Thursday, October 13, 2011

National Seminaron Advances in Composites

A seminar on the topic “Advances in Composites” was conducted by the Department of Aeronautical, Hindustan University (One of the best Chennai Engineering Colleges), Chennai in collaboration with The Aeronautical Society of India, Chennai Branch on September 29, 2011. Dr. Alan Chambers, Professor Southampton University, UK was the Chief Guest. In his lecture he spoke on the benefits and challenges faced by the application of the composite technology in the various fields.

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He also mentioned about the green composites which uses eco-friendly components to make the composites. Dr. Alan Chambers also highlighted on the impact of Composites on the Aircraft Structure. Dr. Elizabeth Verghese, Chancellor , Hindustan University presided over the function and was glad that the seminar served as a platform for discussing the current trends in material composites. Mr. Ashok Verghese, Director, Dr. K. Sarukesi, Vice-Chancellor, Prof. A. Joseph Stanley, Director Academics, Prof. R. Asokan, HOD Aero. Dept. graced the occasion and highlighted the need for research and development in this area of frontier technology.

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Dr .A. Joseph Stanley explained the significance of the composites in the aircraft structural design. Dr. Patrick Kennedy, Scientist ‘F’, ADE spoke about the “Thermal Analysis of Laminated Composites Shell”. Prof. R. Velmurugan , Head of Composite Division in IIT-M, Chennai briefed about the Impact Studies on Composite Materials. This was followed by a talk titled “NDT for Composite Applications” by Dr. Chandan Kumar Mukhopadhyay, Scientist “G” in IGCAR.

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At the end of the session, the students and faculty members interacted and clarified their queries. Dr. Alan Chambers showed keen interest to respond to the queries and appreciated the knowledgeable audience.

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