NEWSLETTER OF COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

September-October 2015

Token of admiration: Cusat Vice-Chancellor Dr.J.Letha is presenting a citationto Sri.Sreekumaran Thampi, the legendary Music Composer during Cusat DayCelebrations, Dr. M.K. Muneer, Hon. Minister for Socal Welfare is looking on.

Cusat Vice-Chancellor Dr. J. Letha handing over a Memento to Sri. SreekumaranThampi, during the Cusat Day programme. Dr. N. Mohanan, Dr. K. A.Zakkariya, Dr. A. N. Balchand and Sri. Irfan Habeeb (Syndicate Members), Dr.Poulose Jacob (PVC) & Prof. Madhusoodanan Nair are looking on.

The staff and students ofCusat celebrated Cusat Daywith much fanfare on 19September 2015. Variouscultural programmes werepresented by the Universitystaff and students. The famouspoet, lyricist and film-makerSri. Sreekumaran Thampi washonoured on the occasion.

Noted poet V. Madhu-sudhanan Nair said in hiskeynote address that Kerala asa geographical entity wasinflicting damage on itself. Aculture that had lost its basiswould be rendered meaning-less. It is the duty of an artisteto help retain the culturalheritage. It is in such a contextthat Sreekumaran Thampi'sworks assume significance, he

said. They exude the simplicityand generosity of Kerala's

immortality, he added.

Cusat Vice-Chancellor Dr.J. Letha, who presided over thefunction, honoured Sri. Sree-kumaran Thampi by present-ing him with a memento as atoken of respect. Sri. Sree-kumaran Thampi in his acce-ptance speech said that thepoet in him was awakened byhis education in science andtechnology. According to Ind-ian belief, the Universe origi-nated from sound- and musicis the language of sound, headded.

Post graduate students ofCusat who topped in theirrespective departments, teach-ers and non-teachers who hadmade commendable achieve-ments in various sectors as

Cusat honors legendary music composer

Cusat Day 2015culture. A life based on moralvalues contributes to his

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Changing with the times

Dr. J. Letha

Editorial...

It is commonly saidthat in these times ofconstant change, changeis the only constant.Change is universal andresistance to change cancause one's downfallthrough sheer stagna-tion alone. This is appli-cable to individuals aswell as industries. Uni-versities also have tochange in order to keep

plying for and obtaininga patent is a herculeantask, since it is infinitelylengthy and strenuous.The IPR Facilitation Cellat the Cusat Inter Uni-

munication Technolo-gies will be fully func-tional by this academicyear itself. The 5000 sq.ft. facility in the maincampus will be devel-oped at a cost of Rs. 5Cr. and managed by theCentre for Innovation,Technology Transfer andIndustrial Collaboration(CITTIC). The TBI willincubate ideas on mul-tifunctional and broad-band filters, couplersand power dividers, bro-

up with the times. Nolonger are Universitiesmere centres of highereducation, they facili-tate research and un-dertake various activi-ties that directly or indi-rectly are of benefit tothe public. Our Univer-sity, I am proud to say,has been the front-run-ner in such activities,making us the mostsought-after in all areasof activity.

As Patents countamong the hottest top-ics of discussion today,'patent or perish' hasbecome a hot catch phr-ase. The process of ap-

versity Centre for Intel-lectual Property RightsStudies (IUCIPRS) hasbeen established withthe singular purpose offacilitating the filing ofpatent applications byUniversity researchersand innovators. This isa uni-que and innova-tive initiative being in-troduced free of costinitially, aim-ed exclu-sively at inventors affili-ated to all Universitiesin Kerala to achieve theirpatent aspirations.

As you are alreadyaware, the first phase ofthe Technology BusinessIncubator (TBI) in Com-

adband and multibandantennas, metamateri-als and periodic struc-tures, radio-frequencyidentification, wirelessand mobile communi-cation technologies, etc.

The ST Radar facilityinstalled in the campus,in addition to the nor-mal research activities,will start providing wee-kly weather bulletinsthat can equally benefitfarmers and the com-mon man, making ourUniversity by far, themost unique in the state.The Centre for Sciencein Society (C-SiS)'s pio-neering effort to instill

scientific awareness andscientific temper amongthe school children withScience park, butterflygarden, ISRO Pavilion,Space Pavilion, e-Scien-tia and children's labo-ratories has attractedaround 2 lakh schoolchildren till now.

The Sophisticated Te-st and InstrumentationCentre (STIC) establis-hed in the Universitywith State Govt. collabo-ration boasts an aca-demic research facilitywith ultra-modern equ-ipments and cutting-edge technology. It pro-vides consultancy ser-vices to industry andresearch institutions.The sophisticated ana-lytical instruments fa-cility for elemental de-tection and analysis is aboon to the industry aswell as individual resear-chers.

Such diverse activi-ties make our Univer-sity different from therest, standing head andshoulders above thecrowd. After all we areunique, by design.

well as arts and sports talentswho had won national levelcontests were also felicitated atthe function.

Dr. A.B. Bhasi, Controller ofExaminations, Cusat introdu-ced the Chief guest. Dr. PouloseJacob, Pro-Vice Chancellor,Cusat, Dr. David Peter, Regi-strar, Cusat, Dr. K.A. Zakkariya,Dr. A. Mujeeb, Dr. N. Mohanan,Dr. M.R. Anantharaman, Dr.A.N. Balchand, Irfan Habeeb(Syndicate Members, Cusat)also spoke.

"Pournamichandrika", amusical evening comprising the

melodies of Sreekumaran Tha-mpi followed the formal meeting.Dr. M.K. Muneer initiated themusical evening with a Sreeku-maran Thampi song. The Hon.Minister presented an Anga-vasthra to the legendary com-poser Sreekumaran Thampiduring the function.

The nostalgic musical pro-gramme of lyrics titled "Pourna-michandrika", entralled the Cu-sat Campus audience was dire-cted by Dr. Suresh Manimala.Playback singer Kallara Gopan,Chithra Arun, Reena Murali anda few stars from Cusat also sung.

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Dr. Pinaki Chakraborty of the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy isexplaining the nuances of the proposed GST Bill during a National Seminarorganized by KMMCBS at Cusat.

GST Bill: Amendment Necessary - Pinaki ChakrabortyConstitutional amendement

is necessary for introduction ofGST. As the deficit caused by theintroduction of GST will beborne by the Central Govt., thestates will not face any

substantial losses, according toDr. Pinaki Chakraborthy,Professor, National Institute ofPublic Finance and Policy, Govt.of India and Economic Advisorto the Fourteenth Finance

Commission.

