DIAT(DU) Newsletter, Vol. 5(3), Jul-Sep 2015 1

DIAT (DU) NEWSLETTER

A Quarterly House Bulletin of Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, (Deemed University), Pune

Vol. 5 No. 3 Jul-Sep 2015

Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, (Deemed University),

(Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India Placed DIAT (DU) in Category “A” Deemed University and „NAAC‟ Accredited)

Girinagar, Pune 411025 www.diat.ac.in

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DIAT(DU) ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING

WAY TO DIAT (DU) TECHNICAL AREA

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POINTS -20 INAUGURATION The inaugural function of POINTS-20 batch was organized on 3rd Aug 2015, in the POINTS auditorium of

DIAT (DU), Girinagar, Pune. Dr. Manas K Mandal, Distinguished Scientist and Director General (Life

Science (LS), DRDO, New Delhi, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest of the Inaugural function. During

his address, he gave a brief overview of DRDO activities, the vision and mission of DRDO and the need for

imparting an intensive training to the newly recruited scientists of DRDO. Dr. Manas K Mandal congratulated

all the newly recruited scientists undergoing intensive training programme POINTS – 20 and urged them to

take full advantage of it for getting familiarized with the DRDO‟s Research and Development activities

throughout various laboratories of this prestigious organization.

Dr. Surendra Pal,

Vice Chancellor of DIAT (DU) Addressed the POINTS-20 Scientist

Dr. Manas K Mandal,

D.S &DG (LS), DRDO, New Delhi, delivered a Motivational Talk

Dr. Surendra Pal, Vice Chancellor of DIAT (DU)

Presenting the memento to Dr. Manas K Mandal, D.S &DG (LS), DRDO, New Delhi on the occasion

The 70 Scientists selected through campus interviews from various Institutions like IISc, IITs, NITs and DIAT (DU) joined the POINTS-20. The Post Induction Training School (POINTS) is an initiative of DRDO to impart integrated training to the newly inducted scientists at Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (Deemed University) Pune. The objective of POINTS 22-weeks intensive training programme is to orient the freshly recruited DRDO scientists towards the organizational objectives of DRDO along with the current and futuristic Defence Technologies.

Dr. Surendra Pal, Vice Chancellor of DIAT (DU) urged the students to get themselves acquainted with the DRDO Vision and Mission during their training at DIAT (DU) and need for interaction with industry/private sector. Dr. Hina Gokhale, Director, Directorate Human Resource Department, DRDO, New Delhi also graced the occasion. Dr. A. Apparao, Sc-G, Programme Director has given welcome address and Dr. Sumati Sidharth proposed the vote of thanks. Heads of the Department, Faculty Members, Officers and other dignitaries attended the function.

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CUSTOMIZED COURSE ON “MISSILE TECHNOLOGY”

Dr. Surendra Pal, Vice Chancellor of DIAT (DU)

Addressing the students

The Department of Aerospace Engineering conducted a customized course on “Missile Technology” for the newly recruited executives of BrahMos Aerospace Ltd., from 29th June to 31st July 2015. The course was inaugurated on 29th June 2015 by the Hon‟ble Vice Chancellor Dr. Surendra Pal. A total of 19 participants attended the course. The lectures were delivered by the faculty of the Departments of Aerospace, Mechanical, Materials Engineering,

Computer Science & Engineering, Applied Physics and Applied Chemistry. Besides regular lectures, guest lectures were given by experts from MILIT, ARDE, R&DE (E), IIT Kanpur & ISRO. The course concluded on 31st July 2015 with Sri. Sudhir Mishra, Outstanding Scientist & Chief Controller (R&D), DRDO,CEO&MD, BrahMos Aerospace, attending the Valedictory function as the Chief Guest.

DIAT(DU) CELEBRATED INDEPENDENCE DAY OF INDIA

DIAT (DU) celebrated 68th Independence day of India on 15

th August 2015. The national flag was hoisted by Hon’ble

Vice Chancellor Dr. Surendra Pal; and addressed the faculty, staff students, MILIT Officer and their family.

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WORKSHOP ON RC AIRCRAFT DESIGN, FABRICATION & FLYING

The Department of Aerospace Engineering organized a workshop on Design, Fabrication and Flying of Radio Controlled Aircraft on 26th and 27th August 2015. The workshop was inaugurated by the Hon‟ble Vice Chancellor Dr. Surendra Pal. The total of 20 participants attended the workshop. The workshop was conducted by Department of Aerospace Engineering and Aerotrix Bengaluru. The workshop gave the participants an opportunity to understand the theory behind the functioning of aircraft and aircraft design. It also gave the participants an introduction to design algorithm of aircraft.

