Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers

Student Chapter

School of Chemical and Biotechnology

SASTRA University

Annual Report (June 2016 - May 2017)

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sTable of Contents

1. Introduction......................................................................................................... 01

2. Council Members for the Academic year 2016 - 2017................................... 03

3. Calendar of Activities for the Academic year 2016 - 2017.............................. 04

4. List of Meetings during Academic year 2016 -2017........................................ 05

5. Summary of Events

5.1 Inauguration of IIChE Student Chapter 2016 - 2017..................................... 06

5.2 Engineer’s Day Event.................................................................................... 08

5.3 National Conference on Advances in Process Engineering (CAPE-16)....... 09

5.4 Chapter Day Function.................................................................................... 15

5.5 Valedictory Function...................................................................................... 16

6. Chemunique – The Department Magazine......................................................

7. Financial Audit for Academic Year 2017 ........................................................ 18

8. Gallery.................................................................................................................

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IIChE Student Chapter

SASTRA University, Thanjavur

Annual Report (2016 - 2017)

1. Introduction

1.1 About SASTRA

The dreams of its founding fathers took shape in 1984 in the form of Shanmugha College of

Engineering which transformed into Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology and Research

Academy (SASTRA). It has carved a niche for itself as a centre of excellence for fostering and

developing the body, mind and spirit of its students. The blend of academic excellence and real

world experience with moral values has earned a national recognition for the University. A

sprawling campus housing a built-up area of over 30,00,000 square feet and a vibrant

population of over 10,000 students and over 700 teaching faculty have made SASTRA a

landmark in the educational map of India.

SASTRA offers various undergraduate and post graduate courses in Engineering, Science,

Education, Management, Law and Arts besides various Doctoral programmes. It has state-of-

the-art laboratories, a well-stocked library and one of the best computing facilities. With an

ideal teacher-student ratio, it achieves academic excellence through personalized attention. The

mechanism was established to support and monitor the student's progress which assures success

and satisfaction.

Since its inception, SASTRA has achieved national standing in terms of academic

performance, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities and also in its growth and

commitment to social service. The standard of excellence of the courses offered in University

is reflected in the grades awarded by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council

(NAAC) and in the success of the students indulged in industry and academia, both India &

abroad.

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1.2 About the IIChE Student Chapter at SASTRA University

The Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE) Student Chapter at SASTRA University

was established on 19thJanuary 2011. Under the aegis of the Student Chapter, various activities

such as guest lectures, technical discussions, quizzes and industrial visits are conducted on

regular basis. Apart from these, national level events are also being conducted. Prakriya, the

national level technical symposium, the first of its kind by the IIChE Student Chapter was

organized in October 2011 and went on to be a huge success. To continue this proud legacy,

the second edition of Prakriya was conducted in October 2012.Prakriya had a variety of events

such as oral presentation, poster presentation, working model events, guest lecture, quiz, etc. It

also had online events like photography and online treasure hunt. Progressing with the time,

IIChE Student Chapter organised its first ever Annual event National Conference on Advances

in Processing Engineering (CAPE) in October 2013. With the confluence of guest lectures by

eminent persons from academia and industry, it turned out to be a great success.

The second and third edition of CAPE was organised in October 2014 and 2015 respectively,

carrying much expertise and insight than previous year with the objective of fostering the art

of chemical engineering further. It embraced larger recognition and credits from participants

than first edition.

Fourth edition of CAPE was organised in October 2016. It had guest lectures given by speakers

from industry and academia along with technical presentations and had more workshops than

previous editions of CAPE, thus setting a benchmark for the forthcoming years.

