CV Raman Science Society organized Expert
talk on “Biological Hydrogen Production from Organic Wastes: Bioprocess
Engineering and Biorefinery approaches” under DBT Star Scheme, Govt. of
India. The resource person
was Dr. Nitai Basak, Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Dr. B.
R. Ambedkar, NIT, Jalandhar. Prof. Dr. Mrs. Ajay Sareen, Principal,
Dr. Seema Marwaha, Dean Academics and Head of Zoology Department, Mrs.
Deepshikha, Incharge Faculty of Sciences and Mrs. Saloni Sharma, Incharge of CV
Raman Science Society gave floral welcome to the guest. Principal Dr. Mrs. Ajay
Sareen congratulated the efforts of Science faculty for organizing such
informative lecture which enhances their interest towards Science and
Technology by allowing them to learn from the experts who are said to be
reservoirs of knowledge. Dr. Anjana Bhatia, Dean Innovation and Head of PG
Department of Botany introduced the resource person to the students. The event aimed to inspire and empower
individuals to unleash their potential, overcome obstacles, and achieve their
goals. Dr. Nitai Basak emphasized the ethics, academic
integrity and honesty in research and publication. Motivating the Science
students, he further stressed on the importance of knowledge of Mathematics,
Chemistry, Physics and Biology to progress in research and develop
interdisciplinary approach. Dr. Basak detailed about the Hydrogen production
through Purple Sulfur Bacteria, various environmental parameters required,
importance of Inoculums age of bacteria in Hydrogen production and associated
challenges. He explained the various concepts with life examples and emphasized
on updating the knowledge to avoid being outdated. Students actively
participated in the lecture by interacting with Dr. Basak. On this occasion,
Dr. Harpreet Singh, Mr. Sushil Kumar, Dr. Jatinder, Mr. Sumit, Dr. Shaveta,
Mrs. Purnima, Mrs. Ramandeep Kaur, Dr. Sakshi Verma, Ms. Harpreet Kaur, Dr.
Simmi Garg, Dr. Shuchi, Mr. Ravi Kumar and other faculty members of Science
were also present.