Dr. Surendra Pal, Vice Chancellor, Addressed the Participant

Workshop Participants and Faculty with Models in the Field

INVITED LECTURES/KEYNOTE ADDRESS DELIVERED BY DR. SURENDRA PAL, VICE CHANCELLOR DIAT (DU)

Dr. Surendra Pal as Indian delegate at IRAMOT Theran (Iran)

along with Dr. Ali Akbar Velayati, Former Foreign Minister, Republic of Iran

Delivered lecture on “Satellite Communication Paradigm” at the STI Policy Workshop (27- 29th July 2015) organised by Iranian Association for Management of Technology (IRAMOT), Tehran, Iran on 28th July 2015.

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Vice Chancellor Presenting memento to

SA to RM, Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy on 10

th Aug. 2015 at RCI, Hyderabad

Vice Chancellor, DIAT(DU) Presenting Coerce Material to with Dr. K Jayaraman Outstanding

Scientist, Director DRDL, Hyderabad

Receiving the memento on the occasion of Technical Discussions with Director of DEBEL at Bangalore 25

th August

2015.

Inaugurated the Hindi Divas-2015 program at DIAT (DU) on 14th

Sept. 2015

Nano Project review meeting was held on 27th

August 2015.

Invited as a Chief Guest for Teacher‟s Day Celebration

on 05th Sept. 2015 at Bharat Forge Limited, Pune.

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Delivered a lecture on “Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) - An Indian Perspective” in Guru Speak session at L&T Heavy Engineering IC, Powai, Mumbai on 28th Aug. 2015.

Delivered lecture for Capsule on Science, Technology and Applied Research (CAPSTAR)course on 09th Sept. 2015 at MILIT, Pune

Attended panel discussion “Roll of Universities in Employment Youth in Supporting Make in India” as a panel member along with Vice Chancellors of Pune University, Symbosis International University on 30

th September 2015 at Maratha

Chambers of Commerce, Industries & Agriculture (MCCIA), Pune.

DECLARATION OF RESULT OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY The Vice chancellor of this university on behalf of the Academic Council has accepted the reports of the examiners for the award of the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy to the candidate in the subject and department/faculty as shown below. He/She accordingly declared qualified to receive the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

Title of Thesis Research Student

Supervisor/s Year Department /

Subject

Experimental studies on thermal properties and flow behavior of nanofluids

Raykar, Vijay Sudhakar

Singh, A K 2011 Aerospace Engineering

Studies on photoelectrochemical cell performance of Cds based nanostructure thin films

Patil, Sharad Bandhu

Singh, A K 2011 Aerospace Engineering

Robust control system design based on uncertainty and disturbance estimation

Chandar, T S Talole, S E 2012 Aerospace Engineering

Extended state observer based robust flight control system design

Godbole, A A Talole, S E 2012 Aerospace Engineering

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Investigation on fragment spatial distribution in single and multi layered configuration of a directional warhead

Dhote, KD Sucheendran, MM & Rajan, KM

2015 Aerospace Engineering

Studies on hydrocarbon based liquid fuel blends hypergolic with red fuming nitric acid as oxidizer

Bagalkote, Vrushali

Kulkarni, S G 2010 Applied Chemistry

Studies on all solid high temperature supercapacitors using carbon based materials as electrodes

Hastak, R S Kulkarni, S G & Samui, A B

2012 Applied Chemistry

Studies on polymer composites based on nano inorganic fillers

Singh, Ranjana

Kulkarni, S G 2013 Applied Chemistry

Synthetic approaches to novel aziod esters and their applications in LOVA propellant and click chemistry

Dimple Kumari

Banerjee, Shaibal & Singh, Haridwar

2014 Applied Chemistry

Modelling and simulation military applications Mukhedkar, Rajesh

Naik, S D & Srikant, D 2014 Applied Mathematics

Dynamical studies on intelligent ammunition for artillery

Sarsar, Rahul Bhaiyyalal

Naik, S D & Ojjela, Odelu

2014 Applied Mathematics

Synthesis and characterization of novel nanostructures of gold for ultra-hydrophilic coating, ph sensing and cadmium ions detection

Dhumale, V A

Sharma, R B 2012 Applied Physics

Polarization maintaining photonic crystal fiber for sensing application

Nalawade, Sandipan M

Thakur, Harneet V 2012 Applied Physics

Nano gold and nano silica based conjugates for improved bioavailability of curcumin and enhanced catalytic activity