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2. Council members for the academic year 2016 - 2017

The council members of the IIChE Student Chapter for the academic year 2016 - 2017 were

S. No. Designation Name (Year of Study)

1. Chairperson Anirudh K(IV year)

2. Vice Chairperson (Male) Kaushik B(IV year)

3. Vice Chairperson (Female) Sughasini K (IV year)

4. Secretary Srinath S (III year)

5. Treasurer Namrata Kalwani (III year)

6. Joint Secretary S Mohamed Shakeel Akther (II year)

7. Joint Treasurer Udaaya Prahaasa(II year)

8. Executive Members G U Arun (IV year)

Nizam mohammed (IV year)

Anitha Kumar(IV year)

Sathvika Seshasayee (IV year)

Karthikeyan M. (III year)

Ramya R.(III year)

Sadhana A. (III year)

Sudharshan R. (III year)

Sandhiya T. (II year)

Akash Subramanian S.(II year)

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3. Calendar of activities for the academic year 2016 – 2017

The following activities were conducted during the academic year 2016-2017

❖ Inaugural function and Chemical Engineering Commemoration Day - 25th July 2016

❖ Engineer’s day Function – 15th September 2016

❖ National Conference on Advances in Process Engineering (CAPE 2015) – 14th and 15th

October 2016

❖ Chapter day Function – 19thJanuary 2017

❖ Valedictory function – 12thApril 2017

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4. List of Meetings during the academic year 2016 -2017

S.No. Date of Meeting Agenda

Number of

Members

attended

1. 29-6-16 Introduction to IIChE 13

2. 22-7-16 Inaugural function 5

3. 3-8-16 Breifing new members 12

4. 16-8-16 Engineer's Day 8

5. 9-9-16 Engineer's Day 6

6. 1-10-16 C.A.P.E. 17

7. 10-1-17 Chapter's Day 7

8. 13-3-17 Valediction Ceremony 5

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5. Summary of Events

5.1 Inauguration and Chemical Engineering Commemoration Day of IIChE student

Chapter 2016 – 2017

The Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers Student Chapter, SASTRA University for the

academic year 2016-2017 was inaugurated on 25thof July 2016. The function was honoured by

Mr T. Sundaramurthy, Director, Oxalis services, Chennai. This event was organised at JVC

auditorium and started off on a religious note with a prayer song. To symbolise a successful

start, the ceremonial lamp was lit by the guest of honour Mr T. Sundaramurthy, the Associate

Dean Dr R. Kumaresan Chairperson Anirudh Krishnan and Vice-Chairperson Sughasini K.

The Convener, Dr. R. Kumaresan, Associate Dean, Chemical Engineering, released the Annual

Report of IIChE Student Chapter for the year 2016-2017 and fifth edition of the chemical

engineering magazine “Chemunique” (Volume 5, Issue 1).The placement brochure was also

presented to the guest of honour Mr T. Sundaramurthy

Following which he delivered a lecture wherein he highlighted the importance of engineering

software. He also enlightened the audience upon the importance of hazard management in

Chemical Engineering industries.

With this new start, the IIChE council members for the Academic year 2016-2017 were

honoured and the oath taking was administered by Dr. R. Kumaresan, Associate Dean,

Chemical Engineering the different members swore to work hard in order to improve the

chapter’s activities. Mr. Anirudh Krishnan, the Chairperson, presented his strategies for

upcoming events for this academic year and promised a greater success for C.A.P.E and other

department activities.

The oath taking was followed by a Vote of Thanks by Sughasini K. The Inaugural Function

concluded after the National Anthem.

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5.2 Engineer’s Day Event

The Engineering Community across India is celebrating Engineers Day on 15 September

every year as a remarkable tribute to the greatest Indian Engineer Bharat

Ratna Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya.

The function Organized by the IIChE student chapter at SASTRA University this academic

year was a great success.

We first invoked the almighty by lighting the ceremonial lamp and singing a small prayer.

The function was graced with the presence of Dr. R. Kumaresan, associate dean of chemical

engineering.

A brilliant speech about Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya kick started the function with a

blistering pace, followed by the special event organized by the chapter.

The special event comprised of two rounds and kept up with the theme of the function. The

first round was an online quiz on chemical engineering which saw over 300 participants from

nearly all departments.

