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        Medicine Greets Machines



        PRANAV.V                  hard work in this COVID-19
                                  pandemic. Gautham Vasudev
        AARYAN SHARMA
                                  Menon, one of the leading
                                  Indian film directors, attended
          Lifeline Health Care 2020
        award ceremony was held   the ceremony as the Chief Guest.
                                  He spoke highly about the award
        on the 31st of January at the   winners and congratulated them
        Holiday Inn Hotel at Rajiv   all. Ms. Kirtanya Krishnamurthy,
        Gandhi road, Chennai on behalf   CEO of MindFresh, presided
        of Dr. Sangeetha Health and   with the director and spoke          RASTH held from 3rd to 5th March, 2021, SRMIST (Virtually)
        Educational groups. Professor   in the forum. Actor Kalloori
        R. Rajkumar from the faculty of   Vinoth attended the event too. A Celebration of Science - RASTH 2021
        Computer Science Engineering
        of SRM Institute of Science and   Professor Rajkumar was   SRISHTI                                      esteemed members from the SRM
        Technology, Kattankulathur, was  awarded for his latest patent   CHAKRABORTY   The main reason for the   Research Institute, SRMIST.
        conferred the “Best Innovative  works in the field of medicine. His            International Conference was
        Professor”. The event presented  patented works are a humanoid   AISHIKI HALDER  to push forward ideas, papers,   The event could not have run
        almost 70 awards to honour  robot that can be operated                         and innovative problem-solving   as immaculately without Dr.
        the various doctors, nurses,  remotely to treat the patients   No matter the circumstances,             Bhalchandra Kakade, Dr. K.
        NGOs, medical staff, social  and air-circulated personal   the advances in science and   in the field of Applied Sciences   M. Ramkumar, Dr. Paromita
        workers, teachers, pharmaceutical  protective kits for medical   technology should never come to   and Technology virtually, despite   Chakraborty, who were the
        companies and hotels for their  professionals.      a halt. A cancellation of curiosity   the ongoing Pandemic  conveners from SRMRI, SRMIST,
                                                            limits wandering and questioning                    responsible for the coordination
                                                            minds in a dilemma, which is  mathematical domains. With  of all the events throughout the
                                                            why SRM Research Institute  such thriving fields in the talk,  Conference. The main reason for
                                                            decided to host and organize  the conference was graced by  the International Conference was
                                                            the much-awaited, international  Dr. T. Paarivendhar, the Founder  to push forward ideas, papers,
                                                            conference- RASTH. Standing  Chancellor of SRMIST, Mr. Ravi  and innovative problem-solving
                                                            for Recent Advances in Applied  Pachamoothoo, Pro-Chancellor  in the field of Applied Sciences
                                                            Sciences, Technology and Health,  (Admin) of SRMIST, and Dr. P.  and Technology virtually, despite
                                                            RASTH is the umbrella term  Sathyanarayanan, Pro-Chancellor  the ongoing Pandemic. The
                                                            under which the conference was  (Academics) of SRMIST as their  poster presentation was held
                                                            held from the 3rd till the 5th of  Chief Patrons, along with an  at Dr. Paarivendhar Research
                                                            March 2021. RASTH aimed  Extensive Advisory Committee  Colloquium, with a diverse
                                                            to bring together researchers  of 12 prominent figures from  community of people in academia
                                                            from multidisciplinary fields of  SRMIST, and an immensely  from around the globe sharing
                                                            sciences, including environmental,  dedicated and co-ordinated  views and reviewing papers that
                  Professor Rajkumar receiving the award    chemical, biological and  Organizing Committee of 8  are to be published on SCOPUS.

        What They Don’t Tell                                e-EMF 2021


        You About Coffee                                    NISHANT SAGAR             Cross, and Treasure hunt. The  Bank who is also an alumnus


                                                            PRAKHAR ALOK              Maths Quiz had 30 questions  of SRMIST (1991batch), in his
        PRIYANKA SRINIVAS         that decides its bitterness and   CHAUDHARY         based on core math. In Search  address appreciated the club
                                  caffeine level. There are three                     Cross, participants had to solve  for its contribution towards
          On a particularly difficult  commonly known roasts: light,                  hints and find the solution. For  mathematics since 1991. He
                                                              e- Engineering Mathematics
        day, with a looming set of  medium, and dark. Contrary to   Festival-2021 was conducted   Treasure Hunt,  10 questions  also emphasized the importance
        assignments to look forward  what the names suggest, these   on the 12th of Feb’2021 by Sri   were given and the solution  of mathematics in every sphere
        to, students generally resort to  roasts are not labelled on their   Ramanujan Mathematics Club,   for the question was the key  of life.
        some external stimulants to keep  level of bitterness, but their   operating under the aegis of the   to unlock the next question.
        the midnight oil burning. The  duration of roasting. Dark roasts   Department of Mathematics,   Winners were awarded prizes   The secretary of the club
        prime beverage of choice for  have a longer duration of roasting,   SRMIST, KTR.  and a participation certificate was   Gaurav Garg, third year, CSE
        most college students is coffee.  hence the flavor of the beans is            given as a token of appreciation   presented the vote of thanks
        This drink is extremely vital since  more uniform. They also contain   The President of the club Dr.   and encouragement.   which was followed by the
        it fuels their energy and makes  less caffeine than a typical light   A. Govindarajan, Professor and    national anthem. The event
        them run those metaphorical final  roast, due to a longer roasting   Head, Department of Mathematics   The chief guest for the event  concluded on a positive note
        laps towards their goal. However,  period. Caffeine is the chemical   welcomed the audience by giving   Mr. Christian Ryon, Deputy Vice  with a hope to increase its reach
        what goes into this universally  that helps us stay up at night.   a brief introduction about the   President & Branch Head, HDFC  in the years to come.
        reliable drink? Where does it  Additionally, caffeine can also   origin and the growth of Sri
        come from?. In India, most coffee  act as a pain reliever for many   Ramanujan Mathematics Club
        beans are sourced from south-  people. Non-regular coffee drinkers   since its inception in the year
        western states such as Karnataka  usually experience some degree   1991 till date. He also emphasized
        and Kerala.  Different types of  of pain relief from a gym workout   that the event this year was
        beans produce different types  after one or two cups of coffee.   totally revamped and had a
        of powders, which are further  Students also experience less back   wider reach as 300 participants
        processed into different types of  or joint pain if they have a cup   from different universities had
        coffee. Irrespective of the type,  of coffee before sitting for their   registered for the event.
        all coffee is bitter. Most people  study session. There are many   For the participants apart
        believe that the bitterness of the  misconceptions when it comes   from the SRM KTR campus,
        coffee lies in its beans. However,  to coffee. When you consume a   three events were organized
        there are multiple methods of  beverage so regularly, it is best   namely Math Quiz, Search
        roasting and preparing coffee  to stay informed!                                              A Still from e-EMF 2021
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