International Events on

Molecular Materials and Functions

Organised by

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Conference Description

This International Conference on Molecular Materials and Functions, jointly sponsored by IIT Madras and INST Mohali, will be held in Chennai, India during December 5-7, 2022. The main objective of the conference is to create a forum for discussion on molecular materials and associated functions where the fundamental building blocks are molecules rather than atoms. By studying the chemical, physical and mechanical properties of such materials, it is expected that we will achieve breakthrough results in the emergence of properties in matter as well as gain fundamental insights into the reactivity, catalysis, electrical transport, magnetism, energy storage and dissipation, etc., in the foreseeable future. This conference on Molecular Materials and Functions is to put together pioneering researchers, innovators and practitioners who have made profound impact in diverse areas around molecular materials, to address current challenges and to engage with them in the years ahead.

Organizing Institute

IIT Madras is a public technical and research university located in Chennai, India. It has been the top-ranking engineering institute in India for the past 7 years in the NIRF Rankings since this ranking system was announced in 2015.

In association with

Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali (Punjab), an autonomous institution of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, has been established under the umbrella of NANO MISSION, initiated by DST to boost research and development in the field of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in India.

Key Sponsor

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them.

Conference Secretariat

Thalappil Pradeep

Department of Chemistry

Rajnish Kumar

Department of Chemical Engineering

Amitava Patra

Director (INST Mohali)

Deadline

Registration : November 20,2022

Event schedule

5th December 2022 (Day 1)
Time Program
8:30 AM – 9:00AM
Registration
Inauguration
9:00 AM – 9:05 AM
Welcome/ Prof. T Pradeep
9:05 AM – 9:10 AM
Inauguration/ Prof. V Kamakoti, Director IIT Madras
9:10 AM – 9:15 AM
Program at a glance/ Prof. Rajnish Kumar
Session 1, Chair: Prof. T Pradeep
9:15 AM – 9:45 AM
Robert L. Whetten
9:45 AM – 10:15 AM
Paul S. Weiss
10:15 AM – 10:45 AM
Amitava Patra
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM
Tea break
Session 2, Chair: Prof. Ranga Rao, G.
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Rahul Banerjee
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Tomas Base
Session 3, Chair: Prof. Tiju Thomas
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Flash Talk (4-6 talks)
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Lunch
Session 4, Chair: Dr. Kartik Chandra Mondal
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Yamijala Chaitanya Sharma
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Shiv Narain Khanna
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
De En Jiang
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Rajendra Singh Dhayal
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM
Group Photograph
4:15 PM – 4:30 PM
Tea break
Session 5, Chair: Prof. Ramesh Gardas
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Sukhendu Mandal
5:00 PM – 5:30 PM
R S Jayasree
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Thangavelu Palaniselvam
6:30 PM onwards
Conference Dinner
6th December 2022 (Day -2)
Time Program
Session 6, Chair: Dr. Hema Chandra Kotamarthi
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Manfred Kappes
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
T Pradeep
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Stefanie Dehnen
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Biswarup Pathak
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM
Tea break
Session 7, Chair: Prof. Edamana Prasad
11:15 AM – 11:45 AM
Nonappa Nonappa
11:45 AM – 12:15 AM
Yuichi Negishi
12:15 AM – 12:45 PM
K V Adarsh
12:45 AM – 1:15 PM
Indranath Chakraborty
1:15 PM – 2:30 PM
Lunch
Session 8, Chair: Prof. Jitendra Sangwai
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Pradipta Purkayastha
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Sundargopal Ghosh
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Vimal Edachery
Session 9
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Poster Presentation
7th December 2022 (Day -3)
Time Program
Session 10, Chair: Dr. P Venkatakrishnan
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Josef Breu
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Jianping Xie
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Ananya Baksi
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Tiju Thomas
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM
Tea break
Session 11, Chair: Dr. Manu Jaiswal
11:15 AM – 11:45 AM
Praveen Linga
11:45 AM – 12:15 AM
Rajnish Kumar
12:15 AM – 12:45 PM
Kunnikuruvan Sooraj
12:45 PM – 1:00 PM
Concluding remarks
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Lunch
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
IITM facilities visit/ Local visit
6:00 PM onwards
Departure

Directions

Raman Hall -E Block

IIT Madras Research Park