ISTE Award Winner 2008

 

 

 I.       AWARDS FOR TEACHERS

 
A.        NATIONAL AWARDS
         
1.        Anna University National Award for the Outstanding Academic
 
          Dr. V.M. Pandharipande
          Professor, Director
          Centre for Excellence in Microwave Engineering
          Dept. of Electronics & Comm. Engineering
          University College of Engineering
          Osmania University, Hyderabad
 
2.        U.P. Government National Award for Outstanding Work done in specified areas of  Engineering and Technology
 
            Colleges
 
Dr. T.G. Basavaraju
Professor & Head
Dept. of Computer Science and Engg.
Acharya Institute of Technology
Soladevanahalli, Hesaraghatta Road, Bangalore – 560 090
 
                    In the area of :           Book Writing & Industry Institute Interaction
 
 
Polytechnics
 
Acharya (Er.) Daria Singh Yadav
Deputy Director
Technical Education, Rajasthan
W-6, Residency Road
Jodhpur – 342 013, Rajasthan
 
In the area of :        Rural-oriented and socially relevant development activity
             
3.        ISTE-SGSITS National Award for Best Research Work done by Young Teachers (below 35) for Engineering Colleges
 
Dr. Deepankar Choudhury
Associate Professor
Dept. of Civil Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Powai, Mumbai – 400 076
 
4.        Maharashtra State National Award for the Research work done by teachers of Engineering Colleges
         
Shri Dattatray Vyankatrao Jadhav
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Electronics engineering
Vishwakarma Institute of Technology
666, Upper Indiranagar, Bibwewadi, Pune – 411 037        
 
Area of Research :     Human Face Recognition (Image Processing in General and Pattern Recognition in particular)
 
5.        Rajarambapu Patil National Award for Promising Engineering Teacher for Creative Work done in Technical Education
 
            Colleges
 
Prof. Shampa Chakraverty
Professor, Dept. of Computer Science
Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology
Dwarka, New Delhi
 
Area of Specialisation :        
 
Ø      Innovations in Teaching
Ø      Organisation of Workshops/Seminars/Conferences/Continuing Education Programmes
Ø       Continuing Education Programmes
       
            Polytechnics
 
Shri Nayak Dileepkumar Krishna
Principal
V.P.M.’s Polytechnic
Thane (West) – 400 601, Maharashtra
 
 
         Area of Specialisation :        
 
Ø      Organisation of Workshops/Seminars/Conferences/Continuing Education Programmes
Ø      Industry-Institute Interaction
 
6.        Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan National Award for an Engineering College having Best Overall Performance  
      
          Awarded to
 
R.M.K. Engineering College
Kavaraipettai, Tiruvallur Dist.
           
7.        Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan National Award for Best Engg. College Principal  
                   
            Awarded to
 
Dr. S.C. Sharma
Principal
R.V. College of Engineering
8th Mile, Mysore Road
Bangalore – 560 059
 
8.      ISTE-GSFC National Award for Best M.Tech. Thesis in Mechanical Engg.  
       
          First Prize
 
        Mr. Sooraj V.S.
          Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
          National Institute of Technology, Calicut
 
        For the thesis titled :   Theoretical and Experimental Investigations on Mechanical Micro Maching (M3)
 
          Guided by :   Prof. Jose Mathew
                                    Professor, Dept. of Mech.Engg.
                             National Institute of Technology, Calicut
 
          Second Prize
 
          Golam Kibria
          Dept. of Production Engineering
          Faculty of Engineering & Technology
          Jadavpur University, Kolkata
 
        For the thesis titled :      Experimental Analysis for Micro-EDM Characteristics during Machining of Titanium Alloy Employing Different Dielectrics
 
 
          Guided by :          Shri B.R. Sarkar & Shri B. Bhattacharyya
                                      Lecturer & Professor, Production Engineering Dept.
                                Jadavpur University, Kolkata                        
 
 
9.      ISTE-IPCL National Award for Best M.Tech. Thesis in Chemical Engineering  
 
          First Prize
 
Ms. Nilofer Mahomedali Lakhani
Chemical Engg. Dept.
Institute of Technology
Nirma University of Science & Technology
Ahmedabad – 382 481, Gujarat
 
For the Thesis Titled :            Study on Photocatalytic Degradation of Nitro and Amino Group Containing Compounds and their Mixtures, using VU-Vis Spectroscopy and Multivariate Methods
 
