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Conference

“International Conference on Biosciences & Technology”

ICBT-23

20.03.2022-23.03.2023 

Organized by

Department of Biotechnology

&

Department of Biomedical Engineering

About the institution

The Rathinam Arumugam Research Educational Trust, created in 2011, oversees Rathinam Technical Campus. In addition to being accredited by the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi, the NBA for the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, and NAAC with an A+ rating, the College is also connected with Anna University in Chennai. Among affiliated colleges, the only college in Tamil Nadu and second in India received a high A+ mark in the first cycle (3.45). Through its Centre of Excellence, the college’s primary goal is to advance technical education and demonstrate how it may benefit society while upholding moral and professional standards.

About the Conference

Learning adds up knowledge and the ideas acquired thereof should be used in and around the world, especially by those who are in a need of solutions for the challenges faced.

This conference platform gives a broad range of subjects such as Biomaterials & Biopolymers, Enzyme Technology & Nanobiotechnology, Bioreactors & Biokinetics, and Biofuels & Bioenergy where researchers can share expertise, build up collaborations, and young minds can stay upgraded in the recent trades and advancements in the fields of neural engineering, bio drug discovery, and Biopharmaceuticals.

Medical innovations are the need of the hour and manufacturers look out for novel creations that address the demands of the health care industry. SDG for Health care & Energy, BioMEMS & Biophotonics, Robotic Endoscopy, and Synthetic Biology are areas that bring solutions.

Objectives of the Conference

  To lay down a wider platform for the learning curve and the teaching fraternity to advance their technical knowhow in a wider range of operations variations in the biosciences industry.

To imbibe thought-provoking ideas in the areas of biomaterials, bio drug discovery

To present a forum for the exchange of technical information, and dissemination of high-quality research outcomes in the areas of BIOMEMS & BIOPHOTONICS

  To help scientists expand their knowledge on neural engineering, robotic endoscopy is an ever-growing industry.

  To update and carry forward result-based research in the field of health care and energy to ensure real-time solutions for real-life issues.

Outcomes of the Conference

On successful completion of the conference, participants

Would have possessed knowledge in-depth on thought-provoking ideas and opportunities in the field of Biomedical and Biotechnology

Showcase their understanding through the knowledge gained to inculcate them in the areas of their specialty

Identify and analyze the importance of building a unique environment with the advancements of biosciences technology

Thrust areas

Biomaterials & Biopolymers

Enzyme Technology & Nanobiotechnology

Bioreactors & Biokinetics

Biodrug discovery & Biopharmaceuticals

Biofuels & Bioenergy

SDG for Health care & Energy

BioMEMS & Biophotonics

Robotic Endoscopy

Synthetic Biology

Neural Engineering

Registration Fees

For Students: Rs 2000/Head

For Faculties/Research Scholars: Rs.2500/Head

Amount to be paid to:

Dates to Remember

Accommodation

Accommodation will be provided to all out station participants based on their requirements based on their requirements at our college premises with a nominal charge of Rs 200 per head per day with breakfast and dinner.

Chief Patron
Dr. Dr. Madan Sendhil

Chairman, Rathinam Group of Institutions

Patron

Dr.B. Nagaraj.

Principal, Rathinam Technical Campus

Convenor

Mr. Jimry

Dean-Biosciences & Technology

Ms.Sara Ruby

Head-Biomedical Engineering

Ms. Ruth Keziah.M

Head-Biotechnology

Organizing Committee

Dr. Bhuvaneshwari

Assistant professor

Mr. Samson Prince. H

Assistant professor

Ms. Sowmya

Assistant professor

Ms. Sahaya Shalmiya.X

Assistant professor

Advisory Committee

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Galkowski Krzysztof Marek, University of Zielona Gora, Poland

Bimal.K.Bose, University of Tennessee,Knoxville, USA

Marcin Witczak, University of Zielona Gora, Poland.

Tzung-Pei Hong, National University of Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Danilo Pelusi, University of Teramo, Italy

F. L. Lewis, the University of Texas at Arlington, Germany

Yiu-Wing Leung, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Pierluigi Siano, University of Salerno, Italy

Xin-She Yang, Middlesex University, London, United Kingdom.

Mohammad Tariqul, Islam Universiti Kebangsaan, Malaysia

Maode Ma, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Subramaniam Ganesan, Oakland University, Rochester, USA

  Immanuel Edinbarough, University of Texas, USA

Akhtar Kalam, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia

S.G.Ponnambalam, Monash Univerisity, Malaysia

Akshay Kumar Rathore, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Rajamohan, Professor, SoharUniversity, Oman.

