Hoshiarpur: In the ongoing two day National Conference on Mechanical Engineering (NCME-2014) at Panjab University S.S.G. Regional Centre Hoshiarpur, the experts from IIT’s and NIT’s delivered knowledge enhancing lectures in the conference.
The second day of the conference started with an interactive lecture by Dr. Satya Prakash, Prof. Emeritus, IIT Roorkee. He urged the faculty and delegates to go for higher education. He further advised the faculty to get funded projects and consultancy.
In the plenary session, experts delivered lectures on various fields of Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Parmjit Singh, Prof Mechanical Engg, GNDE College, Ludhiana delivered lecture on “Uncertainty estimation in measurements”. He discussed the importance of uncertainty estimation in measurements. He further explained how to estimate uncertainty in measurements.
Dr R S Bharaj, Prof. & Head Mechanical Engg., NIT Jalandhar delivered an interactive lecture on “Understanding IC engine fuels“. He answered the queries of the faculty and delegates present.
Mr. Manish Trehan, CEO at PTU, Mohali Campus, delivered a lecture on “Cost of Poor Quality”. He explained quality and total quality management. He further emphasized that quality means the satisfaction of the customer.
Mr. Amlan Kanti Das, AVP (Operations), Luminous Schneider, delivered an interactive lecture. He emphasized the need of integrating the academia with the industry for growth of the country. He explained it with the help of case study .
In the technical session of day two about 20 delegates presented their research papers. The session was chaired by Dr. Parmjit Singh and Dr. R.S. Bharsj.
The conference ended with the valedictory function. Director Prof. H.S.Bains welcomed the esteemed dignitaries. The chief guest of the ceremony Dr. Samir Kumar Das, Director, NIT Jalandhar distributed the certificates to the delegates who presented their research papers in the conference. The experts were also honored. The ceremony was presided over by Mr. J.S. Chauahn – Vice President (Operations) of Sonalika Group of companies. He discussed about growth story of Sonalika in detail and need of Industry Academia interaction. He also discussed about latest trends in manufacturing sector.
Dr. Samir Kumar Das , delivered excellent lecture in closing ceremony . Dr. Das told that now we have moved from manual sytem to mechanical system. He discussed changes in Mining technology. He emphasized on the need of good quality Research .
Mr. Harkamalpreet , Convenor of NCME- 2014 , delivered a Vote of thanks.
On this occasion all the faculty of UIET, UILS & DCSA of Panjab University SSG Regional campus were also present.