Seminars

Abstract : Most models in polymer solution rheology assume that the steady state stress is uniquely determined by the rate of deformation. Yet in 1974 de Gennes suggested that the time history of deformation has a crucial bearing on the steady state value of stress.

Abstract: To comply with the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA)’s Renewable Fuel Standard 2 (RFS2) at least 16 billion gallon of cellulosic biofuels need to be sold in the US by 2022. Given the current state of the technology this is a significant challenge. The challenge is further exacerbated with constantly changing drivers (e.g. shale boom continued advances in competing technologies etc.).

Abstract: Our focus is on the development of novel high temperature polyelectrolyte membrane (PEM) for fuel cell having better proton conductivity than existing materials. We are working on PEM based on imidazole and H_3 PO_4 which act as proton conductor. Aromatic heterocyclic groups like imidazole triazole allow the fuel cell operations at higher temperature in absence of water.

Abstract: Detection of somatic mutations in human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genes using whole-exome sequencing (WES) is hampered by the high polymorphism of the HLA loci which prevents alignment of sequencing reads to the human reference genome. We describe a computational pipeline that enables accurate inference of germline alleles of class I HLA-A B and C genes and subsequent detection of mutations in these genes using the inferred alleles as a reference.

Abstract: Membrane technology is going to play a more and more important role in the era of renewable energy since harvest of renewable energy from their sources often impose much higher challenges for separation. For example processes such as CO2 capture separation of natural gas harvest of biofuel or hydrogen etc. all require high efficient but low cost separation processes which can be hardly achieved by conventional separation techniques.

Abstract: Crude oil and natural gas form an integral part of energy resources. Their contribution to the energy basket is significant and is predicted to grow in the future. This demands exploring and developing unconventional hydrocarbon resources such as shale gas gas hydrate and heavy oil reservoirs in addition to enhancing the recovery from the conventional mature oil reservoirs. Gas hydrates have always inspired researchers for their role in flow assurance.

Abstract: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a chronic progressive movement disorder due to loss of dopaminergic neurons in substantia nigra pars compacta region of mid brain.The present study was carried out to evaluate the protective effect of Valeriana wallichii rhizome extract against MPP+ treated in vitro and MPTP treated in vivo models of Parkinson’s disease. Qualitative analysis of the aqueous ethanolic and methanolic extracts of V.

 Please mark your calendars for the following dates times and venues:07/20/2015 - 4 to 4:30 p.m. Room CL 230: Prof. Rajdip B. on "Nanomaterials / Materials" 1 2/10/2015 - 3 to 3:30 p.m. Room Cl 230 Prof. A. Sarkar on "Reaction Engineering/ Mass Transfer" 12/10/2015 - 3:45 to 4:15 p.m. Room Cl 230 Prof. A. Chatterjee on "Multi-scale simulations" 21/10/2015 - 3:00 to 3:30 p.m. Room LC 302 - Prof. G. Vishwanathan on "Biosystems & Biomaterials Engineering" 21/10/2015 - 3:45 to 4:15 p.m. Room LC 302 - Prof. Y. Shastri on "System and Control" 28/10/2015 - 4:00 to 4:30 p.m. Room CL 230 - Prof.

Abstract:Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) is referred to as the clustering of insulin resistance and lipid abnormalities. It is rampant throughout the world across all age groups and its prevalence is found to be dependent on the sex race and ethnicity. Current treatment regimen includes exercise lifestyle changes and medications targeting individual components of the syndrome. The lack of efficacy of this regimen could be due to lack of systematic and holistic studies on MetS per se. The causes for MetS are varied and can be broadly categorised into genetic and environmental.

Abstract: In this talk a hypothesis developed for accounting the transient volumetric change of a gas cap nucleated on a small surface during foaming a particulate suspension will be discussed. The hypothesis is based on a conjecture and attempts a continuum approach at colloidal length scales. A coarse testing of this hypothesis against the broad experimental observation of heterogeneous bubble generation during foaming viscoelastic medium with small dispersed particles will be presented. Its technological relevance to polymeric nanocomposite foaming will also be discussed.Bio-data: G.