The Civil Engineering Department organized its third in-house
Annual Student Symposium on Aug 26-27, 2010. An outcome of the
enthusiastic initiative of the students of the Department, the first
symposium was held in 2008-2009, the Centenary Year of the Institute.
Under the umbrella of the Department comes three divisions – Structural
Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering and Water Resources and
Environmental Engineering, and a centre – Centre for Infrastructure,
Sustainable Transport and Urban Planning (CiSTUP).
Forty Six students, from all the divisions, presented their research work over these two days under four broad themes: I. Analytical and Numerical Modeling, II. Laboratory Testing and Experiments, III. Uncertainty and Stochastic Modeling, and IV. Other themes. There were 10 sessions of presentations, all chaired by senior research students themselves.
Five student volunteers under the supervision of Prof. Madhavilatha managed the event. Breakfast, lunch and tea on both the days were provided by the Department. All the student presenters were gifted a watch and an Institute bag.
“The idea with which the Annual Student Symposium was started is to increase the interactions between the students from the different divisions, who would otherwise be oblivious of each others’ research initiatives, and to enhance the academic vibrancy in the Department and I think we have been successful in achieving that feat” remarked visibly contented chairman Prof. P. P. Mujumdar after the completion of the event. “It is truly a technical feast, in which we celebrate our academic energies” he added.
There was a wide range of topics covered varying over different spatial and temporal scales. Some works focused entirely on theoretical research while some were staunchly application oriented. While some presentations portrayed technical work at large depths, some were preliminary studies or literature surveys. Even the freshly admitted students could benefit from such an exposure to the wide spectrum of research going on in the Department.
This year there were two awards adjudicated by a jury of three judges – Prof. Srinivas, Prof. Debraj Ghosh and Prof. Tejas Murthy. The award for best technical paper went to research student Asha Nair, and research student Guruprasad bagged the award for the best presentation.
The professors also pointed out suggestions for improving one’s content and style of presentation. Sticking to time during presentations was particularly stressed upon. Students were also invited to offer constructive feedbacks. It was an informal exchange of ideas all throughout. The ceremony was concluded by felicitating the volunteers and the judges.
Arpita Mondal (Civil)
Forty Six students, from all the divisions, presented their research work over these two days under four broad themes: I. Analytical and Numerical Modeling, II. Laboratory Testing and Experiments, III. Uncertainty and Stochastic Modeling, and IV. Other themes. There were 10 sessions of presentations, all chaired by senior research students themselves.
Five student volunteers under the supervision of Prof. Madhavilatha managed the event. Breakfast, lunch and tea on both the days were provided by the Department. All the student presenters were gifted a watch and an Institute bag.
“The idea with which the Annual Student Symposium was started is to increase the interactions between the students from the different divisions, who would otherwise be oblivious of each others’ research initiatives, and to enhance the academic vibrancy in the Department and I think we have been successful in achieving that feat” remarked visibly contented chairman Prof. P. P. Mujumdar after the completion of the event. “It is truly a technical feast, in which we celebrate our academic energies” he added.
There was a wide range of topics covered varying over different spatial and temporal scales. Some works focused entirely on theoretical research while some were staunchly application oriented. While some presentations portrayed technical work at large depths, some were preliminary studies or literature surveys. Even the freshly admitted students could benefit from such an exposure to the wide spectrum of research going on in the Department.
This year there were two awards adjudicated by a jury of three judges – Prof. Srinivas, Prof. Debraj Ghosh and Prof. Tejas Murthy. The award for best technical paper went to research student Asha Nair, and research student Guruprasad bagged the award for the best presentation.
The professors also pointed out suggestions for improving one’s content and style of presentation. Sticking to time during presentations was particularly stressed upon. Students were also invited to offer constructive feedbacks. It was an informal exchange of ideas all throughout. The ceremony was concluded by felicitating the volunteers and the judges.
Arpita Mondal (Civil)
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