Gangwar, Rajesh

Datar, Suwarna S & Sharma, R B

2014 Applied Physics

Development of advanced polymer blends and composites and their characterization with special reference to scanning electron microscopy

Agarwal, Kavita

Setua, Dipak Kumar & Sharma, Rishi Baboo

2013 Applied Physics

Fibre optic based magnetic/electric field sensors using nanomaterials

Rao, Ch Nageswara

Kale, Sangeeta 2014 Applied Physics

Graphene nanoribbon based hybrid materials and its application

Joshi, Aupama

Datar, Suwarna 2014 Applied Physics

Synthesis of graphene like nanocarbon for structural tactical shielding, and spin based applications and indigenous development of chemical vapor deposition set up

Kumar, A Alegaonkar, P S & Datar, S S

2015 Applied Physics

Analysis and accuracy improvement of pseudolite based navigation system for strategic applications

Tiwary, Krishneshwar

Sharada G & Prahlada 2014 Comp Science Engineering

Instance based classification with incremental learning for behavior analysis in networking data

Shankar Lal Kulkarni, Parag, Singh, Amarjit & Singh, Upasna

2014 Comp Science Engineering

Uncovered region exploration based redeployment algorithms for mobile wireless sensor networks

Manisha J Nene

Deodhar, R S & Patnaik, L M

2014 Comp Science Engineering

Digital audio watermarking schemes for copyright protection

Dhavale, S V Deodhar, R S, Pradhan, D & Patnaik, L M

2015 Comp Science Engineering

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Multi-band antennas for wireless applications Malathi, P Raj Kumar 2010 Electronics Engineering

Underwater source localization using sparse acoustic vector sensor array in shallow ocean

N Suresh Kumar

Bhattacharya, C 2014 Electronics Engineering

Analysis of prolate spherical wave functions (PSWF) for pulse shape modulation in multiple access scenario

Adhikari, Debashis

Bhattacharya, C 2014 Electronics Engineering

Synthesis, characterization and development of PZT based composition for power harvesting and sensor applications

Lonkar, C M Balasubramanian, K, Prasad, S & Kharat, D K

2013 Materials Engineering

Styrene-Maleic acid co-polymer beads and composites for adsorption of toxic chemicals and hydrogen

Gonte, Renuka R

Balasubramanian, K 2013 Materials Engineering

Carbon based nanostuructured environmentally benign superhydrophobic composite surfaces

Sahoo, B N Balasubramanian, K 2015 Materials Engineering

Mechanical characterization and fracture behaviour of advanced solid propellants

Shekhar, H Sahasrabudhe, A D 2010 Mechanical Engineering

Fatigue life evaluation of an aero engine combustor casing

Sarangi, Niranjan

Panigrahi, S K 2013 Mechanical Engineering

Lean blow out assessment of an annular aero gas turbine combustor

Mishra, R K Chandel, Sunil & Kumar, S Kishore

2015 Mechanical Engineering

Investigation of tribological characteristics of reciprocating hydraulic seals subjected to shock loading

Bhaumik, S Kumaraswamy, A & Guruprasad, S

2015 Mechanical Engineering

Study on dynamic characteristics of combat aircraft high speed flexible coupling

Nagesh, S Basha, AM Junaid & Thakur, DS

2015 Mechanical Engineering

RESEARCH PROJECT FROM INTERNAL/EXTERNAL AGENCY

Investigator Dept. of...

Title Duration Funding Agency

Amount

Dr. Sangeeta Kale **

Applied Physics

Sustained Drug releasing hydrogel nanoparticles for bacterial eye infection. **Adopted the project written by former Faculty Dr. Kavita Pal

March 2015-16

DIAT (DU) in House Project

15

Lakhs

Suwarna Datar Applied Physics

Nanomission on theoretical and experimental investigation of induced magnetism in graphene upun conjugation

3 Years Dept. of Science and Technology, GOI

50

Lakhs

Achievement Shri Vijay D Pattar, Assistant Librarian, DIAT (DU), Pune has been awarded Ph.D in Library and Information under the guidance of Dr. B.D. Kumabr, Professor and Chairman, DLIS, Karnataka University, Dharwad, for the thesis title “Design and Development of Information Literacy Programme and Practices in the Electronic Environment with special reference to Engineering College Libraries in Mumbai” on 15

th July 2015.

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HOMAGE TO BHARAT RATNA DR. APJ ABDUL KALAM

(15 October 1931 - 27 July 2015)

Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DU), Pune pays tribute to Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, the „People‟s President‟ of India. That marks a special homage to 'missile man' as he was often referred to for his leadership role in Indian defence technology , the visionary, scientist, writer and teacher passed away on July 27, 2015 after suffering a heart attack during a lecture at the Indian Institute of Management, Shillong.

