Jamshedpur: The 70th Foundation Day of CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur was celebrated on Tuesday at the laboratory’s auditorium. The function started with CSIR-NML Geet along with a slide show on CSIR-NML’s journey from the initial days to the present.
The director, CSIR NML Indranil Chattoraj briefed about the CSIR-NML activities and performance during the last financial year.
Chief Guest, Prof. G.D. Yadav, gave away the laboratory’s Annual Awards 2019, namely �Nijhawan Award for best technical paper; Altekar Award for best technology developed; Banerjee Award for best in-house project; S.P. Mehrotra Award for Colloquium speaker;
P. Ramachandra Rao Award for best employee both from technical and non-technical.
Dr. I. Chattoraj, Director, CSIR-NML gave away the meritorious Student Awards and gave away Special Appreciation Award instituted this year.
Chief Guest Prof. G.D. Yadav delivered the Nijhawan Memorial lecture on the topic, “Global Energy Scenario and Hydrogen Economy”. He mentioned that in the future, hydrogen would be an alternative fuel and an important energy source. If hydrogen can be produced in a green manner, it will address the pollution and climate change issues associated with coal and oil burning. Researchers in India are working to produce green Hydrogen in several ways including splitting of water to produce hydrogen and oxygen. Prof. Yadav said that the demand for hydrogen is largest in petroleum refinery and ammonia production, while automotive fuel is an emerging sector with huge potential in the future.
Dr. Sanjay Kumar, Sr. Principal Scientist & Head, MER Division, CSIR-NML proposed the vote of thanks.
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