PUNE:
One week online Faculty Development Program (FDP) on “Recent Advances in
Mechanical engineering” inaugurated by Dr.Manikrao Salunkhe,VC,Bharati
Vidyapeeth .It was organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bharati
Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) College of Engineering, Pune (BV(DU)COEP).
This FDP is organized with sponsorship from AICTE
Training & Learning (ATAL) Academy. Also present for this for the inaugural
function were Dr. Anand Bhalerao, Principal, BV(DU)COEP and Chairman of FDP, Dr.
K. B. Sutar, Head of Mechanical Engineering Department and convener of FDP, Dr.
S. P. Singh, Professor,
IIT Delhi and
250 participants of the FDP.
Dr. Manikrao Salunkhe, Vice Chancellor, Bharati
Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pune,said “Design Engineers are Artists
of Engineering.” He said that Design Engineers are artists of engineering
because, while engineers provide a technical solution, engineering design
implies a solution that is aesthetic as well, and they could contribute lot in nation
development. He said that design engineers are the reason why human race has
raised from the stars and peered into the mysteries of the universe. He
concluded with the remark that, demand for the design engineers shall continue
as long as the human race exists.
Addressing the gathering, Dr. Anand Bhalerao, said that Supply chain, business
and education are the most affected areas in the current pandemic situation.
Speaking further, he said faculty development program always helps to improve
academic knowledge. He introduced the contribution of engineers by sharing some
examples of excellent revolutionary research work in the field of Mechanical
Engineering like the perfect light absorption structure developed by Georgia
Tech university to minimize artificial lighting, fully transparent solar power
generating window to transform efficiently in to the electricity through solar
cell and use of acoustic waves to separate out the contaminants of water
without use of any filters or chemicals.
Further he shed light on present economic condition of country. He mentioned that India has foreign exchange reserve of 600 billion dollars. He said that, this reserve is sufficient for importing in the country without requiring to exporting any material for 2 years.
Equipments and devices required in the field of
communication are still not manufactured in India, he quoted. He further said,
conflict with China in Galwan valley was mainly for control on silica and water
required for the manufacture of semiconductors and at international level there
is a hidden war for semiconductor chips. He invoked the participants that
electric vehicle, its battery, life of battery and performance is also one of
the challenges hence engineers should think beyond boundaries of their
disciplines, accept the challenges and find solution for betterment of the
society.
Dr. S. P. Singh, Professor, IIT Delhi, speaker of the session discussed about Internet of things (IOT), 3D
printing, compliance mechanism and biomedical instrumentation and their significance
in the upcoming years. He also elaborated the importance of sustainable design
and sustainable manufacturing to minimize carbon foot print and plastic
footprint. He explained the role of
mechatronics, in the robotics devices, sensors in building of bridge,
sensors in the machines for decision making, as well as to send information
from one machines to another machines with the help of Artificial Intelligence and
Machine learning. Dr. Singh futher urged the participants to collaborate in
multidisciplinary field to produce sustainable and affordable product
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