The Mechanical Engineering Department of Yogananda College of Engineering and Technology in collaboration with Institutions Innovation Council ( IIC ), a MHRD initiative, Govt. of India concludes four days Faculty Development Programme on “Emerging Technologies in Mechanical Engineering ( ETME-2020 )” from 24thJuly to 27thJuly, 2020. In this FDP 125 faculty members and research scholars from abroad ( Germany, Netherlands and Mexico ) and across the country e.g. J & K, Punjab, H.P., Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, U.P., West Bengal, Orissa, Rajasthan, Bihar etc. participated.
To meet the challenges posed by COVID-19 and minimize the impact of pandemic on academic activities Prof. ( Dr.) A. K. Srivastava, Director, YCET conceived the idea of four days Faculty Development Programme on ETME for sharing the best practices of ETME and capacity building of all faculty members across the country. This FDP was fourth of its kind in the series during lockdown and was conducted using Google Meet.
The welcome address was given by Er. Kuldip Raj Sharma, HOD, Mechanical Engineering Department and also the convenor of FDP. He thanked all the participants and resource persons for their gracious presence. The introductory talk was given by Coordinator Er. Arjun Singh.
On 24th July, 2020 the session was chaired by Dr. ( Md. ) Asjad Mokhtar, Asst. Professor, Darbhanga College of Engineering, Darbhanga. He discussed about “Introduction to rotor dynamics and vibration measurement related to it”.
On 25th July, 2020 the session was chaired by Dr. Ankush Anand, Professor, SMVDU, Kakaryal. He addressed about “Essentials of sustainable design”.
On 26th July, 2020 the session was chaired by Dr. Sunil Shankar Waddar, Associate Professor, MVJ College of Engineering, Bangalore. He addressed about “Advanced Lightweight Composites”.
On 27th July, 2020 the session was chaired by Dr. B. Satyasekhar, Asst. Professor, IIT Jammu. He delivered lecture about “Solar Thermal Energy Technologies”. Co-Convenor Neeraj Pandita facilitated question-answer round and took the valuable feedback from participants after the session was completed successfully.
All the sessions were very interactive and useful. E-Certificates were provided to all the participants. Coordinator Er. Arjun Singh provided technical support and gave vote of thanks. The management of YCET thanked the resource persons and inspired the organising team and appreciated the efforts for conducting online Faculty Development Programmes during lockdown period.