On 27 July 2015, Dr. Kalam travelled to Shillong to deliver a lecture on "Creating a Livable Planet Earth" at the Indian Institute of Management Shillong.

While climbing a stairs of flight, he experienced some discomfort, but was able to enter the auditorium after a brief rest. At around 6:35 p.m., only five minutes into his lecture, he collapsed. He was rushed to the nearby Bethany Hospital in a critical condition; upon arrival, he lacked a pulse or any other signs of life. Despite being placed in the intensive care unit, he was confirmed dead of a sudden cardiac arrest at 7:45 p.m. His last words, to his aide Srijan Pal Singh, were reportedly: "Funny guy! Are you doing well? Following his death, Dr. Kalam's body was airlifted in an Indian Air Force helicopter from Shillong to Guwahati, from where it was flown to New Delhi on the morning of 28 July in an air force C-130J Hercules. The flight landed at Palam Air Base that afternoon and was received by the President, the Prime Minister, Chief Minister of Delhi, and the three service chiefs of the Indian Armed Forces, who laid wreaths on Dr. Kalam's body. His body was then placed on a gun carriage draped with the Indian flag and taken to his Delhi residence at 10 Rajaji Marg; there, the public and numerous dignitaries paid homage. On the morning of 29 July, Dr. Kalam's body, wrapped in the Indian flag, was taken to Palam Air Base and flown to Madurai in an air force C-130J aircraft, arriving at Madurai Airport that afternoon. His body was received at the airport by the three service chiefs and national and state dignitaries. After a brief ceremony, Dr. Kalam's body was flown by air force helicopter to the town of Mandapam, from where it was taken in an army truck to his hometown of Rameswaram. Upon arriving at Rameswaram, his body was displayed in an open area in front of the local bus station to allow the public to pay their final respects until 8 p.m. that evening. On 30 July 2015, the former President was laid to rest at Rameswaram's Pei Karumbu Ground with full state honours.

Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam was the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. A career scientist turned politician, Kalam was born and raised in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, and studied physics and aerospace engineering. He spent the next four decades as a scientist and science administrator, mainly at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and was intimately involved in India's civilian space program and military missile development efforts. He thus came to be known as the Missile Man of India for his work on the development of ballistic missile and launch vehicle technology. He also played a pivotal organizational, technical, and political role in India's Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1998, the first since the original nuclear test by India in 1974. Dr. Kalam was elected as the 11th President of India in 2002. Widely referred to as the "People's President," he returned to his civilian life of education, writing and public service after a single term.

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Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was born on 15 October 1931 to a Tamil Muslim family in the pilgrimage centre of Rameswaram on Pamban Island, then in the Madras Presidency and now in the State of Tamil Nadu. His father Jainulabudeen was a boat owner and imam of a local mosque; his mother Ashiamma was a housewife. His father owned a ferry that took Hindu pilgrims back and forth between Rameswaram and the now uninhabited Dhanushkodi. Dr.Kalam was the youngest of four brothers and one sister in his family.

In his school years, Dr. Kalam had a bright and hardworking student who had a strong desire to learn. He spent hours on his studies, especially mathematics. After completing his education at the Schwartz Higher Secondary School, Ramanathapuram, Kalam went on to attend Saint Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli, then affiliated with the University of Madras, from where he graduated in physics in 1954. He moved to Madras in 1955 to study aerospace engineering in Madras Institute of Technology.

Dr. Kalam made significant contribution as project director to develop India's first indigenous satellite launch vehicle (SLV-III) which successfully injected the Rohini satellite in the near earth orbit in July 1980 and made India an exclusive member of Space Club. He was responsible for the evolution of ISRO's launch vehicle programme, particularly the PSLV configuration. After working for two decades in Isro and mastering launch vehicle technologies, Dr. Kalam took up the responsibility of developing indigenous guided missiles at Defence Research and Development Organisation as the chief executive of integrated guided missile development programme (IGMDP). He was responsible for the development and operationalization of Agni and Prithvi missiles and for building indigenous capability in critical technologies through networking of multiple institutions. He was the scientific adviser to defence minister and secretary, department of Defence Research & Development from July 1992 to December 1999. During this period he led to the weaponisation of strategic missile systems and the Pokhran-II nuclear tests in collaboration with department of atomic energy, which made India a nuclear weapon State. He also gave thrust to self-reliance in defence systems by progressing multiple development tasks and mission projects such as light combat aircraft. As chairman of Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) and as an eminent scientist, he led the country with the help of 500 experts to arrive at Technology Vision 2020 giving a road map for transforming India from the present developing status to a developed nation. Dr. Kalam has served as the principal scientific advisor to the government of India, in the rank of Cabinet minister, from November 1999 to November 2001 and was responsible for evolving policies, strategies and missions for many development applications. Dr. Kalam was also the chairman, ex-officio, of the scientific advisory committee to the Cabinet (SAC-C) and piloted India Millennium Mission 2020.

