Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 19: A two-day “International Conference on Materials for Sustainable Development ICMSD-2022” began today at the Central University of Jammu.
The conference is being organized by the Department of Nano Sciences and Materials. An MoU was also exchanged between CUJ and Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST). It will enable both the institutions in research collaboration and student-faculty exchange programs. The IIST will also mentor the newly started B Tech Avionic course at the Central University of Jammu.
Prof Ashutosh Sharma, former Secretary, Department of Science and Technology (DST) and President Indian National Science Academy (INSA), Delhi, was chief guest in the inaugural session. He discussed the 4Ms of Material Sciences i.e. Mechanics, Materials, Machines, and Manufacturing. He emphasized: “The opportunities are huge in this field of Science and Technology but along with that there come the challenges as well and Sustainable Development is one of those challenges”.
He said that these issues can not only be solved by advancements in the field of Science but human greed and apathy towards the surrounding environment needs to be critically analyzed too.
In his presidential remarks, Prof Sanjeev Jain, Vice Chancellor of Central University Jammu, said that it was very timely to talk about the issue of Sustainable Development. He emphasized on the role of material science in our daily lives. He further said: “We should try that all the materials that are developed in the labs of our university must get patented”. He also encouraged the students to come up with their own start-up ideas and become job givers, not job seekers.
Dr B S Bhau, Dean School of Life Sciences, CUJ highlighted the facilities like ISRO Centre and Kalam Centre for Science & Technology in CUJ which will grant exposure to the students and scholars for conducting cutting-edge research.
The conference spanned over seven sessions including keynote lectures and plenary talks starting with ceremonial lamp lighting followed by releasing of the “Abstract Book” of the event. This was followed by a welcome address by Dr Vinay Kumar, Head, the Department of Nano Science and Materials, in which he talked about the main aim behind conducting this event.
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