CHEMCON - 2011

CHEMCON-2011, the 64 Annual Session of the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers will be held during December 27 - 29, 2011 in the city of Bangalore, which is simultaneously the science center and the technology hub of the nation. The Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE) is the apex professional body of Chemical Engineers in the country instituted in the year 1947. The technical extravaganza of IIChE, CHEMCON, continues to encourage academic activities to help students as well as teachers to continuously develop their skill to meet the demands of present society. CHEMCON-2011 brings together stakeholders of Chemical Engineering profession; students, teachers, researchers and industry practitioners to discuss current trends and future developments in the field of Chemical Engineering. The theme of CHEMCON-2011 is to highlight the synergistic partnership of Chemical Engineering with Biology, Nanoscale Science, Functional Materials, etc. Focus on innovations in chemical industry will be an integral part of technical deliberations at CHEMCON - 2011. Sri Dhirubhai Ambani Commemoration Day will be celebrated on December 28 as a tribute to the great visionary.

Bangalore Regional Centre

Bangalore Regional Centre (BRC), established in 1961, is one of the oldest regional centers of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers. Chemical Engineering Department of Indian Institute of Science nurtured the Regional Centre. The experts from leading research and technical education institutes, as well as several industries contribute to the wide variety of activities of the center. The chemical engineering professionals have tremendously benefitted from various courses in cutting edge areas of the time, such as computer-aided design in 70's and biotechnology in 90's. Several activities related to career and professional development of students from the engineering colleges in the region have been undertaken by BRC. Currently, BRC has 145 corporate members. There are seven private engineering colleges offering Chemical Engineering course coming to the ambit of Bangalore Regional Centre (BRC); Siddaganga Institute of Technology, M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, R.V. College of Engineering, Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, M.V.J. College of Engineering, B.M.S. College of Engineering, and Adhiyamaan College of Engineering. All the colleges have student chapters and are affiliated to BRC.

Special Lectures
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MEMORIAL LECTURES

December 27, 2011 12.00 PM 1.00 PM Venue: Auditorium

H. L. Roy Memorial Lecture

Prof. S. K. Sharma, Panjab University Global Warming and Carbon Footprint: A New Challenge for Indian Chemical Industry Prof. M. S. Murthy, IISc Challenges for Chemical Engineers in 21st Century Prof. Sushil Kumar, RIL Emergence Of Petrochemical Industries In India And Future

December 28, 2011 11.45 AM 12.30 PM Venue: Auditorium

N. R. Kamath Memorial Lecture

December 28, 2011 12.35 PM 1.20 PM

C. K. Murthy Memorial Lecture

Venue: Auditorium
SHRI DHIRUBHAI AMBANI COMMEMORATION SESSION

Prospect

December 28, 2011 09.30 11.30 AM Venue: Auditorium

CHEMCON DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER AWARD LECTURES

Dr. R. A. Mashelkar Reinventing Business - Reinventing India

December 27, 2011 02.00 PM 02.30 PM Venue: Hitech DES December 27, 2011 02.30 PM 03.00 PM Venue: Hitech DES

Chemical Weeklys PadmasriDr G P Kane Award

Professor K. Kesava Rao, IISc Chemical engineering and the mitigation of fluorosis Dr. Vivek Ranade, NCL MAGIC processes for specialty chemicals

RPG Life Science Prof M M Sharma Award

December 27, 2011 02.00 PM 02.30 PM Venue: BSH ESB II

Professor K.V. Venkatesh, IIT Bombay A Chemical Engineering Hetero Drugs Prof G S Laddha perspective of Systems and Award Synthetic Biology Applications ranging from microbial technology to Human Health Professor Shankar Narasimhan, IIT Madras The Use and Interpretation of IICT-Avon PadmashriDr G S Multivariate Data Analysis Sidhu Award Techniques With Special Emphasis on Treatment of Noisy Data Dr. K. Sahasranaman, UHDE India Rediscovering the Joys of Chemical Engineering: From Laboratory to Kitchen Dr. D.M.R. Sekhar, JPMC PROM Technology Progress Review 2011

December 27, 2011 02.30 PM 03.00 PM Venue: BSH ESB II

December 27, 2011 02.00 PM 02.30 PM Venue: SSH ESB II

DOST Professor S K Sharma Award

December 27, 2011 02.30 PM 03.00 PM Venue: SSH ESB II

United Phosphorous Chemcon Award

December 27, 2011 02.00 PM 02.30 PM Venue: LHC Level 1

CHEMCON NEERRI Award

Dr. UtpalVakil, GE

INDIA CANADA JOINT SYMPOSIUM (CDS AWARD LECTURES)

