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SRM’s techno-management

fest Aaruush kickstarts

STAFF WRITTER

Aaruush, the National Level
Techno-Management Fest
of SRM Institute of Science
and Technology (SRMIST),
Kattankulathur began today
on a festive note. The 14th
edition of this fest will be held
Prof A K Sood on “Doing Science Without Borders”: Collaboration and curiosity among online from 8 October to 12 said, “This COVID has taught
researchers will lead to impactful multidisciplinary solutions of the 21st century October 2020. The inaugural us that we should have stronger
was presided over by Chief public health sectors. If we want
success we should implement
Guest Dr. V.K. Aatre, the Former strategy with the community.”
SRM University - AP : Prof Ajay K Director-General of the Defence He explained how each person’s
Research and Development
Sood, FRS delivers the University’s Organisation (DRDO) along contribution to science will
with the Guest of Honour Dr. extend to the community. “No
First Distinguished Lecture Series Raman Gangakhedkar, the Former matter what happens, one must
Head Scientist of Epidemiology always strive to work hard to
and Communicable Diseases at help the community at large.”
STAFF WRITTER 1944, a profound physicist collaborators developed bacterial the Indian Council of Medical He encouraged students to think
Schrodinger introduced the nano heat engines by mimicking Research (ICMR). SRMIST about how they will change and
The first University concept of “aperiodic crystal” the biological motors in our recently won a Guinness World make our nation great. Vice
Distinguished Lecture Series which led to the understanding of body which produces energy for Record for holding the largest Chancellor of SRMIST, Dr.
on “Doing Science Without genetic molecules, enunciating the living beings to function. Using software lesson consists of 900 Sandeep Sancheti delivered
Borders” commenced with an importance of inter-disciplinary bacterial activity, they made people and was achieved at an the presidential address. “The
inaugural welcome speech by applications of scientific works. heat engines and are advancing event organised by Aaruush at the power of students is huge.
Prof V S Rao, Vice-Chancellor, In his first narrative, he speaks their research work to recognize Institute on 7 September 2019. Today learning is not purely
and Prof D Narayana Rao, of the flocking movement among the practical applications of The certificate for the same was academic or listening in class,
Pro-Vice-Chancellor, SRM birds, bacteria, locusts, and the nano heat engines in cars, released at this event. Speaking but learning has taken a new
University-AP, Andhra Pradesh. human beings as well. He batteries. The bacteria heat at the inauguration, Dr. VK Aatre stand. Events like Aaruush is a
Prof V S Rao expressed their brought the same experiment in engines is a highly promising said, “Science and Technology new way to learn and succeed.”
gratitude to Prof Ajay K Sood his laboratory where he used 2 technology of the future. Prof A drive our surroundings, it helps This technological extravaganza
for his gracious presence. particles, energized them, and K Sood narrated his laboratory us understand the rhythms of will have a host of workshops,
In addition, Prof Narayana identified their flocking pattern. stories to explicate the splendor nature. Science leads to more flagship events and Luminary
Rao emphasized that under He observed that the velocity of multidisciplinary research science, more science leads to addresses. It has also been
the University Distinguished of movement between the two which can be used to solve basic more technology. We are now in given patronage by renowned
Lecture series the talks will be particles differ, which can be problems. He said, “The key to a phase where we are teaching organizations, such as ACM,
delivered by eminent scientists applied to particle sorting. This successful scientific research machines to be intelligent.” YouthUp, CEE, SAYEN and
from India and abroad that experiment has applications in is to collaborate with experts NSIC alongside with whom,
would be of immense benefit biology, where bacteria and/or beyond their own domain. He added, “IoT is going to it is accredited by esteemed
for students and the faculty and cells can be sorted and separated completely change our way organizations such as IEEE,
researchers. He further mentioned, and also in autonomous cars. Communication and appreciation of life in the coming days. We IET, OSA, ASME, IETE and
of views of an open mind enable
should look beyond problems ISHRAE, to name a few. Also
“Doctors, researchers, engineers While explaining his second the scientists to understand the and reacher on finding solutions present were Pro Vice Chancellor
and scientists from several experiment, Prof A K Sood various phenomena. Students and through science and technology.” (Engineering and Technology)
fields of knowledge around mentioned that he studied the researchers should be curious He emphasized that there is no Dr. C. Muthamizhchelvan,
the world worked together devitrification or the tendency of which will lead to research end to inventions and science. Dean (College of Engineering
to confront corona outbreak glass particles to crystallize over This leads to more and more and Technology) Prof. T. V.
with an unprecedented spirit time to reach a state of stability having various interdisciplinary opportunities and India has a Gopal, Dean (Sciences) Dr. John
of collaboration. Also, NEP from its metastable state. He used applications that will make an huge amount of talents. Therefore Thiruvadigal, Dean (School of
advocates and emphasizes that supervised Machine Learning to impact across various domains.” India should now start producing Management) Prof. V.M. Ponniah,
the societal need of the 21st predict where crystallization will About thousand participants outstanding academic institutions Associate Director (Campus
century require broad-based occur in glass. His team trained from IISc,IITs, NITs,IIITs, IISERs,
multidisciplinary research and the system to identify the hard several Indian Universities to cope up with the growing Life) Dr. V. Thirumurugan
education”. and soft particles of the glass. including University of trends and challenges. Guest of and Aaruush Convenor Dr. A.
Honour, Dr. Raman Gangakhedkar Rathinam.
Prof Ajay K Sood, Fellow His experiments concluded that Hyderabad, Delhi University,
of the Royal Society, FRS and Machine Learning (ML) helps NEHU, Pondicherry University,
Honorary Professor, Indian in identifying the soft particles, Punjab University; a few foreign
Institute of Science (IISc), which possess the tendency to Universities including KAUST,
Bengaluru, narrated three stories move and crystallize over a Saudi Arabia, Nagoya University,
of his recent experiments and long period of time. Further, Japan, Zhejiang Ocean University,
advanced research work, namely Prof A K Sood and his team of China, Teesside University, UK,
“Emergent flocking behaviour several Engineering Colleges;
seen in nature: Laboratory The key to successful National Laboratories of DST,
experiments”, “Crystallization scientific research is DBT, CSIR, ISRO, DRDO,
of Glass: Machine Learning in ICMR, BARC, JNCASR, ARIES,
condensed matter Physics”, and to collaborate with ARCI; industries including
“Bacterial Nano Heat Engine: experts beyond their ARBL, Tata Steel have attended
Getting bacteria to work”. He own domain. the distinguished lecture given
begins by stating that back in by Prof Ajay Sood.