Orientation Program
The AIChE Student Chapter, AISSMS COE & the Department of Chemical Engineering organized a two-day Orientation Program on Motivational topics for SE, TE and BE Chemical Engineering students on 29th& 30th July 2020. The inauguration of the program was done on the first day. The inaugural ceremony was graced by Dr. P. N. Dange, Head, Chemical Engineering, Dr. K. R. Jethani, Faculty Coordinator of the Orientation Progaram, all faculty members, students and Ms. Sapna Dahiwal who was the expert speaker for the first session.
Inauguration of the Orientation Program by Dr. P. N. Dange, HOD Chemical Engineering and Dr. K. R. Jethani, Faculty Coordinator of the Orientation Program
Following sessions were organized during the program.
Session 1:
Ms. SapnaDahiwal, Certified Yoga Instructor and Reiki Master associated with Art of Living
Session on Yoga and Pranayam conducted by Ms. SapnaDahiwal, Certified Yoga Instructor and Reiki Master associated with Art of Living
Session 2:
Mrs. Archana Nene, Trained Psychotherapist from Canada who has dedicated over 25 years of her work life to areas of psychological health and emotional well being
Session on Stress Management conducted by Mrs. Archana Nene, trained psychotherapist from Canada with 25 years’ experience.
Session 3:
Mr. Sumedh Nene, Technical Communications professional with 20 years of global experience.
Session on “Writing a Winning Resume” conducted by Mr. Sumedh Nene, Technical Communications professional with 20 years of global experience.
Session 4:
Prof. Nitin Mavale, Assistant Professor at AISSMS COE with 19 years’ experience.
Session on “Students’ Chapter Activities” conducted by Prof. N. P. Mawale, Assitant Professor, AISSMS COE with 19 years experience.
Session 5:
Dr (Mrs.)Subbalakshmi Kumar, Educator who has worked for fifteen years in the area of sustainable development.
Session on “Befriending the Monkey Mind” conducted by Dr. (Mrs.) Subbalakshmi Kumar, Educator who has worked for fifteen years in the area of sustainable development.
Session 6:
Mr. Sumedh Nene, Technical Communications professional with 20 years of global experience.
Session on “Email Etiquette” conducted by Mr. Sumedh Nene, Technical Communications professional with 20 years of global experience.
Session 7:
Mr. Samir Sathe, Certified Trainer with more than 20 years of rich corporate experience.
Session on “Interview Skills” conducted by Mr. Sameer Sathe, Corporate trainer with vast experience
Guest Lecture
A guest lecture session was organized for TE and BE students on the subject “Business Opportunities for Chemical Engineers” by Mr. Nitish Dixit, Consultant, Private Label Perfumes, Pune. It was organized on 18/09/2020 at 9:00 a.m. in online mode on Microsoft teams online, Department of Chemical Engineering, AISSMS COE PUNE – 411001
Mr. Nitish talked on opportunities for young budding Chemical engineers. He also motivated them in COVID -19 pandemic situation.
Dr. M Y Naniwadekar, introduced the guest of session Mr. Nitish. The event was started at 9: 00 a.m.
Mr. Nitish encouraged students by his ladder-wise progressive work. Further he introduced students for his innovative and export grade perfumery products, and upcoming range of products. Mr. Nitish spoke on types of business and further types of Chemical Engineering business. Apart from this, he motivated students for choosing the right path in the context- service or business. He also emphasized that the challenges are everywhere and the competition is also to be faced in every sector- services as well as business. Therefore any businessman or the entrepreneur should start from self-motivation with innovation since the market want innovative products. His valuable message was- One should not collapse by ups- and- downs phases in business.
Almost of forty- five plus TE Chemical students and fifteen plus BE students benefitted for the event.
Sessional Glimpses Captured
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| Initial question motivation | Some of the motivational slogan |
Lockdown Period Activities:
Activities Conducted During the COVID-19 Pandemic by the Department of Chemical Engineering
During the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown period starting from March 2020 the department conducted numerous online activities beneficial to the students and faculties in term of knowledge gain, experience sharing and interaction with the industry personals and alumnus, while working from home.
Academics:
- Online classes were regularly conducted for the students through the online Microsoft teams and Zoom platform.
- All the faculties shared important e-contents such as lecture notes, videos, question banks, MCQs of their respective subjects with the students through various online e-learning and teaching (ELT) platforms such as college ERP, Microsoft Teams, Google Classroom, Moodle, etc.
- Project and Seminar evaluation of the students were done through the online platform during the period of the pandemic.
Development of Sanitizer:
The Department of Chemical Engineering manufactured 1000 litres alcohol based strong hand sanitizer to fight against COVID- 19 for use in sanitizing the college premises.
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Webinars/On-line Seminars:
Following Webinars/On-line Seminars were conducted by the department under the aegis of the AIChE, IEI and IIChE students chapters.
- The Department of Chemical Engineering, AISSMS College of Engineering organized a five days online faculty development program and also a workshop for students on “DWSIM Process Simulation Training” in association with Spoken Tutorial, IIT Bombay 28/4/2020 to 2/5/2020.
- The AIChE Students chapter, Department of Chemical Engineering, AISSMS College of Engineering organized a online webinar on ”Technical Paper Writing” by Dr. Pankaj Patil, Lead Engineer, Suez water Technlogies & Solutions, Bangalore on 23/5/2020 for students and faculty members.
- The AIChE Students chapter, Department of Chemical Engineering, AISSMS College of Engineering organized a international online webinar on ”Piping Engineering in Oil and Gas Industry” by Mrs. Sonali Waghmare, Piping & Design Engineer, Solar Design & Engineering Specialist, Freelance Consultant, Malaysia on 14/6/2020 for students and faculty members.
- The AIChE Students chapter, Department of Chemical Engineering, AISSMS College of Engineering organized a international online webinar on ”Job opportunities in Japan” delivered by following speakers: 1. Mr. Chandrakant Chougule, Director, Wai Guo Language Institute, Pune, 2. Mr. Takutaro Kimura, Director, First Study Japanese Language School, Osaka, Japan, 3. Mr. Jatin Desai, Executive Officer, 4. Ms. Komal Dhobe, Student, First Study Japanese Language School, Osaka, Japan on 26/5/2020 for students.
- The IEI Students Chapter “Chemical Engineering”, Department of Chemical Engineering, AISSMS College of Engineering organized a leadership talk on “Entrepreneurship Development For Engineers” on 27/05/2020 through the Zoom online platform. The expert Mr. Satyajeet Bhonsle, Vice President, Reliance Industries Ltd. Pune (Polymer Division) delivered the expert content on the topic to the participants.
Glimpses of the Webinar
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- On behalf of IEI Students Chapter’ “Chemical Engineering ” Department of Chemical Engineering, AISSMS COE Pune., Mr. Lokesh Varshney, Director Hind Aroma INC, New Jersey delivered descriptive talk about Eco friendly surface sanitizer in International Webinar on “Importance of Eco Friendly Surface Sanitizer (Chlorine Free) to tackle COVID 19 on 27/5/2020.
Glimpses of the Webinar
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Online Quiz Competitions:
Following On-line quiz competitions were conducted by the department under the aegis of the AIChE students chapter and IIChE students chapters.
- The AIChE students chapter, Department of Chemical Engineering, AISSMSCOE, Pune-1 organized a online quiz on “Chemical Reaction Engineering-I (CRE-I)” between 30 May and 2 June
- The AIChE students chapter, Department of Chemical Engineering, AISSMSCOE, Pune-1 organized a online quiz on “Heat Transfer” as the core subject of Chemical Engineering from 3 – 5 june 2020 for SE, TE and BE students, outside participants and alumni.
- The AIChE students chapter, Department of Chemical Engineering, AISSMSCOE, Pune-1 organized a online quiz on “Chemical Process Technology” from 7 June to 9 June 2020 for the SE, TE and BE students, outside participants and alumni.
- The IIChE students chapter, Department of Chemical Engineering, AISSMSCOE, Pune-1 organized a inter-college online quiz on “Design of Pressure Vessels” from 10 June to 12 June 2020 for students.
Online Courses:
- The students and faculties continued with the online learning of courses involving recent subjects of interest such as nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, drug discovery, solar power, business intelligence, effective communication etc. through various courses offered by international academic bodies through the Coursera, NPTEL and Swayam platforms.
Industrial Visits:
AISSMS College of Engineering, Pune-411001
Department of Chemical Engineering
Industrial Visits (2019-2020)
| Sr. No. | Name of the Industry | Class | Date of Visit |
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| 1 | Katraj Cooperative Dairy Ltd., Katraj, Pune | TE | 20/07/2019 |
| 2 | PCMC’s Water Treatment Plant , Nigadi, Dist. Pune | SE | 09/09/2019 |
| 3 | Xtreme Engineering Equipment Pvt.Ltd., Narhe Industrial Estate, Pune | SE | 27/09/2019 |
| 4 | Ross Boilers India, Burhani Industrial Estate, Kondhwa Bk., Pune | BE | 05/10/2019 & 12/10/2019 |
| 5 | Bombay Steel Equipment Pvt. Ltd., Burhani Industrial Estate, Kondhwa Bk., Pune | BE | 05/10/2019 |
| 6 | PMC’s Wastewater Treatment Plant, Erandwane, Pune | BE | 14/10/2019 |
| 7 | Vyankateshwara Sugar Factory Ltd., Jategaon, Tal. Shirur, Dist. Pune | TE | 18/10/2019 |
| 8 | BILT Graphic Paper Product Ltd., Unit Bhigwan, Tal. Indapur, Dist. Pune | BE | 06/03/2020 |
| 9 | Om Heat Treat Industry, MIDC Bhosari, Pune | SE | 07/03/2020 |
| 10 | Jubilant Life Sciences Ltd, Nira, Tal. Baramati, Dist. Pune | TE | Sanctioned for 07/03/2020 & 13/03/2020 Permissions cancelled by Company due to COVID 19 pandemic. |
Snapshots of Industrial Visits 2019-20:
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| The Department of Chemical Engineering organized an educational visit for BE Chemical students at Ross Boilers, Kondhawa Bk, Pune on Oct 5, 2019. Two faculty members, Prof. P M Warke & Dr. M Y Naniwadekar accompanied the students for the visit. Ross Boilers is a leading equipment manufacturing company producing boilers such as steam boilers, thermic fluid heaters, hot water generators, hot air generators and edible oil heater. The students and faculty members observed the design and fabrication process of different types of Boilers, Thermic fluid heaters, storage vessels, food processing equipment, heating coils, jackets for reaction vessels and RO plant. | The Department of Chemical Engineering organized an educational visit for SE Chemical students at Xtreme Engineering Equipment Pvt.Ltd., Ashtavinayak Industrial Estate, Narhe, Pune on September 27, 2019. Two faculty members, Prof. P M Warke & Dr. A V Mohod coordinated the industrial visit for study of materials of construction and fabrication methods for manufacturing of engineering education equipment Unit along with the students. Xtreme Engineering is a leading educational equipment apparatus and instruments manufacturing such as Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Instrumentation and Process Control. |
