ONE WEEK INTERNATIONAL ONLINE FDP ON SUSTAINABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT: RECENT ADVANCES AND FUTURE PROSPECTS

Event by:

School of Foundational Sciences (SFS) and National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE)

Organised by:

Department of Physics

Contact:

Dr. K. Rathina
Assistant Professor of Physics
[email protected]
9841567590

Dr. S. Nithya
Assistant Professor of Physics
[email protected]
9787631043

 

 

 

Date: 08th August 2022 - 14th August 2022
Venue: Microsoft Teams

About the Institution
Kumaraguru College of Technology (KCT), Coimbatore, India instituted in 1984 is an institution born  out of a rich legacy, strong  vision, and great commitment of Sakthi Group of Companies. The dynamic vision of the Founder Chairman Arutchelvar Dr. N. Mahalingam is to deliver education of  exception and inspiration and the institution is dedicated to offer noteworthy educational experience that expands intellectual horizons and builds empowered and conscientious students. Strategically located amidst the IT corridor in a sprawling 156 acres campus, KCT offers 15 Undergraduate  programme , 16 Postgraduate programmes and as many research programmes. Consistently ranked among the top 100 engineering colleges by NIRF for the past 5 years, KCT epitomizes the vision of its founder to nurture the youth to build a progressive future. The student-led centres, Ré, iQube and Garage along with the industry focused KC.IRI, KCT TIFAC CORE, CEAD, and FORGE, KCT provides unique experiential education model to its students in addition to offering the industry with  consulting services and the aspiring entrepreneurs with guidance for business start -ups. KCT strives to augment the quality of life of the students by sowing the seeds of quest for Knowledge, Character, and Transformation.

About the School of Foundational Sciences
School of Foundational Sciences (SFS) of KCT envisages to embrace a spectrum of diversified disciplines and offers courses which seek to expand the thinking horizons and imagination capabilities of the engineering students and become a gateway to transdisciplinary collaborations to contribute to the culture of future.

The Department of Physics is an integral part of SFS which has a team of well qualified faculty members. The research forum at the Department of Physics (Anna University approved Research Centre) is an enterprising space for the research-oriented minds to share ideas, gain practical insights and facilitate innovation in the field of Crystal Growth of Nonlinear optical single crystals, Nanocomposites for Sensors, Ion beam modification of Materials, Quantum Chemical Calculations, Catalysis, Thin film technology, Nano materials, Corrosion, Nano Technology, Materials Science, Solar cells, Laser & photonics, Bio-optics, Instrumentation metrology and Image Processing.

About the FDP
Energy harvesting is essential all around the globe as it endorses eco-friendly technologies which branch out the energy supply to meet the global requirements. The substantial awareness on the energy resources and technologies involved, will promote the future research, and increase the mass production of energy and utilization. The blend of renewable sources like wind and solar energy have shown their efficacy in accomplishing the abovementioned objectives. This One Week International FDP promotes knowledge enhancement and research skills on energy harvesting. The sessions by the speakers from various national and international institutions like National Institute of Wind Energy and National Institute of Solar Energy foster the academia and industry connect. It leads to real time projects and inculcates the new technologies to accelerate renewable energy development in various sectors through individual and collaborative research.

 Date /Day  

Session I Details 10.00 am to 11.30 am

Session II Details

2.00 pm to 3.30 pm

 

 

08.08.2022

 Monday

 

 

 

 

Inauguration and Expert talk Advances in solar technologies:

Towards decarbonization of energy sector

Dr. Sudhakar Kumarasamy

Senior Lecturer Faculty of Mechanical &

Automotive Engineering Technology

University Malaysia Pahang Malaysia

 

Wind Energy Conversion Systems

Mr. N. Raj kumar

Additional Director (Technical) & Unit Chief- Testing

Measurements & Testing (M&T) Division

National institute of wind energy

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

 

 

 09.08.2022

Tuesday

 

 

 

Wellness & Stress management

Dr. M. Ezhilarasi

Associate Dean – AAC & HOD SFS

Kumaraguru College of Technology,  Tamil Nadu

Solar Resources: Basics & significance

Dr. P.G. Nikhil

Assistant Director (Tech.)

National Institute of Solar Energy Gurugram, Haryana.

 

 

10.08.2022                  

Wed     nesday

 

 

 

 

 

Bio-Residues: A sustainable Energy

Resource

Dr. V. Kirubakaran

Director, Rural energy centre, Gandhigram

Rural Institute, Tamil Nadu

 

 

 

Introduction to Wind Energy and its Global

Scenario

Dr. P. Kanagavel

Director & Division Head – Skill Development &

Training, Infrastructure Management Division

National institute of wind energy,  Chennai, Tamil Nadu

 

 

11.08.2022

Thursday

Forecasting of Renewable Energy

Production

Mr. A.G. Rangaraj

Deputy Director (Technical) & Unit Chief

Forecasting & IT Unit

OWD, DAF & IT Division

National institute of wind energy, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

 

Solar Photovoltaic Modules and Systems

Mr. Arup Dhar

Assistant Director (Tech.)

National Institute of Solar Energy Gurugram, Haryana.

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.08.2022

Friday

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solar energy in the Agricultural sector

Mr. Vikrant Yadav

Assistant Director (Tech.)

National Institute of Solar Energy Gurugram, Haryana.

 

Wind systems and its performance

Dr. K. Boopathi

Director & Division Head

Offshore Wind Development, Data Analytics

& Forecasting, Information Technology (OWD, DAF, IT & RE projects) Division

National institute of wind energy,  Chennai, Tamil Nadu

 

 

 

 

Electrospun Nanofiber: Energy and  

Environmental applications

Dr. P. Suresh kumar

R&D Scientist

Environmental and Water Technology Centre of

Innovation (EWTCOI)

Singapore

 

 

13.08.2022

Saturday

Engineered Materials for

Sustainable Cleaner Energy

Applications

Dr. G. Saravanan

Senior Scientist

CSIR-NEERI, Chennai Zonal Centre, Tamil Nadu

 

Physics and Engineering Design of Biodegradable materials

Dr. Saravana Prakash Thirumuruganandham

Assistant Professor, University of Indoamerica, Ecuador

 

 

14.08.2022

Sunday

Acoustic Energy for Green Environment

Dr. K. Rathina

Assistant Professor

Kumaraguru College of Technology,  Tamil Nadu

Materials for Energy Applications

Dr. S. Nithya

Assistant Professor

Kumaraguru College of Technology,

Tamil Nadu

 

 

 

 

Valedictory

TARGET PARTICIPANTS     

Faculty Members, Research scholars, Engineers from R&D organizations and industries, UG/PG/Diploma students  are encouraged to attend this program.

      

REGISTRATION FEE    

Rs.200 /- for Faculty & Industry persons

No registration fee for students & research scholars    

       

Step 1:  PAYMENT PROCESS 

The participants shall make the prescribed payment through NEFT/IMPS to the following account:

Beneficiary Name: The Correspondent, Kumaraguru College of Technology      

Bank A/c Number: 1245115000000014      

Type of Bank A/c: Current A/c    

Bank Name: The Karur Vysya Bank Limited Bank 

Branch: KCT Campus Branch       

IFS Code: KVBL0001245    

 

Step 2:  After Payment participants should fill up the online application form by using the link given below with all the required details  on or before 6th August 2022.

Step 3: After successful registration, the participants will receive a confirmation via email to join the official “WhatsApp” Group

E- Certificates will be provided on successful completion of the FDP.