Moodbidri: The inaugural ceremony of the two-day international conference on “Advances in Manufacturing, Materials and Energy Engineering’ (ICon MMEE 2018), jointly being organised by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mangalore Institute of Technology & Engineering (MITE), Moodbidri and Binghamton University, New York was held on March 2 at the institute’s campus.
The event brought together technical experts, academicians, scientists, researchers from various academic institutions and industry experts with the objective of keeping research scholars abreast with the recent trends in research and developments in the diversified fields of Mechanical Engineering. The conference provided a common platform to academicians, research scholars, scientists and industry experts to share their research experiences, findings and futuristic ideas. Furthermore, the conference will boost more academic and industrial interactions and promote collaborative research.
Dr. Krishnaswami (Hari) Shrihari, Dean and Distinguished Professor, Binghamton University, State University of New York was the guest of honour and inaugurated the international conference. In his inaugural address, he threw light on the need to integrate the knowledge of compartmentalised disciplines such as Materials, Manufacturing, Energy Engineering etc., so as to achieve rapid technological progress. Also he emphasised on the fact that entrepreneurship in India had its genesis in the establishment of banking institutions by quoting the major banks in the region.
Rajesh Chouta, Chairman, Rajalaxmi Education Trust, Mangaluru presided over the function and stressed on the roles played by conferences in exchange of knowledge and technological advancements through interactions between researchers from different parts of the globe in his presidential address.
The inaugural ceremony was followed by keynote speeches by Dr. Shrihari, Dr. K P Ramachandran, Associate Dean (Postgraduate Studies & Research), Caledonian College of Engineering, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, Dr. Paul R Chiarot, Associate Professor, Binghamton University, State University of New York, Dr. Mohammad T Khasawneh, Professor & Chair, Systems Science & Industrial Engineering, State University of New York at Binghamton and Dr. Shuichi Torii, Professor, Kumamoto University, Japan.
Dr. G L Easwar Prasad, Principal, MITE briefed the gathering on the road map to success of the institution over a decade since its inception. Dr. C R Rajashekhar, Vice Principal and Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department welcomed the dignitaries and Dr. Lokesha, Organising Secretary of the conference proposed a vote of thanks.
The Mangalore Institute of Technology & Engineering has been consistently organising conferences every year by inviting academicians and technical experts from across the globe with the vision of providing world class milieu for students and research scholars.
MITE signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Binghamton University, New York in 2016. With this, the two institutions agree to “foster advancement in teaching, research, academic collaboration and cultural understanding and to create avenues for enhancing learner experience at both entities, as well as strengthen both entities by finding ways of combining their complementary resources and strengths.” A world-class institution, Binghamton University offers students a broad, interdisciplinary education with an international perspective and one of the most vibrant research institutions of the USA. Ranked among the elite public universities in the USA, Binghamton challenges students academically, not financially, in its unique, best-of-both-worlds’ environment.