Dr. Chakraborthy wasdelivering the key-note addressat the National Seminar on "GSTReforms: Implications forStates" organized by K. M. ManiCentre for Budget Studies,Cochin University of Scienceand Technology on 7 September2015. Cusat Vice Chancellor Dr.J. Letha inaugurated theSeminar which was presidedover by Prof. M. A. Oommen,Hon. Director, KMMCBS. Dr.Jose Sebastian, AssociateProfessor, Gulati Institute ofFinance and Taxation, Dr. S.David Peter, Registrar, and Dr.Sabu Thomas, Co-ordinator,KMMCBS, spoke on theoccasion.

Nano: The time for tiny batteries has come- Prof. Pulikkal Ajayan

Batteries as thin as paperand batteries that you can seethrough are some of thewonders that are going to bepart of our lives in the near

changes in Material Science orParticle Science. Research isreaching its final stages incancer treatment foridentifying cancerous cells andtreating them, he added. Ourcountry should prepare towelcome nano-technology byproviding the necessaryinfrastructure. China, ourneighbouring country hasalready made great advances inthis field.

Dr. K. Poulose Jacob, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Cusatinaugurated the programme.Prof. M. R. Anantharaman, Co-ordinator, Erudite Programmeand Prof. S. Jayalakshmi,Head, Dept. of Physics alsospoke on the occasion.

future. Although tiny instature, these batteries canstore immense amounts ofenergy. This happy news wasshared by none other than theworld famous nano-scientistProf. Pulikkal M. Ajayan. Hewas delivering a talk at theKSCSTE sponsored Eruditeprogramme organized by theDept. of Physics, CochinUniversity of Science andTechnology on August 10,2015. Nano-technology hascreated wonders through itsapplication in various fields likeenergy storage, sensors,medicines, defence andagriculture. The invention ofnano-scale building blocks hasbrought about revolutionary

Noted Nano-Scientist Dr. PulikkalAjayan is addressing a gathering atthe Department of Physics, Cusat

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The University Grants Com-mission has sanctioned theDeen Dayal Upadhyay Centresfor Knowledge Acquisition andUpgradation of Skilled HumanAbilities and Livelihood (KAUSHAL) aimed at arming youthwith entrepreneurial skills toCusat. The University will rece-ive a grant of Rs. 4 Cr. duringthe course of two years.

Although 700 proposalswere received from differentparts of the country, only 48were approved by the UGC. Theproposal was prepared andpresented at the UGC by Dr. K.A. Zakkariya, Syndicate memberand Associate Professor atSchool of Management Studies.Cusat is the only University fromthe state of Kerala to be grantedthe KAUSHAL Centre. CusatVice Chancellor Dr. J. Lethacongratulated Dr. K. A. Zakka-riya for the achievement.

A continuation to the com-munity colleges and vocationaldegree courses introduced bythe central govt., the KAUSHALCentre will empower students byimparting entrepreneurshipskills as well as enhance theiremployability through persona-lity development training. It willhave authority to conduct awhole spectrum of courses fromjob-oriented short-term certific-ate courses to full-time post-graduate ones, as well as rese-arch programmes.

In addition to strengtheningthe ties between the highereducation sector and industry,it will work as a centre of excell-ence in skills development andan employment-industry kno-

wledge base. Liberal admissionnorms and semester systembased on credits will be followedhere.

The KAUSHAL Centre inCusat will conduct two M.Voccourses in Mobile Phone App-lication Development & Techn-ology and Management Consult-ing, according to Dr. K. A. Za-kkariya. Ano-ther salientfeature of the-se four semes-ter Mastersprogrammesare the freed-

designed to have provision ofmultiple entry and exit at vari-ous levels culminating up-to aresearch degree level. Anotherobjective is to formulate coursesat postgraduate level keeping inmind the need of i) Industry inspecialized areas; ii) Instru-ctional design, curriculum des-ign and contents in the areas ofskills development; iii) Peda-gogy, assessment for skills deve-lopment education and training;iv) trained faculty in the areasof skill development; and v) Ent-repreneurship; besides work forcoordination between the highereducation system and industryto become a Centre of Excellencefor skill development in speciali-zed areas.

Cusat bags Rs. 4 Cr. UGC KAUSHAL Centre

Although 700 proposalswere received from

different parts of thecountry, only 48 were

approved by the UGC. Theproposal was prepared and

presented by Dr. K. A.Zakkariya, Syndicate

member and AssociateProfessor at School ofManagement Studies.

Cusat CampusSelection: TCS Recruits

201 StudentsCusat School of Enginee-

ring has created a record incampus recruitment by hav-ing 201 students placed at asingle IT company. It was TataConsultancy Services, theleading Indian IT servicescompany, which conductedthe record campus recr-uitment, according to Sri. C.V.Prem Kumar, Placement Co-ordinator, School of Enginee-ring. A total of 262 studentshave already been placedthrough campus selection thisacademic year. Last year 279engineering graduates fromSOE had gotten employmentin 36 companies.

om provided to the students toleave the course after successfulcompletion of two semesterswith Post-Graduate diploma ifthey wish, Dr. Zakkariya added.

The main objective of thesecenters is to create skilled man-power for industry requirementsat various levels. The schemeprovides for vertical mobilityfrom short term certificate cou-rses to full-fledged post graduatedegree programme, and furtherresearch in specialized areas.The courses would be planned/

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Cusat ST Radar: Weather bulletin forfarmers from November 2015

The ultra-modern Strato-sphere Troposphere Radarfacility installed at CochinUniversity's main campus willbegin issuing weather bulletinsaimed to benefit farmers andcommoners alike from Novem-ber 2015, according to CusatVice Chancellor Dr. J. Letha.The bulletins analysing theprevious week's weather andinterpretation for the next weekwill be available on a weeklybasis on the University websitewww.cusat.ac. in as well as theAdvanced Centre for Atmo-spheric Radar Research (ACA-RR)'s website http://acarr.cusat.ac.in/.

The ST Radar project, setup with a Rs. 20 Crore aid fromDept. of Science and Techno-logy, Govt. of India, can analyze

and predict wind direction,storms and monsoon from theatmospheric conditions, contri-buting immensely towardsdiverse sectors like atmosphe-ric research, defense, air trans-port and weather analysis,according to Prof. K. MohanKumar, Project Director.

