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1 DIAT (DU) NEWSLETTER A Quarterly House Bulletin of Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, (Deemed University), Pune Vol. 6 No. 2 Apr-Jun 2016 Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, (Deemed University), (Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India Placed DIAT (DU) in Category A Deemed University. NAAC & NBA Accredited) Girinagar, Pune DIAT(DU) Newsletter, Vol. 6(2), Apr-Jun

2 OVERFLOW OF WATER FROM KHADAKWASLA DAM, PUNE DIAT(DU) Newsletter, Vol. 6(2), Apr-Jun

3 VIII CONVOCATION OF THE DEFENCE INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY (DU) The 8 th Convocation of the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (Deemed University), Pune was held on 31 May Shri Manohar Parrikar, Hon ble Raksha Mantri & Chancellor, DIAT (DU), had presided over the function, delivered convocation address and distributed the degree certificates. Dr. S Christopher, Secretary Department of Defence R&D, Chairman, Governing Council DIAT (DU), also attended as special dignitary at the convocation ceremony. Shri Manohar Parrikar, Hon ble Raksha Mantri & Chancellor, DIAT (DU), Dr. S Christopher, Secretary Department of Defence R&D & Chairman, Governing Council, DIAT (DU), Dr. S. Pal, Vice Chancellor DIAT (DU), Pune and Academic Council Members on the dais. Dignitaries and Academic Council Members Ph.D and M.Tech Students A total of 141 students were conferred degree (Ph.D-23 Students, M. S By Research-8 Students and M.Tech-110 Students), in disciplines of Aerospace Engineering; Electronics Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Computer Science & Engineering; Materials Engineering; Technology Management; Applied Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry; and Biotechnology. Defence Institute of Advanced Technology is the premier Deemed University under the Department of Defence Research & Development, Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India. It established with the objective of imparting Post Graduate Education in Engineering and Applied Sciences on thrust area relevant to Defence, Industries, R&D and also to conduct research in the core areas of Defence Technologies. DIAT(DU) Newsletter, Vol. 6(2), Apr-Jun

4 Shri Manohar Parrikar, Hon ble Raksha Mantri & Chancellor, DIAT (DU), delivering convocation address Ph.D and M.Tech Students Dr. S Christopher, Secretary Department of Defence R&D & Chairman, Governing Council, DIAT (DU), Pune Addressing the Gathering M.Tech Students Dr. S. Pal, Vice Chancellor DIAT (DU), Pune Welcoming the Gathering Students Taking the Oath DIAT (DU) contributes significantly in the realm of Human Resources Development for the Defence Forces by way of imparting education and training on Defence Technology to the officers of the Armed Forces, Scientists of the DRDO, Technical Officers of the Ordnance Factory Board, Directorate of Quality Assurance, Public Sector Undertakings, friendly foreign countries and a number of seats in various disciplines are offered to civilian candidates with scholarship. The University conducts PG.Diploma, M.Tech and Ph.D Programmes also offers a number of short-term courses and stands proud with its motto DIAT(DU) Newsletter, Vol. 6(2), Apr-Jun

5 Convocation Procession The Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, (DIAT) as it is known today, came into being as the Institute of Armament Studies in 1952 in the CME campus. In 1967, the Institute was renamed as "Institute of Armament Technology, (IAT)", which moved to its present location at Girinagar, Pune, spread over 496 acres in scenic beautiful location, overlooking Khadakwasla Lake, in Sahyadri hills. From the relatively narrow scope of armament studies since inception, the role of the Institute was considerably enlarged by the Defence R&D Council in 1964 and further in On the basis of accreditation by the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), Pune University recognized eight courses of DIAT for the award of ME degree in In the year 2000, the Institute acquired the status of a Deemed University. IAT was renamed as DIAT w.e.f. 1 April MHRD, Government of India has placed DIAT (DU) in Category 'A' Deemed University. DIAT (DU) has also been accredited by NAAC and NBA. The DIAT (DU) has been ranked as the 38th Best University in India by the National Institution Ranking Framework (NIRF) during March DIAT (DU) is supported by 52 laboratories of Defence Research & Development Organization to conduct collaborative research works and to validate and assess various technologies developed by DIAT (DU). Also, DIAT (DU) is supported by the Armed Forces to conduct field trails on various research Activities. Shri Manohar Parrikar, Hon ble Raksha Mantri & Chancellor, DIAT (DU), distributing the degree certificates Dr. S. Pal, Vice Chancellor DIAT (DU), presenting memento to Shri Manohar Parrikar, Hon ble Raksha Mantri & Chancellor, DIAT (DU) and Dr. S Christopher, Secretary Department of Defence R&D & Chairman, Governing Council, DIAT (DU), Pune respectively. DIAT(DU) Newsletter, Vol. 6(2), Apr-Jun

