January 16, 2016
Venue : Taj Exotica, Goa
The Faculty Alumni Network (FAN) is a community of IIT Bombay faculty
and alumni with backgrounds as researchers, university faculty,
students, and administrators. FAN's goals are to assist IIT Bombay in its
efforts to become a world-class research and teaching center.
07:00 - 07:30 Breakfast
07:30 - 08:00 Registration & Networking
Chair : Prof. Ravi Sinha, Dean (ACR), IIT Bombay
08:00 - 08:15 Welcome - Prof. Devang Khakhar, Director, IIT Bombay
08:15 - 08:30 Opening Remarks - Prof. Ravi Sinha, Indian FAN Meetings : Summary Action taken report of the Goa FAN Meeting (2015)
08:30 - 0915 Plenary Speaker: Mr.Adil Zainulbhai, Sr. Advisor, McKinsey & Co., Title: Start Up India and build MSMEs
09:15 - 0945 Coffee break
Chair: Prof. Kishore Chatterjee, Elect. Engg. Dept., Rapporteur : Prof. S. Srinivas, Energy Sci. & Engg. Dept.
09:45 - 10:00 Opening remarks : Prof. Kishore Chatterjee, IIT Bombay, Title: Affordable energy solutions- role of research at IIT Bombay
10:00 - 10:30 Keynote Speaker : Prof. VVN Kishore, Former Professor and Head, Dept. of Energy and Environment, TERI UniversityTitle: Affordable energy solutions, frugal research and micro-level Sustainability
10: 30 - 11:00 Panel Discussion: Energy Technologies for India: Which Way AheadModerator: Prof. Shireesh Kedare, Energy Sci. and Engg. IIT Bombay
11:00 - 11:30 PanelProf. Kishore Chatterjee, Elect.Engg.Dept.,IIT BombayProf. Priya Jadhav, CTARA, IIT BombayDr. Sameer Maithael, Greentech Knowledge Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Delhi (Alumnus, IIT B)Dr. Vishal Sardeshpande, ATE Pvt. Ltd., Pune, (Alumnus, IIT B)
Chair: Prof. Sanjeev Chaudhari, Head, Centre for Environmental Sci. and Engg.Rapporteur : Prof. Sanjay Mahajani, Prof-in-Charge, Tata Centre for Technology and Design (TCTD).
11:30 - 11:45 Opening Remarks: Prof. Sanjeev Chaudhari, IIT Bombay, Title: Research in Water and Sanitation at IITB
11:45 - 12:15 Keynote Speaker : Prof. Murali Sastry, CEO, IIT Bombay - Monash Research Academy Title : Affordable Solutions for Water and Sanitation
12:15 - 13:15 Lunch
Morning Session :
SESSION - I :
SESSION – II :
Conducted by Prof. Anil M. Kulkarni, Assoc.Dean (R&D), IIT Bombay
Affordable Energy Solutions
Water and Sanitation
Afternoon Session :
SESSION – III :
SESSION – IV :
Conducted by Prof. Sanjay Mahajani, PIC, TCTD, IIT Bombay
Affordable Health Care
Interactive Session with Participants
13: 15 - 13:45 Panel Discussion: Water and Sanitation - Challenges and Opportunities in IndiaModerator: Prof. Jayesh Bellare, Chemical Engg. Dept. IIT Bombay
13:45 - 14:15 Panel Mr. Anuj Sharma COO, SarvajalProf. K. Kesava Rao, Chemical Engg., IISc., BangaloreProf. Anurag Garg, CESE, IIT BombayMr. Ulhas Paranjape, Founder, Jalvardhini PratishthanDr. Rakesh Kumar, Scientist-G and Head, Mumbai NEERI Zonal Lab.
14:15 - 14:45 Coffee Break
Chair: Prof. Rohit Manchanda, Head, Bio Sci. and Bio Engg. Dept., Rapporteur : Dr. Abhishek Sen, Biosense Technologies
14: 45 - 15:00 Opening Remarks: Prof. Soumyo Mukherji, Dean (SA), IIT Bombay
15:00 - 15:30 Affordable Healthcare- Research at IIT BombayKeynote Speaker: Dr. Arun Chandavarkar, CEO & Jt. Managing Director, Biocon Ltd., Bangalore.Title: Access and Affordability : Addressing a Critical Healthcare Imperative
15:30 - 16:00 Panel Discussion: Affordable healthcare: bench to marketModerator: Prof. Santosh Noronha, Chemical Engg. Dept.,IIT Bombay
16:00 - 16:30 Panel
Dr. Premnath Venugopalan, Head, NCL InnovationsDr. Shyam Vasudeva Rao, Managing Director, Forus Health Pvt. Ltd.Mr. Nishant Kumar, Embryyo TechProf. Debjani Paul, Bio.Sci. & Bio.Engg. Dept., IIT BombayProf. Santosh Noronha, Chemical Engg.Dept., IIT Bombay
Wrap-Up
16:30 - 16:45 Prof. Prasanna Mujumdar, Dy. Director (FEA), IIT Bombay : Concluding remarks and action points
16:45 - 17:00 Vote of Thanks: Prof. J.K. Verma, Dean (FA), IIT Bombay
17:00 - 17:30 High Tea
17:30 - 17:40 Prof. J.K. Verma, Dean (FA), IIT Bombay, Title : Faculty Recruitment at IIT Bombay
Presentation by :17:40 - 17:50 Prof. Debjani Paul, Bio.Sci. & Bio. Engg. Dept.,
IIT Bombay
17:50 - 18:00 Prof. Priya Jadhav, CTARA, IIT Bombay
18:00 - 18:10 Prof. Anurag Garg, CESE, IIT Bombay
18:10 - 18:30 Interaction with participants
19:30 onwards Dinner
Devang Khakhar
Petety V. Balaji
Jayesh Bellare
Arun Chandavarkar
Kishore Chatterjee
Sanjeev Chaudhari
Rajiv O. Dusane
Anurag Garg
Priya Jadhav
Shireesh B. Kedare,
V.V.N.Kishore
Anil M. Kulkarni
Nishant Kumar
Rakesh Kumar
Sanjay Mahajani
Sameer Maithel
Rohit Manchanda
Prasanna M. Mujumdar
Soumyo Mukherji
Santosh Noronha
Ulhas Mukund Paranjpe
Sachin C. Patwardhan
Debjani Paul
K. Kesava Rao
Vishal R. Sardeshpande
Murali Sastry
Abhishek Sen
Anuj Sharma
Dinesh Sharma
Ravi Sinha
Seethamraju Srinivas
Shyam Vasudeva Rao
Premnath Venugopalan
Jugal K. Verma
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SUMMARY OF WORK DONE IN THE AREA OF AFFORDABLE ENERGY
Contacts: Prof. Kishore Chatterjee, Prof. Shireesh Kedare, Prof. Chetan Solanki, Prof. Vishal Sardeshpande, Prof. Priya Jadhav
The Government of India launched the Jawaharlal Nehru
National Solar Mission (JNNSM) to promote ecologically
sustainable growth while addressing India's energy security
challenge. Funded by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
(MNRE), the National Centre for Photovoltaic Research and
Education (NCPRE) at IIT Bombay was set up under JNNSM in
October 2010. The main deliverables of NCPRE-I which have
been successfully accomplished are as follows:
1) Development of efficient and low cost Silicon Solar cells:
Monocrystalline solar cells having efficiency of 18% have been
developed and tested. In this case, instead of thermally oxidizing
the wafers, plasma treatment has been employed which has
reduced the cost of the manufacturing process considerably.
Further, the silver contacts have been replaced by copper
contacts which also have a tremendous influence on lowering the
production cost of the cells.
2) Stand Alone PV Based Single Phase Power Generating Unit
for Rural Household Application: The mandate of JNNSM is to
provide electricity evacuated from solar photovoltaic systems to
30 million households who do not have access to the national
grid. In view of this, a reliable and efficient single phase stand
alone system having a power rating of 500 VA has been
developed. The battery used here is the normally available 12 V
lead acid battery readily available in the rural areas.
3) 5 kVA SiC devices based high performance transformer-less
on-grid inverter for residential application : This system is
developed to harness the space which is available in the form of
house hold roof tops to install the solar panels. Silicon carbide
(SiC) based switching devices have been used to improve upon
the efficiency of the system. Although the price of SiC devices is
currently high, it is envisaged to come down in the near future
once they are manufactured on a mass scale.
4) Power electronic interfaced solar powered irrigation water
pump: The prime movers for the irrigation pumps are mainly
induction motors. An effort has been made to retrofit the already
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existing induction motors of such pumps with solar photovoltaic
based energy source so that the requirement of investment
remains low as well as the upgradation can be done at a faster
pace.
