Updated on: Thursday, February 09, 2012
IIT Madras, CLRI and Industrial Waste Management Association (IWMA) are jointly organizing “Young Environmental Scientist Awards 2012”.
The program to be held on 11th February 2012 at IIT-M, in the IC&SR Auditorium from 09.00 a.m.
Mr. S Mani, Chairman, IWMA, President (R&D & EHS), M/s. Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd. will inaugurate the function, Prof. R. Nagarajan, Chemical Engineering Department, IIT Madras will be the Chief Guest and Prof. T.S. Natarajan, Physics Department, IIT Madras will demonstrate interesting Physics experiments at the function learning by doing being his style of imparting Science Knowledge.
Mr Ajit Narayanan, winner of MIT Innovator of Year under 35 Award and recipient of Govt of India grant for development of "Avaz"- that provides a ‘voice to a non-verbal child with Cerebral Palsy will deliver a special address to the young children and School Teachers.
Teams made up of school children - 9th to 12th Std will make final presentation and exhibit their research projects in area of Environment (such as Recycling, Waste Management, Rain Water Harvesting, Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Energy/Water Conservation) at the program.