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LOCAL CENTRE NEWS REVIEW
Reg. No. KA/BG GPO/2547/2013-15//WPP-70 RNI NO. 22614/1972
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Chairman
Editor & Honorary Secretary
Padmashri Prof. R.M. Vasagam, FIE
Dr. Wooday P. Krishna, FIE, FIET (UK)
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Felicitations to Dr. L.V. Muralikrishna Reddy, President, IEI
28 January 2015
Highlights
Felicitations to
Dr. L.V. Muralikrishna
Reddy, President, IEI
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A felicitation function was arranged by the Karnataka State Centre in honour of
Dr. L.V. Muralikrishna Reddy, President, The Institution of Engineers (India) on 2.1.2015.
Dr. Wooday P. Krishna, Honorary Secretary welcomed the invitees. In his address, he said that Dr.
Muralikrishna Reddy assumed the exalted office of President of IEI at the 95th Annual General
Meeting of the Institution held on 21 December 2014 concurrently with the 29th Indian
Engineering Congress at Hyderabad. He said, it is a matter of utmost pride for the Karnataka State
Centre that one of the Council Members from Karnataka has been elected as President for the
session 2014-2015. Dr. Reddy is the youngest incumbent of the office of the President of IEI and is
the first President to have acquired the highest professional certification of the IEI, International
Professional Engineer (IntPE) before assuming the office of the President, IEI.
Delivering the Felicitation Address, Dr. (Ing.) B.V.A. Rao, Chairman – Board of Governors, National
Design & Research Forum said, Dr. Reddy has carved a niche as an interdisciplinary engineer,
technologist, and researcher with multifaceted experience ranging from Design, Development,
Research, Training, Management, and Leadership spanning Industry, Consultancy, Academia, and
R&D Establishments. He has over twenty-four years' professional experience leading and
pursuing interdisciplinary research, development and consultancy projects towards meeting the
country's needs; and introduced contemporary technologies, products, and solutions to India.
Over the last 10 years, he has tirelessly promoted the cause of Indian Engineering and has held
multiple positions at national and international levels. He has contributed significantly to
proposing and implementing reforms to strengthen the relevance of IEI's AMIE program to meet
India's industrial needs. He has successfully represented the contribution of the Indian
Engineering Community at International Conventions organized by the Federation of Engineering
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Padmashri Prof. R.M. Vasagam, FIE
Chairman
Dr. K. Gopalakrishnan, FIE
Past Chairman & Council Member - IEI
Dr. P. Vijayakumar, FIE
Immediate Past Honorary Secreatry
Editor : Dr. Wooday P. Krishna, FIE
IEI
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Institutions of South and Central Asia (FEISCA), Federation of
Engineering Institutions of Asia and the Pacific (FEIAP), and the
World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO).
He is the recipient of fellowships from The Institution of Engineers
(India), The Institution of Engineering and Technology (UK), amongst
others. Dr. Reddy is setting the example to practicing engineers by
obtaining the highest credentials for International Professional
Engineers from two renowned engineering professional bodies, The
IEI and The IET (UK).
His areas of expertise and current interests include Chemical
Engineering, Engineering Education and Accreditation, Energy
Systems, Collaborative Research, Institution Building, Micro Air
Vehicles, Skill Development, Sustainability Platforms, and
Technologies for Societal Needs. Dr. Reddy contributes to thought
leadership and has been invited by State, Central Government,
National Research Organizations, Industry Associations,
Professional Bodies, and Universities to serve as Member /
Chairman of various National Bodies / Committees including BIS,
ASSOCHAM, FKCCI, NP-MICAV, NAFEMS, amongst others.
Davangere, Dharwad, Gulbarga & Mysore Local Centres and
National Design & Research Forum joined in honouring the
President.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. L.V. Muralikrishna Reddy, said, in the
last 12 years, IEI has helped him in his professional attainments and it
is now time for him to serve the engineering fraternity with greater
responsibilities and conviction. He spoke at length of his vision for
the IEI. Reiterating that today’s world is predominantly based on
engineering efforts, Dr. Reddy highlighted the need to include
engineers in the policy-making process. Highlighting the availability
of multidisciplinary solution perspectives for societal challenges
based on IEI’s 15 engineering disciplines, he emphasized the need to
integrate these perspectives and share a holistic interdisciplinary
“Engineers’ Perspective” with the policy-makers spanning
programme planning, implementation, and monitoring.
Pointing out that the rapid pace of advances in technology has led to
the need to adopt a philosophy of “lifelong learning”, Dr. Reddy
stressed the IEI’s capability to support the Indian engineering
profession through its Continuing Education Programmes, and
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Standardized Certification System to assess and certify
competencies of the workforce.
Dr. Reddy highlighted that contemporary engineering is no longer in
the realm of individual engineering disciplines, but is based on
systems’ perspective integrating the social aspects of the
engineering solution with the design, development, and
engineering of solutions and products. He proposed the need for
contemporary Indian engineering ethos on the principles of
Interdisciplinary Engineering and Systems’ Engineering.
Some of the other issues he discussed during the Fellowship
Meeting included: Capacity Building and Internationalization of The
IEI ; Mobility of the Engineering Profession ; Transforming the IEI
Education System ; Engineering Skill Development: Global
Requirement ; Make in India, MSME, and Incubation ; Science,
technology and Innovation Policy Research Centre, etc.
He recalled Sir M. Visvesvaraya’s postulate “Think and Act
Institutionally”, and sought the wholehearted support and guidance
from all Corporate Members of IEI to enable him to take forward all
these initiatives to bring in a transformation in IEI and thereby create
an effective platform to collaborate and network for the professional
advancement of Engineers.
