Seminar Schedule - Chemical Engineering - Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

Jul-Dec - 2018

Date	Speaker	Title
27-12-18	Prof. J. Ravi Prakash, Monash Univ. Australia	The Dynamics of Polymer Solutions at Finite Concentrations
13-12-18	Dr. Laxmi Narayan, Shell, Bengaluru	IH² - Technology - Enables generation of value from Waste Biomass
27-11-18	Rimzhim Gupta, Chemical Engg., IISc	PhD Thesis Colloquium :An approach towards inactivation of susceptible and antibiotic resistant bacterial contamination using novel photo(electro)-catalysts
27-11-18	Prof. Karthik Raman, Department of Biotechnology, IIT Madras	Learning and Predicting Novel Metabolic Pathways through Subgraph Mining
27-11-18	Amar Kumar Garg, Chemical Engg., IISc	Defense : Quality-quantity trade-off during antibody production
15-11-18	Dr. Danny Raj M, Chemical Engg., IISc	Collective behaviour of a group of interacting agents: droplets, fishes and traffic
08-11-18	Prof. Upendra Nongthomba, MRDG, IISc	Identification of food/food-supplements to ameliorate neurological disorders using Fruitfly
25-10-18	Mr. Asis Panda, Founder, DIP Coffee	The State, Challenges, and Aspirations of Preserving Freshness in Packaged Ground Coffee
24-10-18	Neha Lamba, Dept of Chemical Engg. IISc	Colloquium : Supercritical transesterification: a sustainable approach towards synthesis of fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs), useful as biodiesel
11-10-18	Dr. Bulbul Chakraborty,Brandeis University, New York	Shear Induced Rigidity in Granular Materials - a Statistical Approach
27-09-18	Dr. S.H Krishnan, Samsung, Bengaluru	Snapshots of Battery Research - Electrochemical models, state estimators and beyond
11-09-18	Abhishek Ranade, Dept of Chemical Engg., IISc	M.Tech(Res) Colloquium:Flexible Hydrogen Leak Detectors
07-09-18	Amit Behera, Dept of Chemical Engg., IISc	M.Tech(Res) Thesis Defense: Molecular Dynamics simulations reveal the role of membrane cholesterol in the pore-forming pathway of Cytolysin A
06-09-18	Prof. Tanweer Hussain, MRDG, IISc	Understanding the initial steps of protein synthesis
20-08-18	Disha Jain, Dept of Chemical Engg., IISc	Syngas Production by Methane Reforming and H2Purification by CO Abatement over Transition Metal-Substituted Reducible Oxide
16-08-18	Dr. Deepak Kumar, Univ. of Massachusetts	Elastocapillary phenomena with thin films
13-08-18	Krishnaraj Palaniswamy, Chemcial Engineering, IISc	Colloquium: Flow and structure of dense granular materials
09-08-18	Dr. N Venkateswarlu Choudary, HPCL, Bengaluru	Energy Efficient Separation of light alkenes from alkanes � Recent advances and challenges
07-08-18	Aditya Kumar, Chemcial Engineering, IISc	M.Tech(Res) Colloquium : Rapid Detection of Adulterants Using a Portable Raman Spectrometer
31-07-18	Ravi Kiran M, Chemical Engineering, IISc	PhD Thesis Defence:Development of noble metal catalysts and detailed kinetic models for CO oxidation and water gas shift reactions
30-07-18	Dr. Lucy Nandy, University of Minnesota	Chemical Thermodynamics of Aqueous Atmospheric Aerosols: Modeling and Microfluidic Measurements
27-07-18	Sagar Bharathraj, Chemical Engineering, IISc	PhD Thesis Defence: Rheology of Dense Granular Chute Flows
19-07-18	S Sita Kalyani, Chemical Engineering, IISc	M.Tech(Res) Colloquium: Study of solvent induced crystal polymorphism via molecular simulations of nucleation
12-07-18	Jatin Panwar, Chemical Engineering, IISc	PhD Thesis Colloquium: Unit operations in suction based droplet microfluidics for single cell analysis

2018 Jan-Jul

Date	Speaker	Title
11-01-18	Puskaraj Joshi, Chemical Engg., IISc	Defense: Inkjet printed nanostructured silver and metal-coated silver films on flexible substrates - A versatile platform for sensing applications
11-01-18	Prof. Siddhartha Panda, IIT Kanpur	Microfluidic Immunosensors - Transport, Reactions and Detection
15-01-18	Praveen Kumar, Chemical Engg., IISc	Defense: Molecular Simulation Studies of Competing Pathways in Crystal Nucleation
18-01-18	Dr.Tanya Gupta, Princeton Univ	Characterization of interfacial phenomenon in electrochemical systems
18-01-18	C. Ram Narayan, Chemcial Engg., IISc	Defense: Non-catalytic synthesis of biolubricant esters and their solubilities in supercritical carbon dioxide
24-01-18	Prof. Himanshu Upadhyaya, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru	Where have all the Narmada Waters Gone: Troubled Beneficiaries of Sardar Sarovar Project
08-02-18	Prof. Prateek Sharma, Physics Dept, IISc	Angular momentum transport in accretion
15-02-18	Dr. Dasari Babu, DHST Consultants	Design and Construction of Offshore Gas Pipelines and Associated Hydrate Problems.
27-02-18	Sundar Raman, GE Power, General Electric Co. USA	Journeys beyond Chemical Engineering
01-03-18	Dr. Bipin Vora, Retired UOP/Honeywell Fellow, Chicago	From Concept to Commercialization of Catalytic Processes
15-03-18	Ganesh M, Chemical Engineering Dept, IISc	Defense: Modelling and Experimental Studies on Dynamic Behaviour of Electrochemical Double Layer Capacitors
15-03-18	Prof. Sreenivas Jayanti from IIT Madras	The electrolyte circulation problem in flow batteries
11-04-18	V. Vadhana, Dept of Chemical Engg., IISc	Defense :Structure and Dynamics of Fluids under Nanoscale Confinement
12-04-18	Dr. L. Srinivasa Mohan, Principal Application Engineer, ANSYS Inc., Pune	The synergy between simulations and machine learning
31-05-18	Rubesh R, Dept of Chemical Engg., IISc	Colloquium: Modelling and optimization of novel therapies for HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections Date : 31-5-2018
01-06-18	Amit Behera, Dept of Chemical Engg., IISc	Colloquium: MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS REVEAL THE ROLE OF MEMBRANE CHOLESTEROL DURING PORE FORMING PATHWAY OF CYTOLYSIN A
21-06-18	Amar Kumar Garg, Dept of Chemical Engg., IISc	Colloquium: Quality-quantity trade-off during anti-HIV antibody production
28-06-18	Prof. Tanmay Lele, Chemical Engg., University of Florida	Mechanics of nuclear shaping