Dr. Kalam took up academic pursuit as professor, technology & societal transformation at Anna University, Chennai from November 2001 and was involved in teaching and research tasks. Above all he took up a mission to ignite the young minds for national development by meeting high school students across the country.

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In his literary pursuit four of Dr. Kalam's books - "Wings of Fire", "India 2020: A Vision for the New Millennium", "My journey" and "Ignited Minds: Unleashing the power within India" have become household names in India and among the Indian nationals abroad. These books have been translated in many Indian languages.

Dr.Kalam received honorary doctorates from 40 universities. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 1981 and the Padma Vibhushan in 1990 for his work with ISRO and DRDO and his role as a scientific advisor to the Government. In 1997, Dr. Kalam received India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, for his contribution to the scientific research and modernisation of defence technology in India. Following his death, Dr. Kalam received numerous tributes. The Tamil Nadu state government announced that his birthday, 15 October, would be observed across the state as "Youth Renaissance Day;" the state government further instituted the "Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Award," constituting an 8-gram gold medal, a certificate and Rs.5,00,000. The award will be awarded annually on Independence Day, beginning in 2015, to residents of the state with achievements in promoting scientific growth, the humanities or the welfare of students. Several educational and scientific institutions and other locations were renamed or named in honour of Dr.Kalam.

DR. APJ ABDUL KALAM @ DIAT (DU), Pune

His Excellency Late Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam former President of India on the occasion of the First Convocation of DIAT (DU), Pune on the June 2006, presented Gold Medal to the Student

Late Hon’ble Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, Former President of India received the Ph.D (Honoris Causa) Degree from DIAT (DU), Pune on Friday 18

th March 2011

ACADEMIC COLLABORATION FOR SUPERVISION OF PG DISSERTATION Student Programme Title Duration Parent Organization DIAT (DU) Supervisor

Varun Nair M.Sc. (Physics

Nanomaterials for EMI/EMC applications

Jun - Aug 2015 Dept of Physics and Nanotechnology, SRM University, Kanchipuram

Dr. Sangeeta Kale , Applied Physics

Rucha Sarwadnya - Doifode

ME (VLSI & Embedded System

Development of Sources and Detectors for metamaterial sensors

Jul 15 – Jun16 DY Patil College of Engineering, Pune University,

Dr. Sangeeta Kale

Raavi Lagoo M.Sc. (Physics)

Optical Fiber based sensor for thickness measurements

Jul 15 – Jun16 Fergusson College, Pune University

Dr. Sangeeta Kale

Mr. Saurabh Parmar

M Tech Transparent EMI shielding materials

Jul 15 – Jun16 Vallore Institute of Technology

Dr. Suwarna Datar, Applied Physics

Miss. Bishakha Ray

M Tech EMI shielding ink Jul 15 – Jun16 Vallore Institute of Technology

Dr. Suwarna Datar

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BOOK EXHBITION @ INFORMATION CENTRE AND LIBRARY, DIAT(DU)

Books are our best friends and “Book Exhibition” plays a great role in encouraging the reading habit among students and faculty. The rapid pace of technological advances has been altering the reading culture of students and faculty members in a positive way. New avenues have cropped up that go to enhance the popularity of printed publications. The library has been put an effort to make available on all popular publications in the field of Science, Technology, Defence applications and allied subjects etc. The Information Centre and Library organised two days books exhibition from 5th & 6th August 2015. Hon‟ble Vice Chancellor Dr. Surendra Pal, inaugurated “Book Exhibition”, faculty and students were participated in the book exhibition.

TEACHER‟S DAY CELEBERATION

The DIAT (DU) students have celebrated the birth date of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the second President of India as “Teacher‟s Day” on the 5th September 2015 to honor teachers for their sincere efforts to impart knowledge to their students. On this occasion students expressed that, “Teachers lay the foundation of a civilised and progressive society. Their dedicated work and the pain they encounter to ensure that students turn out to be enlightened citizens deserve high recognition.