The project being installedin Cusat works on the 205MHz.frequency band, the only oneof its kind in India. The CentralTeam led by Dr. B. M. Reddywhich inspected the installa-tion has expressed satisfactionin the project's progress andestimated its completion in sixmonths. An additional fundingof Rs. 4 Cr. is also being madeto speed up the process, acco-rding to Dr. K. Mohan Kumar,Director, ACARR.

` 1.4 Crore SpecialAssistance to theDept. of Polymer

ScienceThe University Grants

Commission (UGC) hasselected the Dept. of PolymerScience and Rubber Tech-nology for assistance of Rs.1.4 Crore under the SpecialAssistance Programme(SAP). The assistance is bas-ed on a project proposal sub-mitted by Prof. Thomas Kur-ian (Co-ordinator). Ms. Abhi-tha K. (Asst. Professor) is theDeputy Co-ordinator of theproject. The UGC assistanceis for a period of five yearsduring 2015 to 2020.

Dr. S. Bijoy Nandanelected to NIE

Dr. S. Bijoy

N a n d a n ,

Assoc ia te

Professor,

Dept. of

Marine Bio-

logy, Micro-biology and

Biochemistry Cusat has

been elected to the Executive

Council of the National

Institute of Ecology in recog-

nition of his significant

contributions to Ecology and

Environmental science for a

period of three years. Natio-

nal Institute of Ecology, India

is the premier interdiscipli-

nary association in the field

of ecology and environment.

The newly built DST Sponsored Cusat ST Radar Complex

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The CIP certificate gradingKM School of Marine Engineer-ing, Cusat as A1-OutstandingInstitution was handed over toCusat Vice Chancellor Dr. J.Letha at a function held on July28, 2015. Smt. Mahua Sarkar,IRS who handed over thecertificate said that althoughconditions are favourable in thestate for marine engineering,the lack of facilities available formaritime training is creatinghurdles for new entrants. Thelack of passion for studies willcreate professionals without

Cusat's Marine School rated 'A1'vision, said Cusat Vice Chan-cellor Dr. J. Letha in the inau-gural address.

A National Seminar on"LNG for ships-Today &Tomorrow" followed. Replacingconventional shipp-ing fuelwith liquefied natural gas (LNG)makes it possible to greatlyreduce the environmen-talimpact of shipping. LNG asship's fuel has a great potentialfor development in the years to

come, and will have to be theviable solution to reach ambiti-ous emission targets set bynational, regional and interna-tional authorities and bodies.Sri. Sajith, Senior Surveyor,Indian Register of Shipping, Dr.K. A. Simon, Director, KMSME,Prof. P. V. Sasikumar, SeminarConvenor and Sri. Roy V. Paul,Course Co-ordinator spoke onthe occasion. Prof. Dr. P.V.Sasikumar, presented an

overview of the seminar and Mr.Roy V. Paul proposed vote ofthanks. In the technical sess-ions that followed after theinaugural function, five paperswere presented covering variousaspects of the seminar topic byMr. Shammy, Principal Surve-yor, IRS, Kochi, students ofM/s Euro Tech MaritimeAcademy, Cochin, M/s METI,CSL, Cochin and the studentsfrom KMSME respectively.

Smt. Mahua Sarkar, IRS is handing over the CIP certificate of 'A1' Grade to CusatVice-Chancellor Dr. J. Letha. Sri. Roy V. Paul, Sri. Sajith, Dr. K. A. Simon andDr. P. V. Sasikumar are looking on.

Statistics originated in India - Dr. N. Unnikrishnan NairThe origin of Statistics can

be traced to the Saankhyaphilosophy popularized byKapila Maharshi, a great Indianphilosopher, according to Dr. N.Unnikrishnan Nair, renowned

Statistician and former ViceChancellor of Cusat. He wasdelivering the inaugural addressat the function organized tofelicitate the topper at IndianStatistical Service Examination,

Ms. DonaFrancis, aformer stu-dent of Dept.of Statistics,Cusat. TheS a a n k h y aschool of phi-losophy hada wide follo-wing in Indiaeven before

the Christian era. Statistics,which influenced commercialactivities in the princely kingdo-ms and earned a place in Chana-kya's Arthashasthra, had achie-ved tremendous growth duringBritish rule, he added.

Dr. Unnikrishnan Nair han-ded over a memento of appre-ciation to Ms. Dona Francis onthe occasion. Dr. S. Anil Kumar,Director, P R & P, Dr. K. C.James, Dr. S. M. Sunoj and Dr.Geetha Jayasankar, (Faculty,Dept. of Statistics), spoke on theoccasion. Dr. P. G. Sankaran,Head, Dept. of Statistics presi-ded over the function.

Dr. N. Unnikrishnan Nair, former Cusat Vice Chancellor ispresenting a memento to Dona Francis, First Rank holder of ISSExam of UPSC, at the Dept. of Statistics. Dr. P. J. Sankaran, Headand Dr. S. Anil kumar, Director, PR & P, Cusat are also seen.

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Condolence Meeting HeldA condolence meeting was

organized on July 30, 2015 atthe administrative office ofCusat to condole the sad dem-ise of former Indian PresidentDr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.Cusat Vice Chancellor Dr. J.Letha delivered the condolencemessage. Dr. K. PouloseJacob, Pro-Vice Chancellor,Dr. K. A. Zakkariya, Syndi-cate member, Dr. S. DavidPeter, Registrar, Sri. SebastianOuseph, Finance Officer andDr. S. Anil Kumar, Director,Public Relations and Publica-tions also attended.

Recognition evades Mathematicians: Cusat VCMathematicians who make

significant contributions to-wards development of mathe-matical science are not gettingthe recognition they deserve,according to Cusat Vice Chan-cellor Dr. J. Letha. She wasdelivering the inaugural addressat the International Conferenceon Semigroups, Algebras andApplications (ICSA 2015) orga-

nized by Dept. of Mathematics,Cusat on September 16. Mathe-matics plays an important rolein the development of basic scie-nces. The academic communityshould not delay in acceptingand appreciating this aspect, Dr.Letha added.

