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Newsletter May 2022 Vol 3 Issue 3.0
Newsletter May 2022 Vol 3 Issue 3.0
Newsletter May 2022 Vol 3 Issue 3.0
NEWSLETTER
Legacy that Inspires the Future
Highlights
IIT(ISM) on a solid
footing in QS Rankings
2022
Ranked in Band
Excellent in ARIIA
Ranking 2021
Research&
Innovation
Research Stories
MoUs Signed
Books Published
Events
Design: Themed on Spring-Summer
QS rankings-2022
Alumni Stories by subject. We are ranked first in the country for Mineral &
Alumni StartUp Story The SPORTS GENERAL CHAMPIONSHIP (SGC) 2021-22 was the institute's first major sporting event variety of IIT(ISM) activities,
following the sports pandemic. At the beginning of April, we also conducted the Student Gymkhana including research,
Elections 2022. Following that, the student clubs organized a series of activities and also bid outstanding achievements by
farewell to the clubs' seniors.
our students and faculty
Achievements members, and alumni stories.
& Accolades Despite our best efforts, we were forced to hold BASANT 2022 in an online format. The alumni are
the true stars of this festival, without whom it would be dull. Hoping that spring arrives in full force
I hope you enjoy them.
next year, with the presence of our alumni on campus for the fest. I’d also like to thank our alumni
We love receiving entries
for their persistent support for their alma mater.
Urjaffinity Winners from our alumni, and we
KPMG Ideation Challenge There have been some promising advancements in the areas of research and innovation. The hope you will continue to
ET Campus Star initiatives of NVCTI, ACIC and TexMin are commendable even at this early stage. ACIC currently has support us as we publish our
a new office in the recently constructed CRE building. I would like to express my heartfelt Newsletters in the future. For
congratulations to my students who have excelled in international competitions.
more information, visit our
accounts.
The Institute lost some of our cherished faculty members, students, and alumni. IIT(ISM) sends its
Sports sincerest condolences to their families for these unrecoverable losses. May their souls eternally rest
Please email us your
Mission at mbc@iitism.ac.in.
The fresh start to the year packs a lot of potentials to scale great heights. I applaud and
In News congratulate the faculty, students, staff, alumni, and other stakeholders for their tireless work. Cheers!
Stay Safe!
Assist students with their efforts for higher learning. Scholarships & Academic Excellence Awards.
applications at the start of the second semester in Jan 2022. Given 1 Mr. Madhav Singhal B.TECH, ME 9.04
Texas A&M University (TAMU) Petroleum Engg Dept for an IIT (ISM)
4 Mr. Anurag Jain B.TECH, PE 9.13
graduate pursuing a Master’s or PhD degree at TAMU. The scholarship
Alumni Sponsored 6 Mr. Ankita Jaiswal MSC TECH, AGP 8.67
SHRI AVINASH AHUJA 10
8 Ms. Leeviya TS MSC TECH, AGL 8.30
SHRI SURESH CHUGH 4
SHRI MOHINDER GULATI 1
PROF. PRAMOD THAKUR 1
SHRI JITENDER TULI 1
SHRI DIPAK SARKAR 1
SHRI ZOEB MOGRI 1
SHRI ISHWAR SINGH 2
SHRI TARSEM AGGARWAL 1
SHRI SHISHIR AGRAWAL 1
In August 2022, the top eight students in four earth science
SHRI YUGAL GUPTA 4
branches and four major departments of electrical, mechanical,
SHRI MAHENDRA VERMA 2 these eight academic achievement honors.
SHRI ATUL ARYA 1 For more information on ISMAANA Scholarship Programs
contact Mr. Dipak Sarkar, Email:dksarkar@aol.com
SHRI SRIRAM MURALIDHARAN 5
SHRI RAJ PRASAD 1 Heartiest Congratulations to
Prof. Dheeraj Kumar
SHRI BIJAY BANTHIA
on assuming the position
of
2
SHRI RANA ROY 1 Deputy Director, IIT(ISM)
Dhanbad.
SHRI ROSHAN LAL GULATI 1
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Committee" has been submitted. The committee will coordinate the activities and modalities of the Centenary celebration to raise an
endowment fund of Rs. 100 Cr/- by 2026 for funding the identified projects as a mark of the centenary celebration. Members of the
committee will include leading alumni from industry, Govt. services, and academia. Committee will be constituted by the Patron, IIT(ISM)
in consultation with the executive committee and notified soon. Gear up for the Centenary Celebration!
