Industron & Bruker welcomes you to the much awaited and popular workshop among the research community of India. The workshop will offer insightful talks focussed on mechanics of materials and interfaces at small length scales. The workshop will also have a special session on Pharma, Biomaterials and Additive Manufacturing showcasing the versatility of nanomechanical test instrument applications. Students are highly encouraged to participate in the ‘Best Poster/Talk Award’.
At Nanoyantrika we bring out the new advancements done in the field, Industron is pleased to unveil our next generation mechanical test instrument for meso length scale: “Insitu Optical High Throughput Mechanical Test Instrument”. This product is developed in collaboration with Prof Vikram Jayaram and Prof Praveen Kumar and in association with Foundation of Science, Innovation and Development, IISc Bangalore, sponsored by Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI), Govt. of India.
Venue
UDS Samudra Leisure Beach Hotel, Samudra Beach, UDS Corporate Office, GV Raja Rd, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695527
Date
20th Sep 2025, Saturday – 22nd Sep 2025, Monday
Registration Deadline: 24th Aug 2025
Poster Competition
The competition will be judged by the organizing committee. There will be 6 best poster awards.
Students are encouraged to submit the abstract and register before 24th Aug 2025.
Organizing Committee
- Prof Prita Pant, Indian Institute of Technology – Bombay
- Prof Praveen Kumar, Indian Institute of Science – Bangalore
- Prof Nagamani Jaya Balila – Indian Institute of Technology – Bombay
- Prof Chilla Malla Reddy, Indian Institute of Technology – Hyderabad
- Prof Lakshmi Narayan Ramasubramanian, Indian Institute of Technology – Delhi
- Prof Viswanath Balakrishnan – Indian Institute of Technology – Mandi
- Prof Pijush Ghosh – Indian Institute of Technology – Madras
- Sanjit Bhowmick – Bruker Nano Inc.
Local committee
- S.A. Syed Asif – Industron Technical Services
- Pratyank Rastogi – Industron Technical Services
- Goutham – Industron Technical Services
- Manu – Industron Techincal Services
- Kiran Raphael – Industron Technical Services
- Mini Raj – Industron Technical Services
- Arun Krishnan – Industron Technical Services
- Abhay – Industron Technical Services
- Arshiya – Industron Technical Services
- Sujit Dora – Bruker India Scientific Ltd
Speakers
Schedule
(Talk Schedule will be updated soon)
User Meeting: 20th Sep 2025 Saturday
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06:00 pm – 06:30 pm: |
Meet & Greet, welcome drink and collect Registration kit |
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06:30 pm – 06:35 pm: |
Welcome Address (Bruker) |
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06:35 pm – 06:40 pm: |
Welcome Address (Dr S.A.Syed Asif) |
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06:40 pm – 07:00 pm: |
Inaugural Speech: Prof Vikram Jayaram |
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07:00 pm – 07:15 pm: |
Talk : Recent Technological Advancements |
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07:15 pm – 07:30 pm: |
Mechanical Testing Landscape & The |
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07:30 pm – 08:30 pm |
Technical Challenges & Open Discussion |
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08:30 pm: |
Dinner |
21st Sep 2025 Sunday
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08:30 am – 09:00 am |
Registration Kits Distribution |
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09:00 am – 11:00 am |
Session Chair: Prof. Praveen Kumar (1) |
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09:00 am – 09:30 am |
Keynote Talk: Prof. Prita Pant, IIT Bombay |
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09:30 am – 10:00 am |
Invited Talk: Prof. Kiran Mangalampalli, SRM University – AP |
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10:00 am – 10:30 am |
Invited Talk: Prof. R. Lakshmi Narayan, IIT Delhi |
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10:30 am – 11:00 am |
Invited Talk: Prof. Tapas Laha, IIT Kharagpur |
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11:00 am – 11:15 am |
High Tea |
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11:15 am – 01:00 pm |
Session Chair: Prof. Vikram Jayaram (2) |
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11:15 am – 11:45 pm |
Keynote Talk: Prof. Indradev Samajdar, IIT Bombay |