6 The University has well equipped laboratories with latest equipments and simulation / analysis software s. The M. Tech programmes are designed to include Course of Study, Seminars, Project/Thesis, Practice School & Industry visit through which a student may develop his / her concepts and intellectual skills. Above all, the students are encouraged to develop a capacity for free and objectives enquiry, courage and integrity, awareness and sensitivity to the needs and aspirations of society. The emphasis is on practicals and training use of modern infrastructure to inculcate self learning. The education system is a Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) where teaching is done by well qualified faculty drawn from DIAT and serving / retired scientists & officers of DRDO, Tri-services, ISRO, IITs, various R&D and teaching institutes in India and abroad. DIAT has MoUs with various Industries, Universities & Establishments in India as well as across the world. DIAT also has an active International Cooperation & Placement Cell. On the occasion of eight convocation, organizing team members, faculty and parents Signing of Roll of Honor by Shri Manohar Parrikar, Hon ble Raksha Mantri & Chancellor, DIAT (DU), Shri Manohar Parrikar, Hon ble Raksha Mantri, Dr. S Christopher, Secretary DRDO, Dr. S. Pal, Vice Chancellor Dr. G Satheesh Reddy, SA to RM and Faculty and Staff Members DIAT(DU) has a very strong inter disciplinary research atmosphere for the motivation of Make in India and has filed 23 patents since The faculty and students have published more than 495 research papers in various national and international journals and conferences. Information Center and Library is the knowledge hub of the DIAT (DU), Pune. It reflects the institute's commitment in providing the best possible library and information services to its academic community of faculty members, scientists, students and staff members. It is a major resource hub for Defence, Science and Technology and allied subjects information in this part of the world and has a tremendous collection of both printed and digital resources. The IC&L has been continuing its mission of facilitating the creation of new knowledge through the procurement, retrieval, preservation, organization and dissemination of different resources. The collection of books, journals, e-journals, databases, theses, reports, standards and other reading resources is the best and largest asset of the library. The library subscribe print and online journals, databases such as Science Direct, IEL, ASME, ACM, SCOPUS, ProQuest, Springer and J-Gate etc. The library is using LibSys-7, the web centric library management software. The state of art DRONA network and data Centre are enabling its modern image. With these credentials in place, DIAT is able to fulfill its vision of being a center of excellence of international repute for education, training and research in advanced technologies with a view to strengthen national security and self reliance. We are proud to have accomplished the mission to evolve as an innovative unique research university to develop indigenous contemporary defence related technologies in navigation systems, wireless sensors, efficient propulsion systems, weapon systems for DRDO and defence services, provide technological solutions to the services to optimise combat battlefield effectiveness and above all produce qualified quality manpower which can truly become an instrument for building a strong indigenous technology base in the context of creating a performing defence industrial base in India. DIAT(DU) Newsletter, Vol. 6(2), Apr-Jun

7 LIST OF DEGREE RECIPIENTS Ph.D Students Name Department Name Department Shri K D Dhote Aerospace Engineering Ch Nageswara Rao Applied Physics Ms Roschelle RM Aerospace Engineering Anupama Joshi Applied Physics Mukesh Kumar Jain Applied Chemistry Umesh Tukaram Nakate Applied Physics Dimple Kumari Applied Chemistry Krishneshwar Tiwary Computer Science Engineering Mukhedkar Rajesh Applied Mathematics N Suresh Kumar Electronics Engineering Rahul Sarsar Applied Mathematics D Adhikari Electronics Engineering Shri PV Arlulkar Applied Mathematics Ahsan Zaigam Rizvi Electronics Engineering Nilam Ananda Chirame Applied Mathematics Smt T Ratnamani Electronics Engineering Kavita Agarwal Applied Physics Bichitra Nanda Sahoo Materials Engineering Rajesh Kumar Gangwar Applied Physics S Nagesh Mechanical Engineering Arvind Kumar Applied Physics Sunil Vasantrao Nimje Mechanical Engineering Ms by Research Students G Praveen Computer Engineering R Ragupathy Mechanical Engineering G Usha Electronics Engineering B Umashankar Electronics Engineering Abhai Mishra Electronics Engineering S Jeyaraj Electronics Engineering Gold Medalists M.Tech Batch Programme wise Name of the Students Programme Name of the Students Programme Wg. Cdr. Anil Kumar P Aerospace Engineering (Air Gp. Capt. Gandhi L T Technology Management Armaments) Lt. Cdr. Sumit De Aerospace Engineering Ms. Savant Rutuja Modelling and Simulation (Guided Missiles) Vidyadhar Lt. Cdr. Sahil Julka Mechanical Engineering (Marine) Wg. Cdr. Sundeep Desai S Computer Science & Engineering (Cyber Security) Mr. Patel Nileshbhai Mechanical Engineering Ms. Nair Aswathy Sensor Technology Rameshbhai (Armament/Combat Vehicles) Madanmohan Mr. Viraj Shashikant Wagh Electronics Engineering (Radar Ms. Sahana V Biosciences and Engineering & Communication) Lt. Col. Nisheeth Khanna Defence Electronics Systems Ms. Chana Harpreet kaur Chemical Science & Technology Palvindersingh Mr. Patil Nagaraj Siddharam Materials Science and Technology M.Tech Students Department Aerospace Engineering Anand K Nisar Ali Sikander Kumar Pandit Anil Kumar P Pandurang Madhav Nibandhe Sumit De Balraj Singh R Abhilash Sushil Sharma K Ajesh Sapkale Swapnil Laxman Thomas Davis Department of Computer Science & Engineering Ansuman Samajpati Gaurav Kumar Upadhyay Sanjay Kumar Acharya Ashutosh Mishra Jadhav Ashish Gulabrao Shailaja Sachin Patil Badhe Siddhant Prakash Mohit Kr Verma Shashank Sharma Gaurav Damri Prasad V Sudipto Roy Gaurav Kataria Raj Kumar Pahade Sundeep Desai S DIAT(DU) Newsletter, Vol. 6(2), Apr-Jun

