Edition 41

Faculty News
Awards, Honours, Conferences
Prof. Jai Gopal Sharma, HOD, Dept. of
Biotechnology
• Organizer, ‘Biotechnology Ignition
Grant Scheme for Innovators and
Entrepreneurs’
• His PhD student, Mr. Neelesh Kumar,
selected for ‘Innovation in Science
Pursuit for Inspired Research’ JRFship
from Department of Science &
Technology
Prof. S. Indu, HOD, Dept. of Electronics
and Communication Engineering
• Reviewer, IET Microwaves, Antennas
and Propagation Journal
• Editorial member of Journal of
Multidisciplinary Technologies
• Coordinator, GIAN Course on “Intelligent
transportation Systems”
• Delivered an expert talk on “Introduction
to Signal Processing” in the AICTE
Sponsored Two Weeks Faculty
Development Programme on “Signal &
Image Processing: Issues, Challenges
& Techniques” at Deenbandhu Chhotu
Ram University of Science & Technology,
Murthal, Sonepat
• Presented ‘Local Enhancement of SLIC
Segmented Underwater Images using
Gray World based Algorithm,’ and
‘Underwater Fish Species Classification
using Convolutional Neural Network and
Deep Learning,’ ICAPR, ISI Bangalore
Prof. Suresh C. Sharma, HOD, Dept. of
Applied Physics
• Speaker, Asia Pacific Conference on
Plasma Physics on ‘Controlled Growth
and Field Emission Properties of Plasma
Grown Graphene Sheet via Nitrogen
Doping,’ Chengdu, China
• Attendee, ‘Shodh Shiksha Sameeksha,’
Inter-University Centre for Astronomy
and Astrophysics,’ Pune
Prof. A. S. Rao, Dept. of Applied Physics
• Major research project on ‘Studies on
Novel Visible Upconversion Luminescent
Rare Earth doped Nanophosphors for
Bio-Photonic Applications’ sanctioned
by DST-SERB
• Speaker, ‘Role of Upconversion
Nanophosphors in Biophotonics
Applications,’ National Conference, K L
University, Andhra Pradesh
DTU Times • November 2017-January 2018 • 14
Prof. Amit Pal, Dept. of Mechanical
Engineering
• Organizer, ‘Recent Advances in
Alternative Energy Sources’
Prof. (Col) K. C. Tiwari, Dept. of Civil
Engineering
• Awarded National Geospatial Chair for
three years by Department of Science
and Technology
Prof. R. C. Singh, Dept. of Mechanical
Engineering
• Organising Secretary, NFEST, DTU
Dr. C. P. Singh, Assoc. Prof., Dept. of
Applied Mathematics
• Speaker, ‘Exploring the possibility of bulk
viscosity as a candidate of dark energy,’
National Conference on Differential
Geometry and General Relativity, Sardar
Patel University, Gujarat
• His Ph.D student, Ms. Milan Srivastava,
received ‘Best paper presentation award’
on the topic “Viscous Cosmology in
New Holographic Dark Energy Model”
in ‘National Conference on Differential
Geometry and General Relativity, Sardar
Patel University, Gujarat
Dr. Vijay Gautam, Assoc. Prof., Dept. of
Mechanical Engineering
• Co-convener, ICAPIE, DTU
• Coordinator for Faculty Development
Program, ‘Advances in Manufacturing
and Operations Management’
Ms. Indu Singh, Asst. Prof., Dept. of
Computer Engineering
• Presented ‘Breast Cancer diagnosis using
Genetically Selected Features and SVM
Kernel,’ IEEE International Conference
on Electrical, Electronics, Computers,
Communication, Mechanical and
Computing, Tamil Nadu
Ms. Kriti Suneja, Asst. Prof., Dept.
of Electronics and Communication
Engineering
• Organizer, MHRD sponsored one
week GIAN course on “Intelligent
Transportation Systems,” Department
of Electronics and Communication
Engineering, DTU
Dr. M. Jayasimhadri, Asst. Prof., Dept. of
Applied Physics
• Attendee, ‘Recent Advances in
Alternative Energy Sources,’ at Dept. of
Mechanical Engineering, DTU
• Presented research work related to the
paper ‘Dy3+ doped P2O5-ZnO-Li2O-
Bi2O3 glasses for N-UV based warm
W-LEDs,’ 26th DAE-BRNS National Laser
Symposium, BARC, Mumbai
Dr. Meha Joshi, Asst. Prof., Delhi School
of Management
• Certificate of honour awarded in
recognition of the outstanding
contribution through innovation and
inspiration to achieve educational
excellence by propagating the concept of
Social and Emotional learning by Lion’s
club
• Workshop on “E resources: Gateway for
Research”
• Workshop on ISO at DTU
• Organised Guest lecture by Mr. Ashish
Srivastava, VP-HR Relaxo
• Workshop on 5S by Mr. Amrik Singh,
DGM (transport), Bharat Electronics Ltd.
• Organised industrial visit to Bharat
Electronics Ltd.
Mr. Deva Nand, Asst. Prof., Dept.
of Electronics and Communication
Engineering
• Attendee, ‘India-UK Design Education
Workshop - Future of Design Education,’
India Habitat Center, New Delhi