The second round was a disaster management round were in the contestants were asked to offer

engineering solutions to problems faced by industries. The winners of IDP event were

announced. Mr. Anirudh (II year) Chemical Engineering won the first prize, Ms. Sindhu Kavi

(III year) Chemical Engineering won the second prize, Mr. Sakthi Narendran M (III year)

Chemical Engineering won the third prize.

After Assessing the young minds and announcement of the results the function was brought

to a close with the vote of thanks and national anthem.

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5.3 National Conference on Advances in Process Engineering (CAPE 2016)

Extended Summary

About the conference

National Conference on Advances in Process Engineering (CAPE) is the annual event of the

IIChE Student Chapter SASTRA University. For the academic year 2016 – 2017, it was

conducted on 14th and 15thOctober 2016. The objective of this conference is to provide an

interdisciplinary forum for researchers and engineers to share and discuss their ideas on the

emerging issues in process engineering. The conference focuses on all aspects of process

engineering such as process development, manufacturing, and product development. The

conference aims to promulgate the knowledge of the most recent advances in understanding

the fundamentals and in translating the earned knowledge to specific engineering applications.

The conference provides an amicable platform for fruitful interaction amongst young students,

research scholars, practising engineers, academicians and industry delegates through oral and

poster presentations. Guest lecturers from eminent scholars of repute drawn from academia and

industry will serve as an impetus to steer and drive the conglomeration towards knowledge

sharing.

Themes

❖ Advanced separation techniques

❖ Bio ethics

❖ Biomaterials and nanotechnology

❖ Bio process engineering

❖ Ceramic engineering

❖ Downstream Processing

❖ Refinery Process

❖ Food Technology

❖ Reaction Engineering

❖ Microfluids and Microreaction

❖ Nuclear Engineering

❖ Energy and Environmental Engineering

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❖ Drug delivery

❖ Health care Technology

❖ Material technology

❖ Polymer science and technology

❖ Safety and hazard management

❖ Transport Phenomena

❖ Process development and Design

List of Invited Speakers

❖ Mr. S. Balasundar , Scientific officer , IGCAR

❖ Mr. G. Kalyanakrishnan , Chairman NFC, Hyderabad

❖ Mr. V. Sriram, Sr.Manager process Engg, CPCL

❖ Dr. R. Vasudevan , Dean, Thiagaraja engineering college.

Sponsors

❖ Alumni Sponsors

SWETHA N.

LAKSHMI PRIYA

❖ Individual Sponsors

ANEESH KRISHNAN

MEGHANA RAVI

❖ Company Sponsors

SUJATHA Chemicals

Indian Oil Corporation Limited

TAFE

G S international

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Detailed Program Schedule of National Conference on Advances in Process Engineering (CAPE

- 2016) 14th and 15th October, 2016

Day 1: 14th October 2016 (Friday)

Time Session Speaker

08:00 – 09:00 hr Registration

Venue: JVC Entrance

09:00 - 11:00 hr Inaugural Session

Venue: JVC Auditorium

09:00 - 09:45 hr Inauguration

09:30 - 11:00 hr

Plenary Lecture

Venue: JVC

Auditorium

Mr. S. Balasundar

Scientific Officer, IGCAR

“Need for Nuclear Energy & Its

Applications”

11:00 - 11:20hr High Tea

11:20 - 13:00 hr

Event

TEDCE

13:00 - 14:00 hr Lunch

14:00 - 16:30 hr Matlab Workshop

Venue: JVC Auditorium

16:30 - 16:45hr High tea

16:45 - 18:00 hr

Parallel Oral and Poster Presentation

End of Day 1

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Day 2: 15th October 2016 (Saturday)

Venue: JVC Auditorium

Time Session Speaker

09:15 - 10:30 hr Invited Lecture – 2

Mr. G. Kalyanakrishnan

Chairman, NFC, Hyderabad

10:30 - 10:45 hr High Tea

10:45 - 12:00 hr Invited Lecture – 3

Dr. R. Vasudevan,

Dean, Thiagaraja Engg. Clg.

