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Department Activities
YEAR ORGANISING COMMITTEE ACTIVITY
2025 CEMS The International Conference on Advanced Materials and Green Technologies (ICAMGT 2025) was held at Amrita from July 24th to 26th. The conference included plenary talks, keynote lectures, technical paper presentations, and panel discussions. The Pre-conference workshop ‘Electrochemical Techniques for Energy, Environment and Sustainability,’ included demonstrations and data analysis sessions by experts from Arizona State University and Amrita. The second workshop, on ‘Solar Energy Conversion and Storage’, was led by Dr. K. Kalyanasundaram (EPFL, Switzerland) and Dr. Kumaresan (Amrita), and focused on state-of-the-art solar technologies and energy storage.
2024 CEMS Tutorial sessions on Industrial Piping Engineering on 13th & 14th December 2024 were conducted by Dr. Nakka Muralidhara Rao from Larsen & Toubro Edutech for 3rd year Chemical Engineering Students
2024 CEMS Agilent Technologies conducted a session on 12th September 2024 to explain the features of their newly installed ICP-OES technology at Centre of Excellence in Advanced Materials and Green Technologies, (CoE-AMGT), Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore
2023 CEMS Industrial Visit to BPCL, Cochin Refinery on 27th May 2023

Student Activities

YEAR ORGANISING COMMITTEE ACTIVITY
2025 IIChe Chem Talk 6 was organised and conducted on 22nd September 2025 and Ms K P Selvi, Senior Scientist at Central Pollution Control Board delivered a talk titled ‘ Waste to Wealth: Unlocking the potential of Unaugmented Resources from a Chemical Engineering Perspective’. The talk shared interesting ideas on how waste management can be tuned to generate valuable resources.
2025 IIChe Chem Talk 5 was conducted on 10th July 2025 and Professor Sathaa Arumugam Sathasivan from Western Sydney University delivered a talk on ‘Ensuring Safe Drinking Water Supply in a Changing Climate’. The session explored the multifaceted challenges of maintaining safe drinking water amidst climate change, emphasizing climate resilience strategies, community engagement, and the integration of innovative technologies with supportive policies.
2025 IIChe A photography contest was organised on 6th July 2025 by IIChe club under the theme “Through My Eyes” which invited participants to showcase their unique perspectives and creativity
2025 IIChe The second seminar as part of the ChemE Silver Series featured Dr. Dong Jin Yoo and Dr. Santosh Kumar from Jeonbuk National University, South Korea. An insightful talk on ‘Innovations in Anion Exchange Membranes and Electrocatalysts’ focussing on advancements in water electrolysis and zinc air batteries for sustainable energy was delivered on 7th January 2025
2024 Anokha’24 Workshop on ‘Chemical Engineering in Semiconductors’ was conducted on 19th October 2024 and Ms.Sornavalli Ramanathan from Intel technologies shared valuable insights into the critical role of Chemical Engineers in modern semiconductor manufacturing.
2024 IIChe Inauguration of the ChemE Silver Series on 8th August 2024 featuring Dr. Ramakrishnan Shanmugam from Newcastle University, UK who delivered a talk titled ‘Recent Progress of water electrolyser technologies for Green Hydrogen Generation’
2024 IIChe The Event Connect-Ed-Careers 2 was conducted on 24th January 2024. Dr. V Shankar from IIT Kanpur delivered an inspiring session for chemical engineering students focussing on fundamental and applied chemical engineering and also shared ideas on computing-based chemical engineering.
2023 IIChe Kick-Off’23, hosted by IIChE AVVU Students Chapter, triumphed from October 31 to November 8, 2023. The 7’s football tournament attracted 26 teams, doubling as a fundraising milestone for the chapter. Entry fees fueled future initiatives, making the event not just about sports but community impact. Nemesis FC clinched victory, leaving an indelible mark on campus
2023 IIChe Chem Talk 4 was organised on 23rd September 2023 and Mr. Vignesh Sankar, a distinguished technologist at Reliance Industries Limited discussed various industries relevant to chemical engineers, highlighting the distinctions between oil & gas, refineries, and petrochemicals and their derivatives, commonly used simulation tools and future of these industries
2023 IIChe Workshop on Solar Photovoltaic Applications was conducted on 20th September 2023. Dr Kalyanasundaram, Senior Researcher at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne and Professor Satoshi Uchida from University of Tokyo introduced advanced concepts such as super lattices, the emergence of T-C coexistence, and ongoing research in phase quenching and the gamma voltaic property.
2023 IIChe The Event Connect-Ed-Careers was conducted on 7th September 2023 where the students had an interactive session with Dr. Shrisudersan Jayaraman, Senior Research Associate, Corning Incorporated, NY, USA.
2023 IIChe Chem Talk 3 was organised on 31st August 2023 and Mr. Chiranjeevulu S, Chief Manager from Mangalore refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (retd) shared interesting ideas about the research aspects in Petroleum refineries.
2023 IIChe Chem Talk 2 was organised on 17th August 2023 and Amrita Alumni Dr. Mukund Rao had delivered a talk on ‘Physical Science basis for Climate change : Past present and Future’
2023 IIChe An Online Event Trivia Titan was conducted on 5th August 2023 to observe National Thermal Engineer Day and World Nature Conservation Day. This event aimed to raise awareness about our student chapter and engage the student community in our quiz
2023 IIChe The Event ‘Ocean Odyssey’ was conducted on 19th June 2023 to commemorate Ocean Day which falls on June 8th 2023. Essay writing and Online poster creation competitions were conducted
2023 IIChe Chem Talk 1 was organised on 15th June 2023 and Chemical Engineers from SLB were invited as part of the event. Mr. Manivannan, Mr, Shivakumar B, Mrs Nishevitha and Amrita alumni Mr. Madaneshwar shared interesting ideas by diving into the depth of Oil and Gas Processing Sector

