DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES

Events organised by the department:

2019-2020

Symposium

DIFFUSA - National level symposium conducted by the department. Paper presentations, poster presentations, guest lectures, workshops and events form an integral part of the Symposium. The symposium mainly aims at nourishing budding Chemical engineers with knowledge of core concepts and providing an opportunity to showcase their talents.

HYDROKINE - Water expo conducted by the department of chemical engineering observing the importance of “WORLD WATER DAY” every year on march 22.

ENGINEERS DAY - A good number of students from the department contributed to the engineer’s day celebration held by the college by presenting their projects and models.

Symposium 2023 - 2024

DIFFUSA 2K3 – A National Technical Symposium

The department of Chemical Engineering, in association with Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers organized a Technical Symposium DIFFUSA 2023 on 27.10.23. The chief guest was Dr.C. Anand Babu, Former Associate Director, CDG/FRTG, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (DAE), Kalpakkam

NATIONAL POLLUTION CONTROL DAY

Department of Chemical Engineering and the Institute Innovation Council jointly organized NATIONAL POLLUTION CONTROL DAY on 02.12. 2024. The guest speaker was Mr. K. Swaminathan, Head - Sustainability and Environment, Cholamandalam MS Risk Service Ltd, Chennai has presented the pollution control measures on the occasion. Posters were presented by the 1st yr chemical engineering students on the theme “Abatement of Pollution”.

Chem Skill Development Program

In order to develop industry-oriented skills and equip our chemical engineering students with unique methodologies utilized in industry, the department of chemical engineering provides a 5-week industry-oriented knowledge building program in collaboration with Chem skill development centre. Through industry-oriented programs, students gain insights into industry standards and best practices, enhancing their competitiveness. By nurturing skills and global perspectives, CSDC aims to develop students into world-class engineers equipped for the global stage. It provides a platform to learn variety of topics such as Chemical Process Design, Unit Operations, Chemical Reaction Engineering, Safety Management and Measures, Environmental Regulations and Compliance, Quality Control and Root Cause Analysis. Participants benefit from theoretical classes as well as 14-day In-Plant training in a Chemical Industry, providing invaluable hands-on experience and a competitive edge in the job market. By fostering collaboration between academia and industry, our department and CSDC continues to shape generation of competent and socially responsible engineers poised to make a meaningful impact on the world stage.

Hydrokine 2K24 – World Water Day

The department of Chemical Engineering in association with the IIChE-REC Student Chapter organized a one-day awareness program on World Water Day 20th March 2024. Water conservation banners were strategically placed in various parts of campus. The students from various departments displayed a Working Model on Water filters, competed in Quiz, and presented posters on water crisis and related problem statements. The winners of the Water filter design got to showcase their working models on water purification and conservation.

MEMORUNDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

Department of Chemical Engineering signed an MoU with Nippon Paints on 12th December, 2023.

Workshops

S no	Date	Title	Presented by	Coordinated by	No.of participants
1.	August 2017	An Introduction to Scilab	Mr Manikandan Research Scholar Indian Institute Of Technology – Madras Chennai – 600036.	Dr K Nagarajan and Ms Ambigadevi J Department of Chemical Engineering Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai – 602105	50
2.	16 Aug 2019 and 17 Aug 2019	Comsol Multiphysics – An Introduction	Ms N P Kavitha Assistant Professor Department of Chemical Engineering Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering Chennai – 602117	Dr K Nagarajan and Ms N Kalaiarasi Department of Chemical Engineering Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai-602105	50
3.	21 Feb 2020	Sophisticated Instrumentation – An Overview	Dr. M Helen Kalavathy And Ms. T Santhoshini Priya Assistant Professor Department of Chemical Engineering Alagappa College of Technology Anna University, Chennai	Dr K Vijayaragavan and Ms L Anitha Jegadeeswari Department of Chemical Engineering Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai – 602105	50
4.	25-31 July 2020	MS Excel Workshop	Dr Ramansingh Thakur Assistant Professor Department of Chemical Engineeirng DYPIEMR, Akurdi, Pune	Dr K Nagarajan and Ms Mary Rosana T Department of Chemical Engineering Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai – 602105	150

2021 - 2022

S no	Date	Title	Presented by	Coordinated by	No.of participants
1	1st March to 20th March 2022	Industrial TrainingProgramme on “ Industry Oriented Knowledge Building”	Chem Skill DevelopmentCentre ,Chennai	Dr K Nagarajan Professor&HOD Department of Chemical Engineering Rajalakshmi Engineering College	40
2	05.04.2022 to 14.04.2022	Fabrication of dyesynthesized Solar cells and performance Evaluation	Dr. K.LVincent Joseph, Professor,Department of Chemical Engineering RajalakshmiEngineering College	Dr. K.LVincent Joseph, Professor ,Dr.N.T Mary Rosanna, AssistantProfessor (SG), Department of Chemical Engineering Rajalakshmi EngineeringCollege	400
3	29.04.2022 to30.04.2022	Chemical EngineeringSimulation with comsol	Dr.N.P.Kavitha , Assistant Professor,Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Chennai	Dr.S.Narasimha Reddy, Assistant Professor (SG), Ms N Kalaiarasi Department of Chemical Engineering Rajalakshmi Engineering College	43

