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Five day long STC concludes at NIT Srinagar

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Srinagar: Five-day long short-term course (STC) on “Semiconductor Physics to Smart Devices to Intelligent Automation” concluded at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar on Tuesday, in which speakers pitched for building up more self-reliant technologies in India.
The virtual event was organized by the Department of Physics NIT Srinagar in collaboration with the Semiconductor Society of India and Prof. MA Shah was the convener of the five-day-long event. The concluding day sessions were attended by more than 350 participants.
While addressing STC, in his keynote address, Director NIT Srinagar, Prof. (Dr.) Rakesh Sehgal urged students to work hard for the progress and development of the nation.
“Presently, we are still dependent on other countries for various technologies and India is a big country with huge market. The need of the hour is that, we must build facilities where our students can learn and become make India self-reliant for new technologies,” he said.
Dr. Sehgal said all sessions of the STC were an eye-opener for all participants and NIT Srinagar will be organizing such lectures in the future also so that students can get benefited from their initiatives.
He also appreciated physics department faculty including Prof. MA Shah and stated that the department has worked effectively to make five-day STC successful.
Registrar NIT Prof. Kaiser Bukhari also extended his warm greetings to Physics department for conducting STC successfully.
He said course was aimed to touch various aspects of the growing technology including working principles of semi-conductors, the latest advances, and future devices.
Prof. Bukhari also appreciated the faculty of the Department of Physics particularly Dr. MA Shah. “NIT Srinagar will be conducting such events in the future also,” he said.
On the fifth and last day, Prof. Shenoy, Department of Physics, IIT Delhi delivered a lecture on Semiconductor Optoelectronic Devices while Prof. Chennupati Jagdish, AC, MNAE (Australian National University) threw light on Semiconductor Nano-wires: Optoelectronics, Energy and Neuroscience Applications.
It was followed by a valedictory session of STC, which was presided over by Dr. M. J. Zarabi, Former Chairman, BOG NIT Srinagar, who was Chief Guest on the occasion. Dr. Zarabi’s citation and introduction was read by Dean Alumni NIT Srinagar, Prof. M. S. Mir.

 


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