R&D NEWS, E-Newsletter from the Office of the Chancellor (R&D) at UPES

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The e-newsletter fromthe Office of the Chancellor (R&D) at UPES
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Foreword
Inside thisIssue:
Prof. Narlikar’s Lecture 2
Honorship to Profs. 3
Dr. Valdiya’s Address 4
PE Dept. Field Visit 4
Research Pubs. 5/6
Research Pubs. (Cont.) 7
‘IH’ Lab Inauguration 7
ASC Conference 2015 8
New MoUs 9
Recent Collaborations 9
Visits/Lectures 10
Distinct Achievement 10
Submitted Research
Proposals 11
Submitted Research
Proposals (Cont.) 12
XRD Workshop 12
FCP Initiative 13
MATLAB Workshop 13
National Workshop 14
First Aid Training 14
Open Research Calls 15
Conference Funding 15
New Member @ R&D 16
Research Centres 16
Upcoming Event 16
R&D Dept. @ UPES 16
We believe that R&D activities are key to strengthening the
sustainable development of UPES and benefit the society and
our profession at large.
R&D is also developing its alliances and collaborative
partnerships with various national/international organizations,
industries, government bodies and other research institutions to
ensure the involvement in a variety of areas, ranging from
fundamental to applicable research. This along with academic
rigor and the cultural pursuits at UPES helps in the inclusive
development of the students.
I, must, reiterate that as an organization we must match the
excellence of publications in terms of indexing, originality and
reproducibility. It is extremely important for the researchers to
maintain and preserve the quality of research. We are cultivating
facilities and awareness derives to improve the research culture
in the university. It is obligatory for every researcher to educate
himself/herself and the students on the ethical approach to
research and avoid any intentional and unintentional breach of
copyrights.
I am confident that the research portfolio at UPES will develop
further in the coming years enabling us to reach greater heights
and acquire laurels from different stakeholders.
With Best Wishes
Dr. S J Chopra, Chancellor
R&D Newsletter Volume 3 Issue 1 November 2015 Edition
This is the third year of the quarterly e-
newsletter from the R&D department since
its inception and I am delighted to share
this with you. The newsletter covers the
research and developmental activities of
the university in a conscience manner.

Distinguished Lectures of Padma Vibhushan Professor Jayant
Vishnu Narlikar and Dr. (Mrs.) Mangala Narlikar – 4th and 5th of
September 2015
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Padma Vibhushan Professor Jayant Vishnu
Narlikar and Dr. (Mrs.) Mangala Narlikar
visited UPES on the occasion of Teacher’s day
for delivering two distinguished lectures to
the faculty members, college students and
school students (IX and X grades) from
Shemford, Cambridge and Asian Schools.
The Teacher’s day was celebrated with an intriguing lecture session by Prof. Narlikar on the
state-of-the-art facilities being developed for finding out extra-terrestrial life. His talk was
focused on the various technologies being employed to discover extra-terrestrial existence
and the issues related to the time taken for communication owing to the distance between
galaxies. He also spoke of the Indian missions to find out extra-terrestrial existence using
cryo-pumps to extract air in the 41KM range from the earth’s surface which could be a
possible repository of micro-organisms left by the tail end of comets traveling close to the
earth. The audience were astonished by the discoveries of many bacteria’s from these
missions. Many faculty and student members posed their questions and got them answered
by Prof. Narlikar.
This session was followed by the honorship to Prof. Narlikar and Dr. (Mrs.) for their
invaluable contribution to the world of science and mathematics respectively
commemorated by Dr. S J Chopra and Dr. Shrihari.
The first lecture was delivered by Dr. (Mrs.) Mangala Narlikar on the 4th of September to the
school students and it was well received by the majority. The lecture was an interactive one
with puzzles being put forward by Dr. (Mrs.) Narlikar and solutions being given from the
student’s side. A few students also came up with their own puzzles and got their solutions
from her. The session was encouraging and motivational to the students as it was purely on
the various riddles that math as such puts in our lives.