5) Low-cost BLDC motor for PV based deep bore-well water
pumping: Efficiency of induction motors are poor and hence,
brush-less DC (BLDC) motor is considered to replace the
induction motors employed for pumping systems. However, the
cost of BLDC motors is quite high as rare earth materials are
generally utilized to realize the permanent magnets. In this case,
a special BLDC motor is designed wherein the permanent
magnets are realized by utilizing ferrite magnets, and it is
envisaged that the cost will come down considerably from that of
the conventional BLDC motors.
Some other projects that have been taken up by researchers at
IIT-Bombay under the theme of “Affordable Energy” are as
follows.
i. SoUL (Solar Urja Lamp) Project: The objective of this project is
to provide high quality, affordable clean light & solar solution for
study purposes to one million rural school students. The targeted
beneficiaries are areas in remote rural locations and poorest
households. The project aims to provide employment
opportunities too by diffusion of off-grid solar photovoltaic
technology and equipping the local people with the knowledge &
skills of assembly, distribution, repair and maintenance of the
lamps. Till now, more than 735000 students in 9000 villages
spread across 22 districts and 71 blocks of the country have
received these lamps.
ii. ARUN Dish: Use of concentrating solar thermal collectors for
industrial process heat applications is one of the leading research 2themes in energy at IIT-Bombay. ARUN160, a 160 m Fresnel
Paraboloid Solar Concentrator for industrial process heat was
researched, developed, designed, fabricated, installed,
commissioned and tested for pasteurization of about 25,000 lit of
milk per day for Mahanand Dairy at Latur. The system included
pressurized water storage for solar heat at up to 180°C. This
technology is also being installed at other locations for different
applications.
iii. Reduction in losses through power factor (PF) improvement
in agricultural feeders: This was tried through the installation of
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capacitors at appropriate places in the distribution scheme.
Based on a case-study, it was shown that significant energy
savings are possible. Energy accounting for a transformer and
few other loads in the same feeder could be done for an entire
year, calculating the variation in distribution losses and power
factor over various months of a year. Variation in PF with changes
in water table needs to be studied. Such a study would give a
clearer picture of savings that could be done through PF
improvement for an entire year cycle.
iv. Improving energy efficiency of Jaggery processing to reduce
fuel consumption: Jaggery is a condensed form of sugarcane
juice produced by evaporation of moisture. Bagasse which is
internally generated during juice extraction from sugarcane is
used as the fuel for evaporation in a jaggery furnace. Any
efficiency improvement in the thermal performance of a jaggery
furnace leads to bagasse saving which provides additional
revenue for the jaggery manufacturer. A controlled fuel feeding
based on the oxygen percentage in the flue gases is proposed and
demonstrated. The traditional practice of fuel feeding rate is
changed to control feeding rate leading to reduction in specific
fuel consumption from 2.39 kg bagasse/kg jaggery to 1.73 kg
bagasse/kg jaggery. This procedure can be used for evaluation of
jaggery furnaces for identification and quantification of losses,
which will help in improving thermal energy utilization.
v. National Solar Thermal Power Testing, Simulation and
Research Facility: IIT Bombay has set up a 1 MWe (gross) solar
thermal power plant that supplies to the grid and also has testing,
research and simulation facilities to provide a platform for R&D in
solar thermal technology. The plant and test facility are installed
at the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) of the Ministry of
New & Renewable Energy (MNRE), near Gurgaon, Haryana. The
power plant uses a combination of collector technologies –
parabolic trough and Fresnel reflectors. It also features an option
of heat transfer oil storage as buffer for periods with cloud cover
and low solar radiation. The preliminary version of the software
(simulator) developed has been downloaded by 180 institutes
and 250 industrial and other organizations across 24 countries.
The simulator has capabilities to predict performance of plant
equipment, annual power generation, capital costs and energy
costs, and is helpful for people involved in the engineering and
analysis of solar thermal power.
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vi. 4-in-1 Multi-Utility Heat Pump Technology: This technology
combines functions of air-conditioning, water heating, portable
water-cooling and drying of clothes. It has potential use in
commercial and residential places with the initial capital cost for
this system lower than conventional systems. This is an
environment-friendly system that lowers operating cost by 60 to
70%. It has been successfully demonstrated in residential and
community premises, and patented in India (No. 212316). The
technology is available for licensing for commercial exploitation.
Drinking water supply and sanitation in India stillneeds
improvement, despite enduring efforts by various agencies of
government and communities at improving coverage. Increasing
population leads to increasing demand of good quality water for
domestic, industrial and agricultural activities. Thus, there is a
need to develop appropriate methods for water/ wastewater
treatment and recycling. Ground water is a major source of
drinking water all across the country though surface water also
serves significant population in India. Due to interdisciplinary
nature of environmental problems, several Centres (CESE, CSRE,
CTARA, TCTD, IDC) and Departments (Chemical Engineering, Civil
Engineering, Chemistry, BSBE, Electrical Engineering) at IIT
Bombay are contributing to research activities. The on-going
research(fundamental and applied)at IIT Bombay is focussed on
development of technologies for removal of contaminants
(inorganic, organic, biological, biodegradable and recalcitrant)
from water (surface as well as sub-surface) and wastewater
(industrial and domestic).
A community scale Arsenic filter (IITB Arsenic filter) based on zero
valent iron has been developed for the removal of arsenic from
ground water. Several plants are operational in the states of West
Bengal, Bihar, Assam, and U.P. In addition, research is also under
progress on the removal of pathogens, fluoride and nitrate from
water using various physico-chemical methods. Water
disinfection is a necessary step before supplying water to the
consumers. Efforts are on to develop disinfection units based on
silver nano-materials. In addition, removal of pesticides from
water is another area which is explored. Studies are undertaken
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to design a portable water purification system which is
independent of electric power supply for rural areas. Efforts are
being made to extract water from air for rural areas. Few working
models of Zero discharge toilets have been also implemented.
Apart from this, the stricter regulations, requires the
improvement of sensitivity of contaminant measuring devices.
Significant efforts have been made towards development of
biosensors for measuring arsenic, fluoride and E-coli bacteria.
Besides, work is also in progress to develop proper sensors for
ammonia and nitrate detection.
Domestic and industrial waste waters are the major point
sources of water pollution in India. Sewage is contaminated by a
variety of chemical and hazardous components due to improper
discharge of effluents from industries. For the removal of specific
pollutants, research is focussed on the advanced chemical
(advanced oxidation process, wet oxidation and reductive
processes), adsorption, electro-chemical methods and modified
biological methods. The research work on the treatment of
wastewater from various industries (such as textile, pulp and
paper, distilleries, pharmaceuticals, oil refineries etc) has also
been done and some is in progress. There are on-going pilot
studies for the purification of sewage by natural treatment
methods (such as wetlands).
Municipal solid waste management (MSWM) has been grossly
neglected area in India. Proper sanitation can be achieved by
developing sustainable MSWM system. There are efforts to
develop decentralised as well as centralised waste recycling and
energy recovery facilities (such as composting, anaerobic
digestion and energy from waste plant) from various
components of MSW. In IIT Bombay campus, waste collection
and source segregation has been started in organized manner to
develop 'zero waste community'. The proper collection and
disposal of waste will eliminate the need for precious land for
dumping and would also control the water, air and soil pollution
due to unscientific dumping of waste. In order to avoid the
interference of solid waste on water/ wastewater quality, the
research is focussing on the proper management of municipal
solid waste to eliminate uncontrolled dumping and littering.The prospective technologies are suitable for urban or rural or
both kind of settings all across the country depending upon the
site requirements. Besides, the above studies technologies have
the potential for implementation at the centralised or
decentralised levels.
The principal areas in healthcare research at IIT-Bombay include Basic Biology, Drug Discovery, Diagnostics, Bionano technology, Materials & Devices, Biochemical Engg, and Computational Biology. The sub-domain of innovative and affordable diagnostics is particularly well represented with research ongoing in the following areas: Molecular diagnosis, Metal ion & amino acid sensors, Platform technologies for sensors (optics, microchannels, microfluids, MEMS, NMES) and already-developed biosensors for proteins and bacteria, absorbance and fluorescence based optical biosensors for monitoring analytes in body fluids, water and the environment in general.
