University of Hyderabad
Event Information
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When
Thursday, April 13, 2023
Where
Dr. Zakir Husain UPE Lecture Hall Complex, University of Hyderabad
Who
About
ACS on Campus, the American Chemical Society’s premier outreach program, will be hosting an in-person event in India, in collaboration with the University of Hyderabad, Institution of Eminence.
At this half-day event, you’ll hear from ACS Editors on their tips for scientific presentation skills, effective writing, and the latest ACS Resources you can use to grow your career.
The event is FREE and open to all students and researchers studying the sciences, not just chemistry! All attendees will receive a personalized participation certificate after the event.
Agenda
Registration
Opening Remarks
Surbhee Dhamija, Marketing Manager, ACS Publications
Welcome Address
Prof. Ashwini Kumar Nangia, Dean, School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad
Keynote Address
Prof. B.J. Rao, Vice Chancellor, University of Hyderabad
Cultivating Your Scientific Presentation Skills
Prof. Dipti Gupta, Associate editor, ACS Applied Electronic Materials | IIT Bombay
Tea/Coffee Break
Address from the Librarian
Dr. N.Varatharajan, University of Hyderabad
Effective Science Writing
Prof. Kavirayani R. Prasad, Associate Editor, Organic Letters
ACS Resources to Grow Your Future
Piyush Gupta, Customer Manager, ACS Publications
Thank You Address
Dr. T. Saravanan, Assistant Professor, School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad
Lunch
Featured Speakers
Dipti Gupta, Ph.D.
Associate Editor, ACS Applied Electronic Materials
Professor, Metallurgical Engineering and Material Science Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Dr. Dipti Gupta is working as a Professor at Metallurgical Engineering and Material Science (MEMS) department, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB), India. She received her B-Tech from IIT Kanpur and continued her M-Tech and Ph.D. degree in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering in the same institute. Later she worked as a BK-21 Postdoctoral Fellow at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Korea and as an EPSRC Research Associate at Imperial College, London, U.K.. She also spent two years with Department of Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea as BK Assistant Professor. Her research interests are in the area of Flexible and Stretchable electronics, Wearable sensors for application in healthcare and energy applications. She is recipient of prestigious SERB Power Fellowship and also serves as Associate Editor of ACS Applied Electronic Materials. Currently, she is associated with Technology Innovation Hub (TIH) on IOT/IOE where she would be contributing towards Health-IOT, Sensors and Data Analysis. She is also associated with Center of Excellence in Nano electronics (CEN), IITB-Monash Research Academy (an initiative of IITB and Monash University), Wadhwani Research Center for Bioengineering (WRCB), National Center for Photovoltaic Research and Education (NCPRE), located at IIT Bombay, India. Her research activities are funded by competitive programs of Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, The Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF), Scientific and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Wadhwani foundation, Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), Tata Center for Technology and Design (TCTD) etc.
Kavirayani R. Prasad, Ph.D.
Associate Editor, Organic Letters
Professor, Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science
Prof. Prasad obtained his PhD in asymmetric catalysis from University of Pune for the work carried out at NCL, Pune. He held post-doctoral positions as a AvH fellow at the University of Muenster, Germany and at Temple University, Philadelphia, USA. After a brief stint as scientist in medicinal chemistry at Praecis Pharmaceuticals (presently Glaxo Smith Kline), Waltham, USA, he joined the faculty at the Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore in November 2003 where currently he is a Professor. Professor Prasad’s research interests are centered around developing strategies for the total synthesis of natural products of medicinal importance and their evaluation. Prof. Prasad is a recipient of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in Chemical Sciences of CSIR, Swarnajayanti Fellowship of Department of Science and Technology and is an elected fellow of Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore.