Gujarat Technological UniversityOrganizes

&

Hosted BY

MARWADI EDUCATION FOUNDATION’S GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS

A one day seminar on“Fundamentals of Tribology”

For Engineering Faculties, ME / BE Students, Researchers &Industry Persons

Objective

One of research report has established that only 26% engineers are available with tribological skills in India. Inadequacy of trained tribologists is a major bottleneck constraining operational excellence & challenging further growth of Indian industries. This issue directly results from inferior and inadequate tribological education and/or training infrastructure in the country, which are mostly inter-related. It is proposed to categorize academic issues between Tribo-science and Tribo-technology; Tribo-technology (Tribology) education problems lead to large techno-managerial nature, integral, inferential & decisive. At the time of the World Conference on Industrial Tribology (WCIT) in 1972, there were only a few academic institutions for tribology education. Earliest tribology education in India started in 1970 at IIT Delhi with Norwegian collaboration, Industrial Tribology, Machine Dynamics and Maintenance Engineering Centre (ITMMEC) was established in which some sophisticated tribological equipment were installed. Current tribology course syllabi in India are mainly limited to finding & applying some governing equations of friction, flow and fracture in solids, just making it more of another analytical topic. To impart the fundamentals of Tribology knowledge the one day seminar is going to be organized at Marwadi Education Foundation’s Group of Institutions (MEFGI), Rajkot on 07 October 2013. Successively, Gujarat Technological University and L. D. College of Engineering are going to organize an international conference on advances in Tribology during 15 – 17 October 2013.

Important Dates:

1. Last date of receipt of 05/10/20132. Programme Scheduled on 07/10/2013

Steering Committee (ICATES 2013):

Dr. Akshai Aggarwal, (Patron) Vice Chancellor, Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad.

Dr. M. N. Patel, (Chairman) Principal, L. D. College of Engineering, Ahmedabad.

Dr. H. C. Patel, (Coordinator) Associate Professor, L. D. College of Engineering, Ahmedabad.

Organising Committee at Marwadi Education Foundation’s Group of Institutions (MEFGI), Rajkot :

Patron:

-Dr. Y.P. Kosta, Director, Marwadi Education Foundation’s Group of Institutions, Rajkot.

Conveners:

-Dr. R. B. Jadeja, Dean, Faculty of Engineering, MEFGI, Rajkot.-Dr. R. L. Jhala, Dy. Dean, Faculty of Technology, MEFGI, Rajkot.-Dr. B.M. Ramani, Dy. Dean, Faculty of PG Studies & Research in Engineering & Technology,

MEFGI, Rajkot.

Co-ordinators:

-Prof. Nikunj Rachchh, Head &Associate Professor (Mechanical), Faculty of Engineering MEFGI, Rajkot

-Prof. Pinank Patel, Head & Associate Professor (Mechanical), Faculty of Technology MEFGI, Rajkot

Faculty Co-ordinators:

Prof. Nikunj Rachchh,Email: nikunj.rachchh@marwadieducation.edu.inMobile: +91-9727724682

-Prof. Bhavesh K Kanabar, Assistant Professor (Mechanical)-Prof. Nikhil Chotai, Assistant Professor (Mechanical)-Prof Ramesh Sagpariya, Assistant Professor (Mechanical)

Expert Faculty:

1. Dr. Ashok Mehta, Executive Director, Tribology Society of India, New Delhi

2. Dr. K N Mistry, Principal - GIDC Engineering College, Navsari

3. Mr. Ramesh Chauhan, Asst. General Manager, NTPC, Surat

Venue:

Marwadi Education Foundation’sGroup of InstitutionsRajkot-Morbi Road, At & PO : GauridadRajkot 360 003.

Fees: NIL

Registration: (Please Follow the Link)

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1G7zqXwKfx6j8iEacTH-GHCCmvYnEZzBEeKWxgNpkUZI/edit?usp=sharing

Contact:

Dr. H. C. Patel,AssociateProfessor, L. D. College of Engineering, Ahmedabad.Mobile: +91 9428693191

Dr. B.M. Ramani,Email: bharat.ramani@marwadieducation.edu.inMobile: +91-9727724683

Prof. Pinank Patel,Email: pinank.patel@marwadieducation.edu.inMobile: +91-9099939549