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Teacher’s Day Celebration-Honorship to Distinguished Professors
and Primary School Teachers of Government Schools (Bidholi) –
5th September 2015
This was followed by the token of appreciation given to all the Primary School Teachers where
the UPES Daughter’s undertake their school education.
1. Ms. Lajshree, Govt Primary School, Kandholi Upper
2. Smt. Bhanu Purohit, Rajkiya Prathmik Vidyalaya, Kharaket
3. Smt. Kusum Lata Kukreti, Govt Primary School, Doonga
4. Mrs. Surekha, Govt Primary School, Bishanpur
5. Mr. Ashok Kumar Pal, J.H School, Masras Palti
6. Smt. Snehlata Bidlan, Rajkiya Prathmik Vidyalaya, Doonga
7. Smt. Kalavathi Bhandari, Rajkiya Prathmik Vidyalaya, Bidholi
8. Mr. Anand Singh Negi, Rajkiya Prathmik Vidyalaya, Kandoli Upper
9. Mr. Jagdish Prasad Raturi, Government High School, Doonga
10. Mr. Bhagirath Chaudhary, G.I.C, Paundha
The Distinguished Professors of UPES were honored by Prof. Narlikar and Mrs. Narlikar with a
token of appreciation. The Distinguished Professors were recognized for their sustained
contribution towards consistent educational excellence and demonstrating an outstanding
commitment towards research, teaching and distinguished professional service for the
university.
1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad Badoni-Chemical Engineering
2. Dr. Santosh Kumar Gupta-Chemical Engineering
3. (Major General-Retired) Dr. Satinder Pal Narang-Human Resource
4. Dr. Kiran Shanker Misra-Petroleum Engineering & Earth Sciences
5. Dr. Indradeo Mall-Chemical Engineering
6. Dr. Shivramu-Nuclear Science & Technology
7. Dr. Parichay Kumar Das-Chemical Engineering
8. Dr. Ram Krishan Shivpuri-Nuclear Science & Technology
9. Mr. K P Sampath Kumar-College of Legal Studies

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Distinguished Lecture of Padma Bhushan Professor Dr. Kharag
Singh Valdiya – 14th October 2015
Padma Bhushan Professor Dr. Kharag Singh Valdiya visited UPES during 14th to 15th of
October, 2015 for delivering a distinguished lecture and to spearhead a field visit for the
faculty members and students of the Petroleum Engineering and Earth Science Department
of the university. The distinguished lecture on the topic ‘Evolution of Himalaya and
Earthquakes’ was profusely appreciated by the faculty and students of the university. His
talk was focused on the fundamental studies and research on the Himalayas. His talk served
as a template and a guide for the researchers and students in need of an in-depth
understanding of the Himalayas. He explained how to interpret the structural architecture of
the entire Himalayas and what are the root causes of frequent earthquakes in the northern
part of India. His talk also covered the findings of various fault lines in the Hindu-Kush region
and as to how earthquakes are triggered by natural and man-made causes. The faculty and
students put forward their intriguing questions and got them answered by Dr. K S Valdiya.
The field visit was organized by the Petroleum Engineering Department with five faculty
members and 52 students attending the learning session. Dr. K S Valdiya had agreed to do a
field visit with our studnets nearly after 30 years since his last field visit. The places covered
include a valley in the lower Dehradun belt where the history of the place was discussed
and major findings on the river type, soil type and erosion characteristics were studied. This
was followed by a short trip to Mohand and a hillock in Biharighad.
The possible reasoning and findings behind the presence of an unusual hillock in in the
plains of Biharighad was explained by Dr. Validya to the students. All the short sessions of
the field trip were very informative and inspirational to students who had dreams of
becoming future geologists. The in-depth analysis provided by Dr. Validiya himself proved
very enriching to the faculty and the entire field trip was the limelight of his visit to UPES.
Field Visit of Petroleum Engineering Students with Dr. Kharag
Singh Valdiya –15th October 2015

