1. Young Researcher’s Symposium on
Emerging Trends in Polymers / Fibers / Textiles
&
Bhawna Soni National Essay Competition on
Green Chemistry based approaches in Polymers / Fibers / Textiles
7 - 9th March, 2013
Department of Textile Technology, IIT Delhi
Program – Day 1 (Thursday, 7th March 2013)
12:00 pm Registration (Venue: Seminar Hall, IIT Delhi)
2:30 – 4:00 pm Inaugural Function (Venue: Seminar Hall)
2:30 pm Welcome Address
2:35 pm Saraswati Vandana
Introduction to the Symposium
2:45 pm
Prof. Ravi Chattopadhyay, Head, Department of Textile Technology, IIT Delhi
Invited Lecture I
3:00 pm
3:20 pm Invited Lecture II
3:40 pm Invited Lecture III
4:00 pm Vote of Thanks
4:05 – 4:30 pm Tea Break
Bhawna Soni National Essay Competition – Presentations (Venue: Seminar
4:30 – 7:00 pm
Hall)
Arsenic Removal from Drinking Water through Functionalization of Polymer-
4:30 – 5:00 pm A Clean and Green Approach
Sadiya Anjum
Synthesis Of Bio-based Epoxy Composite From Soybean Oil Based Bioresin
5:00 – 5:30 pm And Natural Fibers: A Green Chemistry Approach
Sushanta Kumar Sahoo
Green Chemistry Approaches in Natural Fibre Coir Fibre in Roofs
5:30 – 6:00 pm
Vedant Dhandhania
Green Chemistry Approaches in Polymer/Fibre/Textile
6:00 – 6:30 pm
Sukhendu Mallick
A Study on the Properties of Pet-bottle Recycled Yarn and its Application
6:30 – 7:00 pm
Nabo Kumar Barman
7:30 – 9:30 pm Dinner (Venue: Faculty Guest House, IIT Delhi)

2. Program – Day 2 (Friday, 8th March 2013)
Young Researcher’s Symposium Session - I (Venue: TX-120)
9:30 – 10:50 am
Chairpersons: Prof. B. Gupta and Dr. B. S. Butola
Studies of Plasma Polymers Obtained in Pulsed Dielectric Barier Discharge
9:30 – 9:50 am
on Nylon 66 Fabrics
Shital S Palaskar
Surface Engineering Of Textiles Using He/Lauryl Alcohol Plasma At
9:50 – 10:10 am Atmospheric Pressure
Prasanta K. Panda
In Situ Generation Of Silica In Peg As An Additional Reinforcement In Nr-
10:10 – 10:30 am silica Vulcanizate
Kumar Satish
Synthesis of Inorganic Nanostructures Templated by Hairy Polymer
10:30 – 10:50 am Nanoobjects
Sunita Sanwaria
10:50 – 11:20 am Tea Break
11:20 am- Young Researcher’s Symposium Session - II (Venue: TX-120)
12:40 pm Chairpersons: Prof. A. K. Agarwal and Dr. S. Mukhopadhyay
Studies On Maleimide Functionalized Phenolic Resin
11:20 – 11:40 am
Annarajan Murugesan
Synthesis and Application of Dispersant-free Disperse Dyes for Polyester
11:40-12:00 pm
C. R. Meena
Functionalization Of Short Fibre And Its Impact In Rubber – Short Fibre
12:00 – 12:20 pm Based Compositions
J.B.Dhivya Rekka
Synthesis of Superabsorbents from Tapioca starch
12:20 – 12:40 pm
Neha Khurana
1:00 – 2:30 pm Lunch (Venue: Faculty Guest House, IIT Delhi)
Young Researcher’s Symposium Session - III (Venue: TX-120)
2:30 – 3:50 pm Chairpersons: Prof. R. Alagirusamy and Dr. D. Das
Development in tent fabric for defense applications
2:30 – 2:50 pm
Arundhati Sane
Anti Odour Finished Fabric
2:50 – 3:10 pm
Bharti Pahuja
Air Filtration Behavior Of Electret Fibrous Filter Media
3:10 – 3:30 pm
Rashmi Thakur
Phase Change Cotton Tape For Thermal Management
3:30 – 3:50 pm
Amit Kumar
3:50 – 4:10 pm Tea Break