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| Industrial visit at Katraj Dairy, Pune | Industrial visit at Shri Sant Tukaram Co-operative Sugar Factory Ltd |
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| TE Chemical Students from department of Chemical Engineering AISSMS COE visited Katraj Diary Ltd on 20 July 2019. Prof A S Jadhav , Dr M Y Naniwadekar ,Prof R S Raut were present. Students visited boiler unit, Refrigerant unit and Pasteurization unit. Katraj Dairy was incorporated in 1960 with an intension of providing an organized facility of milk collection for the village level farmers situated in Pune district. Katraj Dairy started with milk collection of about 0.30 lakh (30.000) litres per day in the first year of operation and today, has steadily grown to over 2.00 lakh (0.20 million) litres per day and has a financial turnover of over Rs.250 crores. |
The students of SE Chemical accompanied by two faculty members visited the Shri Sant Tukaram Co-operative Sugar Factory Ltd on 09/02/2019. The company manufactures sugar from sugar cane and produces byproduct as bagasse in following steps: Crushing of sugarcane, Purification of juice with clarification and evaporation, crystallization, centrifugation and drying and packing. |
AISSMS College of Engineering, Pune-411001
Department of Chemical Engineering
Industrial Visits (2018-2019)
| Sr. No. | Name of the Industry | Class | Date of Visit |
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| 1 | Marcuras Water Treatment India Pvt. Ltd., MIDC Bhosari, Pune | BE | 21/08/2018 |
| 2 | Distillery of Kisanveer Cooperative Sugar Factory Ltd., Bhuinj, Tal. Wai, Dist. Satara | BE | 21/08/2018 |
| 3 | PCMC’s Water Treatment Plant , Nigadi, Dist. Pune | SE | 06/10/2018 |
| 4 | Mapro Pvt. Ltd., Tal. Wai, Dist. Satara | SE | 12/01/2019 |
| 5 | Dharamsi Morarji Chemicals Company Ltd., MIDC Roha, Dist. Raigad | TE | 31/01/2019 |
| 6 | Shri Sant Tukaram Cooperative Sugar Factory Ltd., Darumbre- Kasarsai, Tal. Mulshi, Dist. Pune | SE | 09/02/2019 |
| 7 | Ballarpur Graphic Paper Products Ltd., Bhigwan, Tal. Indapur, Dist. Pune |
BE | 15/03/2019 |
| 8 | Azeocryst Organics Pvt. Ltd., MIDC Taloja, Dist. Navi Mumbai |
BE | 23/03/2019 |
| 9 | Polychem., MIDC Pirangut, Dist. Pune | BE | 30/03/2019 |
Snapshots of Industrial Visits 2018-19:
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| Industrial visit at DMCC | Industrial visit at BILT Graphic Paper Product Ltd |
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| An Industrial visit to “The Dharamsi Morarji Chemical Company Limited (DMCC)”, 105, MIDC Industrial Area, ROHA, Maharashtra – 402 116 was organized on Friday, 19 January 2018. Third year Chemical Engineering students, three faculty members and one supporting staff have visited DMCC.
DMCC was established in 1919 and first producer of sulphuric acid and phosphate fertilizers in India. Over the years, the brand of the Company came to be recognized as the quality standard for single superphosphate (SSP). As a strategy, DMCC structured itself to speciality chemicals. With focused Research and Development efforts, processes for downstream sulphur-based chemicals were commercialized. Mr. Dnyaneshwar Karwar (Alumni of Our College) addressed the students and introduced about the DMCC. He explained about the functioning of the plant. Safety officer explained the different steps employed for the safety of the unit. |
The students of BE Chemical accompanied by two faculty members visited the Ballarpur Graphic Paper Products Ltd., Bhigwan, Tal. Indapur, Dist. Pune on 15/03/2019. The company manufactures various grades of paper and pulp products. The plant consisted of different sections such as Bark-skimming, Chipping unit, Screening, Starch treatment, Pulping & Digestion, Bleaching, Drying and Pressing and Packing. Students observed all these operations during the visit. |
AISSMS College of Engineering, Pune-411001
Department of Chemical Engineering
Industrial Visits (2017-2018)
| Sr. No. | Name of the Industry | Class | Date of Visit |
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| 1 | Jubilant Life Sciences Ltd., Nira Baramati, Dist. Pune | BE | 22/07/2017 |
| 2 | Aare Dairy Ltd., Wakdewadi, Pune | SE | 23/09/2017 |
| 3 | Shri Sant Tukaram Cooperative Sugar Factory Ltd., Darumbre- Kasarsai, Tal. Mulshi, Dist. Pune | SE | 13/01/2018 & 20/01/2018 |
| 4 | Dharamsi Morarji Chemicals Company Ltd., MIDC Roha, Dist. Raigad | TE | 19/01/2018 |
| 5 | Solvay India Ltd., MIDC Roha, Dist. Raigad | TE | 19/01/2018 |
| 6 | Azeocryst Organics Pvt. Ltd., MIDC Taloja- New Mumbai | BE | 15/03/2018 & 17/03/2018 |
Expert/Guest Lectures:
AISSMS College of Engineering, Pune-411001
Department of Chemical Engineering
Expert/Guest Lectures (2019-2020)
| Sr. No. | Class | Name of Expert and Industry | Designation | Topic | Date |
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| 1 | SE | Mr Aniruddha Kulkarni, University of Florida | Ph D Student | Basic Chemical Engineering and Opportunities to Chemical Engineers | 28/6/19 |