Guided by :           Prof. N. Subrahmanyam
Adjunct Professor
Institute of Technology
Nirma University of Science & Technology,
Ahmedabad
 
            Second Prize
 
Mr. Yuvraj Sitaram Lawate
Institute of Chemical Technology
University of Mumbai
Matunga, Mumbai – 400 019
 
For the Thesis Titled :            Development of Atom Economical Green Processes
 
Guided by :   Prof. G.D. Yadav
Research Supervisor
Head, Dept. of Chemical Engineering
 
10.      ISTE-L&T National Award for Best M.Tech. Thesis in Electrical/Electronics Engineering
 
            First Prize
 
          Mr. Sankarsan Mohapatro
          High Voltage Lab, Dept. of Electrical Engineering
          Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
 
For the Thesis titled :           Solar Powered High Voltage Energization for Vehicular Exhaust Cleaning : A Step Towards Possible Retrofitting in Vehicles
 
          Guided by :   Prof. B.S. Rajanikanth
                                    High Voltage Lab, Dept. of Electrical Engineering
                             Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
 
 
 
            Second Prize
 
          Ms. J. Saraswathi
          Kongu Engineering College
          Perundurai, Erode
 
          For the Thesis Titled :          Low Power Asynchronous VLSI Architecture for Viterbi Decoder
 
            Guided by :   Ms. T. Kalavathidevi
                                    Lecturer, Dept. of Electronics & Comm.Engg. (PG)
                             Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, Erode
 
11.      ISTE National Award for Best M.Tech. Thesis in Civil Engineering instituted by Smt. S. Saraswathi Bai and Dr. S. Venkoji Rao in memory of their late sons Shri S.Sridhar and Shri S. Giridhar  
 
            First Prize
 
          Mr. Patel Chetankumar R.
          Dept. of Civil Engineering
          S.V. National Institute of Technology, Surat
 
          For the Thesis Titled :          Development of Discharge and Delay Models for Signalized Urban Intersection in Indian Context
 
            Guided by : Mr. G.J. Joshi
                                    Assistant Professor, Civil Engg. Dept.
                             S.V. National Institute of Technology, Surat
 
            Second Prize
 
          Mr. Arunkumar P.
          Dept. of Civil Engineering
          National Institute of Technology, Tiiruchirappalli
 
          For the Thesis Titled :          Experimental Investigation of Strengthening of RC Beam using Glass Fibre Wrapping


 
          Guided by :   Mr. C. Natarajan
                                    Professor & Head, Dept. of Civil Engineering
                             National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
 
12.      ISTE National Award for Best M.Tech. Thesis in Agricultural Engineering  
 
            First Prize
 
          Mr. Aseem Verma
          Dept. of Farm Power and Machinery
          College of Agricultural Engineering
          Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
 
          For the Thesis Titled :                    Studies on Combine Mounted Straw Managing System (SMS)
 
          Guided by :       Mr. Manjeet Singh
                                      Associate Professor of Agricultural Engg.
                                Dept. of Farm Power and Machinery
                                Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
 
13.    ISTE Calcutta Convention National Award for the best paper presented by teachers at the Annual Convention of ISTE (one for Engineering College teachers and one for Polytechnic teachers), instituted by the organizers of the 5th Annual Convention of ISTE held at Calcutta (West Bengal)
 
        Engineering College Teachers awarded to
 
        Vinay V. Panicker, Jyothis Thomas & Juby Thomas
        St. Joseph’s College of Engineering & Technology
        Palai, Kottayam
 
        For their Technical Paper Titled :         Innovative Strategy Adopted for Sustaining the Scale and Scope of Libraries in the Era of Knowledge Management
 
14.    ISTE Baroda Chapter National Award for the Best Paper Published in the Indian Journal of Technical Education by Teachers (One for Engineering College teachers and one for Polytechnic Teachers)
 
        Engineering College Teachers awarded to
 
        Mr. Ratnam V. Raja Kumar
        Dept. of E&ECE
        Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
 
For the paper titled        :       Engineering Education in India – Quality Concerns and Remedial Measures
       
15.    Prof. K. Arumugam National Award for Innovative Work in Engineering and Technology  
 
        Awarded to
 
Dr. A. Shanmugam
Principal
Bannari Amman Institute of Technology
Sathyamangalam – 638 401, Erode Dist.
 
