NATIONAL CONFERENCE 'ISSS-NC5' HELD AT KARPAGAM UNIVERSITY

Institute of Smart Structures and Systems (ISSS), Bangalore and Karpagam University jointly organized the Fifth ISSS National Conference on “MEMS, SMART MATERIALS, STRUCTURES AND SYSTEMS” on 21-22 September 2012 at Karpagam University, Coimbatore.

Dr.K. Natrajan, President-ISSS, welcoming the chief guest and the gatherings.

 Dr.R. Vasanthakumar, Chancellor, Karpagam University presided over the conference and explained the importance of conducting research activities in all the fields of Engineering. 

Chief Guest of the conference, Dr.P. Venkat Rangan, Vice Chancellor, Amrita University, inaugurated the conference. The chief guest stressed the importance of application oriented research and explained how machines controlled the human life even in communicating with others through mobile. 

Prof. V.K. Aartre, Former Scientific Advisor to Defense Minister, Government of India & Visiting Professor, ECE Department, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, felicitated the gathering. 

ISSS Journal was released by Prof. S.B. Krupanidhi, Professor, IIsc, Bangalore. 

He appreciated Dr. Hema, Dean-Research, Karpagam University and her team for the support and valuable contribution in compiling the first journal of ISSS.

Dr. Mangalagiri, Ex President - ISSS, spoke about the valuable contributions of ISSS to the field of MEMS, Smart structures and systems.

Dr. G. Karuppusami, Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Karpagam University thanked all the guests and participants and appreciated the organizers of the ISSS-NC5 conference.

 There were sessions on Microsystems, Fabrication of Smart Structures, 3A-RF, optics, modeling and Simulation of Micro systems.