In the sphere of therapeutics, there is active research being undertaken in the development of gels, composites, implants, scaffolds, magnetic liposomes, gold nanostructures, therapeutic materials, drug carriers, and siRNA solutions. An indigenous modular rotating hingeknee prosthesis for young patients of osteosarcoma (OrthoCAD project) is under development/ testing, as are micro-devices for cardiac use(minimally invasive surgery) and nano composites for dental and orthopedic use.
SUMMARY OF WORK DONE IN THE AREA OF AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE
A microfluidic platform for platelet enrichment
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In addition to the above, some research groups are also focussing
on the development of improved methods (such as GIS
techniques) to find potential water resources and its quality.
Work is also under progress on the forecasting of water
availability all over the country.
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A third principal focus of R&D is drug delivery, with the following areas being strongly pursued: Nano particles for drug delivery in cancers, targeted, triggered delivery, aerosols for respiratory diseases. liposomes for regional & systemic delivery, and drug loaded implants.
?A recent development that has provided a strong fillip to healthcare research at IITB has been the creation of four new initiatives that offer cross-disciplinary platforms where IITB faculty, clinicians from hospitals and healthcare industry professionals come together in order to brainstorm new ideas, innovate, and translate them into clinically usable products and processes. These are:
?Healthcare Research Consortium?Tata Centre for Technology and Design?Biomedical Engineering and Technology Incubation Centre
(BETiC)?Wadhwani Centre for Bioengineering
An impressive cohort of institutions enthusiastically participates in the Healthcare Research Consortium, including: Tata Memorial Centre, SRL Diagnostics, NIRRH, Span Diagnostics, Strand Life Sciences, Drishti, MCGM Hospitals, and Hinduja hospital
Under the banner of these initiatives, IIT Bombay, in conjunction with partnering institutions, seeks to:
Hollow Fibers for Kidney & Bio-artificial organ
Fiber optic sensor for explosive detection
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?Accelerate societal benefits from research in the area of Healthcare
?Catalyse integration of life sciences with engineering disciplines
?Strengthen inter-disciplinary research?Enhance manpower development?Translate technologies to products?Promote healthcare entrepreneurship
With vibrant R&D being conducted in all these domains, IIT-Bombay is poised to make a tangible impact on the innovation, development and deployment of affordable healthcare devices and protocols.
Multiplexed label free detection of cardiac bio-markers for point of care diagnostics: In-house designed and built Hotwire CVD cluster.
Devang KhakharDirector, IIT Bombay,Professor in Chemical Engineering
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B.Tech.,IIT Delhi, 1981 Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1986
Educational qualifications
Research interests include mechanics of granular materials and
polymer processing
?Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (1997), ?Swarnajayanti Fellowship (1998), ?Excellence in Teaching Award IITB ?Mathur Award for Research Excellence
Research Interests
Awards/ Recognitions
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Ph.D. Indian Institute of Science of Bangalore, 1991
Educational qualifications
Broad research area: Glycobiology. Specific research area: Annotating the molecular functions of
enzymes involved in glycosylation in bacteria, identifying
structural templates for substrate recognition based on
sequence and 3D structure data of proteins
?Excellence in Teaching award, IIT Bombay
Research Interests
Awards/ Recognitions
Petety V. BalajiDean (R & D),Professor, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering,IIT Bombay
B.Tech., Chemical Engg., I.I.T. Bombay, 1982Ph.D. Chemical Engg., U. Minnesota, Minneapolis, U.S.A., 1988
Educational qualifications
Jayesh Bellare Institute Chair Professor of Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay
I have been invited to moderate a session. My group's work is on
nano-biotechnology and nano-bioengineering with health care
applications as the focus, including nanomedicines, which have
proven their advantages in many modern medicinal molecules. I
will show our ability to deliver medicines for retinal cancer
directly through the eye. Using electron microscopy methods,
together with other modern analytical methods, I will show that
traditional medicines like Ayurvedic ones, and alternative
medicines like Homeopathic ones also have nanoparticles in
them. These studies in the materials science of various medicinal
systems could pave the way for new medicines and better health
for all. Our work in nano-biocomposite materials like 3Dscaffolds
and hollow fiber membranes helps expand stem cells, improves
kidney dialysis, improve purification/separation technology and
opens new avenues in regenerative medicine.
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Nanotechnology, cryo-electron microscopy, hollow-fiber
membranes, nano medicines (across multiple systems of
medicine) and biomedical devices. Use of nano structures
materials for affordable solutions to healthcare, water, chemical
processing and energy. Consultant to several industries, advisor
to many Government panels and institutions, and has served on
the board of advisors/directors of three companies
Research Interests
?Elected Fellow of the National Academy of Science, India; the
Indian National Academy of Engineering; The Maharashtra
Academy of Sciences; and the Electron Microscopy Society of
India. ?Distinguished Visiting Professorship at the University of
Minnesota, USA ?National Academy-Reliance Platinum Jubilee Award for
application-oriented research.?ICI Award for Excellence in Process/Product Development, of
the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers?Hindustan Lever IIChE award
Awards/ Recognitions
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Arun ChandavarkarC.E.O & Joint Managing Director, Biocon Limited
B.Tech, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, (1984Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, 1990
Educational qualifications
Led Biocon's focus on commercial scale operations across
diverse technology platforms spanning recombinant proteins,
monoclonal antibodies and small molecules. Responsible for
corporate strategy and strategic partnerships.
Research Interests
Access and Affordability are two critical challenges faced by the
healthcare sector globally. Three of the eight Millennium
Development Goals set by the United Nations are related to
improving health outcomes. Even developed countries that
allocate a higher percentage of their GDP to healthcare face
serious fiscal challenges in sustaining their high budgets.
Addressing these challenges requires understanding the
contribution of the various elements in the value chain such as
the price and availability of medicines, cost of distribution and
costs of diagnosis and treatment with or without hospitalization.
National policies around reimbursement, preventive healthcare,
health education and support for research and manufacturing
also have a large influence on Access and Affordability.Generics have had a significant impact in lowering the costs of
drugs and we expect biosimilars - generic versions of biological
drugs - to start making an impact in the near future. The latter are
important in view of the fact that many of the new patented
molecules being developed are biologics, especially in chronic
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areas like oncology, diabetes and auto-immune diseases. The
Access and Affordability are two critical challenges faced by the
healthcare sector globally. Three of the eight Millennium
Development Goals set by the United Nations are related to
improving health outcomes. Even developed countries that
allocate a higher percentage of their GDP to healthcare face
serious fiscal challenges in sustaining their high budgets.
Addressing these challenges requires understanding the
contribution of the various elements in the value chain such as
the price and availability of medicines, cost of distribution and
costs of diagnosis and treatment with or without hospitalization.
National policies around reimbursement, preventive healthcare,
health education and support for research and manufacturing
also have a large influence on Access and Affordability.Generics have had a significant impact in lowering the costs of
drugs and we expect biosimilars - generic versions of biological
drugs - to start making an impact in the near future. The latter are
important in view of the fact that many of the new patented
molecules being developed are biologics, especially in chronic
areas like oncology, diabetes and auto-immune diseases. The
technical, clinical and regulatory challenge is to make biosimilars
affordable through smart engineering and technical solutions
and risk based regulations that are specific to the patient needs
and standard of care in each country.
B.E., R.E.C., Bhopal, 1990M.E., B.E. College, Calcutta Univ., 1992Ph.D., IIT Kanpur, 1998
Educational qualifications
Kishore ChatterjeeProfessor, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay
His current research interests are efficient and reliable power
evacuation strategies from solar photovoltaic systems, control
aspects of ac and dc microgrids, modern var compensators,
active power filters, utility-friendly converter topologies,
induction motor and brush-less dc motor drives.
Research Interests
Currently Government of India is putting lot of efforts on
renewable energy sources, mainly solar photovoltaic systems, to
bridge the gap between the demand and supply of electric
power. In the discussion would like to critically review and
understand whether it is indeed possible to bridge this gap only
by relying on renewable energy sources. If not what are the other
possibilities on which we should harp on. Further, would like to
raise the issue of synergy that exists among the different
renewable sources, and how to make use of energy harnessed
from the renewable energy sources in the best possible manner.