Periasamy K Rajan Professor, Tennessee Tech University, USA

Jagadeesh S Moodera, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

  Palaniappan Ramaswamy, University of Wolverhampton, UK

Paulraj Murugesa Pandiyan, Universiti Malaysia

Hussein A. Kazem, Sohar University, Oman

Perumal Nithiarasu, Swansea University, United Kingdom

R.Jai Ragunathan, St.John’s University, Canada

D. M. Akbar Hussain, Aalborg University, Denmark

Dr. Marimuthu Palaniswamy University of Melbourne, Australia

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Group Head: Dr. S. VAIDEVI, M.Tech., Ph.D

Professional Brief

Academic Profile

M.Tech, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore/Anna University, Chennai.
Ph.D Biotechnology, Anna University, Chennai.

Professional Experience

Rathinam Technical Campus
Associate Professor in Biotechnology: Dec 2021 – Till date

Research Intrest:

  • Drug delivery
  • Cancer therapeutics

Teaching:

BE/B.Tech (Information Technology/Computer science/Electricals and
Electronics/Artificial Intelligence and data science) (Physics)

Sponsored Research Project

S.No Title Funding Agency Grant Amount Duration Institute Status
1.
Development and evaluation of bevacizumab nanodispersion for effective treatment of lung cancer
Department of Health Research, ICMR, Govt of India
46 Lakhs
Nov 2022 to Nov 2025
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rathinam Technical Campus (Mentor: Dr. B. Nagaraj, Principal –Rathinam Technical Campus)
Ongoing
2.
Ruxolitinib loaded carbon dots for bioimaging and treatment of lung infections Collaborator: Dr. Anindita Chakraborty, Kolkata center
UGC- Department of Atomic Energy (DAE),CSR, Kolkata
1.35L
Nov 2023
Rathinam Technical Campus, Coimbatore
Sanctioned
3.
Resveratrol- Quercetin dual drug loaded nanoparticulate system: A versatile approach to treat colorectal cancer
ICMR Senior Research Fellow Project
15 Lakhs
June 2018 to June 2021
Department of pharmaceutical technology, Anna University Tiruchirappalli (Mentor : Dr. K. Ruckmani Professor)
Completed

Team Members:

Dr. J. KUMAR, M.Tech., Ph.D

Academic Profile

M.Tech, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Coimbatore/Anna University, Chennai.
Ph.D, Biotechnology, Anna University, Chennai.

Professional Experience

Rathinam Technical Campus
Associate Professor in Biotechnology: 2022 March – Till date

Research Intrest:

  • Drug delivery
  • Cancer therapeutics
  • Rheumatoid arthritis treatment

Sponsored Research Project

S.No Title Funding Agency Grant Amount Duration Institute Status
1.
Development of New Combinational Strategy of Methotrexate and Minocycline: A Novel Lipid-based Drug Delivery System for the Effective Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis
ICMR Senior Research Fellow Project
15 Lakhs
June 2018 to June 2021
Department of pharmaceutica l technology, Anna University Tiruchirappalli
Completed

Dr Bradha Madhavan
Head – Functional Materials for Energy Applications

Professional Brief

Academic Profile

  • PhD- Materials Science, Anna University Chennai, PSG Institute of Advanced Studies,
    Coimbatore.
  • M.Phil – Physics, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli.
  • M.Sc – Physics, S. T. Hindu College, Nagercoil, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University,
    Tirunelveli.
  • B.Sc – Physics, Sree Ayappa College for Women, Nagercoil, Manonmaniam Sundaranar
    University,Tirunelveli.

Professional Experience

  1. 2020 Dec- till date- Working as Associate Professor at Rathinam Technical Campus,
    Coimbatore.
  2. 2018-2020- Worked as Assistant Professor in Sri Krishna College of Engineering and
    Technology, Coimbatore, India. (Department of Physics)
  3. Post-doctoral researcher: CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and
    Technology, Trivandrum from (18-4-2016 -18-4-2018)
  4. November 2012 – April 2015: Worked as a project fellow at PSG Institute of Advanced
    Studies, Coimbatore – 641004, under the project Proton and oxide ion conduction in
    LaTiO3 doped perovskites funded by UGC-DAE CSR, India.
  5. July 2011– November 2012: Worked as Assistant Professor in Kalaivani College of
    Technology, Coimbatore, India. (Department of Physics)
  6. July 2008 – May 2011: Worked as Lecturer in SSK College of Engineering & Technology,
    Coimbatore, India.(Department of Physics)
  7. December 2005 – April 2007: Worked as Lecturer in Francis Xavier Engineering College,
    Tirunelveli, India. (Department of Physics)

Honors, Awards and Grants:

  • Awarded National Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Science & Engineering Research
    Board (SERB), Government of India – 2016
  • Project Fellow UGC-DAE-CSR, Government of India (2012-2015)
  • Received travel fellowship grants from DST and CICS (2015)

Research Intrest:

  • Metal oxides for energy applications such as (SOFC), PEM fuel cells, Sensors, Gas
    separation membranes, super capacitors
  • Perovskite materials for High temperature superconductors and super capacitors
  • Advanced functional energy materials for high-temperature applications
  • Metal oxides for photocatalytic applications

