CSIR-CGCRI NEWS LETTER
Volume 10/ No. 3/December 2019 – March 2020
HIGHLIGHTS
National Science Day Lecture 2020
57th RC Meeting
Director receive EMSI Life time Achievement Award
Academic linkages with ARCI, NIT-Jamshedpur
Industrial linkage with ONGC
71st Republic Day Celebrated
National Science Day & International Women’s Day observed
IN FOCUS
Prof. R.K. Mandal, IIT – BHU, Varanasi delivered the National Science Day Lecture on ‘Three Jokes of Nature of the Last Century’ at M.N. Saha Auditorium on February 28, 2020.Students from nearby two schools were invited to attend the National Science day programme. Prior to the actual lecture, Prof. Mandal emphasised that observance of National Science Day was to widely spread a message about the importance of science and pointed out specifically that good science requires courage to ask questions and deep commitments to find answer.
In the context of Indian science in pre independence era, he remembered the invaluable contributions of Sir C. V. Raman and discovery of Raman Effect in 1928 at Indian Association of Cultivation of Science (IACS), Kolkata. He also acknowledged the contributions of Dr. Mahendra Lal Sircar for founding IACS, the only Indian research institute that was liberal in giving opportunity to people to work for the pursuit of science. In his lecture, he described (i) square root of minus one, i.e., the concept of complex number in the form of Schrodinger wave equation that correctly describe the behaviour of all the real object like molecules, atom, electrons (ii) precise linearity of quantum mechanics and (iii) discovery of quasi-crystals with icosahedral or five-fold symmetry as the three jokes of nature of the last century. Earlier, the concepts of complex mathematical functions, existence of possible states of any matter in a linear space as well as existence of quasi-crystals were unacceptable to scientific community. Dr. Mandal concluded the lecture by recalling Phil Abelson “ .. part of strength of science is that it has tended to attract individuals who love knowledge and creation of it”.
HAPPENINGS @ CSIR-CGCRI
57th Research Council Meeting
57th Research Council meeting of the Institute was held on December 26, 2019 in open forum. As RC chairman, Dr. Dipankar Banerjee along with other RC members graced the meeting. To appraise the RC members about the recent Institutional development, Dr K. Muraleedharan, Director, CSIR-CGCRI briefed on the Institute activities undertaken during the recent past. Few selected technical presentations on the theme on ‘Science and Technology for the Future’ were also made by several scientists of the Institute. On the occasion of 57th RC meeting, a new modified and user friendly CSIR-CGCRI website was activated too.
71st Republic Day Celebration
The 71th Republic Day was celebrated with enthusiasm on January 26, 2020. Director, CSIR-CGCRI graced the occasion with hoisting of the national flag and addressed to the employees. The programme concluded with distribution of sweet packets to the gathering.
International Women’s Day 2020
International Woman’s Day, 2020 was celebrated in a befitting manner on March 8, 2020 at CSIR-CGCRI. This year, the theme on which International Woman’s Day, 2020 was observed was ‘I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights’. Prior to main programme, a series of visits to various external academic Institutions were arranged during March 4 – 6, 2020 and was concluded with the lecture by Dr. Raktima Kukherjee, Executive Director, Indian Institute of Bio – Social Research & Development, Kolkata.
CSIR-CGCRI Annual Outdoor Sports 2020
Annual Outdoor Sports 2020, organized by CSIR-CGCRI Staff Club was held on January 14, 2020. The event started with staff club flag hoisting by Hon’ble Director. The entire programme was a grand success where staff members, research fellows, students, contractual workers of CSIR-CGCRI participated enthusiastically.
Constitution Day Observed
The Constitution Day was observed at the Institute on November 26, 2019. As a part of the programme, preamble to the constitution was read before the audience.
Inauguration of Badminton Court
The newly constructed badminton indoor court was inaugurated on February 28, 2020 by Dr. K. Muraleedharan, Hon’ble Director, CSIR-CGCRI and President CSIR-CGCRI Staff Club.
Conference, Seminars & Workshops
International Conference on “SMDTDS-2020”
An international conference on ‘Strategic Management, Decision Theory and Data Science (SMDTDS-2020)’ was organized at CSIR-CGCRI during Janyary 4-6, 2020. Inaugural session of the programme was chaired by Mr. R. Himatsingka, President, IAPQR and the Key-note address was delivered by Tatsuo Oyama, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Japan.
IP Colloquium
Dr Kishore Sreenivasan, CSIR-URDIP, Pune delivered the first IP colloquium lecture entitled ‘Intellectual Property: Portfolio, Strategies and Beyond’ on January 13, 2020 at CSIR-CGCRI. Above talk highlighted the important working tenets, practices, and prerequisites of IP portfolio creation and management, as well as the central factors to be reckoned while framing and implementing IP portfolio management strategies, to ensure risk-free enforcement and monetization of IP, entailing long-term sustainable value for organizations from their IP portfolios.
