1. Organizers
12-13 August 2013
UPES Campus
Dehradun, India
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1st International Seminar
Nanotechnology in Conventional and
Alternate Energy
A Global Status and Pathway 2013

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1st International Seminar
Nanotechnology in Conventional and Alternate Energy
A Global Status and Pathway
August 12-13, 2013; UPES Campus, Dehradun, India
University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES) in association with SUNY College of Nanoscale Science
and Engineering (CNSE), New York, USA jointly hosted a two day event- ‘First International Seminar on
Nano Technology in Conventional and Alternate Energy Systems, Global Status and Pathways’ on 12th of
August and 13th of August, 2013. The seminar was sponsored by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC),
Research and Development Centre of Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) and Council of Scientific and
Industrial Research (CSIR). A total of more than 200 participants from industries, academics institutions
and research organizations from all over the country attended the seminar. The seminar had four
technical sessions with a panel discussion at the end of each. The agenda of the Seminar is given in the
Annexure A.
Day 1: Inaugural Session
At UPES, the delegates and speakers received
a warm and rousing traditional Indian
welcome. Mrs. Radhika Jha, Additional
Secretary, Higher Education, Government of
Uttarakhand was the Chief Guest of the
seminar. Dr. R. K. Malhotra-Director, Indian
Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL, R&D), Dr.
Pradeep Haldar-Professor, SUNY, CNSE, New
York, USA, Dr. Parag Diwan-Vice Chancellor,
UPES, Prof. Utpal Gosh-Pro Vice Chancellor,
UPES were amongst the other guests during
the inaugural session. Mrs. Jha extended her
warm greetings to all the delegates and
shared her valuable thoughts on the emerging
field of Nano technology and its applications in the energy sector. She emphasized upon the role of
Industry-Academia Interface in science and technology especially in the emerging fields like
Nanotechnology. Dr. Pradeep Haldar and Dr. Parag Diwan-the Co-Chairs of the seminar presented the
Introductory and Addressing note of the seminar. Prof. Utpal Ghosh raised points on the issues related to
the commercialization of renewable energy technology and also gave the vote of thanks of the inaugural
session. He emphasized on the importance of developing linkages with the industry and academic
personalities in his talk.
Day 1: First Session - Nanotechnology in Conventional and Alternate Energy.
The first session, chaired by Dr. Sanket
Goel, Vice President (R&D), UPES, started
with a distinguished seminar by Dr. R. K.
Malhotra, Director, Indian Oil Corporation
Limited (IOCL, R&D), who presented the
Nanotechnology related activities in the
O&G downstream and alternate energy at
IOCL (R&D). Dr R K Sapru, Chief Chemist,
Institute of Reservoir Studies, ONGC
presented the ongoing efforts from ONGC
on leveraging Nanotechnology in Enhanced
Oil Recovery. Dr. Pradeep Haldar,
Professor, SUNY, CNSE, NY, USA displayed
the various research projects in Renewable

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Energy done at CNSE, while Dr. V Aravind, Clarion University, PA, USA, showed the various Nanoscale
Characterization techniques in Alternative Energy Technologies. The session was concluded with an active
panel discussion and interaction with the participants.
Day 1: Second Session - State of Development of Nanotechnology: A Global Snapshot 2013.
The second technical session on
the first day of the seminar was on
State of Development of
Nanotechnology: A Global
Snapshot 2013, chaired by Dr.
Pradeep Haldar, Professor, SUNY,
CNSE, NY, USA. Dr. Parag Diwan,
Vice Chancellor, UPES presented
his talk on Nanotechnology for
Renewable Energy- The Indian
Scenario. Mr. Ankush Halbe-
CNSE, State University of New
York spoke on Nanotechnology
for Solar Cell, and Dr. Gyu Man
Kim, Professor, Kyungpook
National University, South Korea delivered his talk on Microfluidics-Biopolymer Microsphere Preparation.
Dr. Makoto Hirayama, Professor, CNSE, shared his views on Worldwide Collaboration for Research and
Fabrication while Prof Vijaya Agarwala, Professor, IIT Roorkee, talked on the Nanotechnology activities at
IIT Roorkee. The session was concluded with the
panel discussion on ‘What are the missing jigsaw
pieces that will broaden the market for
Nanotechnology?’
Day 1: Poster Session and Gala Dinner.
One of the most anticipated sessions of the
Seminar was the poster presentation session for
the students, academicians and industry experts.
Total 38 posters (26 from outside UPES) of
participants from various organizations in India
were presented during the session. The posters
represented areas like Nano-computing;
Development of Photo-catalysts, Nano material
for High Speed Water Sterilization,
Nanotechnology in Defense and Security, etc.
This attracted the attention of all the participants
and guests. Various institutions like Indian
Institute of Petroleum (IIP), NCET-Hyderabad,
CFT-University of Rajasthan, IOCL R&D-Faridabad
(Haryana), CSTP-Bangalore, North Eastern Hill
University-Shillong, IMA-Dehradun, Amity
University-Noida, etc. had participated in the
poster session.
Day 2: First Session - Academia, Business, and
Government- Current Status on Partnerships
The second day’s proceedings started with the
third session on Academia, Business, and Government: Current Status on Nanotechnology Partnerships,