Prof. R.M. Vasagam, Chairman, in his Presidential Address said,
Karnataka State Centre has been fortunate to have Dr.
Muralikkrishna Reddy who brought laurels to Centre as Chairman
and concurrently Director of NDRF. The Indian Engineering Cngress
hosted by Karnataka State Centre has become an unparalleled
event. Strengthening of Local Centres and increasing the tempo of
research and development activities at IEI level and collaborative
efforts with international institutions was his signal contribution to
IEI. He is the youngest President elected to head IEI which is moving
on to celebrate its Centenary by 2020. He will successfully steer IEI
to greater heights by effectively assisting policy formulation and
implementation at State and National level initiatives by
Government, Industry and Academia. Concluding, Prof. Vasagam
assured that Karnataka State Centre will strive hard for making IEI
initiatives a grand success under his leadership.
At the end, Er Usha S, Committee Member, IEI, KSC, proposed vote of
thanks.
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PISAT - Low Cost Three-Axis Stabilised Imaging Student Satellite
Space technology is relatively young compared to other modern
technologies. However, in only forty years this novel domain has
achieved a tremendous level of complexity and sophistication. The
reason for this is most satellites, once in space, rely heavily on the
quality of their onboard instrumentation and on the design
ingenuity of the scientists and engineers who produce them. A
Consortium of Colleges led by PES University with the help of Indian
Space Research Organization (ISRO) and The Institution of Engineers
(India)-Karnataka State Centre has undertaken one such Satellite
Project named PISAT to enlighten the students about space
technology and provide an opportunity to have hands-on
experience.
PISAT is designed as a three-axis stabilized imaging Satellite and is a
nano satellite weighing about 5 Kgs. The major subsystems are
Payload-an imaging camera - GomSpace NANOCam C1U, On Board
Computer (OBC), Attitude Determination and Control System
(ADCS), RF communication system with S Band frequency, telemetry,
telecommand, Thermal system, Structure and Electrical Power
System (EPS). The ground software has been developed for on
ground orbit determination which is essential for mission
operations. PISAT is aimed to launch in the polar sun synchronous
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), with an altitude around 630 Kms from earth
surface, and an inclination of 97.866 deg which leads to about 14
orbits per day. PESIT has commissioned S-Band ground station
which is the main communication center for PISAT.
launch of Satellite. Presently the Qualification Model (QM) of the
PISAT is ready to undergo, vibration and thermovaccum tests. After
meeting the qualification levels required and reviewed by ISRO,
Flight model readiness is planned.
PISAT development team of Crucible of Research and Innovation
(CORI), PES University hosted a meeting with other participating
Colleges/ University, chaired by Padma Shri Prof. R. M. Vasagam,
former Outstanding Scientist, ISRO to review the activities of PISAT
at PES University, Bangalore on 9 January 2015. During this meet the
team witnessed the Ground station operations, PISAT payload
functioning and discussed on the future activities. Sona College of
Technology, Salem, VELTech University, Chennai, SKR Engineering
College, Chennai, Nehru College of Engineering, Thrissur
participated in the meeting.
ISRO has signed MoU with PES University in the month of July 2014,
which enables to utilize the ISRO facilities for further testing and
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Institution of Engineers (India) established and located at Bangalore
for interacting with planners and engineers and technologists to
assess the various engineering needs and developments.
It plays an important role in identifying thrust areas relevant to the
country and collaborate with Academic, R&D Institutes, funding and
users' agencies and serve as catalyst to bring out meaningful and
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NDRF also regularly brings out highly relevant Monographs, Special
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Information from Local Centres
Dharwad Local Centre
* Energy Conservation Day Celebration on 23.12.2014. Er. S.R.Rajagopal,
Chief Engineer, KPTCL (retd), Hubli was the Chief Guest. Prof. Mrityunjaya
Kappali, Chairman, presided.
Gulbarga Local Centre
* Energy Conservation Day Celebration on 30.12.2014. Er. Sangamesh G.
Sakri, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, PDA College of
Engineering, was the Speaker and the Chief Guest. Er. Jagjeevan Prasad
Shukla, Chairman, presided.
Mangalore Local Centre
* Talk on `pb' Free Solders by Er. Mrunali Sona, Ph.D Student, Dept. of
Metallurgical Engineering, NTIK, Suraqtkal on 23.12.2014
Munirabad Local Centre
* Talk on “Investor Awareness, Financial Planning and Savings &
Investments” by Sri Prakash C Yalavathi, Corporate Trainer, Bangalore. Er.
Mallikarjuna B, Chief Engineer, Irrigation, Central Zone ; Dr. B.G.
Eshwarappa, Supdg. Engineer (retd) ; Er. A.G. Radhakrishna, Imme. Past
Chairman, Munirabad Local Centre graced the occasion as Guests. Er.
Veeranna Nagarur, Chairman, presided.
Mysore Local Centre
* Technical Presentation on “Green Buildings” by Prof. K.S. Lokesh,
Professor & Head, Dept of Environmental Engineering, SJCE on 20.1.2015.
* Talk on “Building a Resurgent India” by Dr. R. Balasubramaniam, Visiting
Professor The Chair for Swami Vivekananda Studies, DOS in Philosophy,
UOM and Founder of SVYM on 22.1.2015. Dr. T.H. Udayashankara,
Chairman presided.
Date : Wednesday, 4 February 2015 : 5.30 pm
Talk on "Status of Bangalore Metro Rail Project
Speaker : Sri K R Shivananda
Dy. Chief Engineer (Planning, Procurements and Contracts), Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd, Bangalore
All Are Cordially Invited
Edited and published by Dr. Wooday P. Krishna for the Institution of Engineers (India), Karnataka State Centre, 3, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
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