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NITT - SPIE Student Chapter Connecting Minds, Advancing Light
NITT-SPIE Student Chapter, Department of Physics, NIT, Tiruchirappalli - 620 015, Tamilnadu, INDIA. Phone : +91 431 2503604, Fax : +91 431 2500133, Email: [email protected], Web site : www.nitt.edu
NITT – SPIE STUDENT CHAPTER National Institute of Technology
Tiruchirappalli – 620 015 Tamil Nadu, INDIA.
www.nitt.edu E-mail: [email protected]
ANNUAL REPORT January 2008 – December 2008
NITT - SPIE Student Chapter: Connecting Minds, Advancing Light.
NITT - SPIE Student Chapter Connecting Minds, Advancing Light
NITT-SPIE Student Chapter, Department of Physics, NIT, Tiruchirappalli - 620 015, Tamilnadu, INDIA. Phone : +91 431 2503604, Fax : +91 431 2500133, Email: [email protected], Web site : www.nitt.edu
THE ARIAL VIEW OF NIT TIRUCHIRAPPALLI
NITT - SPIE Student Chapter Connecting Minds, Advancing Light
NITT-SPIE Student Chapter, Department of Physics, NIT, Tiruchirappalli - 620 015, Tamilnadu, INDIA. Phone : +91 431 2503604, Fax : +91 431 2500133, Email: [email protected], Web site : www.nitt.edu
Outline of the Report:
Chapter Leaders and Advisor - 2008
New Office Bearers - 2009
List of Current Student Chapter Members
Chapter Activities (since last report)
<A> Chapter Meetings (MMM) <B> Guest Lectures <C> Invited Lecture Programs <D> Outreach Program <E> SPIE Scholarships
NITT-SPIE in Asia – SPIE conference
Activities Planned for the Future
Election of Office Bearers
Research Areas of our Student Chapter Members
NITT - SPIE Student Chapter Connecting Minds, Advancing Light
NITT-SPIE Student Chapter, Department of Physics, NIT, Tiruchirappalli - 620 015, Tamilnadu, INDIA. Phone : +91 431 2503604, Fax : +91 431 2500133, Email: [email protected], Web site : www.nitt.edu
Chapter Leaders - 2008:
Mr. Petchimuthu Rajarajan Mr. Renganathan Baluswamy Mr. Srinivasan Ramaswamy President Vice-President Secretary
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Mrs. Michael S.L. Shanthi Ms. Sathya Sheela Subramanian Ms. Sowmya S
Treasurer Co-Secretary I Co-Secretary II [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Faculty Advisor
Dillibabu Sastikumar [email protected]
NITT - SPIE Student Chapter Connecting Minds, Advancing Light
NITT-SPIE Student Chapter, Department of Physics, NIT, Tiruchirappalli - 620 015, Tamilnadu, INDIA. Phone : +91 431 2503604, Fax : +91 431 2500133, Email: [email protected], Web site : www.nitt.edu
New Office Bearers – 2009 President : Mr. Renganathan Balusamy Vice-President : Ms. Sathya Subramanian Treasurer : Mr. Periyannan Jegatheesan Secretary : Mr. Krishna Kumar Krishnamurthy Joint Secretary : Ms. Saranya
List of Current Student Chapter Members:
1. Mr. Alagan Viswanathan [email protected]
2. Mr. Petchimuthu Rajarajan [email protected]
3. Mr. Gobi Govindan [email protected]
4. Mrs. Michael Shanthi [email protected]
5. Mr. Franklin Savarimuthu [email protected]
6. Mr. Balakrishnan Subramanian [email protected]
7. Mrs. R. Malarvizhi [email protected]
8. Mr. Renganathan Balusamy [email protected]
9. Mr. Ramesh Rathnam [email protected]
10. Krishna Kumar Krishnamurthy [email protected]
11. Mr. G. Balakrishnan [email protected]
12. Mr. Balamurugan Subramaniyan [email protected]
13. Mr. Parthasarathi Lekshmanan [email protected]
14. Mr. Srinivasan Ramasamy [email protected]
15. Ms. Rajeswari Navaneethapandian [email protected]
16. Ms. Sathya Subramanian [email protected]
17. Ms. Jeyachitra Ramasamy Kandasamy [email protected]
NITT - SPIE Student Chapter Connecting Minds, Advancing Light
NITT-SPIE Student Chapter, Department of Physics, NIT, Tiruchirappalli - 620 015, Tamilnadu, INDIA. Phone : +91 431 2503604, Fax : +91 431 2500133, Email: [email protected], Web site : www.nitt.edu
18. Ms. Srimathy Balasubramanian [email protected]
19. Ms. Leona Felicia [email protected]
20. Mr. Shankar Govindan [email protected]
21. Mr. S. Kazhugasalamoorthy [email protected]
22. Ms. Latha Krishnamoorthy [email protected]
23. Mr. V. Mahendran [email protected]