December 28, 2011 09.30 11.30 AM Venue: Auditorium

Deepak Groups Padma Bhushan Prof L K Doraiswamy Award Professor Ajay Kumar Dalai, University of Saskatchewan Cobalt and Iron supported on carbon nanotubes Promising novelFischerTropsch synthesis catalysts Ashland Padmavibhushan Prof C N R Rao Award Professor Garry L. Rempel, University of Waterloo Diene-based Polymer Nanoparticles: from Synthesis to Hydrogenation Hikals ChemconDistinguished Speaker Award Professor Flora Ng, University of Waterloo Catalytic Distillation: Applications for the Production of Green Fuel and Chemicals NCLs Prof K Venkataraman Award Professor Abdelhamid Sayari, University of Ottawa Modified Nanoporous Materials For Adsorption And Catalysis CSMCRI Chemcon Distinguished Speaker Award Professor R.P. Chhabra, IIT Kanpur Effect of Shear-Thinning and Shear-Thickening Viscosity on Flow Regime Transitions for Unconfined Cylinders of Various Cross-Sections Asian Paints Padma BibhushanDr R A Mashelkar Award Dr. D. M. Kale, ONGC CLRI Dr Y Nayudamma Award Dr. L.M. Gantayet, BARC

IChE AWARD LECTURES

December 27, 2011 03.25 PM 03.40 PM Venue: ESB 202

Herdilla Award for Excellence in Research Professor Tanmay Basak A few studies on thermal and flow characteristics due to radiation and convective heat transport NOCIL Award for Excellence in Design or Development of Process Plant Prasad Pangarkar and RajaramGhadge Degradation Studies of PTA Effluent using membrane bioreactor technology Amar Dye Chem Award for Excellence in Research and Development Anil Varma Graphene for low temperature fuel cell Shah Schulman Award for the best PhD Thesis in the area of Colloid and Interface Ankur Varma Large area patterning of thin polymer film by selforganization

December 27, 2011 03.25 PM 03.40 PM Venue: ESB 205

December 27, 2011 03.25 PM 03.40 PM Venue: ESB 206

December 29, 2011 09.30 AM 09.45 AM Venue: ESB 204

SPECIAL INDUSTRY PRESENTATIONS Development and Translation of Technology

Dr. CS Lakshmi Narasimhan, Shell India 4D approach for Technology Development and implementation

December 27, 2011 03.25 PM 05.25 PM Venue: BSH ESB II

Dr. Hitesh Vadalia, Monarch Catalyst Pvt. Ltd Porosity modification in silica supported basic nickel carbonate precipitates: Hydrogenation of oils and fatty acids

Dr. PrashantBarve, NCL Process Intensification & Engineering through Multifunctional Reactors A Case Study Development and Translation of Technology December 28, 2011 03.15 PM 05.45 PM Dr. R. Jasra, RIL

Venue: BSH ESB II Dr. Dhananjay Dendukuri, Achira Labs Achira Labs: Experiences in transitioning microfluidics research into commercial products

Dr. Hirwani, URDIP Pune Patinformatics for Research Planning

Dr. Krishnan, IIM Bangalore From Jugaad to Systematic Innovation

Dr. Anupam Kunwar, SuRe Energy Systems Pvt. Ltd A personal bumpy road of technology commercialization -- a case study of thin-film TCO (FTO) coating

Mr. Hugo Vits, Shell Sustainable Development at Shell

Opportunity Areas Dr. K V Rama Rao, Dr. Reddys Lab

Dr. Bindu Gururajan, AstraZeneca Application of Chemical Engineering Principles for Pharmaceutical Drug Product Formulation and Process Development December 29, 2011 09.30 AM 11.00 AM Venue: SSH ESB II

Dr. Karthik Ramani, Biocon Development of Biosimilars: Challenges and Opportunities

Dr. Maya Paul Cosemetics Based Chemicals

Intellectual Property Dr. Tulasi, Shell Patent Insights Dr. Vijay Sarathy, GE IP & IP analytics as a research tool

December 29, 2011 11.15 AM 01.15 PM Venue: SSH ESB II

Dr. Ramaswamy, NCBS Academic Infrastructure for Industry