Director Intel visits important labs at SMVDU

Excelsior Correspondent
KATRA, July 22: Jitendra Chaddha, Senior Director Operations and Strategy Intel India, who was on a 2-day visit of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, reviewed the special facilities and research projects going on in some important labs of the University.
Accompanied by the Vice Chancellor Dr Sanjeev Jain, Dr Chaddha started his visit from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering where he interacted with faculty members Dr Baijnath Kaushik, Dr Ajay Kaul, Dr Naveen Gondi and also with students. 3rd year CSE students Abhishek, Arjun and Vinay explained their projects on drone and 3D motion. Dr Chaddha emphasized on necessary awareness about Intellectual Property Rights among students. In the Dept of Electronics and Communication Engineering, he visited Analog Electronics Lab, Communication Lab, Free Scale Lab and Microelectronics Lab and interacted with faculty members, students and Head of the Dept Dr K R Jha.
In the Dept of Mechanical Engineering, he visited Mechanical Vibration Lab, Theory of Mechanics Lab, Fluid Mechanics Lab and Fluid Machinery Lab where he was briefed about the lab activities by the Head of the Dept Dr Balbir Singh.  In the Dept of Biotechnology, he interacted with Dr Sharda, Dr Swarkar Sharma, Dr Preeti Sharma and Dr Indu Bhushan. He also visited the Bioinformatics Lab, Tissue Culture Lab, Microbiology Lab, Molecular Biology Lab and Mass Array Lab.
Dr Swarkar Sharma and his team of research scholars explained how through the Mass Array lab they have been able to identify certain rare neurological disorders in the local population. He also visited Nano Research Lab, Modern Physics Lab and Condensed Matter Physics Lab. In the Dept. of Architecture and Landscape Design, he was briefed about what new practices are being worked upon by the students, especially about the latest earthquake resistant building techniques.
Dean Academic Affairs Dr  Sumeet Gupta, Training and Placement Officer Dr  B  K  Bhatia, Head Dept  of Philosophy & Culture Dr  V  K  Tripathi, and Administrative Officer  Vinod Sharma  also accompanying Dr  Chaddha during his visit.