor area) area) oor oor area) oor oor area) oor Works Complex Department of Chemis- EEE & ME try, Class room (9875 sqm fl DoD, CSE, Physics, CSE, Physics, DoD, CIF, Chemical Engg, CETHSS, Mathematics, (19045sqm fl (1152 capacity with 34785.sqm fl (15090 sqm fl area each) area (2nos., 325sqm fl (2nos., ary wall phase-IV. 4. 11 Hostel Boys’ 6. Guest House 2 7. Dormitory Buildings 8. Construction of bound- c)V) (Phase – a) (Phase-IV & Classroom) 5. Extension Complex of Academic b) Building Research Sl. No.

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Appendix–V

SUMMARY OF INSTITUTE ACCOUNTS

Balance Sheet as on 31 March 2016

Current Year Previous Year SOURCES OF FUNDS (Amount in Rs.) (Amount in Rs.) CORPUS/CAPITAL FUND 10,999,048,890 10,554,680,937 DESIGNATED/ EARMARKED / ENDOWMENT FUNDS 568,251,124 543,604,566 CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS 3,132,033,859 2,514,334,327 TOTAL 14,699,333,873 13,612,619,830

Current Year Previous Year APPLICATION OF FUNDS (Amount in Rs.) (Amount in Rs.) FIXED ASSETS Tangible Assets 8,460,066,944 7,982,444,229 Intangible Assets 40,910,279 - Capital Works-In-Progress 2,689,169,577 2,273,949,429 INVESTMENTS FROM EARMARKED / ENDOWMENT FUNDS Long Term 659,798,160 583,691,041 Short Term - - INVESTMENTS - OTHERS 106,982,050 479,043,436 CURRENT ASSETS 1,405,850,266 1,429,164,499 LOANS, ADVANCES & DEPOSITS 1,336,556,596 864,327,195 TOTAL 14,699,333,873 13,612,619,830

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Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended on 31 March 2016

Current Year Previous Year Particulars (Amount in Rs.) (Amount in Rs.) INCOME Academic Receipts 224,853,407 209,804,465 Grants / Subsidies 2,088,289,992 1,533,300,000 Income from investments - 23,052,124 Interest earned 1,000,832 968,956 Other Income 33,342,231 32,915,620 Prior Period Income 137,924 1,143,741 TOTAL (A) 2,347,624,386 1,801,184,907 EXPENDITURE Staff Payments & Benefi ts (Establishment expenses) 1,162,602,793 1,015,336,301 Academic Expenses 642,348,502 472,823,480 Administrative and General Expenses 209,698,568 168,496,694 Transportation Expenses 21,230,065 20,364,334 Repairs & Maintenance 228,832,543 158,143,161 Finance costs 55,453 25,410 Depreciation 409,266,676 303,307,681 Other Expenses - - Prior Period Expenses 461,758,031 10,896,233 TOTAL (B) 3,135,792,630 2,149,393,294 Balance being excess of Income over Expenditure (A-B) (788,168,245) (348,208,387) Transfer to / from Designated Fund Building fund Others (specify) Balance Being Surplus / (Defi cit) Carried to Capital Fund (788,168,245) (348,208,387)

387 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI - Previous Year Year Previous (Amount in `) (Amount - 71,844 10,896,233 70,993 9,014,724 17,358,016 21,295,527 24,519,459 17,979,987 205,095,037 267,661,132 708,111,881 982,038,345 608,212,015 472,823,480 182,817,987 82,356,172 472,296,176 464,736,966 131,315,205 81,844,281 289,300,000 111,613,370 304,144,820 400,859,185 665,780,157 739,519,911 672,041,903 889,898,727 1,670,253,000 1,046,343,436 Current Year Year Current (Amount in `) (Amount PAYMENTS b) Academic Expenses Academic b) funds a) Fixed Assets a) Fixed f) period expenses Prior Others) d) Transportation Expenses Transportation d) III. Payments against Sponsored against Sponsored III. Payments Projects/Schemes IV. Payments against Sponsored against Sponsored Payments IV. Fellowships/Scholarships V. Investments and Deposits made Investments V. VII. Expenditure on Fixed Assets and on Fixed VII. Expenditure - in- Progress Works Capital II. Payments against Earmarked/ against Earmarked/ II. Payments Funds Endowment VI. Term Deposits with Scheduled Term VI. Banks VIII. Other Payments including VIII. Other Payments statutory payments I. Expenses - - 23,052,124 28,336,641 52,176,879 Progress Works-in- b) Capital Previous Year Previous (Amount in `) (Amount - - - - 161,000 135,500 a) Establishment Expenses 24,398,300 44,750,126 25,209,079 265,595,158 525,324,433 Expenses c) Administrative 355,366,409 208,962,662 a) Out of Earmarked/ Endowments 140,032,515 141,494,847 800,774,298 funds (Investments- b) Out of own 858,746,806 1,046,984,456 685,672,149 e) Repairs & Maintenance 2,275,000,000 2,968,300,000 Cost g) Finance Current Year Year Current (Amount in `) (Amount Receipt and Payment Account for the Period Ended on 31 March 2016 Ended on 31 March the Period for Account and Payment Receipt RECEIPTS iii. Savings accounts iii. Savings i. In Current accounts i. In Current ii. In Deposit accounts c) From others c) From a) From Government of India Government a) From Government State b) From a) Earmarked/Endowment funds a) Earmarked/Endowment b) Other investments a) Cash Balances a) Cash b) Bank Balance III. Academic Receipts III. Academic VI. Receipts against sponsored against sponsored VI. Receipts and Scholarships Fellowships from on Investments VII. Income II. Grants Received II. Grants IV. Receipts against Earmarked/ against Earmarked/ Receipts IV. Funds Endowment against Sponsored Receipts V. Projects/Schemes I. Opening Balance

388 ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 - - - - Amount in ` Amount Previous Year Year Previous - - 232,000 161,000 221,803,694 265,595,158 122,442,104 932,850,196 1,126,247,597 1,028,566,846 1,074,933,990 Amount in ` Amount Current Year Year Current 8,257,283,332 8,065,819,222 PAYMENTS XII. Closing balances XI. Other Payments IX. Refunds of Grants X. Deposits and Advances - - - - In Accounts Savings - - in hand a) Cash 968,956 969,167,520 Previous Year Year Previous Amount in ` Amount 5,259,657 976,744,578 In Deposit Accounts 69,635,642 16,983,428 34,901,165 b) Bank balances 930,896,554 566,625,884 Accounts In Current 2,281,445,789 8,257,283,332 8,065,819,222 TOTAL Amount in ` Amount Current Year Year Current RECEIPTS c) Savings Bank Accounts c) Savings b) Loans and Advances b) Loans a) Bank Deposits IX. Investments encashed IX. Investments Receipts XIII. Miscellaneous including Statutory Receipts X. Term Deposits with Scheduled Term X. Banks encashed XI. Other income (including Prior XI. Other (including Prior income Income) Period XII. Deposits and Advances Other - Fixed Receipts Any XIV. Asstes/ Direct-Indirect expenses TOTAL VIII. Interest received on received VIII. Interest

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