SRMIST organized ICONN-2019 an International conference
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(L-R) Dr.T.P.Ganesan, Pro VC (Planning & Development) SRM IST,
Dr.R.Balasubramanian, Pro VC (External Affairs) SRM IST, Prof.Richard W Siegel,
Founding Director, US National Science Foundation, Padma Shri Prof. Ajay K
Sood, Member, Science Technology Innovation Advisory Council to the Prime
Minister
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SRMIST organized ICONN-2019
an International conference
Chennai, 28th
Jan 2019: The Fifth Biennial International Conference on Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology (ICONN-2019) was organized by Department of Physics and
Nanotechnology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST),
Kattankulathur, in association with Shizuoka University-Japan, GNS Geological
and Nuclear Sciences (GNS) Science-New Zealand, National Chiao Tung University
(NCTU)-Taiwan, CSIR-National Physical Laboratory (NPL)-India, Asian Consortium
on Computational Materials Science (ACCMS) and The Institute of Engineering and
Technology (IET). The conference is aimed at providing a platform for
researchers and scientists to assess recent trends and developments in
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology for promising applications. Scientific Sessions
of the conference includes Nanostructures materials and thin films,
Nanoelectronics, Nanosensors and NEMS, Nanophotonics and Plasmonics,
Nanomagnetism, to mention a few.
More than 90 scientific sessions were held
with eminent speakers from renowned international institutions such as
Massachusetts Institute of Technology-USA, Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute-USA, Shizuoka University-Japan, University of Rome Tor Vergata-Italy,
Kyung Hee University-South Korea, Russian Academy of Sciences-Russia and also
from premier Institutes of India such as IIT Madras, IIT Kharagpur, IIT
Guwahati, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS) and
CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (NCL).
The total number of participants in the conference were about 2000.
SRMIST also honoured eminent scientists Dr. Yasuhiro Hayakawa, Professor,
Research Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University, with SRM-ICONN Life
Time Achievement Award for Research Promotion, Dr. C. Nithya, Department of
Science and Technology (DST)-Woman Scientist, National Institute of Technology
(NIT), Trichy with SRM-ICONN Outstanding Woman Researcher Award and Dr. D.
Mallikarjuna Rao, Scientist D, Indian Association for the Cultivation of
Science (IACS), Kolkata, with SRM-ICONN Young Researcher Award. In order to
encourage young researchers best research awards for poster presentations were
presented by Springer Nature Nano.
The conference welcome address was delivered
by Dr. C. Muthamizhchelvan, Director (Engineering & Technology), SRMIST,
India, followed by note on conference by Dr. D. John Thiruvadigal, Convener,
ICONN 2019. Dr. T.P Ganesan, Pro Vice Chancellor (Planning and Development)
addressed on the initiatives taken by SRMIST in raising research standards in
the field of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.
A special address was delivered by
Prof. Richard W. Seigel, Founding Director, US National Science Foundation, USA
on Nanoscience research developments across the world. Padmasri Prof. Ajay K
Sood, President, INSA, New Delhi, delivered the inaugural address on elevating
research in the field Nanoscience to meet international standards. Dr. R.
Balasubramanian, Pro Vice Chancellor (External Affairs), SRMIST and Dr. N.
Sethuraman, Registrar, SRMIST, offered the felicitation and the inaugural
function was concluded with a vote of thanks by Dr. S. Ponnusamy, Controller of
Examinations, SRMIST.
