Research & Innovation, BITS Pilani

🚀 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬! 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐞-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 The Hindu 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫! Our team at the MEMS Microfluidics and Nanoelectronics (MMNE) Lab, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, led by Himanshi Awasthi, Pavar Sai Kumar, PhD, Prof. Sanket Goel and in collaboration with Thomas Thundat, University at Buffalo, has engineered an energy storage solution for next-gen wearables and low-power devices. By leveraging 'LIrGO’ or laser-induced graphene oxide technology, we’ve crafted supercapacitors on flexible substrates like polyamide and paper, which promise enhanced energy density and recyclability. Read more about how our work is shaping the future of sustainable energy in wearable tech here: https://lnkd.in/gUgmweWv 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞: 𝐅𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐫-𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐨𝐰-𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤: https://lnkd.in/gjbZqw5S 𝐋𝐚𝐛: https://www.mmne.in/ 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬: Himanshi Awasthi, Pavar Sai Kumar, PhD, Thomas Thundat and Sanket Goel Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani Pyrome Innovations Private Limited Research & Innovation, BITS Pilani EEE Department, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus

💡 Event Announcement Join us for the 11th Colloquium under the Centre for Research Excellence in Semiconductor Technologies (CREST) initiative at BITS Pilani! 🌐    📚 Event Details:  📅 Date: Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024  🕰️ Time: 5:30 pm IST   🗣 Keynote Speaker: Prof. Rao Tummala, Founding Director and Emeritus Professor 🎙️ Title: Future of Semiconductors, Packaging and Systems Research , Education and Industry in India   Meeting link:https://lnkd.in/g8QGZSuT   To Know More about our CREST Initiative Please follow this link to know more about CREST: https://lnkd.in/g9p_Dthk   We eagerly anticipate your presence at this enriching event.     Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani | Prof. V Ramgopal Rao | Research & Innovation, BITS Pilani |Prof. Rao Tummala| Sanket Goel | Surender Mohan | Vishwajeet Parihar | Arpita Sharma| Apurva Vunnava| Praloy Mondal| Dr. Radhika Vangala | Parikshit Sahatiya

🌟Exciting Research Opportunities 🌟 1:  Applications are invited for the position of Junior Research Fellowin theDepartment of Mechanical Engineeringat BITS Pilani, K. K. Birla Goa Campus, Goa for a 4 Years WIPRO–WINFellowshiptitled“Design and Development of Lightweight, High-Performance Cylinders using Novel Fiber Metal Composite (FMC) Material” Principal Investigator: Prof. DHANANJAY KULKARNI https://lnkd.in/gwdFfTXE Co-Investigators: Dr. Kiran Mali https://lnkd.in/gwKBvctj Prof. Iniyan Thiruselvam N https://lnkd.in/g4WKAcUF 2:  BITS Pilani’s Goa campus in partnership with New Delhi based CEEW is launching a doctoral program in Climate policy focussing on capacity building in long-term greenhouse gas emissions modeling in India’s Agriculture, forests and land-use (AFOLU) sector. Applications are invited in this regard for the position of ‘Research Fellow’ in the Department of ‘Humanities and Social Sciences’ at BITS Pilani, K. K. Birla Goa Campus, Goa, for sponsored research project titled “Capacity Building for Modelling India’s Long-Term Land Use Emissions” Principal Investigator: Dr. Rajiv Kumar Chaturvedi Key Address to apply: Interested candidates may send application and curriculum vitae with details of research experience to the principal investigator (email: <rajivc@goa.bits-pilani.ac.in>). The position is now open and will be closed on selection of a suitable candidate. admission will be done under IMPACT program of BITS Pilani.