| 2 | TE | Mr Sudhir Shah, PCRA | Faculty | Energy Conservation, Global Warming and New Emerging Technologies | 12/7/2019 |
| 3 | BE | Mr Babasaheb Londhe, Prosim | Process Engg. | Simulation of Chemical Reaction | 30/9/19 |
| 4 | BE | Ms Pooja Malpani, Synergy Process Systems, Baner, Pune | Principal Lead Engg. | Distillation Column Design and Control | 03/10/2019 |
| 5 | SE | Dr P N Patil, Gharda Chemical,Chiplun | Manager (R&D) | Waste Water Treatment | 7/10/2019 |
| 6 | BE | Mr Mahendra Shinde, MS Plasto, Pune | Proprietor | Polymer Industries and Control | 10/10/2019 |
| 7 | BE | Mr Anil Raut, Praj Industries, Pune | Sr. Manager | Industrial Distillation Column Design | 15/10/2019 |
| 8 | SE | Dr S M Hande, HV Desai College | Professor | Physical Chemistry, Colligative properties | 1/10/2919 |
| 9 | BE | Mr. Sameer Sathe, App Train Systems, Vadodara, Gujarat | Corporate Trainer | Technical Selling: A Career option for Freshers | 7/1/2020 |
| 10 | BE | Mr. Rajesh Joshi, Wiseen Scientia Academy, Pune | Entrepreneur | Process Design | Feb. 2020 |
| 11 | SE | Mr. Sachin Jagtap, Worley Parsons Ltd., Mumbai | Design Engineer | Equipment Design in Process Industries | March 13, 2020 |
Glimpses of the Guest/Expert Lectures
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| Expert Ms Pooja Malpani, Synergy Process Systems, Principal Lead Engineer-Projects delivering lecture to the students | Expert Mr. Sachin Jagtap, Design Engineer, Worley Parsons Ltd., Mumbai delivering lecture to the students |
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| Department of Chemical Engineering organized an expert lecture invited by Ms Pooja Malpani, Principal Lead Engineer-Projects, Synergy Process Systems for the students of BE Chemical on 3/10/2019. The lecture was based on Process Design of Distillation Column and basic of Instrumentation and Control of the Column which are topics of the subject: Chemical Engineering Design II. The Expert focused on role / job of a Chemical Engineer as a Process Design Engineer & Project Engineer in Chemical, Petroleum Refining and Allied areas. Later on her talks centered about design of plate type distillation column and control with P&ID in the form of power point presentation. She outlined about the basic of process design of the column and control of variables of the operation carried out in the distillation column. | The guest on the topic “Equipment Design in Process Industries” in the subject, Principles of Design was organized for the students of SE and TE Chemical. The expert Mr. Sachin Jagtap discussed about the current trends in design industries and consultancies in term of technological advancements and the related design aspects. He shared his design knowledge and experiences with the students. The students gained knowledge about the aspects of mechanical design of process equipments. |
AISSMS College of Engineering, Pune-411001
Department of Chemical Engineering
Expert/Guest Lectures (2018-2019)
| Sr. No. | Class | Name of Expert and Industry | Designation | Topic | Date |
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| 1 | BE | Mr. Rajesh Joshi, Chemdist Mass Transfer Solutions Pune | Process Engineer | Basics of Chemical Process Design | 5 February 2019 |
| 2 | TE & BE | Mr. Ajinkyaraj Varade, Chemsys Process Engineering Pvt Ltd. Pune | Marketing-Head | Process Simulation Software | 26 February 2019 |
| 3 | BE | Mr. Kedar Chaudhari, Reva Process Technology | Director | Safety in Chemical Process Industry | 1 March 2019 |
| 4 | TE & BE | Dr. R N Khante, Shubhajyot Consulting Engineers Pvt.Ltd.,Pune | Director | Scale up in Equipment Design | 28 March 2019 |
| 5 | SE | Mr. Uday Bhatkhande, Thyseen Krup, Pune | Manager-Process Design | Heat Exchanger Design | 3 April 2019 |
| 6 | SE | Mr. Madhav Deshpande, Earth Water Ltd., Pune | Retired GM | Wastewater Treatment | 10 April 2019 |
| 7 | BE | Mr. Shyamshankar Singh, Equinox Software & Consultancy | Project Engineer | Equip Program-Simulation based | 3/10/2018 |
| 8 | BE | Mr. Swapnil Patwardhan, AP Moller Maersk Ltd.,Mumbai | Project Engineer | Use of Social Media for Placement | 17/09/2018 |
| 9 | TE | Mr. Anil Raut, Praj Industries Ltd., Mumbai | Sr. Manager -Process | Pump Selection and Sizing | 1/9/2018 |
| 10 | SE | Mr. Chandrakant Moharir, Energy Infra Education | Corporate Management Consultant | Fluid Flow and Fluid moving Machinery | 31/08/2018 |
| 11 | BE | Mr. Rohit Raskar, Synergy Process Systems, Pune | Design Engineer | Chemical Process Engg. Design-An Industrial Approach | 28/08/18 |
| 12 | TE | Mr. Suraj Midge, Pinnacle Engineers | Managing Director | From Gates Degree to Industry | 22/08/18 |
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| Mr Rajesh Joshi, ChemDist Mass Transfer Solutions, Pune presenting the topic to students | Expert Dr. R. N. Khante, Director, Shubhjyot Consulting Engineers Pvt. Ltd. delivering lecture to the students |
