In Diamond Jubilee year, it is our great pleasure to Department of Materials and Metallurgical

announce the Self Sponsored Online Short Term Engineering:

Course (STTP) on “Challenges and Opportunities in SELF SPONSORED ONLINE SHORT TERM TRAINING The Department of Materials and Metallurgical
Designing Nanoarchitectonics of Nanoporous Carbon PROGRAM
Materials for Industrial Applications" (NANCM2020) ON Engineering (MME) was established in the year 2007
by Department of Materials and Metallurgical CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN DESIGNING
NANOARCHITECTONICS OF NANOPOROUS CARBON and is dedicated to the advancement of education and
Engineering, Maulana Azad National Institute of MATERIALS FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS
Technology, Bhopal, during 16-20th September, 2020. research in materials science and metallurgical
(16-20th September, 2020)
engineering. The department is having a B.Tech
Address for Correspondence: Patron
programme on Materials & Metallurgical Engineering
Dr. N.S. Raghuwanshi
Dr. C. Sasikumar Director, MANIT Bhopal and one M.Tech Programme on Materials Science and
Assistant Professor Technology. The research interests of the Department
Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering Head of the Department
Email: [email protected] Dr. N.P. Patidar, Professor encompass Advanced Materials including nano-
Phone: +91-8989005394 materials, thin films, ceramics, polymers, Structure-
Coordinators
Dr. S. Suresh property relationship in metallic and non-metallic
Assistant Professor Dr. C. Sasikumar, Dept. of MME
Department of Chemical Engineering Dr. S. Suresh, Dept. of Chemical Engg. materials and advanced composites, in addition to the
Email: [email protected] Dr. Amit Dubey, Dept. of Chemistry
core areas like Process Metallurgy, Extractive
Phone: +91-8989005393, +91-7554051806
Metallurgy, Physical Metallurgy and Mechanical
Note: All email correspondence must be addressed with the
behaviour of materials. The Department through
subject “NANCM2020”
continuing education programmes and consultancy.