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11:45 pm – 12:15 pm |
Invited Talk: Prof. Ankur Chauhan, IISc Bangalore |
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12:15 pm – 12:45 pm |
Invited Talk: Prof. Nagamani Jaya Balila, IIT Bombay |
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12:45 pm – 01:15 pm |
Invited Talk: Dr. Sanjit Bhowmick, Bruker Nano Inc |
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01:15 pm – 01:30 pm |
Student Poster Presentation (6 talks, 2.5 min each) |
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01:30 pm – 02:30 pm |
Lunch |
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02:30 pm – 04:00 pm |
Special Session on Pharmaceutical Application |
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02:30 pm – 03:00 pm |
Keynote Talk: Prof. C.M. Reddy, IIT Hyderabad |
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03:00 pm – 03:30 pm |
Invited Talk: Dr. Manish Mishra, CSIR-NCL Pune |
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03:30 pm – 04:00 pm |
Invited Talk: Dr. Sunil Varughese, CSIR-NIIST, Trivandrum |
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04:00 pm – 04:10 pm |
Product Launch: “SAMRIDDHI” |
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04:10 pm – 06:00 pm |
Session Chair: Assoc. Prof. Nilesh Gurao (4) |
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04:10 pm – 05: 10 pm |
Student Poster Presentation (20 talks, 2.5 min each) |
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05:10 pm – 06: 00 pm |
Student Posters & High Tea |
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07:30 pm – 10: 00 pm |
Cultural Night and Gala Dinner |
22nd Sep 2025 Monday
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09:00 am – 11:00 am |
Session Chair: Dr. Sanjit Bhowmick (5) |
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09:00 am – 09:30 am |
Keynote Talk: Prof. Navin Kumar, IIT Indore |
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09:30 am – 10:00 am |
Invited Talk: Prof. Pijush Ghosh, IIT Madras |
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10:00 am – 10:30 am |
Invited Talk: Prof. Vishwanath Managuli, MIT Manipal |
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10:30 am – 11:00 am |
Invited Talk: Prof. Prakash Sarkar, NIT Jamshedpur |
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11:00 am – 11:15 am |
High Tea |
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11:15 am – 01:15 pm |
Session Chair: Prof. Chandra Sekhar Tiwary (6) |
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11:15 am – 11:45 pm |
Invited Talk: Prof. Nilesh Gurao, IIT Kanpur |
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11:45 pm – 12:15 pm |
Invited Talk: Dr. Dipali Sonawane, Max Planck Institute – Düsseldorf |
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12:15 pm – 12:45 pm |
Invited Talk: Prof. Eswar Prasad Kormili, IIT Indore |
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12:45 pm – 01:15 pm |
Invited Talk: Prof. Manjesh Singh, IIT Kanpur |
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01:15 pm – 02:15 pm |
Lunch |
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02:00 pm – 04:00 pm |
Session Chair: Prof. Prekshya Nath (7) |
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02:00 pm – 02:30 pm |
Invited Talk: Prof. Shobhit Singh, IIT Bhilai |
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02:30 pm – 03:00 pm |
Invited Talk: Prof. Chandra Sekhar Tiwary, IIT Kharagpur |
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03:00 pm – 03:30 pm |
Invited Talk: Prof. Devi Lal, IIT Jammu |
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03:30 pm – 04:00 pm |
Invited Talk: Prof. Ankush Arun Kashiwar, NIT Rourkela |
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04:00 pm – 04: 15 pm |
High Tea |
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04:15 pm – 05:45 pm |
Session Chair: Prof. Kiran Mangalampalli (8) |
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04:15 pm – 04:45 pm |
Invited Talk: Prof. Priyanka Saini, NIT Rourkela |
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04:45 pm – 05:15 pm |
Invited Talk: Prof. Prekshya Nath, NIT Rourkela |
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05:15 pm – 05:45 pm |
Vote of Thanks, Awards & Memento Distribution |
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07:00 pm – 09:00 pm |
Dinner |
