5 – Day Online PATRON 5 – Day Online Faculty Development Program (FDP) Prof. P. K. Jain Director, NIT Patna Faculty Development Program (FDP) on on Solar Energy Utilization ADVISORS (14 – 18 September 2020) Prof. Om Prakash Dean, Faculty Welfare Solar Energy Utilization Registration Form Prof. P. Chandra Dean, Student Welfare (14 - 18 September 2020) Prof. L. B. Roy Dean, R & C 1. Name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Prof. Fulena Rajak Dean, Plan. & Dev. Sponsored by 2. Designation _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ COORDINATORS Prof. S. K. Verma 3. Department _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering 4. Institution/Organization _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY PATNA 5. Address _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ & Dr. Amit Kumar 6. E-mail Address _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Head of Department Department of Mechanical Engineering 7. Mobile No. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY PATNA 8. Telephone No. _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Coordinators Prof. S.K. Verma & Dr. Amit Kumar Paste Recent Color Photograph here Signature of Applicant Institute Location The institute campus is 8 km from the Patna Junction railway station, 15 km from the Jai Prakash Narayan Signature & Seal of Head of the Department / Institute International airport and some 200 m inside the NIT more Organized Note: The participants are advised to apply online at off Ashok Rajpath. One can reach there using the shared by http://bit.do/solar-nitp on or before 10 September autos from South East Gandhi Maidan (Kargil Chowk) is Department of Mechanical Engineering 2020 for the final registration. easily accessible from any part of the city. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY PATNA Ashok Rajpath, Patna, Bihar – 800 005, INDIA ABOUT NIT PATNA OBJECTIVES OF THE FDP RESOURCE PERSONS National Institute of Technology Patna (NITP) is the The aim of this FDP is to impart research skills to the Speakers will be from various disciplines of different th 18 National Institute of Technology created by the researchers and teachers to improve the quality of IITs/ Research Organizations and other institutions of Ministry of H.R.D. Government of India after research in the area of solar energy and its higher learning, and related industries and R&D rechristening the erstwhile Bihar College of application. This programme will bring a positive Engineering Patna on 28.01.2004. NIT Patna marked transformation among the faculty members towards organizations from different parts of the country. The its humble beginning in 1886 with the establishment research work and enable the participants to develop list of speakers is as follows: of pleaders’ survey training school which was competence in understanding the recent advances in 1. Prof. B. N. Prasad NIT Jamshedpur subsequently upgraded to Bihar College of solar energy systems. Engineering in 1924. This made this Institute the 6th CONTENT 2. Prof. Santosh Kumar IIT (BHU) Varanasi oldest Engineering Institute in India. The Institute is 1. Evaluation and assessment of Solar Radiation 3. Prof. Sanjeev Jain IIT Delhi situated on the south bank of the holy river Ganges 2. Solar Geometry and sun-earth angles 4. Prof. Shailendra Narayan Singh IIT(ISM) Dhanbad behind Gandhi Ghat (where the ashes of Mahatma 3. Solar photovoltaic energy conversion 5. Prof. Manish Mishra IIT Roorkee Gandhi were immersed in river Ganges). The campus 4. Bifacial and concentrated solar photo-voltaic has a picturesque view with its historic building systems and thermal management 6. Prof. Andallib Tariq IIT Roorkee Degradation in solar Photo-voltaic systems presenting a spectacle of architectural delight and 5. 7. Prof. Apurba Layek NIT Durgapur natural beauty. The Institute imparts high level 6. Solar thermal collectors and applications (FPC, 8. Prof. Prakash Chandra NIT Patna education, training, research and development in ETC, CPC). 7. Solar desalination and adsorption desalination science, engineering, technology and humanities 9. Dr. Jishnu Bhattacharya IIT Kanpur systems. along with high quality education and values at UG, 8. Solar adsorption and absorption cooling systems. 10. Dr. Manabendra Pathak IIT Patna PG and Ph.D levels. At present, the Institute has six 9. Solar thermal power generation systems. 11. Dr. Mohd. Kaleem Khan IIT Patna disciplines offering degree courses viz. Architecture, 10. Research challenges in Solar Thermal Energy Civil Engg., Computer Science & Engg., Electrical Storage. 12. Dr. Rahul Dev MNNIT Allahabad Engg., Electronics & Communication Engg., and 11. Research challenges in use of Nanomaterials for 13. Dr. Ashwini Kumar Yadav MNNIT Allahabad Mechanical Engg., and well-established departments solar energy applications 14. Mr. Basant Kumar Hindalco Industries Ltd, of Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Humanities and 12. Computational modeling of solar energy systems. Social Science. Sambalpur TARGET AUDIENCE Faculty Members of Engineering Colleges / OVERVIEW OF THE FDP IMPORTANT DATES Universities, Scientists & Engineers from R&D Receipt of applications (Online): September 10, 2020 Energy is the driving force behind all economic organizations and industries are encouraged to attend Information to the selected candidates: September 11, activities. Consequently the ever increasing this programme. Total 100 seats and the selection 2020. population and associated energy requirements to will be done on the first-cum-first-serve basis. PDF FDP duration: 14 – 18 September 2020. meet the increasing living standard have become a file of online filled registration form is to be sent matter of great concern. Solar technologies use the through email to the following: sun's energy to provide electricity, heat, light, hot Note: The participants are advised to apply online at Sri Ajay Kumar Maurya (Mob.No.7633841849, http://bit.do/solar-nitp on or before 10 September water, and even cooling for homes, businesses, and 9889752195) Email ID: [email protected] 2020 for the final registration. industry. .