“ Waste Treatment”

12:00 - 13:00 hr Lunch

13:00 - 16:00 hr CADWorx P&ID Workshop

16:00 - 16:15 hr High Tea

16:15 - 18:00 hr Valedictory Session

16:15 - 17:15 hr Valedictory Address

Venue: JVC

Auditorium

Mr. V. Sriram

Sr. Manager, Process Engg., CPCL

“ Energy Management ”

17:15 - 17:30hr Prize& Participation Certificate Distribution

17:30 - 17:45hr Vote of Thanks

17:45 -18:00 hr National Anthem

End of Conference

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The National Conference on Advances in Process Engineering (CAPE) for this academic year

was organized by the IIChE student chapter, SASTRA University on October 14th and 15th

2016.

The guests of honour for the day was Mr. Balasundar Scientific Officer, IGCAR

The day began, seeking the blessings of the Almighty. Brightening the occasion further, the

celestial kuthuvilaku was lit by our honourable guest, Mr. Balasundar , Dr. A. Kannan, Dr. R.

Kumaresan, Associate Dean, Department of Chemical Engineering, SASTRA University, Mr.

K.Anirudh, Chairperson, IIChE, student chapter SASTRA University, Mr. B. Kaushik, Vice

chairperson, IIChE student chapter and Ms. K.Sughasini, Vice chairperson, IIChE, student

chapter, SASTRA University.

The welcome address was delivered by Mr. K.Anirudh, Chairperson, IIChE Student, SASTRA

University.

The first session for the day focused on the plenary lecture of Dr Mr. Balasundar .Following

up, the welcome note of our first eminent guest was delivered by Dr. R. Kumaresan, who also

highlighted the significance CAPE and declared it open. The speech delivered by Dr. Mr.

Balasundar was phenomenal and had left a great impact on the minds of the audience.

The second session began with the event TEDCE. The special event comprised of two rounds

and kept up with the theme of the function. The first round was quiz on chemical engineering.

The second round was extempore. D. Balamurugan, IV year Chemical engineering is the

winner of this event. The event explored the depth of the practical knowledge of our budding

engineers.

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The second half of day one had the Matlab workshop conducted by Dr. A.Manju, Senior

Assistant Professor, School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, SASTRA University.

It was followed by the annual paper and poster presentation events which had participants of

from different colleges from other states and from Tamil Nadu. The Professors of Chemical

Engineering department of SASTRA University were the judges for both of these events.

The second day of CAPE began with the lectures of two other eminent speakers, Mr. G.

Kalyanakrishnan Chairman, NFC, Hyderabad and Dr. R. Vasudevan Dean, ThiagarajaEngg.

Clg.

The first session started with the lecture of Mr. G. Kalyanakrishnan who highlighted the

importance of safety and how safety measures should be the foremost thought of a Process

Engineer. Sunil Kumar's speech about awareness on safety aspects also included videos that

made the audience understand the magnitude of importance that safety holds in a process

industry.

The second session contained the lecture of Dr. R. Vasudevan, Dean, Thiyagaraja Engineering

College. He talked about Waste Treatment. The practical knowledge gained from his lecture

was humongous.

The afternoon of day two had the CADWorx P&ID Workshop conducted by XPLOCC

Technologies from Lucknow.

The final curtains of the extravagant Conference were drawn with the valedictory function.

The guest of honour for the evening was Mr. V. Sriram ,Sr. Manager, Process Engineering ,

CPCL. He spoke about Energy management and it was a fitting end to the grand event.

The gratitude speech was given by Mr. K.Anirudh and it was followed by the prize distribution

for the winners of the paper and poster presentation events. The organisers of the CAPE

received certificates of appreciation from Dr. R. Kumaresan. The vote of thanks was given by

B.Kaushik, Vice chairperson, IIChE Student chapter.

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The success of CAPE symbolised the unity the department of Chemical Engineering has at

SASTRA University. The National Level Conference on Advances in Process Engineering

(CAPE) was concluded after the National Anthem.

5.4 Chapter Day Function

The IIChE student Chapter conducted Chapter’s day on the 19th Of January, 2017. This

function is organized in order to celebrate the success of the chapter since its inception. The

various activities that were organized by the chapter is highlighted on this day.

