11 Feb,2021
3rd International Conference on Computational and Experimental methods in Mechanical Engineering
The 3rd edition of 3-day International Conference on Computational and Experimental methods in Mechanical Engineering (ICCEMME), organized by GL Bajaj, concluded on Saturday with an impressive 250 paper presentations, both in online and offline mode, as informed by Satish Chand, convener of the conference.
Speaking in the valedictory session of the conference as a chief guest, Prof. Prem Vrat, former UPTU VC talked about the importance of core engineering branches, “Engineering and technology is an engine for growth and core branches such as Mechanical Engineering are evergreen branches and will always remain so. I cannot imagine a scenario of national development without capable and skilled engineers nurtured in core engineering disciplines.”
“Despite a temporary lack of demand for these core disciplines amid heavy rush in computer allied fields, to me, computers and IT are enabling technologies which can intensify the efficiency and effectiveness with which we use our core technologies. We need to have a symbiotic relationship in the enabling technologies and core technologies so that we enrich each other. To contain this strand we need to revisit the way we are teaching our core branches of engineering technology to enable our graduates in these branches to enhance their employability by employing a holistic learning framework integrating relevant knowledge and skills.”
On Atmnirbhar Bharat, Prof. Vrat said, “To me the concept of atmnirbharta means making our products and services globally competitive. In engineering colleges we need to review what we teach, how we teach, and what we practice and how we practice these subjects, in order to make them socially relevant and globally competitive. We need to constantly learn, unlearn, relearn.”
On the significance of R&D, Prof. Vrat said, “Investment in R&D gives a long term capability to organisations both in academics and in the industry so we need to change our mindset towards research. Unfortunately focus on R&D is low in our colleges as well as in industries, because we do not link R&D to competitive advantage.
Prof. Kripa Shankar, another former VC of UPTU joined the valedictory session of the conference and talked about how the rise in the number of disciplines in Mechanical Engineering since his college days has stunned him.
Speaking further, Prof. Shankar expressed his frustration with the experimental methods, as an example of the Covid vaccine, he said, “I’m not sure which particular vaccine should I take as experiments have not been completed yet.”
“There is a way in which the experiments have to be carried out so that we can make an assumption that those who are taking vaccines during experiments are following the rules of carrying out the experiment.”
While delivering vote of thanks towards the end of the conference, Dr. Vinod Yadav, HOD of Mechanical Engineering Department said, “The participation we received in this conference was unexpected, We expected around 200 to 300 paper in this pandemic situation, but we received way more papers than that and it was difficult to handle all these papers. The credit goes to all my team to all members who supported us.”
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