Research Publications (UPES) – July to October 2015*
*Only Scopus-Indexedpublications areconsidered here. Abstract andFullArticle (subscription bases) canbe downloaded fromhyperlinks.
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# Authors Title Source Title
1
Singh, S., Jain, S., PS
Venkateswaran, Tiwari A.K.,
Nouni, M R, Pandey, J.K., S
Goel
Hydrogen: A sustainable fuel for future of
the transport sector
Renewable and
Sustainable
Energy Reviews
2
Dubey, A.M., Das Agrawal,
G., Kumar, S.
Performance evaluation and optimal
configuration analysis of a transcritical
carbon dioxide/propylene cascade system
with vortex tube expander in high-
temperature cycle
Clean
Technologies and
Environmental
Policy
3
Pandian, A., Bansal, K.,
Thiruvadigal, D.J., Sakthivel,
S.
Fire Hazards and Overheating Caused by
Shading Faults on Photo Voltaic Solar Panel
Fire Technology
4
Kurre, S.K., Pandey, S., Garg,
R., Saxena, M.
Condition monitoring of a diesel engine
fueled with a blend of diesel, biodiesel, and
butanol using engine oil analysis
Biofuels
5
Kurre, S.K., Pandey, S., Garg,
R., Saxena, M.
Experimental study of the performance and
emission of diesel engine fueled with
blends of diesel-ethanol as an alternative
fuel
Biofuels
6
Singhal, S., Agarwal, S.,
Sharma, R., Singhal, N.,
Kumar, A.
A green route for copper ions removal from
textile industry effluent
Asian Journal of
Water,
Environment and
Pollution
7
Behera, G., Mandal, P.,
Ramakrishna, S.A.
Complementary layer pairs of plasmonic
ladder-like structured films: Fabrication and
visible-near-infrared properties
Journal of Applied
Physics
8 Mandal, P.
Plasmonic Perfect Absorber for Refractive
Index Sensing and SERS
Plasmonics
9
Bisht, K.K., Parmar, B.,
Rachuri, Y., Kathalikattil, A.C.,
Suresh, E.
Progress in the synthetic and functional
aspects of chiral metal-organic frameworks
CrystEngComm
10
Yaqoot, M., Diwan, P.,
Kandpal, T.C.
Public financing of solar lanterns versus
subsidizing kerosene fordomestic lighting in
India: A feasibility assessment
Renewable
Energy
11
Kashyap, D., Kim, C., Kim,
S.Y., Kim, Y.H., Kim, G.M.,
Dwivedi, P.K., Sharma, A.,
Goel, S.
Multi walled carbon nanotube and
polyaniline coated pencil graphite based
bio-cathode for enzymatic biofuel cell
International
Journal of
Hydrogen Energy
12
Dubey, A.M., Das Agrawal,
G., Kumar, S.
Thermodynamic analysis of a transcritical
CO2 propylene cascade systemwith split
unit in HT cycle
Journal of the
Brazilian Society
of Mechanical
Sciences and
Engineering

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# Authors Title Source Title
13
Sharma, R., Singhal, S., Tiwari, A.K.,
Agarwal, S., Arora, S., Singhal, N.
Influence of pretreatment
processes onto bio-methanation
of wheat straw
Journal of
Renewable and
Sustainable Energy
14 Mishra, R., Kuchhal, P., Kumar, A.
Impact of slots on the
performance analysis of
microstrip antenna
International
Journal of Applied
Engineering
Research
15
Venkateswaran, P. S.; Kashyap,
Diwakar; Agarwal, Ajay; Goel,
Sanket
Computational Analysis of a
Microfluidic Viscometer and Its
Application in the Rapid and
Automated Measurement of
Biodiesel Blending Under
Pressure Driven Flow
Journal of
Computational and
Theoretical
Nanoscience
16
Kumari, N., Kuchhal, P., Manohar,
B.R., Gowri, R.
An electrical equivalent circuit of
slotted metamaterial antenna
for mobile handsets
International
Journal of Applied
Engineering
Research
17
Unnikrishnan, G., Siddiqui, N.,
Honwad, S.
Monitoring probability of failure
on demand of safety
instrumented systems by
Bayesian updating
International
Journal of Applied
Engineering
Research
18
Tiwari, D.K., Awasthi, M.K., Agrawal,
G.S.
Viscous potential flow analysis
of magnetohydrodynamic
capillary instability with heat
and mass transfer
Ain Shams
Engineering Journal
19
Singh, R., Kuchhal, P., Yadav, M.S.,
Choudhury, S., Anita
Hardware implementation of
PID and ACO based wireless
heating system
International
Journal on Electrical
Engineering and
Informatics
20 Soni, N.B., Bansal, K., Saini, D.
Design & development of
anintegrated control of real time
data monitoring for remotely
located micro hydro station and
solar power station
International
Journal of Applied
Engineering
Research
21 Mahajan, R., Gupta, S.K.
Modeling of diffusional
limitations in styrene
acrylonitrile random bulk
copolymerization
Polymer
Engineering and
Science
22 Singh, Y., Garg, R., Kumar, S.
Optimization of tribological
behavior of Pongamia oil blends
as an engine lubricant additive
Green Processing
and Synthesis
23 Mahajan, R., Gupta, S.K.
Optimization of styrene
acrylonitrile random bulk
copolymerization reactors
Polymer
Engineering and
Science