Faculty Activities

YEAR FACULTY ACTIVITY
2024 Dr. Jayanarayanan K, Dr Rasana N A webinar titled ‘Synergistic Integration and Emerging Trends in Multiscale Filler Reinforcement for Smart Hybrid Polymer Composites’ was conducted by Dr.Jayanarayanan K and Dr. Rasana N on 19th June 2024
2024 Dr. Thirugnasambandam G M A webinar titled ‘Materials for Solid State Hydrogen Storage’ was conducted by Dr. Thirugnasambandam G M on 14th June 2024
2024 Dr. Murali Rangarajan A webinar titled ‘Water-Energy Nexus: Sustainable Technologies for Real-Time Sensors and Hydrogen Production’ was conducted by Dr. Murali Rangarajan on 6th June 2024
2024 Dr. Nithya K A webinar titled ‘Emerging Contaminants: Toxicity Analysis and Remediation using Nanostructured and Green Hybrid Materials’ was conducted by Dr. Nithya K on 30th may 2024
2023 Dr. Udaya Bhaskar Reddy Ragula A workshop was conducted on 27th & 28th October 2023 by Dr. Udaya Bhaskar Reddy Ragula on ‘Design of Distillation Column using Microsoft Excel’ which provided a conducive environment for hands-on-learning and practical applications
2019 Dr. Udaya Bhaskar Reddy Ragula Dr. Udaya Bhaskar Reddy Ragula presented two papers titled “Catalytic and Non-cataltic Pyrolysis of Nerium Oleander“, co-authored with Sindhu Subramanian, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and “Efficiency Improvement in Solar Cogeneration using Microchannel Heat Exchangers”, co-authored with Dr. Sriram Devanathan, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at 50th Anniversary Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry Conference held at Budapest, Hungary during June 18-21, 2019.
2019 Dr. Murali Rangarajan Dr. Murali Rangarajan delivered an Invited Talk on Sustainable Construction Materials and Their Corrosion in the TEQIP-III Sponsored Faculty Development Program on “Sustainable Construction Materials and Their Characterization” at PSG Institute of Technology, Coimbatore on June 15, 2019.
2018 Dr. Murali Rangarajan Dr. Murali Rangarajan delivered an Invited Talk on Corrosion Behavior of Emerging Construction Materials in the AICTE QTP on “Innovative Materials for Construction and their Characterization” at the Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore on May 26, 2018.
2018 Dr. Murali Rangarajan Dr. Murali Rangarajan delivered an Invited Talk on Transformations and Translations of Culture in Temple Theater Arts: Bhagavata Mela of Melattur as a Case Study in the International Conference “Interrogating Cultural Translation: Literature and Fine Arts in Translation”, organized jointly Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham and Caesurae Collective, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore on August 22, 2017.
2018 Dr. UdayBhaskar Reddy Ragula A value added course on ‘Computer-Aided Process Siumlation’ was conducted on the department by Dr.UdayBhaskar.
2017 Dr. Kumaresan A Tutorial workshop was conducted in the department on ‘Photovoltaic Solar Energy Harvesting Applications’.
2017 Dr. K. Jayanarayanan Dr.K. Jayanarayanan chaired a technical session during the Fifteenth ISAMPE National Conference on Composites (INCCOM 15), Bangalore, March 2-3, 2017
2017 Dr. Murali Rangarajan Dr. Murali Rangarajan delivered an Invited Talk on Experimental Techniques for Determining Corrosion Behavior of Materials in the TEQIP II-Sponsored Faculty Development Program on “Experimental Approaches in Material Characterization” at the Government College of Technology, Coimbatore on February 17, 2017.
2017 Dr. Meera,
Dr. Jayanarayanan
A national level ‘Hands-on Workshop on Nano-materials and Nano-composites’ was conducted in the department.
2017 Dr. Sriram Devanathan Dr. Sriram Devanathan delivered an invited talk at the NAAC Sponsored One-day National Seminar on “Discerning Benchmarking Criteria and Quality Parameters in Higher Education: Global and Indian Dimensions”, on January 20, 2017, PSGCAS, Coimbatore.
2017 Dr. Meera,
Dr. Jayanarayan
A two day workshop was conducted in the department on ‘Radiochemistry’ by IANCAS (SRC), IGCAR, Kalpakkam in association with the department.
2016 Dr. Sriram Devanathan Dr. Sriram Devanathan was invited as a resource person to deliver technical sessions at the Research methodology workshop at JNTU Pulivendula – October 17, 2016
2016 Dr. Murali Rangarajan Dr. Murali Rangarajan delivered an Invited Talk on Composition Control of SnBi Alloys by Electrodeposition at the International Conference on Advanced Energy MaterialsAEM2016 at the University of Surrey, UK on September 13, 2016.
2016 Dr. Sriram Devanathan Dr. Sriram Devanathan was as a resource person to deliver technical sessions at the Research methodology workshop at JNTU Anantapur – June 20, 2016
2016 Dr. Sriram Devanathan Dr. Sriram Devanathan was invited as a resource person to deliver technical sessions at the Research methodology workshop at JNTU Kakinada – May 13, 2016
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