&
 
Dr. B.B. Kar
Associate Professor
Dept. of Chemistry
Kalinga Institute of Industry Technology
KIIT University, Bhubaneswar (Orissa)
 
16.      Prof. V.K.M. John National Award for the Best Engineering College Teacher of Kerala State
 
          Awarded to
 
        Mr. R. Sreerama Kumar
        Professor, Dept. of Electrical Engineering
        National Institute of Technology, Calicut
 
B.     REGIONAL AWARDS
 
1.      Best Engineering College Teacher Award for Punjab State
 
          Ms. Manavjot Kaur
        Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biotechnology
        Shaheed Udham Singh College of Engg. & Technology
        Tangori, Mohali
 
2.      Best Engg. College Teacher Award for Maharashtra State  
       
Dr. Sandip Pandurang Tatewar
Assistant Professor in Civil Engg. Dept.
Government College of Engineering
Amravaqti – 444 604, Maharashtra
 
3.        Rajalaxmi Memorial Best Engineering College Teacher Award for Orissa  
 
Dr. Pravat Kumar Parhi
Reader, Civil Engineering Dept.
College of Engineering and Technology
Techno campus, Kalinganagar, Ghatikia
Bhubaneswar – 751 003, Orissa
 
 
 
4.      Best Polytechnic Teacher Award (State Level)  
 
          Andhra Pradesh
 
Shri B. Venkatanarayana
Sr. Lecturer in Sugar Technology
S.V. Government Polytechnic
K.T. Road, Tirupati – 517 507
 
Bihar
 
Dr. Prabir Kumar Shrivastava
HOD in Mathematics
Government Polytechnic
Saharsa – 852 201
 
Kerala
       
Shri M.V. Paulose
Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering
Government Polytechnic College
Kalamasserry – 683 104, Ernakulam Dist.
 
Maharashtra
 
Shri Mohammad Atiquellah Kuraishi
Lecturer in Civil Engineering
Government Polytechnic
Gadge Nagar, Amravati – 444 603
       
        Orissa
  
Shri Gunanidhi Pradhan
Senior Lecturer, Computer Application
Bhubanananda Orissa School of Engineering
Cuttack – 753 007, Orissa
 
        Punjab
 
        Shri Anurag Joshi
Lecturer, Electrical Engg. Dept.
Thapar Polytechnic College
Patiala – 147 004
 
        Uttar Pradesh
 
Shri Manoj Kumar Varshaney
Lecturer in Civil Engineering
D.N. Polytechnic
Partapur-Meerut – 250 103
 
5.      Arutchelvar Dr. N. Mahalingam Best Polytechnic Teacher Award for Tamil Nadu State  
 
Prof. P. Radha
Sr. Lecturer in English
V.L.B. Janakiammal Polytechnic College
Coimbatore – 641 042
 
6.     Charutar Vidya Mandal, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat Award for the Best Polytechnic Teacher for Gujarat State  
 
            Awarded to
 

         Prof. Mamta M. Saiyad

Head of Plastic Engg. Dept.
Institute of Diploma Studies
Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway
Post. Chandlodia, Ahmedabad – 382 481
 
7.        Charutar Vidya Mandal, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat Award for the Best Engineering College Teacher in Gujarat State 
 
Prof. Patel Paresh Vardhmandas
Dept. of Civil Engineering
Institute of Technology, Nirma University
Ahmedabad - 382 481, Gujarat
 
8.        ISTE Best Section Award for the year 2008
 
            Awarded to
 
          ISTE Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry Section
         
9.        ISTE Best Emerging Section Award for the year 2008
 
            Awarded to
 
          ISTE West Bengal Section
 
10.    ISTE Best Chapter Award for the year 2008
          (One from each Section)
                                       
            Andhra Pradesh Section :          
 
 
 
            Vaageshwari College of Engineering, Karimnagar
 
           Gujarat Section :          
           A.D. Patel Institute of Technology, New V.V. Nagar, Anand
 
          Karnataka Section :          
          Siddhartha Institute of Technology, Tumkur
 
            Kerala Section :          
           College of Engineering, Trivandrum
 
          Maharashtra & Goa Section :      
          Imperial Collage of Engineering & Research
          Engineering, Pune
                                                                               
          Orissa Section :      
          Raajdhani Engineering College, Bhubaneswar
  
        Punjab, Chandigarh, H.P. & J&K Section                       
 
        Shaheed Udham Singh College of Engg. & Technology, Tangori
 
        Rajasthan &  Haryana Section :        
 
         M.M. Engienering College Mullana, Ambala
 
        Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry Section:
        Adhiyaman College of EngineeringHosur
 
11.    Narayan Memorial Best Engineering College Principal Award of Orissa State
 
       Awarded to
 
        Mr. Bimal Sarangi
        Principal
        Raajdhani Engineering College
        Bhubaneswar, Orissa
 
C.    Award for Certificate of Appreciation – 2008
in appreciation of having successfully organized the 37th ISTE Annual National Convention during December 17-19, 2007.
 