Dr. Godfrey Louis, Dean,Faculty of Science presided over

the inaugural function. Prof. P.G. Romeo, Head, Dept. of Mat-hematics, Prof. John C. Meakin,University of Nebraska-Lincoln,USA, Prof. A. N. Balchand, Syn-dicate Member, Prof. K. A.Zakkariya, Syndicate Member,Prof. A. R. Rajan, Emeritus Pro-fessor, University of Kerala andProf. A. Vijayakumar, Dept. ofMathematics, Cusat addressedthe gathering. Around 50 rese-arch papers were presented atthe Conference.

Prof. K. S. S. Nambooripad,the internationally famous

Cusat Vice-Chancellor Dr. J. Letha lighting the lamp marking the inauguration ofThe International Conference on Semi groups Algebras and Application organizedby the Department of Mathematics. Dr. A. Vijayakumar, Dr. A. R. Rajan, Dr.Godfrey Louis, Dean, Prof. P. G. Romeo and Dr. K. A. Zakkariya are also seen.

mathematician with enormouscontributions in the field of se-migroup theory, who has attai-ned eighty years of age felicita-ted on 18th at 5.00 pm during afunction presided over by Dr. K.Poulose Jacob, Pro-Vice Chan-cellor. Dr. Suresh Das, Execu-tive President, KSCSTE, Dr. A.M. Mathai, Director, CMSS andPresident, Indian MathematicalSociety, Dr. P. G. Romeo, Head,Dept. of Mathematics and Dr. B.Lakshmi, Dept. of Mathematicsspoke on the occasion.

Seminar on ModernTrends in Organic

FarmingThe Dept. of Polymer Science andRubber Technology organized aseminar on "Modern Trends inOrganic Farming" on October 5,2015 as part of the activities ofthe newly formed ECO CLUB ofthe Dept. Mr. Bimal Roy S.,Deputy Manager, VFCPK was themain resource person. Dr.Thomas Kurian, Dr. Sunil K.Narayanankutty and Prof. HoneyJohn were the other speakers.

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One- stop solution for food waste treatmentTen years of research and M.

Anand is now ready to transferthe technology for developing aneffective all-weather decentrali-sed waste management system.

A facultymember of theSchool of Envi-r o n m e n t a lStudies atCusat, Anand'sin-vessel com-positing apparatus is offering aone-stop solution for treatmentof food waste on-site at thehousehold level.

"The objective of my decade-long research was to develop ahighly efficient integrated aera-tion system for the treatment offood waste characteristic of highmoisture content and physicalstructure and to make compo-siting apparatus more tolerantof variations in source material,"he said.

The invention utilizes a con-tinuous two-step process, whichhas approximately four-weekduration. The apparatus is self-contained to provide for continu-ous input of raw waste, genera-ting a bulk compost material ofsignificantly less total volume andweight than the input material.

Mr. Anand pointed out thatthe unique double walled arra-ngement of the unit enhancesthe composting process, with apositive and negative aerationsystem, using suction and blo-wer devices. "Air inlet is provi-ded at the centre of each perfo-rated vessels, and the chambersare interconnected in such away that the exhaust air fromthe first chamber is passedthrough the compost material inthe second chamber to capturethe gases.

The waste material can beloaded intermittently in the first

Innovation by Cusat faculty Former studentbags ISS first rank

Ms. Dona Francis, For-mer M.Sc. student of Cusathas secured first rank inIndian Statistical Service(ISS) Examination 2015.Miss. Dona is the first Keralitereached the top of ISS Exa-mination according to Dr.P.G. Sankaran, Head, Dept.of Statistics, Cusat. She wasan M.Sc. Statistics student ofthe Dept. during 2012-2014.She passed the M.Sc.Examination with firstposition from Cusat in 2014.

Now, a common platformoffered by Cusat will facilitateresearchers and innovators invarsities across the State infiling their patent applications.The initiative is part of theefforts being made by the Inter-university Centre for Intelle-ctual Property Rights Studiesof Cusat to de-mysfity theprocess of patent applicationamong the researchers andfaculty members.

This facility can be availed

Cusat to streamline patent filing processby the teachers of any of theUniversities in Kerala, alone orjointly with any other personfrom the varsity or any otherentity. Dr. N.S. Gopalakrish-nan, MHRD Chair Professor onIPR at Cusat, said that theCentre for Intellectual PropertyRights has engaged an IPRconsultant to undertake theresponsibility of filing andprocessing patent applicationand the cost will be met fromthe funds of IUCIPRS. The

current facility is limited tofiling patent application inIndia alone. He said.

The process starts withsharing details of the inventionin the Invention DisclosureForm (IDF) format and counter-signed by the Registrar of theuniversity concerned. Detailscan be had from;

Dr. I.G. Rathish : Email-Iprcell.iuciprs@gmail.com

(Mob: 8108074199, 9167719907)

chamber and vice versa forcontinuous stabilization andcuring activity after which thematured compost can be har-vested. Email : anandm@cusat.ac.in

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Independence DayCelebrated at Cusat

On August 15, the Cusatfraternity celebrated the Inde-pendence Day with much fan-fare. Dr. K. Poulose Jacob, Pro-Vice Chancellor, in-charge ofVice Chancellor hosting theNational Flag in front of theadministrative office, followed bya parade of the students of K. M.School of Marine Engineering.

Dr. Poulose Jacob, Pro-Vice Chancellor is saluting the National Flag during the Inde-pendence Day Celebration. Dr. T. B. Suresh Babu, Security Officer is also seen.

Cusat K M School Celebrate World Maritime DayThe K M School of Marine

Engineering, Cusat celebratedWorld Maritime Day-2015 on 23September 2015. The functionwas carried out at K M Schoolcampus, Prof. Dr. K A Simon,Director of the School welcomedthe gathering. Shri. AjithkumarSukumaran, Principal Officer,MMD delivered the key noteaddress and the inauguraladdress was given by Shri. V. J.Jose, Chief Mechanical Engineer(Rtd.), Cochin Port Trust. Capt.Naveen Vinod, Principal,Eurotech Maritime Academy,

Cochin felicitated and Prof. Dr.P V Sasikumar, CourseProfessor, K M School of MarineEngineering presented thetechnical session out-line. Theinaugural function ended withvote of thanks by Prof. N G Nair,Course-in-Charge, K M Schoolof Marine Engineering.