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B.E., Civil Engineering, S.G.S.I.T.S., Indore, 1983M.Tech., Environmental Engineering, IIT Kanpur, 1985P.G. Diploma, Sanitary Engineering, IHE Delft, Netherlands, 1989Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, IIT Kanpur, 1993
Educational qualifications
Water and Wastewater Treatment. Arsenic, Chromium, fluoride
and Nitrate removal from Drinking water. Electrocoagulation for
removal of recalcitrant compounds from water and wastewater
Research Interests
Sanjeev ChaudhariProfessor and Head, Centre for Environmental Science & Engineering (CESE), IIT Bombay
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?AICTE Career Award ?DST-SYS award. ?Member of DST-PAC for research project evaluation. ?Member of Research Council for CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur
Awards/ Recognitions
Rajiv O. DusaneDean, International Relations and Professor, Metallurgical Engineering & Materials Science, IIT Bombay
M.Sc.,Physics, Nagpur University, 1984Ph.D., Physics, Poona University, 1990
Educational qualifications
Thin film processing and characterization, Semiconductor thin
film devices, MEMS, Surface Nano-engineering
Research Interests
?Fellow of Maharashtra Academy of Sciences ? Recipient of the Kishore Kumar Memorial Award of the
Indian Institute of Metals, Badoda, India ?V. G. Bhide Memorial Lecture, Nagpur, India
Awards/ Recognitions
B.E., Civil Engineering, University of Roorkee, 1995 M.E., Chemical Engineering, University of Roorkee, 1999Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, IIT Roorkee, 2005
Educational qualifications
Removal of persistent organic pollutants from wastewater;
Chemical and biological oxidation processes for wastewater
treatment; Sewage sludge treatment and recycling; Municipal
solid waste recycling; Energy from solid waste; Construction and
demolition waste management
?University medal for standing First in M. Tech. programme?Young Faculty award from IIT Bombay?Award from Institution of Engineers (India) for a review
paper; Nominated as Visiting Scientist to Scotland under
Bilateral Exchange programme?Serving as an expert on Solid Waste Management Advisory
Committees formed by municipal corporation?Acting as reviewer of research papers and project proposals
Research Interests
Awards/ Recognitions
Anurag Garg
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The availability of clean drinking water at affordable cost is a
major challenge in India. The discharge of partially treated or
untreated industrial effluents in the natural water bodies and
uncontrolled land disposal of solid waste complicates the
decision making on an appropriate treatment technology for
Abstract of the FAN speech
Associate Professor, Centre for Environmental Science & Engineering (CESE), IIT Bombay
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surface as well as ground water. Therefore, the requirements for
water purification systems are site-specific. The adoption of
proper water remediation techniques primarily depends on the
nature of contaminants and their levels. In addition, the use of
excessive chemical fertilizer has deteriorated the ground water
quality. Hence, an integrated approach should be considered
rather than focusing on a specific aspect for the preservation of
surface and sub-surface water resources. At IIT Bombay, several
research groups across the Institute are involved to address
issues relevant to adequate water and sanitation in urban as well
as rural India. The major research activities in this area will be
highlighted in the presentation.
B.E. (Honors) Electrical and Electronics M.Sc. Physics, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India, 1993M.S., Electrical Engineering, Boston University, 1995Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 2012
Educational qualifications
Priya JadhavAssistant Professor, Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas, IIT Bombay
Electricity is a critical enabler in modern life, and yet electricity
supply in rural India is fraught with issues. The grid reaches 95%
of villages, though not 95% hamlets, yet 40% of the population
does not have access to electricity. In addition the quality of
supply is also poor in rural areas, far worse than urban areas, for
several possible reasons.
Research Interests
Climate change concerns and the accelerated depletion of fossil
fuels have generated much interest and substantial resources
have been directed towards the development of renewable
energy sources and the efficient use of energy. In India,
agricultural pumping comprises 18% of electricity consumption
and is estimated to have more than 30% savings potential.
Several DSM measures have been attempted over the years but
have not resulted in any long lasting effects. This is because the
combination of high subsidy, poor quality of supply, political
nature of agricultural supply, and complete lack of trust between
utility and consumer, make it almost impossible to induce
desirable behavior in agricultural consumers through traditional
methods.
But cheap electricity and the poor quality of power supplied do
not encourage energy efficient behavior from farmers. In turn
the distribution utilities are neglectful of the quality of service,
purportedly due to poor payback from rural areas.
It is worthwhile to look for new models, for e.g. institutionalized
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Firstly and most importantly, the poor rural consumer does not
have a strong enough voice to demand better service. Secondly,
almost all rural distribution utilities in the country are public
sector entities. Profitability, and hence efficiency, is not an
important factor. The cost plus nature of electricity tariff
determination does not help. Inefficiencies translate into either
higher costs for consumers or a burden for taxpayers. Thirdly, the
highly politicized nature of the power sector results in distorted
policies and weak regulation which results in poor control over
public sector distribution utilities.Prof. Priya's research relates to rural grid supply that can affect
service to the poor consumer. Provisioning good public services
has been named as one of the important paths to development.
This is especially true in the case of electricity distribution, an
important contributor to development. Specifically, she is
interested in energy efficiencies in rural electrical systems, rural
cooperatives and organizational models of distribution,
evaluation of utilities, use of decentralized generation in rural
areas.
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demand side management, implemented by a third party, to
implement energy efficiency that could not only reduce losses to
utilities and farmers, but also improve the quality of supply to
rural areas.
Here I will talk about a few case studies that indicate the
practicability of implementing energy efficiency measures on
agricultural systems.
Shireesh B. Kedare, Professor, Department of Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay
Associated Faculty Member, Centre for Technology Alternatives
for Rural Areas, IIT Bombay, Independent Director, ONGC
Current status / position / designation
B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, IIT Bombay, 1985Ph.D., IIT Bombay, 1992
Educational qualifications
Concentrating Solar Collectors: optics, receivers, tracking
system, controls, field optimization, testing. Industrial process
applications of solar and other renewable energy sources, solar
cooling and desalination, solar thermal hybrid systems, steam
augmentation in thermal power plants. Solar thermal power,
thermal energy storage, solar co-generation and receivers for
solar Stirling Engines. Wind and water machines: Large / small
propeller / Savonious / Darrius machines. Rural application
technologies: Assessing needs, designing technology
alternatives and disseminating devices in the fields of traditional
cooking, drinking water, drying of food and agricultural produceContext specific participative development by enabling
voluntary agencies in rural areas
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India needs to plan for its energy future. It needs to supply
growing energy demand by keeping the right mix of renewable
energy practically possible. Energy efficiency in generation,
distribution and use as well as demand side management play a
major role at this stage. However for long run, it has to plan for its
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Awards/ Recognitions
?Dr. P K Patwardhan Technology Development Award 2014,
IIT Bombay for 'Conceptualization, design and installation of
a 1 MWe grid-connected solar thermal power plant', 2015?Featured among the top innovators in Sustainia100 for year
2015 for 'Concentrated Sunlight for Process Heating', the
Arun System developed with Clique Solar. Sustainia100 is an
annual guide that identifies readily available projects,
initiatives and technologies that are at the forefront of
sustainable innovation from around the world. Sustainia100
names the top 100 sustainability solutions after reviewing
more than 1500 projects and businesses from six
continents, June 11, 2015?Climate Solver Award 2013 for the innovation 'ARUN Dish-
Fresnel Paraboloid Solar Concentrator System' capable of
GHG reduction using solar concentrator for industrial
processes with estimated potential to mitigate 28 million
tons of GHG emissions by 2023 World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
on August 1, 2014, New Delhi?Most Innovative Product of the Year Award to Arun
Concentrator, Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), 2014?14th National Award for Excellence in Energy Management
2013 by Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) to solar
thermal concentrator Arun under the category of
"Innovative Energy Saving Product Award", August 20, 2013
Hyderabad ?Intersolar Europe 2013 - Munich Award for Solar Thermal
Technologies category : The award was received for
ARUN100 solar thermal concentrator system for industrial
process heat. This is the first and only Indian technology to
win this award. The award criteria include Technological
Innovation as well as technical, economic and
environmental Benefits. Munich, Germany, June 2013
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demand supplied by renewable energy. This requires intensive
research that involves storage for long term, both thermal and
electrical storage; and technology and organizational mechanism
for reduced cost.