To change the name of the association from "ISM Purva PROPOSED & NOMINATED EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Vidyarthi Sangh" to “IIT(ISM) Alumni Association”.
Sl.N
Reconstitution of the General Body of the IIT(ISM) Alumni Designation Proposed Name Nominated Name
o
Association Chapter and selection of new office bearers
on a nomination basis.
Prof. Rajiv Shekhar,
Prof. Rajiv Shekhar, Director
Dhanbad
Committee” in view of the Centenary celebration
months.
email.
11 Co-Treasurer Prof. Ajit Kumar Prof. Ajit Kumar
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SOLID ORGANIC WASTE A SERIOUS
IIT(ISM) ON THE RESEARCH FRONT
CONCERN, BUT IIT(ISM) DHANBAD HAS A
IIT(ISM) has accelerated its research activities and engaged
SOLUTION THROUGH ROWS
in real-world problem solving, knowledge development, and
animal resin that is commercially accessible. Lac insects, a type because we believe it will decompose on its own. Solid
of bug, emit a solidified resin. To make 1 kg of lac resin, around organic waste is usually disposed of in landfills, where
300,000 insects are killed. Lac insects are responsible for a bacteria break it down anaerobically and produce
variety of things, including resin, lac color, and lac wax. methane. The bad news is that methane is around 20 times
Environmental Science & Engineering is working on "Arid Region using this process. Next, these particles are uniformly
Reclamation Technology for Lignite Mining Areas in Kutch, heated at a temperature of roughly 150 degrees Celsius,
Gujarat." The Department of Science and Technology had
yielding a nutrient-rich product that can be utilized for
assigned the research and development project to the institute to
agricultural applications. The entire procedure is carried
reclaim the lignite mining area in Umarsar, adjacent to the Indo-
out within ROWS. By feeding 100kg of SOW, approximately
Pak border in the Kutch district of Gujarat. The Science for Equity,
Empowerment, and Development (SEED) division funded the 20-25kg of organic fertilizer can be created, hence
project. Prof. Paul shares that they have used drip and micro reducing waste volume. This technology has got Indian
Irrigation systems for irrigation in the barren land. The water
Patent (Patent No. 373169) and is now being
treatment plant makes the acidic water reusable which is then
commercialized.
used for irrigation, and the remaining water is discharged into
ROWS takes up less space, is simple to use, and requires
lakes and rivers.
The same model is now being implemented on the campus and its little upkeep.
vicinities to inform the students, farmers, and youth about More on Page 16
reclaiming the barren land.
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TOWARDS CLEAN ENERGY: A NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR CLEANING,
COMPRESSING, AND FIXING WASTE CO2
The concerns posed by global warming to humans in many
416 ppm. This indicates a 47 percent increase since the start of Fig. 1. Carbon Recycling International’s (CRI) Emissions to Liquids
the industrial revolution, when the concentration was 280 ppm,
process
and an 11 percent increase since 2000 when it was 370 ppm. It
Establishing a chemical industry based on CO2 as a
has recently been seen that the Amazon rainforest emits more
feedstock is a long-term goal as well as a fascinating
CO2 than it absorbs, owing to deforestation. It is predicted that
dream for synthetic chemists. This method achieves a
if the current trends continue, CO2 concentrations are expected
circular economy by converting CO2 from a waste to a
to reach 500 ppm by the 22nd century, making global
useful product while also guaranteeing clean energy.
temperatures unbearable.
and CO2.
when capturing CO2 in low-concentration areas. In this Fig. 2. N, S co-doped carbon catalyst for CO2 fixation reaction
procedure, CO2 is viewed as a waste item with no value, making
Using clean energy reduces toxic build-up and harmful
it both expensive and achieving a linear economy.CO2 is a contamination in the air and water. So, it is important to invest
ubiquitous, inexpensive, renewable, energy-efficient, and non- in renewable energy and demand clean energy.