2nd Indian Materials Conclave
2nd Indian Materials Conclave and 31st AGM of MRSI was held at CSIR-CGCRI during February 11 – 14, 2020. Prof Dipankar Chakraborty, INSA Emeritus Scientist, IACS graced the occasion as the Chief Guest.
Technical Seminar on “High temperature rheology of molten glass/slag”
A half day seminar on ‘High temperature rheology of molten glass/slag’ was organized at CSIR-CGCRI in association with M/s. Anton Paar India on March 2, 2020. Dr. Denis Schutz, Anton Paar, GmbH delivered a talk and also discussed on various aspects of rheology and its importance with respect to research on materials science and glass
Technical Lecture by Prof. Ana Candida Martins Rodrigues
Prof. Ana Candida Martins Rodrigues, Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil delivered a technical lecture organized by Indian Ceramic Society, Kolkata Chapter in association with CSIR-CGCRI on ‘Advanced Applications of Glass-ceramics’ on January 27, 2020 at CSIR-CGCRI.
Technical Lecture by Dr. Hirotaka Fujimori
A technical lecture entitled ‘Ultraviolet Raman Spectroscopic System for in situ measurements at high temperatures in the region of low frequencies’ was delivered by Dr. Hirotaka Fujimori, Assosiate Professor, Yamaguchi University, Japan on December 17, 2019 at CSIR-CGCRI, Kolkata.
Technical Lecture by Professor Animesh Jha
Professor Animesh Jha of University of Leeds, UK delivered a talk on ‘Chalcogenide Q-dot structures in Glass and as thin films – formation and deposition and characterizations of low dimensional materials’ on December 6, 2019 at CSIR-CGCRI, Kolkata.
Special Session of APAM
On the eve of the MRSI-AGM 2020, Asia Pacific Academy of Materials (APAM) meeting was held at CSIR-CGCRI on February 10, 2020. Theme of the meeting was ‘Materials for Mankind’ where eminent speakers like Prof Rajiv Prakash, IIT-BHU, Varanasi, Prof G.P. Das, IACS, Kolkata and Dr. R.N. Basu, CSIR-CGCRI, Kolkata participated.
Workshop on “BIOCOM 2020”
A workshop on ‘Bioactive Glass, Ceramics & Composites in Healthcare: Current Technological Trends, 2020 (BIOCOM 2020)’ was organized on January 28, 2020 at CSIR-CGCRI. Dr Ajay Kumar Singh, Distinguished Scientist & Director General (Life Sciences) DRDO, Ministry of Defence graced the occasion as Chief Guest. Eminent personalities like Prof B. Basu, IISc, Bangalore, Prof S.K. Guha, IIT, Delhi, Dr S.K. Rath, CSIR-CDRI, Lucknow, Mr. S. Bhowmick, Orthotech, Surat; Dr. Anil Mavila, M/S Eucare Pharmaceuticals, Chennai and others from both academic and industrial spheres participated in the various Technical Sessions arranged in the workshop.
Workshop on “HPFL-2020”
Workshop on ‘High Power Fiber Laser: Opportunities and Challenges (HPFL-2020)’ was organized at CSIR-CGCRI during February 27-28, 2020. After inauguration, two days workshop began with the Key Note lecture entitled ‘High Power Fiber Laser for Industrial Applications: Current status, Challenges and Future prospects’ and was delivered by Prof M.N. Zervas, University of Southamton, UK.
NEWS @ CSIR-CGCRI
Staff News
As one of the eminent Research Organizations, few selected scientific staffs of CSIR-CGCRI represented the Institute in the 107th Indian Science Congress-2020 held at the University of Agricultural Sciences in Bengaluru, Karnataka during January 3-7, 2020. CSIR received Certificate of excellence award as the ‘Exhibitor of the Year’ at 107th Indian Science Congress.
BUSINESS, PARTNERSHIPS & ALLIANCES
A MoU was signed between CSIR-CGCRI , Kolkata & ONGC Energy Centre Trust, New Delhi on February 4, 2020.
A MoU was signed between CSIR-CGCRI , Kolkata & ARCI, Hyderabad on January 10, 2020 for technology development at CGCRI.
A MoU was signed between CSIR-CGCRI , Kolkata & NIT, Jamshedpur on January 27, 2020.
