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Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers
The Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE) is the professional body for chemical engineers in India. The headquarter of IIChE is in the campus of Jadavpur University, Kolkata. The organization has 36 regional centers spread throughout India.
About IIChe
The Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers(IIChE) is the professional body for chemical engineers in India. The headquarter of IIChE is in the campus of Jadavpur University, Kolkata. The organization has 36 regional centers spread throughout India.[1] The institution's membership comprises academics, professionals from the chemical industry, researchers, and students.
IIChE also publishes scientific journal "Indian Chemical Engineer", which is published in two sections – A and B. Section A provides an international platform for presenting original research work, interpretative reviews and discussions on new developments in the expansive areas of Chemical Engineering and its allied fields. The journal invites papers describing novel theories and practical applications, including reports of experimental work – carefully executed and soundly interpreted. Section B features technical articles or overview of technology with a view to guiding practicing chemical engineers, news snippets on research developments, industry updates, issues of environment and health hazards, etc. This section also offers in-house news for those associated with the Institute.
About College Profile
Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology (IGIT), Sarang was established in the year of 1982 and was managed directly by the Govt. of Odisha in the name of Odisha College of Engineering (OCE). Prior to this, since 1981, the institute in the name of Modern Polytechnic (MPT) was offering Diploma Courses in Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Mining Survey Engineering. In the year 1987, both OCE & MPT were merged and renamed as IGIT, Sarang and the management was transferred to an Autonomous Society. Presently, the Institute is offering nine Under Graduate Engineering courses in Civil, Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, Metallurgical, Electronics & Telecommunication, Computer Science Engg., Production Engg., Architecture; & two part-time Post Graduate Engg courses in Industrial Power Control & Drives, Environmental Sc. &Engg.; nine full time Post Graduate Engg courses / Master courseComputer Sc.Engg., Electronics and Telecom. Engg, GeotechEngg.,Mechanical System Design, Mett. & Materials Engg., Power Electronics & Drives, Power System Engg., Production Engg., Structural Engg., Master in Computer Application; besides five Diploma Courses in Civil, Electrical, Electronics & Telecommunication, Mechanical & Metallurgical Engineering.
The Institute is fully residential with an integrated campus covering 179 acres of land encompassing hostels, staff quarters and a sprawling playground (Dr. M. P. Mishra memorial stadium) with basketball, volleyball and badminton courts. In addition to this, with the Govt. approval, a proposal has been submitted to District authorities for further alienation of 200 acres of Govt. land in front of the Institute for its further expansion. The institute has central infrastructure facilities like Central Library (with 27,000 volumes of books and 50 current periodicals / journals subscribed every year), Central Computer Centre, Central Workshop, Knowledge Centre, 8 nos. ofstudent hostels having accommodation facility for students and other amenities such as SBI (Core Bank facilities), Guest house , Hospital, Post Office, Canteen, Students and Employees Cooperative Consumer stores, NSS, NCC, different clubs, Telephone Exchange, Mobile tower and Schooling up to High School level in its campus.
There are eight departments, well equipped with highly qualified faculties and adequately equipped laboratories. The research activities of the institute are comparable with any other leading institute of the State and the Country. The faculties are well in touch with the advancement in modern technology around the world. Every year, numbers of research papers are published in journals and Conferences of National and International repute. 15 nos. of Ph.DS have so far been produced in different departments. Every year, National Conferences / Short term courses are organized in the institute in collaboration with IE / ISTE / AICTE. People across the country and outside also are in touch with our faculties in connection with technical research and consultancy. Quite a good nos. of our alumni are excelling in their field across the world.
Within a span of three decades, the institute has grown up to the National level academically. This is the first Govt. Engg. College in the state to have accreditation from NBA (AICTE) because of its academic excellence.
The serene atmosphere available at Sarang offers the students optimum opportunity to concentrate on studies. Priority is given through routine curricular programmes towards improvement of practical knowledge. In order to provide complete exposure to industrial life, the students are taken to nearby industrial organisations such as NALCO, N.T.P.C./T.T.P.S., M.C.L., N.T.P.C., Rengali Dam Project, Samal Barrage, Heavy Water Project, Bhusan Steel & Strips, Rana Sponge, Nav Bharat Ferro Alloys Jindal Steel & Powers Ltd., etc., on weekends and holidays. Industrial visits for the students are also arranged to places of industrial importance such as Rourkela, Kansbahal, Sunabeda, Burla, Hirakud, Paradeep and Industrial Estate, Bhubaneswar etc. Every effort is beingmade to improve various dimensions of students personalities by conducting regular cultural programmes, technical exercises, athletic, sport and games and other co-curricular activities. made to improve various dimensions of students personalities by conducting regular cultural programmes, technical exercises, athletic, sport and games and other co-curricular activities.