3. Young Researcher’s Symposium Session - IV (Venue: TX-120)
4:10 – 5:30 pm Chairpersons: Prof. M. Jassal and Prof. D. Gupta
Corneal collagen damage assessment by non-destructive Spectroscopic tools
4:10 – 4:30 pm to optimize decellularization method
Sharda Nara
Fabrication of Curcumin loaded Poly(vinyl alcohol)-Poly(ethylene oxide)-
4:30 – 4:50 pm Carboxymethyl cellulose Membranes for Wound Dressing Applications
Roopali Agarwal
Bamboo Rayon-Silver nanoparticle composite fabric as Multifunctional
4:50 – 5:10 pm Health and Wellbeing Product
Javed Sheikh
Functional biomaterials based on pectin polysaccharides for wound care
5:10 – 5:30 pm
Mythili Tummalapalli
Young Researcher’s Symposium Poster Session
5:30 – 7:30 pm (Venue: Department of Textile Technology, IIT Delhi)
7:30 – 9:30 pm Dinner (Venue: Faculty Guest House, IIT Delhi)

4. Program – Day 3 (Saturday, 9th March 2013)
Young Researcher’s Symposium Session - V (Venue: TX-120)
9:30 – 10:50 am
Chairpersons: Prof. K. Sen and Prof. M. Joshi
Influence of PANI morphology towards the performance of PANI-graphite
9:30 – 9:50 am
oxide composite as an electrode material
Sarita S. Nair
Nanocomposite Fibers For Topical Drug Delivery Applications
9:50 – 10:10 am
Kasturi Saha
Kinetic And Thermodynamic Studies Of Polyaniline Nanocomposite
10:10 – 10:30 am Impregnated Rice Husk For The Removal Of Mercury In Aqueous Solution
Sumbul Rais
Polymorphism In Syndiotactic Polystyrene: studies On The Crystal Memory
10:30 – 10:50 am
Mohan Raj Mani
10:50 – 11:20 am Tea Break
11:20 AM- Young Researcher’s Symposium Session - II (Venue: TX-120)
12:40 pm Chairpersons: Prof. V. K. Kothari and Prof. B. K. Behera
Comparative Analysis Of Modeling Methods For Predicting Ultraviolet
11:20 – 11:40 am Radiation Protection By Polyester-cotton Blended Woven Fabrics
Piyali Hatua
Studies On Silk Carpet Prepared Using Eri Noil Yarn
11:40-12:00 pm
Sainath Uppar
Study On Sub-bandage Pressure Under Dynamic Conditions
12:00 – 12:20 pm
Bipin Kumar
Fabrication Of Yarn Tension Measurment Device For Ring Frame
12:20 – 12:40 pm
Rohit Rangari
1:00 – 2:30 pm Lunch (Venue: Faculty Guest House, IIT Delhi)
3:00 – 4:00 pm Award Ceremony (Venue: TX-120)
4:00 – 4:10 pm Vote of Thanks
4:10 – 5:00 pm Tea

5. POSTER SESSION
S. No. Title Of Posters
Intelligent Textiles With Phase Change Materials
P-1
Aarti Sharma
Characterization Of Long Time Dried Dora Hemp Fibre Reinforced Polyester Composites
P-2
Nadendla Srinivasababu
P-3 Technical Textiles
Akshay Bohara
Sulphur Dyeing Using Non-sulphide Reducing Sugars
P-4
Amit Madhu
Cleaner Process For Extraction Of Sericin From Silk Waste
P-5
Anjali Agarwal
Kaizen For Reducing Waste In Weaving
P-6
Arif Naikwade
Nanotechnology In Textile
P-7
Ashish Kapoor
Polyurethane/ Sericin Blended Nanofibres For Biomedical Application
P-8
Ayeshvaryaa T V
Eco-friendly Processing Of Linen
P-9
Brijesh Misra
Smart Materials
P-10
D. Annamali
Proton-conducting Membranes For Potential Application As Pems
P-11
Deepti Gautam
Medical Textiles
P-12
Hariprakash
Eggshell Membrane As Potential Biomaterial For Scaffold Preparation
P-13
Jincy Roy
Development Of Coagulant System For Primary Effluent Treatment
P-14
K. Satishvaran
Technical Textile On Space Suit- An Ultimate Protection
P-15
K. Kartik
Tamil Nadu Palm Fibre Reinforced Composites
P-16
M.H.Mahmood Ali Ismail
Zns Nanoparticles Functionalized Reduced Graphene Oxide Composite Based Immunosensor For The
P-17 Detection Of Cardiac Biomarker
Sujeet K. Mishra
Preparation And Performance Of Unsaturated Polyester / Calcium Carbonate Nanocomposites
P-18
Mohan Ramakrishnan
Tribological Properties Improved Using Nano Fillers
P-19
Muthu
A Study On Polypropylene / Hydroxy Apatite Sel Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites
P-20
V. Nanthagopal
A Study On Polypropylene / Hydroxy Apatite Self Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites
P-21
Nath Gopalan
Synthesis And Kinematic Analysis Of Beat-up Mechanism For High Speed Shuttle Loom
P-22
Neepa Patel
Conductive Bicomponent Fibers
P-23
P. Archana
Preparation And Application Of Organic-inorganic Hybrid Nanocolorants
P-24
Patanjal Kumar
Studies On Biofinishing Of Tasar Silk Fabrics
P-25
Pooja Kaidal
Technical Textile On Space Suit- An Ultimate Protection
P-26
Pooja Uttam Raut

