MRS-I Features Building Materials at 10th Annual General Meeting
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MRS-I Features Building Materials at 10th Annual General Meeting The three-day lOth Annual General Meeting of the Materials Research Society of India (MRS-I), organized by Regional Research Laboratory (RRL), was held during February 8-10 at Ravindra Bhawan, a central place of Bhopal. The traditional structure of the Meeting included honor lectures, MRSI-ICSC (International Con ference on Superconductivity) lectures, medal award lectures, invited lectures on the theme Seminar, poster sessions, and a Council meeting. To mark the lOth anniversary, the exhibit on developments in materials science and technology presented an NCSTC (National Committee on Science and Technology Communication) exhibition on the progress of modern India. Artisans from rural and tribal areas of Madhya Pradesh (M.P.) and Rajasthan demonstrated traditional crafts in metals, clays, and natural fibers. In his inauguration speech, C.N.R. Rao (JNCASR), Founder President of MRS-I, said that materials research has a tremendous future in India. He said that strides in the field of information technology were largely possible fhrough materials research. He also said that the next Century would witness a further growth in population, causing housing problems, and that more building materials would be required. He lauded M.P. for being the only State in the country that is carrying out technology missions that have achieved wide acclaims. For example, the M.P. government initiated Steps for application of science and technol ogy for rural areas, and set up a science and technology planning committee. R. Chidambaram (Atomic Energy Commission), MRS-I president, delivered the customary presidential address. He said that materials research had played a vital role in last year's nuclear experiments. He stressed the need to specifically focus on the contributions made in India. He also said a criteria should be adopted to give credit to people doing materials research. T.C. Rao, director at RRL, welcomed dignitaries and delegates. He said that a caring and supportive patronage was provided by Honorable Chief Minister of M.P. Shri Digvijay Singh along with Shri K.K. Gupta, Honorable Minister of Higher Education, Mineral Resources, and Man Power Planning. He also acknowledged M.P. as the heartland State of India, resplendent with natural resources: It has immense mineral, forest, water, and agrobased resources which provide exating opportunities for carrying out high scientific and technological studies and intervenrions. S.N. Dwivedi, Director General of M.P. Council of Science and Technology, deliv60
Honor Lecturers and Medal recvpients at the lOth Annual General Meeting ofthe Materials Research Society of India held in February. (Sittingfrom lefi to right): S.K. Kay, A. Venkateswararao, S. Ray, C.V. Sundaram, R. Chidambaram, S.K. Joshi, T.S. Radhakrishnan, and T. Rajasekharan. (Standing from lefi to right): M.K. Banerjee, S. Bhattacharya, K. Sreenivasan, SM. Sharma, G.V.S. Sastry, R. Balasubramaniam, G.U. Kulkarni, N. Chand, Y.R. Mahajan, and S. Natarajan
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