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28 Professors of IIT(ISM) Dhanbad made it to the top 2% of scientists in a
survey conducted recently by Stanford University and published by Elsevier
(Elsevier's Database, 2021)
Prof. Ajay Mandal, Dept. of Petroleum Prof. Prashant Kumar Sharma, Dept. of
Engineering Physics
Mining Engineering
Prof V Mukherjee, Dept. of Electrical
Prof. U K Singh, Dept. of Mining
Engineering
Engineering
Prof. R K Upadhyay, Dept. of Maths. &
Prof A K Mishra, Dept. of Mining
Computing
Engineering
DEPARTMENT: M&C
DEPARTMENT: PE DEPARTMENT: CHEM
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Wednesday Wallpaper
Media & Branding has launched a weekly series of wallpapers called " Wednesday Wallpaper" which
features some of the best clicks captured by the students on IIT ISM's social media handles.
WEDNESDAY WALLPAPER
FEATURED PIC CREDITS : Our Twitter Family
@tusharishu @iam_amanbharti @raja.keshri_ is now
@hars_hit45 @prakashjadhav7 @sach_in.22
11.8K+
Strong
@akshat_agarwal27 @yashkg51 @shubham15_0
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The book covers all the fundamentals and essential information
Prof. Ranjit Kumar The book introduces essential phenomena and existing modeling
Upadhyay
approaches in ecology, epidemiology, and neuroscience, providing
Professor (HAG)
Department of examples of these models' pattern formation. The patterns analysis helps
Mathematics & Computing
us understand the dynamics of underlying systems' macroscopic and
PUBLISHED BY : CRC PRESS
microscopic behavior and traveling wave type patterns observed in
committee.
have. Many small and major operators and NOCs use the
Middle East.
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WEBINARS
“Stress layering, fault slip, and hydraulic fracture
“Groundwater Contamination and Modelling
propagation” was organized by the Dept: Applied
Approaches (GCMA-2021) was organized by the
Geophysics on 6th December 2021. Dr. Ankush
Department of Mathematics and Computing on
Singh, Stanford University delivered the talk
23rd Dec 2021. Prof. Vijay P Singh, Texas A & M
42K+
Dept of Applied Geophysics. Prof. Andrew
Curtis, University of Edinburgh, U.K delivered the
lectures.
Environmental Science & Engineering. Prof. thermal to thermal EOR and Environmental Impact
the talk.
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WEBINARS IIT(ISM) ACHIEVED A NEW
Dept. of Applied Geophysics organized a webinar on
HIGH IN PLACEMENT SEASON
“Evaluating the Role of Sedimentary Basin Geometry on 2021-22!
Earthquake Ground Motions with Hybrid Earth Models” in
Here is the coverage by Doordarshan!
Feb 2022. The talk was delivered by Prof. Patricia
Persaud , Louisiana State University.
SCLSG 2021-22
Shastri Conference & Lecture Series Grant (SCLSG) 2021-
Detection (Part-1)"
SettleFirst
@ IITISMDhanbad
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Photos from Basant 2022
BASANT - 2022
Basant, the official alumni reunion of IIT(ISM), was celebrated
proffered esteemed
Gangopadhyay
Prabhat Saxena
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Unfurling the power
within by practicing
yoga.
75-days common
off
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ACTIVITIES BY NVCTI ACTIVITIES UNDER ACIC
Organised the OpenVINO Toolkit pre-challenge
The ACIC Office was inaugurated at the CRE Building on 25th
workshop to help students get ready to build their
March, 2022
prototypes in Stage 4 for the Winter Challenge 1.0,
by ACIC.
Webinar on “ Peek into the future: Metaverse” was participated in the training, wherein they were trained
delivered by Pushpak Kypuram, the founder-director about food processing methods like preparing sauce, jam
of NextMeet, an immersive platform that enables real- and pickle. Dr. Seema Singh, Scientist, Krishi Vigyan Kendra,
time virtual conferencing and networking in an avatar- Dhanbad trained the women.
based 3D environment.
2 days Workshop on "Starting up your Entrepreneurial
TALK SERIES was organised on the five domains of
Journey" on 21 September 2021 and 23 September 2021.
Naresh Vashisht Tinkering and Innovation Laboratory
(NVTIL): Robotics and Automation Unit; Mechanical Workshop on IP Awareness " Demystifying Patents" by Dr.
