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Mangalore University
            Department of Chemistry
                 Mangalagangothri - 574 199
          Dakshina Kannada District, Karnataka
                            INDIA
     Website : https://mangaloreuniversity.ac.in/iccm2019
               email : muiccm2019@gmail.com

   International Conference
                            on

         ADVANCES IN
CHEMICAL AND MATERIALS SCIENCE
          (ICCM - 2019)
ABOUT MANGALORE UNIVERSITY   M         angalore University with a noble vision ‘to evolve as a national center of
                             advanced studies and to cultivate quality human resource’ was established in
                             1980. The campus of Mangalore University called ‘Mangalagangothri’ is located
                             about 20 km to the south east of the historic port city of Mangaluru. The mission
                             of the University is to provide excellent academic, physical, administrative,
                             infrastructural and moral ambience. The University is committed to fulfil the
                             objectives stated in the mission, by providing good infrastructural facilities to
                             develop the University as a national center in all spheres - teaching, learning,
                             research and governance. In addition, it aims at excellence in teaching, learning
                             and research and to contribute towards building a socially-sensitive humane
                             inclusive society.
                                  Mangalore University has grown impressively since its inception. The
                             University has taken steps to establish contacts through exchange of scholars
                             with Universities in USA, UK, Finland, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Norway, Germany
                             and other countries. Research performance of Mangalore University is evidenced
                             in the award of Rs. 16.6 crores grant by the Department of Science and
                             Technology (DST) under PURSE scheme. The Microtron Centre has developed
                             with the support of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), is a national facility.
                             The Centre for Application of Radiation and Radioisotope Technologies (CARRT)
                             and Centre for Advanced Research in Environmental Radioactivity (CARER)
                             are research centers which collaborate with a large number of research institutions
                             at regional, national and international levels. The Ocean and Atmospheric Science
                             and Technology Cell (OASTC) set up in collaboration with Department of Ocean
                             Development (DOD), acts as a nodal centre to promote research in ocean and
                             atmospheric sciences. Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) in
                             the first phase has identified Mangalore University as one of the beneficiaries of
                             Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) Grant.
                                  Various surveys and independent research studies have placed Mangalore
                             University in very high positions. H-index of the University is 65 indicating the
                             excellent research progress. As per the ‘Week Education Survey’, the ranking
                             of Mangalore University is 34 among multi-purpose Indian Universities and it
                             stands at 14th position among Southern Universities. The University has been
                             placed at Number 3 in ‘Green Matric Ranking’ in the country and as 191st World’s
                             Most Sustainable University-2018 as reported by ‘UI Green Metric World
                             University Rankings’. Additionally, it has also been ranked 43rd as per ‘QS World
                             University Ranking’ and as 2nd in Chemical Sciences as per ‘SCOPUS’ rankings.
                             Today, true to its vision and mission, Mangalore University stands poised to reach
                             greater heights of excellence in the years to come.
The Department of Chemistry was established in 1981 with an intake
of 13 students and has grown immensely during the last four decades.
Presently, the department is running three M.Sc. Courses; M.Sc. in
Chemistry, Applied Chemistry and Organic Chemistry with a combined
intake of about 140 students and also Ph.D. programme in Chemistry. As
on today, the Department has produced over 1500 M.Sc. graduates, 50
M.Phil. and over 225 Ph.D. Degree holders. Presently about 60 Research
Scholars are working in the department for their Doctoral Degree.
     The department is supported with UGC-SAP (I Phase & II Phase)
and DST-FIST (I Phase) Grants. The faculty members are actively engaged
in research in Frontier Areas of Chemistry and Interdisciplinary Areas.
Research Project Grants of about Rs. 2 Crores have been sanctioned to