8 Department Electronics Engineering Aditya Thapliyal Manish Chowdhury Ram Dubey Badarinath R Nikhil Sharma Ram Pravesh Bhokare Jaypal Ramesh Nisheeth Khanna Siddharth Rawat Dheeraj Mishra Poonam Somyajit Choudhury Gaurav Aggarwal Prakash Bawankule Viraj Shashikant Wagh Jinan O K Laishram Rustam Singh Praveen Kumar Rakesh Tiwari Department Materials Engineering Akhil Bhardwaj Ghule Deepak Faujdar Patil Nagaraj Siddharam Anand Kumar Jitendra Tahalyani Poonam Verma Antao Ralph John Kavathekr Sandeep Vaijanath Pradeep M Bhosale Sandeep Nehru Kulkarni Gajanan Mulidhrarao Department Mechanical Engineering Abhishek Gaur Lavajiit Singh Pradip Vilas Chaughule Amit Garg Mukesh Singh Baghel Sahil Julka Arunjith M Parth Sanjiv Patel Sanjay Singh Rawat Deepak Kashyap Patel Nileshbhai Rameshbhai Sarang Suresh Jamdade Hisham V J Pawan Kumar Singh Sudhakar Dharma Patil Department of Technology Management Chitra Suresh Abhyankar Nishad C B Saneel Ohri Gandhi L T Ruby Mathew Sreeji C R Manoj Kumar Salman Akhtar Vasant Navad Department of Applied Chemistry Abhishek Kumar Chana Harpreetkaur Palvindersingh Guddimella Tirumala Harini Arvind Harishankar k. V. Applied Mathematics Amit Jain Kamble Dhiraj Annapa Prateek Arora Jasmineet Ranjeet Singh Patil Aniket Anil Pratibha Yadav Bikramjeet Singh Prabhjot Singh Savant Rutuja Vidyadhar Dhulipala Eswara Venkata Kumar Department Applied Physics Atul Mishra N V S Kasi V Rao Gamini Shailendra Kumar Ishan Mishra Nair Aswathy Madanmohan Vijaya Kumar P Mane Shriniwas Anil Patil Rahul Bhaskar Department of Bioscience Technology Aakriti Singh Jilma P Sahana V Debika Debnath Rishabh Kumar Jain Subir Ranjan DIAT(DU) Newsletter, Vol. 6(2), Apr-Jun

9 SWACHHTA DRIVE DIAT (DU), PUNE As Swachhta Bharat Mission is gaining momentum, Government of India is making all out efforts to make it a People s Movement. To ensure this DIAT (DU) Swachhta Bharat Mission Committee was proposed a week long Swachhta Drive, to undertaken by one and all. The one week programme from 9 th 13 th May 2016 was organized at the DIAT(DU) campus. To encourage the participants, committee conducted the following competition for all the student, staff & faculty. On the occasion of Swachhta Drive, the DIAT (DU) Swachh Bharat Mission Committee conducted the programme on essay writing in three languages such as English, Hindi & Marathi on 10 th May 2016 at Information Centre & Library. The winners were as follows; Essay Topic: Is cleaning only the responsibility of the Karamcharis? Do citizens have no role in this? We have to change this mindset. (English) न ब ध व षय: क य क वऱ कममच र क ह सफ ई क जजम म द र सफ ई ह? क य न गररक क इस म क ई भ ममक नह ह? हम इस म नमसकत क बदऱन ह ग (Hindi) न ब ध व षय: स वच छत करण ह फक त कममच र जब बद र आह क? न गररक न य क ह सहभ ग न ह क? आपण ऱ ह म नमसकत बदऱण य च गरज आह (Marathi) SN Name Designation Department Language Prize 1. Dr. Sunil Chandel Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering Hindi 2. Mamta P. Dhanshetty Project Assistant Materials Engineering Marathi First 3. Bhavnesh Panchal Ph.D. Student Aerospace Engineering Hindi 4. Aniket S. Gaikwad Lab Assistant POINTS Office Marathi Second 5. Ekanto Ghosh M. Tech Student Technology Management English 6. Archana S Deore Lab Assistant Computer Science & Third Marathi Engineering Very Neat & Clean maintained Departments/Labs/Sections. On the occasion of Swachhta Drive, the DIAT (DU) Swachh Bharat Mission Committee visited different Departments/Labs/Sections for examining the neat, clean and well maintained area. The winners were as following; SN Name Prize 1. Information Centre & Library First 2. Department of Applied Physics and its all Labs. Second 3. Mechanical System Design & Analysis Lab (Department of Mechanical Engineering) 4. Account Section ( Finance Office) Third Briefing by the Chairman DSBMC Addressing by the Vice Chancellor Swachh Bharat Cleanliness Drive by the VC & Faculty Members Swachh Bharat Cleanliness Drive at POINTS Building by Staff Swachh Bharat Cleanliness Drive by Faculty Members at Students Hostel Addressing by the Dean (AS) during Valedictory Function DIAT(DU) Newsletter, Vol. 6(2), Apr-Jun