The Research & Innovation, BITS Pilani team is excited to share a new publication by Prof. Piyush Chandra Verma and other author published in Ceramics International. 🎉   𝐓𝐢𝐭le: High-temperature Tribological Evaluation of Cobalt-based Laser Cladded Disc for Automotive Brake Systems Highlights: 1: Wear testing at elevated temperatures of the laser-cladded Stellite 6. 2: The CoF for the laser cladded surface was less than that of GCI at 150°C and 250°C 3: The wear rate of the laser cladded surface increased steadily, while the wear rate of the GCI displayed an unpredictable nature. 4: Wear rate of counterpart pins increased drastically at 350°C and the wear debris were large in dimensions.   𝐃𝐎𝐈: https://lnkd.in/gTqQiTfW   Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani | BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus| Research & Innovation, BITS Pilani| Abhinav Manoj | Piyush Chandra Verma  | Narala Suresh kumar Reddy| Prabakaran Saravanan| Dr. Sunil Kumar Tiwari 🇮🇳 | Shrikant Joshi | Sanket Goel | Surender Mohan | Vishwajeet Parihar | Arpita Sharma | Praloy Mondal | Apurva Vunnava | Dr. Radhika Vangala | Dr. Juhi Kumari | Navya Debbad

The Research & Innovation, BITS Pilani team is excited to share a new publication by Dr. Harikrishnan A R and other author published in Physics of Fluids. 🎉   𝐓𝐢𝐭le: Role of retraction dynamics in bouncing to pinning transition during drop impact on cold superhydrophobic surfaces   Highlights: The present study brings out the influence and relevance of retraction dynamics on bouncing to pinning transition of impacting drop on cold superhydrophobic surface. A theoretical framework has been proposed to predict the pinning to bouncing regimes for drop impact over subcooled superhydrophobic surfaces. The results of this study give engineers a path toward creating surfaces with anti-icing properties.   𝐃𝐎𝐈: https://lnkd.in/ghhbWdMN   Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani | BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus| Research & Innovation, BITS Pilani| Dr. Harikrishnan A R | Sanket Goel | Surender Mohan | Vishwajeet Parihar | Arpita Sharma | Praloy Mondal | Apurva Vunnava | Dr. Radhika Vangala | Dr. Juhi Kumari | Navya Debbad

MMNE's work has been covered by the Press Trust of India (PTI) 🥳 We are delighted to extend our heartfelt congratulations to Ramya Priya and MMNE lab team members, for their remarkable achievements under the mentorship of Dr. Satish Kumar Dubey and Dr. Sanket Goel. They have successfully developed an innovative miniature device capable of detecting disease-causing microbes more rapidly and efficiently than existing conventional methods. This technology has the potential to revolutionize pathogen identification, enabling faster responses in both clinical and environmental contexts. We are immensely proud of our team’s dedication and hard work in making this success. Stay tuned for more exciting updates as we continue to push the boundaries of microbial detection! A special thanks to the Press Trust of India (PTI) for interviewing our researchers and sharing their insights. Link to the post: https://lnkd.in/gc8nD6dR BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani Research & Innovation, BITS Pilani Prof. V Ramgopal Rao Soumyo Mukherji Director BITS Pilani - K.K. Birla Goa Campus Sudhirkumar V Barai Birla Institute Of Technology and Science, Pilani Dubai EEE Department, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus #Detection #MicrobialDetection #Innovation #BITSPilaniHyderabad #HealthTech #ResearchAndDevelopment #MEMSLab

Research and Innovation is proud to announce that Prof. Amartya Sanyal, Ph.D. from the Department of Biological Sciences have secured a new grant from ANRF-CRG.   Title: Deciphering the epigenetic determinants of acquired cancer drug resistance.   Follow this link to learn more about this Investigator and his research work. Prof. Amartya Sanyal, Ph.D., Webpage: https://lnkd.in/guhUKRah   Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani | BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus | Research & Innovation, BITS Pilani | Amartya Sanyal, Ph.D | Sanket Goel | Surender Mohan | Vishwajeet Parihar | Arpita Sharma | Apurva Vunnava |Dr. Radhika Vangala |Praloy Mondal| Dr. Juhi Kumari | Navya Debbad