Awarded to
 
Brig. (Dr.) S.S. Pabla
Principal
Manipal Institute of Technology
Manipal, Karnataka
 
D.    Award for Certificate of Appreciation – 2008
in appreciation of having successfully organized the 11th Annual National Convention of ISTE Students during October 11-12, 2008.
 
Awarded to
 
Dr. I.K. Bhat
Director
National Institute of Technology
Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh


 
II.   AWARDS FOR ISTE STUDENTS
 
National Awards 
 
1.        Kerala Government Engineering Design National Award for Engineering Degree Students
 
               First Prize
 
          Mr. Prabu S. & Mr. Rafiq Ahamed B.
          Arunai Engineering College, Thiruvanannamalai
 
          Project titled : Design of Ropeless Elevator using Linear Switched Reluctance Motor
 
 
          Second Prize
 
          Mr. S. Praveen Kumar & Mr. Shreenivasan S.
          Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi
 
          Project titled : Security and Monitoring System for Cards Using RFID
 
          Third Prize
 
          Mr. R.S. Saravanan & Mr. T. Thiagarajan
          Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam
 
          Project titled : Early Detection of Cancer using Fuzzy Based Photoplethysmography
 
1.                 ISTE-NIT Kozhikode National Award for Best B.Tech. Project  in
 
Computer & Communication  
 
Shrey Tayal & Satya Jeet Yadav
Dept. of Computer Engineering
Bharati Vidyapeeth University College of Engineering
Pune – 411 043
 
For the project entitled :  QUICKZIP
 
Mechanical & Production Engineering  
 
Amey A. Barde & Abhishek Manekar
Dept. Of Mech. Engineering
Pune Vidyarthi Griha’s College of Engineering & Technology
Pune
 
For the project entitled :  Design and Manufacturing of Sterling Engine
 
 
          Civil and Architecture  
 
G. Thirupathi Rao & N. Santosh Kumar
Ashraf Nawaz Qureshi
Dept. of Civil Engineering
Vasavi College of Engineering
Ibrahimbagh, Hyderabad
 
For the Project entitled :        Modelling and Forecasting of Streamflow and Sediment in Godavari Basin Using Artificial Neural Network
 
Electrical Engineering & Electronics  
 
S. Kathirmani & Anup Mohan
7th Semester, Final Year
Electrical & Electronics Dept.
Rajalakshmi Engg. College
Rajalakshmi Nagar, Thandalam, Chennai
 
For the project entitled :  Fabrication of Electric Bi-Cycle
 
2.                 ISTE - Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College National Award for the Best B.Tech. Project from Engineering Colleges Related to Sustainable Development in the area of :
 
Civil & Architecture Engineering  
 
Mr. Kunal & Mr. Ajay Sah
Civil Engineering Dept.
Bharati Vidyapeeth University
College of Engineering
Dhankawadi, Pune
 
For the Project entitled :       Adsorption of Safranin – T from Waste Water using Activated Rice Husk
 
     Electrical & Electronics Engineering  
 
 
      Jointly awared to :
 
Ravinder Singh
Electronics & Comm. Engg.
Rayat Institute of Engineering & Information Technology
Railmazra (Ropar), Distt. Nawanshahar
 
For the project entitled :         Automated Guided Vehicle
 
                      and
 
Gaurav Jayaswal
B.Tech., 7th Semester
Electronics & Telecommunication
Ajay-Bimay Institute of Technology,
PM College of Architecture
Cuttack – 753014, Orissa
 
For the project entitled : Photoelectron Spectometer Danknet Communication and Infrared Pollution
 
 
Computers & Communication Engineering    
 
Mr. Harleen Kaur
(B.Tech. 8th Semester CSE)
Dept. of Computer Science Engg.
Rayat Institute of Engineering & Information Technology
Railmajra, Dist. Nawanshahr, Punjab
 
For the Project entitled :  Elicitation of Knowledge using Rough Set Theory from Remote Sensing Images
 