10 CELEBRATED IN DIAT(DU) RAISING DAY DIAT (DU) Raising Day was celebrated on 11 th May 2016 in Dronacharya Auditorium. To have a glimpse of DIAT activities a short movie on DIAT was presented. Dr. Surendra Pal, Vice Chancellor, DIAT(DU)) welcomed the chief guest Padma Vibhushan Dr. V K Atre with a bouquet of flowers. Dr. Aatre was instrumental in setting up DIAT (DU) as an institute of higher learning. Padma Vibhushan Dr. V K Atre, Chief guest, shared his experience and gave valuable directions. The Dean (T) welcomed the gathering, Vice Chancellor addressed the gathering and felicitated chief guest with a memento. Jt Registrar (Academics) announced the annual awards, Sports Officer, announced the prizes for sports competition. The KRIYA performed the cultural program and Jt Registrar (Admin) proposed the vote of thanks. Dr. V K Atre addressing the gathering Vice Chancellor felicitating the Chief Guest and Dignitaries with Champion Team members Teacher of the Year Researcher of the Year (M Tech) Student ANNUAL AWARDS-2015 Researcher of the Year (PhD) Student Best Supporting Staff of the Year (Admn) Dr. K Krishna Naik, Assistant Professor, Dept., of Electronics Engineering Mr. Jitendra Tahalyani, Dept., of Materials Engineering Mr. B N Sahoo, Dept., of Materials Engineering Mr. Pallav Kumar, Assistant Mr. Shyam Nirkhe, Assistant Best Supporting Staff of the Year (Admn) Best Supporting Staff of the Year (Technical) Mr. Akhula Shridhar, Assistant Mr. Amarjeet Devidas, Executive Assistant Mr. Mangesh Amle, Tradesman Mr. Shakeel Raza, Library Asst Mr. Ravikiran M Motankar, Tradesman Mr. Prasad Ganesh Joshi, Lab Officer DIAT(DU) Newsletter, Vol. 6(2), Apr-Jun

11 ANNUAL SPORT AWARDS-2015 KHOKHO KABADDI KABADDI Material+Chemistry Computer Science Mechanical Physics Mat+Chem Mechanical Radha Pankaj Choudhary Pawan Ashok Voghle Pardeep Asst Cdr Navneet Pradeep Bhupendra S Bhogal Lt Cdr R K Balwan Suresh Panchal Lt Col Rajiv Ranjan Asst Cdr Vikas Sreenu Naveen Kumar Dy Cmdt Sarang Shankar Ghaware Sushil Kumar Lt Cdr R K Balwan Bhaskar Rupesh Kesrkar Lt Cdr Amit Garg Arvind Yelashetty Bhupinder Lt Cdr Tilak Pankaj Nitesh Bhardwaj Lt Cdr Tilak J V Rohit Lt Cdr Anuroop K Swami R G Rao Asst Cdr Navneet Rahul Patil Lt Cdr Sibi Abhishek Arun KP Amol SuShant Haladkar Lt Cdr D Kashyap Omkar Lt Cdr Sanjay Acharya Parth Alok Mishra Akash Patel Ralph Ashutosh Mishra Akash Patel Shadab Siddiqui Midhun Vijay Jitendra T Siddhant Badhe Dept of Material Engg+Chemistry is Winner Dept of Mechanical Engg is Winner Dept of Math s +Chemistry is Winner FOOTBALL VOLLEYBALL CRICKET Mechanical Aerospace Mechanical Electronics Computer Science Physics Asst Cdr Navneet Wg Cdr Anil Lt Cdr Anuroop K Sqn Ldr Praveen P Wg Cdr Shashank Shankar Ghaware Lt Cdr R K Balwan Wg Cdr Abhilash Lt Cdr Sibi Lt Cdr Prashant Anand Wg Cdr Anshuman Sqn Ldr Ajay Thakur Dy Cmdt Sarang Maj Karthik Lt Cdr Tilak Lt Cdr Rahul Sherawat Maj Sudipto Rao Sqn Ldr R Rana Lt Cdr Tilak Wg Cdr Ajesh Asst Cdr Vikas Nagandra Kushwaha Sqn Ldr Sumit S Rahul Patil Asst Cdr Vikas Sqn Ldr Abhishek Dixit Akash Patel Lt Cdr Prasad Rao Lt Cdr Acharya Dnyandeo Pawar Lt Cdr Anuroop K Lt Cdr Thomas Nilesh Patel Prekhar Singh Raj Kumar Arvind Yellashetty Lt Cdr D Kashyap Lt Cdr Sumit De Parth Patel Lt Cdr Aditya T Bhupendra S Bhogal Shriniwas Mane Lt Cdr Sibi Paritosh Shinde Pawan Kumar R G Rao Chetan Chavan Akash Patel Amber Jain Rupesh Shreeram Midhun Vijay Pankaj Chaudhary Deepak Kumar Pandey Asst Cdr Vikas Dhanker Naveen Kumar J V Rohit Vishwanand Sanjay Sahare Nitish Bhardwaj Dr. P Alegoankar Ashutosh Mishra Dr. A V R Murthy Major Vijay G V Naresh Dept of Mechanical Engg is Winner Dept of Mechanical Engg is Winner Dept of Computer Sc & Engg is Winner \ TUG OF WAR (MEN) TUG OF WAR (WOMEN) Mechanical Electronics Physics Chemisty Asst Cdr Navneet Sqn Ldr Praveen P Jhilma P Harini Asst Cdr Vikas Lt Cdr Manish Choudhary Akriti Sen Ananya Panda Lt Cdr R K Balwan Brijesh Pandey Sahana V Harpreet Lt Cdr Tilak Lt Cdr Prashant Anand Mithali Swati Lt Cdr Sibi Lt Cdr Rahul Sherawat Deepali Rasgania Lt Cdr Anuroop K Nitin Divate Lt Cdr Amit Garg Lt Cdr Aditya Thapliyal Ambuj Gorakh Nath Chaubey Dept of Mechanical Engg is Winner Dept of Applied Physics is Winner TABLE TENNIS BADMINTON Men's Baga IOFS Winner Men's Single Single Lt Cdr Sumit De Aerospace Winner Asst Cdr Navneet Mechanical Runner Up Lt Cdr Rajesh Rao Electronics Runner Up Men's Men's Lt Cdr Sumit De + Aerospace Winner Double Baga + Nitin Jain IOFS Winner Double Lt Cdr Thomas Davis Wg Cdr Anshuman + Wg Cdr Shashank Computer Science Manjeet + Ramdyal Chem+Mat Runner Up Runner Up Women's Women's Single Ghajal Maheshwari Electronics Winner Single Wg Cdr Poonam Electronics Winner Wg Cdr Poonam Electronics Runner Up Nandini Palat IOFS Runner Up Women's Women's Wg Cdr Poonam + Double Harini + Swati Chemistry Winner Double Ghajal Maheshwari Electronics Winner Ghajal Maheshwari+ Electronics Runner Up Debika + Vaishali Physics Runner Up DIAT(DU) Newsletter, Vol. 6(2), Apr-Jun

