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Campus News Workshop on Drupal Technology The School of Information Technology organized a two day workshop, 29 th & 30 th Sept., on Drupal Technology. Mr. Aravind of Satinos Technology, Chennai, conducted the workshop covering rich information on the Drupal world class technology used to make websites and open source website content management system (CMS). The workshop was coordinated by Mr. A. N. Lakshmipathi, Asst. Prof, IT. IFTAR Party for the Muslim Brethren Students breaking their fast Wishing all Muslim brothers and sisters a Happy Ed- Mubarak, an IFTAR party was arranged on the lawns of Visweswaraya Block (H-Block) at 6 PM on 29 th August 2011. Esteemed Chancellor, Dr. Lavu Rathaiah along with the Registrar, Sri A. Leela Mohan Rao, Director, DET, Dr. V. M. Rao and other Directors, Deans and HoDs graced the occasion to convey hearty greetings to the muslim brethren of the university. ‘Engineers Should Start Imagineering’ says Dr.Hanuman Chowdhary 15 th September, the Engineers’ Day was celebrated at the university with great fervor and rich tributes were paid to the Father of Indian Engineering, Sir Mokshagundam Visweswarayya. Addressing the gathering, Dr.Hanuman Chowdhary said, “There can be no history for a nation, if great people are not honoured”. “There is not enough recognition for intelligence and creativity in India”, he lamented. Young engineers should combine imagination and engineering, and be led by ‘Imagineering’. Quality education and patriotism are necessary to make Bharat Mahan. Mr. R. Mahesh Ronda advised students to develop learning ability, communication skills, and presentation skills in addition to improving their knowledge of programming languages. Dr. MYS Prasad, Associate Director of Satish Dhawan Space Centre shared his experiences while launching the space craft, Chandrayan-I. He discussed the travails faced by space engineers. Rs.5000 crores is spent annually on Space Research in India. Satellite or Aerial Remote Sensing (RS) technology helps to obtain reliable data for supporting the growth of agriculture, trading, industries, services, science and technology in the country. The role Guest lecture on Advances in Immunology Dr. G. Subrahmanyam interacting with the faculty Dr. G. Subramanyam, from Department of BioSciences & Biotechnology, IIT delivered a guest lecture on Advances in Immunology on 11 th Sept. Being the faculty mentor for the School of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, Dr. G. Subramanyam, interacted with faculty of both departments and gave them suggestions on areas of prospective research. He also visited the Chemical Engineering laboratories on 16 th Sept. Dignitaries on the dias of engineers is crucial in all fields,” said Dr. Prasad. The Chancellor, Dr. Lavu Rathaiah, in his message advised students to develop passion for innovation and become great technocrats and entrepreneurs. Vice-Chancellor Dr V.Govardhan Rao, said “The need of the hour is to improve quality of education, for which, commitment is necessary from all quarters, the government, educational institutions as well as students. Everybody should contribute their bit to rebuild the nation.” Sri. A. Leela Mohan Rao, Registrar said, “Every undergraduate of engineering should take Sir Mokshagundam Visweswarayya as his or her role model. He exhorted students to understand the role of engineers and acquire human values in addition to technical competency. Dr.V. Madhusudan Rao, DET said, “Simplicity and single minded devotion to work endeared Dr. Mokshagundam to his people.” He reminded students of the clarion call of Visweswarayya, ‘Industrialize or Perish.’ Dr. M. Venkata Rao, Principal, VLIT extolled Dr. Visweswarayya as a multifarious personality who brought laurels to the nation. The programme concluded with the felicitation of the guests by the Chancellor and senior functionaries. In collaboration with Indian Geotechnical Society, Guntur Chapter, the Department of Civil Engineering organized a one-day workshop on ‘Problems and Adversities in Geotechnical Engineering Practice and Solutions (PAGES)’ on 30th July 2011. The objective of the workshop was to promote good liaison and cooperation among the geotechnical researchers, faculty, professional engineers and students. “It offered the participants a unique opportunity for exchanging academic and practical experiences in Geotechnical Engineering,” said Dr. A. Srinivasa Prasad, HoD Civil Engineering. “The advancement and innovative achievements in Soil and Rock Engineering Projects were discussed during the workshop. About 400 delegates took part in the workshop. Dr.V. Madhusudhan Rao, Director-DET in his opening address appreciated the endeavours of the Department of Civil Engineering and felt that workshops of this sort provide both teachers and students with a platform for learning and research. Er. I.V.Anirudhan said that ground improvement programmes like pre-loading with settlement accelerators would require good planning with respect to site development. He expressed that the co-ordination among the foundation consultant, the architect, the structural engineer and the owner is a must in taking up ground improvement programs. Prof. M.Rama Rao, Secretary, IGS-Guntur Chapter presented two case- studies related to problematic soils; one being the soil, which was expansive at Kakatiya Medical Seminar on Fire and Safety Mr. Johnson Narayana giving a live demonstration VOICE September 2011 10 Huge Turnout at the Geotechnical Engineering Workshop Anirudhan Lighting the lamp College, Warangal and the second being soft clay sub-grade at Deep Water Port, Kakinada. He explained how, in the first case, an inadequate site investigation could cause distress to a structure founded in expansive clay and in the second case how the introduction of a jute geo-textile vastly improved the performance of the pavement laid over a soft clay sub-grade. Mr. M.Lakshman Rao, Asst.Manager (Designs), M/s IVRCL Ltd. Hyderabad familiarized the participants with the Reinforced Soil Structure (RSS) with wrap-around system. He discussed elaborately the needs, advantages and applications of reinforced soil structures. He felt that the Reinforced Soil Slopes were costeffective solutions as good quality of material is not available in many parts of India. The workshop concluded with a prolific interaction between the participants and the resource persons. The School of Chemical and Bio-Technology conducted a seminar on “Fire and Safety” on 27 th Sept. The Resource person, Mr. Johnson G. Narayana from Kings Institute of Fire and Safety enlightened the participants on the crucial steps to be taken for avoiding domestic fire accidents. They shed on light on how to conduct Leakage Test, causes of electric short circuit, fire fighting etc. They elaborated on the minimum rules and regulations to be followed for maintaining an accident free and safe atmosphere at home and office.
Campus News Faculty Achievements Felicitation to Sri A. Leela Mohan Rao In a special function organized on the occasion of Teacher’s Day at Kandukur, The Registrar, of VU, Sri A. Leela Mohan Rao was felicitated in recognition of the fine services rendered by him as a Sr. Lecturer in Economics from Sept. 1979 to Sept. 1985 in TRR Govt. Degree College. Incidentally he is also the recipient of A.P State Best Teacher Award in the year 1989-90. Felicitation to Dr.Seetha Ramanjaneyulu Dr. B. Seetha Ramanjaneyulu, HoD, ECE was awarded ‘ Best Teacher Award’ by Rotary Club, Guntur. MLC of Guntur, Sri K.S.Lakshmana Rao presented the award. Ph.D. awarded to Mr. P. Srinivas -Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati conferred a doctorate on Mr. P. Srinivas, Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering on 3rdSept. 2011 for his thesis entitled “Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Groundwater using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques - A Case Study” done under the supervision of Dr. G..N. Pradeep Kumar, Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, S.V. University. Mr. YNVL Ayyappa Chithajallu presented a research paper entitled Design of a Low Power and High Speed Multiplier using SPST at an International Conference on ‘Soft-Computing and Engineering Application’ (SEA-2011) held in Kolkata on 11 th September 2011. Mr. Ravi Shankar Chandu, Assoc. Professor, ECE Department, attended ELITE organized by International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Bangalore. The programme, held from 5th-9thSept. 