BITS-Pilani Hyderabad Campus invites students, researchers, and delegates from academia and industry to participate in the two-day International Conference on Novel Materials and Technologies for Energy and Environment Applications (NMTE2A-2024). The NMTE2A-2024 aims to bring together Material scientists,researchers, and students to engage in fruitful discussions on their latest research ideas and progress. This conference will cover fundamental aspects and technologies developed to target the open questions in energy and environment applications. The conference will have oral and poster presentations from delegates from academia, R&D organizations, and Industries.
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ABOUT US

About BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad:
Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, established in 2008, is one of the newer campuses of BITS Pilani, a prestigious private deemed university in India. Located in Hyderabad, Telangana, this campus offers a diverse range of academic programs, including undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, technology, and management disciplines.
 
The campus boasts modern infrastructure and facilities to support academic excellence. These facilities include well-equipped classrooms, advanced laboratories, a comprehensive library, sports amenities, and on-campus housing options for students. BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus provides a conducive environment for learning and research, fostering the intellectual growth of its students.
 
The academic faculty at BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus is dedicated and highly qualified, actively engaged in both teaching and research. They contribute to the university's commitment to academic excellence and encourage students to excel in their chosen fields of study.


About Chemical Engineering Department

Department of Chemical Engineering at BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad campus is determined to develop new talents, leaders, researchers and entrepreneurs who can bring high-level value addition to the chemical and allied industries. Our mission is to drive excellence in Chemical Engineering education and training thereby lead to the creation of a common platform for connecting academia and industry in the exchange of knowledge.
 
The department offers robust programs in three tiers of Chemical Engineering i.e., Bachelors (B.E Honors), Masters (M.E) and Ph.D. We train our students in thrust areas of research to resolve global issues as part of the curriculum. We have well-equipped state of the art laboratories for students to gain extensive practical knowledge. The department received > ₹ 8 Cr external grants from the funding agencies such as DST, CSIR, SERB, DBT, DRDO & HBL. Further the department received DST-FIST level-1 and a member of DST-PURSE projects worth of ₹ 1.35 and ₹ 23.4 Cr, respectively. The department has been ranked 301-350 globally according to QS World University Rankings 2024.

 

 

PROGRAM

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FOCUS AREAS (Not Limited to)

Computational Materials
Polymers and Composites
Sensors
Green Hydrogen
Hydrogen storage
Green Materials
Recycling Materials
Water Treatment
AI & ML in material design
Nanotechnology
Waste to Energy
Functional Materials
Modelling and Simulation
Catalysis
Energy Storage Devices
Process Intensification
Energy and Sustainability
Phase Change Materials
Petrochemicals
Biomedical Engineering
Biotechnology
Carbon Capture Utilization &
Sequestration (CCUS)
and other fields of chemical, materials science and applications.

 

 

IMPORTANT DATES

Abstract Submission
(Extended Date)
30 Nov 2023
15 Dec 2023
Early Bird Registration
31 Dec 2023
Late Registration
(Extended Date)
15 Jan 2024
20 Jan 2024
Full Paper Submission
20 Feb 2024

 

 

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

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REGISTRATION

Category
Indian Participant
Foreign Participant
UG/PG Student
₹ 2000*
$ 100*
₹ 2500**
$ 150**
PhD/Postdoc
₹ 3000*
$ 200*
₹ 3500**
$ 300**
Faculty
₹ 5000*
$ 200*
₹ 6000**
$ 300**
Industry Delegate
₹ 7000*
$ 500*
₹ 8000**
$ 650**
Accompanying Person
₹ 2500*
$ 150*
₹ 3500**
$ 250**
*Early Bird Registration
**Late Registration
All rates are inclusive of 18% GST. 
Registration fee includes kit, lunch, high tea and dinner.
Accommodation is not covered in the Registration fee.

