COEP Charitable COEP Charitable Foundation, USAFoundation, USA

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COEP Charitable COEP Charitable FoundationFoundation ActivitiesActivities

Endowment for Distinguished Alumni ProfessorshipEndowment for Distinguished Alumni Professorship Alumni Student FellowshipAlumni Student Fellowship Robot study circle: RoboconRobot study circle: Robocon Astronomy club: Telescope making workshopAstronomy club: Telescope making workshop Assisting a COEP student for her project in USAAssisting a COEP student for her project in USA Renovation of badminton courts at Boat clubRenovation of badminton courts at Boat club Webguru: Long distance learning initiative: SVCWebguru: Long distance learning initiative: SVC Websetu: Networking and mentoring: SVCWebsetu: Networking and mentoring: SVC

Endowment for Endowment for Distinguished Alumni Distinguished Alumni Professorship (DAP)Professorship (DAP) Designed by Dr. Narendra DahotreDesigned by Dr. Narendra Dahotre

UT/ORNL Professor of Materials Science and UT/ORNL Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of TennesseeEngineering at the University of Tennessee

Six departments Six departments Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, E & TC, Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, E & TC,

Instrumentation, MetallurgyInstrumentation, Metallurgy

$150K investment per department$150K investment per department Supports the professorship foreverSupports the professorship forever Includes stipends for Alumni Includes stipends for Alumni

Graduate Fellows (GF)Graduate Fellows (GF) And funds for lab equipment etc.And funds for lab equipment etc.

Robot study circle: Robot study circle: Robocon ContestRobocon Contest

Watch videoWatch video http://http://youtube.com/watch?vyoutube.com/watch?v=C8X-4ETSVOo=C8X-4ETSVOo

Kunal Mulay , Sidharth Garde, Chetan Tonde, Shrirang Joshi,

Aditya Dattawadkar, Aseem Deodhar,

Ravindra Kakade (red cap) ,  Vineet Bhatawadekar,

Shriram Devi, Amey Deshpande,

Pratap Tokekar, Sandesh Gandhi

Astronomy club: Telescope making Astronomy club: Telescope making workshopworkshop

Trupti RankaInstru. 4

Nachiket GokhaleE & TC, 3

Grinding lenses

Measuring focal length

Assisting a COEP student for her Assisting a COEP student for her project in USAproject in USA

Kshitija DeshpandeKshitija Deshpande Attended an educational Attended an educational

course called Consortium for course called Consortium for Undergraduate Research and Undergraduate Research and Education in Astronomy Education in Astronomy (CUREA) at Mount Wilson (CUREA) at Mount Wilson Observatory, Pasadena, Observatory, Pasadena, CaliforniaCalifornia

Renovation of badminton courts at Renovation of badminton courts at Boat clubBoat club

Silicon Valley Chapter Silicon Valley Chapter ProjectsProjects

Webguru: Long distance learning initiative: SVCWebguru: Long distance learning initiative: SVC Dr. Haresh Shah: Dr. Haresh Shah:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1193820802140829364&q=webguru+svc&hl=enhttp://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1193820802140829364&q=webguru+svc&hl=en Dr. Nickil Jakatdar: Dr. Nickil Jakatdar: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-148950641764862901&q=webguru+svc&hl=enhttp://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-148950641764862901&q=webguru+svc&hl=en Dr. Nitin Salunkhe: Dr. Nitin Salunkhe: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2245424318745692023&hl=enhttp://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2245424318745692023&hl=en

Websetu: Networking and mentoring: SVCWebsetu: Networking and mentoring: SVC Form for mentorsForm for mentors http://www.coepfoundation.org/websetu/mentor_form.doc http://www.coepfoundation.org/websetu/mentor_form.doc Form for Mentees Form for Mentees http://www.coepfoundation.org/websetu/mentee_form.doc http://www.coepfoundation.org/websetu/mentee_form.doc

Fill and send to Fill and send to websetu_mentee@coepalumni.orgwebsetu_mentee@coepalumni.org

(Picture: Volunteers: (From bottom left): Nitin Mhaske, Sameer Vaidya, Sushil Choudhari, Avanti Ketkar-Ambekar, Tejal Goyani (From top left): Haripriya Rajagopal, Saket Jamkar, Dinesh Kanawade, Rahul Dabane, Mandar Waghmode, Mohit Gundecha, Paritosh Ambekar, Vinay Kakade, Aditya Kothadiya

COEP Charitable COEP Charitable Foundation, USAFoundation, USA

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Carnegie Mellon University CarnivalCarnegie Mellon University CarnivalShow and tell by a studentShow and tell by a student

Carnegie Mellon University CarnivalCarnegie Mellon University Carnival

Carnegie Mellon UniversityCarnegie Mellon University

Undergrad projectUndergrad project

Vacuuformer

http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/vsn/vaccuformer.htm

Watch the tools used

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Involves hands on technical work

Promotes interaction between current students and alumni

every year (recurring activity)

Is a LOT of fun

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Sponsor ten technocraft booths/modelsSponsor ten technocraft booths/models Built by COEP studentsBuilt by COEP students During “Arts & Crafts Exhibition”During “Arts & Crafts Exhibition” Part of annual social gathering, RegattaPart of annual social gathering, Regatta Six departments and four student clubsSix departments and four student clubs

Astronomy, Robot circle, CIED, Environmental clubAstronomy, Robot circle, CIED, Environmental club

Alumni contribute Rs. 10,000/- for each groupAlumni contribute Rs. 10,000/- for each group Students buy raw material and build a model Students buy raw material and build a model

Based on a central themeBased on a central theme

Have a competitionHave a competition

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Example:Example: Theme: “Large things made small”Theme: “Large things made small” Models:Models:

Bridge, Dam, Bridge, Dam, Roller coaster, Ferris WheelRoller coaster, Ferris Wheel Catapult, CannonCatapult, Cannon Windmill, WatermillWindmill, Watermill Comet, RocketComet, Rocket