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Invitation for the nomination of Sri C.S. Sastry and Sri G S R Sastry Memorial Award by ISSS Hyderabad Chapter

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Institute of Smart Structure and Systems Hyderabad Chapter under the aegis of ISSS Bangalore restarted working from 1 March 2021. Since then it has started a webinar series talk by its members and other experts in and outside Hyderabad to carry out its obligations of spreading awareness of recent and upcoming technologies to the scientific community in and around Hyderabad. For more information about ISSS, please see its brochure here.

The schedule and recording of all the talks can be found below**. Please contact the speakers if you like to download the video lecture as copyright belongs to him/her.

Tentative Schedule of Technical Talk Series

Date Name of Speaker Talk Title Recorded Video link
July 28, 2021 Dr. Naresh Kumar Emani, IIT Hyderabad Generation and control of light at the nanoscale Not Available
July 21, 2021 Dr. Sajal Singh, Analog Devices, USA Navigating autonomous vehicles using tiny wine-glass based sensors Not Available
July 14, 2021 Prof. Suresh Kumar Garlapati, IIT Hyderabad Printed oxide electronics and gas sensors Link
July 7, 2021 Prof. Ashwin Sesia, Cambridge University, UK Vibrating beam MEMS accelerometers for gravity and seismic measurements Not Available
June 30, 2021 Prof. S. Narayana Jammalamadaka, IIT Hyderabad Emerging memory devices and neuromorphic computing Link
June 23, 2021 Prof. S. Gopalakrishnan, IISc, Bengaluru Wave motion in Biological Suture Structures Link
June 16, 2021 Prof. Falguni Pati, IIT Hyderabad 3D Bioprinting Not Available
June 9, 2021 Prof. James Raju, University of Hyderabad Materials, Phenomena and Processes for Microwave Device Applications Link
June 2, 2021 Prof. Siva Vanjari, IIT Hyderabad Silky path – From Traditional Fashion to Flexible Miniaturized Devices Link
May 26, 2021 Prof. Akhsay Naik, IISc, Bengaluru Ultrathin Suspended Structures Link
May 19, 2021 Prof. K. V. L. Subramaniam, IIT Hyderabad Embedded PZT sensors for Health Monitoring of Concrete Structures Link
May 12, 2021 Prof. Rudra Pratap, IISc, Bengaluru Watch Out, Piezo-MEMS is Taking Off! Link
May 5, 2021 Prof. Ranjith Ramadurai, IIT Hyderabad Strain Engineering in Multifunctional oxide thin films and Nano Composites Not Available
April 28, 2021 Prof. G. K. Ananthasuresh, IISc, Bengaluru The Engineering Temper Link
April 21, 2021 Prof. Chandra S. Sharma, IIT Hyderabad Candle Soot Nanocarbon to Power Electric Vehicles? Not Available
April 15, 2021 Prof. Karthik V Raman, TIFR, Hyderabad Thin-film Interface engineering: an approach to Quantum materials and devices Link
April 7, 20211 Prof. Saket Asthana, IIT Hyderabad Recent trends in eco-friendly ferroelectric materials for applications Link
March 31, 2021 Prof. Sanket Goel, BITs, Hyderabad 3D Printed Smart Microfluidic Sensors Link
March 24, 2021 Prof. Prem Pal, IIT Hyderabad Silicon Wet Bulk Micromachining: A Choice of MEMS Industries Link
March 17, 2021 Prof. Tamal Das, TIFR, Hyderabad Mechanical forces governs emergent features of collective cell dynamics Link
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** The copyright of the contents belongs to the speaker. Please take his/her consent for any copyright issues. ISSS Hyd Chapter nor holds any copyright neither responsible for any infringement. If speakers/others are having any objection, they can write to us for removing the material from sharing.

Dr. Ashok Kumar Pandey
Chairman, ISSS Hyd Chapter
Email: ashok@mae.iith.ac.in

PS: Please feel free to contact any members of the executive committee of the Hyd Chapter for forwarding the names of ISSS members or other scientists/engineers who would be interested to share their experience through the webinar of Hyd Chapter. For your reference, please find below the names of current office bearers of ISSS Hyderabad Chapter.

Executive Committee Members, ISSS Hyderabad Chapter, 1 March 2021 to 28th Feb 2023

S.No Name Designation Affiliation
1 Dr. Ashok Kumar Pandey Chairman Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
2 Dr. Ranjith Ramadurai Co-Chairman Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
3 Dr. Sanket Goel, Secretary Secretary, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani
4 Dr. Balaji Iyer, Joint Secretary, Joint Secretary Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
5 Dr. Safvan Palathingal Treasurer Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
6 Dr. Prem Pal Member Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
7 Dr. Karthik V. Raman Member TCIS-TIFR Hyderabad
8 Dr. Murali Banavoth Member University of Hyderabad
8 Dr. Murali Banavoth Member University of Hyderabad
9 Dr. Syed Azeemuddin Member International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad
10 Dr. Anesh Kumar Sharma Member RCI DRDO Hyderabad
11 Dr. Santhanam Ranganathan Member DRDL, DRDO Hyderabad
12 Mr. C. Rama Murthy Member Rtd. DRDO, Ex Emp. Honeywell, Hyderabad
13 Dr. Akshay Naidu Member Methodist College of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad
14 Dr. A. V. Narasimha Rao Member Rtd Professor, CBIT, Hyderabad
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Award Nomination & Application Form

Last date to file nominations is June 30th, 2025.