 

Payment Details:

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NOTE: For International registrations, please send the transaction details to nmte2a@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in

 

 

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

Full-length papers are invited from students, faculty, scientists and researchers in academia and industry to present their research findings. Selected articles will be considered for publication in SCOPUS- and SCI(E)-indexed journals after peer review.
Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Springer, Q1, IF 5.8) is a partnering journal to publish selected articles in a special issue following peer-review as per the journal policy. Call for Papers

 

Disclaimer for Springer Proceedings:

Selected papers from the conference will be published by Springer as a proceedings book volume. Springer will conduct quality checks on the accepted papers and only papers that pass these checks will be published.
Springer Nature does not charge any money for publication of Non-Open Access content. Abstracts/extended abstracts and short papers (less than 4 pages) are not considered for publication. Call for Papers

 

 

 

 

 

SPEAKERS

CHIEF GUEST

 

Padma Vibhushan Prof. M. M. SHARMA

EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF EMINENCE

B. Chem. Eng., M.Sc. (Tech.) (Bombay), Ph. D. (Cambridge),D.Sc.(h.c.) (I.I.T., Bombay; Delhi; Kharagpur; B.H.U.; Roorkee) (Calcutta) (Kanpur) (Bundelkhand)(Lucknow) (h.c.), LL.D. (Mumbai) (h.c.), FREng, FRS, FNA, FASc, FNASc, FTWAS, C Chem, FRIC (U.K.), C. Eng., FIChE (U.K.), FIIChE, FICS, FBRS

 

 

PLENARY SPEAKER

 

Prof. Ashok Misra

NASI (National Academy of Sciences, India) Distinguished Professor at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.

 

 

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

 

Dr. Harender Singh Bisht

Director
CSIR-IIP, Dehradun

Prof. Patrick da Costa

Professor
Sorbonne University, Paris, France

Prof. Madhumita Ray

Professor
University of Western Ontario, Canada

Dr. Tata Narasinga Rao

Director
ARCI

 

 

INVITED SPEAKERS

 

 

Environmental Applications
Dr. Indumathi Ramakrishnan
Director - Research and Technology, Filtrex Technologies Pvt Ltd -A Marmon Water / Berkshire Hathaway Company

Prof. N. Rajesh
Professor, BITS–Pilani, Hyderabad Campus

Prof. Ramesh Gadras
Professor, IIT Madras

Prof. Sampatrao D. Manjare
Professor, BITS-Pilani, Goa Campus.

Functional Materials
Dr. Sanjay Bhardwaj
Scientist “G” and Head Centre for Technology Acquisition and Transfer (CTAT), ARCI, Hyderabad

Dr. Vuba Kiran Kumar
Chief Manager (Technical), CIPET, Hyderabad

Prof. Chetan M. Patel
Associate Professor, NIT Surat

Modelling
Dr. K. Yamuna Rani
Chief Scientist and Chair of Chemical Engineering & Process Technology Department, CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad

Prof. Devanuri Jaya Krishna
Professor, NIT Warangal

Polymer
Prof. Tushar Jana
Professor, University of Hyderabad

Shri. S. Seetharaman
Scientist “F”, Technology Director -ACC, ASL, DRDO, Hyderabad

 

 

COMMITTEE

CHIEF PATRON

Vice-Chancellor
BITS-Pilani

PATRON

Director,
BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus

PATRON

Director,
Off Campus Programmes & Industry Engagement, BITS-Pilani

CHAIRMAN

HOD, Chemical Engineering
BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus

 

 

Conference Committee

CONVENERS
• Dr. Satyapaul A. Singh
• Prof. D. Purnima
• Dr. Iyman Abrar
LOCAL TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
• Prof. Vikranth Kumar Surasani
• Dr. Nandini Bhandaru
• Dr. Afkham Mir
• Dr. Ramendra Kishor Pal
• Dr. Arnab Dutta
• Dr. Debirupa Mitra
LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE
• Prof. Jaideep Chatterjee
• Prof. SrikantaDinda
• Prof. Balaji Krishnamurthy
• Prof. A. Ramesh Babu
• Prof. Karthik Chetan V
• Prof. Lakshminarayanan Samavedham