2023 - 2024

S no	Date	Title	Presented by	Coordinated by	No.of participants
1	25.8.23	Sophisticated Instruments workshop	DrHelen Kalavathy M Assistant Professor, A.C Tech, AnnaUniversity	Dr L.Anitha Jegadeeshwari Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Chemical Engineering Rajalakshmi Engineering College Chennai –	50
2	19.03.24	workshopon Homer Pro – a simulation tool for renewable sources	Dr.P.Abirami,AP,and Dr.K.R.Shanmuga Vadivu BS Abdur Rahman Cresent Institute of Science andTechnology	Dr.K.LVincent Joseph, Professor ,Dr.N.T Mary Rosanna, Assistant Professor (SG),Department of Chemical Engineering Rajalakshmi Engineering College	50

Guest lectures & webinars

S no	Date	Title	Presented by	Coordinated by	No.of participants
1.	21-7-2018	Paper and Pulp Industry – An Overview	Thiru P.Kasi Visvanathan Chief General Manager (Marketing – Paper) Tamilnadu News Print and Papers Ltd Karur – 639136	Dr K Nagarajan Department of Chemical Engineering Rajalakshmi Engineering College Chennai – 602105	90
2.	4-10-2018	Synthesis & Synthetic Utilities of Certain Organic Compounds	Dr. D. REUBEN JONATHAN Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry Madras Christian College Tambaram, Chennai – 600 059	Ms. S. Jasmine Francis Assistant Professor (SG) Department of Chemistry Rajalakshmi Engineering College Chennai – 602105	90
3.	12-01-2019	Waste water treatment technologies	Dr. Yagna Prasad Chief Technology Officer, VA Tech Wabag	Mr R Sriram Department of Chemical Engineering Rajalakshmi Engineering College Chennai – 602105	90
4.	20-06-2020	Role of Chemical Engineers in Cement and Construction Industries	MR M JALEEL RAHMAN Technical Sales Manager Mapei Construction Chemicals, UAE	Dr K Nagarajan Department of Chemical Engineering Rajalakshmi Engineering College Chennai – 602105	90
5.	27-06-2020	Where can we go as chemical engineers- A short exposure to EPCC companies	MRS GEETHA NS Process and proposal engineer, VaTech Wabag, Chennai	Dr K Nagarajan Department of Chemical Engineering Rajalakshmi Engineering College Chennai – 602105	90
6.	10-12-2020	Introduction to Protection layers	Dr.G.Nirupama Designation Fire and Gas consultant Honeywell Process Solutions Houston, USA	Sowmiya s. Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering Rajalakshmi Engineering College Chennai – 602105	90

2021-2022

S no	Date	Title	Presented by	Coordinated by	No.of participants
1	18.6.2021	Introductionto chemical Engineering process simulation software Aspen Plus	ShriHarjeet Nath Assistant Professor, Dept of chemical and polymer Engg TripuraCentral University	Dr K Nagarajan HOD,Departmentof Chemical Engineering Rajalakshmi Engineering College Chennai – 602105	90
2	28.9.2021	Opportunitiesat Georgia Institute of Technology, Public university in Atlanta, Georgia, USA	ANUSHVENKATARAMAN, Alumni, REC	Dr L.Anitha Jegadeeshwari Assistant Professor,Department of Chemical Engineering RajalakshmiEngineering College Chennai – 602105	120
4	05.02.2022	Principlesof Chemical Engineering	Dr. Sanjeet Kumar Singh,Assistant Professor, Dept of chemical Engineering, Sathyabama Institute ofScience and Technology	Dr.N.T Mary Rosanna,Assistant Professor (SG), Department of ChemicalEngineering Rajalakshmi Engineering College	120
5	25-02-2022	Innovations inthe synthesis of diverse structural polymers: From Micro to Macroscopicapplications	Dr. Chungryong Chai, Department of MaterialScience, University of California, USA	Dr. Vincent Joseph,Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering RajalakshmiEngineering College	120
6	09-03-2022	Innovations inReversible Thermosets through photo thermal conversion for Recyclable & Healable 3D printing materials	Dr. YoungminLee, Department of Chemical Engineering, New Mexico Tech, USA	Dr. K.LVincent Joseph, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering Rajalakshmi Engineering College	120
7	02.04.2022	Application ofChemical Engineering basics in industrial processes – Case Studies	N.Ramakrishnan,Ex Head(Technology and Safety) ,EID Parry India Ltd	Dr. K Nagarajan Professor&HOD Department of Chemical Engineering Rajalakshmi Engineering CollegeChennai –	120
8	07.04.2022	ThermalManagement of Electronic Devices	Dr.Muvvala Pullarao, Assistant Professor, IITDM Kurnool	Dr.Narashima ReddyAssistant Professor (SG), Department of ChemicalEngineering Rajalakshmi Engineering College	80
9	28.04.2022	Development ofShape controlled Palladium as Catalysts for fuel cell applications	Dr. KranthiManiam Marie Curie fellow,Material innovation Center, School ofEngineering,University of Leicester, UK	Dr.S.Narasimha Reddy Assistant Professor (SG),Department of Chemical Engineering RajalakshmiEngineering Colleg	80
10	09.05.2022 to 13.05.2022	Features andOpportunities for current Chemical Engineers	WebinarSeries 1. Dr. Noel Jacob Kaleekkal, Assistant Professor (SG), Department of ChemicalEngineering , NIT Calicut 2. Dr.P.Senthil Kumar Head, Center of Excellence in water research, Professor, Department ofChemical Engineering, SSN College of Engineering. 3. Dr. Sathya R Scientist, Leather Process Technology , CSIR-CLRI 4. Dr. Duraisami Dhamodharan, PDF, Department of Chemical and BiomolecularEngineering, Chonnam National University, South Korea 5. Dr. B.Vivekanandan Associate Professor and Hod , Department of Chemical Engineering, HindustanInstitute of Technology and Science.	Dr.S Sivamani Assistant Professor (SG),Department of Chemical Engineering RajalakshmiEngineering College	80
11	12.05.2022	An Overview ofProcess Control: Theory and Applications	Dr. SeshagiriRao Ambati Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Enginnering, Indian instituteof petroleum and Energy, Visakhapatnam	Dr.S.Narasimha Reddy Assistant Professor (SG),Department of Chemical Engineering RajalakshmiEngineering College	40
12	14.5.2022	Emerging Trendsand Applications in Colloidal systems	Dr.Venkateshwar Rao Dugyala, Assistant Professor, Department of ChemicalEngineering. Indian institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal	Dr.S.Narasimha Reddy Assistant Professor (SG),Department of Chemical Engineering RajalakshmiEngineering College	80