R&D Newsletter Volume 3 Issue 1 November 2015 Edition 7/16
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Ravi Kumar Dixena, Eltepu Sayanna
and Rajendra Prasad Badoni
A study on tribological
behaviours of ZDDP in polymer
thickened lubricating greases
Lubrication Science
25 Palit, S.
Environmental engineering
science, chemical engineering
and a visionary future - A far-
reaching - Review
International
Journal of Pharma
and Bio Sciences
26
Sudipta Halder , M.S. Goyat , P.K.
Ghosh
Influence of ultrasonic dual
mode mixing on the
morphology, molecular structure
and thermo-physical properties
of a SiO2-epoxy nanocomposite
adhesive
Journal of Adhesion
Science and
Technology
27 Singla, A., Singh, Y.
Fracture surface analysis of
AA2218 Al-alloy MMCs and
squeeze pressure effect on
fracture mechanism
International
Journal of Materials
Engineering
Innovation
28
Zechner, M., Clemens, T., Suri, A.,
Sharma, M.M.
Simulation of polymer injection
under fracturing conditions - An
injectivity pilot in the matzen
field, Austria
SPE Reservoir
Evaluation and
Engineering
29
Sushabhan Choudhury, Piyush
Kuchhal, Rajesh Singh and Anita
Zigbee and PSO based
Monitoring and Control of Water
Level in Paddy Fields
International
Journal of Applied
Environmental
Sciences
Inauguration of the ‘Industrial Hygiene Laboratory’
– 21st September 2105
The laboratory was inaugurated by Ms. Anumita Roy
Chowdhury (Executive Director- Center for Science &
Environment) in the esteemed presence of Dr. Srihari
Honwad (Vice-Chancellor, UPES), Prof S C Gupta
(Associate Dean-COES, UPES), Dr Nihal Anwar Siddiqui
(HoD-HSE).
Ms Roy Chowdhury applauded the efforts of the department in acquiring a wide range of
instruments including Respirable Dust Sampler (Area sampler & Portable Handy Sampler),
Wet Bulb Globe Temperature apparatus, Lux meter, Microwave Radiation Leakage Detector,
CO2 Detector, Explosive & Toxic Gas Leakage Detector, Anemometer, Relative humidity meter
and X-Ray & Gamma rays Detector. The potential of the department in catering to the
industries and more importantly to the society as a whole has improved after the
commissioning of this laboratory.

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Agro Supply Chain Conference on ‘Cold Chain logistics in
Agriculture’ [Centre for Infrastructure and Project Finance]
– 3rd October 2015
Dr. Chandra S Lalwani, Emeritus Professor of University of Hull, UK was the key note speaker
for the conference. In his presentation on “Sustainable Global Logistics and International
transport” he explained that how logistics of the country can be made more efficient and
responsive with the implementation of proper infrastructure and Government support so as
to make it capable to meet the rising market demand, both inside the nation and
internationally.
Shri. Rajesh Chandra Shrivastava gave the presentation on “Zero Energy for cold chamber”,
in which he explained that problem of power unavailability which is negatively affecting the
cold chain logistics. Shri C.P Mohan, CGM, NABARD spoke about the role of NABARD in
value chain ecosystems. After this, Mr. Alok Bhatnagar through his presentation on
“Opportunities and Challenges in setting up an Agro cold chain” explained the constraints
that are slowing down the development of efficient Agro cold chain in the country.
Dr. B.S Negi, Director, Horticulture Mission shared his views on Status and Prospects of Food
Processing Industry and Agro- process Technological Challenges in Uttarakhand. He said
that there exist various challenges to implement technology in the food processing and
logistics sector like proximity to remote locations, power availability and also financial
constraints at times. Even the availability of crop in bulk, good enough to make full truck
load or construct a cold storage nearby to production site is a major issue which means that
this sector requires heavy incentives and Government support.
Financial perspective of the problem associated with poor logistics infrastructure in cold
chain was discussed with the need of government support, in the form of subsidies,
incentives and services. Shortcomings of the infrastructure and transportation like lack of
warehouses, transportation facilities, cold storages, improper roads and unmechanized
farming practices were the major bottleneck areas that were identified and highlighted in
the conference. Need for Green initiatives, eco-friendly practices, innovation in packaging
and storing products were discussed in the conference.
The best paper awards were presented to Mr. Inderjit Singh-H.P University, Ms. Gangita
Gairola-AT India, Dr. Debjeet Sharma-Doon PG and Mr. Nilesh Ashok Jadhav-UPES.

