One-week international workshop (9-13 Sept. 2024) on “Fundamentals of HEAs and its Application” at MNIT Jaipur

Researchers would explore the usage of new materials for the Defence, Space-Aerospace Fields, Power Plants, and Automobile Sector    

The Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC), Ministry of Education, Govt of India sponsored One-week international workshop (9-13 Sept. 2024) on “Fundamentals of HEAs and its Application” is being organised at Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur by the Department of Mechanical Engineering MNIT Jaipur in collaboration with IIT Jodhpur, NIT Uttarakhand, Sunchon National University, South Korea.

This workshop is first of its kind in India under the SPARC Scheme.  More than Ten subject experts from Industry and Academics would deliver sessions on relevant topics in this workshop. The Chief Guest and Keynote Speaker for the Inauguration Session Prof Shi-Hoon Choi from Sunchon National University, South Korea shared his knowledge and experience. He assured for further association for Research and Development with MNIT. Prof Shi-Hoon Choi got impressed by the Research facilities available at MNIT.

Prof N P Padhy, Director MNIT welcomed Prof Shi Hoon and shared about the contribution of MNIT in Research.

Prof Dilip Sharma, Dean International and Alumni Affairs, MNIT shared about the journey of MNIT and progress of Patents filed by MNIT.

Coordinator of the workshop Prof Amar Patnaik is quite optimistic about the outcomes of the workshop, he said this workshop would open new avenues of research in the domain

Dr Vikas Kukshal of NIT Uttrakhand host the program.

Vote of Thanks was proposed by Dr Jaiveer Singh from IIT Jodhpur.

Researchers from multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary fields from Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Delhi, and Rajasthan are participating in this workshop. More than 17 % of the participants are female. The participants are from IIT Delhi, NIT Trichy, Aligarh Muslim University, NSUT- Delhi, CSIR-CMERIDurgapur, BITS Pilani, NIT Uttarakhand, and MNIT Jaipur.

The subject of the workshop “High Entropy Alloys (HEAs)” is an emerging area with high potential in the Defence, Aircraft, Aerospace, Space technology, Power Plants, and Automobile sectors, due to their properties such as high strength, hardness, wear resistance, corrosion resistance, and ability to operate at high temperatures.

During the workshop, researchers will participate in brainstorming sessions to find usage of High-entropy alloys to improve the efficiency and performance of devices. This will help Startups find innovative solutions to develop indigenous products.  This workshop may lead a step towards Viksit Bharat 2047 through Research & Innovation.  The outcomes may help industries to develop new products by Additive Manufacturing to make India as Atmanirbhar Bharat.  The research outcomes of the workshop may strengthen the Make in India prerogative of Govt of India.  This workshop is in alignment with the objectives of the National Education Policy.