About the institute

Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology ABOUT STTP
(M.A.N.I.T), Bhopal is one of the pioneering Fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, graphene, and carbon
engineering institutes of the country which has nanohorns are the well-known nanocarbon materials
contributed many outstanding engineers. It is named that have been explored in energy storage, energy
after the great scholar, educationist and the first conversion, sensing, separation, purification, and also
education minister of Government of India, Maulana in biomedical technology. These materials show
Abul Kalam Azad. It was established in the year 1960.
Organized by unique physicochemical and optoelectronic properties
Currently, the institute is conducting 09 UG, 30 PG
programs and Ph.D. programmes in all the disciplines Department of Materials and Metallurgical and, thus, are used in the functional system design.
of engineering and applied sciences and also Engineering Nanoporous carbon materials are mainly carbonaceous
conducting M.B.A programme with the help of about Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology materials and can be fabricated by the pyrolysis of
200 competent faculty members. Special attention is Bhopal – 462 003 different synthetic carbon sources and metal organic
given to interdisciplinary application oriented research Website: www.manit.ac.in frameworks, templating self-assembled soft and hard
with an aim of bridging the gap between academicians nanomaterials, and natural bio-masses or agricultural
and industry professionals. Presently the institute is
wastes containing cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin.
celebrating its Diamond Jubilee Year.
 It has been found that depending on the synthetic • Renewable energy and sustainable Synthesis SELF SPONSORED ONLINE SHORT TERM
conditions, preparation method, and type of precursors • Smart Materials TRAINING PROGRAM
or carbon sources used, porous carbon materials with • Nano-porous materials for Energy Application ON
different pore sizes (micro−macro via mesopores) can • Nano-porous materials for Biomedical Application
• Bio-inspired functional nanocomposites CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN
be fabricated. Contrary to the conventional agricultural DESIGNING NANOARCHITECTONICS OF
wastes including coconut shell, corncob, bamboo, NANOPOROUS CARBON MATERIALS FOR
pitch stone, etc. researchers have been exploring novel INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS
precursors such as biowaste chicken eggshell REGISTRATION (16-20th September 2020)
containing high amount of calcium carbonate for the Participants Amount
fabrication of new nano-porous materials. Diploma/UG/PG/PhD Students Rs. 500/- Registration Form (online/offline/spot)
In this STTP, we will focus on recent trends and the Faculty of Academic Rs. 500/-
Name of the Candidate (Capital letters):
advancements of the synthetic methods for the Institutes and R&D organization
……………………………………………………..
fabrications of hierarchical porous carbons materials From Industry Rs. 500/-
with one- to three-dimensional network structure for Address: ……………………………………………
Registration forms are available on Institute website ….…….……………………………………………..
industrial applications. We will also highlight the
www.manit.ac.in. ………………………………………………………
promising scope of accessing nano-porous graphitic
The completed registration form may be sent along
carbon materials obtained from the direct conversion,
with Demand Draft payable in favour of “Director, Fax: …………………………………………………
metal organic frameworks, hard- and soft-templating
MANIT Bhopal”, payable at S.B.I, MANIT Bhopal
routes and also the direct carbonization and/or Phone: (R)………………. (O) ……………………..
Branch. The last date for application is 15th
activation of biomass or agricultural wastes as non- (with STD code)
September-2020.
templating routes.
Details of Money-Transfer by net-banking: Account E-mail: ……………………………………………...
In view of above Department of Materials and
Name: Director MANIT Bhopal
Metallurgical Engineering is organizing a STTP on
Bank Name: State Bank of India Qualification: ………………………………………
“Challenges and Opportunities in Designing
Bank Address: MANIT (MACT) Bhopal
Nanoarchitectonics of Nanoporous Carbon Materials Present Position: …………………………………..
Account No. 10020150107
for Industrial Applications”. The faculty for the STTP ………………………………………………………
IFSC Code: SBIN0001608
will be experienced professional from I.I.T’s, N.I.T’s
In net banking money transfer please clearly mention
and Industrial Experts in relevant field. Relevant Experience: …………………………….
narration in remark column as “Registration fee for ……………………………………………………..
CONTENTS NANCM2020” otherwise it will be difficult to trace PAYMENT DETAILS:
the money transfer and receipt may not be issued. Bank Name: ………………………………………..
• The major areas of the STTP are: Amount: …………………. DD no: ……………….
• Nanoporous Materials Date: …………………………..
• Carbon based Nanomaterials
• Nanomaterials for Energy & Environment
Date: Signature of Applicant
• Nanotechnology & Environmental benefits
• Micro and Nano Manufacturing
• Characterization of Nanoporous carbon
(SEM/TEM/XRD/AFM/TGA etc)
 SELF SPONSORED ONLINE STTP ON
“Challenges and Opportunities in Designing Nanoarchitectonics of
Nanoporous Carbon Materials for Industrial Applications”

LIST OF PIONEERS WITH THEIR EXPERT TALK DURING STTP

q Prof. V.C. Srivastava, Professor, IIT Roorkee: Novel synthesis of graphene-oxide and its composites

q Dr. M. Chidambaram, General Manager - R & D (Catalyst & Chemicals), Hindustan Platinum,
Mumbai: Carbon based Precious Metal Catalysis: Applied Case Studies on Pharmaceutical and Fine
Chemical Industrial Processes

q Dr. Sharad Lande, Senior Manager, R & D, Reliance Industries, Mumbai: Recent advancement on
Catalytic Materials in Petroleum industries

q Prof. Paritosh Mohanty, Professor, IIT Roorkee: Nanoporous Materials: Hyper or Hope?

q Dr. S. Das, Adjunct Professor, MANIT & Former Director, AMPRI Bhopal: Carbon template on Metal-
Metal Nanocomposite
 LIST OF PIONEERS WITH THEIR EXPERT TALK DURING STTP

q Dr. N. Satish, AMPRI, Bhopal : Additive Manufacturing of graphene nanocomposites

q Dr. Pankaj Kumar Patro, Scientist, BARC Mumbai: Solid Oxide Fuel Cell: A Journey from Powder to Power

q Prof. Amit Dubey, MANIT Bhopal: Synthesis and characterization of different mesoporous carbons for
hydrophobic applications

q Dr. Raj Kumar Garg, Technology Application, New Delhi: Recent advancement in Nanoporous materials
based plasma technology

q Dr. S. Suresh, MANIT Bhopal: Mesoporous Materials for Sensing of Toxic gases

q Dr. C. Sasikumar, MANIT Bhopal: Carbon Materials: Synthesis, Characterization

q Dr. Dharmendar Kumar Sharma, MANIT Bhopal: Nanomaterials for Energy & Environment