MoU with Barola Aerosports, Chennai
New Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs)
MoU with The University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
MoU with Venza Water Management Solutions , New Delhi
MoU with Milkotech Equipments, Ahmedabad
On the 20th of October 2015, an MoU was signed with the
University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa for scientific and
technological cooperation. Commonly known as ‘Wits
University’, it is the third oldest South African university in
operation, and the third highest South African entry in the QS
University Rankings. Within the framework of the agreement,
researchers from both the universities can submit joint research
proposals, exchange visits of students, faculties as per funding
agency norms including the possibilities of joint research
consultation to the industry.
Barola Aerosports had agreed to bridge the gap between
Corporate and Academia by signing an MoU on the 1st of
September, 2015. They will provide on-site training to students
of UPES on high-end technologies which are commonly used in
industry through workshop(s) and course(s).
An MoU was signed on the 17th August 2015 between UPES and
Milkotech Equipment for providing trailing opportunities to the
faculty of UPES, internships to the students of UPES, on-site
training and joint collaborative research projects between the
researchers of UPES and the engineers of Milkotech.
On the 1st of July 2015, an MoU was signed between UPES and
Venza Water Management Solutions for providing internship
opportunities to the engineering students of UPES combined
with on-site training of students and faculty members on high-
end technologies used in their plant.
Recent Collaborations

Distinct Achievement
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) grants a
research project titled ‘Petrography and Geochemistry of Gas
bearing shale from Permo-Triassic shales of Kommegundam
and Mandapeta region of Krishna Godavari Basin India’ to Dr. J
Devaraju and Dr. U Kedareswarudu worth 27.13 Lakhs INR for
a period of 3 years.
Dr. Jitendra Pandey from the Research and Development Department is on
Editorial Board consisting of Dr. M Misra and Dr. Amar Mohanty from UoG,
Canada for the Book titled ‘Biocomposites: Design and Mechanical
Performance’ published by the Woodhead Publishing (an imprint of
Elsevier). The book is available in the UPES library and to purchase a copy
online please click here.
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Mr. Rajesh Singh and Ms. Anita was awarded with Certificate
of Excellence in the 3rd faculty branding awards-15 which
was organized by EET CRS research wing for excellence in
professional education and Industry in the “Award for
Excellence in Research” and “Young Faculty Award”
categories respectively.
Mr. Niteen Ramchandra Yeole from the Chemical Engineering Department
had recently won the First Prize for his Oral Presentation on ‘Newer
Insights into Green and Low Cost Zeolitic Adsorbents for Adsorptive
Desulfurization of Liquid Transportation Fuels’ in the ‘International
Conference on Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, SusChemE 2015’ held
at The Lalit, Mumbai during October 8th-9th, 2015.
Visit/Lectures
Dr. T K Joshi, Director (Occupational Environment Program, Maulana Azad
Medical College, New Delhi) gave an intriguing lecture on ‘Occupational
Health and Safety’ to the undergraduate and postgraduate students of the
HSE department during 31st of August 2015.
Mr. Amit Kumar Mondal of the Electronics, Instrumentation and Control
Department received the Travel Grant from DST, Government of India to
present his paper titled “Incremental Real-time Multibody VSLAM with
Trajectory Optimization Using Stereo Camera” in the European Conference
on Mobile Robots -2015 (ECMR-2015) in Lincoln, UK. It was held during 2nd
4th September, 2015. The conference was technically sponsored by IEEE
Robotics and Automation Society (IEEE-RAS).
Dr. Aziz Boussofian (Director, UH Global-University of Herdfordshire,
UK) visited UPES to explore research collaborative opportunities during
8th-9th October 2015