STRIDES IN R & D
ONGC (1)
|
Project Title |
Domain of work |
Duration |
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Development of solid oxide electrolyser cell for hydrogen generation |
Energy |
2 years |
Ministry of Steel (1)
|
Project Title |
Domain of work |
Duration |
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Development of cost effective refractory lining materials for induction melting furnace suitable for production of quality steel: Phase II (Industrial Trials) |
Refractory |
1 year & 6 months |
SERB (2)
| Project Title | Domain of work | Duration |
| Studies and development of novel sensing materials and sensing device platforms |
Sensor
|
3 years
|
| Novel boron-rich B-C, B-O and B-P phases for sensing application in harsh environment establishing correlation between charge-density distribution and sensing property | Sensor | 3 years |
DRDO (1)
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Project Title |
Domain of work |
Duration |
|
Mesoporous antibacterial bioactive glass microsphere inpregnated non-woven surgical cotton gauze based haemostatic dressing for profusely bleeding military wounds |
Health care |
3 years |
Private Sector(2)
TATA Steel (1)
| Project Title | Domain of work | Duration |
| Online temperature monitoring of blast furnace tuyere through FBG sensor | Opto-electronics | 1 year |
Biorad Medisys Pvt. Ltd., Pune (1)
| Project Title | Domain of work | Duration |
| 30 W CW/Modulated Thulium Laser development of product to commercialize for medical application | Health care | 1 year & 6 months |
CSIR-CGCRI (1)
| Project Title | Domain of work | Duration |
| Characteri-zation and evolution of products or materials, problem identification and troubleshooting guidance to the industry |
Rural Ceramic Industry
|
~1 year & 4 months
|
SCI
NON SCI
TOTAL
Patents sealed in India - 1
Title:
An Improved Sensor Composition for Acetone Detection in Breath for Diabetic Diagnostics
Inventors :
A. Sen, S. Rana
Patent No. & Date of Sealing:
329151 & 09-01-2020
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
Professional Recognition for Scientists
- Dr. K. Muraleedharan, Director, CSIR-CGCRI, received Life time Achievement Award from EMSI at 12th Asia Pacific Microscopy Conference (APMC-2020) held at Hyderabad during February 3-7, 2020.
- Mr. Sitendu Mandal, Chief Scientist & Head, Specialty Glass Technology Division, CSIR-CGCRI elected as a Fellow of West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology (WAST) for the year 2019.
- Dr. Lata Ramrakhiani, DST Women Scientist; Water Technology Division secured 2nd position in poster presentation competition in the Women’s Science Congress – 2020 held during January 5-6, 2020 at 107th Indian Science Congress, Bengaluru.
Students Award
- Ms. Puja Ghosh, DST INSPIRE-SRF; FMDD received best poster award on 3rd International Conference on Advanced Functional Materials ICAFM 2019, organized by CSIR-NIIST, ICS-Kerala Chapter and MRSI Thiruvananthapurarn Chapter held at CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram during December 9-10, 2019.
- Mr. Arnab Bhattacharjee, Project SRF; BCCD received the ‘Best Poster award’ at National Conference on ‘Innovations and Technologies for Ceramics (InTec, 2019)’ in 83rd Annual Session of the Indian Ceramic Society, organised by Indian Ceramic Society, Kerala Chapter, in association with CSIR-NIIST, Trivandrum during December 11-12, 2019.
- Ms. Preeti Lata Mahapatra, Project SRF; FMDD received 1st prize for poster presentation at International Conference on Nanotechnology (ICNT-2019) at Institute of Fire and Safety Engineering (IFSE) Haldia, West Bengal during December 28-29, 2019.
- Ms. Malobi Seth, DST INSPIRE SRF; SGTD received 1st prize for oral presentation at International Conference on Nanotechnology (ICNT-2019) at Institute of Fire and Safety Engineering (IFSE) Haldia, West Bengal during December 28-29, 2019.
Students Award
- Dr. Aniruddha Pal, DST-SERB National Postdoctoral Fellow; BCCD
- secured 2nd position in poster presentation in a workshop on ‘Recent Trend in Biomedical Engineering (RTBE-2020)’ held during January 3-7, 2020 at NIT Durgapur.
- secured 1st prize for poster presentation in the 2nd International Conference on “Advances in Bioprocess Engineering and Technology 2020 (ICABET 2020)” held during January 20-22, 2020 at the Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata.
- Ms. Akila G. Prabhudessai, Ph.D. student; Glass Division received Best Poster Prize for the poster presentation at the 2nd Indian Materials Conclave and 31st Annual General Meeting of Materials Research Society of India (MRSI) held at CSIR-CGCRI, Kolkata during February 11-14, 2020.
- Ms. Sukanya Kundu, Ph.D. student (AcSIR); Glass Division
- awarded Best Poster Prize for the poster presentation at the 2nd Indian Materials Conclave and 31st Annual General Meeting of Materials Research Society of India (MRSI) held at CSIR-CGCRI, Kolkata during February 11-14, 2020.
- received Best Poster Presentation Award at the International Conference on Engineering Sciences and Technologies for Environmental Care (ESTEC-2020) held at CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat, Assam during February 20-22, 2020.
- Mr. Hasmat Khan, CSIR-SRF, SGTD awarded Best 3rd Oral Presentation Prize at “National Science Day 2020” celebration organised by JIS Institute of Advanced Studies and Research, JIS University, Kolkata on February 28, 2020.
Last Updated on June 29, 2020