12 Mixed Double Wg Cdr Poonam Ghajal Maheshwari + Satish Nayak Wg Cdr Poonam + Lt Cdt Aditya T Electronics Electronics Winner Runner Up Mixed Double Lt Cdr Sumit De + Sarika Gaikwad Ghajal Maheshwari + Lt Cdr Rajesh Rao Aerospace Electronics Winner Runner Up Single's Double's LAWN TENNIS SQUASH Nitin Jain IOFS Winner Lt Cdr Amit Garg Mechanical Winner Sqn Ldr Praveen Electronics Runner Up Lt Cdr M Ajay Kumar Aerospace Runner Up Lt Cdr Prasad Rao + Lt Cdr Aditya T Electronics Winner Lt Col Soumyjit + Lt Cdr Nishit Khanna Electronics Runner Up MARATHON Men Service Officers < 40 yrs Civilan < 40 yrs Open > 40 yrs MARATHON Women Service Sqn Ldr Officers Abhishek Dixit Aerospace Winner < 40 yrs Wg Cdr Poonam Electronics Winner Lt Cdr Sushil Sharma Aerospace Runner Up Civilan Rituja Sawant Mathematics Winner Bhupendra S < 40 yrs Bhogal CS Winner Debika Debnath Physics Runner Up Siddhant Badhe Cs Runner Up Prof K K Mangrulkar Aerospace Winner Prof C R S Kumar CS Runner Up CYCLING (Slow) CYCLING (Fast) Men Women Sikandar K Pandit Aerospace Winner Bhupendra S Bhogal CS Winner Men Bhavnesh Panchal Aerospace Runner Up Bhavnesh Panchal Aerospace Runner Up Deepa Chemistry Winner Rituja Math Winner Women Partiksha Mechanical Runner Up Vaneeta EE Runner Up CHESS CARROM Vikrant Gurmitkal Admin Winner Vishal. Mathematics Winner Single Girish Mathematics Runner Up Vijay Hiwakar Material Runner Up Bhanushali + Material Winner Vijay Hiwakar Double Riyaz Damte + Physics Runner Up Name Event Winner/ Runnerup Name Event Winner/ Runner up TT Women's Single R TT Women's Single W TT Women's Double R Gazal Maheshwari TT Women's Double R Wg Cdr Poonam TT Mixed Double R (Electronics) TT Mixed Double W (Electronics) Bad Women's Single W Bad Women's Double W Bad Women's Double W Bad Mixed Double R Marathon W Harini Tug of War R Swati Tug of War R (Chemistry) TT Women's Double W (Chemistry) TT Women's Double W Debika Devnath Marathon R (Physics) Bad Women's Double R DIAT(DU) Newsletter, Vol. 6(2), Apr-Jun