National Defence Academy cadets and Faculty

Visited To DIAT(DU) on Education Tour

“SWACH BHARAT MISSION

To accomplish the aims of “Swach Bharat Mission” in DIAT (DU), Pune, it has been organised Poster Competition On “Importance Of Cleanness In The Premises”. The Students, Faculty & Staff members of the university has participapted in the poster comeptition.

Prize Name

First Cash Prize Rs.1000 Ms. Madhuri S. Sorate Library Assistant, IC&L

Second Cash Prize Rs.700 Mr. Amit Naik, Ph.D. Student, Dept. of Electronics Engineering

Third Cash Prize Rs.300 Mrs. Swati Gangwar, Library Assistant, IC&L

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Bibliography Publications (Pear Reviewed Journals)

Babu, J.; Dutta, Abhijit and Kumaraswamy, A. “Flow Behaviour of Ti-6Al-4V Subjected to Multi Directional Isothermal Compression.” Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, Vol. 68, 2015. pp.105-108.

Bhaskara Rao, B. V. ; Yadav, Prasad; Aepuru, Radhamanohar; Panda, H. S. Ogale, Satishchandra and Kale, S. N. “Single-layer graphene-assembled 3D porous carbon composites with PVA and Fe3O4 nanofillers: an interface-mediated superior dielectric and EMI shielding performance.” Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Vol. 17, 2015. pp. 18353-18363

Chouhan, Devesh K.; Rath, Sangram K.; Alegaonkar, P. S. and Patro, T. Umasankar “Structure-Reinforcement Correlation and Chain Dynamics in Graphene Oxide and Laponite-Filled Epoxy Nanocomposites.” Journal of Materials Science, Vol. 50 (22), 2015. pp.7458-7472

Ghosh, S.; Jagtap, S.; Kale, S. N. and others “Dioscorea bulbifera Mediated Synthesis of Novel Au core-Ag shell Nanoparticles with Potent Antibiofilm and Antileishmanial Activity.” Journal of Nanmaterials , Vol. 2015, 2015. pp.12.

Ghosh, Sougata; More, Piyush; Kale, Sangeeta and others “Antidiabetic and Antioxidant Properties of Copper Nanoparticles Synthesized by Medicinal Plant Dioscorea bulbifera.” Journal of Nanomedicine & Nanotechnology. 2015, pp. 1-9

Ghosh, Sougata; More, Piyush; Kale, Sangeeta and others “Diosgenin Functionalized Iron Oxide Nanoparticles as Novel Nanomaterial Against Breast Cancer.” Journal of Nanosci Nanotechnol, Vol. 15(12), 2015. pp. 9464-9472.

Godbole, R.V.; Rao, Pratibha and Alegaonkar, P. S. “Influence of Fuel to Oxidizer Ratio on LPG Sensing Performance of MgFe2O4 Nanoparticles.” Materials Chemistry and Physics, Vol. 161, 2015. pp. 135–141.

Joshi, Anupama and Datar, Suwarna “Carbon Nanostructure Composite for Electromagnetic Interference Shielding.” Pramana Journal of Physics, Vol. 84(6), 2015. pp 1099.

Joshi, Neha and Banerjee, Shaibal “PVP Coated Copper–Iron Oxide Nanocomposite as an Efficient Catalyst for Click Reactions." Tetrahedron Letters, Vol. 56, 2015, pp. 4163–4169.

Kumar, Arvind and Alegaonkar, Prashant S. “Impressive Transmission Mode Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Parameters of Graphene-like Nanocarbon/Polyurethane Nanocomposites for Short Range Tracking Countermeasures.” Applied Materials & Interfaces, Vol. 7(27), 2015. pp.14833–14842.

Kumar, G. Sudheer; Vishnupriya, D.; Joshi, Anupama; Datar, Suwarna and Patro, T. Umasankar “Electromagnetic Interference Shielding in 1–18 GHz Frequency and Electrical Property Correlations in Poly(vinylidene fluoride)–Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube Composites.” Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Vol. 17, 2015. pp. 20347-20360.

Kumaraswamy, A. and Prasad, B. Anjaneya “Effect of Indentation Size and Strain Rate on Nanomechanical Behavior of Ti-6Al-4V alloy.” Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, Vol. 68(1), 2015. pp.143-150.

Kumaraswamy, A. and others “Study of Effect of Seal Profile on Tribological Characteristics of Reciprocating Hydraulic Seals.” Journal of Tribology in Industry, Vol. 34(2), 2015. pp. 264-274.

Kumaraswamy, A. and others, “Investigation of Friction in Rectangular Nitrile-Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Hydraulic Rod Seals for Defence Applications.” Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, Vol. 29(11), 2015. pp. 1-7.