This was followed by techni-cal sessions. Two groups eachfrom K M School of Marine Engi-neering, METI, Cochin ShipyardLtd., Cochin, Eurotech MaritimeAcademy, Cochin participated in

Sri. Ajith Kumar, Senior Principal Officer MMD is delivering the keynote address,during the World Maritime Day Celebration organized by K. M. School of MarineEngineering. Dr. P. V. Sasikumar, Sri. V. J. Jose, Capt. Naveen Vinod, Dr. K. A.Simon and Prof. N. G. Nair are on the dais.

the group discussions on selec-ted topics based on the IMO'stheme "Maritime Education andTraining". Capt. Josekutty Tho-mas, CEO, M/s Expedo ShipManagement Company andShri. S. Krishnan Kutty, Ex.DGM of Shipping Corporation ofIndia were the judges for the gro-up discussions.

CUSAT C-SiS: One dayAttachment Programme

The One Day AttachmentProgramme being conducted byCentre for Science in Society (C-SiS), Cusat will be offered at 50%discount in admission fee forstudents from Govt. and AidedSchools. The scheme, supportedby Kerala State Council for Sci-ence, Technology and Enviro-nment (KSCSTE), also offers oth-er benefits like payment of trans-portation expenses and specialworkshops for teachers accom-panying the students. The stud-ents will have access to labora-tories, library, Science Park andComputer awareness progra-mmes. Ph: 0484-2575552

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Biographies of great personalities will motivateour youth - Cusat Vice-Chancellor

The biographies of greatpersonalities will infuse self-confidence and passion amongthe youth, according to CusatVice Chancellor Dr. J. Letha.The young generation should

Releasing of the Autobiography 'Stop singing while the voice is good': Cusat Vice-Chancellor Dr. J. Letha is releasing the book by handing over a copy to Dr. K.Poulose Jacob, Pro-Vice Chancellor. Dr. N. Unnikrishnan Nair, former Cusat Vice-Chancellor, Dr. M. Bhasi, Prof. M. V. Paylee, Dr. K. A. Zakkaria, Prof. P. R. Poduvaland Dr. Moly P. Koshi, Director SMS, are looking on.

focus more on biographies andautobiographies, rather thanother literary creations, sheadded. Dr. Letha was speakingafter releasing the book "StopSinging While The Voice is Good"

an autobiography of renownedManagement expert and formerCusat Vice Chancellor Dr. M. V.Pylee. The first copy was recei-ved by Dr. K. Poulose Jacob,Pro-Vice Chancellor. "EmpiricalResearch in Social Science," aGuide Book for Research Scho-lars authored by Prof. P. R.Poduval, former Director, Schoolof Management Studies andDean, Faculty of Social Scienceswas also released on the occa-sion by Dr. N. UnnikrishnanNair, former Cusat Vice Chance-llor, by handing over a copy toDr. Molly P. Koshy, Director,SMS. Dr. K. A. Zakkariya, Syn-dicate Member and Dr. M.Bhasi, Professor, SMS participa-ted in the function held at SMSAuditorium on 30 September2015.

Cusat Vice-Chancellor Dr. J. Letha inaugurating the National symposium.Looking on are Dr. K. Sajan, Dr. K. Mohan Kumar, Sri. Baby Chakrapany,Dr. V. Madhu and Dr. A. N. Balchand

Dept. of Atmospheric Scie-nce, Cusat has organized aNational Symposium on OzoneLayer on Track to Recovery:Montreal Protocol a SuccessStory 13 September 2015, at theSchool of Marine Sciencesauditorium. Cusat Vice Chan-cellor Dr. J. Letha inauguratedthe Seminar. Sri. V. Chakrapa-ni, Head, Dept. of AtmosphericSciences, Dr. K. Mohan Kumar,Dean, Faculty of EnvironmentalSciences, Dr. A. N. Balchand,Dean, Faculty of Marine Sci-ences and Syndicate Memberand Dr. V. Madhu, Convenoralso spoke. Dr. K. Sajan, Dire-ctor, School of Marine Sciences,

National Symposium on Ozone Layer conductedpresided. Various sessions wereled by Dr. K. Mohan Kumar, Dr.

K. P. Thrivikramji and Dr. VenuG Nair.

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Members of the Cusat SyndicateThe Vice ChancellorEmail: rector@cusat.ac.in

The Pro-Vice-ChancellorEmail: kpj@cusat.ac.in

The Director of TechnicalEducation

Directorate of TechnicalEducationPadmavilasam RoadThiruvananthapuram - 695 023

The Secretary to Government(Rep. by)

Shri. M. SherifAdditional Secretary,Higher Education Department,Government Secretariat,Thiruvananthapuram – 695 001.Email: secsherif@gmail.com

The Executive Vice-President

Kerala State Council for Science,Technology and Environment,Sasthra Bhavan, Pattom P.O.,Thiruvananthapuram – 695 004

Dr. N.Mohanan

Professor EmeritusDepartment of HindiCusat, Kochi - 682 022.Email:Mohanan.makayiram@gmail.com

Dr. V.S. Sebastian

Professor (Retd.)School of Legal Studies, Cusat)Naduvilekutt HouseCusat P.O., Kochi - 682 022Email: Sebastian@cusat.ac.in

Dr. A.N. Balchand

Head, Department of PhysicalOceanographyCusat, Kochi - 682 016.Email: balchand57@cusat.ac.in

Sri. George Paul

Managing Director,

Synthite Industries Limited,Corporate House,Kadayiruppu,Kolencherry - 682 311.Email: georgepaul@synthite.com

Sri.V.P.Sajeendran MLA

VallothiyamalaKolencherry P.O.,ErnakulamEmail : sajeendranvp@gmail.com

Dr.A. Mohamuda Beegum

‘Parveen’Near St.Antony’s ChurchPerunna,ChanganacherryKottayam-686 102.Email: mammubee@gmail.com

Dr.M.R.Anantharaman

ProfessorDepartment of PhysicsCusat, Kochi-682 022.Email: mra@cusata.ac.in

Sri. R.S. Sasikumar

'Nirmalyam', KRA-7Nemom P.O.Thiruvananthapuram.Email: sasikumarnirmalyam@gmail.com

Dr. Joseph John

Associate ProfessorDepartment of ChemistrySacred Heart College,Thevara.Email: jjsh2009@gmail.com

Dr. Zakkariya K.A.

Associate Professor,School of Management Studies,CUSAT, Kochi – 682 022,Email: zakkariya@gmail.com

Dr. V.S. Chauhan

(Former Director, ICGEB),Member, UGC,

B-23, Geethanjali Enclave,New Delhi - 110 017.Email:viranderschauhan@gmail.com

Shri. K.M. Shaji M.L.A.