V.V.N.Kishore Former Professor & Head, Dept. of Energy and Environment, TERI University, New Delhi
Consultant in Renewable Energy
Current status / position / designation
B. Tech., Chemical Engineering, Andhra University, 1970M. Tech., Chemical Engineerin,. IIT Kanpur in 1972Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, IIT Kanpur in 1978
Educational qualifications
2008- 2013, Professor and Head, Dept of Energy and
Environment, TERI University, New Delhi 1992- 2008, Senior Fellow, The Energy and Resources Institute
(TERI), New Delhi 1990-1992, Dean, Energy Engineering and Technology and
Senior Fellow, Tata Energy Research Institute, New Delhi 1985-1990, Fellow, Tata Energy Research Institute, New Delhi1984-1985, Fellow, TERI FRU, Pondicherry 1980-1984, Scientist 'C', Central Salt and Marine Chemicals
Research Institute, Bhavnagar1978-1980, Research Engineer, Indian Institute of Technology,
Kanpur 1973-1978, Senior Research Fellow, Indian Institute of
Technology, Kanpur 1971-1973, Junior Research Fellow, Indian Institute of
Technology, Kanpur
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Solar water pumping, Solar Ponds, Collector testing, Solar
cookers, Solar passive building design, hybrid systems etc.Biomass gasification (for power and SME thermal applications),
high performance biomass cook stoves, Biogas plant design,
High rate biomethanationEmission measurements from cook stoves and gasifiersLignocellulosic ethanol from rice straw and sweet sorghum
bagasseDistributed power generation systems (design, field
implementation, evaluation etc.)Techno-economics of renewable energy systems, system
integration, policy studies, technology diffusion modeling
Research Interests
?Visiting fellow at Kennedy School of Government, Harvard
University, USA?Visiting Professor at the UK Open University?Consultant for the World Bank, Winrock International,
Washington and Emergent Ventures India?Program Director for the National Renewable Energy
Fellowship program of the MNRE?Expert on evaluation/monitoring committees of MNRE,
TIFAC, CSIR, etc.?Member of Governing Council, Executive Secretary, Secretary
and Secretary/Treasurer, SESI (Solar Energy Society of India)?Member of ASME, AIChE, and ACS and Fellow of World
Technology Network.?Recipient of Dr K S Rao Memorial Award of SESI for the year
2001.
Awards/ Recognitions
Renewable energy devices and technologies are generally
considered as expensive, though the maintenance costs could be
lower. Also, the cost of research for product and process
development could be very high. However, there are several
devices/products/processes which could be affordable and
which can be developed by using frugal resources. This
presentation describes a few such attempts, using some case
studies as examples.
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B.E., Electrical Engineering, University of Roorkee, 1992M.E., Electrical Engineering, IISc Bangalore, 1994Ph.D, IISc Bangalore, 1998
Educational qualifications
Power System Dynamics and Control, High Voltage DC systems,
Wide Area Measurement Systems, Simulation of Power System
Transients
Research Interests
?IIT Bombay Industrial Impact Award for the year 2011
Awards/ Recognitions
Anil M. KulkarniAssociate Dean (R&D) andProfessor, Department of Electrical Engineering,IIT Bombay
Nishant KumarFounder and CEO of Embryyo Technologies Pvt Ltd.
Dual Degree, Mechanical Engineering, IIT Bombay, 2010
Educational qualifications
M.Tech., Environmental Science & Engineering, IIT Bombay, 1987 Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, NEERI, Nagpur, 1994
Educational qualifications
Rakesh KumarChief Scientist and Head, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute
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Novel and affordable medical devices design and
manufacturing; technology based interventions to improve
healthcare delivery; need-based, human-centric clinical
diagnostic and patient monitoring devices with special interest
in maternal and newborn health applications
?Grand Challenges in Tuberculosis Control in India award?Grand Challenges Explorations award from USAID and Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation
Research Interests
Awards/ Recognitions
[2014 - ongoing] Principal Investigator - Grand Challenges in
Tuberculosis Control in India[2014 - ongoing] Founder and CEO of Embryyo, a young medical
devices innovations company based in Pune[2012 - 2013] Solution Specialist - Medical Devices at Agiliad, a
product engineering services company[2010 - 2012] R&D Engineer - Philips Healthcare. Worked on the
design and manufacturing of interventional X-ray C-arm
equipment[2014] Fellow of the Startup Leadership Program, Pune Chapter
Professional Experience
Worked on several projects on developing technologies for
automobile pollution control. Experience in all major fields of
environment science and engineering, especially air pollution
control and management, urban air quality monitoring,
emission inventory and modelling, Environmental Impact
Assessment and EA and Climate Change and Health. Significant
work also includes air quality health linkages. Coordinated a
multiple R&D and environment improvement initiatives with
USEPA during 2003-2011. Climate Change and Health initiative
have also been collaborated with various institutions in the
country including WHO. He has been working on climate change
mitigation technology development. Recent contribution is in
reuse and recycle technology for domestic and industrial
wastewater treatment with a new process which is
environmentally benign and low cost
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Water and sanitation linkages have remained as one of the
biggest challenges across the world, more so in poor countries.
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?Hiyoshi Think of Ecology Award, 2015?Award for largest number of technology transfer for low cost
waste water treatment - PHYTORID in the year 2012 ?VASVIK award for 2012 for his exemplary work for urban
environment improvement and sustainable technology
"Phytorid" for sewage treatment for better environment. ?Awarded with "Environmental Leadership Award" by US Asia
Environmental Partnership and US-AID for the year 2005 for
outstanding contribution in improving quality of life for the
population of Asia ?Awarded with best patent for the year 2005-2006 for NEERI.?Distinguished personality Award by MIDC in August 2007 for
immense help in providing environment friendly direction to
MIDC policies ?Awarded for Best Patent for Technology Patent by NEERI in
2008-2009?Best scientist award, 1994 for NEERI ?Nominated for CSIR Young Scientist Award, 1995,1996?Commonwealth Commission Award, UK, in 1994
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The conventional methods have not been yielding the benefits as
desired due to power shortage and costs. The need of the hour is
to understand the ecological engineering and bring the
integration for better treatment options for waste water. The
reuse of such treated water can be considered as one of the
biggest source of water where natural water cycle provides
limited resource. The experience of waste water reuse must
bring a new way to address the whole issue leading to better
sanitation.
Sanjay Mahajani Professor, Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay
B.E., Chemical Engineering, University of Bombay, 1989
M.Tech., IIT, Bombay, 1992
Ph. D., Chemical Engineering, University of Bombay, 1996
Educational qualifications
Reaction Engineering, Catalysis, Process Intensification, Coal
Gasification
Research Interests
?Excellence in Teaching IIT Bombay
?P. K. Patwardhan award for Technology development
?Amar Dye Chem (IIChE) young Scientist.
Awards/ Recognitions
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Sameer MaithelDirector, Greentech Knowledge Solutions Pvt Ltd, New Delhi
B.E., Mechanical Engineering, Malviya NIT, Jaipur, 1988,
M.Tech., Energy Systems Engineering, IIT Bombay, 1994
Ph.D., Energy Systems Engineering, IIT Bombay, 2003
Educational qualifications
Building energy efficiency, decentralized renewable energy,
cleaner technologies for building materials production.
Research Interests
?Damle Trust Award, IIT Bombay, 1994
Awards/ Recognitions
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (1988-1994) -Executive EngineerTata Energy Research Institute -TERI (1994-2006) - Fellow &
Director, Energy-Environment Technology DivisionGreentech Knowledge Solutions Pvt Ltd (2007- onwards) -
Director
Professional Experience
I have been invited to moderate a session. My group's work is on
nano-biotechnology and nano-bioengineering with health care
applications as the focus, including nanomedicines, which have
proven their advantages in many modern medicinal molecules. I
will show our ability to deliver medicines for retinal cancer
directly through the eye. Using electron microscopy methods,
together with other modern analytical methods, I will show that
traditional medicines like Ayurvedic ones, and alternative
medicines like Homeopathic ones also have nanoparticles in
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them. These studies in the materials science of various medicinal
systems could pave the way for new medicines and better health
for all. Our work in nano-biocomposite materials like 3D scaffolds
and hollow fiber membranes helps expand stem cells, improves
kidney dialysis, improve purification/separation technology and
opens new avenues in regenerative medicine.
B.Sc. (Hons.), University of Oxford, UK, 1984Ph.D., University of Oxford, 1989
Educational qualifications
His research interests have centred on the biophysics of
neurotransmission in smooth muscle, and have recently
branched out into computational studies on the electrical
functioning and calcium dynamics of the urinary bladder and of
central neurons. He has written a research-based narrative
history of the first five decades of the Institute, titled Monastery,
Sanctuary, Laboratory: 50 years of IIT-Bombay.
?Twice won the Excellence in Teaching Award at IIT-Bombay. ?Has written two international award winning novels, In the
Light of the Black Sun and A Place in Mind.
Research Interests
Awards/ Recognitions
Rohit ManchandaProfessor and Head, Department of Biosciences & Bioengineering, IIT Bombay
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Prasanna M. MujumdarDeputy Director (FEA) andProfessor, Department of Aerospace Engineering,IIT Bombay
B Tech., Aeronautical Engineering, IIT Bombay 1981M Tech., Aeronautical Engineering, IIT Bombay, 1983Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, IIT Bombay, 1988
Educational qualifications
Vibrations and Structural Dynamics, Structural Stability,
Aeroelasticity and Aeroservoelasticity, Composite Structures,
Experimental Techniques, Aerospace System Design,
Multidisciplinary Design Optimization, Aeroelastic and
Aeroservoelastic Optimization, MDO Software Development,
MAV/UAV development.
