24th April 2025
Prof. Philippe Odier from the Department of Physics, ENS Lyon, France presented the work done on selection of textiles for the suits used by cyclists at the 2024 Paris Olympics. He also explained various scenarios of 'drafting,' which refers to the reduction in effort experienced by a cyclist when riding behind another. The talk concluded with a discussion on the extraction of the instantaneous positions of the riders on the track during a race using automatic video tracking.
4th March, 2025
Prof. Philippe Odier from the Department of Physics, ENS Lyon, France presented the work done on selection of textiles for the suits used by cyclists at the 2024 Paris Olympics. He also explained various scenarios of 'drafting,' which refers to the reduction in effort experienced by a cyclist when riding behind another. The talk concluded with a discussion on the extraction of the instantaneous positions of the riders on the track during a race using automatic video tracking.
26th February 2025
Prof. Arul Lakshminarayan from the Department of Physics presented Euler's famous 36 officers problem and the history of orthogonal Latin squares, including their surprising quantum twist. The talk culminated in a recent result showing that a quantum solution exists even for the unsolvable case of order 6.
24th February 2025
Prof Ananthasuresh gave his invaluable insights on what the term engineering temper signifies. We discussed the greatest of engineers and their work, and contributions to the world. It was thought provoking session where by the end we were left wondering why engineers' contributions are not as recognised as scientists.
1st February 2025
Collabration with Mitr - Interactive workshop to explore mental health and suicide prevention strategies, recognize warning signs, support peers in distress, and practice self-care for student well-being.
6th - 8th January 2025
The Badminton Tournament held at Sitara Sports Complex from January 6th to 8th, 2025, was a thrilling event filled with competitive spirit and sportsmanship. Participants showcased their skills, and the tournament witnessed intense matches and memorable moments. Stay tuned for more exciting events!
6th - 8th January 2025
The Table Tennis Tournament held at Sitara Sports Complex from January 6th to 8th, 2025, was a thrilling event filled with competitive spirit and sportsmanship. Participants showcased their skills, and the tournament witnessed intense matches and memorable moments. Stay tuned for more exciting events!
28th December 2024
Chalk Talk is an open format platform for the expression of scientific ideas. If youneed ears to soundboard your ideas, hone your scientific question or just shoot the breeze about something exciting, this is the platform for you. This special edition willhave intriguing discussion with the visitor on a variety of scientific topics.
10th December 2024
Two doctoral scholars from the department had come forward to deliver the inaugural talks on "Visualizing stress in materials: A Polarized Perspective" and "Asymmetric Airways: Optimal Design of the Human Lung".
29th October 2024
Prof. Mahesh Panchagnula from the Dept. of Applied Mechanics and Biomedical Engineering and Dean (Emeritus) of Alumni and Corporate Relations presented a quantitative view of the owrld of journals and publications. He showed how even today new research fields are born and why it is an exciting time to be a researcher.
25th October 2024
The scholars of our department went on a one-day visit to Danfoss Industries, Pvt. Ltd. at Odagadam, Chennai. They were given a detailed overview of the processes and the cutting edge technology used as well as insights into energy efficient solutions for motor control, off-highway machinery, refrigerating, heating, and air conditioning.
15th October 2024
An online industry academia interface event. We provided a platform, in collaboration with AMBE Placement Team for exploring opportunities and foster partnerships with our faculty and students. We showcased our department research, allowing the industries to to connect with potential collborators and identify recruitment opportunities.
20th September 2024
The inaugural talk in a faculty seminar series. We invited Asst. Prof. Danny Raj M from the Department of Applied Mechanics and Biomedical Engineering to about emergence of collective phenomena. The scholars were introduced to this fascinating topic with examples and simple experiments.
4th September 2024
An evening where the department came together to celebrate the vibrant culture of our community with a mixture of performances, music and games. We also officially welcomed our freshers into the AMBE family.
13th August 2024
An opportunity for our scholars to understand Intellectual Property, Patents and the tools used by IPM Cell at IC&SR, in a short informative session. The scholars got essential insights into the importance of IP and the resources available to the students
22nd-26th July 2024
Organized an Introductory sessions for Research Scholars in the domain of Python, LateX, Critical Thinking, Inkscape and many more..