24. Ms. Mehala Muthukrishnan [email protected]
25. Ms. M. Neethu [email protected]
26. Ms. R. Nalini Pratibha [email protected]
27. Mr. Suresh Babu Ramasamy [email protected]
28. Ms. Z. Senthamizh Pavai [email protected]
29. Mr. Khasim Shaik [email protected]
30. Ms. Anbumozhi Somasundaram [email protected]
31. Ms. S. Sowmya [email protected]
32. Ms. Neethu Purushothaman [email protected]
33. Mr. Jayaraman Elanchezhiyan [email protected]
34. Mr. Natarajan Balasubramanian
35. Ms. Rekha Brammanathan
36. Mr. Gnanavelbabu
37. Mr. C.K. Gopakumar
38. Ms. Jain John
39. Mr. Surender Kannaiyan
40. Saranaya Loganathan
41. Suganya Madivanan
42. Jegatheesan Periyannan
43. Talakonda Prasada Rao
44. Ilavenil Rajasekaran
45. Vasumathi Ravishankar
46. Moovendan Sundaram
47. Selvalakshmi Thangaraj
NITT - SPIE Student Chapter Connecting Minds, Advancing Light
NITT-SPIE Student Chapter, Department of Physics, NIT, Tiruchirappalli - 620 015, Tamilnadu, INDIA. Phone : +91 431 2503604, Fax : +91 431 2500133, Email: [email protected], Web site : www.nitt.edu
Chapter Activities (Since Last Report): [A] Chapter Meetings:
Monthly Members Meet (MMM)
8th March 2008: Our Chapter member Mr. S. Franklin, Research Scholar, Department of Physics, delivered a lecture on “HYDROGEN BONDS - The Arts and Facts”.
30th May 2008: Our Chapter member Mr. T. Prasad Rao, Research Scholar, Department of Physics, delivered a lecture on “Transparent Conducting Oxide Thinfilms (TCO) – Basics”.
NITT - SPIE Student Chapter Connecting Minds, Advancing Light
NITT-SPIE Student Chapter, Department of Physics, NIT, Tiruchirappalli - 620 015, Tamilnadu, INDIA. Phone : +91 431 2503604, Fax : +91 431 2500133, Email: [email protected], Web site : www.nitt.edu
29th July 2008: Our Chapter member Mr. K. Krishna Kumar, Research Scholar, Department of Chemistry, delivered a lecture on “Synthesis & Characterization of Optically Active new Mannich bases” As an appreciation of the speaker in MMM talks, we provide them a certificate of honour. The model of the certificate is below:
NITT - SPIE Student Chapter Connecting Minds, Advancing Light
NITT-SPIE Student Chapter, Department of Physics, NIT, Tiruchirappalli - 620 015, Tamilnadu, INDIA. Phone : +91 431 2503604, Fax : +91 431 2500133, Email: [email protected], Web site : www.nitt.edu
[B] Guest Lectures:
25th February 2008: Dr. K. Anbarasu, Principal, National College, Tiruchirappalli, delivered a guest lecture on DYNAMIC EARTH”.
24th September 2008: Prof. M.Daniel, Chairman, School of Physics, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, delivered a guest lecture on “THE BEAUTY OF NON LINEAR PHENOMENON IN PHYSICAL SYSTEM”. (The invitations of the Guest lecture programs can be seen at in the photograph section.)
NITT - SPIE Student Chapter Connecting Minds, Advancing Light
NITT-SPIE Student Chapter, Department of Physics, NIT, Tiruchirappalli - 620 015, Tamilnadu, INDIA. Phone : +91 431 2503604, Fax : +91 431 2500133, Email: [email protected], Web site : www.nitt.edu
[C] Invited Lecture program:
Prof. Anand Asundi from School of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore visited our chapter under SPIE Visiting Lecture Program during 7 – 9 December 2008.
He delivered a talk on “Digital Holography - A New Paradigm in Imaging and Microscopy” to our student chapter members on 8th December 2008 followed by a dinner.
He also visited various laboratories of our department and motivated for good research work as well appreciated our chapter activities. Thanks to SPIE visiting lecture program.
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NITT - SPIE Student Chapter Connecting Minds, Advancing Light
NITT-SPIE Student Chapter, Department of Physics, NIT, Tiruchirappalli - 620 015, Tamilnadu, INDIA. Phone : +91 431 2503604, Fax : +91 431 2500133, Email: [email protected], Web site : www.nitt.edu
Invited Lecture program:
♣ R. Virendra N Mahajen, Scientist from Aerospace Corporation, California, USA visited our chapter under OSA Visiting Lecture scheme during 18–19 November 2008.