Research Interests
?Shri H H Lala & Smt J H Lala Teaching Excellence Award, Dept
of Aerospace Engg, IIT Bombay, 2011?Excellence in Teaching Award, IIT Bombay, 2010?Excellence in Aerospace Teaching Award, Aeronautical
Society of India, 2009?AR&DB Research Excellence Award, presented at the
Aeronautics Research & Development Board Silver Jubilee
Celebration, NAL Bangalore, May, 1996
Awards/ Recognitions
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Associate Faculty Member with the Centre for Research in
Nanotechnology and Sciences and with the Centre of Excellence
in Nanoelectronics, IIT Bombay
Current status / position / designation
B.Tech., Instrumentation Engineering, IIT-Kharagpur, 1989M.S., Colorado State University, USA, 1992PhD., University of North Carolina, USA, 1997
Educational qualifications
His research focus is in the development of inexpensive sensors
and sensing platforms for wide-scale deployment in medical and
environmental applications
Research Interests
Soumyo MukherjiDean (Student Affairs) andProfessor, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering,IIT-Bombay
B.Tech., Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras, 1990Ph.D., Biochemical Engineering, U.M.B.C., 1996
Educational qualifications
Santosh NoronhaProfessor, Department of Chemical Engineering,IIT Bombay
Ulhas Mukund ParanjpeCivil Engineer and Consultant
Trustee, Jalvardhini PratishthanHon. Jt.Secretary, Indian Water Works Association, Mumbai
CentreVice President, Ferrocement Society, India
Current status / position / designation
B.E.(Civil),Mumbai University - 1971
Educational qualifications
(I) From 1971 to 1981 service in Sardar Patel College of Eng. as
Asso. lecturer(ii) Since 1975 onward working as a partner in various
construction companies and completed several residential
buildings.(iii) Working as Rain Water Management consultant Since
2003 and have given design & drawing for several projects.(iv) At present, Hon. Jt. Secretary of Indian Water Works
Association Mumbai center.(v) Vice President of Ferrocement Society, India(vi) Trustee of "JALVARDHINI PARTISHTHAN"
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He has interests in microfluidics-based POC diagnostics solutions
and vaccine/therapeutic development, and currently looking
into screening programs for cervical cancer and business models
for rural healthcare.
Research Interests
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(vii) Book in Marathi--ZeluPaoosOnjalit in 2015 (viii) Constructed total about 175 Storage arrangement
/ Tank at various places in Maharashtra, M.P. Gujarat and
Uttarakhand
?Paryavaran Mitra Purskar - By Appa Joshi Pratishthan & TJSB
Sahakari Bank at Conference on Water Policy, 2012 , Vashi,
Navi Mumbai.?Kirloskar Vasundhara Sanman Puraskar 2013, Ratnagiri?Jal Gaurav Purskar, 2013 at Nanded by Bhartiya Jal
Sansruti Mandal-Aurangabad?For construction of more than 150 Ferrocement Tank in Rural
Maharashtra, was felicitated by Marathi Vidyan Parishad at
their 49th Annual Convention at Amaravati in Jan 2015?Dr. Costantino Faillace Friends of Active Adivasi Trust?Award for year 2013 by Indian Water works Association
Awards/ Recognitions
Use of Natural Fibers and Non Woven Fabric in construction of
water storage Tank. Developing low cost water storage
structures with simple Rural Technology. Use of Rain water as
aprincipal or first source of water for all rural activities
Research Interests
Everybody Understands water is life. As per NRAA (National Rain
fed Area Authority), in India rain-fed agro-ecologies contribute
60% of the net sown area, 100% of the forest, 66% of the livestock
and provide livelihood, income, employment and environmental
security. In Maharashtra 82% agricultural is rain fed. Hence for
sustainable development we need assured source of water and
for this purpose potential of rain water can be used. If annual
average rain fall is between 500mm to 4000mm, then potential
of rainfall on every acre (4000sqm ) of land will vary from 2000 to
16,000 cum of water or 20 lac. to 160 lac. liters of water will be
available for use. This is a huge quantity water available per acre
of land . If farmer stores required quantity of rain water then his
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Sachin C. PatwardhanProfessor, Department of Chemical Engineering,IIT Bombay
Associate Faculty, Systems and Control Engineering
Current status / position / designation
B.Tech., Chemical Engineering, IIT.(B.H.U.), Varanasi, 1986 M.Tech., Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras, Chennai,1988Ph.D., Systems and Control Engineering. IIT. Bombay, 1994,
Educational qualifications
Faculty member, Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras, April, 1995-
Dec.,2001.Faculty member, Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay, Since Dec.,
2001. Visiting Professor, Dept. of Chemical and Materials Engineering,
University of Alberta, Canada, Dec., 2000 to Nov., 2001. Visiting Research Scholar, Dept. of Chemical Engineering,
Carnegie Mellon University, U.S.A., Aug., 2008 to May, 2009.Head, Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay, Jan., 2011 to Nov.,
2013.
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problem will be solved. Jalvardhini Pratishthan has developed
several different methods/options to store rain water or water.
Maximum expertise required is masson which is available at any
pada or village. Materials required are available at every taluka
place. This presentation will explain how rain water can be used
to solve water problem for this purpose case study of taluka
Karjat, dist. Raigad is presented
B. Sc., Physics (Honours), University of Calcutta, 1995M.S., Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 1998Integrated Ph.D. (M.S. + Ph.D), Physics, Indian Institute of
Science, Bangalore, 2005
Educational qualifications
Her research group develops microfluidic diagnostic devices
relevant to India's healthcare needs. Some of the technology
platforms currently under development include a screening test
to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA on a paper
substrate, a microfluidic cell sorter for platelet separation and a
mobile microscopy platform to identify sickle cells in blood.
Research Interests
Debjani PaulAsst. Professor, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, IIT Bombay
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?Institute Chair Professor at I.I.T. Bombay (From April, 2015)?Indira Manudhane Best Post Graduate Teacher Award in
Chemical Engineering, 2004-2005. ?Manudhane Award for Best Applied Research in Chemical
Engineering, 2003.
Awards/ Recognitions
Control relevant dynamic modeling of nonlinear systems. Non
linear model predictive control. On-line fault diagnosis and fault
tolerant control. Nonlinear Bayesian state estimation and
particle filtering. Adaptive control of Chemical and Bio-chemical
Processes. Published over hundred research articles in reputed
international journals and proceedings of international
conferences.
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Another research focus of her group is to use microfluidics to
address certain questions at the physics/biology interface, such
as, how single cells interact with their environments or how
physical parameters affect the growth of bacterial colonies.
?Grand Challenges Explorations (Round 14, June 2014) Phase 1
grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (through
IKP-GCE).?Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award (2012) from
Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India.
Awards/ Recognitions
K. Kesava Rao
B.Tech., Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras, 1972 M.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Houston, 1979Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Houston, 1982
Educational qualifications
Flow of granular materials, De-fluoridation of drinking water
Research Interests
Awards/ Recognitions
?Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences
Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
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The consumption of excess fluoride by human beings leads to a disease called fluorosis, which affects many people in India and other countries. We discuss the use of a solar still for De-
-fluoridation or removal of excess fluoride (F ).The still was constructed based on the design of Thomas (www.planetkerala.org).
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It consists of a tray containing a layer of sand and covered with a glass plate. For water samples with a fluoride concentration c in F
the range 5-20 mg/L, c for the distillate was usually below the F
acceptable limit of 1.5 mg/L. For experiments conducted at Bangalore during 2006-2008, the volume of distillate was in the
2range 0.3-4.0 L/m -day. Based on prices for the year 2010, the cost 2of the still was about Rs. 2200for a collector area of 0.5 m .
However, a large area of the collector is needed to produce enough potable water for a family. The reject water from a reverse
- - -osmosis unit at Yellampalli has high concentrations of F , NO , Cl32-and SO . When this water was fed to the still, the concentrations 4
of these ions in the distillate were well below the desirable limits.If time permits, the development of a low-cost colorimeter for the estimation of c will be discussed.F
Vishal R. SardeshpandeGeneral Manager - Research and Development, A.T.E. Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.