Tools and Rapid Prototyping Unit; Electronics Circuit Indira Banerjee, Senior Patent Attorney, P.S. Davar & Co. This
The Jharkhand School Innovation help the underprivileged women living in slums of
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ACTIVITIES BY TEXMIN
Dassault Systemes, in collaboration with TexMin,
Team CSM, in collaboration with Deepti Ladies Projects: Towards Atmanirbhar Bharat (ICMP 22)
Club (DLC) and Atal Community Innovation was organized by IIT(ISM) Alumni Association,
Centre (ACIC), distributed free meals (Lunch) & CIL Innovation & Incubation Centre (CII Centre)
MalharBasti.
of Norway.
Ashish Siddharth, a research scholar. The logo of Technology Innovation in Exploration &
The Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Mining (TEXMiN) Foundation [Indian Institute of
Trade (DPIIT) has designated ADUZA as a Technology Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad]
Hardware start-up. Through the Government e- represents a traditional excavator machine used in
Marketplace, the company will deliver bespoke mining clubbed with automation for digital mine
technology hardware in the fields of robotics and
transformation achieving 3S Mining (Safe, Smart,
automation (GeM).
and Sustainable Mining leading to Mining 4.0).
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FACULTY MEMBERS
Prof. Saravanan Pichiah, Department Dr. Gajendra K.Vishwakarma has
expert fellowship sponsored by the from the Indian Society for Medical
Expert Affairs, MOST of China under Conference of the Indian Society for
Prof. Piyali
Sengupta has been
Outstanding Woman
selected for the “
Structural Engineer Awards 2021" by
INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF STRUCTURAL
ENGINEERS (IAStructE).
Prof. Ajay Mandal, Dept. of Petroleum Prof. Shalivahan, has assumed the position
43rd in India.
India Science TV Channel has featured ROWS: Rapid Organic Waste Stabilizer, a
patented technology invented by Prof. Sunil Kumar and his research Scholar, Mr.
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ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS
Prof. Raja V. Ramani, Batch of 1962, Mining Engineering, and Professor Emeritus has
been selected to receive the highest honour of Distinguished Alumni Awards 2022
from Penn State University, the largest Alumni Association in the country, with more
In 2021, he was inducted into the National Mining Hall of Fame in recognition of a
Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University and Emeritus George H. Jr., and Anne
adore Kosamba station in Gujarat with Madhubani She also received the “Women Transforming India
Paintings. He also played a vital role in developing Award-2021” by the Women Entrepreneurship
These vehicles will carry all tourists visiting Sardar received the prestigious National
Patel Statue of Unity, ensuring carbon-free green
Award for Outstanding
commutation around Statue. Service at the 66th National Railway Award, 2021.
ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION OF
SPOIL COAL MINES ON THE EARTH
Ms. Mandira Majumder, Mr. Anukul Thakur He along with his research scholars have found
Dept of Physics Dept of Physics that impoverished mine spoil can be easily
Guide: Prof R B Choudhary Guide: Prof R B Choudhary nutrient enriched by initial seeding with grass-
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STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENTS
TEAM URJAFFINITY GOT FIRST TEAM CARBON 6 MADE IT TO
PLACE IN INTERNATIONAL SWITCH RUNNERS UP IN KPMG IDEATION
ENERGY CASE COMPETITION CHALLENGE 2022
2022) Department of
from URSI
2022.
heavenly abode on 1st Feb, 2022. heavenly peace on 4th Jan, 2022. abode on 1st April, 2022 in Kolkata.
OUR BELOVED ALUMNI & EMPLOYEES WHO LEFT FOR THEIR HEAVENLY ABODE
Shri Jay Jain, Batch of 2020, M.Tech Prof. Kaustubh Anand Pant, Batch of 1960,
Shri Hironmoy Niyogi, Batch of 1948, Mining Engg. left for heavenly abode on
Shri Gautam Ray, Batch of 1986, Shri Chandar Prasad Saha, Batch of 1964
Shri Dilip Dubey, Lab Attendant, Shri Shimbhu Singh Jadaun, Batch of 2020,
Dept. of Electronics Engg. left us on Petroleum Engg, left us on 9th April, 2022.
Shri Neresh Prasad Singh, Batch of Mining Engg. passed away on 11th April
22nd October, 2021. Prof. Mohd. Ashraf Rizvi left for heavenly
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BLOOD DONATION CAMP WITH DEEPTI
LADIES CLUB ON OCCASION OF
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2022
children in Dhanbad.
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IN NEWS
IIT(ISM) DHANBAD
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