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A safe solution to problems caused by pollution and an alternative to fossil fuels like petroleum and coal was ‘hydrogen,’ and India has now launched its mission to produce, use, and export it, said Krishna N. Ganesh, Professor and Director, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research. While delivering the Inaugural Address at the 4th Dr. Paarivendhar Research Colloquium (DPRC) 2023 at SRM Institute of Science and Technology Kattankulathur. Prof. Ganesh, who was bestowed with Padma Shri this year, while speaking on ‘Future Science & Grand Challenges,’ said addressing energy-related challenges with the current availability of global infrastructure was one of the main problems today and science alone could design effective strategies and new technologies to find solutions and ensure sustainable development.

Recipient of the coveted Shanti SwarupBhatnagar Award, Prof. Ganesh said that solar power had several constraints and considering the amount of energy that goes into manufacturing and maintenance of its infrastructure, it would take 10 years to get back the energy invested. He also said India’s recently unveiled National Green Hydrogen Mission envisaged harnessing hydrogen and its derivatives through its production, use, export, and decarbonising major sectors. “We must explore the possibilities of using hydrogen as a source of power in sectors like cement, steel and transport where solar power cannot be used,” remarked Prof. Ganesh. In his welcome address, Prof. C.Muthamizhchelvan, Vice Chancellor, SRM IST, said DPRC was a forum to invite research scholars from SRM Group to present their papers. In the past 3 years, SRM IST has published 4,100 collaborative papers and 45 papers in the past 5 years in Nature indexed journals. Over the past 10 years, SRM IST has received Rs. 200 crorein funding for its various research projects.

DPRC fosters interdisciplinary research and encourages scholars to present their findings to peers. Its objective is to provide an exclusive opportunity for research scholars in various disciplines. DPRC will inspire scholars, generate novel ideas to facilitate knowledge exchange in different fields and inculcate a culture of multidisciplinary research. During the 3-day Colloquium, over 2,100 participants from all SRM Group Institutions in India will participate. In 17 plenary sessions, experts from biotechnology, medicine, electronics and communication engineering, mechanical engineering, chemistry, mathematics, management, law, and other disciplines will make their presentations.

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