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| The lecture was organized on 05/02/2019 in Department of Chemical Engineering. The session was organized for BE students. The speakers Mr. Rajesh Joshi and Ms. Prapti Shah, ChemDist Mass Transfer Solutions, Pune have gave astounding speech on ‘Career Counseling and Opportunities in Petrochemical Engineering’. Mr Rajesh focused the issues especially on learning skills necessary for the students for securing jobs of their choice. He also emphasized on essential qualities necessary for the students which companies expect after passing out the curriculum. MsPrapti encouraged the students to come up with new ideas to have a joint venture. | The Department of Chemical Engineering organized an expert lecture by Dr. R. N. Khante, Director, Shubhjyot Consulting Engineers Pvt. Ltd. for the students of TE and BE Chemical on 27/3/2019. Students of TE and BE Chemical understood various aspects of plant scale-up in pharmaceutical industry, and the various practices for doing scale-up of plants. Through interactions he cleared queries of students about the importance of scale-up and the methods available for the same. |
MoUs of the Department:
List of MoU with the Chemical Engineering Department
| Sr. No. | Name of organization | Date of MOU | Industry/Consultancy/Research Organization/Academic |
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| 1 | Aqua Blue Sales & Services in Water Treatment, New Sangvi, Pune | 03/09/2018 | Industry |
| 2 | Azeocryst Organics Pvt.Ltd.,MIDC Taloja, New Mumbai | 03/09/2018 | Industry |
| 3 | Marcurus Water Treatment India Pvt.Ltd., Bhosari | 01/09/2018 | Industry |
| 4 | Chemtrol Industries Ltd., Vadodara, Gujarat | 31/12/2018 | Industry |
| 5 | Shubhajyot Consulting Engineers Pvt.Ltd., Hadpsar, Pune | 31/08/2018 | Consultancy |
| 6 | Synergy Process Systems, Baner, Pune | 27/08/2018 | Consultancy |
| 7 | FluiDimension, Baner, Pune | 14/08/2018 | Consultancy |
| 8 | Universal Forces Industries, Pune | 22/08/2016 | Industry |
| 9 | Mojj Engineering Systems Ltd., Pune | 19/11/2016 | Industry |
| 10 | Indian Biodiesel Corporation, Baramati, Pune | 11/10/2016 | Research Institute |
| 11 | Sairam Technical Services , Pune | 22/03/2017 | Industry |
List of DAB (Department Advisory Board) Members from Industry
| Sr. No. | Department | Name of Member of DAC Committee | Designation | Industry Name & Address |
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| 1 | Chemical | Mr. Milind Talathi | Director | Elantas Beck India Ltd, Pune |
| 2 | Dr. Parag R Gogate | Associate Professor | ICT, Mumbai | |
| 3 | Mr. Shashank Laturkar | Assistant General Manager | Sulzer India, Ltd., Pune (Alumni) | |
| 4 | Mrs. Vaishali Rao | Vice Principal | AISSMS School, Pune (Parent) |
Value Added Course:
- A Value Added Course of 35 hours on ‘Chemical Process Design’ was conducted in the department from March- April 2019 by I3 coordinators, Mr. P M Warke, wherein following industry personnel delivered expert talks for the students:
- Mr. Rajesh Joshi, Engineer- Application & Sales Engineer, WissenScientia Academy, Pune
- Mr. Vyankat Jadhav, Process Consultant, Triadiagonal Solutions, Pune and
- Mr. Samir Sathe, Director, App Train System, Vadodara (Gujarat)
The Course was conducted by- WissenScientia Academy of Mr. Rajesh Joshi (Industry Personnel & Alumni of AISSMS COE, Pune).
About the Course:
This course is designed for fresher & experienced engineers from Chemical Engineering background and wish to work as Chemical Process Engineers, Process Development Engineers, Project Engineers and Industry Personnel involved in EPC activities like purchase, design, fabrication, inspection, maintenance and repair of chemical plants.
The Detailed Process Design Module helps you to understand the basic concept and criteria for the design of process equipment. This course practically deals with design referring the relevant codes and standards wherever required. At the end of this module, students can understand design aspects of process equipment with an industrial point of view.
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- Industrial Scrap items like a valve, flange, packing of cooling tower were donated by Azeocryst Organics Pvt.Ltd., MIDC, Taloja, Navi Mumbai to the department for demonstration purpose.
HALF DAY SEMINAR ON “Scale-up of batch process and flow chemistry in batch reactors” organized on 19 July 2019
The Department of Chemical Engineering and Indian Institute of Chemical Engineering (IIChE) Students’ Chapter organized a half day seminar on “Scale-up of batch process and flow chemistry in batch reactors” on 19th July, 2019 in the Department Seminar Hall. The guest of honour was Mr. Chetan Shende, Senior Scientist, Dr. Reddy’s Institute of Life Sciences, Hyderabad. In his talk, Mr. Shende explained the design scales – lab scale, pilot plant scale and commercial scale. He also explained the necessity to scale-up the plant. In connection to the plant scale-up Mr. Shende further emphasized on batch and continuous processes. The pharmaceutical companies are usually run on batch processes and there is a huge demand of Chemical Engineers in pharmaceutical sector. In designing the process he has given lot of illustrations for selection of material for design and fabrication work. The knowledge of MOC (material of construction) is important in food and pharmaceutical sectors because of the need of high purity. Mr. Shende encouraged the students to work in batch processes, especially for third and final year students on pharmaceutical projects.