♣ He delivered a talk on “OPTICAL IMAGING AND ABERRATIONS” to our
student chapter members on 18th November 2008 followed by a dinner.
♣ He also visited various laboratories of our department and encouraged our chapter activities.
NITT - SPIE Student Chapter Connecting Minds, Advancing Light
NITT-SPIE Student Chapter, Department of Physics, NIT, Tiruchirappalli - 620 015, Tamilnadu, INDIA. Phone : +91 431 2503604, Fax : +91 431 2500133, Email: [email protected], Web site : www.nitt.edu
[D] Out reach Program
o Our student chapters’ volunteers conducted an “Awareness Program on Physics Education And Research (APPEAR ’08)” in Thanthai Hans Roever College, Perambalur on 1st March 2008.
o A pamphlet containing information about various examinations conducted
in India to enter into research institutions is prepared and distributed. The pamphlet also conveys message about the chapter activities and student chapter benefits. More than 1oo students are benefited from this program.
The Program Schedule Invitation of the Program
NITT - SPIE Student Chapter Connecting Minds, Advancing Light
NITT-SPIE Student Chapter, Department of Physics, NIT, Tiruchirappalli - 620 015, Tamilnadu, INDIA. Phone : +91 431 2503604, Fax : +91 431 2500133, Email: [email protected], Web site : www.nitt.edu
[E] SPIE Grants and Scholarships
Our President Mr. Pechimuthu Rajarajan was awarded a travel grant to participate in the ASIA 2008 student chapter leadership meeting followed by
a conference on “9th International Symposium on Laser Metrology (LM 2008)”, Singapore.
Our President Mr. Pechimuthu Rajarajan was awarded a travel grant to participate in the student chapter leadership meeting followed by a conference on “Optics and Photonics 2008”, San Diego, CA, USA.
The following two members of our chapters were awarded the “SPIE Educational Scholarship - 2008”.
1. Mr. Krishnakumar Krishnamurthy 2. Ms. Rekha Balasubramaniam
NITT-SPIE in Asia – SPIE conference
Our chapter president Mr. Petchimuthu Rajarajan represented our chapter in Asia – SPIE conference held in Singapore during.
With Mr. Dirk Fabian, Student coordinator, SPIE With Dr. Kevin, President, SPIE
NITT - SPIE Student Chapter Connecting Minds, Advancing Light
NITT-SPIE Student Chapter, Department of Physics, NIT, Tiruchirappalli - 620 015, Tamilnadu, INDIA. Phone : +91 431 2503604, Fax : +91 431 2500133, Email: [email protected], Web site : www.nitt.edu
Future Chapter Activities:
Incorporate new members
Organize lab visits
Arrange visits to optical industries
Renovate chapter’s library
Complete student chapter web page
Conduct orientation programs on research awareness Election of Officers:
February 1, 2008: New Office bearers were elected for the calendar year
2008. It was held in the Department of Physics in consent with the Faculty Advisor Dr. Dillibabu Sastikumar. The 2007 President Mr. Viswanathan Alagan presided over the function. The new officer’s names were nominated
and seconded as per the by-laws.
NITT - SPIE Student Chapter Connecting Minds, Advancing Light
NITT-SPIE Student Chapter, Department of Physics, NIT, Tiruchirappalli - 620 015, Tamilnadu, INDIA. Phone : +91 431 2503604, Fax : +91 431 2500133, Email: [email protected], Web site : www.nitt.edu
Lab demonstration to school students
Research Groups
Lasers and Optics Crystallography & Crystal Growth
Thin Films Laser Materials Processing,
Fiber Optic Sensors Nanomaterials
Polymers and Biomaterials Ultrasonic Studies
Chaos and Materials Modelling Quantum Computation
Nanomagnetism Ferroelectrics and Spintronics
NITT - SPIE Student Chapter Connecting Minds, Advancing Light
NITT-SPIE Student Chapter, Department of Physics, NIT, Tiruchirappalli - 620 015, Tamilnadu, INDIA. Phone : +91 431 2503604, Fax : +91 431 2500133, Email: [email protected], Web site : www.nitt.edu
Financial Report (Calendar Year 2008) Activity Grant Received USD 1350 Expenditure Monthly Members Meet (3) USD 150 Guest Lecture (2) USD 325 Invited Lecture (2) USD 275 Outreach Program USD 350 School Students Awareness Program USD 250
Total USD 1350 In Short……. NITT – SPIE Student Chapter aims to motivate the student community in and around its locality in the Optics related Research and Development. We are shedding the light on the younger generation to work in Optics.
The slogan of our chapter is
“Seek The Success Through Synergy”