5th July 2024
Research palooza was a day long celebration of all the research that goes on in the AMBE dept. It started with a plenary talk by Dr. Raghunathan Rengaswamy (Dept. of Chemical Engg. IITM) followed by Sci-Tech exposium (AMSA's version of TedTalks) and Poster Presentation Competitions. The final event was Scientific Illustation workshop by Megha Ramachandran. The event concluded with the felicitation of competition winners.
10th May 2024
Conducted the farewell event for AMBE scholars to celebrate their achievements.
18th April 2024
A team from Bosch Research, Bangalore visited our department to meet with the faculty and scholars to discuss opportunities for collaboration. After a fruitful discussion, our scholars came away with a better understanding of industrial research opportunities.
23rd-26th, April 2024
The first APL cricket tournament was a flying success. The teams played hard for three evenings and ultimately Team United raised the first APL cup! More details in the APL tab.
29th March 2024
The season of AMSA Premier League, our department's very own cricket league kicked off with the player auctions. After observing the players in practice matches, the team captains competed in a fierce auction to form their best teams.
11th March 2024
Mr Dhianeshwar Sugumaran, Ashok Leyland, gave a talk on the topic,"Drive Train Engineering, Current and Future Perspectives for Diesel and Electric "
9th February 2024
An industrial visit was organised at the Daimler facility in Odagadam. The scholars were able to view the Engine Assembly, Transmission Assembly, Spot Welding and MIG wedling lines after a presentation on the overall prcoess flow at the facility. The scholars also got an opportunity to ask questions and interact with the employees.
~ 15th December 2023
An industrial visit was organised at the Pfizer lab at the IITM Research park.
8th November 2023
The scholars finally got to meet each other, away from the labs for a fun filled evening. We got better acquainted through informal team builiding activities, performances and over delicious food!
8th November 2023
There are various national and institute level awards for student researchers. Since many of our scholars are not aware of these awards, we invited Prof Sarith P Sathian to provide guidance on how to work towards acheiving them. We also invited winners of the IR award, Nikhilesh, Nehal and Pijush to share their valuable experience.
13th October 2023
Since our department has procured a new 3D printer, we organised a 3D printing workshop. Mr Dharmi Chand and Ms Smruti Parimita, both PhD scholars from our department, who are experienced with 3D printing technology were invited to conduct this workshop. They provided a hands on demonstration so that their fellow scholars can then use the device for their projects.
8th October 2023
The members of the placement team of the Department of Applied Mechanics and Biomedical Engineering met with scholars of the department who registered for placement and those that intend to do so. In this session, the scholars got introduced to the placement team who helped them get to speed with the upcoming process. Team members who had also been part of last years placements shared experiences to help the scholars feel comfortable and ready to face the challanges this year
3rd October 2023
The AMSA team had the honor of hosting Dr. Sayan Gupta, a distinguished Professor of Solid Mechanics, at Newton Hall. With his extensive experience in scrutinizing faculty applications for our department, he provided intriguing insights into the perspectives of institutes during the faculty hiring process.
2nd September 2023
The AMSA team organised a visit to Sriharikota, to view the launch of the breathtaking Aditya-L1 mission. 33 scholars got the opportunity to witness the event from MR Kurup auditorium inside ISRO SHAR
23rd August 2023
The AMSA team organised a viewing of the live stream of the historic landing of the Chandrayaan 3 rover near the south pole of the moon.
11th August 2023
THe AMSA team organised an industrial visit to Ashok Leyland in Ennore. The scholars were able to visit the Engine Section and the Assembly Section in the factory.
27th July 2023
The AMSA team hosted several faculty members - Dr. Swathi Sudhakar, Dr. Laxminath Kundanati, Dr. Kiran Raj M and Dr. Ganga Prasath S for a panel discussion. Having recently joined after completing their postdocs, they enthusiastically shared various tips for hunting postdoc opportunities and their experiences.
14th July 2023
The first activity organised by AMSA this year was a visit to ISRO's Sriharikota Launch View Gallery. A total of 52 participants had a thrilling experience watching the historic launch of Chandrayaan 3.