Recently Submitted Research Proposals
# Proposal Title
Agency/
Grant Call
Investigators
1
Revisiting the Education System in India:
The Road Map for Redefining Education
System in Bihar, Haryana & Uttarakhand
ICSSR
Dr. Ratna Banerjee, Ms. Surbhi
Arora, Dr. Raju Ganesh Sunder
and Ms. Anjali Bansal
2
Josephson transport through multi-level
quantum dot coupled to superconductors
DST-SERB Young
Scientist
Dr. Bhagya Sindhu Tewari
3
Total Energy Solution for Rural
Communities in Shivalik Ranges of
Uttarakhand through innovative design
and development of biomass gasification
technology
FRI
Dr. Pankaj Kumar Sharma,
Dr. Prasoom Dwivedi and Ms.
P.Rose Havilah
4
Development and Demonstration of
Technology Package of Purified Biogas
Generated from Lignocellulosic Waste
using CSTR Digester for Automotive and
Refrigeration Applications specifically for
Milk Chilling Units for Villages
MNRE
Dr. Shailey Singhal, Dr. Shyam
Pandey and Ms. Shilpi Agarwal
5
US-India Nanotechnology Investigations
into Structural, Chemical and Mechanical
Behaviors of Cellulose Based Composite
Materials
IRES
Dr. Jitendra K. Pandey and
Dr. Rani Elhajjar
6
Analysis of Food Water Energy Nexus in
India
NITI Aayog
Dr. Prasoom Dwivedi,
Mr. A.Kartik, Dr. Anirban
Sengupta, Dr. Bhartendu Kumar
Chaturvedi, Mr. Vibhav Prasad
Mathur, Dr. Mukesh Kumar
Awasthi and Dr. Jitendra Kumar
Pandey
7
Cost effective Technological Derive for
Plastic Waste Management through
Community Participation and Conversion
into Valuable Products
TSD-DST
Dr. Jitendra K. Pandey,
Dr. Prasenjit Monal,
Mr. Venkateswaran PS and
Mr. Praveen K. Ghodke
8
A study of class room processes and their
impact on learning effectiveness in
primary schools of Uttarakhand and
Himachal Pradesh
Azim Premji
University
Research Grant
Dr. Rajesh Gupta, Dr. Saurav
Negi and Dr. Raju Ganesh
Sunder
9
Comprehensive Environmental Impact
Assessment of Dehradun City MoEF
MoEF
Dr N. A. Siddiqui,
Dr S. M. Tauseef, Mr. Prasenjit
Mondal and Mr. Bikarama
Prasad Yadav

10
Investigation of bio-chemical processes as
an effect of yoga and meditation on
psychosomatic diseases
DST
Dr. Shalini Vohra, Dr. Shailey
Singhal, Ms. Shilpi Agarwal,
Dr. Veena Krishnan, Dr. Sunanda
Kalra, Mr. Ashutosh Dora,
Dr. Rajeev Sharma, Dr. Madhu
Gupta Shastri and Dr. Deepali
Sharma
11
Influence of technology in E-waste
management and effective isolation of
chemical for Industrial Application
TSD-DST
Dr. Bhawana Lamba Yadav,
Ms. Madhuben Sharma,
Dr. Sanjeev Kumar and Dr. N A
Siddique
12
Study of bacterial dynamics in Antibiotic
Waste Water and Application of
Ecofriendly Techniques for its
Management & Treatment
UCOST
Mr. Abhishek Nandan
Mr. Prasenjit Mondal, Dr.
S.M.Tauseef and Dr. N A
Siddiqui
13
Empowering rural women through
effective delivery of health related issues
and utilization of services through
sustainable development in Hilly rural
areas in the outskirts of Dehradun
ICMR-ICSSR
Dr. Shailey Singhal, Dr. Shalini
Vohra, Ms. Shilpi Agarwal,
Dr. Shefali Arora, Dr. Kanchan
Bahukhandi and Dr. Anuradha
Verma
14
A Survey on the Impact of Noise
Pollution in the Rural Communities
of Uttarakhand
ICMR-MHRD
Dr. Vadrevu Sujatha and
Dr. K S R Murthy
Recently Submitted Research Proposals-Contd.
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XRD Demonstration Workshop – 19th October 2015
The “Centre of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology of UPES” conducted a workshop on XRD
for the students of B.Tech Material Science. The aim of this workshop was to provide hands-
on experience to the students and to facilitate the usage of XRD for the Minor and Major
projects. The workshop was planned to be held in two sessions. The first session which was
conducted on the 19th of October 2015 and saw 27 participants actively listening to the talk
on the theoretical aspects, working principle and applications of XRD. The second session is
scheduled for the first week of November which would cover the demonstration and training
on XRD. The workshop was organized by Dr. Amit Kumar Chawla (Head of Center) and
coordinated by Mr. Anil Babu Sankuru (Mechanical Engineering Department-UPES).

