CHIEF PATRON Dr. (Mrs.) Elizabeth Verghese Chancellor CO – PATRONS Dr.Pon. Ramaligam Registrar Dr.N. Vasudevan Dean (Academics) Dr.Anand Jacob Verghese Pro Chancellor Dr.N. Rajasekharan Nair Dean (SSH) Mr.Ashok Verghese Director CONVENER Dr.Aby Sam Director Dr.S. Ramachandran Vice-Chancellor NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RECENT ADVANCES IN SMART MATERIALS JANUARY 7-8, 2016 Dr.S. Induja Associate Professor CO-CONVENER Ms.K. Kiruthiga Asst. Professor Venue Dr. K. C. G. Verghese Research and Resource Centre (Founders Block) ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Dr. G. Ilavazhagan, Director-Research Dr. S. Sumathi, Professor Dr. P.S. Raghavan, Professor Dr. M. Prabaharan, Professor Dr. P.V. Rajeev, Asst. Professor Ms. M. Chandrakala,Asst.Prof. Mr.M. Antony Raja, Asst. Prof. Ms. D. Sathyaseeli,Asst.Prof. Ms. B. Gajalakshmi,Asst.Prof. ADVISORY COMMITTEE Shri.Brij Mohan, Member Secretary, Naval Research Board (DRDO). Dr.B.S. Murty, MME, IIT, Madras Dr.U.V. Varadaraju, IIT, Madras Dr.B. Viswanathan, NCCR, IIT, Madras Dr.S. Sivasanker, NCCR, IIT, Madras Dr.V. Kumar, Director, C-MET, Thrissur Dr.N.R. Munirathnam, Director, C-MET, Hyderabad Dr.B.B. Kale, Director, C-MET, Pune. Dr.Purushotham Joshi, Shriram Insitute, Bengaluru. Dr.V. N. Mani, CMET, Hyderabad Dr.Anil Kumar Sinha, IIP, Dehradun Dr.K. Selvaraj, NCL, Pune Dr.A. Vijay Kumar, Hindustan University Dr.K. Jegadeehwar, Hindustan University ADDRESS FOR COMMUNICATION Convener, NCRASM-2016, Department of Chemistry, Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Padur, Kelambakkam, Chennai 603 103. ncrasm2016@gmail.com Jointly organized by DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY & CENTRE FOR CLEAN ENERGY AND NANO CONVERGENCE (CENCON) In Association with MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY OF INDIA & INDIAN INSTITUTE OF METALS ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science is one of the leading Universities in India with an excellent academic and research standing. The campus is located on the outskirts of Chennai, India. It is approved by the University Grants Commission and MHRD, Govt. of India. It is reputed for its highly qualified and experienced faculty and excellent infrastructure for curricular and extra-curricular activities. The student community is uniquely cosmopolitan comprising of students from all over India and abroad. The Institution has collaborative partnerships with leading universities in USA, Singapore, Australia etc., in addition to student-and-faculty exchange programs with leading international Universities. The University has numerous accolades and awards over the years proving her caliber in technical education. ABOUT THE DEPARTMENTS Department of Chemistry under the School of Science & Humanities was established in 1985. Apart from catering to the engineering courses, the Department offers M.Sc., M.Phil., and Ph.D., programs. The faculty members are highly qualified and are involved in teaching and research. The fields of interest include Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Polymers, Material science, Green Chemistry, Organic synthesis and Coordination Chemistry. CENCON is established in collaboration with Quantum-Functional Research Centre of Dongguk University, Korea with an objective to promote Basic and Applied Research, develop products and provide consultancy to the industry in different areas, such as, Clean Energy, Nano-Composites, Non-Volatile Memories, LED, UID exploring the concept of Nano Convergence,The University has started M.Tech.(Nanotechnology) through CENCON, with latest instruments and state-of-art facilities. LOCATION Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science is located at Padur about 22kms, south of Chennai on Rajiv Gandhi Salai (Old Mahabalipuram Road) amidst a lush green stretch of landsite. The University is well connected to the city by public transport buses. Apart from this, the University operates its own fleet of transport for the convenience of students and staff members. AREAS OF FOCUS Shape Memory Material Electro / Magneto Rheological fluids Special Polymers Chromogenic Materials and Systems Composites Advanced Ceramics Nanomaterials Electrostrictive and Magentostrictive Materials Photoconductor, Photoresistors and UV reactive materials Thermo and Electro Luminescent Materials Ferroelectric, Piezoelectric, Pyroelectric materials Conducting inks/paints/films/polymers Semiconducting materials and devices ABSTRACT SUBMISSION Abstracts are invited for oral/poster presentations. One page abstract should be submitted as msword file (A4 size with normal margin). The text: Times New Roman, 12 point. (Title:14 point bold), Authors name: 12 point bold; affiliation: 12 point, email address and phone number:12 point italics. The file should be named as “authorname.doc”. References should be cited in parentheses [ ] in text. Abstracts should be mailed to ncrasm2016@gmail.com on or before 30th October 2015. Registration can be made after the acceptance of Abstract. FULL-PAPER SUBMISSION Once the Abstract is accepted, the author has to submit the full-paper. The papers will be published in International Journal of Applied Engineering Research (IJAER) as Conference Special Issue [Indexed in Scopus, EBSCOhost, GOOGLE Scholar, OBJECTIVE OF THE CONFERENCE The objective of this conference is to create awareness among researchers from both academia and industry to the latest research developments in Smart Materials. The Conference provides the best forum for the researchers from different parts of the nation to present their research findings, interact and discuss with senior fellow researchers on recent advancement in Smart Functional materials. REGISTRATION FEE Research Scholars Faculty Industry - RESOURCE PERSONS Naval Materials Research Laboratory, Ambernath. Defense Materials Research Laboratory, Hyderabad. Defense Materials Stores Research and Development Establishment, Kanpur. Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai. Center for Materials and Electronics Technology, Pune. Center for Materials and Electronics Technology, Thrissur. Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam. University of Madras, Chennai. The registration fee can be paid in the form of Demand Draft drawn in favour of “Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science” payable at Chennai. IMPORTANT DATES (EXTENDED) Last date for Submission of Abstract : 30 October 2015 Last date for Submission of Full-Paper : 10 November 2015 Last date for Registration : 30 November 2015 ACCOMODATAION Limited accommodation will be available on first-come-first-served basis for which participants have to pay the charges. JournalSeek, J-Gate and Annexure-II list] Rs.2,000 Rs.2,500 Rs.3,000 NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RECENT ADVANCES IN SMART MATERIALS JANUARY 7-8, 2016 Registration Form Name:……………………………………………………………… Designation:………………………………………………….…… Organization:…………………………………………….……… Address: ………………………..………………………………… …………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………… Email:………………………………………Mob:……………… Registration fee: Rs.…………………………………………….. DD number: ……………………………………………………… Name of the Bank: ………………………………Date…………. Accommodation: Required Not required: Signature of the participant