Dr. Shantikumar V. Nair, Dean of Research at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, one of the newest and most advanced research institutions in India, elaborating on the use of technology to solve global problems and drive development that’s both affordable and sustainable.
On 8 July at United Nations Headquarters, the United Nations Academic Impact Initiative (UNAI) and Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham co-hosted a one-day conference on “Technology for Sustainable Development”.
Right Honourable Helen Clark, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) delivers opening address. Spiritual leader Amma delivers keynote address at UN conference on technology for sustainable development.
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi organized a consultation on “Problem of NTDs and other social issues pertaining to the migrant labour population of Kerala” in collaboration with UNICEF and Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment on June 26, 2015.
The first Amrita Craniofacial Surgery Symposium was held at the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences from June 19 – 21, 2015. Jointly organized by the departments of Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, Paediatric Neurosurgery and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Amrita, the symposium focused on the comprehensive management of craniofacial deformities.
Amrita Surya Vahini- The Solar Auto Rickshaw built by the Mechanical and Electrical Engineering students of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri campus as part of their B.Tech. project.
With the support of M. A. Math, Amrita Centre for Nanosciences, Nano Solar Division at Amritapuri, has dedicated about 5000 sq. ft. of space for research in low cost solar modules: design, development and processing, as well as integrating these modules with storage of the generated power.
Dr. Shanmugha Sundaram G. A., Assistant Professor, Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore campus was selected to present a paper titled Big-Data Perspective to Operating an SKA-Type Synthesis Array Radio Telescope at the XXIX General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) to be held from August 3-14, 2015 at Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hubble, the magnificent science instrument, Amrita Astronomy Club organized a workshop and star party, HubbleFest2015, on April 18th.
The innovator Vishnu Padmanaban and his team member M. Ramesh Nachiappan, final-year students of BTech (Mechanical Engineering) of 2010-2014 batch at the Coimbatore campus received awards for their innovative product, “Cost Effective Vegetable Chiller for Rural Small Farmers.”
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