Advisory Committee

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
• Prof. Natarajan Rajamohan
Acting Dean and Professor, Sohar University, Oman
• Prof. Mohammad Rehan
Associate Professor, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
• Prof. Luca Fiori
Professor, University of Trento, Italy
• Prof. Patrick da Costa
Professor, Sorbonne University, Paris, France
• Dr. Rahul Bhosale
Asst. Professor, The University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, USA
• Dr. Rama Rao Karri
Senior Asst. Professor, Universiti Teknologi Brunei
NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
• Prof. Ashok N. Bhaskarwar
Professor, IIT Delhi
• Prof. Suryasarathi Bose
Professor, IISc Bangalore
• Prof. Ranjan Kumar Malik
Professor and Former Deputy Director (Academic and Infrastructural Affairs), IIT Bombay
• Prof. Rabibrata Mukherjee
Professor, IIT Kharagpur
• Dr. Manoj Kumar Burgohain
Scientist 'G', Associate Director, ASL (CPDC), DRDO, Hyderabad
• Dr. Sanjay Bhardwaj
Scientist “G” and Head Centre for Technology Acquisition and Transfer (CTAT), ARCI
• Dr. Bharat Newalkar
CGM (R&D), BPCL
• Mr. M V Rao
General Manager (Production), ONGC
• Mr. Dhawal Saxena
CEO and CTO, Bhumistha Infra Services
LOCAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
• Prof. S Gurunarayanan
Deputy Director, Off-Campus Programmes and Industry Engagement, BITS-Pilani
• Prof. P. Yogeeswari
Dean, Administration, BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad
• Prof. Ajit Pratap Singh
Dean, Academic – Undergraduate Studies, BITS-Pilani
• Prof. P. B. Venkataraman
Dean, Work Integrated Learning Programmes, BITS-Pilani
• Prof. V. Vamsi Krishna Venuganti
Dean, Academic – Graduate Studies & Research, BITS-Pilani
• Prof. Annapoorna Gopal
Dean, Practice School, BITS-Pilani
• Prof. Arya Kumar
Dean, Alumni Relations, BITS-Pilani
• Prof. Sanket Goel
Dean, Sponsored Research and Consultancy, BITS-Pilani
• Prof. Srikanth Mutnuri
Dean, International Programmes and Collaboration Division, BITS-Pilani
• Prof. Souri Banerjee
Dean, Faculty Affairs Division, BITS-Pilani
• Mrs. Sunitha Suresh
Head, Accounts and Finance, BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad

 

 

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Reach BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus & Nearby Accommodations 

Where is the BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus?
The BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus is located in Jawaharnagar, Shameerpet Mandal on Karimnagar Highway, Hyderabad, Rangareddy District, Telangana State. It is approximately 25 kilometres from Secunderabad railway station, about 33 kilometers from Hyderabad railway station (Nampally)/ Imliban (Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station-MGBS) bus-station and about 70 km from Rajiv Gandhi international airport, Shamshabad.
How do you reach the BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus?

From the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (Shamshabad)

There are regular bus services and cabs from the airport to Secunderabad Railway Station (see www.aeroexpress.com for details about the bus service). From the railway station one can take a bus for the campus.

From the Railway Station

From Secunderabad railway station to BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus one has to travel 22 KM on Rajiv Rahadari/ Karim Nagar Highway, up to Dongala Mysamma junction after Alankruta Resorts in Thumkunta Village and take a right turn towards Ghatkesar. After travelling 1.5 KMs on this road, there is again a diversion to the right leading to the Campus. BITS? sign boards indicating the directions are available on the way.

There is a direct Bus No. 212 from Secunderabad Railway station (Gurudwara Point) to BITS-Pilani Hyderabad Campus Main Gate Besides there are City Buses having numbers 211S, 211A, 211C, 211D, 211E, 211J, 211K, 211T, 211U, 567, 568, 569 fly from Secunderabad Railway Station to various destinations to the Campus side. Further, there are many APSRTC buses from Secunderabad, Jubilee bus-stand to KarimNagar, Siddhipet,Ramagundam,Gajwel, Cheriyal etc. People can board any of these buses, get down either at Thumkunta or Dongala Mysamma junction which is 1KM away and take an auto to the campus.

Where can I stay near BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus?
Limited accommodation will be available on-campus, in institute hostels for students on a first-come first-serve basis and will be chargeable. For alternative accommodations click on the link below:

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