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chaired by Dr. Pradeep Haldar. Mr. Ashwini Aggarwal, Director- Government Affairs, Applied Materials,
presented his talk on the Industry perspective on the Nanotechnology partnerships. Mr. D.B.S. Sethi,
Additional Director-Directorate of Materials, DRDO deliberated on the Government perspective of the
subject while Dr. Manish Anand-Area Convener & Associate Fellow, Science, Technology & Innovation
Area, TERI conveyed the Academic perspective on the topic. The session was concluded with a round of
panel discussions on “Leveraging the Academia, Business and Government Partnership for Innovation and
Invention in Nanotechnology”.
Day 2: Second Session - “Be your own boss - Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Nanotechnology”
During the last session, presentations and discussions took place on issues, such as, Managing the
Adoption of Technological Innovation. Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Nanotechnology was explained
by various Case Studies presented by Dr. Pradeep Haldar, Mr. Billa Bhandari, Dr. Young Ho Kim and Mr.
Puneet Mehrotra. The presenters shared their experiences related to bringing up the challenges in
commercializing a technology and how to overcome the bottlenecks to develop a suitable business
strategy.
Day 2: Valedictory and Award Ceremony
The technical delegation of the 2-day seminar ended with the Valedictory speech by Prof. Utpal Ghosh
(Pro-Vice Chancellor, UPES) who summarized the key learning from the various sessions of the Seminar
and thanked everyone who participated in the Seminar. Further, he along with the other conveners gave
away the awards for the best posters. After rigorous judging by a panel consisting of members from the
academics, government and industry, a total
of 7 posters were given the awards. The award
winners and their poster-titles is given in the
Annexure B.
Day 2: Cultural Eve, presented by UPES
students
An hour long cultural show presented by UPES
students under the able coordination by the
Department of Students’ Affairs enthralled the
Seminar participants. The cultural show
included dance performances by the Hip-Hop
group, instrumental recitals by Jaskaran Singh
(Sarangi), (Guitar) and (Flute).
Summary and Pathway
Overall the two days left a mesmerizing experience and many take-home messages to the participants
which will lead to further network for future. Few recommendations –
1. The Seminar should be an annual event continue to focusing on Nanotechnology for Energy
2. Every-year a background paper and white-paper should be developed to share with various
stakeholders
3. Next year’s event should be aimed for July/August 2014 and preparations should be started at the
earliest
4. The recommendations of the event should be shared with various stakeholders, such as
Government (Central/State), Industry and Academia

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Annexure A: Seminar Agenda
Day 1 (Monday, 12 August 2013)
Session Time Program Speakers
Inaugural
Session
09:30 – 09:35 Welcome Address Dr. Sreekanth Venkataraman, VP (BI&A)
09:35 – 09:45 Introductory Speech Dr. Parag Diwan, Vice Chancellor, UPES
Dr. Pradeep Haldar, Professor, CNSE
09:45 – 09:55 Address by the Chief Guest Ms Radhika Jha, Additional Secretary, Govt of
Uttarakhand
09:55 – 10:00 Vote of thanks Prof Utpal Ghosh, PVC, UPES
Session I:
10:00-1300
(Tea Break
– 11:00-
11:15)
Session
Chair: Dr.
Sanket
Goel
10:00 – 12:00 Nanotechnology in Conventional
and Alternate Energy: Status and
Pathway
Refining: Dr. R K Malhotra-Director (Research &
Development)-IOCL
Exploration/Recovery: Dr. R K Sapru, Institute of
Reservoir Studies, ONGC
Nanotechnology in Energy: Dr. Pradeep Haldar-
CNSE, SUNY, NY, USA
Nanoscale Characterization in
Alternative Energy Technologies: Dr. V Aravind-
Clarion University, Pennsylvania
12:00 – 13:00 Nanotechnology in Conventional
and Alternate Energy: Status and
Pathway – Panel Discussion
Speakers from Session I
13:00 – 14:00 LUNCH and parallel Poster Session
Session II:
Session
Chair: Dr.
Pradeep
Haldar
14:00 – 16:00 State of Development of
Nanotechnology: A Global Snapshot
Nanotechnology for Renewable Energy-
Indian Scenario: Dr. Parag Diwan-Vice
Chancellor, UPES
Nanotechnology for Solar Cell: Mr. Ankush
Halbe-CNSE, State University of New York
Microfluidics biopolymer microsphere
preparation:
Dr. Gyu Man Kim-Kyungpook National
University, South Korea
Worldwide Collaboration for Research and
Fabrication :Dr. Makoto Hirayama-CNSE,
State University of New York
Research Overview- Centre for
Nanotechnology, IITR: Prof Vijaya Agarwala,
IIT Roorkee
16:00 – 17:30 What are the missing jigsaw pieces that
will broaden the market for
Nanotechnology? – Panel Discussion
Speakers from Session II
19:00 DINNER