2011 was sponsored by the Department of Information Technology, Government of India. It dealt with curriculum design, content design, assessment and teaching- learning processes. Congratulations to Mr. M.V. RAJU, et.al. Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering for publishing a research paper entitled “An Integrated Multistage and Multi criteria Analytical Hierarchy Process GIS Model For Landfill Siting: A Model” in the International Journal of Modern Engineering Research (IJMER), Vol.1, Issue1, PP-40-51, ISSN: 2249-6645. Mrs. PRSM. Lakshmi, Assistant Professor, Dept.of MCA, and G. Kavya Sri of III MCA presented a paper titled “A Study on Scalability of Services in Cloud Computing” at the International Seminar on Wireless Communication, Mobile Computing and Emerging Technologies (WICOMET) at Toc H Institute of Science & Technology, Ernakulam, Kerala. VU Associates Bid Adieu to Dr. GRK Murthy The Management, faculty and staff of the University organized a farewell party to Dr. GRK Murthy on 3 rd Sept. Speaking on the occasion, the Chancellor, Dr. Lavu Rathaiah, Registrar Sri LeelaMohan Rao and Director, DET commended the services of the veteran faculty member and thanked him for his wonderful service during the critical phase of the institution’s growth and evolution. IBM TDS Workshop for Final Year Students The School of Computing organized a 4- day IBM Tivoli workshop from Sep. 8 th to 11 th on the campus.The IBM resource person Mr. Ram Sankar enlightened the participants on IT Service Management and Industry standards, overview of IBM Service Management (ISM) Frame work, Introduction to Tivoli software and Tivoli Security Management portfolio, Understanding the LDAP Protocol, LDAP architecture, etc. 61 students and four faculty members of CSE and MCA attended the workshop.Mrs. Jhansi Lakshmi ,Asst prof of CSE Coordinated the programme. 52 Take DB2 Certification Exam As a part of the upgradation programme for faculty and students, the School of Computing is offering an add-on course on DB2 technologies. 62 students and 5 faculty members underwent the training on DB2, while 52 students and 3 faculty members took the exam administered by the IBM mentor, Mr. C.Yuktesh. The DB2 certification exam was conducted on 7 th Sept. 2011 in the IBM Centre of Excellence. Obituary VU’s Management, Faculty and Students express their heartfelt condolence to the family Lam Maheeja, of I M.C.A who had been ailing for some time. Maheeja breathed her last on 8 th Sept.2011. We pray that her soul rest in peace. BTEC Implementation Training by Edexcel Ms. Lizzie Elizabeth Toms, BTEC Principal Standards Verifier, Public and Security Services, Birmingham, UK conducted a two-day training programme for the faculty of Management Studies, on the 11 th & 12 th of August2011 at the varsity campus. Vignan University, which is an Edexcel Approved Center for Vocational Training, is soon to offer BTEC Level 17 Extended Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership. This 120-credit programme will facilitate students in getting admission into the 2 nd Year MBA programme of the UK Universities. Vignan faculty was Mr. Johnson Narayana giving a live demonstration trained in various areas such as planning, delivery and assessment, standards and expectations of Edexcel. Dr.K.Vizaya Kumar, Director, School of Management Studies, Mr. D. Vijay Krishna, HoD, M.B.A, senior Professors and other faculty members of the Management School participated in the training programme. VOICE September 2011 11 Student Achievements Mr. R.V. Abhilash IV CSE attended the National level Tech Festival, Wishv @ 11, organized by NRI Inst. of Technology, Guntur on 12 th & 13 th Sept. He participated in ‘Click-Capture’ (Photography) and ‘Elocution’ competitions and secured first