13 NEW ADMISSION FOR M.TECH & PH.D PROGRAMMES The following M.Tech students have been admitted with valid GATE Score for the academic session and Ph.D programme for July 2016 session. DIAT (DU) is pleased to welcome these bright students. This University is embarked on their academic journey that will define their career in the years ahead. The uniqueness of DIAT (DU) is that fresh students have an opportunity to interact with service officers who are doing their M. Tech & share their infield experience with them. The students have an opportunity to visit DRDO laboratories & get the opportunity to listen and interact with scientists engaged in various disciplines carrying out state of art, research & development. The DIAT (DU) fraternity consists of academicians, administrators and support staff all who are dedicated to ensure that the students achieve their goals. M.Tech Batch Name of M. Tech Programme Specialization Total Aerospace Engineering AE (GM) 21 Aerospace Engineering AE (AA) 2 Aerospace Engineering AE(UAVs) 12 Mechanical Engineering ME (MARINE) 15 Mechanical Engineering ME (ACV) 9 Mechanical Engineering ME(ROBOTICS) 15 Mechanical Engineering ME(DESIGN) 11 Computer Science & Engineering CSE (CS) 20 Computer Science & Engineering CSE (SEIS) 5 Materials Science & Chemical Technology CST 4 Materials Science & Chemical Technology EMP 2 Materials Science & Chemical Technology MST 15 Materials Engineering ME 7 Modelling & Simulations M & SC 17 Sensor Technology/LEOC ST 13 Sensor Technology/LEOC LEOC 8 Technology Management TM 13 Electronics & Communication Engineering EE(SPC) 10 Electronics & Communication Engineering EE (R&C) 20 Electronics & Communication Engineering EE (DES) 9 Electronics & Communication Engineering EE (NS) 7 Electronics & Communication Engineering EE (WNA) 10 Total 245 Name of the Department Candidates joined the Ph.D Programme for July 2016 Session Institutional Scholarship DRDO Sponsored Candidates Self Sponsored Candidates (MILIT) Self Sponsored Candidates (Other) Total Candidates Dept. wise Applied Physics Materials Engineering Applied Maths Mechanical Engineering Computer Sc & Engineering Aerospace Engineering Electronics Engineering Total Candidates Joined 15 Students Sponsored by the Organization Name of Organization No. of Students Name of Organization No. of Students Bharat Electronics Ltd 4 DGQA 6 Bharat Forge Ltd 5 L & T 2 Ordinance Factory Board 1 DIAT(DU) Newsletter, Vol. 6(2), Apr-Jun

14 CELEBRATION OF 125 TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF Dr. B R AMBEDKAR Lighting the Traditional Lamp by the Vice Chancellor and Blood Donation on the occasion The DIAT SC/ST cell celebrated the 125th birth anniversary of eminent leader and personality Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar on 13 th April 2016 in DIAT(DU) campus. The organizing committee conducted a series of events on this day which included a blood donation camp, a book fair and a talk session by two esteemed speaker. The program was initiated at 9:00 Hrs with the inauguration of blood donation camp by Commandant Rear Admiral A S Sethi. The Ammucare, Pune organized the blood donation event which saw a huge volunteer donating blood for a noble cause. The book fair was inaugurated by Vice Chancellor, DIAT (DU). The talk session started with a short movie on Babasaheb Ambedkar s life. Vice Chancellor DIAT (DU) delivered on Dr. Ambedkar s life and his philosophy of financial equality, goal to demolish the caste system. Commandant Rear Admiral A S Sethi delivered on how Dr. Ambedkar being a rebel against the injustice in the system and fought it upright with his education and judiciary to establish and construct the constitution of India. Presenting the Preamble of the Constitution of India Inauguration of the Book Exhibition by Vice Chancellor Dr. Harsh Laxman Jagzap, Associate Professor, S P Pune University delivered invited the speech and pointed out Ambedkar s vision and the importance of establishing the pillars of education system strongly to demolish the inequality and injustice in society for a better future. Shri HP Srivastav, HR Manager, Oriental Rubber Industries gave talk on Dr. Ambedkar s phenomenal importance on a global scale. He touched upon Babasaheb s life lessons and little history of his revolutionary activities, both political and social to establish in India where inequality and injustice is demolished through a constructive constitution. On the occasion SC/ST committee donated 125 books on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar to the DIAT (DU) library. The chairman of the SC/ST committee Dr. P K Khanna, Professor proposed the vote of thanks. New Appointment Name Designation Date of Joining Name Designation Date of Joining Cmde Atul Kumar Sinha (Retd) Registrar Dr. R.N.Prahlad Visiting Professor Dr. Unnikrishnan Gopinathan Dr. Nilesh Rambhau Ware Asso. Professor (On Deputation) Assistant Professor Shri. Sivayazi Kappagantula Asst. Professor (On Contract) DIAT(DU) Newsletter, Vol. 6(2), Apr-Jun