the department by UGC, DST, DAE, NPCIL, KSCST, BRNS etc. The
department has also entered into MoU with Industries and R&D
organizations such as Nuclear Power Corporation of India, Kaiga; Rallis
Agrochemical Research Station, Bengaluru; Strides Arcolab, Mangaluru.
     The department has contributed to Science significantly by carrying
out research and published over 2700 research papers in Peer reviewed
national and international journals of reputation and presented about 2000
research articles in national and international conferences. Department is
a major contributor to the h-index of the university with a share of 33 out of 65. The faculty
members have received several prestigious fellowships and awards in recognition of their
research contributions. This includes Alexander von Humbolt Research Fellowship of
Germany, JSPS Research Fellowship of Japan, Commonwealth Research Fellowship of
U.K., Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships from US Research foundations and Korean
Federation of Science & Technology, Dr. Kalpana Chawla Young Women Scientist State
Award of Karnataka and Best Women Scientist award of Indian Council of Chemists,
Fellowship of Royal Society of Chemistry, Best Teacher award of Mangalore University
etc.
     The Department has conducted 3 international conferences, 2 national conferences,
10 workshops and several lecture series. Several Alumni of the Department have occupied
prestigious positions in industries and academic institutions in India and abroad. The
department has great potential for expansion, particularly because of large scale investment
in Greater Mangalore on Chemical Industries like Petrochemical Company, Pharmaceutical
and Speciality Chemical Industries, Thermal Plant, BASF etc.
Mangalore, officially known as Mangaluru, is the chief port city of
the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about 352 km (219 miles)
west of the state capital, Bengaluru, between the Arabian Sea and
the Western Ghats mountain range. It is the second major city in
Karnataka state in all aspects next to the capital city Bengaluru. It is
the only city in Karnataka to have all modes of transport - Air, Road,
Rail and Sea along with 5 other major cities in India. It is also known as
the Gateway of Karnataka. It is the largest city in the Tulu Nadu region
of Karnataka. Mangaluru is the second best business destination
in Karnataka after Bengaluru and 13th best in India. Mangaluru is the
lar gest city and administrative headq uarters of the Daksh ina
Kannada district and is one of the most multicultural non-metro cities of
India. It is also the largest city in the Coastal and Malnad regions of
Karnataka, besides being a commercial, industrial, educational and
healthcare hub on the West Coast of India. This port city has the second
largest airport in Karnataka.
It has the numerous golden-sand beaches, viz. Panambur, NITK,
Thannirbhavi and Ullal beaches. The beautiful temples and religious centres
that have given Mangaluru its character include Mangaladevi Temple, Kadri
Manjunatha Temple, Gokarnatheshwara Temple, Ullala Darga, St. Aloysius
Chapel, Rosario Chathedral and Milagres Church. Some of the places like
Theme Park, Zoo and Planetarium at Pilikula, historical places like Sultan
Battery, Bekal Fort (Kasargod) are worth-visiting. There are many tourist
places from a short distance from the city, like shree Durgaparameshwari
Temple at Kateel (30 km), Sri Krishna Temple at Udupi (60 km), St. Lawrence
Church and Bahubali Gommateshwara monolith at Karkala (40 km), Thousand
Pillars Basadi at Moodabidire (30 km), St. Mary’s Island at Malpe (50 km),
Maravanthe beach at Kundapura (100 km), Sri Manjunatheshwara Temple
at Dharmastala (90 km), Mookambika Temple at Kollur (150 km), etc. Some
of the nearby industries like KIOCL, MRPL, BASF, JBF, MCF, Solara and
Mangalore Port are worth-seeing.
Chemistry is a universal and dynamically changing subject. It serves as an interface
to all other life sciences and has the potential to provide solutions to many of the world’s
major problems in energy, environment, food production, health and other issues. Materials
Science is an emerging and challenging field of study. Research in Materials Science has
contributed to the emergence of various nanomaterials, biomaterials, electronic, optical,
magnetic, piezoelectric materials, ceramics, glasses, polymers, metal alloys, smart materials,
semiconductors etc. The aim of this conference is to review the innovations in the field of
Chemistry and Materials Science.
     Department of Chemistry, Mangalore University invites participants from all over the
globe to attend an International Conference on Advances in Chemical and M aterials
Science (ICCM-2019) to be conducted during October 17-19, 2019. ICCM-2019 aims
to bring together academic researchers, scientists from industries and research scholars
to share their research experiences and experimental results in different areas of Chemistry
and Materials Science. It also provides an international platform for researchers and
academicians to discuss the most recent innovations, trends, practical challenges
encountered and the solutions adopted in the fields of Chemical Sciences, Materials Science
and Technology.
Call for Contributions