Mechanical & Production Engineering  
 
Mr. Aravind C.
Mechanical Engg. Dept.
Velammal Engineering College
          Chennai
 
For the project entitled :    Performance Evaluation of Lower Blends of Bio-Diesel in a Four Stroke Compression – Ignition Engine
 
Information Technology & Management  
                          
     Jointly awarded to :
 
Mr. Jasreet Hundal
Dept. of Biotechnology
Shaheed Udham Singh College of Engineering & Technology
Tangori, Mohali, Punjab
 
For the Project entitled : Comparative Modeling of Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory Protein – Related Lipid Transfer (Start) Domains in Arabidopsis Thaliana
      AND
 
            Ms.Namrata Rattan
Dept. of Information Technology
Shaheed Udham Singh College of Engineering and Technology
          Tangori, Mohali, Punjab
 
          For the Project entitled :       Student Information Portal
 
4.        Maharashtra State Engineering Design National Award for Engineering Degree Students
 
            Awarded to
 
Mr. Amit Mahadik
          Mr. Vijayendra Deshpande
          Dept. of Electronics & Communication
          JSPM’s Rajarshi Shahu College of Engineering
          Tathawade, Pune
 
For the Project entitled :       MI Card Money Transaction System


 
5.        Devender Singh Bansal Memorial Award for Best B.Tech. Project for the year 2008
 
            Mr. Gaurav Aggarwal & Mr. Bhavuk Makkar
          Rayat Institute of Engineering & Information Technology
          Ropar, Punjab
 
6.        Narsee-Monjee Award for the Best Project work done by Polytechnic Students in Maharashtra State has been instituted by Narsee-Monjee Educational Trust, Mumbai.  
 
First Prize  
 
Mr. Harshad V. Jagtap, Mr. Akshay U. Labhe
Mr. Abhimanyu A. Garud & Mr. Parikshit A. Deshpande
Shri Datta Meghe Polytechnic
Survey No.248/3, Wanadongri
YCCE Campus, Nagpur – 441 110, Maharashtra
 
For the Project entitled :        Modern Traffic Light with Lane Breaker Detection System and Street Light System Operated on Solar Energy
 
Second Prize  
 
Mr. Shashank R. Singh, Mr. Atanu S. Mallick
Mr. Girish N. Taware & Mr. Sabarish P. Nair
Vidya Prasarak Mandal’s Polytechnic
‘Jnanadweepa’ Bunder Road
Chendani, College Campus
Thane (W) – 400 601, Maharashtra
 
For the Project entitled : Secu-OS
 
Third Prize  
 
Mr. Tushar Mudliyar, Mr. Mihir Darne
Mr. Laokik Chheda & Mr. Tejas Vispute
MPES Radio Electric Institute
Lamington Chambers, Dr. Bhadkamkar Marg, Grant Road (E)
Mumbai – 400 004, Maharashtra
 
For the Project entitled : Automatic Car Wash System
 
7.        ISTE Best Students Chapter Award for 2008 (one from each Section)
 
        Andhra Pradesh                :         Gudlavalleru Engineering College
                                                                        Gudlavalleru, Krishna Dist.
                                                 
       Delhi                                        :         Jointly awarded
 
                                                          Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, Dwarka
                                                          &
                                                          P.C. Training Institute, Delhi
   
       Gujarat Section                  :         Tolani F.G. Polytechnic,
                                                                        Adipur, Kutchh
 
       Karnataka Section             :         Bahubali College of Engineering
                                                                        Shravanabelagola
 
       Kerala Section                   :         St. Joseph College of Engineering & Technology
                                                                        Palai, Kottayam
                                                                  
       Maharashtra & Goa             :         K.K. Wagh Institute of Engineering Education
                                                                        & Research, Nashik
 
       Orissa Section                   :         N.M. Institute of Engineering & Technology
                                                                        Bhubaneswar
 
       Rajasthan & Haryana            :         Marwar Engineering College & Research Centre
                                                                        Jodhpur
                                                                   
         Tamil Nadu &                     :         V.L.B. Janaki Ammal Polytechnic College
      Pondicherry Section                Kovaipudur, Coimbatore
 
8.        Kongu Trophy & Andhra Pradesh Section Trophy
(one for degree and one for diploma)
 
The Kongu Trophy & Andhra Pradesh Section Trophy for the Degree Level Institutions for the year 2008 is won by
 
            National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, H.P.
 
          (for the best overall performance during the Convention)