Call for Papers   NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CORROSION ASSESSMENT AND ITS CONTROL   21 – 22 December  2009 Venue : K.S. Auditorium, Thiagarajar College of Engineering , Madurai   Organized by   THIAGARAJAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Madurai 625 015    In collaboration with

NATIONAL CORROSION COUNCIL  OF INDIA ) Karaikudi  630 006

Central Electrochemical Research Institute (Council of Scientific & Industrial Research) Karaikudi  630 006

 

Thiagarajar College of Engineering (tce)

 

Thiagarajar College of Engineering (TCE), Madurai, an ISO 9001:2000 certified Institution, affiliated to Anna University, Chennai is one among the several educational and philanthropic institutions founded by Philanthropist and Industrialist Late Shri.Karumuttu Thiagarajan Chettiar. It was established in the year 1957.

 

TCE is funded by Central & State Governments and Management. The courses offered in TCE are approved by All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi. It was granted Autonomy in the year 1987. TCE has been accredited by National Board of Accreditation.

 

TCE offers seven undergraduate programmes, Thirteen Postgraduate Programmes and Doctoral Programmes in Engineering and Science disciplines.

 

National Corrosion Council of India (ncci)

 

National Corrosion Council of India (NCCI), a forum for effective dissemination of knowledge on corrosion and its control, is functioning at the premises of CECRI since 1990.  NCCI organizes National Congress on Corrosion Control every year, covering all aspects of Corrosion Science and Engineering, at important places, for enlightening and increasing the awareness about corrosion of metals and appropriate remedial measures to control it. There has been overwhelming response from various sectors for the earlier Thirteen congresses held at Karaikudi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Chennai, New Delhi, Kolkatta, Hyderabad, Kochi, Goa, Madurai,  Vadodara, Visakhapatnam and Mangalore. NCCI has also organized an International Congress on “Emerging Corrosion Control Strategies for the new millennium” at New Delhi, during February 20-22, 2002.

 

CENTRAL ELECTROCHEMICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (CECRI)

 

CECRI is one of the chain of CSIR laboratories and largest electrochemical laboratory in the world, engaged in Research & Development in all the facets of electrochemical science and technology. CECRI covers a gamut of fields including Batteries and Fuel Cells, Corrosion Science and Engineering, Electrochemical Instrumentation, Electrochemical Materials Science, Electrochemical Pollution Control, Electrodics and Electrocatalysis, Electrohydrometallurgy, Electro-pyrometallurgy, Functional Materials, Industrial Metal Finishing and Nanoscale Electrochemistry.

 

CECRI assists the Indian industry by conducting surveys and undertaking consultancy projects. The institute also conducts short-term refresher courses for the benefit of the industry and academia. As part of its human resource development programme, CECRI runs Anna University’s B.Tech course in Chemical & Electrochemical Engineering. Researchers from this part of the country make good use of the excellent library as well as the state-of-the-art analytical and characterization facilities at the institute. CECRI also organizes national and international conferences for dissemination of scientific knowledge. CECRI is alive to societal obligations and participates in such activities as entrepreneur development and CSIR’s youth development programme. CECRI is recipient of several technology awards for its  service to Indian industry.

 

MADURAI

 

Madurai or the “city of nectar” is the oldest and second largest city of Tamil Nadu. This city is located on Vaigai River and was the capital of Pandyan rules till the 14^th Century.

 

The life of Madurai revolves around the Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple.  Though Madurai is considered as pilgrimage but it has also developed as a business centre and is famed for its traditional handicrafts in bronze and brass.

 

There are several places that are worth seeing in and around Madurai. They are:

 

Koodal Azhaar Temple, Thirumalai Nayak Mahal, Vanditur Mariamman Teppakulam, The Gandhi Museum, Thirupparankundram, Azhagar Koil, Pazhamudhirsolai, Vaigai Dam, Kodaikkanal, Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary, Suruli Falls, Courtallam, Palani, Viraganur Dam & Kumbakkarai Water Falls.

 

OBJECTIVE

 

This conference aims at creating awareness among the young scientists and engineers about the industrial corrosion problems and focuses on sharing the knowledge of the recent development in the corrosion prevention methods.