6. POSTER SESSION
S. no. Title of Posters
P-27 Dyeing Of Polyester And Polyamide At Low Temperature Using Solvent Crazing Technique
Prabhat Shobha Bansal
P-28 Role Of Cotton-jute Fabric In Technical Textile
Prasanna P Bagade
P-29 Innovative Method For Preperation Of Eri Silk Nonwoven Wipes
Prashant Naik
P-30 Crystallization Behavior Of Polymer In The Nanopores Of AAO Membrane
Pratick Samanta
P-31 Couroupita Guianensis: A Source Of Natural Indigo Dye
Priti B. Tayade
P-32 Gelatin Based Scaffolds For Skin Tissue Engineering
Punit Kumar
P-33 Combined Pre-treatment And Dyeing Of Cotton Knitted Fabric Using Direct Dyes
Rachana Harane
P-34 Making Fibres By The Use Of Conducting Polymers And Smart Polymers Along With Fibres Used For
Making Clothes And Their Multiple Use
Raim Jha
P-35 Modification Of Tensile And Impact Properties Of Poly (Butylene Terephthlate) (PBT) By Incorporation Of
Styrene Ethylene Butylene-styrene (SEBS) And Maleic Anhydride Grafted Sebs(sebs-g-ma) Terpolymer
Rajul Sharma
P-36 Studies On Tasar Cocoon Cooking Process
G. Ramya
P-37 Comfort Properties Due To Spun Characteristics Of Machine Spun Silk Yarn
Dewangan Revatinandan
P-38 Spot Cleaning Of Silk Fabrics With Liquid Carbon Dioxide
S. Kavitha
P-39 Development Of Multi Functional Finish Using Nano Tio2 On P/V Blended Fabric
S. Vignesh Kumar
P-40 Single Bath Pre-treatment And Sulphur Dyeing Process For Cotton
Sachin Kumar
P-41 Crosslinking Studies Of Chitosan-polyethylene Glycol Based Blend Films For Wound Dressings
Applications
Sadiya Anjum
P-42 Fabrication Of Sandwich Composite And Its Impact Behaviour For Armour Application
Seenukarthik
P-43 Development Of Novel Maleimide Functionalized Phenol Formaldehyde Resin For Improving The
Bindingstrength Of Nylon Cords
Senthilkumar Rengasamy
P-44 Synthesis And Characterization Of Fire Retardant Polyimide Nanocoatings
Shankar Rajendra Pillay
P-45 Coconut Fibre As Reinforcement In Roofing
Shreyas Sawant
P-46 Bio-composites
Sudipto P. Mondal
P-47 In - Situ Nano Silver Synthesis With Simultaneous Polymerization On Textile By Atmospheric DBD Plasma
Sukhendu Mallick
P-48 Fiber Reinforcement In Concrete
Sunil Pardeshi
P-49 Development Of A Polyvinyl Alcohol Nanofibers Integrated Escherichia Coli K12 Biosensor Based On
Microfluidics
Surabhi Singh
P-50 Synthesis Of Bio-based Epoxy Composite From Soybean Oil Based Bioresin
Sushant Kumar Sahoo
P-51 Green-textile Technology: Biological Synthesis Of Nylon
Tauseef Ahmad Ansari
P-52 Enhancing The Value Of Textiles Using Bio-materials
Vedant Dhandhania