The document provides the program details for a 3-day Young Researcher's Symposium on Emerging Trends in Polymers/Fibers/Textiles at IIT Delhi from March 7-9, 2013. The program includes inaugural functions, invited lectures, presentations on the Bhawna Soni National Essay Competition, and sessions on young researcher's symposium covering various topics in polymers, fibers and textiles. There will also be a poster session and award ceremony. The event aims to bring together young researchers to present their work and exchange ideas on emerging trends in related fields.

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