Adjunct Associate Professor, CTARA, IIT Bombay
Current status / position / designation
B.E., Marathwada University, Aurangabad 1996PG Diploma in Steam Engineering, Forbes Marshall, Pune 1998M. Tech., (DESE), IIT Bombay 2000Ph.D., Department of Energy Science and Engineering (DESE), IIT
Bombay 2006
Educational qualifications
Dr. Sardeshpande has 20 years of experience in research, product
development and energy consulting on various engineering and
energy challenges in India and abroad. He specializes in thermal
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and energy engineering and developed solar thermal
concentrator for process heat application. He does application
driven research where he integrates theory and practice,
working from lab to industry scale. Presently he is developing
market and application engineering for solar concentrator
integrated with energy efficiency for various process heat
applications. He is working with A.T.E. Enterprises from last 8
years, in past he worked with industries like Ecoaxis and
Thermax. He is also working as an adjunct associate professor
with CTARA, IIT Bombay from last 3 years.
Working primarily in the domain of thermal and energy
engineering, to develop resource efficient applications,
processes for industries, commercial segment and rural
enterprises. As part of product development, Dr. Vishal has
developed concentrated solar thermal systems for process heat
applications. My areas of interest are technology and
innovation, energy efficiency, solar thermal systems, rural
enterprises, product development, social enterprises
Research Interests
?"POLADI PURUSH" : For contributing towards self-initiated
path with societal benefits 2015
Awards/ Recognitions
Energy is needed for performing any desired task. Energy
technologies consist of a primary technology used for generating
convenient energy sources and a secondary technology used for
converting energy sources for the desired tasks.
Thermodynamically, the energy need for desired task either of
work type or heat type. The conversion of heat to work and vice
versa is well explained by the Second Law of Thermodynamics.
The use of work type energy for heat type desired task is a loss
(low overall efficiency). A classic example of this is the use of
electric geyser for water heating. The first step is to find such
conversion applications and device suitable solutions for them. This requires different degrees of interventions at technology,
system and policy levels. Gadgets consume energy for
performing various tasks, so the energy consumption is directly
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linked to the energy performance of a gadget. The use of
incandescent lamp vs LED for the same task with different carbon
footprints explains this. Technology innovations directed
towards development of energy efficient gadgets/processes is a
significant first step towards rationalizing the energy
requirement (starting from need side). The use of energy can
also be influenced by working on the system-level performance.There are "nice to have" and "must have" energy needs for
various tasks. Policy level interventions should be directed
towards supporting "must have" needs through various
mechanisms such as capital subsidy, soft loans, mass scale
deployment, tax subsidy, ESCO mechanism etc. A simple example
for this is the efficient and smokeless wood fired cooking stove.
We can look at policy mechanisms parallel to that of the toilets
for rural houses. Toilet at home is a must to avail government
schemes, can a similar mechanism be used for cooking stoves?
The mass scale deployment of such technologies will be possible
though local enterprises and social entrepreneurship.
Murali SastryCEO, IITB-Monash Research Academy
M.Sc., Physics,IIT Madras, 1982 Ph.D., Physics, IIT Madras, 1987
Educational qualifications
Deputy Director, NCL Pune (2003-2005); Chief Scientist, Tata
Chemicals (Sept.2005-July 2008); Chief Innovation Officer, Tata
Chemicals (July 2008-Oct.2011); Director India Innovation, DSM
India (Nov.2011-May 2015)Visiting scientist at various times at CNRS (Orsay, Paris),
University of Maryland (College Park, USA) and RMIT
(Melbourne, Australia).
Professional Experience
?CSIR Young Scientist Award in Physical Sciences?Shanti Swarup Bhattnagar Prize in Chemical Sciences?ChemTech Business Leader Award?IIT Madras Distinguished Alumnus Award?MRSI and CRSI Medals?Thomson Reuters India Citation Award
Awards/ Recognitions
Nanotechnology and the nano-bio interface; Responsible
innovation; Enhancing traditional knowledge with modern
science to deliver sustainable and appropriate solutions
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The benefits of technology often are denied to the economically
weaker segments of the population worldwide. In countries like
India, such effects are magnified underlining the need to develop
and adopt a new, responsible innovation paradigm. This
presentation will give an overview of what such a paradigm could
look like that takes into account resource constraints,
appropriate technologies, traditional knowledge and a more
holistic view of innovation. I will also discuss my experiences in
the commercial world on the development of Tata Swach, a low-
cost nano-enabled water purifier and the challenges in
formulation of robust, India-centric standards for drinking water.
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Abhishek Sen Co-founders,Biosense Technologies
M.B.B.S., Medicine, T.N. Medical College and B.Y.L. Nair Ch.
Hospital, Mumbai, 2010
M.Tech., Bioengineering, IIT Bombay, 2013
Educational qualifications
Chief Executive Officer, Biosense Technologies 2013-present
Chief Technology Officer, Biosense, 2010-2013
Professional Experience
Focuses on research and entrepreneurship on Med tech
targeted at the developing world.
Research Interests
CEO, Sarvajal
Anuj Sharma
M.B.A., Institute of Rural Management, Anand. (IRMA).
Educational qualifications
India has more than 650,000 habitations/villages and about 1/3rd of these are officially considered quality affected. With the miniaturization of technology, multiple water purification options are available. Some of them at household level, community level, city/town levels. Similarly in urban india (For ex: national capital, 1/3rd-1/4th residents are beyond the pipe & hence have to fight over limited supply of non-reliable & questionable quality of water. Challenge is how one can create self- sustainable, market driven models that are quality accountable & price transparent. Sarvajal works with a bouquet of community level solutions choosing specific solutions based on size, monetization possibility & contamination profile. Sarvajal also tries to bring greater outcome orientation & proactive management of distributed operations through info layering solutions.
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?Santa Clara University's GSBI Social Entrepreneurship Fellow?India's most talented rural marketing professional (CMO Asia)?Speaker at various forums such as Godrej green, AMCHAM
Healthcare & GIPC, WTO Geneva and at SEPT & BITS?Lead sessions on Social Entrepreneurship & Development
management at IIM-A & EDI-A ? Recipient of the Amul-Tata Scholarship.
Awards/ Recognitions
Leveraging technology to develop Large-Scale, Low Cost & Fast-
Paced public- service delivery models for reaching out to the
underserved sections.
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7 years of leading Rajasthan chapter of Pratham Education
(Pratham Foundation), latter 3 years was also a national
managing committee for Pratham India .Built develop & led a
300 member team to run READ Rajasthan program in
partnership with primary education dept. govt. of Rajasthan
targeting 40,00,000 kids across 17,000 schools. Joined the
founding team of Piramal Sarvajal as COO responsible for
developing business models, Leading Growth Initiatives,
Operations & Community Awareness/Demand generation
efforts. Today, Sarvajal is known for its pioneering solutions like
ATM's/remote monitoring /decentralized community level
drinking water solution.
Professional Experience
Ravi SinhaDean (Alumni and Corporate Relations) andProfessor, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay
B. Tech., Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay, 1986
M.S., Civil Engineering, Vanderbilt University, 1987
Ph. D., Civil Engineering, Northwestern University, 1991
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B.Sc., Delhi University, 1969,
M.Sc., Physics, BITS Pilani, 1971
Ph.D., TIFR, Mumbai University, 1984
Educational qualifications
VLSI design, Mixed signal design, Embedded systems
?Bapu Sitaram award of IETE for Excellence in Research and
Development in Electronics for the year 2001
?Excellence in teaching award from IIT Bombay 2014
?Lifetime achievement award, IIT Bombay 2015
?Sr. Member IEEE, Fellow IETE
Research Interests
Awards/ Recognitions
Dinesh SharmaProfessor,
Electrical Engineering,IIT Bombay
Department of
B.Tech., Chemical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur, 2002, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay, 2010.
