/' TechnoSAVVY TWELFTH Newsletter

NATIONAL Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand Vol:12,Issue: JuLY , 2014

The following faculty members have recently joined the institute:

Sr. No. Name Qualification Designation Department

1. Mr. Dungali Shreehari M.Tech Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering

2. Mr. Deepak Kumar B.Tech Trainee Teacher Mechanical Engineering

3. Mr. Gaurav Kumar B.Tech Trainee Teacher Mechanical Engineering

4. Mr. Aditya Kumar Anupam M.Tech Assistant Professor Civil Engineering

5. Mr. Shashi Narayan M.Tech Assistant Professor Civil Engineering

6. Mr. Laiju A.R. M.Tech Assistant Professor Civil Engineering

7. Mr. Devesh Punera M.Tech Assistant Professor Civil Engineering

8. Mr. Muskan Mayank B.Tech Trainee Teacher Civil Engineering

9. Mr. Shashank Bhatra B.Tech Trainee Teacher Civil Engineering

10. Mr. Bibhash Kumar B.Tech Trainee Teacher Civil Engineering

11. Mr. Praveen Kumar M.Tech Assistant Professor Computer Science

12. Mr. Suvadip Batabyal M.Tech Assistant Professor Computer Science

13. Mr. Krishan Kumar M.Tech Assistant Professor Computer Science

14. Mr. M. Raja Madasamy M.Tech Assistant Professor Electronics

15. Ms. Sweta Agarwal M.Tech Assistant Professor Electronics

16. Mr. Sarath S. M.Tech Assistant Professor Electronics

17. Ms. Kripa Meena M.Tech Assistant Professor Electronics

18. Ms. Sarita Yadav B.Tech Trainee Teacher Electronics

19. Mr. V.G. Durgarao Rayudu M.Tech Assistant Professor Electrical

20. Mr. Suryanarayana Gangolu M.Tech Assistant Professor Electrical

21. Mr. Nitish Kumar B.Tech Trainee Teacher Electrical

NITUK Chairman features on the Cover Page of Forbes for his visionary

outlook and leadership skills of which we are proud beneficiaries

NIT UK is extremely proud to announce that Forbes, International Business magazine of highly reputed

standing, in its June (2014) edition, has specially recognized the immense contribution of our

honorable Chairman, BOG, Shri. BhaskarBhat, MD, Titan Industries, towards the growth of the industry.

The magazine boasts of his managerial and professional skills by positing that “Fast forward to the

quarter just gone by and Bhat’s optimism has been validated. There has been a marked improvement

in consumer confidence resulting in increased footfalls at Titan’s stores.”(Forbes, 2014:34).

New Recruitment at NITUK

Institute Launches its Official Website

NITUK is proud to launch the official website of the institute on July 12th, 2014. This website

will provide all the necessary information about and happenings at NITUK. The website can

be accessed at www.nituk.ac.in.

Extension of Campus at ITI, Srinagar, Garhwal

Considering the increasing intake of students, the institute extended its campus

to Industrial Training Institute (ITI), Srinagar, Garhwal. All the Administrative

Offices, Academic Departments, and Laboratories have been relocated from the

Polytechnic Campus to the ITI Campus and the extended campus have been

functioning from July 1st, 2014. The extended campus is equipped with all the

modern amenities and the departments have set up the state of the art

laboratories at the new campus. The following table lists the location of various

departments and offices:

Departments/Offices Laboratories Location

Administrative Offices - ITI Campus

Mechanical

Engineering

Mechanical Workshop Lab.,

Kinematics of Machine Lab.,

Heat Transfer Lab., Applied

Thermodynamics Lab., Fluid

Mechanics Lab., CAD Lab.,

Machine Tools Lab., Strength

of Materials Lab.,

Measurement Lab.

ITI Campus

Civil Engineering Engineering Mechanics Lab.,

Fluid Mechanics Lab.,

Strength of Materials Lab.

ITI Campus

Electronics and

Communication

Engineering

Analog Electronics Lab.,

Communication System Lab.,

Digital Circuit Lab.,

Microprocessor Lab.,

Electronics System Design

Lab.

ITI Campus

Electrical Engineering Electrical Drives Lab., Control

System Lab., Switch Gear

Lab., Protection Lab.,

Electrical Machine Lab.

ITI Campus

Computer Science

Engineering

Linux Lab, Network Lab,

Software Lab, Program Lab,

Project Lab.

ITI Campus

Sciences and

Humanities

Physics Lab., Chemistry Lab.,

Language Lab.

Polytechnic Campus

Library - Polytechnic Campus

Training & Placement

Cell

- Polytechnic Campus

Invited Lecture on "Developing Leadership Skills"

Teachers’ role is often portrayed to be that of a leader since they play a crucial role in shaping the

career, values and ideals of students. To inculcate and develop such leadership skills in teachers, Dr.

Vinod Balakrishnan, Associate Professor, English, Dept. of Humanities, NIT Trichy, delivered a

lecture to the faculty members of the Institute on 7th July 2014. Most of the teachers were present

in the lecture including Dr. M.S. Khatri, Dr. Pawan K. Rakesh, Dr. Saroj Ranjan De, Dr. D.B. Singh, Dr.

RenuBhadolaDangwal, Dr. Anirban Mukherjee, Dr. Deepak K. Behera, Mr. Apurba Mondal, Mr.