Teaching:

BE/B.Tech (Information Technology/Computer science/Electricals and
Electronics/Artificial Intelligence and data science) (Physics)

Funded Projects:

S.No Title Funding Agency Grant Amount Role Status
1.
Development of novel efficient La(1- x)SrxMn(1-y)By O3-δ (B= Mg, Co ) one dimensional perovskite cathode material for low temperature solid oxide fuel cell
BRNS
20L
PI
On-going
2.
Development of Pd diffused transition metal (Mo, Co, W) based chalcogenic heterostructures support on carbon nanostructures/Ni foam for electrochemical water splitting
Aeronautical Research and Development Board (AR&DB)
36 L
Co-Principal Investigator
Ongoing
3.
Neutron diffraction, magnetism and dielectric studies of LaTi 0.5 B 0.5 O 3-δ (B= Mn, Co, Fe)
UGC-DAE Mumbai -Node
1.45 L
Principal Investigator
Ongoing
4.
Development of novel nano perovskite oxide materials
International Centre for Diffraction Data
1000 USD
Principal Investigator
On-Going

Team Members:

1. Mr. S. Prakash, M.Sc., Research Scholar, BRNS project
2. Mr. C. Shatheesh, M.Sc., Research Scholar, UGC-DAE project

Group Head: Dr. K. K. Aruna

Professional Brief

Academic Profile

  • M.Sc Physics, St. Paul’s College, Kerala
  • M.Phil Nanoscience and Technology, PSG Institute of Advanced Studies, Coimbatore,
    Tamilnadu
  • Ph.D Nanoscience and Technology (Interdisciplinary Physics), PSG Institute of Advanced
    Studies, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu

Professional Experience

Rathinam Technical Campus
Associate Professor in Physics: 2020 – Till date
Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology
Assistant Professor: 2018 – 2020

Honors, Awards and Grants:

  1. Indian National Science Academy’s Visiting Scientist Fellowship, 2023, for a project entitled “Development of novel anodic electrocatalysts for urea-assisted waste water splitting for efficient and green hydrogen production”.
  2. Short-term Research Stay Grant from the University of Bayreuth, Germany Centre of International Excellence “Alexander Von Humboldt”, 2022, for a project entitled “Synthesis and Characterization of Iridium-Decorated Titanium Oxynitride Supported on Nanocarbon (Ir/TiON@NCF) for Water splitting”.
  3. DST Indo-Mexican sponsored research visit to CINVESTAV-IPN, Unidad Saltillo- Monterrey, MEXICO, 2015, for a project entitled “Development of Non-Platinum Based Catalyst for Acid and Alkaline Fuel Cells.

Research Intrest:

  • Electrochemical Water Splitting
  • Fuel cells
  • Batteries
  • Supercapacitors

Teaching:

BE/B.Tech (Information Technology/Computer science/Electricals and Electronics/Artificial
Intelligence and data science) (Physics)

Sponsored Research Project:

S.No Title Funding Agency Grant Amount Role Status
1.
Development of Pd Diffused Transition Metal (Mo, Co, W) Based Chalcogenic Heterostructures Support on Carbon Nanostructures/Ni Foam for Electrochemical Water Splitting Collaborator: Prof. Dr. Prakash Chandra Ghosh, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Aeronautical Research and Development Board (AR&DB)
35.86 L
Principal Investigator
Ongoing
2.
Bifunctional Ternary ThioSpinel Nano forms@Carbon Nanostructures for Sustainable Energy Applications, Collaborator: Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalapakkam Node, Tamilnadu
UGC-Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Kalpakkam
1.35 L
Principal Investigator
Ongoing
3.
Design, Development and Integration of Hydrogen Based Energy Storage and Conversion System for Underwater Applications PI: Dr. Muthukumar Palanisamy, Indian Institute of Technology, Tirupathi
IIT Guwahati Technology Innovation and Development Foundation
30 L
Co-Investigator
Ongoing
4.
Development of novel efficient La (1-x) Sr x Mn (1- y) B y O 3-δ (B= Mg, Co ) one-dimensional perovskite cathode material for low temperature solid oxide fuel cell
Board of Research for Nuclear Sciences
20 L
Co-Investigator
On-Going
5.
Decision Support Tool for Climate Risk Management in Manufacturing Industries
Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)
7.3 L
Mentor
Completed

Team Members:

1. Mr. Thangaraj. A, Junior Research Fellow, M.Sc Physics
2. Ms. Aishwarya, Project Assistant, M.Sc Nanoscience and Technology

Alumni:

1. Mr. Akash, Junior Research Fellow, M.Tech Nanoscience and Technology
Currently doing Ph.D at Gyongsang National University, South Korea
2. Mr. Rahees, Junior Research Fellow, M.Sc Nanoscience and Technology
Currently doing a Ph.D at the Institute of Hydrogen Research, Quebec, Canada