Rawat, Vaishali and Kale, S .N. “Metamaterials for Energy Harvesting Applications: A review.” Nanotech Insights, Volume 6(2), 2015. pp.1-8

Sahare, Sanjay; Veldurthi, Naresh; Datar, Suwarna and Bhave, Tejashree, “Photon Assisted Conducting Atomic Force Microscopy Study of Nanostructured Additives in P3HT:PCBM.” RSC Advances. Vol. 5, 2015. pp. 102795-102802.

Thakur, D.G.; Nagesh, S and Basha, J. “Sensitivity analysis of mission critical shear bolts of combat aircraft high speed flexible coupling.” Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention. Vol 15 (5), 2015. Pp. 672-678.

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Seminars and Conferences (Published)

Rawat, Vaishali; Nadkarni, Vihang and Kale, S. N. “Calibration and Optimization of A Metamaterial Sensor for Hybrid Fuel Detection.” IEEE Xplore. Proceedings of the 2015 2nd International Symposium on Physics and Technology of Sensors, from 8th -10th March, 2015

Sampson, S Abraham; Panchal, Suresh Vaijnath; Date, Kalyani S and Datar, Suwarna S “QTF Based Methanol Sensors.” Proceedings of the 2015 2nd International Symposium on Physics and Technology of Sensors, Pune, India, from 8th -10th March 2015

Seminars and Conferences (Oral Presentation)

Bala, Preetam; Pal, Kavita and Kale, S. N. “Pullulan nanoparticles: A potential carrier for site-specific drug delivery.” Six Contributory presentations of students at National Symposium on Medical Biophysics at Pune University, Pune, from 25th -26th September, 2015.

Chavan, Chetan; Pal, Kavita and Kale, S. N. “Chitosan-Based Hydrogel Nanoparticles Assisted Drug Release for Ophthalmic Infections.” Six Contributory Presentations of Students at National Symposium on Medical Biophysics at Pune University, Pune, from 25th -26th September, 2015.

Kitture, Rohini; Choubey, Ravi Kant and Kale, S. N. “ZnO-PMMA nanocomposite modified Optical Fiber Sensor for H2S detection.” Six Contributory Presentations of Students at National Symposium on Medical Biophysics at Pune University, Pune, from 25th -26th September, 2015.

Kitture, Rohini; Pawar, Dnyandeo and Kale, S. N. “Polymer nanocomposite modified Optical Fiber Sensor for H2S detection.” at International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (IIUCNN) Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam-686560, Kerala, form 13th-15th November, 2015.

Pawar, Dnyandeo; Kitture, Rohini; Choubey, Ravi Kant and Kale, S. N. “ Nanocrystalline ZnO Coated Fiber Optic Sensor For Determining Adulteration Of Petrol By Ethanol.” at International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (IIUCNN) Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam-686 560, Kerala, from 13th -15th November, 2015.

Rao, B V Bhaskara; Jena, Maheshwar and Kale, S. N. “Radar Absorption studies using nanomaterial‟s-based Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) paints.” at International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (IIUCNN) Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam-686560, Kerala, from 13th -15th November, 2015.

Seminars and Conferences (Poster Presentation)

Bhaskara Rao, B.V.; Prabhune, A. A. and Kale, S. N. “pH-Sensitive Release of Antimicrobial Cephalexin from Submicron Sized Silica.” Six Contributory Presentations of Students at National Symposium on Medical Biophysics at Pune University, Pune, from 25th -26th September, 2015.

Gaware, Shankar, Pal, Kavita and Kale, S. N. “Natural and pH-dependent sustained drug-release from transdermal patch of Chitosan nanoparticles for wound healing applications.” Six Contributory Presentations of Students at National Symposium on Medical Biophysics at Pune University, Pune, from 25th -26th September, 2015.

Kitture, Rohini; Avasthi, Ashish and Kale, S. N., “Synergistic effect of Iron oxide (Fe3O4)upon conjugation with Rutin for bio-applications.” Six Contributory Presentations of Students at National Symposium on Medical Biophysics at Pune University, Pune, from 25th -26th September, 2015. (Won Best Poster Prize (2nd position)

Participated/ Deputed

Kumaraswamy, A. participated in 2nd International conference on Advances in Robotics organized by Robotics society of india and BITS Pilani, Goa form 2nd -4thJuly 2015.

Balasubrahmanian K,; Kumaraswamy, A and Dogra, Vikas visited Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram for discussion on Infrastructural facilities, Academic/ Research collaboration from 16th-18th Nov, 2015.

