The Royal Academy of Engineering has been engaged as a Delivery Partner under the Newton-Bhabha Fund – an initiative of the Indian and UK Governments to enhance science, innovation and research cooperation between the two countries. As part of Newton-Bhabha Fund, the Academy has partnered with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) to enhance research and innovation capacity. The programme is based on increasing linkages between industry and academia. This in turn will improve quality of edu-cation within pedagogical standards and foster innovation in engineering. Further it im-proves engineering education in other Tier 2 and Tier 3 engineering universities in India by bridging industry-academia linkages. The higher education programme will give an opportu-nity for young graduates to assimilate real time industry scenario through expert lectures. The Industry Academia Partnership Programme aims to support Indian universities in im-proving their engineering education and research output by strengthening industry linkages and leveraging UK expertise. All these efforts will enhance employability for graduates and encourage technology transfer into industry.

The lead applicant under this initiative is National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirap-palli (NIT-Trichy). This workshop is organized as a part of an on-going research project enti-tled “Application of multi-scale modeling for dissimilar welding and improving graduate em-ployability in India through eLearning”. This project is co-ordinated with University of Leices-ter, also the co-applicant in the project. This collaborative project aims at enhancing industry input into engineering curricula and educational practice Also within Indian universities to improve practical engineering skills and also to enhance graduate employability. This can also enhance capacity of engineering educators within Indian universities to teach course content and use novel pedagogical methods to upskill the budding graduates. It is also fo-cussed on strengthening the collaboration in research and knowledge-sharing between Indian academia-industry and with counterparts from the UK. The overall objective for the Programme is to strengthen the capacity of Indian engineering higher education and research institutions to carry out teaching, research and knowledge-related activities through partner-ship with industry and UK stakeholders.

Welding technology has seen its growth in leaps and bounds setting its foot in almost all manufacturing sectors. On the contrary, welding technology demands better efficiencies in joining processes, high quality of weld joint, savings in labour and cost effectiveness. AWT-2018 is focused on introducing all the necessities of welding, its properties and the ap-propriate applications. The highlight of this workshop is to impart global research scenario through eminent Professors from University of Leicester, UK, also experts from Indian aca-demia and research organisations. This workshop will also act as a platform for delegates to interact, discuss and share research prospects between themselves and peers in welding.

Dr. Hongbiao DongProfessor of Materials EngineeringDirector of EPSRC Centre for Doctor-al Training in Innovative Metal Pro-cessing, Department of Engineering,University of LeicesterLeicester, LE1 7RH, UK

Dr. Brij Kumar DhindawMGM Chair & Visiting Professor,School of Minerals, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha - 751013.

Dr. S. SureshFormer GM, WRI-BHEL, Trichy,GMGM & Head, Centre of Excellence in Welding Engineering & Technology, & Professor, Department of Metallur-gical Engineering, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore - 641004.

Dr. Satish V KailasProfessor,Department of Mechanical Engineering Indian Indian Institute of scienceBangalore -560012.

Dr. G. Madhusudhan ReddyOutstanding Scientist, Head Metal Joining Group, Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL-DRDO),Hyderabad, Telangana - 500066.

Dr. M. VasudevanScientific Officer‘H’ Advanced Welding Processes and Modeling Section (AWPMS),Metallurgy and Materials group (MMG), IGCAR, Kalpakkam - 603102.Kalpakkam - 603102.

Dr. Gandham PhanikumarProfessor,Department of Metallurgical and Ma-terials Engineering,Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai - 600036.

Dr. M. KamarajProfessor,Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering,Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai - 600036.

Mr. R. SubbarayaluAdditional General Manager & Head, Welding Research Institute (WRI), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Tiruchirappalli- 620014.

Dr. Simon GillReader in Mechanics of Materials,Director of IMPaCT doctoral training centre on Innovative Metals ProcessingDepartment of EngineeringUniversity of LeicesterLeicester, LE1 7RH, UK.Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK.

Course Contents Resource PersonsSpeakers from University of Leicester, UK

Speakers from Indian Academia & Research Organisations

Address of Correspondence

Target Groups

Registration Fees

Important Dates

Accommodation

Faculty members from Academic & Technical Institutions, Research Scholars, Industry Personnel & practicing engineers are eligible to attend the workshop.

Dr. S. MuthukumaranCo-ordinator | AWT-2018

Dept., of Metallurgical and Materials EngineeringNIT, Tiruchirappalli - 620015.Email: smuthu@nitt.edu

Office Phone: +91-431-250-3468Mobile:Mobile: +91-94420 69381 (Dr. SM)

+91-94430 22544 (Dr. SJ)

Upon request, Accomodation will be arranged in hostel and NIT Trichy guest house (based on availability) on payment basis.

Last date for receiving application: 15.06.2018Intimation of selection will be through email only Maximum number of participants is restricted to 30 and will be selected on First Come First Serve Basis.

Students & Research Scholars - Rs. 2000 /- Faculty & Academicians - Rs. 3000 /-Delegates from R&D and industry - Rs. 5000 /- The participants are requested to pay the registration fees either by NEFT transfer or through Demand Draft, drawn in favor of “The Director, NIT, Tiruchirappalli–15” and payable at SBI, NIT, Tiruchirappalli. Registration fee includes registration kit, Course materials, working lunches, and dinner.

The topics covered will include the following: ¤ Atomistic phenomena at Solid/Liquid interface of Metals ¤ Solidification Fundamentals and Thermodynamics ¤ Kinetics of Phase Transformation in Welding ¤ Studying Hot Cracking in Fusion Welding ¤ Modelling Framework for Fusion Welding ¤ Advances in Arc Welding Technologies ¤ Micro and Nanowelding Technologies ¤ Novel Solid State Welding Processes ¤ Cold Metal Transfer

Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering National Institute of Technology

Tiruchirappalli – 620 015 University of Leicester, Leicester - LE1 7RH

United Kingdom

International Workshop under Newton Fund Programme

Higher Education Partnership - India

June 19 - 23, 2018 “ADVANCEMENTS IN WELDING TECHNOLOGY (AWT-2018)”

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Dr. S. Muthukumaran

Co-ordinator | AWT 2018

smuthu@nitt.edu

Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

National Institute of Technology

Tiruchirappalli-620 015.

Phone: +91-431-250-3468

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