    All authors are requested to contribute original unpublished research findings
on experimental and/or theoretical work in all areas of Chemical and Materials
Sciences for presentation at the prestigious Conference. Template for abstract
preparation is given in the conference web site.

                                 Thrust Areas
                The research papers in the following thrust areas
                 will be invited for oral and poster presentation.
                       Analytical and Structural Chemistry
                                    Catalysis
                                 Green Chemistry
                                 Electrochemistry
                            Supramolecular Chemistry
                            Computational Chemistry
                              Polymeric Materials
                         Nanomaterials/Nanocomposites
                                   Soft Materials
                           Synthetic Organic Chemistry
                      Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry
                                 Drug Design
                           Nuclear and Radiochemistry
                                 Energy and Water
Call for papers

     Abstracts of research papers are invited for both oral and poster presentations.
 Abstr acts of o r igin al resear ch pap er s may b e sen t by e- mail to
 muiccm2019@gmail.com as an attachment on or before 30th July 2019. The abstract
 must be restricted to maximum one page of A4 size. For oral presentation, the
 maximum time allotted is 20 min. (15 min. + 5 min. for discussion). Few best abstracts
 submitted for oral presentation will be elevated as invited talks.

                                      Important Dates

   Abstract Submission              30-07-2019
   Accommodation                    31-08-2019
   Registration Fee                 on/before          on/before       Final Call
                                    15-08-2019         30-08-2019      16-09-2019
   Research Scholars                Rs. 2500           Rs. 3000        Rs. 3500
   Faculty from University /
   Institutions / Colleges          Rs. 4000           Rs. 5000        Rs. 6000
   Industries                       Rs. 6000           Rs. 7000        Rs. 8000
   International participants       $ 300 (USD)        $ 400 (USD)     $ 500 (USD)
   Accompanying person              Rs. 1500           Rs. 2000        Rs. 2500
   (Without registration kit)
     Registration fee should be sent to the Chairman in the form of DD drawn in favour
of ‘The Chairman, ICCM-2019’ payable at Mangalagangothri-574199.

                                Registration Includes

                                  Access to all Sessions
                                Certificate for Presentation
                                      Conference Kit
                            Conference Proceedings in CD
     Coffee breaks during the conference (Refreshments and snacks) (3 days)
                     Lunch during the Conference (3 days)
                       Dinner during the Conference (2 nights)
                                 Cultural events (2 nights)
                                        Free Wi-Fi
          * For updates about the conference kindly refer to the website
Hotel Accommodations: On request by participants
                 Double Room : Rs. 1000/- to Rs 3000/- (approximately)

                    Guest House Accommodations: Limited
                 Accommodations are provided on sharing basis only.
                    Rs. 200 - 300/- per person for one day (Non AC)
                    Rs. 300 - 400/- per person for one day (With AC)

                        Hostel Accommodations: Limited
                    Rs. 200 - 300/-per person for one day (Non AC)
                    Rs. 300 - 400/- per person for one day (With AC)
        Accommodation charges have to be sent to the Chairman. ICCM-2019,
Department of Chemistry, Mangalore University, Mangalgangothri-574 199, Mangalore,
Karnataka in the form of DD drawn in favour of ‘Chairman, ICCM-2019’ payable
         at State Bank of India, Mangalagangothri Branch on the Campus.

                                 Bank Details:
                       Account Name : Chairman ICCM 2019
                            SB Account No.: 38263111063
                             Bank: State Bank of India
                              Branch: Mangalagangothri
                              IFSC Code: SBIN0008034
                               SWIFT : SBININBB146
                                 MICR : 575002010

Note: Participants can also pay Registration fee to the above mentioned Bank Account
      details.
How to reach Mangaluru?
By Air: Mangalore International Airport is located at Bajpe nearly 35 km away from the
venue of the Conference. Mangalore Airport is connected to many cities in India. Regular
flights are available from Mangaluru to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Muscat, Kuwait, Delhi, Mumbai,
Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Chennai. Taxi services are also available from airport to city
costing about Rs. 750. For delegates coming from other than Gulf countries, it is recommended
to take a flight to Bengaluru or Mumbai and then take a connecting flight to Mangaluru.
By Train: Mangaluru has well connected by Indian railways and has two major stations
namely, Mangalore Central and Mangalore Junction located nearly 22 km away from the
venue of the Conference. Direct train facilities are available from the major cities of the
country such as Bangalore, Mumbai, Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, Cochin, Kolkatta,
Delhi etc.
By Road: Mangaluru city is well connected to major cities like Bengaluru, Goa, Mumbai,
Chennai, Cochin etc.
Venue of the Conference: Mangala Auditorium, Mangalore University Campus,
Mangalagangothri
VISA Information and Invitation Letter
     International participants who require an invitation letter from the Conference
Organisers for obtaining VISA to travel to INDIA may please send the following details to
the organisers:
      Name (as mentioned in the passport)
      Passport Number
      Country issuing the passport
      Date of issue of the passport
      Date of expiry of the passport
      Institution address
     Please send the above informations to the following e-mail address:
     muiccm2019@gmail.com.
     Invitation letter will be sent by e-mail within couple of days upon the receipt of the
above information. This procedure for issuing the VISA may take four weeks or longer
depending upon the country from which delegates are applying for VISA. So delegates
must allow sufficient time for VISA processing.
All Foreign Nationals are required to
                  apply for a conference VISA only
     Please plan your visa procurement carefully. The validity of visa begins usually from
the date of issuance of the visa and NOT from the start date of your journey to India. This
visa is valid for 3 months. In the visa application you need to indicate your stay period and
to provide necessary documents related to your tourism reservations. The permission for
the extended duration of stay is entirely at the discretion of the consulate officials. For
more details contact Indian embassy in your country.