Campus selection of students are being conducted regularly by reputed firms like INFOSYS, Tata Consultancy Services, Larsen & Turbo Ltd. (Information Technology), defence services and Tata Refractories Ltd., Vedanta Alumina, Bhusan Steel & Strips Ltd., Satyam Computer, Kanbay, Wipro, MatasSritech, Tari Harish, I-Flex Solution, Utkal Alumina, Visa Steel , Ananda Auto etc.
Student Chapter IIChe
Over the years with the great expansion of scientific knowledge, the basis of applying science particularly chemistry to develop technology has increased tremendously. This has lead to the development of the profession of chemical Engineering. Chemical engineers are responsible for the availability of modern high-quality materials that are essential for running an industrial economy.
A good number of students pursuing their studies in chemical engineering are now student members of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers. The primary objective of a Students’ Chapter shall be to promote among Students in Chemical Engineering, a feeling of fraternity and brotherhood and to complement the objectives and activities of the Institute. It shall also render all possible assistance to the Regional Centres in matters relating to Student Members. The Student Chapters guide its members in career choice and arrange lectures, seminars, short term courses, plant visits, etc., at regular intervals . One of such popular seminar is SCHEMCON which is organized by one of the IIChE Student Chapters every year.
Student Members from each Educational and other Institutions offering a Degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemical or Allied Process Technology may be permitted to form separate Students’ Chapters. All the Students’ Chapters within the territorial limits of a Regional Centre shall function under the guidance of the concerned Regional Centre. The applications of Student Members separately or jointly to this effect shall be forwarded through the Head of the Department/Institution and Honorary Regional Secretary of the Regional Centre having territorial jurisdiction over the location of the Department/Institution, to the Honorary Secretary of the Institute for the approval of the Council
Proff. Dr. Satyabrata Mohanta
Director
Proff. Ajay Kumar Dalai
Seminar conducted by Proff. Ajay kumar Dalai
HOD / President Message
"The Institute has marked its presence as a leading
research and teaching Institute."
Proff. Dr. Satyabrata Mohanta
Mr. Kashinath Barik
Teacher Co-ordinator
Teacher Co-ordinator Message
Mr. Kashinath Barik
Chemical engineering deals with design , development& operation of mechanisms /machines/plants , physical /Biological reactions & processes. The outreach of IIChE programs should help the government agencies to initiate programs in the areas of energy, emergency preparedness, pollution, safety, recycling /conversion /disposal & environment so as to help in building a sustainable society.
I would request suggestions from everyone including student chapters. It is the dream of our chapter to have our own working space . I request all members in industries /organizations for their association in increasing membership , generating funds for the initiatives of our chapter and assured participation .
I look forward to dedication and service of working team & members in all our Endeavour’s to make the initiatives of our chapter a success.
Student Co-ordinators Message
Dear IIChE Members ,
Let me first extend my sincere gratitude to all chemical engineers of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers’ (IIChE),IGIT Sarang Regional Centre for electing me as Honorary Secretary.
As you all know, IGIT Sarang Regional Centre has been very active in disseminating the Chemical Engineering knowledge in the society. There is no sphere of life in which Chemical Engineering is not applied. The climate around us is changing because of the anthropogenic activities. Chemical Engineers can, not only contribute in supplying the hydrocarbons, chemicals and other consumer durables to society but also can strongly defend the environment by their interventions in solid waste management, pollution control, climate change and can solve other problems being faced by the humanity
The difference between Chemical Engineers and other engineering fraternity is the ability to design the chemical reactors. The world would have been very simple, had the yield and the conversion of chemical reactors is 100%. The conversion of synthesis reactions is only 18-20%, Urea synthesis conversion is 60-70% and other major chemical reactions like Cyclohexane to Anone is only 4%. As the conversion rates are less, engineers have to put in efforts to design complex separation process and recycle the un reacted reactants back to the reactors using static and rotating equipment which increase the capital cost of plants and consume energy, thus increasing the final product cost..
However, the recent developments in design, research and Material of Construction have made the chemical engineers and other engineering fraternity to design and run Economies of Scale plants bringing down the cost of products.
Chemical Engineers can work in the area of plant operations, design of equipment and research. Updating of knowledge should be a constant endeavor to serve the society better.