15 PUBLICATIONS Journal Articles Aepuru, Radhamanohar and Panda, H. S. Electric-Potential-Driven Pressure-Sensing Observation in New Hollow Radial ZnO and Their Heterostructure with Carbon. Journal of Physical Chemistry, Vol. 120(9), pp Aepuru, Radhamanohar; Kankash, Shivani, and Panda, H. S. Chottky Barrier Tuning In Semiconducting Zno And Batio3 Hybrid Heterostructures Shows Dielectric And Electrical Anisotropy. RSC Advances, Vol. 6(38), pp Bhanoth, Sreenu; Kshirsagar, Anuraj S.; Khanna, P. K. and others Biotoxicity of CdS/CdSe Core-Shell Nano-Structures. Advances in Nanoparticles, Vol. 5, pp Bhanoth, Sreenu; Kshirsagar, Anuraj; Khanna, P. K.and others Synthesis, Characterization and Bio-evaluation of Core- Shell QDs with ZnSe, CdS And CdSe Combinations. Advanced Materials Letters, Vol. 7(12), pp Butee, S. P.; Kambale, K. R.; Upadhyay, Shaishav; Bashaiah, S.; James Raju, K. C. and Panda, H. S. Synthesis And Microwave Dielectric Behaviour of (Bi1 X1 Xpbx)Nbo4 Ceramics. Journal of Advanced Dielectrics, Vol. 6(1), pp Das, Samir K and Tahmouresib, Farzad Analytical Solution of Fully Developed Gaseous Slip Flow in Elliptic Microchannel. International Journal of Advances in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Vol. 3(3), pp Datt, G; Bishwas, M S; Raja, M M and Abhyankar, A. C. Observation of Magnetic Anomalies in One-Step Solvothermally Synthesized Nickel Cobalt Ferrite Nanoparticles. Nanoscale, Vol. 8 (9), pp Devis, A. and Balasubramanian, K. Bioactive Hybrid Composite Membrane with Enhanced Antimicrobial Properties for Biomedical Applications. Defence Science Journal, Vol. 66(4), pp Dhanshetty, Mamta and Balasubramanian, K. Seamless Coupled Breathable Nanocomposite Janus Fabric by Electrospinning. International Journal of Advances in Science, Engineering and Technology (IJASEAT), Vol. 4(2), pp Gautam, Aashish; Kshirsagar, Anuraj S.; Banerjee, Shaibal; Dhapte, Vishwas V. and Khanna, P. K. UVC-Shielding by Nano-TiO2 /PMMA Composite: A Chemical Approach. Journal of Materials Science & Nanotechnology. Vol. 3(3), pp Gupta, P. and Balasubramanian, K. Numerical Investigation of Heat Loss in Nano-Fumed Silica Reinforced Styrene Acrylonitrile Hydrophobic Thermo-Sheath for Heat Inhibition in Hydronic Boiler. Mat Focus, Vol. 5, pp. 1-9 Gyan, Deepankar Sri and Balasubramanian, K. Ionic Liquid Microseeded WC/RF Ablative Composite for Heat Shield. RSC Advances, Vol. 6(69), pp Jadhav, Aditi A.; Dhanwe, Vaishali P.; Joshi, Prasad G. and Khanna, P. K. Solventless Synthesis of New 4,5- Disubstituted 1,2,3-Selenadiazole Derivatives and Their Antimicrobial Studies. Cogent Chemistry, Vol. 2, pp Khatavlakar, N. and Balasubramanian, K. Composite Materials for Supersonic Aircraft Radomes With Ameliorated Radio Frequency Transmission-a review. RSC Advances. Vol. 6(8), pp Khatavlakar, N. and Balasubramanian, K. Composite Materials for Supersonic Aircraft Radomes with Ameliorated Radio Frequency Transmission: a review. RSC Advances, Vol. 6(8), pp Khurana, Latika and Balasubramanian, K. Adsorption Potency of Imprinted Starch/PVA Polymers Confined Ionic Liquid with Molecular Simulation Framework. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Vol. 4(2), pp Khurana, Latika and Balasubramanian, K. Adsorption Potency of Imprinted Starch/PVA Polymers Confined Ionic Liquid with Molecular Simulation Framework. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Volume 4(2), pp Kumar, A.; Chouhan, D. K.; Alegaonkar, P. S. and Patro, T. U. Graphene-Like Nanocarbon: An Effective Nanofiller For Improving The Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Polymer at Low Weight Fractions. Composites Science and Technology, Vol. 127, pp Kumar, H. H.; Lonkar, C. M. and Balasubramanian, K. Harvesting Power Through Random Vibrations of Aerospace Vehicles from Nanostructured La-Pb(Ni1/3Sb2/3) - PbZrTiO3 Ferroelectric Ceramics. Defence Science Journal, Vol. 66(4), pp Kumar, Manjeet; Ovhal, Manoj and Abhyankar, A. C. Switching of Hydrophilic to Super-Hydrophilic Behaviour in Spray Deposited Au-Doped SnO2 Thin Films for Self Cleaning Applications. Advanced Science Letters, Vol. 22(4), pp Kumar, Niraj; Sahoo, P. K. and Panda, H. S. Enriched Doping Level and Tuned Fiber Fractal Dimensions in Nonwoven Carbon-Doped Polyaniline for Efficient Solid-State Supercapacitors. Energy Technology, Vol. 4, pp Kumar, V. and Balasubramanian, K. Processing and Design Methodologies for Advanced and Novel Thermal Barrier Coatings for Engineering Applications: review. Particuology, Vol. 27, pp Kumar, V. and Balasubramanian, K. Progress Update on Failure Mechanisms of Advanced Thermal Barrier Coatings: a review. Progress in Organic Coatings, Vol. 90, pp Kumar, V. and Balasubramanian, K. Progress Update on Failure Mechanisms of Advanced Thermal Barrier Coatings: a review. Progress in Organic Coatings, Vol. 90, pp Ojjela, Odelu; Kambhatla, Pravin Kashyap; Kumar, N. Naresh and Das, Samir Kumar Influence of Cross-Diffusion on Slip Flow and Heat Transfer of Chemically Reacting UCM Fluid between Porous Parallel Plates with Hall and Ion Slip Currents. Journal of Computational Engineering, Vol. 2016, pp. 14. DIAT(DU) Newsletter, Vol. 6(2), Apr-Jun