Glimpses of the program are as seen in the photographs
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| Ms Manali Kulkarni anchoring program | Welcome by Dr P N Dange, Head of dept. |
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Expert/Guest Lecture: Process control aspects in the subject: Process Dynamics and Control
The guest lecture on the topic “Process control aspects in the subject: Process Dynamics and Control” was organized for the students of BE Chemical on Oct. 10, 2019 in the Seminar Hall of the Department. The expert Mr. Mahendra Shinde, Proprietor, M S Plasto, (Ex. Asst. Manager, Century Enka Ltd., Pune) discussed about the current trends in polymer industries in term of technological advancements and the related control aspects. He shared his industrial knowledge and experiences with the students. The students gained knowledge about various aspects of the polymer industry such as process technology, instrumentation and control and effluent treatment methods.
Glimpses of the event
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AISSMSET-2019
(CHEMIXIR)
Following technical/nontechnical events were organized in the ET-2019 by the department of chemical engineering from 18 to 20 September 2019.
| Sr. No. | Name of the Event/Competition | Event Code | Event Co-coordinator/s |
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| 1 | Paper Presentation | CH-1 | Prof S B Ghugare |
| 2 | Unisim Simulation | CH-2 | Prof P N Dange |
| 3 | Chemical Scavenger | CH-3 | Prof A S Jadhav |
| 4 | Bamboozle | CH-4 | Prof K R Jethani |
Technical Paper Presentation
The Department of Chemical Engineering organized the Technical Paper Presentation competition this year at college level on 18/09/2019 under the pretext of ET-2019.
The competition was divided into following three groups:
- Group 1: Chemical/Civil Engineering Group
- Group 2: Mechanical/Production Engineering Group
- Group 3: Computer/Electronics/Electrical Engineering Group
Technical Papers were presented by the students of different branches in this event and two winner groups were selected from each group.
UNISIM Process Simulation
Department of Chemical Engineering organized a departmental level workshop named ‘UNISIM Process Simulation’ from 17/09/2018 to 19/09/2018 for third and final year students of Chemical Engineering. Total number of students enrolled for the workshop was 45 from the 3rd Year and 31 students from final year.
Other technical/nontechnical events conducted by the department were the Chemical Scavenger and Bamboozle wherein numerous students participated enthusiastically.
Glimpses of ET-2019
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| Paper presentation in progress | Students using UNISM software |
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| Inauguration of the Scavenger Event | Bamboozle event in progress |
Two day national seminar on “Environment and Green Technology for Sustainable Development” organized by department of chemical & civil engineering from January 18-19, 2019.
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| Address by the Chief Guest | Grand welcome of Guests |
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Departments of Chemical and Civil Engineering organized a two day national level seminar on ‘Environment and Green Technology for Sustainable Development’ on January 18-19, 2019. The aim of the Seminar was to provide an inter-disciplinary platform for the dissemination of knowledge and practice on all aspects of Environment and Green Technologies for Sustainable Development. It covers the current trend towards of healthier and socially responsible communities on effective ways to develop and adopt sustainable energy, green buildings, and water efficiency in production, utilization, storage, and reuse. Eminent experts from academia, research and industry participated in the Seminar. In view of these, the national level seminar on ‘Environment and Green Technology for Sustainable Development’ was organized by Department of Chemical Engineering and Department of Civil Engineering of AISSMS COE, Pune. The National level seminar was sponsored by Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune.
The total participants for the seminar were 68. The participants were research scholar, faculty’s members and industry persons from various cities of India.
Industry Institute Interaction Meet – 2019:
The Department of Chemical Engineering has organized the Industry Institute Interaction Meet on Saturday, February 23, 2019, Saturday at 10.00 am. All participants have taken the snacks before the meeting. Dr. Jethani initiated the talk after addressing speech of guests by Department presentation. Following eminent industry persons participated in the meet:
- Milind Talathi, Director, Elantas Beck India Ltd., MIDC Pimpri
- S P Singh, Associate Vice President, Praj Industries Ltd., Hinjewadi
- Nandakishor Bhirud, CMD, Azeocryst Organics Pvt.Ltd.,MIDC, Taloja, New Mumbai
- Madav Deshpande, retired GM, Earth Water Ltd., Baner
- Mohit Phalak, GM, Azeocryst Organics Pvt.Ltd.,MIDC, Taloja, New Mumbai
- Ravindra Gote, Sr.Manager-Process Engineering, Praj Industries Ltd.,Hinjewadi
- Vyankat Jadhav, Project Manager, Tridiagonal Solutions, Baner
- Mr Rajesh Joshi, Sales & Application Engineer, ChemDist Mass Transfer Solutions, Chinchwad
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| Inauguration by S. P. Singh, AVP, Praj Industries | Chief Guest Milind Talathi, Director, Elantas Beck |
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Engineering Today-2018 (Chemixir):
The AISSMSET-2018 (Chemixir-2018) was conducted on September 11 and 12, 2018. Following events were held in ET-2017:
| Sr. No. | Name of the Event/Competition | Event Code | Event Co-ordinators |
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| 1 | Paper Presentation | CH-1 | Prof. A. V. Mohod |
| 2 | Poster Presentation | CH-2 | Prof. K. B. Gandhi |
| 3 | Unisim Simulation | CH-3 | Prof. P. N. Dange |
| 4 | Chemical Scavenger | CH-4 | Prof. A. S. Jadhav |
| 5 | General Aptitude | CH-5 | Prof. S. B. Ghugare |
| 6 | PUBG | CH-6 | Prof. P. S. Tadkar |
| 7 | Game of series | CH-7 | Prof. H. L. Kamble |
| 8 | Science Exhibition | — | Prof. M. Y. Naniwadekar |
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| Dr. K. R. Jethani inaugurating UNISIM simulation event |
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Department of Chemical engineering conducted the “Science Exhibition” event. Total 14 groups from SE, TE & BE were registered for the event. Total 10 desks were there for the presentation event. The event was inaugurated by the chief guest Dr. M. C. Uttam, Ex-director ISRO, India. Dr. Uttam admired all the participants for their enthusiastic dedications in the event.
