Experts brainstorm on �Recent Developments in Mineral Processing�

NML hosts Microsymposium

Jamshedpur : The Microsymposium on �Recent Developments in Mineral Processing and Mechanical Activation of Solids�, organised by Material Research Society of India (MRSI) Jamshedpur Chapter in association with CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory and Indian Institute of Mineral Engineers (IIME) Jamshedpur Chapter kicked off today at CSIR-NML.

The focus of this one day Microsymposium is the recent advances in the area of mineral and materials processing. The programme started with lightening the ceremonial lamp by Dr. Indranil Chattoraj, Director, CSIR-NML, Jamshedpur and Dr. A.K. Mukherjee, Vice-President, IIME Jamshedpur Chapter & Head Raw Materials, Tata Steel. Prof. Indranil Manna, AJC Bose Fellow & Institute Chair Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, are  Prof. M. Senna, Keio University, Japan, Dr. S. Srikanth, Former Director, CSIR-NML,

Dr. Sanjay Kumar, CSIR-NML, Dr. T.C. Alex, Convener of the programme were present during the function. To mark the occasion, a Souvenir of Microsymposium was also released.

While welcoming the gathering, Dr. Indranil Chattoraj said, “the microsymposium mainly consists of lectures by experts in the field from India and Abroad. The authors are Prof. M. Senna (Keio University, Japan), Prof. I. Manna (Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur), Dr. S. Srikanth (Former Director, CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur) Prof. S. Subramanian (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore), Prof. C. Sasikumar (Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal), Mr. Santosh Daware (Tata Research Development and Design Centre, Pune) and Dr. Sanjay Kumar (CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur).

Besides oral presentations from these invited speakers, posters were also presented by the authors.

Around 60 delegates are from different parts of India participated and seven invited speakers deliberated in the three technical sessions today. The delegates are from IIT Kharagpur, CSIR-IMMT, Tata Steel, Ashapura Minerals, Govt. College of Engineering & Ceramic Technology, Kolkata, MNIT, Bhopal, CSIR-NML, TRDDC Pune, CIMFR Dhanbad,  and many CSIR laboratories, engineering colleges and industries.

Prof. M. Senna, Keio University, Japan said, “Mechanochemistry is a branch of chemistry like electrochemistry or photochemistry. By starting from the basics of solid-state chemical processes, the definition, concepts, particularities, and technological benefits of mechanochemistry are explained”.

Dr. S. Srikanth, Former Director, CSIR-NML, briefed his Affair with Mechanochemistry of Solids and shared research experience with delegates.

Prof. Indranil Manna emphasized on the investigations concerning nanometric materials synthesized by mechanical alloying covering various aspects of size dependent phase transition and structural and functional applications.

Dr. T.C. Alex, Principal Scientist & Convener proposed the vote of thanks and expressed his sincere gratitude to the dignitaries for sparing time and gracing the occasion. He expressed his appreciation to all the members of the organising committee for their untiring effort in making the microsymposium a success. The microsymposium also commemorated the contributions of Dr. Rakesh Kumar who is a well-known expert in this field.