In this regard I request all chemical Engineers those who have not yet become members of IIChE to join the professional body and strengthen its activities. The membership in Professional bodies is having immense value especially in the career path when engineers move from India to abroad in this globalised world.
I request all young chemical engineers to put efforts in publishing the technical articles in national and international journals to disseminate the knowledge they had acquired at work spot.
Also the young engineers have to work in the field of Energy conservation as India is mostly dependent on import of fossil fuels. Also chemical engineers have to work in the area of process simulations and other important areas to bring down the energy, Capital cost and operating cost reduction to bring down the total cost of products.
Every Chemical Engineer has to put efforts in Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) to make the work spot a better place to work at. The recent blast at Bhilai steel plant , which lead to loss of lives, and other unsafe accidents can be avoided by suitable application of Safety measures.
IIChE will be conducting lectures not only in technical arena but also in Management, Soft skills, balancing of work and personal life etc to make the engineers a better person. We request your participation in all these endeavors as Organizers and as participants to make them a grand success.
I hope the activities of IIChE will bring many chemical engineers and other engineering fraternity under one umbrella to usher in a new chapter in IIChe IGIT Sarang region in particular.
Activities
IIChE IGIT Sarang undertakes a variety of activities through its subject groups to improve their knowledge and gain valuable qualifications. We are carrying out Information dissemination on a variety of topical issues of growing interest to the Chemical engineering.
Our major activities are listed below
Memorial lecture
Held every year an eminent chemical engineer and technocrat and one of the founding members of IIChE Kochi Regional Centre.
National / International Conferences
IIChE IGIT have conducting national and international conferences with a wide range of subjects relevant to latest research and newest technologies in emerging growth areas will be covered in these conferences. Our notice board contains the latest information on the conferences including abstract submission and registration.Chemical Engineers’ Meet (ChEM)
ChEM is conducted annually in which Chemical engineers from all areas meet.Seminars, symposia ,students quiz etc are part of the program. Eminent chemical engineers in the chemical engineering field are honoured in this program.Distinguished Lecture Program(DLP)
Once or twice in an year an expert in any field is invited by IIChE, who elobarates his expertise to the members of IIChE.The program which is a prestigious one of our regional centre is termed as Distinguished Lecture Program(DLP).Monthly Technical Lectures
Monthly Technical lectures are conducted by IIChE.IGIT Sarang regional centre , for the benefit of the members to enhance their knowledge thru interaction with technical experts from various fields.Industry visits
Apart from acquiring theoretical knowledge IIChE members and student members are keen to conduct industry visits which impart them the practical aspects of chemical engineering.Awards and prizes
Mainly Eminent Chemical Engineer award and award to Rank holders in the Engineering Colleges.The details will be notified in the site in appropriate time.
Benefits of IIChe Member
The Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE) is the apex professional body of chemical engineers in India. It has a membership of about fifteen thousand including Corporate Members and Student Members. There are forty-one Regional Centres and forty-seven Student Chapters of the Institute in different parts of India. The Institute represents the chemical engineering profession in India. Many members of the Institute serve on various technical committees of the Government of India and of chemical and allied industries. Here are some of the benefits that a member of the Institute enjoys. 1. Since IIChE is the recognized forum of chemical engineers in India, membership of the Institute itself is considered as a professional accomplishment of a person. 2. A member can join numerous seminars, symposia, workshops, training programmes, special lectures, industry visits and other professional activities. Participation in such programme is either free or may involve a subsidized fee. 3. A corporate member is eligible to contest in the annual election to the 25-member Council, which is the highest policy-making body of the Institute. 4. IIChE has an active consultancy programme. An interested member may seek and get help from the Institute in his endeavour to offer consultancy services to potential industrial customers. 5. A member of the Institute may have membership of many similar institutes in other countries at a reduced fee. 6. A member can join the four-day Annual Professional Meet called CHEMCON on a subsidized fee. 7. Various professional meets organized by IIChE acts as a forum for interaction and networking of the professionals. 8. The student members may join as member of seminars specifically meant for them and can participate in a number of competitions like essay competition, quiz competition, best paper award, etc. One of such popular seminar is SCHEMCON which is organized by one of the IIChE Student Chapters every year. 9. IIChE is a member of the Engineering Council of India, which is responsible to award the ‘professional engineer’ status to a competent person. As such, the corporate members of IIChE will have the advantage of getting the ‘professional engineer’ status on fulfillment of specified criteria. 10. A corporate member may be nominated to various government and non-government bodies in different areas, if found suitable.
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