Faculty Collaboration Program – 24th October 2015
Department of Physics, UPES has recently initiated the “Faculty Collaboration Program” in
partnership with the Center for Nanoscience & Nanotechnology to increase research
collaboration amongst the faculty of basic sciences. The major objective of this initiative is
to develop joint research and consultancy projects. In this initiative, guest lectures will be
delivered by active researchers within and outside UPES. The patron for the program is Dr.
Rajeev Gupta (HoD-Department of Physics) and the coordinators include Dr. Santosh Dubey-
Department of Physics and Dr. Amit Chawla (Head-CNSNT). During the inaugural session the
following speakers delivered lectures on bubbling areas of research
• Dr. Shiv Prasad (Institute ChairProfessor)-IIT Bombay (Guest lecture)
• Dr. Garimella Subrahmanyam-Department of Mechanical Engineering
• Mr. Diwakar Botcha-Department of Physics
Prof. Shiv Prasad, Institute Chair Professor, IIT Bombay delivered a lecture on Nano-
Crystalline Ferrite Thin Films. He started with an introduction of magnetic properties of
interest and various energies associated with magnetic materials. His specific focus was on
anisotropy energy. Thereafter, he went on elaborating about ferrite thin films and its
interesting magnetic properties suitable for various applications. Dr. Garimella spoke about
the behavior of matter under extreme conditions, the effect of such conditions on the
chemical interactions between different constituents of the system and how the response of
the constituents may be studied experimentally.
Mr. Diwakars talk was centered on the
synthesis and characterization of Graphene
Oxide and Reduced Graphene Oxide based
semiconductor nanoparticles by different
techniques and their suitability on various
counts.
Workshop on Signals and Systems using MATLAB
- 12th September 2015
The Department of Electronics, Instrumentation and Control had recently conducted a one
day workshop with an objective to increase the skills required to use MATLAB for various
applications amongst undergraduate students of the Electronics, Instrumentation control.
The workshop was coordinated by Mr. B Khaleelu Rehman under the leadership of Prof.
Sushabhan Choudhury (Head-EIC). Dr. Kamal Bansal (Dean-CoES) and Dr. Suresh Kumar
(Associate Dean & HoD-Mechanical Engineering) were instrumental in supporting this
initiative. The workshop covered the following areas along with some basic introduction to
MATLAB and its applications.
• Types of Signals and signal reconstruction
• Analysis and Transformation of signals
• Simulink for systems and algorithm modeling

UCOST Sponsored One Day National Workshop on ‘Fire and
Safety’ – 18th September 2015
First Aid Training (HSE Department) – 17th October 2015
American Society of Safety Engineers, UPES Students Chapter of the Health Safety and
Environment department conducted a one day First Aid training for M.Tech HSE and DM
first year students under the supervision of Dr. Madan Mohan. The training was
intended to make students pro-active during emergency situation or accident to bring
down severity and loss. Around 50 students got their training from the infirmary team of
UPES. Dr. Sunanda Kalra conducted a class room session on giving first aid during snake
bite, choking, electric shock, bleeding, various skin burns and unconsciousness.
Following this a practical training session of Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR),
recovery positions and various bandage dressing was conducted by Mr. Sandeep Rao.
Mr. Sudhir Singh demonstrated the various equipment present in the ambulance and
how the injured should be carried into ambulance. The training was coordinated by Mr.
Venkat Krishnakanth and Mr. Dharani Kumar of the HSE Department.
In order to create mass awareness and to launch a campaign on “Fire and Safety’- the
Department of Health Safety & Environment under the guidance of Dr. N A Siddiqui
(HoD) conducted a one day National Workshop on ‘Fire and Safety’. Dr. R K Sharma (GM-
HSE), India Glycols ltd was the chief guest of the workshop. Around 150 participants
attended the event with representation from various organizations such as DRDO, CAIRN
ENERGY, INDIA GLYCOLS, NTPC, E-Durables, Hindusthan Zinc Ltd attended this
workshop. Dr. R K Sharma delivered an edge to edge analysis of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy
(Learning from failures and seven steps to evaluate risk). Mr. Praveen Kumar Duggal
(Principle Consultant, EHS Ms, Intergrated safety Audit Solutions) gave a talk on ’Fire
Safety & Prevention’. This was followed by a captivating talk from Mr. Amit Kumar Saini
(Scientist- D, Ministry of Defense, DRDO) on ‘Firefighting & Safety in High Hazard
Locations’. A final session saw Mr. M S Khan (Fire & Safety, Cairn Energy) showcasing the
importance and designing of ‘Evacuating Routes & Exits’. Our alumnis Mrs Shraddha
Mishra (Sustainability Manager- Subrose Engineering Ltd.) and Mr. Mansoor Khan
(HSE- Cairn Energy) were present during this workshop to share their experiences and
motivate the students. The workshop also had other small events like poster session,
debate, quiz, Engineer’s Eye, Idea Tank, T-Shirt Painting competition and Group
Discussions.