Kalathodika House,Kaniyambetta P.O.Wayanad, Pin - 673 124Email: Kmshaji111@gmail.com

Sri. Joseph Vazhackan, M.L.A,

MMC, 18/237, College Road,Moovattupuzha,Ernakulam - 686 661.Email:josephvazhackan@yahoo.in

Professor D.K.John

Principal (Rtd.),St.Cyrils College Adoor)Kottamukkalil (H)Kannamcode, Adoor P.O.Pathanamthitta - 691 523Email : dkjohnadoor@gmail.com

The Secretary to Government(Rep. by)

Shri. James JosephJoint Secretary,Finance department,Government Secretariat,Thiruvananthapuram – 695 001Email : james.jsfin@gmail.com

Dr. A. Mujeeb

Director (i/c)LBS Centre for Science andTechnologyNandavanam,Extra Police Road, Palayam,Thiruvananthapuram - 695 033Email: mujeeb@cusat.ac.in

Sri.K.Irfan Habeeb

B.Tech. Safety and Fire Engg.School of EngineeringCochin University of Science andTechnology, Kochi-682 022.Email: irfanhabeebk@gmail.com

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International Year of Light: Celebrationsbegin at Cusat

The International Year ofLight celebration at Internatio-nal School of Photonics (ISP),Cusat was inaugurated by Dr.K. Poulose Jacob, Pro-ViceChancellor, Cusat on July 30,2015. He said that siliconphotonics technology will createrevolutionary changes in allareas of human life and enhancehigh speed computing techno-logy. Prof. V. Ramakrishnan,

Director, IISER, Thiruvanantha-puram was the Chief Guest atthe function. Dr. M. Kailasnath,Director, ISP, Dr. K. G. Nair,Director, C-SiS, Prof. V. P. N.Nampoori, Emeritus Professor,Dr. Girija Vallabhan, former Dir-ector, ISP and Prof. P. Radha-krishnan, Emeritus Professor,spoke on the occasion.

The demonstration and dis-tribution of Optics Kits to deve-

lop interest in study of opticsamong school children alsocommenced at InternationalSchool of Photonics (ISP). Thirtyselected govt. schools will begiven optics kits and the opticstraining programme will extendupto one year. The first OpticsKit was handed over to Sri. Vin-od from Nayathode Govt. HighSchool during the function.

The Passing-Out Ceremonyfor the Eighth Batch of B.TechMarine Engineering students atK.M School of Marine Enginee-ring, Cusat was conducted withmuch fanfare on Tuesday 20October 2015. Mr. A. K. Gupta,Chairman and Managing Dire-ctor, Shipping Corporation ofIndia, who was the Chief Gueston the occasion, said that train-ing is essential with maritimeeducation. Shipping Corpora-

Cusat Marine Engineering: Passing-out Ceremonytion of In-dia selectstwo of theM a r i n eEnginee-ring tops c o r e r severy yearand then u m b e rwill beincreasedfrom next

Cusat Engineering School offers 15 special servicesThe School of Engineering of theCusat at Trikkakkara Campusis offering 15 special services tothe general public, according toDr. G. Madhu, Principal.

The services offered are,

1. Cube compressive testing

2. Tensile test of steel rod

3. Tests on bricks, pavenblock, tiles etc.

4. Design of buildings andstructures

5. Design of foundation

6. Stability checking of build-ings and towers

7. Design of Industrial Efflu-ent Treatment Plants

8. Environmental audit

9. Solid waste management

10. Water quality monitoring

11. Air quality monitoring

12. Energy audit

13. Safety audit

14. Hazard identification andRisk assessment

15. Environmental impactassessment

Details can be had from 0484-2862650, Email : principal_soe@cusat.ac.in

year onwards, he added. ThePassing-out ceremony was heldfor thirty-nine cadets.

Cusat Vice-Chancellor Dr. J.Letha presided over the fun-ction. Capt. Paul N. Joseph,Deputy Conservator, ParadipPort Trust was the Guest ofHonour. Dr. K. Poulose Jacob,Pro-Vice Chancellor, Dr. S.David Peter, Registrar, Dr. K. A.Simon, Director, K.M. School ofEngineering and Prof. N.G. Nair,Course in-charge, spoke duringthe occasion. The programmeinitiated with a ceremonialmarch past of cadets.

Mr. A. K. Gupta is addressing the cadets. Capt. Paul N. Joseph, Dr.J. Letha, Dr. K. Poulose Jacob and Dr. K. A. Simon on the dais.

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Ph. D AwardeesAntu K. Antony "Investigation onkey molecular targets responsiblefor antidiabetic properties ofsymploces Cochin chinesis (lour)S. Moore "Dr. K.G. Raghu.

Remya A.R. "Efficient water mar-king schemes for speaker verifica-tion guaranteeing non-repudia-tion." Dr. A Sreekumar.

Blessy V. "Samakaleen hindikahaniyom mein vrudh jeevanlK.A. Yatharth" Dr. K. Vanaja.

Shelbi Joseph "Reliability estima-tion of open source software basedcomputational systems. "Dr. Jaga-thy Raj V.P.

Jobin Varghese "Fabrication ofmicrowave substrates and formu-lation of dielectric inks for microelectronic applications" "Dr. M.t.Sebastian.

R. Manjula "Protease productionby laloarchaen nutrine ma spbishio isolated from salt prun ofSouth India" Prof (Dr) M. Chandra-sekaran.

Reshma G. "Investingation sonelectron transfer reactions of a fewanthracenemethyl sulfides withsuitable electron acceptors andrelated studies" Dr.S. Prathapan.

Teena Tomy "Samakaleenkahanimein sampradayikata ke bahuaa-yami sandarbh" Dr. M. Shan-mughan.

Umesh P.A. "Validation and inter-comparisonof wave hindcasts usingthird generation models in theNorth Indian ocean" Dr. J. Swain.

Roji J. Kunnath "The ligatingversatility of halides and pseudo-halides in copper (ii) complexes -monomers dimers and chains" Dr.M R Prathapachandra Kurup.

Anoop N. A. "Energetic polymers"Dr K. Sreekumar

Martin G. D. "Biogeochemical andecological feedbacks on eutrophica-tion in Cochin backwaters" Dr. N.Chandramohanakumar.

Rajeshmon V. G. "Prospects ofsprayed czts thin film solar cellsfrom the perspective of materialcharacterization and device perfor-mance" Dr. K. P. Vijayakumar.

