AQAR 2005-2006 - Madras Christian College

AQAR 2005-2006, MADRAS CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, CHENNAIDepartment of MicrobiologyI. Kannan, Chaired a scientific session at the ‘IV National Conference of IndianAssociation of Applied Microbiologists’, held in MGM College of Science, Hosur,January 2006.V. Mahalakshi, Preethi Jayakumar, K.V. Premkumar and K. Rohini, faculty membersof the department, presented scientific papers in the IV National Conference of IndianAssociation of Applied Microbiologists, held in MGR College of Science, Dr. IKannan chaired a scientific session in this conference, Hosur, January 2006.LECTURES / RESOURCE PERSONSDepartment of EnglishV. Rajagopalan, (i) Invited by the NAAC to be resource person to the Conference on‘Best Practices in Higher Education’, conducted for the Principals of Karnataka Stateat the Bangalore University Campus, July 2005; (ii) Delivered a talk on ‘RemoveGender Inequality and Restore Gender Equality’ organized by the Service andResearch Foundation of Asia on Family & Culture, Chennai – an NGO in specialconsultative status with ECOSOC of the UN; (iii) Gave a Radio Talk on ‘Musings onLife with reference to Gray’s Elegy Written in the Country Church Yard’, February2006.Manohar Samuel, (i) ‘Relevance of Communication Skills in Today’s World’,Inaugural Address for the Literary Association, Easwari Engineering College,Chennai, 28 September 2005; (ii) Chairperson, National Workshop on EffectiveSecond Language Learning, Department of English and Foreign Languages, SRMEngineering College, Kattankullathur, 05 & 06, April, 2006.Stephen Jebanesan, Delivered invited lectures in Advanced Writing Skills, ESL atConcordia College, New York, May 2006.Nirmal Selvamony, (i) Delivered the Keynote Address on ‘Ecocriticism’ at theNational Conference on Current Theories and their Impact on Teaching of Literature,St Joseph’s College, Tiruchirapalli, February 2006; (ii) Moderator, RamachandraGuha’s session on History and Literature, workshop on Literature Teaching,organized by the British Council, Chennai, at Stella Maris College, Chennai, July2005; (iii) Resource person at the Consultative Workshop on the preparation of a74