A seminar titled, “Propulsion Equipment for Indian Railway”, was arranged by IEEE-PES and IAS joint Student Branch Chapter of Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru, on July 28, 2016. The guest speaker was Mr. Shekar R, DGM, BHEL-EDN. He was accompanied by Mr, V. Krishna, Sr. Engineer BHEL-EDN. The event was attended by the students of B.Tech and M.Tech of the department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences conducted a one day symposium on “Evidence Based Medicine” on July 24, 2016. The program was inaugurated by Dr. Srinivas Merugu, Medical Director, United Health Care, Cleveland (USA). Dr. Prem Nair, Medical Director, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr. Chakravarthy (Chairperson) spoke on the occasion.
A seminar titled, “Overview of Aircraft Electrical Systems”, was arranged by IEEE-PES and IAS joint student branch chapter, Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru, on July 22, 2016. The guest speaker was Mr. P. V. R. Saikiran, scientist at CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), India. The event was attended by the students of BTech and MTech of the department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
Amrita proudly hosted a three day national workshop on “Research Methodology in Fluid Mechanics” from July 14-16, 2016, which was organized jointly by the department of Mechanical Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Amritapuri campus and FMFP- Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power Society (FMFP). FMFP is India’s most prestigious fluid mechanics society.
The Department of Head & Neck Surgery, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, in association with Foundation for Head and Neck Oncology, conducted a live thyroid surgery workshop during June 3-5, 2016, at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi.
The department of Mechanical Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus is organizing FMFP Workshop: Three Day 3rd National Workshop on Research Methodology in Fluid Mechanics from July 14-16, 2016.
Amrita Centre for Entrepreneurship (ACE), Corporate and Industry Relations (CIR), Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, successfully concluded its first month-long Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) on 27th June, 2016. The programme, organized by ACE, CIR, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, was sponsored by National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India, and routed via Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDI), Ahmedabad.
The Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham MBA Programme and the Center for Economic Fragility & Governance (CEFg), Amritapuri campus, jointly organized a Seminar on Diet Quality, Child Health, and Food Policies in Developing Countries on 18th June, 2016, in Amritapuri. The invited speaker for the event was Dr. Alok Bhargava, Professor, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, USA.
Simple techniques like hand hygiene, surgical safety check-lists, and empowering nurses to confidently communicate patient concerns can drastically improve outcomes for infants and children undergoing heart surgery in India, according to world’s top pediatric cardiologists assembled at the Amrita Hospital in Kochi.
The Seventh International Summer School on Information Security and Protection (ISSISP) is hosted by the Amrita Center for Cybersecurity Systems and Networks, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. It will be held in Bangalore, India, on August 2- 6, 2016.