Manoj Mathew "ManagerialPerformance - An analysis of

selected antecedents and media-tors" Dr. James Manalel.

Nitin Agarwala "Acoustic -structure interaction for floatingstructure under moving load" Dr.E. M. Somashekharan Nair.

Shivaprasad Amaravayal "Tideand river runoff interactions in theCochin estuary" Dr. C. Revichan-dran.

Sunil Kumar V. "Pure water geochemistry of the wetlands alongthe coastal tracts of Kochi, South-west coast of India" Dr. K. Sajan.

Binu mole K. "Law on transbou-ndary movement of hazardous sub-stances through sea" Dr. A. M.Varkey.

Binu P. Paul "Income, livelihoodand education of tribal commu-nities in keral - exploring intercommunity disparities" Dr. D.Rajasenan.

Anila Alex "Spatio-temporalvariability of atmospheric ozoneover indian subcontinent and itsrelation to meteorological para-meters" Dr. K. Mohankumar.

Vrinda S. "Development of chhfamily recombinent hormones andrnai for induced maturation ofpenaeus monodon" Dr. RosammaPhilip.

Ushakumary E. R. "Waste watertreatment using low coast naturaladsorbents" Dr. G. Madhu

Thomas Varghise "Determinantsof consumer purchase decisions ofhealth insurance in Kerala" Dr.Moly P. Koshy.

Abraham Mathew "Studies onglucose tolerant? - Glucosidasesfrom a novel byssochlamys fulaand their applications in biomassto ethanol conversion" Dr. RajeevKumar S.

Jinsa Mary Jacob "Crystalstructures and spectral aspects ofmixed ligand transition metalchelates derived from aldehydebased ons donor thiosemi carbazones" Dr. M. R. PrathapachandraKurup.

P. Karthikeyan "Studies on halocin

production by haloarchaeanatrinema sp. Btsh 10" Dr. M.Chandrasekharan.

Sandhya R. "Studies on developinga facile route for the synthesis ofhighly substituted quinoline andindole derivatives" Dr. S. Prathapan

Chithra M. R. "Studies on sometopics in product graphs" Dr. A.Vijayakumar.

Vineetha S. "Reconstruction ofgene regulatory network fromexpression profile of plasma rnadata of colorectal cancer patientsusing soft computing techniques"Dr. Sumam Mary Idicula.

Manikandan R. "Invesigations onstochastic storage systems withpositive service time" Dr. A.Krishna-moorthy.

Shine U. P. "Fatigue studies ofstructural steel" Dr. E.M. Soma-sekharan Nair.

Swapna K. M. "Impact of environ-mental hazards on the quality andsafety of shrimps and mussels" Dr.P.T. Lakshmanan.

Ansy Sebastian "The aesthetics ofpaul verlaine and ChangampuzhaKrishnapillai - A comparativeperspective" Dr. Mariamma VincentPanikkulangara.

Latha R. Nair "Studies on a syntaxbased approach for translationbetween structurally differentlanguages and the development ofa prototype for malayalam to englishtranslation" Dr. S. David Peter.

Deepthi A.S. Samakaleen kahanimein kisani samvedana Dr. K.Ajitha.

Ranjitha Raveendran "Biochemi-cal aspects of shell mineralisationin the estuarine mollusc-villoritacy-prinoides var cochinensis (moll-us-ca:bivalvia)" Dr. Sujatha C.H.

Shaju P. "Ecological interpretationof trace metal contents andcontaminant source characteriza-tion of sediments of Cochin backwaters" Dr. S. Muraleedharan Nair

Krishnan Kartha K. "Exploringoligo (p-phnylenevinylene) gelatorsas sensorsand stimuli responsieri-als" Dr. A. Ajayaghosh

Poornima N. "Non-destructiveevaluation of photovoltaic materials

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and solar cells using photolumine-scence" Dr. Sudha Kartha

Sindhu K.P. "Driving forces ofinvestment decisions in mutualfunds" Dr. S. Rajitha Kumar

Cini Kurian "Analysis of uniquephonemes and developement ofautomatic speech recognizer formalayalam language" Dr. B.Kannan

Simily Joseph "Classification andcontent based retrieval of digitalmammograms and placentalsonograms" Dr. B. Kannan

Akhil K. Nair "Design of metalarchitectures; synthesis and studyof their photophysical andbiomolecular recognition proper-ties" Dr. D. Ramaiah

Sebastian Thomas "Efficacy ofcluster-based approach for therevival of handloom co-operativesocieties in Kerala with specialreference to Thiruvanathapuramand Kannur districts" Dr. MMeerabai

Sasanka Kumar S. "Diagnosis oflaser induced plasma using libslangmuir probe and thedevelopment of an automated laserblow off set-up for cleaning opticalwindows of tokamak and vacuumsystems" Dr. M.K. Jayaraj

James K.K. "Synthesis and chara-cterisation of wide band gap oxidesfor transparent electrode andmultiferroic applications" Dr. M.K.Jayaraj

Bhavya B. "Study of young stellarobjects in star forming regions andopen clusters" Prof. V.C. Kuriakose

V. Manju Bashini "Samakaleenhindi uapanyas main upabhogsanskriti ke vibhinn ayam" Dr. R.Sasidharan

Igy George "A study on CochinInternational Airport Limited-competitiveness, performance andpassengers 'perception' " Dr. K. C.Sankaranarayanan

Raji George "A study on ultral-topologies and lattices ofl-topologies" Dr. T. P. Johnson

Prabha C. "Underwater targetlocalization, tracking andclassification" Dr. P.R.S. Pillai

S. Rajkumar "A study of manage-ment of inheritance in familybusinesses in Kerala" Dr. M. Bhasi

C.K. Subramania Prasad "A studyon the utilisation of plastic wastesin stabilised masonry blocked" R.Benny Mathew Abraham

Teresa Tincy T. G. "Hindi ki streeatmakatha : Ek anuseelan" Dr. K.Vanaja

Sreejith M. Nair "Design anddevelopment of coplanar strip fedplanar antennas" Dr. P. Mohanan

Deepa J. "Development of a fullyautomated image analysis methodfor high density c dna and arraycgh microarray based genomicstudies" Dr. Tessamma Thomas

Sanal K. C. "Development of p-type transparent semiconductingoxides for thinfilm transistorapplications" Prof. M. K. Jayaraj

