SOA Hosts International Conference On Materials For Circular Economy & Technology In Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: Experts from across India and abroad exchanged knowledge and ideas on latest developments in the field of materials for circular economy and technology at Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University (SOA) in Bhubaneswar.

They attended the first International Conference on ‘Recent Advances in Materials for Circular Economy and Technology (RAMCET-2024) organised by the Department of Chemistry of the Institute of Technical Education and Research (ITER), faculty of SOA’s engineering and technology, held on November 15 and 16.

The conference, jointly organised by SOA, Institute of Chemical Technology-IOC, Bhubaneswar and Regional Medical Research Centre, Bhubaneswar, focused on the science, engineering and technology of sustainable materials using the principle of 6Rs—reuse, recycle, redesign, remanufacture, reduce and recover, a press release said on Friday.

“The selection and engineering of materials is a critical component for developing a circular economy model the objective of which is to enhance the life of products, facilitate the repurposing of items and prevent the waste materials from re-entering the production lines,” the speakers said.

Experts from Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Italian National Research Council, University of Thailand, Bangkok, University of Pisa, Italy, Clemson University, South Carolina, USA, University of Southern Denmark, IIT Delhi, IIT Jammu, IIT Guwahati, National Council for Cement and Building Materials, Vedanta Limited, FACOR and ITC took part in the proceedings.

Dr Anil Prasad Dash, Director, High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, DRDO, Pune, who was the chief guest at the inaugural programme of the conference, stressed the need for research and innovation in universities to make education more relevant.

The inaugural lecture was presented by Prof Daniele Santoni of Italian National Research Council. Prof Aniruddha B Pandit, Vice-Chancellor, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, Prof Sitikantha Mishra, Pro-Vice Chancellor, SOA, Prof Pradip Kumar Sahoo, Dean, ITER, Prof Sujata Mishra, Head of Department of Chemistry and Chairperson of RAMCET-2024 and Dr Rambabu Dandela and Dr Binita Nanda, both Convenors of RAMCET-2024, also spoke, the release added.