Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 5: Two-day international conference on Sustainable Development in Chemical and Material Sciences (SDCMS-2024) was held by Department of Chemistry, Central University of Jammu.
The conference involved a gathering of renowned scientists and academicians across the country and abroad.
In the inaugural session, CUJ Vice-Chancellor Prof Sanjeev Jain was the chief guest. Prof Sameer Sapra, Department of Chemistry, IIT Delhi was the guest of honour and the special guest was Prof Muhannad Al Aiti, Chair Professor, TU Dresden, Germany.
Dr Kamlesh Kumar, Convener of the conference and Head of the Department of Chemistry, gave an overview of the conference emphasizing on the importance of sustainable development in the chemical sciences.
Prof Sanjeev Jain emphasized on the importance of applied chemistry and insisted that research in chemistry should help the nation to develop sustainable and environmentally friendly energy and many other different valuable discoveries.
The formal vote of thanks was presented by Dr Akshay. An approximate number of 250 participants were registered for the conference. The technical sessions comprised the keynote talks by eminent speakers from various universities across India and abroad. A total number of 60 oral and poster presentations were delivered by the participants from various universities across India in the conference on the first day of the conference.
On the 2nd day today, the scientific session started with a talk by eminent speaker Dr Vivek Pachauri, RWTH Aachen University, Germany. A total number of 11 oral and 52 posters were presented by the participants from various universities and colleges across India.
The chief guest of the valedictory session was Prof Yashwant Singh Registrar of CUJ while Prof. Sameer Sapra from IIT Delhi was the guest of honour.
Convener Dr Kamlesh Kumar read the conference report. The best oral and poster presentations were announced and distributed in the valedictory session. Conference proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks by Dr Akshay.
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