Ananda Resmi S. "Development oftechniques for the automaticextraction and grade detection ofglioma tumors from conventionalbrain magnetic resonant images"Dr. Tessamma Thomas

Shaji P. N. "Arbitrage pricing theoryand return generating process: Amacroeconomic approach to Indianstock market" Dr. K. Georgevarghese

Aneesh Kumar K. V. "Investiga-tions on longline fishing inlakshadweep sea with specialreference to by catch issues, baitand hook selectivity" Dr. B.Meenakumari

Anuja S. "Rights of women againstdomestic violence - the law andemerging challenges" Dr. D. Rajeev

Jomy John "Pattern analysistechniques for the recognition ofunconstrained handwrittenmalayalam character images" Dr.K. V. Pramod

Cimi A. "Daniel syntheis, cha-cterization and catalytic activity ofnanocrystalline ceria modified withzirconia Dr. S. Sugunan

Sindhu M. S. "A data miningapproach for the identification ofadverse drug events (ade) resultingfrom drug-drug interactions (ddi)to improve pharmacovigilance" Dr.B. Kannan

Uma S. "Thermal, dielectric,pyroelectric and related properteesof selected nano-crystalline multi-ferroics and polymer ceramic nanocomposites" Dr. Jacob Philip

Baiju K. K. "Institutional analysisof marine fisheries managementpractices in Kerala, India" Dr. K. T.Thomson

Bindiya M. Varghese "Develop-ment of hierarchical clusteringtechniques for gridded data frommixed data sequences" Dr. A.Unnikrishnan

Resmi Varghese "Studies oninventory with positive service timeunder local purchase driven by n/t - policy" Dr. B. Lakashmy

Magesh G. "Ecological studies ofthe Parambikulam tiger reserve inthe western ghats of India, usingremote sensing" Dr. A. R. R. Menon

Kavitha K. "Smakaleen hindiupanyasom mein viswa vidyalayjeevan ke vividh aayam" Dr. K.Vanaja

Neetha Mohan "Molecularelectrostatics for probing hydrogenbonds, halogen bonds and lonepair- ? Interactions and design ofreceptors for lone pair bearingmolecules" Dr. C. H. Suresh

Siraj K. K. "A study on nonperforming assets of public sectorbanks in India with specialreference to state bank oftravancore" Dr. Sudarsanan Pillai

Reji A. P. "Development ofdirectionally adaptive techniquesfor single image super- resolution"Dr. Tessamma Thomas

Nobert Thomas Pallath "4dgraphical visualisation based onrotation invariant moments andvideo object fusion for computerassisted spine surgery" Dr.Tessamma Thomas

Ullas G. Kalappura "Developmentand microwave characterizsationof selected biocompatible materialsand conducting polymers" Dr. K.T. Mathew

Sujitha Kumari G. "Adhunik hindinatak aur upanyas mein abhivyaktkalakar ki srijanatmakata ekanusheelan" Dr. P. A. ShemimAliyar.

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Campus Notes

Essay writing: Cusatstudent wins prize

Ms. Vidya S. Warrier, an M.ScStatistics student at Dept. ofStatistics, Cusat has won thesecond prize at the All India "Onthe Spot Essay Writing Com-petition" for Post-GraduateStudents of Statistics conductedby Ministry of Statistics andProgramme Implementation,Govt. of India. The competitionwas held in connection with the9th Statistics Day celebrations.

Three day workshopon acting

Department of Youth Welfare,Cusat in association with Patta-nam Rasheed School of Actingis organized a three day ActingWorkshop from August 7, 2015at University Campus.

Cusat Photonics;One day workshop

International School of Photo-nics, Cusat will organize a oneday Workshop on "Recent trendsin Fibre Optics and NonlinearOptics" on 19 October at C.V.Raman Auditorium, ISP. TheWorkshop in celebration of theInternational Year of Light willbe led by Prof. Thyagarajan, IITDelhi and Dr. R. Rajesh, Scien-tist, NPOL.

Editor: Dr. S. Anil Kumar, Director, Public Relations and Publications (Directorate of PR & P), CochinUniversity of Science and Technology, Kochi - 682022, Kerala. Printed and Published by Dr. S. David Peter,Registrar, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi - 682 022, Kerala.Printed at PrintExPress, Kaloor, Kochi - 682 017.

Best Paper award toAkhilesh Vijay

Mr. AkhileshVijay, SeniorResearch Fe-llow, perusingPh.D under thesupe r v i s i onand guidanceof Dr. S. Bijoy Nandan, Dept. ofMarine Biology, Micro-biologyand Biochemistry, Cusat haswon the Best Poster award forthe poster entitled "Carbonemission potential and dynam-ics from the paddy wetlands ofKerala-India" in the 5th NationalResearch Conference on ClimateChange conducted at IndianInstitute of Technology Delhi onDecember 19-20, 2014.

Dr. G. SanthoshKumar CIRM Director

Dr. G. Santhosh Kumar, Assist-ant Professor of Dept. of Compu-ter Science has been appointedas Director, Cusat Centre forInformation Resource Manage-ment (CIRM). Dr. Santhosh canbe contacted at san@cusat.ac.in

NSS Yoga Campcommenced

The five day Yoga Camp organ-ized by National Service Schemeof Cusat commenced on July 27,2015. The classes are being heldfor teaching and non-teachingstaff at the Students' AmenityCentre according to Dr. M. B.Santhosh Kumar, NSS Progra-mme Co-ordinator.

World Statistics Dayat Cusat

The Centre for Population Stud-ies, Dept. of Statistics, Cusat willbe conducting a Workshop onOfficial statistics - Indian Con-text as part of the World Sta-tistics Day celebrations on Tues-day, 20 October. Sri. DaljeetSingh, Deputy Director Generalof Labour Bureau, Ministry ofLabour and Employment, Govt.of India and Sri. C.R. Viswana-than, Deputy Director, Econom-ics and Statistics, Kerala StateLand Use Board, Govt. of Keralawill deliver talks on 'ConsumerPrice Index Numbers' and 'Sta-tistics for Governance'.

Drive against cancer : A scene from the hair donation camp organized by NSS,Cusat. Dr. J. Letha, Dr. Poulose Jacob, Sri. Kochouseph Chittilapally, Dr. K. A.Zakkariya & Sri. M. B. Santhosh Kumar are looking on.

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Blissfull Moments at Pournamichandrika.....