Programme Schedule
October 15, 2010 (Friday)
09:00am - 09:30am - Registration & Reception, KMV, Jalandhar
09:30am - 11:30am - Inaugural Session
09:30am - Saraswati Vandan
09:40am - Welcome address by Principal (Dr. Atima Sharma)
10:00am - Welcome address by President of Arya Shiksha Mandal (Mr. Chander Mohan)
10:10am - Inaugural Address by Padam Vibhushan Awardee (Shri Sunder Lal Bahuguna Ji)
10:30am - Keynote address by Prof. Pedro J. Alvarez (Rice University, USA)
11:00am - Presidential Address by Vice Chancellor GNDU, Amritsar (Dr. Ajaib Singh Brar)
11:30am - Vote of Thanks by Convenor ICEC-10 (Dr. Updesh Kaur)
11:30am - 12:00noon - Tea
12:00noon - 01:30pm - Technical Session I
Venue: Devraj Sabhagaar (Main Auditorium)
Theme: Environmental Pollution Analysis
Session Chairman: Prof. K.K. Raina
IT-I 12:00noon - 12:30pm Rakesh Kumar Mahajan (GNDU,Amritsar)
Chemical Sensors for Cation/Anion Recognition in the Environmental Samples
IT-II 12:30pm - 01:00pm John Fortner (Washington University St. Louis)
Radiation Technology for Environmental Remediation
IT-III 01:00pm -01:30pm Prabhakar Wavde (Maharashtra Pollution Control Board, Maharashtra)
Environmental Challenges in Critically Polluted Areas of India
01:30pm - 02:30pm - Lunch
02:30pm - 04:00pm - Technical Session II
Venue: Devraj Sabhagaar (Main Auditorium)
Theme: System Perspectives to Enhance Sustainability
Session Chairman: Prof. R.K. Bedi
IT-IV 02:30pm - 03:00pm Joseph Hughes (Georgia Institute of Technology, U.S.A.)
Application of Image Analysis for the Solution of Complex Systems Failure in the Developing World.
IT-V 03:00pm -03:30pm Amitava Das (CSMCRI,Bhavnagar)
Recognition of Certain Cationic and Anionic Analytes of Biological and Environmental Relevance
IT-VI 03:30pm -04:00pm Praveen G. Saptarshi (IICMSR, Pune)
Sustainability Approach for Inclusive Development
04:00pm - 05:00pm - Poster Session & Tea
Judges: Prof. S.S. Parmar, Prof. Pedro J Alvarej, Dr. Kelvin Gregory
05:00pm - 05:30pm - Technical Session III
Venue: Devraj Sabhagaar (Main Auditorium)
Theme: Green Chemistry
Session Chairman: Prof. Lakhwant Singh
IT-VII 05:00pm -05:30pm R.K.Sharma (University of Delhi,Delhi)
Green Chemistry: Real world solution for environmental problems
05:30pm - 07:00pm - Technical Session IV Oral Presentations
Venues: Devraj Sabhagaar (Main Auditorium), Veer Astha Bhavan, Conference Hall
Venue: Devraj Sabhagaar (Main Auditorium)
Session Chairman: Prof. Lakhwant Singh
Oral Presentations: O-1, O-2, O-3, O-4, O-5, O-6
Venue: Veer Astha Bhavan
Session Chairman: Prof. N.P. Singh
Oral Presentations: O-7, O-8, O-9, O-10, O-11, O-12
Venue: Conference Hall
Session Chairman: Dr. D.P. Singh
Oral Presentations: O-13, O-14, O-15, O-16, O-17, O-18
07:00pm - 08:00pm - Cultural Programme
08:00pm - Dinner
October 16, 2010 (Saturday)
09:00am - 11:00am - Technical Session V
Conducted by: DAE
Venue: Devraj Sabhagaar (Main Auditorium)
Theme: Environmental Assessment, Control and Application of Radioactivity
Session Chairman: Prof. I.S. Dua
IT-VIII 09:00am - 09:30am Dr. G.G. Pandit (BARC, Mumbai)
Environmental surveillance at front end nuclear fuel cycle facilities in India
IT-IX 09:30am - 10:00am Dr. Sunil Sabharwal (BARC, Mumbai)
Radiation Technology for Environmental Remediation
IT-X 10:00am -10:30am Prof. S.S. Parmar (GNDU, Amritsar)
Environmental Radioactivity assessment for health concerns
IT-XI 10:30am -11:00am Lucio Soibelman (Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh)
A Framework for Enabling Energy-Aware Smart Facilities
11:00am - 11:30am - Tea
11:30am - 12:30pm - Technical Session VI
Venue: Devraj Sabhagaar (Main Auditorium)
Theme: Radiation & Environment
Session Chairman: Dr. O.P. Pandey
IT-XII 11:30am - 12:00noon Dr. Michael I. Ojovan (University of Sheffield, U.K.)
Glasses, vitrification and nuclear waste immobilization
IT-XIII 12:00noon - 12:30pm Dr. K.P. Mishra (Nehru Graham Bharti Univ.Allahabaad)
Nuclear Radiation Effects on Human Health and Environment
12:30pm - 01:00pm - Technical Session VII
Venue: Devraj Sabhagaar (Main Auditorium)
Theme: Society and Environment
Session Chairman: Dr. Chandra Prakash
IT-XIV 12:30pm -01:00pm Dr. Eric Grist (WCA Environment Ltd, Oxfordshire, UK)
Tasmania and Other Tragic Tales of the Unexpected
01:00pm - 02:00pm - Lunch
02:00pm - 02:30pm - Technical Session VIII
Venue: Devraj Sabhagaar (Main Auditorium)
Theme: Water Management
Session Chairman: Dr. R.C. Singh
IT-XV 02:00pm -02:30pm Dr. Kelvin Gregory (Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh)
Sustainable Water Management During Hydraulic Fracturing of Shale for Natural Gas Production
02:30pm - 04:00pm - Technical Session IX Oral Presentations
Venues: Devraj Sabhagaar (Main Auditorium), Veer Astha Bhavan, Conference Hall
Venue: Devraj Sabhagaar (Main Auditorium)
Session Chairman: Dr. R.C. Singh
Oral Presentations: O-19, O-20, O-21, O-22, O-23, O-24
Venue: Veer Astha Bhavan
Session Chairman: Dr. K.P. Singh
Oral Presentations: O-25, O-26, O-27, O-28, O-29, O-30
Venue: Conference Hall
Session Chairman: Dr. Adarsh Pal Vig
Oral Presentations: O-31, O-32, O-33, O-34, O-35, O-36
04:00pm - 05:00pm - Poster Session & Tea
Judges: Prof. R.K. Mahajan, Prof. Joseph Hughes, Prof. A.K.Thukral
05:00pm - 06:00pm - Valedictory Function