Vineet P. Chandran. The enlightening session equipped the faculty members with the knowledge of

varied nuances of leadership skills and Dr. A.S. Dhundi, Dean (Academics) presented memento on

behalf of the institute to Dr. Balakrishnan in the Valedictory session.

Editors: Dr. Anirban Mukherjee Dr. Vineeta Negi

Pre-Registration Seminar for Ph.D. Program

NIT Uttarakhand organized Pre-Registration Seminar for the first batch of Ph.D. students on 7th July

2014. Seven scholars who have been temporarily registered for their Ph.D. briefly presented their

research plan. The following table presents the name of the scholars and their respective subject,

topic, supervisor:

S.No. Name of the

Scholar

Subject/Dept. Topic Supervisor

1.

Nitesh Singh

Rajput

Dept. of

Mechanical

Engineering

Condition Monitoring of

Reciprocating Compressors

Dr. A.S. Dhundi

2.

Manoj Kumar

Gupta

Dept. of

Mechanical

Engineering

Development and

Characterization of

Aluminum Matrix Composite

Dr. Pawan

Kumar Rakesh

3. Shivani Agarwal

Physics, Dept. of

Sciences and

Humanities

Fabrication and

Characterization of

Electrodeposited CoPtP/Pt

Multilayer Nanowire

Dr. M.S. Khatri

4. Deepsikha Painuly

Physics, Dept. of

Sciences and

Humanities

Synthesis of Polymeric

Compounds and their

derivatives for development

of OLED

Dr. Indrajit M.

Nagpure

5. Sandeep Singh

Mathematics,

Dept. of Sciences

and Humanities

Numerical Solution of Non-

Linear Fracture Models in 2-

D Piezoelectric Bimaterials

Dr. Kuldeep

Sharma

6. Joe Philip

English, Dept. of

Sciences and

Humanities

"Subaltern Resistance in the

Works of Mahasweta Devi"

Dr. Renu

Bhadola

Dangwal

Prof. H.T.Thorat, Hon’ble Director, Prof. V.K. Sharma, Dean (Research and Planning), Dr. A.S.

Dhundi, Dean (Academics), Dr. SarojRanjan De, Associate Dean (Academics) were present in the

seminar. Dr. Vinod Balakrishnan, Associate Professor, Dept of Humanities, NIT Trichy, attended the

seminar as a Co-supervisor in English. All the supervisors, namely, Dr. Pawan Kumar Rakesh, Dr.

M.S.Khatri, Dr. Indrajeet M Nagpure, Dr. Kuldeep Sharma, Dr. Renu Bhadola Dangwal, were present

in the seminar. Additionally, Dr. Ajay K.Chaubey, Dr. D.B. Singh, Dr. Deepak Kumar Behera, attended

the seminar as members of the Research Progress committee (RPC) for different Departments. Each

presentation was followed by detailed discussion and fruitful comments and insights for

improvement.

Auspicious Moments

The Institute congratulates Mrs. Mitali Halder Paul, Assistant Professor, Department

of Computer Sciences & Engineering, for her marriage with Indrajit K. Paul on 3th

July 2014.

The Institute congratulates Dr. Bhole Shankar Sikhwal, Assistant Registrar (Stores),

for his marriage with Ms. Neema Papanai on 4th July, 2014.

Career Advancement Opportunities

Ms. Sarita Yadav, Trainee Teacher of Electronics Engg., Mr. Nitish Kumar, Trainee Teacher of Electrical Engg., Mr. Deepak Kumar and Mr.

Gaurav Kumar, Trainee Teachers of Mechanical Engg., Mr. Muskan Mayank, Mr. Shanshank Bhatra, Mr. Bibhash Kumar, Trainee Teachers of

Civil Engg. are deputed for a year to pursue their M. Tech program. Mr. Vikas Kukshal, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engg., Ms. Smita

Kaloni, Assistant Professor of Civil Engg., Ms. Ghanapriya Singh, Assistant Professor of Electronics Engg. are deputed for a semester to

pursue their Ph.D. coursework.

Faculty Achievements

Dr. Ajay K Chaubey, Assistant Professor of English, Dept. of

Sciences& Humanities, visited Universities of the United Kingdom in

June, 2014. In Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, he

participated in a Conference on “Dalit Writing in India” while he

attended a Symposium on the same at the University of Leicester,

Leicester. He participated and presented a paper entitled

“Narrating the History of South Asia: A Study of Select Travelogues

of V S Naipaul” in a conference on Global Connectivity and Cultural

Encounters held at York St John University, York (UK) during June

26th to 28th, 2014.

Farewell Ceremony of Prof. V.K. Sharma

Prof. Virendra K. Sharma, Professor of Electrical Engineering, who served the institute with utmost sincerity and dedication resigned from his

post for personal reasons. The farewell function was organized on July 8th, 2014 in which many of the faculty members recognized the

immense contribution of Prof. Sharma towards guiding a novice institute like NIT Uttarakhand. The Ceremony concluded with Prof. Sharma

being presented the memento by Prof. H.T. Thorat, Hon’ble Director, NIT Uttarakhand and wishing him the best for his future endeavors.

Construction of Compound Wall at Sumari

The institute is extremely glad to announce that the construction of compound wall at its permanent site, Sumari has already started

and the site development program is making rapid progress.

Editors: Dr. Anirban Mukherjee Dr. Vineeta Negi