2022-2023

S no	Date	Title	Presented by	Coordinated by	No.ofparticipants
1	05-Aug-22	Role of CFD in Chemical ProcessIndustries	Dr. Teja ReddyVakamalla Assistant Professor National Institute ofTechnology Calicut	Dr.S.Narasimha ReddyAssistant Professor (SG), Department of ChemicalEngineering	76
2	12-Aug-22	Innovative Aspects in WasteValorization	Dr.Attada YerrayaPost Doctorial Researcher Kind Abdullah Universiy ofScience and Technology, Saudi Arabia	Dr.S.Narasimha ReddyAssistant Professor (SG), Department of ChemicalEngineering	76
3	27-Aug-22	Smart Innovative Technologies inChemical Engineering	Dr..Sriram Srinivas Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Nebraska	Dr.S.Narasimha ReddyAssistant Professor (SG), Department of ChemicalEngineering	126
4	10-Sep-22	The novel innovative pathway forsuccessful chemical engineering career	Dr. Hema SaranyaIlamathi Post Doctorial Researcher University of Quebec	Dr.S.Narasimha ReddyAssistant Professor (SG), Department of ChemicalEngineering	76
5	11-Aug-22	Recent Innovations in BatteryTechnologies	Dr.Raveendra Gundalpalli Assistant ProfessorIndian Institute of Technology Varanasi	Dr.S.Narasimha ReddyAssistant Professor (SG), Department of Chemical Engineering	76
6	27-Aug-22	Computer Applications for ChemicalEngineers	Dr. Sriram Research Scientist University of Nebraska	Dr.S.Narasimha ReddyAssistant Professor (SG), Department of ChemicalEngineering	50

2023 - 2024

S no	Date	Title	Presented by	Coordinated by	No.of participants
1	45262	National Pollution Control Day	Mr.K. Swaminathan Head of the department MS Risk Services Ltd	Ms.Kalaiarasi. N Professor & Head Department of Chemical Engineering	100
2	45213	Innovative Technology for radioactive Waste reprocessing and SustainableNuclear Energy	Mrs. M. Mythili, Scientific Officer E, Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research	Ms.Kalaiarasi. N Assistant Professor Department of Chemical Engineering	141
3	45352	Safety aspects in Chemical Industry	Mr.K.Sankaranarayana Moorthi Rtd.Senior Associate Vice President, CORAMANDEL International Ltd.	Ms.Kalaiarasi. N Assistant Professor Department of Chemical Engineering	100
4	45371	Awareness on World Water Day	Mr.VenkatSubramanian Global Associate Consultant KBC Advanced Technologies	Ms.Kalaiarasi. N Assistant Professor Department of Chemical Engineering	100
5	45371	Extraction of bio oil from Marine algal biomass for food and biodieselproduction and its innovative applications	Dr.S.Renganathan, Professor, Dept of Biotechnology, A.C.Tech Chennai	Dr L.Anitha Jegadeeshwari Assistant Professor Department of Chemical Engineering	100