JAGRUTI – 2018:
The Department of Chemical Engineering and Indian Institute of Chemical Engineering (IIChE) Student’s Chapter organized a Social Event ‘Jagruti 2018’ at Uksan, Pune on March 11, 2018. The objective of the program was to create social awareness in the society. Students from SE, TE and BE Chemical Engineering explained the following topics to people from the village: Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Energy Saving in Houses, Rain water harvesting, Use of Fertilizers, Waste Water Treatment, Bio Gas, Agriculture related Government Schemes, Digital India and Cashless.
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| Participants of Jagruti 2018 | Students educating the villagers for energy saving |
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Indo-German Conference On “Water Management In India” On 29 May 2017:
AISSMS organized a one day Indo-German Conference on Water Management in India on May 29, 2017. The main objective of the conference was to give wide publicity to water management course run by AISSMS jointly with VESBE Germany. This conference discussed the issues related with water management in India. At present, India is facing major challenges in terms of availability of pure water, its equitable distribution to the masses, scientific management of wastewater and its reuse possibilities to reduce the increasing demand for potable water. About 80% of water is used for the ‘non-drinking’ purpose, which is resulting in wastewater generation. Little quantity of waste water is recycled and reused. However, recycle and reuse has not received much attention because of the lack of viable models, technology support and lack of sufficient trained and skilled manpower. In view of these, the conference on water management in India was organized by AISSMS’s Department of Chemical Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering and ITI, Boribhadak Pune at Sheraton Grand, Pune.
On the Dias: Chief guest Dr. Devanand Shinde, Vice-Chancellor, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Shri Malojiraje Chhatrapati Hon. Secretary All India Shri Shivaji Memorial Society, Mr. Frank Hoffmann, Regional Director, IGCC, Pune, Dr. Anant Sardeshmukh, Director General, MCCIA, Pune, Mr. Zaheer Ahmed, University of Stuttgart, Germany, Shri Suresh Shinde Honorary Joint Secretary All India Shri Shivaji Memorial Society, Dr D S Bormane (Principal of AISSMS COE) and Mr Walunj (Vice-Principal, ITI, Boribhadak, Pune) were present for the innuagral function of one day Indo-German Conference on Water Management in India on May 29, 2017.
Demonstration of Environment Discovery System (EDS) donated by VESBE to AISSMS for trainings on Water Management
The total participants for the conference were 72 from the various industries of Pune like Deccan Water treatment, Pune, Thermax, HydroPure, Soiltech Pvt Ltd, FESTO, Priora Water Solutions Pvt Ltd, Chemsys, Sahyadri Engg, Dyna Biotech, Annanya Interface and Control Pvt Ltd, Aqua Blue.
National Seminar On ‘Advances In Chemical Reactor Design’ February 27-28, 2017:
The Department of Chemical Engineering organized a two day national seminar on “Advances in Chemical Reactor Design” sponsored by Savitribai Phule Pune University on February 27 and 28 2017. The main objective of the seminar was to explore the scope of chemical reactor design market in India and the world. The other objective of the program was to share knowledge and experience of experts from industry and research with the participants in this field.
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| Inauguration of the National Seminar | Expert talk session in the National Seminar |
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JAGRUTI – 2017:
The Department of Chemical Engineering and Indian Institute of Chemical Engineering (IIChE) Student’s Chapter organized a Social Event ‘Jagruti 2017’ at Rule, Pune on February 03, 2017. The objective of the program was to create social awareness in the society. Students from SE, TE and BE Chemical Engineering explained the following topics to people from the village: Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Energy Saving in Houses, Rain water harvesting, Use of Fertilizers, Waste Water Treatment, Bio Gas, Agriculture related Government Schemes, Digital India and Cashless.
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| Students educating the villagers in Jagruti 2017 | |
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Project Exhibition – 2017:
Department of Chemical Engineering organized a Project Exhibition under IIChE Student’s Chapter, on April 07, 2017. BE Students explained the research which was conducted by them for BE Project.
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| Students from BE Chemical explaining their project research to Dr D S Bormane, Principal AISSMS COE Pune and Dr K R Jethani, Head Department of Chemical Engineering and Staff Members | |
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Promising Innovative And Young Chemical Engineers, March 26, 2017:
The Department of Chemical Engineering and Indian Institute of Chemical Engineering (IIChE) organized the Promising Innovative and Young Chemical Engineers (PICE–2017) on 26 March 2017. The main objectives of the event PICE-2017 were to motivate and appreciate the students for their creative work and let them think in a different way. The theme for the PICE-Award-2017 competition was ‘Chemical Engineering and Allied Areas: Innovative Ideas for National Wealth Creation’.
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| Mr. Kamlesh Pande, Innovation & Higher Technical Education (HTE) Consultant lighting the lamp to inaugurate the PICE-2017 | Dr. C. V. Rode Scientist, NCL Pune addressing the participants |
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Engineering Today-2017 (Chemixir):
The AISSMSET-2017 (Chemixir-2017) was conducted on September 13 and 14, 2017. Science exhibition was held on September 15, 2017. Following events were held in ET-2017:
- Paper Presentation CH-1
- Poster Presentation CH-2
- Quiz Competition CH-3
- Unisim Simulation CH-4
- Chemical Scavenger CH-5
- Aptitude CH-6
- Ludo King CH-7
- Science Exhibition
The Students Shoeb Sayyad, Ateeqahmad Shaikh, Shubham Jakate, Ajit Pawar, Aniket Poul, etc helped lot for success of this programme. Also Non-teaching staff such as Mr. Kiratkar, Mr. Mane, Mr. Jagtap, Mr. Alhat helped to make this programme more interesting.