place in both the events. Mr. Abhishek’s team, which included three other members, Mr. S. Sandeep (LITAM), Mr. Tapasvi (TEC) and Mr. Vijay (SCREC) took part in the event ‘Ad Guru’ and secured the 1st prize. Kudos to the 17 students from III Mechanical Engineering who participated in the Automotive Engineering workshop conducted on the 16 th & 17 th September at VIT University Vellore. Their names are: Y. Vishnu Vardhan Reddy, K. Vishnu Teja, V. Gouri Sankar, P. Gopi Ramakrishna, Thirumala Sitha Ram, K. Dheeraj, M. Kartheek, K. Kishore Kumar, E. Sandeep, N. Ganesh, R. Radha Krishna Muthy, R. Anil Kumar Dattu, S. Mahithosh, S.L. Vikas, S. Mahesh Reddy, Y. Akhil, Y. Ashok Kumar. All the best to III CSE students, P. Vamsidhar, Viswajeet Kumar, N. VijayKumar, P. Durga Rakesh for being short listed among the final 200 eligible candidates for Shaastra-2011, Annual Technical Festival of Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M). III CSE students, A. Vujwal, D. Vishnu, G. Sumanth, K. Varun, and Y.Bhargav Reddy attended a workshop on graVIT for Android organized at VIT, Vellore on the 16 th & 17 th Sept.2011. Congratulations to the 60 students from Vignan who got shortlisted in the off campus drive of Cognizant Technology Solutions, Hyderabad on 2 nd Sept.2011. Kudos to III ECE students, Y.V.Kishore, B. V. Manoj, J. Ambareesh and K.K. Chaitanya who participated in Robotics event at “TECHNOZION -11” NIT Warangal from 23-25 th Sept. 2011 and bagged the Rs.10.000/- cash prize with mementoes and merit certificates. Following the 25 instructions given, the winning team designed a Robot for path mapping in a record 18.25 minutes Kudos to Mr.Ch.Sundeep Pavan, IV B.Tech. for taking part in a National Level Technical Fest, WISHV@11 organized by the NRI Institute of Technology, Guntur from 12 th -13 th , Sept. 2011 and winning first place in Paper Presentation. Kudos to J. Srinivas student of IV ECE, secured a band of 7.5 out of 9 in the IELTS exam, that he appeared on 15 th Sept. 2011. He scored a band of 6 in writing, 7.5 in listening, 7.5 in reading and 8 in speaking. Congratulations to the team of K.Venkata Dinesh , III EEE and A. Ravi Teja IV ECE for bagging first prizes in two events, QUIZ and “Circuit O Mania” while the the team of V. Varun, A. Arghya, T. Aditya of III EEE won 2nd prize in Eclat-2K11, an inter collegiate technical fest conducted by Vignan’s Nirula Institute of Technology for Women. Ms. G. U. L. Mounika, IV yr and Mr. Ch. Dinesh Kumar, III yr won I and II prizes respectively in the Technical Paper Presentation organized by the Dept. of Biotech on Sep. 15 th , as a part of the Engineer’s Day celebrations. Five Mechanical Engineering students, Mr. K. Vishnu Teja, Mr. P. Thirumala Sitha Ram, Mr. P. Gopi Rama Krishna, Mr. V. Gouri Shankar and Mr. Y. Vishnu Vardhan attended a 3-day Automotive workshop (GRAVITAS) organized at VIT, Vellore, Tamil Nadu from Sep. 16 th to 18 th , 2011. III Biotech students, Ms. Akhila Dandamudi, Ms. P. Srilekha attended a workshop on Cyber Forensics at Vignan’s Institute of Information Technology, Vizag on 15 th &16 th Sept. 2011. Ms. T. Sree Jyothsna and Ms. K. Karuna of IV B.Tech Biotech presented and won the 2 nd Prize entitled for their Poster “Cancer Treatment using Nanotechnology” at National Level Technical Paper Contest AAGAMA-11 on 23 rd September, 2011 at DVR & HS MIC College of Technology, Kanchikacherla. 61 students and 4 faculty took part in the 4-Day IBM Tivoli workshop held from8th to 11th Sept. by the School of Computing Congratulations to the duo from III ECE, Mr. Ch. Naveen Kumar and Mr. Pruthvi Naga Teja for bagging the first prize event for Q-BUZZ (General Quiz) at the 2-day National Tech Festival, Wishv @ 11, conducted by NRI Institution of Technology, Guntur on the 12 th &13 th Sept.2011. Ashish Pathak, III yr. Mech participated in paper presentation at Technozion’11 NIT, Warangal on Advancement of Designing and Analysis of Gear Profile. About 30 students from our university participated and attended events and workshop and many of them bagged prizes.
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