16 Panwar, S. S.; Patro, T. U.; Balasubramanian, K. and Venkataraman, B. High Temperature Stability of Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Thermal Barrier Coating on Niobium Alloy -- C-103. Bulletin of Materials Science, Vol. 39(1), pp Rasal, Suraksha; More, Priyesh V.; Hiragond, Chaitanya; Jadhav, Sunita and Khanna, P. K. Rapid Homogenization Method for Synthesis of Core/Shell Zno/Cds Nanoparticles and Their Photocatalytic Evaluation. Advanced Materials Letters, Vol. 7(5), pp Rath, S. K.; Edatholathb, S. S.; Patro, T. U.; Sudarshan, K. and others Solvent Diffusion in Segmented Polyurethane Nanocomposites. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Vol. 18(4), pp Singh, Neha; More, Priyesh V.; Srivastava, Jyoti and Khanna, P. K. Tunable Silver Nano-ink for Printable Electronics and Pen-on-Paper-Writing. Advanced Materials Letters, Vol. 7(10), pp Srivastava, Jyoti; Khanna, P. K.; More, Priyeshand Singh, Neha Chemically Synthesized Ag/PPy-PVA Polymer Nanocomposite Films as Potential EMI Shielding Material In X-band. Advanced Materials Letters, Vol. 7(8), pp Tahlyani, J.; Rahangadale, K. and Balasubramanian, K. Dielectric Properties and Charge Transport Mechanism of Π- Conjugated Segments Decorated with Intrinsic Conducting Polymer. RSC Advances, Vol. 6(74), pp Tahlyani, J.; Rahangadale, K.; Manohar, R; Datar, S. and Balasubramanian, K. Dielectric Investigation of Conducting Fibrous Nonwoven Porous Mat Fabricated By One-Step Facile Electrospinning Process: Conduction Mechanism And Relaxation. RSC Advances, Vol. 6(43), pp Vinze, Ravish; Chandel, S.; Limaye, M. D and Prabhu, S. V. Local Heat Transfer Distribution Between Smooth Fat Surface And Impinging Incompressible Air Jet from a Chevron Nozzle. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, Vol. 78, pp Conference/ Seminar/Proceedings/Symposium Datt, Gopal and Abhyankar, A. C. Effect of Annealing on Cation Distribution and Magnetic Properties of Nano Sized Mn0. 34Co0. 66Fe2O4 Microwave Ferrites. International Conference on Condensed Matter and Applied Physics (ICC 2015), Bikaner, India, 30 th 31 st October Datt, Gopal and Abhyankar, A. C. paper presented Structural, magnetic and dielectric properties of NiZnFe2O4 nanocrystals. 2nd International Conference on Emerging Technologies: Micro to Nano 2015 (Etmn-2015), Rajasthan, India during 24 th 25 th October 2015 Rangarao, Kaluri V. and Arumuru, Venugopal Gold-Fourier Kaluri Method for Estimating Vortex Shedding Frequency IEEE Region 10 Symposium(TENSYMP), Bali, Indonesia. Resource Person Das, Samir Kumar (Dr) 1) evaluated PhD thesis and conducted PhD Viva-Voce Examination, at IIT Khargpur. Rangarao, Kaluri, V, Chaired technical session at the IEEE TENSYMP 2016 held in Sanur, Bali, Indonesia, from 9 th 10 th May Rangarao, Kaluri, V, presenter at the IEEE TENSYMP 2016 held in Sanur, Bali, Indonesia, from 9th 10th May Sawant, Kailas 1). Attended workshop on Modern Topics: fundamentals of antenna synthesis methods and smart antennas. Arizona State University, Semcei, IEEE-EMC Society, Bangalore on 5 th February ) Attended workshop on Antenna and RF System Design. at at TEQIP-AICTE and VJIT, Mumbai, from 8 th - 13th March ).Delivered talk Fractal Ante.nna and Metamaterial Antenna. at TEQIP-AICTE and VJIT, Mumbai on13th March ). Attended workshop on Electronic Warfare Antenna, Emerging Trends Design and Modelling. at DRDL Hyderabad. 5). attended Conference on Indian Antenna Week. at Thaigrajar College of engineering, Madurai, on June The Editorial Team thanks all Faculty members, Scientists and Staff members for their inputs Editorial Board Members Chief Editor Dr. Sangayya S Sirurmath University Librarian Head, Information Center and Library, DIAT (DU), Pune Members Dr. Manisha Nene, Asst Professor Dr. Shaibal Banerjee, Asst Professor Mr. Manoj Kumar Choudhary, Lib. Asst. Mr. Vikrant Gurmitkal (Photographs) Printed & Published by Information Center and Library, on behalf of Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (Deemed University), Pune Ph: Fax: , DIAT(DU) Newsletter, Vol. 6(2), Apr-Jun