ISSS Awards

ISSS Young Scientist Award

ISSS presents a Young Scientist Award for outstanding researchers (aged below 40 years as on the nomination/submission deadline) for their work done in India in the area of micro and smart systems. From 2015, this award carries an ISSS Medal, a Citation, and a Cash prize of Rs 50,000. This award is for someone who has carried out extensive research beyond their academic programs, on a topic relevant to this area.
Nomination in the prescribed form should include the list of publications and a short description of the nominee’s contributions. Nomination by “self” should be supported by reference letters by two experts familiar with the nominee’s work. Nomination by an ISSS member should be seconded by another ISSS member or a subject expert and should contain a brief justification for the nomination. Nomination by Head of Institution should contain details of the nominee’s work at the institute and a recommendation from an expert such as thesis supervisor or a senior member of faculty.
The winner is required to make a brief overview of his/her recent research work and receive the award at a special session organized by ISSS, online or in person.
Nomination format is available to download. Nominations will be carried forward for subsequent years, provided the nominee meets other requirements of this award. Nominations may be sent to admin@isssonline.in .
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ISSS Technology Award

ISSS has initiated a Technology Award for scientists/engineers who undertake major initiatives to commercialize a product in the area of micro and smart systems.  The award will carry a Citation and a Cash prize of Rs 50,000.

This award is intended to promote technology development, innovation and entrepreneurship in India in the area of micro and smart systems. This award is intended to recognize contributions made by (i) an entrepreneur who has set up, or is at an advanced stage of setting up start-ups pertinent to the general area devices or systems using micro and nano technologies and applications or (ii) someone who have championed the cause of commercialization with appropriate technology innovation, leading to a product or application.

Please note that the nominee is expected to have demonstrated maturity towards commercialization of the product or has made sustained progress towards commercialization during the recent years. Documentary proofs for claims may be included with the nomination form. Nominations for this award in the prescribed format may be sent to admin@isssonline.in by the deadline and may be made by self, head of organization or ISSS members.

Nomination by “self” should be supported by reference letters by two experts familiar with the nominee’s work. Nomination by an ISSS member or the Head of Institution should be seconded by another ISSS member or a subject expert. Nominations will be valid for up to three years.

Nomination format is available online.  Nominations may be sent to admin@isssonline.in.

The winner is required to make  a short presentation summarising his/her activities and receive the award at a special session at the ISSS conference.  In order to keep the standards high, the judging panel may choose not to offer this award in a given year.

ISSS presents distinguished service awards to deserving individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the research and development of the Micro and Smart Systems areas in India through their academic or professional work, service to ISSS or service to national initiatives/programs.  Nominees are selected solely by the Governing Council and no nominations or representations are solicited for this special honor.  In the past, society have recognized the following individuals

Prescribed Format
Nomination Format

Distinguished Service Awards

ISSS presents distinguished service awards to deserving individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the research and development of the Micro and Smart Systems areas in India through their academic or professional work, service to ISSS or service to national initiatives/programs. Nominees are selected solely by the Governing Council and no nominations or representations are solicited for this special honor. In the past, society have recognized the following individuals

ISSS Student Awards

ISSS has instituted special student awards for full time regular students in India to recognize their outstanding contributions in the area of micro and smart systems. There are separate categories for undergraduate (BSc, BE, BTech, etc) and postgraduate (MSc, MS, ME, MTech, MPhil, etc). To qualify for these awards, the student(s) should have completed the reported work during the respective academic programs.

A summary/synopsis of the research work during the tenure of the respective degree program may be sent for consideration for these awards.   In the case of UG award, an individual or a team of up to four members can submit their contributions. For the UG award, a three-minute video describing the project outcome and for PG and PhD award a five-minute video describing the project outcome should be submitted.

Supervisor/guide of the student(s) is required to give an undertaking that the work was carried out during the respective academic course program for which the submission is considered. The Academic supervisor(s) of award winning students will be given a Commendation Certificate.  Students of integrated degree programs may be considered for the award category based on their year of enrollment. Please note that one person will be considered only once for one category of award.

  • ISSS UG Student Project Awards: Rs. 15,000   Eligibility: Student of BSc, BE, B.Tech, or equivalent undergradualte degree programs.  Submissions are limited to 4 pages and should highlight the project work reported.
  • ISSS Post Graduate Student Award:  Rs. 20,000 Eligibility: MSc, ME, MTech, MS, or MPhil .or equivalent postgraduate degree programs.  Submissions are limited to 4 pages and should highlight the thesis/ research/ project work reported.
  • ISSS PhD Thesis Award:  Rs. 25,000  Submissions may include a synopsis of the research towards the PhD degree and a list of all publications and/or patents during the course of research.  The Award jury may select a winner who will be informed.

Submissions for these awards should be sent directly to admin@isssonline.in.

Award winners will be given a Memento, Cash prize as above, and an Award Certificate.  The Academic supervisor(s) of award winning students will be given a Commendation Certificate.

  • Student projects executed at NPMASS supported National MEMS Design Centres are specially welcome for this competition.
  • Decision of the awards committee appointed by the governing council of ISSS will be final in all respects.
  • The committee may not offer an award if it does not find a suitable candidate in a given category.
  • A second prize for up to one of the student award categories may be included in a given year.
Template for UG/PG/PhD submission
Template for certificate from guide/supervisor/advisor