Research and Innovation is proud to announce that Prof. Aditya Challa and Prof. Snehanshu Saha from the Department of CS&IS, K K Birla Goa Campus have secured new grants from Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF).   Title: Building Trustworthy AI - A Framework Using Quantile Representations   Follow these links to learn more about these Investigators and their research work. Prof. Aditya Challa, Webpage: https://lnkd.in/g48XURUV Prof. Snehanshu Saha , Webpage: https://lnkd.in/gKkjGJTC   Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani | BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus | BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus | Research & Innovation, BITS Pilani | Aditya Challa | Snehanshu Saha | Sanket Goel | Surender Mohan | Vishwajeet Parihar | Arpita Sharma | Apurva Vunnava |Dr. Radhika Vangala |Praloy Mondal| Dr. Juhi Kumari | Navya Debbad

The Research & Innovation, BITS Pilani team is excited to share a new publication by Prof. Indresh Kumar and other author published in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.. 🎉   𝐓𝐢𝐭le: Organocatalytic Asymmetric Construction of 2,6 Diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octanes by Harnessing the Potential of an 3-Oxindolium Ion Intermediate   Highlights: Due to its structural complexity and intrinsic sensitivity of bridged aminal junction, 2,6-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (2,6-DABCO) has remained a highly desirable target in synthetic chemistry. However, the asymmetric access to this unit is still insufficient and hampered by the need for meticulously created functionalities for intricate double aza-cyclizations. Herein, we have developed a novel enantio- and diastereoselective protocol to access polycyclic chiral 2,6-DABCOs under metal-free conditions. This domino process involves the amine-catalyzed [4+2] annulation between glutaraldehyde and 2-arylindol-3-ones, followed by an acid-mediated Pictet-Spengler reaction/intramolecular aza-cyclization cascade sequence with tryptamine by trapping of in situ generated 3-oxindolium ion intermediate for the first time. Overall, 2,6-DABCOs fused with medicinally relevant scaffolds were isolated with good yield and excellent stereoselectivity by constructing five new bonds and four stereocenters in a one-pot operation.   𝐃𝐎𝐈: https://lnkd.in/gPkBDQq9   Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani | BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus| Research & Innovation, BITS Pilani | Indresh Kumar| Jyothi Yadav | Arun Patel| Atul Jankiram Dolas| Eldhose Iype| Krishnan Rangan| Sanket Goel | Surender Mohan | Vishwajeet Parihar | Arpita Sharma | Praloy Mondal | Apurva Vunnava | Dr. Radhika Vangala | Dr. Juhi Kumari | Navya Debbad

🗞Presenting 'Impetus' from the Research & Innovation, BITS Pilani- latest about the world of cutting-edge Research, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship at BITS Pilani. 🎓   In this edition, we unveil the important developments from Sep 2024 that are redefining the landscape of research at BITS Pilani.   Stay tuned for more as we share insights, stories, and the passion that fuels our pursuit of knowledge and innovation.   We're proud to bring this valuable resource to all our stakeholders. hashtag#newsletter hashtag#bitspilani hashtag#researchexcellence hashtag#networkingopportunity hashtag#collaborativelearning hashtag#impetus hashtag#innovation hashtag#researchoutreach     Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani | BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus | BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus | Birla Institute Of Technology and Science, Pilani Dubai | Research & Innovation, BITS Pilani | BITSoM - BITS School of Management | Director BITS Pilani - K.K. Birla Goa Campus | Prof. V Ramgopal Rao | Sanket Goel | Raj Kumar Gupta | Shibu Clement | Swati Alok| Vipin Kizheppatt | Amol Deshpande | Nirmal Jayabalan, PhD | Manik Gupta| Siddhartha Tripathi | Paresh Saxena| Jayaprakash Sharma Panchagnula | Sandeep Raut | Sudeep Baudha | Arnab K. Paul | Sonal Ayakar |  BITS-Technology Enabling Centre (BITS-TEC), BITS Pilani| Sponsored Research and Consultancy Division BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus | ANUPAMA MITTAL | Deepak Chitkara | Surender Mohan | Dr. Radhika Vangala | Vishwajeet Parihar | Arpita Sharma | Apurva Vunnava | Praloy Mondal| Dr. Juhi Kumari | Navya Debbad