                                 Organizing Committee
                                   Chief Patron
                              Prof. Kishori Nayak K.
                Hon’ble Vice Chancellor (Acting), Mangalore University
                                          Patron
                                   Prof. A.M. Khan
                            Registrar, Mangalore University
                                 Prof. V. Ravindrachary
                      Registrar (Evaluation), Mangalore University
                                   Chairman
                             Prof. G.K. Nagaraja
  Chairman, Department of Chemistry, Mangalore University; Mob: +91-9901177044
                              Organising Secretary
                                Prof. Boja Poojary
        Department of Chemistry, Mangalore University; Mob: +91-9686940403
                                    Treasurer
                           Prof. Jagadeesh Prasad D.
        Department of Chemistry, Mangalore University; Mob: +91-9448348585

                                        Convenors
                 Prof. Balakrishna Kalluraya (Session Management)
         Department of Chemistry, Mangalore University; Mob: +91-7349406965
                      Prof. B. Narayana (Session Management)
         Department of Chemistry, Mangalore University; Mob: +91-9448408909
                    Prof. B Vishalakshi (Registration and Abstract)
    Department of Chemistry, Mangalore University; Mob: +91-9880218845
                   Dr. M. R. Maddani (Registration and Abstract)
         Department of Chemistry, Mangalore University; Mob: +91-9964344543
International Advisory Committee

                  Prof. Jin-Ho Choy, South Korea
                     Prof. Mark Mascal, USA
                    Prof. Ajayan Vinu, Australia
                 Prof. Prashanth Kalappa, France
               Prof. Shabadi Rajashekhara, France
                   Dr. Keshava Raj, BASF, USA
                       Dr. Nonappa, Finland
             Dr. Ahsan-Ul-Haq Qurashi, Saudi Arabia
              Prof. I.N.N. Namboothiri, IIT Bombay
               Prof. M .S. Balakrishna, IIT Bombay
                  Prof. G. Ranga Rao, IIT Medras
                Dr. A.S. Achalkumar, IIT Guwahati
        Dr. Akshai Kumar Alape Seetharam, IIT Guwahati
                 Prof. Uday Maitra, IISc Bengaluru
                 Prof. K.R. Prabhu, IISc, Bengaluru
               Prof. Govindaraju, JNCASR, Bengaluru
                Dr. Ravichandran, NIOH, Bengaluru
            Prof. Giridhar S. Kulkarni, CeNS, Bengaluru
Dr. K.J. Divakar, Adjunct Professor in Chemistry, Mangalore University
               Dr. Bhanu M anjunath, Syngenta, Goa
                Dr. Akbar Ali, ArkGen, Bengaluru
           Mr. Vivek Shetty, Viswaat Chemicals, Mumbai
National Advisory Committee
 Prof. K.M. Balakrishna, Dean, Faculty of Science and Technology, Mangalore University
          Prof. Kishori Nayak K., Dean, Faculty of Arts, Mangalore University
           Prof. Ishwara P., Dean, Faculty of Commerce, Mangalore University
      Prof. C.K. Kishore Kumar, Dean, Faculty of Education, Mangalore University
              Dr. Dayananda Naik, Finance Officer, Mangalore University
                          Dr. K.V. Udupa, ArkGen, Bengaluru
                  Dr. Sathyasankar, Syngene International, Bengaluru
          Prof. K. Bhaskar Shenoy, Chairman, Department of Applied Zoology
            Prof. K. Gopalakrishna Naik, Chairman, Department of Physics
          Prof. B. K. Sarojini, Chairperson, Department of Industrial Chemistry
          Prof. Manjunatha Pattabi, Chairman, Department of Materials Science
              Prof. Prashantha Naik, Chairman, Department of Biosciences
             Prof. S. K. Naveenkumar, Chairman, Department of Electronics
          Prof. H. Gangadhara Bhat, Chairman, Department of Marine Geology
            Prof. Krishnakumar G., Chairman, Department of Applied Botany
            Prof. D. H. Manjaiah, Chairman, Department of Computer Science
Prof. K. Krishna Sharma, Chairman, Department of Human Consciousness and Yogic Science
                     Prof. B.H. Shekhar, Director, Computer Centre
                      Prof. H. M. Somashekarappa, Head, USIC
                     Prof. Ganesh Sanjeev, Head, Microtron Centre
                         Prof. N. Karunakara, Head, CARER
   Prof. Manjula Shantharam, Director, University P.G. Centre-Chikka Aluvara, Kodagu
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