Educational qualifications
Seethamraju SrinivasAssistant Professor, Department of Energy Science & Engineering, IIT Bombay
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?Dynamics behaviour of structures and equipment?Development and design of energy-absorbing and base-
isolating devices?Earthquake resistant design and vulnerability evaluation of
structures and facilities?Service life assessment and rehabilitation of structures?Vibration control of structures and equipment?Earthquake disaster mitigation and management?Experimental techniques in structural dynamics
Research Interests
Awards/ Recognitions
?Member, Civil Engineering Safety Committee, Atomic Energy
Regulatory Board?Member of Expert Committee, Ministry of Road Transport
and Highways?Member, Earthquake Engineering Sectional Committee,
Bureau of Indian Standards?Member, Special Structures Sectional Committee, Bureau of
Indian Standards?Member, Expert Committee on Mass Housing, Government
of Maharashtra?Member, Anjar Area Development Authority, Government of
Gujarat?Member, Core Group on Earthquake Disasters, National
Disaster Management Authority
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Computer aided design and simulation, Conceptual Design of
processes, Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis, Thermodynamics of phase
equilibria, Gasification, Reactive distillation, Integration of
renewable energy and fossil energy resources, Waste to Energy
?Ambuja's Young Researcher's Award from IIChE in 2007
Research Interests
Awards/ Recognitions
President & CTO at Forus Health (P) Ltd. Director at MYMO Wireless Technology (P) Ltd at SID - IISc, Bangalore. Technical Director at Maastricht University Medical Centre in Netherlands.In Academic Council of renowned Engineering colleges such as PESIT Bangalore, SJCE Mysore, ATMA Mysore, Adarsha Institute of Technology, T John Institute, East West Engineering, Nandi Institute of technology. Board of studies of Viswesweswariah Technological University, BMS Engineering College, MSRIT Bangalore.
Current status / position / designation
B.E., Electronic & Communications, SJCE, Mysore, 1983M.Tech., Industrial Electronics, SJCE Mysore, 1987Ph.D., Elect Engg, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 1995
Educational qualifications
Shyam Vasudeva Rao
In his illustrious career Dr. Shyam has established university relationships for joint research programs to work on wireless technology and medical electronics with IISc, IIT Mumbai, IIT Karagpur, IIT Guwahati, Maastricht University & Alborg
Research Interests
Premnath Venugopalan
Head of NCL Innovations (the department within CSIR-National
Chemical Laboratory (NCL) charged with the responsibility of
championing the cause of technology innovation within NCL)
Head, Intellectual Property Group, CSIR-National Chemical
Laboratory (India's leading IP management group in the non-
profit sector) Sr. Principal Scientist, Polymer Science and
Engineering, CSIR-NCL Director, Venture Center (India's largest
science business incubator)
Current status / position / designation
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University. While at Philips he has established the innovation framework for Consumer Electronics and Medical Systems division. He exponentially grew the patent portfolio of both the above divisions and established working relationships with best known academic and research institutions.
His innovation 3nethra, an all in one eye screening device, at Forus has won several laurels like ?DST Locked Martin Gold medal?Perimal Award?Sankalp Award, ?CNBC TV18 Award, ?Samsung Innovation Quotient Award, ?NASCOM Innovation Award?Anjani Mashelkar Inclusive Innovation Award for 2011.
Awards/ Recognitions
B. Tech., IIT- Bombay, 1992Ph.D., MIT, Cambridge, USA, 1997Chevening Technology Enterprise Scholar with Centre for
Scientific Enterprise Ltd, London Business School and Dept of
Material Science, University of Cambridge, UK (2004-2005)
Educational qualifications
Biomed products development with a materials science focusNovel technology for security documents
?NCL RF-Cipla Hamied Award for the Best Process/ Product
Development, 2006?CSIR Technology Award for Technology Marketing and
Business Development, 2013
Research Interests
Awards/ Recognitions
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He brings with him considerable experience in technology
development and commercialization (two successfully
commercialized families of biomedical products), incubation and
innovation management, working with start-up companies (in
Cambridge-UK and India) and engaging with large corporations
on research and consulting projects as project leader.Inventor/ technology developer for:?High crosslinked UHMWPE materials for joint replacement
produced by Zimmer-Biomet?Porous polyethylene implants produced by Biopore
SurgicalsFounder Director:?CSIR-Tech (a technology commercialization company)?Orthocrafts Innovations (degradable synthetic polymer
based biomed products start-up)?BiolMed Innovations (silk based biomaterials start-up).
Professional Experience
Jugal K. VermaDean (Faculty Affairs) and Professor, Department of Mathematics, IIT Bombay
M.Sc., Mathematics, BITS-Pilani, 1981Ph.D., Purdue University, USA, 1987
Educational qualifications
?Fellow of International Centre of Theoretical Physics (2001-
2007)?Ramanujan Memorial Award Lecture, Indian Mathematical
Society, 2013?Fellow of National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad, elected
in 2008?Fellow of Indian National Science Academy (INSA), New
Delhi, elected in 2012?Member, Sectional Commitee, INSA?Member, Sectional Commitee, SERB?Member, Board of studies, Homi Bhabha National University
Awards/ Recognitions
My research involves investigation of algebraic structures which
arise in algebraic geometry, especially in the study of singularities
of algebraic varieties. I explore them using the theories of Hilbert
polynomials due to Hilbert and Samuel and local cohomology
due to A. Grothendieck.
Research Interests
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Chairman of the Quality Council of India, Chairman of Network18
and Tv18 , On the Boards of Directors of: Reliance Industries Ltd.,
Larsen & Toubro Ltd., Cipla
Current status / position / designation
B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, IIT Bombay, 1977MBA, Harvard Business School, 1979
Educational qualifications
Adil ZainulbhaiSenior Advisor, McKinsey India Limited
?Distinguished Service Award from IIT Bombay
Awards/ Recognitions
Mr. Zainulbhai retired as Chairman of McKinsey, India after 34 years at McKinsey, and the last 10 in India. Prior to returning to India, he led the Washington office of McKinsey and founded the Minneapolis office. Mr. Zainulbhai counsels the CEOs of many of India's largest companies in a range of industries, including infrastructure, metals and mining, financial services, and pharmaceuticals-and he has helped several such companies become global leaders. He has also helped leading multinational companies build large, profitable businesses in India. Mr. Zainulbhai advises not only the CEOs of current and emerging industries, but also several government agencies on issues related to nation building. As Chairman of Quality Council of India, he leads the effort to achieve and sustain total quality and reliability in India, in all areas of life, work, environment, products and services, at individual, organisational, community and societal levels. Passionate about public service, he serves on the boards of numerous nonprofit organisations, including the Wockhardt Foundation, Saifee Hospital, and Saifee Burhani Upliftment Trust, which is redeveloping Mumbai's Bhendi Bazaar.
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Scientific Committees
Prof. Sanjeev Chaudhari (Convener)Centre for Environmental Sci.&Engg., IIT Bombay
Prof. Sanjay MahajaniProfessor Incharge, Tata Centre for Technology and Design
Prof. Anurag Garg Centre for Environmental Sci. & Engg.
Prof. Subimal GhoshCivil Engineering Dept., IIT Bombay
Prof. Jayesh BellareChemical Engg.Dept. IIT Bombay
Mr. Prasad ModakIL&FS (IITB alumnus)
Mr. Rakesh KumarNEERI (IITB alumnus)
Head,
Prof. Rohit Manchanda, (Convener)Head, Bio.Sci.& Bio. Engg. Dept., IIT Bombay
Prof. Soumyo MukherjiBio.Sci. &Bio.Engg. Dept., IIT Bombay
Prof. Debjani Paul Bio.Sci. &Bio.Engg. Dept., IIT Bombay
Prof. Santosh Noronha Chemical Engineering Dept., IIT Bombay
Mr. Abhishek Sen Biosense, (IITB alumnus)
Mr. Nishant Kumar Embryyo (IITB alumnus)
Water and Sanitation
Affordable Healthcare
Affordable Energy Solutions
Prof. Shireesh Kedare (Convener)Energy Sci. and Engg Dept., IIT Bombay
Prof. Kishore ChatterjeeElect Engg, Dept., IIT Bombay
Prof. S SrinivasEnergy Sci. and Engg. Dept., IIT Bombay
Dr. Sameer MaithaelGreentech Knowledge Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Delhi (Alumnus, IIT B)
Dr. Vishal SardeshpandeATE Pvt. Ltd., Pune (Alumnus, IIT B)
Organizing Committee
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Prof. D.V. KhakharDirector, IIT Bombay
Prof. P.M. Mujumdar Dy.Director (Finance & External Affairs), IIT Bombay
Prof. J.K. VermaDean (Faculty Affairs), IIT Bombay
Prof. Ravi Sinha Dean (Alumni & Corporate Relations), IIT Bombay
Prof. P.V. BalajiDean (Research & Development), IIT Bombay
Prof. Anil M. Kulkarni Associate Dean (Research & Development), IIT Bombay
Steering Committee
Mr. Sarang NandedkarDean (Alumni & Corporate Relations) Office
Mrs. Usha NarasimhanDean (Alumni & Corporate Relations) Office
Mr. Arnab Das Dean (Faculty Affairs) Office
Ms. Vandana Hate Dean (Faculty Affairs) Office
Ms. Swati NilakheDean (Alumni & Corporate Relations) Office
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