Grant Call Research Area Deadline
Call for proposal under India
Russia S&T Cooperation
Mathematics, computer science and systems
sciences; Physics and space sciences;
Chemistry and materials science; Biology and
life sciences; Basic research formedicine;
Agricultural sciences; Earth sciences;
Engineering.
15th
December
2015
Call for Research Proposals
under the NSTMIS
Programme
Human Resources in S&T, R&D Infrastructure/
Resources, S&T Studies in Higher Education
Sector, Mobility of S&T Professionals, R&D and
Innovation, IPR Management, Scientometric
Studies in S&T
Open
Ended Call
National Council for Science
& Technology
Communication
(Department of Science &
Technology)
Innovation and STEM (Science, Technology,
Engineering & Mathematics)- Demonstration,
including but not limited to Hands-on Science,
Do-it-yourself Methodologies, Stationary &
Mobile Exhibitions, Demos/Showcasing of
proven technologies, Science Fairs-Melas-
Jathas, S&T/Industrial Tours of Students,
Student Motivation Activities, etc.
Open
Ended Call
Water Technology Initiative
(WTI)
Solution to the problem of water
contamination and water scarcity through
development of indigenous systems/ devices
to provide safe / and adequate drinking water
to households
Open
Ended Call
R&D Support in Earth and
Atmospheric Science
Atmospheric Science, Earth System Science
Technology, Geoscience, Hydrology &
Cryosphere and Ocean Science & Resources
Open
Ended Call
DRDO Grant-in-aid Scheme
Aerodynamics, Aerospace, Materials and
Manufacturing, Propulsion, Structures and
Systems Engineering
Open
Ended Call
Start-Up Research Grant
(Young Scientists)
Any area in Engineering/Sciences
Open
Ended Call
Conference/Workshop Funding
SERB/DST- http://www.serb.gov.in/apbs.php
MNRE- http://tiny.cc/mnre
CSIR- http://www.csirhrdg.res.in/sy_form.htm
UGC- ttp://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/xplanpdf/researchworkshop.pdf
UCOST- http://www.ucost.in/download.html
For more information kindly click on the hyperlinks .
Key Open Research Calls

Research/ Institute Head Contact
Email
(@ddn.upes.ac.in)
Centre for Energy
Economics Research
Dr. Prasoom
Dwivedi
9720277508 pdwivedi
Centre for Infrastructure
and Project Finance
Dr. Sumeet Gupta 7895617071 sumeetgupta
Computational Research
Institute
Dr. Neelu Ahuja 9557999208 neelu
Institute of Nanoscience
and Nanotechnology
Dr. Amit Chawla 9719242461 akchawla
Institute of Robotics
Technology
Dr. Rajesh Singh 9837043685 rsingh
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Dr. S J Chopra
Editor in Chief
Dr. Jitendra K. Pandey
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R&D @ UPES
Block B, First Floor, Energy House, UPES Bidholi Campus, Energy Acres - Bidholi
Dehradun, 248007. India
Phone: +91-135-2776061 | Ext: 1225/1221
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Web: http://research.upes.ac.in/
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step!
– Lao Tzu
Research Centers and Institutes
Team R&D is Expanding….
Dr. Girdhar Joshi
The R&D Department is proud to announce the inclusion of Dr. Girdhar
Joshi as a Research Faculty into its team. He has done his Ph.D. from
CSMCRI, Bhavnagar. He has close to 8 years of experience in Teaching
and Research. He has an h-index of 8 and has published more than 20
research articles and 2 books. His research interests include Alternate
Energy, Biofuels, Catalysis and Green Chemistry.
Upcoming Event
A two-day National Seminar on ‘Criminology, Crime and the Criminal Justice System: An
Insight in the Contemporary Age of Science and Technology’ at the University of Petroleum
and Energy Studies, Dehradun organized by the College of Legal Studies.
Date: 21-22 November 2015.
Conference Convener: Dr. Saroj Bohra (+91-9828251573|sbohra@ddn.upes.ac.in)

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