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| ET-2017 Paper Presentation |
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National Seminar On ‘Sustainable Technologies For Specialty And Fine Chemicals’ March 18-19, 2016:
The Department of Chemical Engineering organized a two day national seminar on “Sustainable Technologies for Specialty and Fine Chemicals” sponsored by Savitribai Phule Pune University on March 18 and 19 2016. The main objective of the seminar was to explore the scope of specialty and fine chemicals market in India and the world. The other objective of the program was to share knowledge and experience of experts from industry and research with the participants in this field.
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| Dr. Yogendra Shastri, Professor Chemical Engineering Department, IIT Bombay lighting the lamp to inaugurate the Seminar |
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JAGRUTI – 2016:
The Department of Chemical Engineering and Indian Institute of Chemical Engineering (IIChE) Student’s Chapter organized a Social Event ‘Jagruti 2016’ at Rule, Pune on March 13, 2016. The objective of the program was to create social awareness in the society. Students from SE, TE and BE Chemical Engineering explained the following topics to people from the village: Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Energy Saving in Houses, Rain water harvesting, Use of Fertilizers, Waste Water Treatment, Bio Gas and Agriculture related Government Schemes.
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| Students of Chemical Engineering Department explaining various socially relevant topics to the Villagers | Photo with residents of Rule Village |
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Expert/Guest Lectures (2016-17 to 2018-19):
| Subject- lecture delivered | Date of lecture | Expert’s Name | Name of Expert form Industry | Name of Faculty |
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| Heat Transfer / PMS | 03/04/2019 | Mr. Uday Bhatkhande | Manager Process Thyssen Krupp, Pune | Mr. P. S. Tadkar |
| CRE-I / PEC&PD | 27/03/2019 | Dr. R. N. Khante | Director, | Dr. K. R. Jethani/ Mr. P. M. Warke |
| Chemistry II and Mechanical Operations | 10/04/2019 | Mr. Madhav Deshpande | Rtd. G M- Engg. and Design, Earth Water Ltd.,Baner, Pune | Dr. M. S. Deshpande |
| TE and BE – Training & Placement | 26/2/19 | Mr. Gaurav Kulkarni and Mr. Ajinkyaraj Varade | Chemsys Process Engineering Pvt Ltd. Pune | Mr. K. N. Bawankar |
| Fluid Mechanics | 30/09/2018 | Shri. Chandrakant Mohikar | Trainer & Consultant, Energy Infra Education, Mumbai | Dr.P. N. Dange |
| Chemical Engg.Design II | 28/8/2018 | Mr. Rohit Raskar | Engineer-Design & Projects, Synergy Process Systems, Pune | Mr. P. M. Warke |
| Placement- BE Chemical | 17/09/2018 | Mr. Swapneel Patwardhan | Project Manager, AP Moller Maersk Ltd.,Mumbai | Mr. P. M. Warke |
| Training & Placement- BE Chemical | 03/10/2018 | Mr. Shyam Shankar Singh | Trainer & Consultant, Equinox Softerware & Consulting Services Pvt.Ltd.,Pune | Mr. P. M. Warke |
Industrial Visits for Educational Purpose (2016-17 to 2018-19):
| Sr.No. | Name of the Industry/ Plant Visited | Class | Dates of Visits | No. of visits |
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| 1 | Elantas Beck India Ltd. Pimpri, District: Pune | BE | 19/03/2017 | 01 |
| 2 | Jubilant Food Sciences Ltd.At post Nira, Tal. Baramati Dist. Pune |
BE | 22/7/2017 | 01 |
| 3 | Dairy Industry of Aare at Wakadewadi,Pune | SE | 23/9/2017 | 01 |
| 4 | Shri Sant Tukaram Cooperative Sugar Factory Ltd. and Water Treatment Plant At post: Darumbre-Kasarsai, Taluka: Mulshi, District: Pune | SE | 9/2/2019 13/1/2018 20/1/2018 |
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| 5 | Dharamsi Morarji Chemicals Company Ltd., MIDC Roha, Dist. Raigad | TE | 19/01/2018 | 01 |
| 6 | Solvay India Ltd., MIDC Roha, Dist. Raigad | TE | 19/01/2018 | 01 |
| 7 | Azeocryst Organics Pvt.Ltd., MIDC Taloja, Dist. New Mumbai | BE | 15/3/2018
17/3/2018 |
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| 8 | Distillary of Kisanveer SSK Ltd., Bhuinj , Dist: Satara | BE | 21/08/2018 | 01 |
| 9 | Marcurus Water Treatment India Pvt.Ltd., Bhosari | BE | 21/08/2018 | 01 |
| 10 | PCMC’s Water Treatment Plant, Nigdi | SE | 6/10/2018 | 01 |
| 11 | Mapro Pvt.Ltd., Wai, Dist. Satara | SE | 12/1/2019 | 01 |
| 12 | Dharamsi Morarji Chemicals Company Ltd., MIDC Roha, Dist.Raigad | TE | 31/1/2019 | 01 |
| 13 | Ballarpur Industries Ltd., Bhigwan, Dist.Pune | BE | 15/3/2018 | |
| 14 | Azeocryst Organics Pvt.Ltd., MIDC Taloja, Dist.New Mumbai | BE | 23/3/2019 | 01 |
| 15 | Polychem, MIDC Pirangut, Dist.Pune | BE | 30/3/2019 | 01 |