The function was presided over by the chief guest, Mr. S. Mouleshwaran, who is a respected

industrialist with over 40 years of experience, the associate dean of chemical engineering, Dr.

R. Kumaresan, and the faculty of the chemical engineering department.

We first lighted the ceremonial lamp so as to start things of on a devotional note and a small

prayer in the name of the almighty. Mr. Mouleshwaran was then requested to be seated on stage

as Dr. R. Kumaresan introduced him to the audience as a veteran in Civil engineering.

Mr. Mouleshwaran started of his lecture on green homes and industries by highlighting how

inefficient some of them are. He captured the audience with his charisma as he dwelled deeper

into his lecture. He showed us how simple modifications can end up saving thousands of

dollars. After ending his presentation and a lot of interactions with the audience he concluded

his lecture.

The vote of thanks was then delivered by the secretary, Mr. Srinath. The function was then

drawn to a close with the national anthem and high tea.

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5.5 Valediction

The IIChE Student Chapter, SASTRA University conducted the ‘valedictory Function’ on the

12th of April 2017.

The ceremony was graced by the presence of Mr. R. Elankovan, Deputy Manager, Coal

Research center, BHEL Trichy. He spoke about the combustion of coal and boilers used in

industries, which was thought provoking. He also encouraged the students to try their hand at

entrepreneurship and motivated them to work hard.

Following Mr. R. Elankovan’s speech, the convener of the chapter, Dr. R. Kumaresan

congratulated and presented certificates to the council members on their hard work and

dedication towards the Chapter.

He also announced the new council members for the next academic year and reminded them

of the seriousness of their post and the expectation to better the previous chapters in all aspects.

The ceremony was then drawn to a close with the National anthem. The students then

reminisced with each other over high tea as the chapter activities for the year was brought to a

close.

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6. Chemunique- The Department Magazine

Chemunique, being a part of IIChE Student Chapter since the academic year 2013-2014 has

been steadily progressing by releasing various editions. The Volume 5 Issue 1 was released

during the inaugural function of the IIChE Student Chapter held on 25th July 2016, Issue 2 was

released during first day of the national level conference (Conference on Advances in Process

Engineering) on 14th October 2015, Volume 5 Issue 3 was released during Chapter Day

Function on 19th January 2016 and the last edition of this academic year Volume 5 Issue 4 was

released during the valedictory function of the IIChE Student Chapter on 12th April 2016. The

magazine team for the academic year 2016-17 consists of Akash Raman, Athul Seshadri,

Sudarsun V, Porvajja N who belong to III year and II year B.Tech Chemical Engineering.

The magazine publishes articles of students and faculty members. It encourages students to

suggest new ideas or new sections for its betterment. Articles based on different areas

pertaining to chemical engineering are being promoted through the magazine. It has an

interview section where alumni and professors are being interviewed about their experience

and areas of interest. It also comprises of interesting puzzles and facts to entertain the readers.

The magazine is easily accessible online in the IIChE portal where all the activities under IIChE

are being updated regularly.

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7. Financial Audit for Academic Year 2016 – 2017

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8.Gallery

Mr T. Sundaramurthy, Director, Oxalis services, delivering his speech on Inaugural day

(25th July 2016).

ENGINEER’S DAY 2016:

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MATLAB Workshop Session during CAPE-2016

Oral Presentation and Poster Presentation Session during CAPE-2016

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Mr.Anirudh Krishnan, Chairperson , IIChE Student chapter, SASTRA University,

Dr.R.Kumaresan, Associate Dean, Department of Chemical Engineering ,SASTRA

University , Mr.V.Sriram, Sr.Manager, Process Engineering, CPCL and

Mr.G.Kalyanakrishnan, Chairman, NFC, Hyderabad in CAPE-2016(October 14th-15th).

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Chapter Day Function 2017:

Valedictory function 2017:

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Council Members of the IIChE Student Chapter, SASTRA University for the academic

year 2016-2017

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