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Day 2 (Tuesday, 13 August 2013)
Session Time Program Speakers
Session III:
Session
Chair: Dr.
Pradeep
Haldar
09:30 – 11:30 Academia, Business, and
Government: Current Status on
Nanotechnology Partnership
Industry Perspective: Mr. Ashwini
Aggarwal-Director- Government Affairs-
AMAT
Government Perspective (DRDO): Mr.
D.B.S. Sethi-Additional Director-Directorate
of Materials, DRDO
Government Perspective (DST): Mr. H.
Purushotham , Head, Centre for Knowledge
Management of Nanoscience &
Technology (CKMNT), Secunderabad, AP
Academia Perspective : Dr. Manish Anand-
Area Convener & Associate Fellow, Science,
Technology & Innovation Area, TERI
11:30 – 11:45 Tea Break
11:45-13:00 Leveraging the Academia,
Business and Government
Partnership for Innovation and
Invention in Nanotechnology:
Panel Discussion
Speakers from Session III
13:00 – 14:00 LUNCH
Session IV
Session
Chair: Dr.
Sreekanth
Venkataram
an
14:00 – 16:00 “Be your own boss - Innovation
and Entrepreneurship in
Nanotechnology”
a. Innovation and
Entrepreneurship in
Nanotechnology- Why,
What, How?
b. Managing the Adoption of
Technological Innovation
c. Innovation and
Entrepreneurship in
Nanotechnology: Case
Studies and Discussion
Dr. Pradeep Haldar-CNSE, State University
of New York
Dr. Billa Bhandari-Founder & CEO-Go
Secure
Dr. Young Ho Kim- Kyungpook National
University, South Korea
Dr. Unni Pillai-CNSE, State University of
New York
Mr. Puneet Mehrotra- Reinste Inc
16:00 –16:10 Valedictory Prof Utpal Ghosh, PVC, UPES
16:10 -16:15 Vote of Thanks Dr. Sanket Goel, VP (R&D), UPES
16:15 HIGH TEA

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Annexure B: Poster Award Winners
Prize Presenters and Affiliation Title
First Prize Ritesh Tiwari, Sandeep Kothari, Dr. Giridhar Joshi
and Dr. Ashutosh Panday, Indian Military
Academy and University of Petroleum and
Energy Studies (UPES)
Synthesis and Physiochemical
Characterization of CZA Catalyst
for Hydrogenation of CO2
Second Prize Prateek Diwan, Clemson University, US Implementation of Nanotechnology
in Wearable Technology
Third Prize Jimmy Mangalam and Monica Joshi, Amity
Institute of Nanotechnology.
Synthesis and Characterization of
Ag-GO Nano-composite for water
purification application
Consolation
Prize 1
Prashant Thapliyal, Rishab Sethi, Dr. Ajay
Vasisht, Dr. Gagan Anand, University of
Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES)
Study of Elastic and Rheological
Properties of Piezo-Viscous Elastic
Synthetic Engine Oils
Consolation
Prize 2
Kunal Sawner and R Isaac
-University of Petroleum and Energy Studies
(UPES)
Batteries and Ultra-capacitors:
Renewable Energy Storage System
for Hybrid Electric Bus
Consolation
Prize 3
S Sundar Paul
-University of Petroleum and Energy Studies
(UPES)
Thermo-Solar Generator
Consolation
Prize 4
Amit Arora, Pushpendra Kumar, Rajneesh Kumar,
Chandajit Balomajumdar, IIT Roorkee
The Formation of CO2 Gas Hydrate
using 3A Zeolite for Exploiting
Methane Gas Hydrate

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Platinum Sponsor
Silver Sponsor
Bronze Sponsor
University of Petroleum & Energy
Studies (UPES)
Energy Acres, VPO Bidholi
PO Prem Nagar
Dehradun-Uttarakhand
India 248007