Organized Programmes

Department of Mechanical Engineering has conducted Board of Studies of Meeting on 05th Nov, 2015 for periodic

review of syllabus for four M.Tech Programmes.

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Department of Mechanical Engineering has organized One day workshop on “Nano/Micro Mechanical characterization of Coatings/ Substrates for Defence Applications.” In collaboration with Anton Paar, Tri Tec, Switzerland on 20

th Aug, 2015.

Department of Computer Science and Engineering organized Board of Studies meeting on “Wirless Network and Applications” on 11

th September 2015.

Awards / Honors

Kumaraswamy, A. Received National Technology Day award, NTD‟2015 instituted by DRDO, New Delhi and

Kumaraswamy, A. Honorary Associate Member, 3D Printing World Expo, Oct‟2015, Nehru center, Mumbai.

Kumaraswamy, A. Invited as Member, Design Review Committee, Review on “Conversion of automotive engine for Ristum-II‟. VRDE,Ahmednagar, 2015.

Kumaraswamy, A. Editorial board Member, Journal of Engineering, Technology and Sciences, University of Malaysia, Pahang.

Kumaraswamy, A. Examiner for PGECET, 2015 (state wide entrance test for admission to M.Techprogramme in Telangana) organized by College of Engineering, Osmania University, Hyderabad.

Ph.D Thesis Evaluation/ Resource Persons

Banerjee, Shaibal (Dr.) delivered talk on “Novel Methodologies towards High Energy Materials.” at National Conference on Recent Advancements in Chemical Sciences (RAICS-2015) at Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT), Jaipur from 21

st -23

rd August 2015

Kale, Sangeeta (Prof.) Invited talk at “Symposium on Recent Advances in Photonics”- entitled “Optical Fiber manipulations using nanomaterials for sensing applications.” at Manipal University, India, 8

th August, 2015.

Kumaraswamy, A. (Prof.) Evaluated PhD Thesis of Bathini Ravi, “Development of FE Formulations for Thermal Post Buckling of Behavior of Structural Members with Large Deflections.” submitted to JNTU, Hyderabad, 2015 and Evaluated PhD Thesis of K. Kantha Rao “Investigation of Thermal Stresses in Hypersonic Aerospace Vehicle Structure.” submitted to JNTU, Hyderabad, 2015.

Nene, Manisha (Dr.) invited to deliver an expert session in a CEP organized by VRDE- Ahnmedabad on “Multiagent …”on 8

th September

2015.

Nene, Manisha (Dr.) invited to deliver an expert session on “ Mathematical Modeling for CSE” in Wadia College of Engineering, Pune on 12

th September 2015.

Nene, Manisha (Dr.) invited to deliver an expert session on “ Adhoc Network ” in CEP on 8

th September 2015.

Thakur, D G. (Dr.) was invited as an external examiner for Ph. D. Viva-Voce by Pondicherry University-Puducherry on July 13, 2015.

Thakur, D G. (Dr.) Invited to attend Board of Studies (BoS) meeting of Govt. Engineering College-Aurangabad on July 21, 2015.

Thakur, D G. (Dr.) Invited to deliver a talk on “Precision High Speed Machining of Aerospace Materials” at Tagore Engineering College-Chennai on August 18, 2015.

Thakur, D G. (Dr.) Invited to deliver a talk on “Precision High Speed Machining of Aerospace Materials” at Anna University by Department of Production Engineering, MIT-Chrompet Campus August 19, 2015.

Thakur, D G. (Dr.) Invited as an external examiner for Ph. D. Viva-Voce by Anna University-Chennai August 19, 2015.

Thakur, D G. (Dr.) Invited as an external examiner for Ph. D. Viva-Voce by Vishveshwarya National Institute of Technology (VNIT)-Nagpur August 28, 2015.

Thakur, D G. (Dr.) Invited to deliver a talk in a CEP organised by VRDE-Ahmednagar on “Mechatronics for Robotics” Sep 8, 2015.

Thakur, D G. (Dr.)Invited to deliver a talk on “How to cast sound casting?” MIT-Pune on Sep 2, 2015.

The Editorial Team thanks all the Faculty members, Scientists and

Staff members for their inputs

Editorial Board Members

Chief Editor Dr. Sangayya S Sirurmath

University Librarian Head, Information Center and Library, & Publication Cell, DIAT (DU), Pune-25

Members Dr. Manisha Nene, Asst Professor Dr. Shaibal Banerjee, Asst Professor Mr. Manoj Kumar Chuodhary, Lib. Asst. Mr. Vikrant Gurmitkal (Photographs)

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